applet.py crashed with ValueError in /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/cupshelpers/ppds.py: bad marshal data (unknown type code)

[Antoine Niek]

Binary package hint: system-config-printer

Ubuntu Natty (development branch)

apt-cache policy system-config-printer-gnome
system-config-printer-gnome:
  Installé : 1.3.1+20110222-0ubuntu10
  Candidat : 1.3.1+20110222-0ubuntu10
 Table de version :
 *** 1.3.1+20110222-0ubuntu10 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: system-config-printer-gnome 1.3.1+20110222-0ubuntu10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.38-generic 2.6.38
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CupsErrorLog: W [23/Mar/2011:14:20:41 -0400] No limit for Validate-Job defined in policy authenticated - using Print-Job's policy
Date: Wed Mar 23 16:40:37 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/system-config-printer/applet.py
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
MachineType: LENOVO 2007WMJ
Papersize: letter
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
PpdFiles:
 VMware_Virtual_Printer: Generic PostScript Printer Foomatic/Postscript (recommended)
 HP-LaserJet-4345: HP LaserJet 4345 MFP Postscript (recommended)
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/share/system-config-printer/applet.py
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=fr_CA:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=fr_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-7-generic root=UUID=00e51ca3-d93e-4ec7-ad48-fb1f6a7f248d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/system-config-printer/applet.py']
SourcePackage: system-config-printer
Title: applet.py crashed with ValueError in /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/cupshelpers/ppds.py: bad marshal data (unknown type code)
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-23 (0 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout disk lpadmin plugdev sambashare www-data
dmi.bios.date: 09/12/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 79ETE3WW (2.23 )
dmi.board.name: 2007WMJ
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr79ETE3WW(2.23):bd09/12/2008:svnLENOVO:pn2007WMJ:pvrThinkPadT60p:rvnLENOVO:rn2007WMJ:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 2007WMJ
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T60p
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1058884, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.