system-config-printer.py crashed with TypeError in get_hplip_uri_for_network_printer(): coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, list found

Bug #924567 reported by Jeremiah Njoroge
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Bug Description

attempting to add a network printer.
When I select the network printer to add, the process crashes

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: system-config-printer-gnome 1.3.8+20120130-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-9.16-generic 3.2.1
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-9-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Tue Jan 31 15:10:08 2012
DuplicateOf: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/924553
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120119)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
MachineType: FOXCONN NT-A2400&NT-A3500
PackageArchitecture: all
Papersize: letter
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-9-generic root=UUID=9a0757e4-7574-4294-b21c-2d56aebb42b2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py']
SourcePackage: system-config-printer
Title: system-config-printer.py crashed with TypeError in get_hplip_uri_for_network_printer(): coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, list found
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
dmi.bios.date: 03/29/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 4.6.4
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: NT-A2400&NT-A3500
dmi.board.vendor: FOXCONN
dmi.board.version: FAB 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 4
dmi.chassis.vendor: FOXCONN
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.4:bd03/29/2011:svnFOXCONN:pnNT-A2400&NT-A3500:pvrFAB1.0:rvnFOXCONN:rnNT-A2400&NT-A3500:rvrFAB1.0:cvnFOXCONN:ct4:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: NT-A2400&NT-A3500
dmi.product.version: FAB 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: FOXCONN

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Jeremiah Njoroge (jnjoroge) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : This bug is a duplicate

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #924553, so 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.

tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
visibility: private → public
visibility: private → public
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Jeremiah Njoroge (jnjoroge) wrote :

can't view bug #924553. is it marked as private?

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