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

[dacota]

printing > add > network printer > lpd/lpr host or printer > entered ip address for printer clicked [forward] error occurred.

Happening consistently on two different systems with 12.04 x64.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: system-config-printer-gnome 1.3.8+20120130-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-12.20-generic 3.2.2
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:
 W [31/Jan/2012:20:32:32 -0800] [Job 4] gnome-keyring:: no socket to connect to
 E [31/Jan/2012:20:32:32 -0800] [Job 4] Unable to connect to printer; will retry in 30 seconds...
 E [31/Jan/2012:20:33:02 -0800] [Job 4] Unable to connect to printer; will retry in 30 seconds...
 E [31/Jan/2012:20:33:32 -0800] [Job 4] Unable to connect to printer; will retry in 30 seconds...
Date: Tue Jan 31 20:33:24 2012
DuplicateOf: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/924407
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
Lpstat: device for LaserWriter-16-600: dnssd://Apple%20Laser%20Printer%2016600%20%40%20tiny._ipp._tcp.local/cups
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude D620
PackageArchitecture: all
Papersize: letter
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-12-generic root=UUID=54e87c7d-3ced-47d4-b96c-e50d7c044445 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 getNetworkPrinterMakeModel(): coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, list found
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-31 (0 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin mythtv plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 12/18/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A07
dmi.board.asset.tag: 658636
dmi.board.name: 0FT292
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 658636
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd12/18/2006:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeD620:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0FT292:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude D620
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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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 #924407, 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.