unity crashed with AttributeError in reset_unity_compiz_profile(): 'str' object has no attribute 'get_string'

[Eric Casteleijn]

Binary package hint: unity

Unity and compiz crash on nvidia hardware when nouveau drivers are enabled. (official drivers conflict with xorg)

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.4.2-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-3.30-generic-pae 2.6.38-rc4
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-3-generic-pae i686
Architecture: i386
DRM.card0.HDMI.A.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1280x800 1024x768 800x600 640x480 720x400 640x400 640x350
 edid-base64: AP///////wBMo0FUAAAAAAASAQOAHRJ4Cof1lFdPjCcnUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBbhoAalAgDTAwIDYAHrMQAAAbAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA/gBXNTExRwAxMzNBVAogAAAA/gAMEBcbNmmp/wEBCiAgAG4=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Mon Feb 14 13:17:54 2011
DistUpgraded: Yes, recently upgraded Log time: 2010-12-01 13:22:47.432851
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/unity
GraphicsCard: Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0209]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS M1330
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/unity --reset
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-3-generic-pae root=UUID=35cd1c72-e126-4717-a0b7-5f7becc4000c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-3.30-generic-pae 2.6.38-rc4
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/unity', '--reset']
SourcePackage: unity
Title: unity crashed with AttributeError in reset_unity_compiz_profile(): 'str' object has no attribute 'get_string'
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 12/26/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A15
dmi.board.name: 0U8042
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd12/26/2008:svnDellInc.:pnXPSM1330:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0U8042:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: XPS M1330
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop4-0ubuntu11
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2+git20110124.fadee040-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu8
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu4

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

This crash has the same stack trace characteristics as bug #711105. However, the latter was already fixed in an earlier package version than the one in this report. This might be a regression or because the problem is in a dependent package.

[Alex Launi (alexlauni)]

Do you still see this crash, or has this been fixed in the recent release?

[Eric Casteleijn (thisfred)]

It's fixed for me.

[Paul D'Ambra (paul-dambra)]

I updated on 26th Feb and saw the error then. I also had the error appear yesterday (the 2nd) logging out and back in resolved it. Sorry to be a noob - if I run sudo apt-get update then sudo apt-get upgrade I should have the newest version... yes? My machine is at home so I'll test tonight.

[Alex Launi (alexlauni)]

You can check the version via apt-cache policy unity.
It will show you the version you have, as well as any newer available versions.

[Paul D'Ambra (paul-dambra)]

there was an update which i applied and after 4 reboot cycles it hasn't come back so I guess it's fixed for me. Thanks!