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ubiquity crashed with DBusException in call_blocking(): org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: Method "Get" with signature "ss" on interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" doesn't exist

Bug #838068 reported by Colin Ian King
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Evan
Oneiric
Fix Released
High
Evan

Bug Description

Installed todays ISO, [20110831] AMD 64 via http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/info/6405,

Followed testcase "Install (entire disk)" and after entering my location details I then was presented a dialogue allowing me to select my wifi connection and after clicking on the SSID of my local AP I got this crash.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: ubiquity 2.7.24 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.15-generic 3.0.3
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.280
Date: Wed Aug 31 13:48:22 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110831)
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity gtk_ui
ProcEnviron: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/proc/4466/environ'
PythonArgs: ['/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity', 'gtk_ui']
SourcePackage: ubiquity
Title: ubiquity crashed with DBusException in call_blocking(): org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: Method "Get" with signature "ss" on interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" doesn't exist
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:

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Colin Ian King (colin-king) 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 Ubuntu better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #838161, 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
Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)
tags: added: iso-testing
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Evan (ev) wrote :

I suspect this is the result of the wifi access point going away before the tree model is updated. I'll confirm and then guard against this specific exception.

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Evan Dandrea (ev)
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Confirmed
Kate Stewart (kate.stewart)
tags: added: rls-mgr-o-tracking
Evan (ev)
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status: Confirmed → In Progress
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Evan (ev) wrote :

This was in fact an issue with the APs disappearing while ubiquity was querying their properties.

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package ubiquity - 2.7.29

---------------
ubiquity (2.7.29) oneiric; urgency=low

  * Add power indicator to the installer panel.
  * Handle APs going away while trying to query their properties
    (LP: #838068).
  * Use a small C program to set the desktop wallpaper (LP: #830061).
  * Update translations from Launchpad.
  * Automatic update of included source packages: flash-kernel
    2.28ubuntu31, partman-base 151ubuntu1.
 -- Evan Dandrea <email address hidden> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:47:19 +0100

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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