manage modules link fails

site administration --> manage modules --> fail
i get the logo and text only sidebar, pasted here, with smarty error at the end
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Container
User Permissions
Group Permissions
Add Module
Unknown: searchmodule
/ Default
Move Module Down
User Permissions
Group Permissions
Configure Action & View
Remove Module
The module "searchmodule" was not found in the system
Add Module
Navigator
/ Collapsing Hierarchy
Move Module Up
Move Module Down
User Permissions
Group Permissions
Configure Action & View
Remove Module
Art
Home
Artists Web pages
Workish
CV / Resume
Majestica
Exception
Add Module
Administration Control Panel
/ Quick Links
Move Module Up
Move Module Down
User Permissions
Group Permissions
Configure Action & View
Remove Module
Administration Quicklinks
Manage Site Navigation Manage Files Site Administration Recycle Bin Preview
admin
Change Password Edit Profile Log Out
Add Module
Unknown: imagegallerymodule
/ With Thumbnails
Move Module Up
Move Module Down
User Permissions
Group Permissions
Configure Action & View
Remove Module
The module "imagegallerymodule" was not found in the system
Add Module
Text
showall / showall
Move Module Up
User Permissions
Group Permissions
Configure Action & View
Configure Settings
Remove Module
Add text at the top
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Add more text here
Add Module

Fatal error: Smarty error: [in _modulemanager.tpl line 17]: syntax error: missing attribute value (Smarty_Compiler.class.php, line 1588) in /home/artwww/public_html/external/Smarty/libs/Smarty.class.php on line 1092
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exponent 2.0.0.pr2
(database is imported from v1 site)
php 5.2.9
mysql (client api version) 5.0.67
browser: chrome & firefox
OS: linux AMD64 (ubuntu 10.10)