Comment 18 for bug 437997

I have just validated that I now print without error. Thanks for the
awesome work. Some change in the last 2 days of updates resolved the
issue.

Sim
  Simeon_A_Layne_Jr@8thdaypub.net

On Oct 19, 2009, at 11:23 AM, Launchpad Bug Tracker wrote:

> This bug was fixed in the package system-config-printer -
> 1.1.12+git20090826-0ubuntu8
>
> ---------------
> system-config-printer (1.1.12+git20090826-0ubuntu8) karmic;
> urgency=low
>
> * debian/patches/77_dont-crash-on-dns-sd-broadcasted-mac-os-x-
> queues-with-utf8-chatracters.patch:
> Prevent a crash when listing discovered printer devices in the new
> printer wizard. The crash happened when their are CUPS queues from
> Mac OS X systems with UTF-8 characters broadcasted via DNS-SD and
> picked up by the local dnssd CUPS backend. This made setting up
> print queues impossible whenthere was a Mac somewhere in the
> network.
> (LP: #437997).
>
> -- Till Kamppeter <email address hidden> Mon, 19 Oct 2009
> 16:32:09 +0200
>
> ** Changed in: system-config-printer (Ubuntu Karmic)
> Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
>
> --
> Freeze exception: system-config-printer.py crashed with
> UnicodeDecodeError in sub()
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/437997
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>
> Status in “system-config-printer” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in system-config-printer in Ubuntu Karmic: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: system-config-printer
>
> Tried to find printers on the network, boom.
>
> ProblemType: Crash
> Architecture: i386
> CupsErrorLog:
> W [28/Sep/2009:09:01:04 +0100] [CGI] Unhandled message:
> interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable, path=/,
> member=Introspect
> E [28/Sep/2009:09:01:07 +0100] [cups-deviced] Bad line from "snmp":
> network "Unknown" "Xerox WorkCentre 7228 Multifunction System"
> "MANUFACTURER:Xerox
> E [28/Sep/2009:09:01:07 +0100] [cups-deviced] Bad line from "snmp":
> MODEL:WorkCentre 7228" "27th Floor Millbank Tower"
> Date: Mon Sep 28 09:01:25 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> ExecutablePath: /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-
> printer.py
> InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
> Lpstat:
> device for Deskjet-5400-series: hp:/usb/Deskjet_5400_series?
> serial=TH5AJ130S604K8
> device for Officejet-Pro-K550: hp:/net/Officejet_Pro_K550?
> ip=192.168.1.99
> MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS M1330
> Package: system-config-printer-gnome 1.1.12+git20090826-0ubuntu4
> PackageArchitecture: all
> Papersize: letter
> PpdFiles:
> Officejet-Pro-K550: HP Officejet Pro k550, hpcups 3.9.8
> Deskjet-5400-series: HP Deskjet 5400 Series, hpcups 3.9.8
> ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=59619bec-a6cf-4fc1-9a7a-9a992cd31ce8 ro quiet
> splash
> ProcCmdline: python /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-
> printer.py
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
> PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-
> printer.py']
> SourcePackage: system-config-printer
> Title: system-config-printer.py crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in
> sub()
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic i686
> UserGroups: adm admin cdrom couchdb dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
> dmi.bios.date: 07/08/2008
> dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: A12
> dmi.board.name: 0N6705
> dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.chassis.type: 8
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnDellInc
> .:bvrA12
> :bd07
> /
> 08
> /
> 2008
> :svnDellInc
> .:pnXPSM1330:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0N6705:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
> dmi.product.name: XPS M1330
> dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.