GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 598918
eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
Last modified: 2010-03-23 06:18:32 UTC
Nautilus always complains that (nautilus:6587): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
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Fabio some addition information is available in downstream bug report https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/454234 Testcase: 1) In terminal type 'gnome-open /tmp/' 2) Errors showup before nautilus starts. $ gnome-open /tmp/ (nautilus:2065): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
I can confirm the bug. Steps to reproduce: 1. Open gnome-terminal 2. Type in "nautilus ." There will be "(nautilus:3836): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed" in the terminal. Please change the status of the bug to "confirmed".
I'm running Ubuntu 9.10, nautilus 1:2.28.1-0ubuntu2. Reproduction: $ nautilus (nautilus:11843): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed $ Note that the command prompt returns so this assertion fails before the launched nautilus joins the daemon. If I can provide any more information please let me know.
Created attachment 148134 [details] gdb output from G_DEBUG=fatal_criticals run
I'm getting this too on ubuntu 9.10, Nautilus 2.28.1, kernel 2.6.31-16-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP.
I have been suddenly having this same basic issue in karmic although I used sudo nautilus as my command of choice. I had been trying to install the daemon for a 3dconnexions space pilot when the error starting occurring - I could not get the proprietary daemon going so I attempted to remove that and install the open source version which I happened onto later. Additionally, I have been having issues that seem to be related keys, like evolution forgetting keys, as in, it is missing a group file. I say this as security might be related overall or at a deeper level. (nautilus:6059): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed Initializing nautilus-clamscan extension ** Message: Initializing gksu extension... ** (nautilus:6059): WARNING **: No marshaller for signature of signal 'UploadFinished' ** (nautilus:6059): WARNING **: No marshaller for signature of signal 'DownloadFinished' ** (nautilus:6059): WARNING **: No marshaller for signature of signal 'ShareCreateError' Initializing nautilus-gdu extension Nautilus-Share-Message: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: Failed to execute child process "net" (No such file or directory) These errors where happening before clamscan was added also. In synaptic marking nautilus for re-installation and applying that did not help. Other things I have read: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/454234
This bug has already been fixed downstream by Ubuntu with this patch: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38622801/nautilus-boot-curtain-init-fix.patch The status "NEEDINFO" is no longer appropriate to this bug.
Actually it means it's not an upstream bug, as setup_boot_curtain() does not exist in the upstream codebase.