Bug#655552: wicd interfaces don't work at all

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Package: wicd
Version: 1.7.1~b3-3

all interfaces fails to work. wicd-curses crashes with 

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1063, in 
    main()
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 995, in main
    ui.run_wrapper(run)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/urwid/raw_display.py", line 237, in 
run_wrapper
    return fn()
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 89, in wrapper
    return func(*args, **kargs)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1003, in run
    app = appGUI()
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 551, in __init__
    self.update_netlist(force_check=True,firstrun=True)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 89, in wrapper
    return func(*args, **kargs)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 670, in update_netlist
    wiredL,wlessL = gen_network_list()
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 177, in gen_network_list
    label = NetLabel(network_id,is_active)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 347, in __init__
    self.essid = wireless.GetWirelessProperty(id, 'essid')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 143, in __call__
    **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in 
call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.TypeError: Traceback 
(most recent call last):
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1063, in 
    main()
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 995, in main
    ui.run_wrapper(run)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/urwid/raw_display.py", line 237, in 
run_wrapper
    return fn()
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 89, in wrapper
    return func(*args, **kargs)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1003, in run
    app = appGUI()
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 551, in __init__
    self.update_netlist(force_check=True,firstrun=True)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 89, in wrapper
    return func(*args, **kargs)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 670, in update_netlist
    wiredL,wlessL = gen_network_list()
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 177, in gen_network_list
    label = NetLabel(network_id,is_active)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 347, in __init__
    self.essid = wireless.GetWirelessProperty(id, 'essid')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 143, in __call__
    **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in 
call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.TypeError: Traceback 
(most recent call last):

wicd-gtk shows networks, but all they grey and i can not connect to them.


in version 1.7.1~b3-1 interfaces work fine. 

Bug#655159: Re[2]: Bug#655552: wicd interfaces don't work at all

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I din't remember if yesterday there were ESSIDs with \x00, but now i din't find 
 such ESSIDs and wicd works correctly.


13 января 2012, 01:34 от David Paleino :
> retitle 62 wicd doesn't work well with NULL-bytes strings
> forcemerge 655159 62
> thanks
> 
> On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:19:38 +0400, cvs cvs wrote:
> 
> > Hello! 
> > 
> > Full log of # wicd-curses > /tmp/log 2>&1  attached to letter. 
> > I have restarted wicd daemon and the whole computer.
> 
> > ...
> >dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.TypeError:
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> >  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 745, in
> _message_cb
> >_method_reply_return(connection, message, method_name, signature,
> *retval)
> >  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 252, in
> _method_reply_return
> >reply.append(signature=signature, *retval)
> > TypeError: expected string without null bytes
> 
> This seems the same as bug #655159, merging.
> 
> Can you please verify that your "iwlist wlan0 scan" reports "\x00" in the
> ESSIDs?
> 
> Kindly,
> David
> 
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