kde systemsettings module "Disk & Filesystems" does not load

I am having the exact same problem. It showed up when i upgraded from edgy to feisty.

I confirmed this based on multple reports but am unable to reproduce it on a computer with a single PATA hard drive.

As Scott pointed out, this problem only happens on a computer with more than one hard drive installed.

Using Feisty 7.04 here and I seem to have the same problem. I have a raided SATA array in striping and 3 other SATA drives atm. CD Rom is PATA.

Here is the error,

systemsettings
adding Disk & Filesystems /usr/share/applications/kde/mountconfig.desktop

Pythonize constructor -- pid = 14869
Python interpreter initialized!

Pythonize constructor -- pid = 14869
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 8, in kcontrol_bridge_create_mountconfig
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 3285, in create_
mountconfig
    return MountConfigApp(parent, name)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 2950, in __init_
_
    self.__updateMountList()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 3160, in __updat
eMountList
    groupitem = MountGroupListViewItem(self.mountlist,blockdevice)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 2830, in __init_
_
    KListViewItem.__init__(self,parentitem,self.haldevice.getName(),"","","","")
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/MicroHAL.py", line 384, in getName
    return "Disk "+self.getModelName()
TypeError: cannot concatenate 'str' and 'NoneType' objects
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/apport_python_hook.py", line 44, in ap
port_excepthook
    binary = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.getcwdu(), sys.argv[0]))
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'argv'

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 8, in kcontrol_bridge_create_mountconfig
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 3285, in create_ mountconfig
    return MountConfigApp(parent, name)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 2950, in __init_ _
    self.__updateMountList()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 3160, in __updat eMountList
    groupitem = MountGroupListViewItem(self.mountlist,blockdevice)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 2830, in __init_ _
    KListViewItem.__init__(self,parentitem,self.haldevice.getName(),"","","","")
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/MicroHAL.py", line 384, in getName
    return "Disk "+self.getModelName()
TypeError: cannot concatenate 'str' and 'NoneType' objects
error: *** runFunction failure
;

If this is actually another error please let me know, thanks!

This is a different problem, but here's a patch that should fix this.

Index: MicroHAL.py
===================================================================
--- MicroHAL.py (revision 680463)
+++ MicroHAL.py (working copy)
@@ -381,7 +381,10 @@
         return self.modelname

     def getName(self):
- return "Disk "+self.getModelName()
+ if self.getModelName():
+ return i18n("Disk ")+self.getModelName()
+ else:
+ return i18n("Unknown Disk")

     def getPartitions(self):
         return self.partitions[:]

Yep... I have more than one HD and I get:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/mountconfig", line 37, in <module>
    from fuser import *
  File "/usr/share/python-support/kde-guidance/fuser.py", line 27, in <module>
    import kdedesigner
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/kdedesigner.py", line 18, in <module>
    import qtuicompiler
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/qtuicompiler.py", line 20, in <module>
    import pyqtconfig
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/pyqtconfig.py", line 24, in <module>
    import sipconfig
ImportError: No module named sipconfig

I get the same thing in my Feisty install now... I upgraded the kernel to the Gutsy Gibbon one of 2.6.22-9-386, and now I see this error there as well. Although kind of risky, being that some other dependencies upgraded, like libc6, this info might be useful?

Still exists with kubuntu gutsy tribe 4

I see a couple of risky work arounds listed, but nothing about a planned fix. Is this bug scheduled for a fix anytime soon or would I be better off trying one (or more) of the hacks above?

I don't know if this bug is completely related to the bug I encounter on Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 5: when opening Disk & filesystems in the system settings menu (kubuntu), it says the module can not be loaded. I do have only one (SATA) hard disk.

Brian harkness: I think that the error message you're seeing is related to bug #136561. Please try to install the package "python-sip4-dev" and try to run "mountconfig" again.

Mikael Gerden: This helped me fix the error, but I had to install a few other packages because I still got an error on a module with pyqtconfig (I can't remember the exact module name but this is close), so I opened adept and I had python qt3 and python qt4 installed, so on a hunch based on your suggestion, I installed the related -dev files for those also and the mountconfig launched. Many thanks.

This bug gave me the information to fix this error (136561) as mentioned by Mikael above. I just had the 1 package to install and it appears to have worked 100%.

fixed

Reopening. Upgraded to gutsy and this bug still exists with kde-guidance 0.8.0svn20070928-0ubuntu7. Command line output shows only very minor differences:

$ systemsettings
adding Disk & Filesystems /usr/share/applications/kde/mountconfig.desktop

Pythonize constructor -- pid = 12836
Python interpreter initialized!

Pythonize constructor -- pid = 12836
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 8, in kcontrol_bridge_create_mountconfig
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 3285, in create_mountconfig
    return MountConfigApp(parent, name)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 2950, in __init__
    self.__updateMountList()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 3164, in __updateMountList
    for partition in blockdevice.getPartitions():
AttributeError: 'Partition' object has no attribute 'getPartitions'
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/apport_python_hook.py", line 42, in apport_excepthook
    binary = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.getcwdu(), sys.argv[0]))
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'argv'

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 8, in kcontrol_bridge_create_mountconfig
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 3285, in create_mountconfig
    return MountConfigApp(parent, name)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 2950, in __init__
    self.__updateMountList()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 3164, in __updateMountList
    for partition in blockdevice.getPartitions():
AttributeError: 'Partition' object has no attribute 'getPartitions'
error: *** runFunction failure
;

Pythonize constructor -- pid = 12857
Python interpreter initialized!

Pythonize constructor -- pid = 12857
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 8, in kcontrol_bridge_create_mountconfig
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 3285, in create_mountconfig
    return MountConfigApp(parent, name)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 2950, in __init__
    self.__updateMountList()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 3164, in __updateMountList
    for partition in blockdevice.getPartitions():
AttributeError: 'Partition' object has no attribute 'getPartitions'
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/apport_python_hook.py", line 42, in
 apport_excepthook
    binary = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.getcwdu(), sys.argv[0]))
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'argv'

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 8, in kcontrol_bridge_cre
ate_mountconfig
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 3285, in create_mountconfig
    return MountConfigApp(parent, name)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 2950, in __init__
    self.__updateMountList()
  File "/v...

And now it works, although nothing changed on the hardware or software front. Weirdness. Reverting status to fix released.

Still fails to load in hardy; latest error messages from the command line can be found in the attached file.

Sorry Guys,

but all the tips not working for me. This bug is still exist in Gutsy 8.04.1

I recently update my system from Hardy to Gutsy 8.04.1 and last week i noticed this error first time.

Kubuntu running on a Samsung R55 Notebook with a _single_ Harddrive.

Here is the output, if i start systemsettings in the konsole:

systemsettings
adding Festplatten & Dateisysteme /usr/share/applications/kde/mountconfig.desktop

Pythonize constructor -- pid = 11437
Python interpreter initialized!

Pythonize constructor -- pid = 11437
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 8, in kcontrol_bridge_create_mountconfig
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 3285, in create_mountconfig
    return MountConfigApp(parent, name)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 2950, in __init__
    self.__updateMountList()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/mountconfig.py", line 3164, in __updateMountList
    for partition in blockdevice.getPartitions():
AttributeError: 'Partition' object has no attribute 'getPartitions'
error: *** runFunction failure

I installed all the suggest packages above:
* python-qt-dev
* python-qt4-dev
* python-sip4
* reinstall kde-guidance_0.8.0svn20080103-0ubuntu16.1_i386.deb

But this does not work!

Hi,

> This bug is still exist in Gutsy 8.04.1

> I recently update my system from Hardy to Gutsy 8.04.1 and last week i noticed this error first time.

both times i mean Hardy instad Gutsy ... sorry

Cheers Stefano

Kubuntu 8.04 has reached the end of its supported life, and unfortunately the Guidance user configuration tool and the Guidance Power Manager were the only Guidance apps to survive. The rest were removed from distribution and will not be receiving any more bugfixes. Thanks for understanding, and have a nice day.