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Running jockey-gtk:

(jockey-gtk:5374): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_set_render_icon_pixbuf: assertion `icon_set != NULL' failed

(jockey-gtk:5374): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_set_render_icon_pixbuf: assertion `icon_set != NULL' failed
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/jockey-gtk", line 418, in <module>
    sys.exit(u.run())
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/jockey/ui.py", line 468, in run
    self.ui_show_main()
  File "/usr/bin/jockey-gtk", line 94, in ui_show_main
    self.update_tree_model()
  File "/usr/bin/jockey-gtk", line 275, in update_tree_model
    info = self.get_ui_driver_info(h_id)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/jockey/ui.py", line 295, in get_ui_driver_info
    info = self.backend().handler_info(handler_id)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in __call__
    **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.TypeError: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 751, in _message_cb
    _method_reply_return(connection, message, method_name, signature, *retval)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 254, in _method_reply_return
    reply.append(signature=signature, *retval)
TypeError: Expected a string or unicode object

Running jockey-text -l:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/jockey-text", line 128, in <module>
    sys.exit(u.run())
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/jockey/ui.py", line 421, in run
    self.list()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/jockey/ui.py", line 477, in list
    i = self.backend().handler_info(h_id)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in __call__
    **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.TypeError: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 751, in _message_cb
    _method_reply_return(connection, message, method_name, signature, *retval)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 254, in _method_reply_return
    reply.append(signature=signature, *retval)
TypeError: Expected a string or unicode object

Jockey is not working at all for me. I'm running Ubuntu 12.04, and I just installed the latest version of AMD Catalyst (fglrx), which seems to be causing the problem as I had no issues with jockey before I installed said package. Can someone explain how to fix this?

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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! This question should instead be filed as a bug report, and as such is off-topic, thanks! Instructions on filing a bug report are here. – Jorge Castro Dec 13 '12 at 16:14

closed as off topic by Jorge Castro, hhlp, Tom Brossman, fossfreedom Dec 13 '12 at 20:32

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