[ubuntu-mono] [Bug 743506] Re: banshee doesn't start

[Espinet]

I did what you suggested but the same error window showed up (I rebooted
to be sure).

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Title:
  banshee doesn't start

Status in “banshee” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: banshee

  It started to happen when I downgraded from the ppa version to the
  classic repo one because of a bug in the lyrics plugin (I removed and
  reinstalled banshee and its extension after removing the ppa software
  sources). The player doesn't start, I've tried to launch it from
  everywhere I could think of (integrated soundmenu, classic
  menu,/usr/bin,/usr/share/application ...). Instead, it displays an
  error window (see screenshot) whose content is the following:

  An unhandled exception was thrown: Could not read add-in description

    at Mono.Addins.Addin.get_Description () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at Mono.Addins.AddinSessionService.CheckHostAssembly (System.Reflection.Assembly asm) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at Mono.Addins.AddinSessionService.ActivateRoots () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at Mono.Addins.AddinSessionService.Initialize () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at Mono.Addins.AddinManager.Initialize (System.String configDir) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at Banshee.ServiceStack.ServiceManager.InitializeAddins () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at Banshee.ServiceStack.ServiceManager.DefaultInitialize () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at Banshee.ServiceStack.Application.Initialize () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at Banshee.Gui.GtkBaseClient.Initialize (Boolean registerCommonServices) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at Banshee.Gui.GtkBaseClient..ctor (Boolean initializeDefault, System.String defaultIconName) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at Banshee.Gui.GtkBaseClient..ctor () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at Nereid.Client..ctor () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.Reflection.MonoCMethod:InternalInvoke (object,object[],System.Exception&)
    at System.Reflection.MonoCMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

    at System.Reflection.MonoCMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at System.Reflection.MonoCMethod.Invoke (BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo.Invoke (System.Object[] parameters) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at System.Activator.CreateInstance (System.Type type, Boolean nonPublic) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at System.Activator.CreateInstance (System.Type type) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at Banshee.Gui.GtkBaseClient.Startup () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
    at Hyena.Gui.CleanRoomStartup.Startup (Hyena.Gui.StartupInvocationHandler startup) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 

  .NET Version: 2.0.50727.1433
  OS Version: Unix 2.6.38.7

  Assembly Version Information:

  System.Xml (2.0.0.0)
  Banshee.Core (1.9.0.0)
  Hyena.Data.Sqlite (1.9.0.0)
  System.Core (3.5.0.0)
  gdk-sharp (2.12.0.0)
  Mono.Addins (0.4.0.0)
  atk-sharp (2.12.0.0)
  Hyena.Gui (1.9.0.0)
  gtk-sharp (2.12.0.0)
  Banshee.ThickClient (1.9.0.0)
  Nereid (1.9.0.0)
  NDesk.DBus.Proxies (0.0.0.0)
  Mono.Posix (2.0.0.0)
  NDesk.DBus (1.0.0.0)
  glib-sharp (2.12.0.0)
  Hyena (1.9.0.0)
  System (2.0.0.0)
  Banshee.Services (1.9.0.0)
  Banshee (1.9.0.0)
  mscorlib (2.0.0.0)

  Platform Information: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686 i386 GNU/Linux

  Disribution Information:

  [/etc/lsb-release]
  DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
  DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.04
  DISTRIB_CODENAME=natty
  DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu Natty (development branch)"

  [/etc/debian_version]
  squeeze/sid

  To fix this problem, I tried purging banshee and its extension,rebooting and installing them again but the same window pops up.
  Thanks a lot, I hope I can fix it, I happen to really like banshee !

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: banshee 1.9.5-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Mar 27 10:02:10 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20101202)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: banshee
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-25 (2 days ago)