I have 12.04 installed for 3 months now, yes the problem persists. I tried `apport-collect -p linux 853244` on a fully updated system and it crashed with the following:
$ LANG=C apport-collect -p linux 853244 No packages found matching linux. ERROR: hook /usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py crashed: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 718, in add_hooks_info symb['add_info'](self, ui) File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py", line 37, in add_info match_error_messages(report) File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py", line 121, in match_error_messages if report['ProblemType'] == 'Package': File "/usr/lib/python2.7/UserDict.py", line 23, in __getitem__ raise KeyError(key) KeyError: 'ProblemType' Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 493, in <lambda> GLib.idle_add(lambda: self.collect_info(on_finished=self.ui_update_view)) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 861, in collect_info icthread.exc_raise() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/REThread.py", line 34, in run self._retval = self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 111, in thread_collect_info if report['ProblemType'] == 'Crash' and \ File "/usr/lib/python2.7/UserDict.py", line 23, in __getitem__ raise KeyError(key) KeyError: 'ProblemType' ** Tags added: apport-collected precise staging ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/853244 Title: Acer Aspire 5742Z brightness keys not working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/853244/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs