Bug 468625

Description of problem:
unable to change configuration of network

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
1.5.10-1.fc9.noarch

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Select System -> Administration -> Network
2. Give root password
3. 
  
Actual results:
Got uhandled exception

Expected results:
network config page

Additional info:
This is the traceback:
Component: system-config-network
Version: 1.5.10
Summary: TB24531662 NCBackendHal.py:103:getDevices:TypeError: not enough arguments for format string

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/system-config-network-gui", line 166, in runit
    window = mainDialog()
  File "/usr/share/system-config-network/netconfpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 275, in __init__
    self.load()
  File "/usr/share/system-config-network/netconfpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 299, in load
    self.loadDevices()
  File "/usr/share/system-config-network/netconfpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 307, in loadDevices
    devicelist = getDeviceList()
  File "/usr/share/system-config-network/netconfpkg/NCDeviceList.py", line 318, in getDeviceList
    __DVList.load()
  File "/usr/share/system-config-network/netconfpkg/NCDeviceList.py", line 78, in load
    hwlist = NCHardwareList.getHardwareList()
  File "/usr/share/system-config-network/netconfpkg/NCHardwareList.py", line 759, in getHardwareList
    __HWList.load()
  File "/usr/share/system-config-network/netconfpkg/NCHardwareList.py", line 603, in load
    self.updateFromSystem()
  File "/usr/share/system-config-network/netconfpkg/NCHardwareList.py", line 483, in updateFromSystem
    self.updateFromHal(hdellist)
  File "/usr/share/system-config-network/netconfpkg/NCHardwareList.py", line 448, in updateFromHal
    cards = hal.probeCards()
  File "/usr/share/system-config-network/netconfpkg/NCBackendHal.py", line 124, in probeCards
    card = self.getDevices(udi)
  File "/usr/share/system-config-network/netconfpkg/NCBackendHal.py", line 103, in getDevices
    hw.Description = "%s %s" % self.getVendor(udi)
TypeError: not enough arguments for format string

Local variables in innermost frame:
category: net
obj: <ProxyObject wrapping <dbus._dbus.SystemBus (system) at 0x7fcf6d3c7290> :1.0 /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_66_41_e8_8e_b7_5a at 0x7fcf6c8f1c90>
name: pan0
arp_proto_hw_id: 1
hwf: {'Wireless': {0: <class netconfpkg.plugins.NCHWWireless.HwWireless at 0x1a8f0b0>}, 'Ethernet': {0: <class netconfpkg.plugins.NCHWEthernet.HwEthernet at 0x1a6dd10>}, 'Modem': {0: <class netconfpkg.plugins.NCHWModem.HwModem at 0x1a6de30>}, 'ISDN': {0: <class netconfpkg.plugins.NCHWIsdn.HwIsdn at 0x1a6ddd0>}, 'Token Ring': {0: <class netconfpkg.plugins.NCHWTokenring.HwTokenring at 0x1a6dfb0>}}
self: <netconfpkg.NCBackendHal.NCBackendHal instance at 0x7fcf6c8edfc8>
hw: Hardware.Status=inactive
Hardware.Name=pan0
Hardware.Type=Ethernet

hwc: netconfpkg.plugins.NCHWEthernet.HwEthernet
htype: Ethernet
udi: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_66_41_e8_8e_b7_5a
getHardwareFactory: <function getHardwareFactory at 0x1a87b90>

lspci of my pc is
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express DRAM Controller (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 02)
00:03.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express MEI Controller (rev 02)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82566DC-2 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 02)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02)
00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 92)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801IR (ICH9R) LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH (ICH9R/DO/DH) 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600 GT (rev a1)
03:00.0 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE6101 single-port PATA133 interface (rev b1)
07:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)