PDOException: SQLSTATE[22001]: String data, right truncated: 1406 Data too long for column 'description' at row 1: INSERT INTO

Calling critical since it kind of kills the site.

Just noticed beta2 is newer than the dev release, updated to that version but the problem persists:

PDOException: SQLSTATE[22001]: String data, right truncated: 1406 Data too long for column 'description' at row 1: INSERT INTO {enabled_modules_system} (filename, name, description, package, version, core, project, datestamp, dependencies, dependents, php) VALUES (:db_insert_placeholder_0, :db_insert_placeholder_1, :db_insert_placeholder_2, :db_insert_placeholder_3, :db_insert_placeholder_4, :db_insert_placeholder_5, :db_insert_placeholder_6, :db_insert_placeholder_7, :db_insert_placeholder_8, :db_insert_placeholder_9, :db_insert_placeholder_10); Array ( [:db_insert_placeholder_0] => sites/all/modules/service_links/services/general_services.module [:db_insert_placeholder_1] => General Services [:db_insert_placeholder_2] => Provide the Services: Blinklist, Box, del.icio.us, Digg, Diigo, Facebook, Furl, Google Bookmark, Google Buzz, Icerocket, Identi.ca, Linkedin, Mister Wong, Mixx, MySpace, Newsvine, Newskicks, Phing this, Reddit, StumbleUpon, Technorati, Technorati favorite, Twitter, Yahoo Bookmark [:db_insert_placeholder_3] => Service Links [:db_insert_placeholder_4] => 7.x-2.x-dev [:db_insert_placeholder_5] => 7.x [:db_insert_placeholder_6] => service_links [:db_insert_placeholder_7] => 1311122227 [:db_insert_placeholder_8] => a:1:{i:0;s:13:"service_links";} [:db_insert_placeholder_9] => N; [:db_insert_placeholder_10] => 5.2.4 ) in enabled_modules_system_info_alter() (line 232 of /home/hoslot5/public_html/sites/all/modules/enabled_modules/enabled_modules.module).

yep, 256 - will download again.

Grabbed gz of dev version (Jun 12)

Is this the section?

'description' => array(
'description' => 'A description of the module',
'type' => 'varchar',
'size' => 'normal',
'default' => '',
'length' => '256',

Sorry, found the right line and it is set to 1000, however, the problem remains.

),
'description' => array(
'description' => 'A description of the module',
'type' => 'text',
'size' => 'normal',
'length' => '1000',

unfortunately even trying to run update results in the same error. :/

1. Done.

2. Can't uninstall. The only way to "recover" the site is to delete the module. If the module is enabled OR if the folder is there, the errors occur. With the folder not there, it can't be uninstalled.

3. The current code I'm mucking with does in fact have 1000 in it.

4. Re-enabling results in the same error.

I can delete anything I need to from the database, will that work?

Great minds think alike, I had just done that in order to make the error go away so i could move on for now. In any case, yes - despite disabling the module the error persisted. It was only when i deleted the folder i could actually get anywhere.