[Bug 262330] [NEW] description of presseding netcfg settings and when to use preseed file and when to use kernel command line settings not clear enough
Public bug reported: Following a discussion with cjwatson on #ubuntu-installer : The installation guide at https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/installation-guide/i386/preseed-contents.html mentions: Of course, preseeding the network configuration won't work if you're loading your preconfiguration file from the network. But it's great when you're booting from CD or USB stick. If you are loading preconfiguration files from the network, you can pass network config parameters by using kernel boot parameters. """ Based on this I would assume that when creating a custom installer based on the mini.iso netinst image, because one "boots from the CD", network config parameters can be put in the preseed file. However, as cjwatson explained, the mini.iso reads the CD _after_ configuring the network and thus network config options have to be given as kernel boot parameters. I suggest rewording the above paragraph to: """ Of course, preseeding the network configuration won't work if you're loading your preconfiguration file from the network. But it's great when you're installing from CD or USB stick. If you are loading preconfiguration files from the network or booting from a "netinst" CD image, you have to pass network config parameters by using kernel boot parameters. (When using the "netinst" image, although the kernel boots from the CD, the preseed file is only read after configuring the network; even the CD drivers are loaded from the network.) """ (note: I am not sure "netinst" is the right word here, I think other parts of the ubuntu homepage, for example where one can download the cd images, use a different terminology) Also, what kernel parameters to use should be documented. Is it simple that any "d-i netcfg/foo type bar" can be put on the kernel parameters as "netcfg/foo=bar"? ** Affects: installation-guide (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- description of presseding netcfg settings and when to use preseed file and when to use kernel command line settings not clear enough https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/262330 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 262330] Re: description of preseeding netcfg settings and when to use preseed file and when to use kernel command line settings not clear enough
** Summary changed: - description of presseding netcfg settings and when to use preseed file and when to use kernel command line settings not clear enough + description of preseeding netcfg settings and when to use preseed file and when to use kernel command line settings not clear enough -- description of preseeding netcfg settings and when to use preseed file and when to use kernel command line settings not clear enough https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/262330 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 262356] [NEW] the fact that some parts on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization does not apply to netboot images is not made explicit
Public bug reported: The https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization page talks about "remastering Ubuntu install CDs", but it does not make it explicit that some parts of that page don't apply to netboot images. (In particular, a warning that preseed/file cannot be used with netboot images (even when booting from CD) should be included. Or, it might be enough to link to https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04 /installation-guide/i386/preseed-intro.html instead of https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/installation-guide/i386/preseed-using.html The point is that if one start at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization and follows prominent links, one will miss https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04 /installation-guide/i386/preseed-intro.html and the table of preseeding methods. Reading https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/installation-guide/i386 /preseed-contents.html (where I got by following a link from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization) I didn't even notice that it is just a sub-sub section in a larger document: that is only apparent from the navigation bar at the bottom of the page and is really easy to miss in such a long document. (shouldn't that navigation bar be at the top of the page instead?) ** Affects: installation-guide (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- the fact that some parts on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization does not apply to netboot images is not made explicit https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/262356 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 221805] Re: gnome-mount silently fails if permissions are wrong
try running gnome-mount from a terminal window, with the '--verbose' and '-b' parameters (don't forget to set a --device and --mount-point as well, see the example section in gnome-mount's manpage) -- gnome-mount silently fails if permissions are wrong https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221805 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 383471] [NEW] broken link on ubuntu.com
Public bug reported: The link to the Jaunty server guide on http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/documentation is broken: it points to: https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/server/C/ instead of : https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/serverguide/C/ ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- broken link on ubuntu.com https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/383471 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 277069] Re: Slow performance with remote X applications (java, firefox/xul, etc.)
I put up a patched package for hardy in my ppa: https://launchpad.net/~abeld/+archive/ppa (The libxcb packages). (I simply applied the same patch that Stéphane Graber did to the hardy version of libxcb.) (The changelog entry is a bit wrong: it should read "Add 200_ubuntu_bug_no_277069_fix.diff, ...".) -- Slow performance with remote X applications (java, firefox/xul, etc.) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/277069 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 221805] Re: gnome-mount silently fails if permissions are wrong
> 2) What exactly is the bug in console-kit? Has one been filed? I filed one: see bug no. 221844 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/consolekit/+bug/221844) Note that there might be other relevant (possibly duplicate) bugs also filed by others, I didn't check now. > 1) Are there any workarounds to this problem? I don't remember exactly, but I think I couldn't figure out the consolekit bug, and thus the workaround I think I used was to give permissions to everyone (i.e. not just the currently active session) in System -> Administration -> Authorizations But I might be wrong. -- gnome-mount silently fails if permissions are wrong https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221805 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 221805] Re: gnome-mount silently fails if permissions are wrong
It was hardy Deciding whether the gnome-mount bug is still reproducible should be easy: after all it is just "fails silently if permission error". The cause of that permission error would be much harder to diagnose, but that is a consolekit bug anyway, so thats not this bugreport. -- gnome-mount silently fails if permissions are wrong https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221805 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 221805] Re: gnome-mount silently fails if permissions are wrong
No, it was an "allow access" permission. In my case the lack of permission was caused by https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/consolekit/+bug/221844 I sort-of managed to reproduce the bug today on a not-too-out-of-date hardy system. I did the following: 1) Open System -> Administration -> Authorizations, set the "mount removable storage" permission for the active session to "No" 2) plug in pendrive 3) note that icon is not created on desktop (which is a plus, in the original bug it was created), but an entry shows up in the "Places" menu with "Mount pendrive" tooltip. 4) clicking on that entry in the "Places" menu has no effect. So, apparently the bug is half gone: an icon is not added to the desktop, but the other half still remains: I assume that the entry in the places menu could be used for mounting it, and that clicking on in launches the mount operation, which silently fails. -- gnome-mount silently fails if permissions are wrong https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221805 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 221805] [NEW] gnome-mount silently fails if permissions are wrong
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-mount If one sets permissions wrong, so that $ gnome-mount --verbose -b -d fails due to org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.PermissionDeniedByPolicy then, by default (i.e. without running gnome-mount with the above -v and -b parameters) mounting will fail silently, without a gui error message. This can happen, for example if the user manually sets the permissions in System -> Administration -> Authorizations wrong, or if there is a bug in consolekit (the situation I'm in.) This means that if there is such a permission problem, plugging in a usb thumbdrive causes the following: it gets recognized, an entry shows up in the "Places" menu, but clicking on it, to mount it, does nothing. This, (that doing a gui action has no effect and no error message) is highly frustrating. For example, if $ gnome-mount fails due to giving the wrong device name, it shows a nice dialog. (Even when running that command from a terminal.) I think such a dialog would be needed for permissions problems, as well. ** Affects: gnome-mount (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- gnome-mount silently fails if permissions are wrong https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221805 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 221844] [NEW] no session is set active by consolekit
Public bug reported: I installed hardy from the release candidate installer, and after a default install installed kubuntu-desktop. logging in either in a gnome or kde session, and running 'ck-list- sessions' shows 'active = FALSE' for all sessions, even the one currently active (the one shown on the screen). As a large part of default authorizations are set to 'No' for everyone except the active session, this breaks all sorts of things. (For example, mounting usb thumbdrives, or changing authorizations, etc.) If there is any way to debug this problem I would love to help, but I have no idea what I should be looking for (what logfile / etc.) ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- no session is set active by consolekit https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221844 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 493272] [NEW] complete freeze on boot with autologin enabled
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gdm
Installed i386 Karmic from installer cd, enabled 'log in automatically'
during the install process. Did "aptitude full-upgrade", and now gdm
freezes during boot: monitor is black, num-lock led doesn't react to
toggling num lock key, no disk activity i.e. whole computer appears
crashed.
Can boot by selecting 'recovery' option in grub menu, which gives a
command-line login, after logging in there, can start GUI with 'startx'
(which launches desktop, i.e. not gdm login screen).
My symptoms are basically the same as described in
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=826&postcount=5
(except that in my case the freeze is with a completely blank screen).
Also (which might be related), I can't seem to unlock the gdm settings dialog
(the one started with 'System->Administration->Login screen'): clicking on the
unlock button has no effect, the widgets stay greyed-out. Starting gdmsetup
from a root terminal, I get:
r...@desktop:/etc/gdm# gdmsetup
** (gdmsetup:2319): WARNING **: Error calling
GetValue('daemon/TimedLoginEnable'): The name org.gnome.DisplayManager
was not provided by any .service files
** (gdmsetup:2319): WARNING **: Error calling
GetValue('daemon/TimedLoginDelay'): The name org.gnome.DisplayManager was not
provided by any .service files
** (gdmsetup:2319): DEBUG: init delay=30
** (gdmsetup:2319): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: Found current seat:
/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Seat1
** (gdmsetup:2319): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: running 'ck-history --frequent
--seat='Seat1' --session-type='''
** (gdmsetup:2319): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: explicitly skipping user: nobody
** (gdmsetup:2319): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: user icon changed
** (gdmsetup:2319): DEBUG: adding monitor for '/home/istvan/.face'
** (gdmsetup:2319): DEBUG: Getting list of sessions for user 1000
** (gdmsetup:2319): DEBUG: Found 1 sessions for user istvan
** (gdmsetup:2319): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: not adding session without a x11
display: /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session1
** (gdmsetup:2319): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: history output: istvan 4
** (gdmsetup:2319): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: history output: root 4
** (gdmsetup:2319): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: excluding user 'root'
** (gdmsetup:2319): WARNING **: Error calling
GetValue('daemon/AutomaticLoginEnable'): The name
org.gnome.DisplayManager was not provided by any .service files
** (gdmsetup:2319): WARNING **: Error calling
GetValue('daemon/TimedLoginEnable'): The name org.gnome.DisplayManager
was not provided by any .service files
** (gdmsetup:2319): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/TimedLogin'):
The name org.gnome.DisplayManager was not provided by any .service files
** (gdmsetup:2319): DEBUG: init user='(null)' auto=False
with
** (gdmsetup:2319): WARNING **: Failed to unlock: The name
org.gnome.DisplayManager was not provided by any .service files
repeated every time I press the 'unlock' button.
I'll try disabling auto-login as described in that forum post, but even if that
works, the bug is pretty serious: simply installing karmic and all updates
makes the computer completely unusable for a non-pro user
** Affects: gdm (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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[Bug 493272] Re: complete freeze on boot with autologin enabled
Disabling autologin by renaming /etc/gdm/custom.conf appears work as a work-around, i.e. it is possible to log in without having to user the recovery boot option and startx. -- complete freeze on boot with autologin enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/493272 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 493272] Re: complete freeze on boot with autologin enabled
I don't have access to that computer any more, so I won't be able to reproduce it. If no-one else reported a similar bug, then I guess it can't be that serious, and this bug might as well be closed as non- reproducible. -- complete freeze on boot with autologin enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/493272 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 676788] [NEW] installing with jockey results in broken X
Public bug reported: On a clean install of lucid (on amd64), installing binary nvidia driver results in a misconfigured X, which can't start. I.e. installing the binary drivers by the recommended gui manner (via the 'Hardware drivers' wizard) results in an X that has to fall back to failsafe settings. At the end of X's log I fond: === (**) Nov 18 02:48:59 NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration (II) Nov 18 02:48:59 NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is (II) Nov 18 02:48:59 NVIDIA(0): enabled. (EE) Nov 18 02:48:59 NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module. Please see the (EE) Nov 18 02:48:59 NVIDIA(0): system's kernel log for additional error messages and (EE) Nov 18 02:48:59 NVIDIA(0): consult the NVIDIA README for details. (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting *** (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia" (II) UnloadModule: "wfb" (II) UnloadModule: "fb" (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. Fatal server error: no screens found Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.3.log" for additional information. ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log == The 'Hardware drivers' wizard didn't show any errors when installing the drivers. I will attach jockey's logs Note that trying to load 'nvidia' kernel module doesn't work, but loading 'nvidia-current' kernel module does, and that after loading it, it shows up as 'nvidia' in the output of 'lsmod': r...@ponty:/var/log# modprobe nvidia FATAL: Module nvidia not found. r...@ponty:/var/log# modprobe nvidia-current r...@ponty:/var/log# lsmod | grep nvidia nvidia 8096262 0 r...@ponty:/var/log# ** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- installing with jockey results in broken X https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/676788 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 676788] Re: installing with jockey results in broken X
** Attachment added: "xorg log, showing error when starting X" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/676788/+attachment/1736806/+files/Xorg.3.log -- installing with jockey results in broken X https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/676788 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 676788] Re: installing with jockey results in broken X
As mentioned, the jockey logs ** Attachment added: "jockey.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/676788/+attachment/1736807/+files/jockey.log.1 -- installing with jockey results in broken X https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/676788 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 704808] [NEW] link to program's homepage in description is broken
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gvb The description links to http://poisson.phc.unipi.it/~battiston/gvb which gives a 404 error. The correct link appears to be http://pietrobattiston.it/doku.php?id=gvb ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jan 19 10:15:07 2011 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027) Package: gvb (not installed) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-22.70-generic SourcePackage: gvb Uname: Linux 2.6.31-22-generic x86_64 ** Affects: gvb (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/704808 Title: link to program's homepage in description is broken -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 704808] Re: link to program's homepage in description is broken
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[Bug 705354] [NEW] scipy.signal.convolve and related functions give drastically different results on karmic vs. lucid
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: python-scipy Running scipy.signal.convolve, scipy.signal.fftconvolve and scipy.signal.correlate2d on 2d arrays (from a grayscale image) gives drastically different results when run on karmic versus run on lucid. There are no error messages reported, the output is simply different. Considering that for example the correctness of scientific papers might depend on scipy functions working correctly and reproducibly, such silent change of behaviour is a pretty serious issue. I will attach a .zip file containing the output on these two systems. The contents of the zip is also available at https://hal.elte.hu/~abeld/scipy_convolve_bug/ Note that the email thread at http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.scientific.user might be relevant (where the problem was apparently caused by silent overflows) although the issue in this case is different. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 CheckboxSubmission: 2190597fb4a1561ac0df4777f2ef1081 CheckboxSystem: bb422ca46d02494cdbc459927a98bc2f Date: Thu Jan 20 11:35:09 2011 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027) NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx Package: python-scipy 0.7.0-2 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-22.70-generic SourcePackage: python-scipy Uname: Linux 2.6.31-22-generic x86_64 ** Affects: python-scipy (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/705354 Title: scipy.signal.convolve and related functions give drastically different results on karmic vs. lucid -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 705354] Re: scipy.signal.convolve and related functions give drastically different results on karmic vs. lucid
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[Bug 659022] [NEW] typo in description
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: octave-multicore Package description has a typo: it has "sotware" instead of "software" ** Affects: octave-multicore (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- typo in description https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/659022 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
