[Bug 211631] Re: Network is brought down before network filesystems are unmounted (CIFS timeout at shutdown)

2010-04-09 Thread Brad Krause
Agree with Tom in full. -- Network is brought down before network filesystems are unmounted (CIFS timeout at shutdown) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/211631 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list u

[Bug 464559] Re: ifconfig returns SIOCSIFFLAGS: Unknown error 132 when running commad ifconfig wlan0 up

2010-02-15 Thread Brad Krause
Update: Tested Karmic system 4 feet (1 meter) from access point, same problems. Tested same system using Windows 2000 at 4' and at 20' (7 meters), no problem. Tested Karmic w/100 Mbps 3COM wired Ethernet, no problem wired. Disabled wired / enabled wireless, same problems. -- ifconfig returns SI

[Bug 501335] Re: Synaptic pkg mgr locks at different points during http wget of tar.gz

2010-02-08 Thread Brad Krause
I was installing Xubuntu (current version as of today) on a virtual machine and the bug popped up several more times. The install was different from the original that generated this bug report (real machine, mainly default install) in that the VM installs were on an 'Expert Install' (F6 during inst

[Bug 519032] Re: package flashplugin-installer 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script hangs on download

2010-02-08 Thread Brad Krause
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 501335 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501335 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 501335 Synaptic pkg mgr locks at different points during http wget of tar.gz -- package flashplugin-installer 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1 failed to install/upg

[Bug 518983] Re: package flashplugin-installer 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script locks on download

2010-02-08 Thread Brad Krause
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 501335 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501335 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 501335 Synaptic pkg mgr locks at different points during http wget of tar.gz -- package flashplugin-installer 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1 failed to install/upg

[Bug 519032] Re: package flashplugin-installer 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script hangs on download

2010-02-08 Thread Brad Krause
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38904061/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "Dmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38904062/Dmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "DpkgTerminalLog.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38904063/DpkgTerminalLog.txt -- pa

[Bug 519032] [NEW] package flashplugin-installer 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script hangs on download

2010-02-08 Thread Brad Krause
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree Installer crashes on package download. Tested on multiple computers, virtual and real. GENERALLY, it takes 5-9 tries to get it working, then once it is working will work fine on all systems for the rest of the day. Sometimes that's not

[Bug 518983] [NEW] package flashplugin-installer 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script locks on download

2010-02-08 Thread Brad Krause
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree Download hangs multiple times on both real and virtual machines. Once it succeeds on a given day, any other system that tries to install the package will be able to. It is not related to poor Internet connectivity. A manual break (ctrl

[Bug 518983] Re: package flashplugin-installer 10.0.42.34ubuntu0.9.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script locks on download

2010-02-08 Thread Brad Krause
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38901251/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "Dmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38901252/Dmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "DpkgTerminalLog.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38901253/DpkgTerminalLog.txt -- pa

[Bug 426582] Re: (32MB) certain windows drawn garbled when XAA is used

2010-01-22 Thread Brad Krause
According to ATI, the Radeon 7200 I list previously comes with 64MB onboard RAM. Even if it did not, I used a lower resolution and 16-bpp depth instead of full resolution and 24-bpp. http://ati.amd.com/products/radeon7200/index.html -- (32MB) certain windows drawn garbled when XAA is used https

[Bug 401154] Re: Linksys WMP54G 2.0 PCI adapter (RaLink RT2500 802.11g) cannot scan networks

2010-01-19 Thread Brad Krause
Issue the command as root or 'sudo iwlist wlan0 scan' -- Linksys WMP54G 2.0 PCI adapter (RaLink RT2500 802.11g) cannot scan networks https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/401154 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs m

[Bug 219775] Re: [regression] intrepid Broadcom B43 wireless driver not enabled by default - unable to be installed through Hardware Drivers

2010-01-19 Thread Brad Krause
Yes, it was annoying to have to search all over creation to find the fwcutter solution (which does, admittedly, work well vs. NDIS wrapper mess). I understand the packaging issue with Broadcom firmware, but there is no reason a notification with instructions can't pop up in a Firefox window when a

[Bug 303802] Re: Wireless Card Fails After X Amount of Time or Y Amount of Data Transfered

2010-01-19 Thread Brad Krause
I have the same problem as listed in the description, and it's generally pretty quick (1 < n < 5 minutes). I thought it may be due to bad noise rejection by the wireless card, but running 'cat /proc/net/wireless' in a looping script that logs to /var/log/wireless shows the connection drops with an

[Bug 211631] Re: Network is brought down before network filesystems are unmounted (CIFS timeout at shutdown)

2010-01-19 Thread Brad Krause
It's unfortunate that people have to write custom scripts to unmount CIFS shares, especially since .bash_logout doesn't seem to run in Ubuntu 9.10 for super-users. I fixed the problems by creating my own self- healing wireless scripts to replace Network Manager and (as related to the mounts, and it

[Bug 395896] Re: network-manager loses edits in network address form, apply button doesn't change connection

2010-01-19 Thread Brad Krause
I find the same thing in Xubuntu 9.10 (current). Instead of pressing Tab you have to press Enter each time a value is entered. Also, Network Manager does not report when the connection becomes broken and a system restart is needed. (see: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/464559

[Bug 464559] Re: ifconfig returns SIOCSIFFLAGS: Unknown error 132 when running commad ifconfig wlan0 up

2010-01-19 Thread Brad Krause
I should also add I'm using a DESKTOP system with Linksys WMP54G v3 wireless NIC. There is no 'disable wireless networking' button on the desktop. I am NOT using NDIS wrapper, but using the Broadcom drives directly (see 'drivers' section below). lspci -vnn | grep 14e4 14e4:4320 BCM4306 8

[Bug 426582] Re: (32MB) certain windows drawn garbled when XAA is used

2010-01-19 Thread Brad Krause
To find the amount of video memory (note VGA is in upper case): lspci | grep VGA 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R100 QD [Radeon 7200] Use the device number to get the card information: lspci -v -s 01:00.0 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Ra

[Bug 464559] Re: ifconfig returns SIOCSIFFLAGS: Unknown error 132 when running commad ifconfig wlan0 up

2010-01-17 Thread Brad Krause
I am running kernel 2.6.31-17-generic and discovered 'ifconfig wlan0 up' does not work, BUT ifconfig wlan0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 up works fine!!! 'ifconfig wlan0 down' when the device is already down won't let it come back up without a system reboot. Basically, it seems any configura

[Bug 426582] Re: (32MB) certain windows drawn garbled when XAA is used

2010-01-17 Thread Brad Krause
FOUND WORK-AROUND: (This is not a proper solution, just a work- around that works well.) Install package: notification-daemon 0.4.0-1ubuntu3 (gets rid of garbage in notification balloons) optional: libnotify-bin (notify-osd library containing command-line 'notify-send') Fixes: Garbage displ

[Bug 426582] Re: (32MB) certain windows drawn garbled when XAA is used

2010-01-14 Thread Brad Krause
Addition to above: All updates were applied before testing. New trial solution: Just tried enabling compositing in Xubuntu 9.10 -- entire screen filled with garbage. Disabled. -- (32MB) certain windows drawn garbled when XAA is used https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/426582 You received this bug n

[Bug 426582] Re: (32MB) certain windows drawn garbled when XAA is used

2010-01-14 Thread Brad Krause
Changed to 16bpp on 64MB ATI card, less than max. resolution, and problem still exists. I opened a terminal and ran 'xwininfo', which reported 'Depth: 24', so we know the color depth was set to 24 bpp. I also ran 'lspci' which reported I am not running in the highest resolution, so there should be

[Bug 426582] Re: (32MB) certain windows drawn garbled when XAA is used

2010-01-13 Thread Brad Krause
Changing the color depth from 24-bit to 16-bit would be great EXCEPT I have Xubuntu 9.10 running and there is no xorg.conf file, as XRandR manages everything. There is no option in the display menu and I cannot find documentation on how to change the color depth in a terminal window. How do I chang

[Bug 501335] Re: Synaptic pkg mgr locks at different points during http wget of tar.gz

2009-12-29 Thread Brad Krause
** Description changed: Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree Synaptic Package Manager locks at different points during http wget of tar.gz (12/28/2009 PM to 12/29 AM), generally between the fifth and 10th file. Network connection to the Internet is fine. Package installed corre

[Bug 501335] Re: Synaptic pkg mgr locks at different points during http wget of tar.gz

2009-12-29 Thread Brad Krause
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37269434/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "Dmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37269435/Dmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "DpkgTerminalLog.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37269436/DpkgTerminalLog.txt -- Sy

[Bug 501335] [NEW] Synaptic pkg mgr locks at different points during http wget of tar.gz

2009-12-29 Thread Brad Krause
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree Synaptic Package Manager locks at different points during http wget of tar.gz (12/28/2009 PM to 12/29 AM), generally between the fifth and 10th file. Network connection to the Internet is fine. Package installed correctly when Synapti