[Bug 727112] Re: nvidia-current does not detect hardware capabilities correctly

2013-01-20 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
I finally found a solution/workaround (I can't believe it)!!! A thread on the nvnews forums discussed a similar problem. One comment suggested setting the option NoExtendedGpuCapabilitiesCheck in xorg.conf to disable mode validation (http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=2039336&postcount

[Bug 727112] Re: nvidia-current does not detect hardware capabilities correctly

2013-01-14 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
I tested my graphics card with another external monitor (a Dell 2408WFP) which runs with a native resolution of 1920x1200. Using that monitor does not exhibit the bug and the driver/graphics card is able to run two monitors simultaneously at 1920x1200 (total resolution: 3840x1200). This shows me,

[Bug 1096459] [NEW] Unity reports software rendering although it "is fully supported" by hardware

2013-01-05 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
Public bug reported: When running unity --replace it reports that it enables software rendering because it is not supported by my hardware (Unity is not supported by your hardware. Enabling software rendering instead (slow).), but in the next line it displays "Unity is fully supported by your hard

[Bug 727112] Re: nvidia-current does not detect hardware capabilities correctly

2012-12-23 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
I just performed further tests with a system booted from an USB drive. The bug happens regardless of architecture, both amd64 and i386 are affected. With the nouveau driver I managed to run both monitors with native resolution, but the external monitor showed graphic errors (see the attached scr

[Bug 727112] Re: nvidia-current does not detect hardware capabilities correctly

2012-12-16 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
Tested with Quantal and the bug still occurs. See Comment #8 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics- drivers/+bug/727112/comments/8) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/72

[Bug 727112] Re: nvidia-current does not detect hardware capabilities correctly

2012-12-16 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
I finally took the time to upgrade my Ubuntu install to the recent release 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal). This bug still occurs, and now seems worse then ever. I have skipped (i.e. not tested) the releases 11.10 and 12.04, but I assume those two releases didn't bring any improvement either. In the past,

[Bug 753118] Re: computertemp crashed with GError in save_prefs_thermalzone(): Failed to contact configuration server

2011-05-01 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 635295 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/635295 the original bug is marked as private and cannot be viewed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/753118

[Bug 632376] Re: package nvidia-current 256.53-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build

2011-04-22 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/632376 Title: package nvidia-current 256.53-0ubuntu2 failed to inst

[Bug 318791] Re: computertemp crashes when no sensors are configured

2011-04-17 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
computertemp still crashes for me on natty, are there any updates on this bug? i never had this bug before (and even lm_sensors is installed) is there anything i can do to help solve the problem? apport always redirects me to this bug -- You received this bug notification because you are a membe

[Bug 727112] Re: nvidia-current does not detect hardware capabilities correctly

2011-03-28 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
new "symptom": last week i had a projector plugged in while booting into ubuntu. when i went home i only put my computer to sleep. when using my monitor at home i was then able to run both monitors in full resolution (nvidia-settings was still thinking the projector was plugged in, it would not rec

[Bug 727112] Re: nvidia-current does not detect hardware capabilities correctly

2011-03-03 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
hi bryce, no more luck without an xorg.conf, why would it? there's not much in my config, except the driver. for classic desktop, i am running it already – desktop effects take too much time and resources. i can try if desktop with effects works with nvidia-173 driver, but i'm pretty sure it will

[Bug 727117] Re: jockey-gtk shows nvidia-current as disabled although it's installed and active

2011-03-01 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
attaching a logfile taken directly after trying to install the driver and closing jockey (logfile was emptied before starting jockey) ** Attachment added: "jockey.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jockey/+bug/727117/+attachment/1878728/+files/jockey.log -- You received this bug

[Bug 727117] Re: jockey-gtk shows nvidia-current as disabled although it's installed and active

2011-03-01 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
jockey-text shows similar symptoms: $ jockey-text -l xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, In use) $ lsmod|grep nv nvidia 9732498 34 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 727117] Re: jockey-gtk shows nvidia-current as disabled although it's installed and active

2011-03-01 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
** Attachment added: "xorg config" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jockey/+bug/727117/+attachment/1878502/+files/xorg.conf ** Description changed: jockey-gtk shows nvidia-current as disabled although it's installed and active. i've attached a screenshot (jockey-gtk and nvidia-se

[Bug 727117] Re: jockey-gtk shows nvidia-current as disabled although it's installed and active

2011-03-01 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
** Attachment added: "jockey-gtk and nvidia-settings side by side" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/727117/+attachment/1878488/+files/jockey-nvidia-current.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.n

[Bug 727117] [NEW] jockey-gtk shows nvidia-current as disabled although it's installed and active

2011-03-01 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
Public bug reported: jockey-gtk shows nvidia-current as disabled although it's installed and active. i've attached a screenshot (jockey-gtk and nvidia-settings side by side) to show the problem. this happens on a 32 bit system of ubuntu natty (but happened on maverick too) http://paste2.org/p/127

[Bug 727112] Re: nvdia-current does not detect hardware capabilities

2011-03-01 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
** Attachment added: "output of nvidia-bug-report.sh" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/727112/+attachment/1878462/+files/nvidia-bug-report.log.gz ** Summary changed: - nvdia-current does not detect hardware capabilities + nvidia-current does not detect hardware capabilities correctly -- You

[Bug 727112] [NEW] nvidia-current does not detect hardware capabilities correctly

2011-03-01 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
Public bug reported: nvidia-current is unable to use two monitors in full resolution (wuxga + full hd), one will always stay blank. looking into xorg.log, i can see something like: [ 89444.991] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Due to hardware capability constraints, disabling display [ 89444.991] (WW) NV

[Bug 632376] Re: package nvidia-current 256.53-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build

2011-02-20 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
i think this bug does still affect me on natty, but i cannot test it right now since there are no compatible nvidia drivers since the x-server ABI bump. for the time being i avoided the issue using nvidia-173 installed via apt-get – but i would appreciate it if jockey was able to install nvidia-cu

[Bug 492782] Re: Mouse cursor disappears after restarting screen (xrandr / resume)

2011-02-10 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
this has been happening to me for about a week now running fully upgraded natty with nouveau driver. graphic card is 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G86M [Quadro FX 360M] [10de:042d] (rev a1) after some time the mouse cursor will randomly disappear on my external monit

[Bug 716147] Re: cursor disappears on one screen of dual monitor setup

2011-02-10 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 492782 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/492782 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 492782 Mouse cursor disappears after restarting screen (xrandr / resume) * You can subscribe to bug 492782 by following this link: https://bugs.launchpad.net

[Bug 711286] Re: jockey-gtk crashed with AttributeError in __getattr__(): 'gi.repository.Gtk' object has no attribute 'ICON_LOOKUP_USE_BUILTIN'

2011-02-01 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 706193 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/706193 the 'original' bug is not viewable by me (permission problems) is it set to private? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bug

[Bug 711336] Re: package xserver-xorg-core 2:1.9.0.902-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: installing xserver-xorg-core would break existing software

2011-02-01 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/711336 Title: package xserver-xorg-core 2:1.9.0.902-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: installing xserver-xorg-core would break existing software

[Bug 711336] [NEW] package xserver-xorg-core 2:1.9.0.902-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: installing xserver-xorg-core would break existing software

2011-02-01 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
Public bug reported: trying to purge and reinstall all video drivers for my card (nvidia G86M Quadro FX 360M) because it's simply impossible to tell jockey (or apt- get for that matter) to install the correct driver. when trying to readd drivers (xserver-xorg-video-all) synaptics bailed out Prob

[Bug 671016] Re: EOL needs to be handled more elegantly

2011-01-31 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
** Description changed: Binary package hint: update-manager Users can come into possession of a computer on which is installed a version of Ubuntu that is no longer supported. In cases where the next version of Ubuntu is supported, the user may upgrade to a supported version. However,

[Bug 318791] Re: computertemp crashes when no sensors are configured

2011-01-31 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
** Also affects: computertemp Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/318791 Title: computertemp crashes when no sensors are configured -- ubuntu-

[Bug 707561] Re: package samba 2:3.5.6~dfsg-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2011-01-25 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/707561 Title: package samba 2:3.5.6~dfsg-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess

[Bug 707581] Re: package samba 2:3.5.6~dfsg-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2011-01-25 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 707561 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/707561 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 707561 package samba 2:3.5.6~dfsg-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 * You can su

[Bug 690647] Re: [natty] 'Stop tracking' button no longer works

2011-01-11 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
upstream bug can be found at: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=633103 the git commit to fix the issue is: http://git.gnome.org/browse/hamster- applet/commit/?id=f401d649318e0e01ccefeb99a398a6f32fd820a8 ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #633103 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.

[Bug 632376] Re: package nvidia-current 256.53-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build

2010-09-07 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/632376/+attachment/1553551/+files/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "CurrentDmesg.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/632376/+attachment/1553552/+files/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "DKMSBuildLog.txt" http

[Bug 632376] [NEW] package nvidia-current 256.53-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build

2010-09-07 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
Public bug reported: trying to install the proprietary nvidia driver via jockey fails shortly before finishing ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: nvidia-current 256.53-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-19.28-generic 2.6.35.3 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-19-generic i686 Ar

[Bug 587534] Re: rhythmbox segfault on launch [maverick]

2010-05-30 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
seems to only occur on 32 bit systems -- rhythmbox segfault on launch [maverick] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/587534 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://lis

[Bug 506357] Re: package python-pyatspi 1.29.5-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: invalid syntax error for python2.4

2010-01-12 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
should read: try: try: import gconf gconfClient = gconf.client_get_default() useDbus = gconfClient.get_bool("/desktop/gnome/interface/at-spi-dbus") except: useDbus = False finally: del gconfClient del gconf this worked for me, althou

[Bug 406036] Re: inkscape crashes using certain input methods: _gdk_input_grab_pointer: assertion failed: (input_window != NULL)

2009-11-28 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
i can also reproduce the bug and can confirm the workaround (unsetting GTK_IM_MODULE) as well i need XIM input method so i can use the compose functionality of my keyboard layout (Neo-Layout) -- inkscape crashes using certain input methods: _gdk_input_grab_pointer: assertion failed: (input_wind

[Bug 411264] Re: tty corruption on press Ctrl+Alt+F1

2009-11-03 Thread Daniel Knittl-Frank
there are a lot of duplicates or similar bug reports, so i don’t know which one was the one, i was encountering. also i had problems with my graphics card and installed and uninstalled a lot of packages. nevertheless: my ttys were broken with weird random noisy color, but were still responsive (e