[Bug 1006676] Re: showkey fails with "Couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console"

2017-01-26 Thread Eric S. Raymond
I am the author of showkey. I only just became aware of this bug myself, by trying to run showkey in the terminal emulator under i3. The curious thing about it is that "Couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console" does not occur as a string in the program source. I think something el

[Bug 1554715] [NEW] rmt and rmt-tar should not be autoinstalled

2016-03-08 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Public bug reported: A "remote magtape protocol module? On PCs? In 2016? The are potential users for this thing, maybe, on Z-series mainframes, but having it be autoinstalled on vanilla desktop machines, or even ordinary servers, is deeply silly. Recommendation: split the package. Yes, tar is

Re: [Bug 1189310] Re: Broken markup in tar.1 manual page

2013-08-25 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Matthew Fischer <1189...@bugs.launchpad.net>: > Eric, before I file this upstream, whats the version of tar you're > seeing this with? 1.26 -- http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 1189310] [NEW] Broken markup in tar.1 manual page

2013-06-09 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Public bug reported: tar.1 has the following error codes in my database of manpage glitches: C Broken command synopsis syntax. This may mean you're using a construction in the command synopsis other than the standard [ ] | { }, or it may mean you have running text in the

[Bug 924861] Re: doclifter does not recognise mm macro files

2013-05-24 Thread Eric S. Raymond
I'm doclifter's author. doclifter doesn't use file extensions to identify macro sets, that isn't reliable enough. Instead it looks for macros that are unique to the set. To trigger mm processing, it wants to see one of the following: .MT, .SA, or .COVER. Try adding one of these to each docume

[Bug 1174599] Re: Suspend issue: battery drains; can't resume; must do hard reboot

2013-05-09 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Not replicating on a Thinkpad X220 running a fresh 13.04. I think this must be specic to your model and possibly BIOS settings. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1174599 Title: Suspend

[Bug 1099355] [NEW] cvsps 2.x silently mangles CVS repository translations

2013-01-14 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Public bug reported: cvsps 2.x deduces incorrect root locations in branchy CVS repositories, leading to incorrect imports when used with git-cvsimport and other tools relying on cvsps. This is a serious bug that can produce silently damaged repositories. Recovery from it, though possible, is qui

[Bug 870472] Re: 2048x1536 max resolution worked in 10.04, fails in 11.04

2011-10-07 Thread Eric S. Raymond
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/870472 Title: 2048x1536 max resolution worked in 10.04, fails in 11.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+

[Bug 870472] [NEW] 2048x1536 max resolution worked in 10.04, fails in 11.04

2011-10-07 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Public bug reported: The Samsung 1100DF supports a maximum resolution of 2048x1536. This was supported in 10.04, but selecting that resolution produces a garbaged screen in 11.04. Based on results of a web search, I tried adding "nomodeset" to grub's options. This had no effect. ProblemType: B

[Bug 656517] Re: launcher should allow to start several instances of an application

2011-10-07 Thread Eric S. Raymond
The cluster of problems with multiple terminal instances in Unity is *not* fixed, and it is severe enough that it may force me off Ubuntu (I just upgraded, or I'd have noticed the lossage sooner). For my workflow, multiple terminals manageable as separate instances are essential. Yes, I can middle

[Bug 555673] Re: xgps crashed with IndexError in set_satlist_field()

2010-05-10 Thread Eric S. Raymond
GPSD lead speaking. The fix for this one went in on 2010-04-10; should be present in 2.93 and later public releases. -- xgps crashed with IndexError in set_satlist_field() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/555673 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 574519] Re: [lucid]"gpspipe -f file" says invalid option -- 'f'

2010-05-10 Thread Eric S. Raymond
I'm GPSD's lead. The -f option was renamed to -o last year. I don't remember doing it, but it's pretty obvious why somebody did; "-o" is a much more common and specific choice for "specify output file" than -f is. I apologize, because our policy is normally to avoid such cosmetic option renames.

[Bug 162410] Re: No sound on Intel DQ965GF motherboard

2009-10-24 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Doesn't reproduce on 9.04. I think you can mark this Fixed. -- No sound on Intel DQ965GF motherboard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/162410 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.u

[Bug 381868] [NEW] [needs-packaging] VASSAL

2009-05-30 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Public bug reported: The VASSAL Engine is a set of general-purpose Java libraries for creating online versions of traditional board and card games, with a strong focus on hex-and-counter wargames. It provides support for game piece rendering and interaction, and supports play by email or over a li

Re: [Bug 254669] Re: DNS panel of gnome-network-admin is perversely broken

2008-08-04 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Michael Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Did you happen to hit enter right after putting the nameserver in? I don't believe so. -- http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond -- DNS panel of gnome-network-admin is perversely broken https://bugs.launchp

[Bug 254669] [NEW] DNS panel of gnome-network-admin is perversely broken

2008-08-04 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Public bug reported: This may be related to #14328, but I'm seeing different symptoms. I believe it's new in Gutsy Gibbon. Context: I have a laptop with a static IP set up for my house network. I have seen similar breakage on my wife's desktop machine, also configured with static IP. I cannot

[Bug 234384] [NEW] aisleriot scheme crash

2008-05-23 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-games The state data reported by aisleriot itself is enclosed. This was under an up-to-date Gutsy. This bug should probably go upstream, but I have not been able to find the right bugtracker for aisleriot itself. ** Affects: gnome-games (Ubuntu)

[Bug 234384] Re: aisleriot scheme crash

2008-05-23 Thread Eric S. Raymond
** Attachment added: "aisleriot-bugreport.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14676034/aisleriot-bugreport.txt -- aisleriot scheme crash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/234384 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu

[Bug 204691] Re: kubuntu hardy beta upgrade malformed release file error

2008-05-15 Thread Eric S. Raymond
This error can be caused by a malformed /etc/apt/sources.list file. I've seen it in stock Ubuntu. I think my instance may have got stepped on by some weird bug in the Python distribution upgrader; when I looked, the last group of lines duplicated a bunch of multiverse entries earlier in the file,

[Bug 162410] Re: No sound on Intel DQ965GF motherboard

2007-11-14 Thread Eric S. Raymond
The device has PCI ID [8086:284b] (rev 02). This appears to be an Ubuntu-specific error. At http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/intel-dq965gf-mobo-front-sound-jacks-not-working-510302/ I found a post implying that at least the rear jacks on the mobo are active under Fedora C

[Bug 146993] Re: Games entry has disappeared from my Applications pulldown

2007-11-13 Thread Eric S. Raymond
I was able to fix the broken menu with dpkg-reconfigure, but I still don't know why it broke. This bug is not present in Gutsy final, and can therefore probably be closed. -- Games entry has disappeared from my Applications pulldown https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/146993 You received this bug no

[Bug 162410] Re: No sound on Intel DQ965GF motherboard

2007-11-13 Thread Eric S. Raymond
** Attachment added: "lsmod output on the DQ965GF" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10350619/sndlist -- No sound on Intel DQ965GF motherboard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/162410 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -

[Bug 162410] No sound on Intel DQ965GF motherboard

2007-11-13 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Public bug reported: No sound from Intel DQ965GF motherboard. The motherboard uses an 8201H ICH8 audio chip identical to the one actually working in the Lenovo Thinkpad X61 sitting next to it; both are running Gutsy. both load the sound_hda_intel module which is correct for the chip. The differe

Re: [Bug 131983] Re: [gutsy] trackerd kills disk io

2007-11-08 Thread Eric S. Raymond
, this is under 7.10 kept current. -- http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond -- [gutsy] trackerd kills disk io https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/131983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 3731] Virtual size default can be a problem

2007-09-30 Thread Eric S. Raymond
I've seen misbehavior similar to this bug that turned out to have a cause not listed here. If you have a monitor capable of 20048x1536 resolution, X 7.3 will ignore the high-res modelines it gets from EDID complaining that the vertical size of the mode is too large for the virtual desktop size. Th

Re: [Bug 146699] Re: Support for CD-ROM-eject button, Fn-F9

2007-09-29 Thread Eric S. Raymond
ure there's a lot of daylight between CD-ROM eject and dock management. What else would one want that button to do? -- http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond -- Support for CD-ROM-eject button, Fn-F9 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/146699 You received this bu

Re: [Bug 146699] Re: Support for CD-ROM-eject button, Fn-F9

2007-09-29 Thread Eric S. Raymond
about it. -- http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond -- Support for CD-ROM-eject button, Fn-F9 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/146699 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mail

[Bug 146993] Re: Games entry has disappeared from my Applications pulldown

2007-09-29 Thread Eric S. Raymond
After discussion on the #ubuntu-bugs channel, it seems likely this is due to a bug in alacarte/mainmenu, which was described to me as "busted". -- Games entry has disappeared from my Applications pulldown https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/146993 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 146993] Games entry has disappeared from my Applications pulldown

2007-09-29 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Public bug reported: After update-manager -d, performed on 28 September 2007, the "Games" entry mysteriously vanished from the Applications pulldown in my upper panel. All other entries remained. If there's any sort of log analysis or diagnostic that could help pin this down, I'm willing -- but

[Bug 129125] Re: Please upgrade Thinkpad_acpi to 0.15-20070723 to solve problems for recent Thinkpads (X61's and T61's)

2007-09-29 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Another vote. -- Please upgrade Thinkpad_acpi to 0.15-20070723 to solve problems for recent Thinkpads (X61's and T61's) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129125 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 146699] Support for CD-ROM-eject button, Fn-F9

2007-09-29 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Public bug reported: The Fn-F9 event is passed through to ACPI properly. All this needs to work is the following two trivial scripts: /etc/acpi/thinkpad-eject.sh: -- #!/bin/sh eject cdrom

[Bug 131983] Re: [gutsy] trackerd kills disk io

2007-09-27 Thread Eric S. Raymond
I installed Gutsy Beta on a Thinkpad X61 today and noticed slow booting and fairly constant disk activity. Yes, top(1) revealed that it was trackerd both eating the CPU *and* hammering my disk -- I was relieved and not too surprised to find this bug report. trackerd is a pig. If it can't be made