[Bug 1846780] Re: okular from snap store crashes in presentation including video and audio files

2020-03-19 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Hi Paul, thank you for the message. However the bug also affects the version of okular that you can install via apt. Is that also managed by KDE? Thank you! Giampiero -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launc

[Bug 1821298] Re: Evince with beamer multimedia: video content covers slides

2019-03-22 Thread Giampiero Salvi
You can find it here: https://github.com/giampierosalvi/slides_with_video -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1821298 Title: Evince with beamer multimedia: video content covers slides To

[Bug 1821298] Re: Evince with beamer multimedia: video content covers slides

2019-03-22 Thread Giampiero Salvi
** Package changed: poppler (Ubuntu) => evince (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1821298 Title: Evince with beamer multimedia: video content covers slides To manage notificatio

[Bug 1821298] [NEW] Evince with beamer multimedia: video content covers slides

2019-03-22 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Public bug reported: Hi, I have been using beamer and the multimedia package for many years to play video and audio content in my slides. Until now, the only free viewer that could display the material that I am aware of was Okular. However, since Ubuntu 18.04, okular has become extremely unsta

[Bug 1772677] Re: gnome-shell filling up syslog with thousands/millions of entries with stack traces ending in osdWindow.js (lines 206/207 in bionic, lines 223/224 in cosmic)

2019-03-11 Thread Giampiero Salvi
I had the same issue, followed David's instructions, but I still get a rapidly expanding syslog file when I lock the screen. I am running Ubuntu 18.04.02 with gnome shell 3.28.3, dual monitor and intel graphics. Something I can see is that when locked the screens are first turned to black, then th

[Bug 1812593] Re: gnome-shell[3159]: JS ERROR: Exception in callback for signal: activate: Error: Error invoking IBus.set_global_engine_async: Expected function for callback argument callback, got und

2019-03-11 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Hi, I believe my problem is related to this bug report. I am running Ubuntu 18.04.2 with GNOME 3.28.2, intel graphics and dual screen. The /var/log/syslog file keeps on expanding out of control. I believe this is happening when the screen is locked. If the screen is locked for a long time, it is

[Bug 1765058] Re: Regression: 046d:08da Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messanger not detected in Bionic

2019-01-15 Thread Giampiero Salvi
additional info: I managed to get the camera to work with cheese with: LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libv4l/v4l1compat.so cheese The same trick did not work with skype. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://b

[Bug 1765058] Re: Regression: 046d:08da Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messanger not detected in Bionic

2019-01-15 Thread Giampiero Salvi
I am also affected, running Ubuntu 18.04 with kernel 4.15.0-43-generic. Microphone works fine, but camera does not work. Cheese does not detect it at all. Skype does but shows a black image. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubu

[Bug 1630367] Re: snack does not work on tcl-tk 8.5 required by wavesurfer

2017-01-27 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Hi, I wanted to mention that yesterday we released a new version of WaveSurfer that does not require a specific version of tcl any longer. The source code is at https://sourceforge.net/projects/wavesurfer/. Updating the package to this version will probably solve a lot of problems and will no lo

[Bug 1657419] Re: 16.04 Installation crashes with separate home partition

2017-01-18 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Apparently the problem was that the installation program could not cope with a RAID array that I had in the machine (but that was not used to install). I disconnected the two RAID disks, and the installation went smoothly. I wonder if this is something that can be improved: I selected the non- RAI

[Bug 1657419] Re: 16.04 Installation crashes with separate home partition

2017-01-18 Thread Giampiero Salvi
I can add that I tried the standard installation (erasing the whole disk) and that crashed as well, so it is not a problem with the different partitions for "/" and "/home". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.

[Bug 1657419] [NEW] 16.04 Installation crashes with separate home partition

2017-01-18 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Public bug reported: I had Ubuntu 14.04 on my system with "/" and "/home" mounted on different partitions of the same disk. I tried to upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04 and the system became unbootable (kernel panic at start up). The I tried to install from a usb live disk. The installation lets me choose t

[Bug 1295267] Re: Windows change Monitor/Desktop after screen lock

2016-11-20 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Confirming this bug on Ubuntu 16.04. Also using dual monitor, with one monitor in vertical orientation. The bug did not affect me before I upgraded from 14.04 to 16.04, but around the same time I also changed one of the monitors, so I cannot tell which is the cause (reading the previous messages I

[Bug 1642666] [NEW] package tex-common 6.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2016-11-17 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Public bug reported: On upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: tex-common 6.04 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-47.68-generic 4.4.24 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-47-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: openafs ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: a

[Bug 1630367] [NEW] snack does not work on tcl-tk 8.5 required by wavesurfer

2016-10-04 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Public bug reported: When running wavesurfer in Ubuntu 16.04 I get: Error in startup script: can't find package snack 2.2 while executing "package require snack 2.2" (file "/usr/share/tcltk/wavesurfer/wsurf/wsurf.tcl" line 9) invoked from within "_source /usr/share/tcltk/wavesurfer/wsu

[Bug 1613437] Re: RT3290 Wifi stopped working after upgrade from 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS

2016-08-24 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Hi, something similar happened to my system with the following differences: - The wifi device is 02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723AE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter - The device was working fine after upgrading to Ubuntu 16.04, but stopped working after the latest

[Bug 1539239] [NEW] wrong optional dependency from wish

2016-01-28 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Public bug reported: The dependencies for wish are defined as follows: either tk8.5 or wish (provided by tk) In Ubuntu 14.04, tk provides wish8.6 which is incompatible with this version of wavesurfer. So running "apt-get install wavesurfer" will install a broken program. At the moment the workar

[Bug 1311316] Re: After locking screen there is no input field to type password for unlock

2014-10-08 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Hi, I saw this bug seems to be fixed and committed on September 17. I am wondering if the time span before it reaches Software Updater will be in the order of days, weeks or months. Is it worth waiting or is it better to install Marco's PPA version? Thank you for all the hard work! Giampiero -

[Bug 1242111] Re: CGALConfig.cmake contains incorrect boost libraries path

2013-11-05 Thread Giampiero Salvi
I had the same problem trying to build dionysus http://www.mrzv.org/software/dionysus/python/overview.html on Ubuntu 13.04, cmake version 2.8.11.2. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1242111

[Bug 958654] Re: Cannot use ALSA (Conflict with libsnack2-alsa)

2013-02-07 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Hi, this bug was reported about a year ago, but is not yet fixed in the Ubuntu repositories (at least for 12.04). Is it normal that it should take so long? Any chances to speed up the process? It is actually not just a matter of preference between the OSS and the Alsa versions of snack: the OSS

[Bug 1069758] [NEW] wavesurfer package missing dependency

2012-10-22 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Public bug reported: Hi, The package for wavesurfer (1.8.8p3-1ubuntu1) on Ubuntu 12.04 misses a dependency on tk8.5. Installing it on my computer I got wish8.5: not found Installing manually tk8.5 (and consequently tcl8.5) solves the problem. I guess the package depends generically on tcl and

[Bug 1042613] Re: intel graphics rc6 power saving causes flickering

2012-08-29 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Hi, I did as you said: wrote to Daniel Vetter with cc to 1042...@bugs.launchpad.net, but I got this error message from launchpad: An error occurred while processing a mail you sent to Launchpad's email interface. and then a long list of commands that failed. I don't know if it's important -- Y

[Bug 1042613] intel graphics rc6 power saving causes flickering

2012-08-29 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Hi Daniel, I hope you are the right person to contact about this upstream bug. I'll try to follow the form at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/kernel to report it. Please consider that it's the first time I report an upstream bug :) Best, Giampiero [1.] One line summary of the problem: inte

[Bug 1042613] Re: intel graphics rc6 power saving causes flickering

2012-08-28 Thread Giampiero Salvi
After more testing, I can confirm that the latest kernel (3.6.0 rc3) behaves similarly to the previous ones. That is, the problem persists. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1042613 Title:

[Bug 1042613] Re: intel graphics rc6 power saving causes flickering

2012-08-28 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Hi again, after testing with a few kernels, I realized that 3.6.0-030600rc3-generic (the latest kernel) does not really solve the problem, it just makes it slightly less serious. I'll try to explain: Sometimes the flickering happens as soon as I disconnect the power cable, sometimes only when, r

[Bug 1042613] Re: intel graphics rc6 power saving causes flickering

2012-08-28 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Another question: is there a way to make sure that RC6 is on? When I checked the estimated battery time, I didn't see any difference between kernel 3.2.0 with RC6 disabled in grub, and kernel 3.6.0 with RC6 presumably on (by default). I want to avoid testing a lot of kernels and then realizing that

[Bug 1042613] Re: intel graphics rc6 power saving causes flickering

2012-08-28 Thread Giampiero Salvi
@Joseph, Do you have a standard procedure for that? Or shall I just take a kernel in between 3.2.0 and 3.6.0 and keep on splitting between the working and the not-working kernel version? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1042613] Re: intel graphics rc6 power saving causes flickering

2012-08-28 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Hi, I have now tested the upstream kernel by removing the 'i915.i915_enable_rc6=0' kernel option and installing 3.6.0-030600rc3-generic. I could not observe any flickering when the power cable is disconnected, so I marked the bug the way you told me to do. Is there any chance this will be fixed

[Bug 1042613] Re: intel graphics rc6 power saving causes flickering

2012-08-28 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Sorry for the last message, I now see that you explicitly pointed to the quantal kernel, so I assume it is ok to use it. Giampiero -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1042613 Title: intel

[Bug 1042613] Re: intel graphics rc6 power saving causes flickering

2012-08-28 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Hi, I followed the link at http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ and the only builds for versions v3.6 I can find are for "quantal" (rc1, rc2 and rc3). Is that right? I am running "precise" on the netbook, does it mean it is possible to take a kernel from another release of Ubuntu? Or a

[Bug 1042613] Re: intel graphics rc6 power saving causes flickering

2012-08-28 Thread Giampiero Salvi
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[Bug 1042613] [NEW] intel graphics rc6 power saving causes flickering

2012-08-28 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Public bug reported: Since RC6 power saving was enabled by default, disconnecting the power cable causes flickering in the screen. The problem is solved by disabling RC6 power saving in the kernel parameters. This is done by adding "i915.i915_enable_rc6=0" to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT variabl

[Bug 626142] Re: evince will not launch external programs in presentation mode

2011-12-08 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Hi, this bug was fixed in evince 3.0.2. http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/evince/3.0/ I built this version of evince from source on Ubuntu 11.04 x86_64 without problems. Do you think you could include a deb package in the apt repositories for Ubuntu 11.04? Thank you! -- You received this

[Bug 498192] Re: Command poff causes kernel panic

2010-01-04 Thread Giampiero Salvi
I have the same behavior with 32 bit Ubuntu 9.10. I use Google Chrome instead of Firefox, but I did not check properly that it is the combination of Chrome and poff that causes the kernel panic. The laptop is a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ3HP, kernel is 2.6.31-16-generic, architecture i686. -- Command poff c

[Bug 319968] Re: Kernel panic with docking station

2009-01-22 Thread Giampiero Salvi
This is the on of the previous bug reports I was referring to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/163211 The only reason why I started a new one (besides the claim that the bug was solved after a certain version of the kernel, which isn't true for me), is because I was following

[Bug 319968] Re: Kernel panic with docking station

2009-01-22 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Hi, I can take a picture/video tomorrow (the docking station is in my office). >From what I recall, I see the Ubuntu splash screen with the progress bar that stops progressing and the num lock and caps lock (?) start blinking. This is the same behaviour that was reported in an earlier bug. After

[Bug 319968] Re: Kernel panic with docking station

2009-01-22 Thread Giampiero Salvi
** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21531982/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "CurrentDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21531983/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21531984/Dependencies.txt ** A

[Bug 319968] [NEW] Kernel panic with docking station

2009-01-22 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Public bug reported: I saw this bug before on the ubuntu forum, but I read it was fixed in my kernel version (2.6.28). Here are the scenarios: 1) I start on the docking station and everything is fine. I] I press the undock button and lift the laptop -> kernel panic, need to disconnect the bat

[Bug 108643] Re: nautilus, media containing multiple partitions cannot be unmounted(with eject) (USB connected)

2007-08-24 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Hi there, I have the opposite problem, I don't know if my problem is already mentioned in another bug report: if I run 'eject' from the command line, the volume is correctly ejected. If I right click on it and choose Eject, I get a "Cannot eject volume" window, and a new Nautilus window with the

[Bug 69426] Re: after hibernate wireless doesn't work

2007-06-07 Thread Giampiero Salvi
Hi, I have the same problem with a Vaio VGN-SZ3HP. The wlan led is dead when I resume from hibernation and I do not see any network in the network manager. It doesn't help to switch off and on the wireless card (with the wireless hardware switch). The wireless network starts working again if I