[Bug 330594] Re: Bug ethernet SIS 64bit version

2009-06-16 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
On Jaunty now, I had the adapter flawlessly working on 32-bit Jaunty, changed back to 64-bit now that an open display driver is available (why is this not incorporated in the kernel...), and the bug is still there Linux 2.6.28-13-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 2 07:55:09 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[Bug 330588] Re: Coexistance of different tftp versions may be misleading

2009-04-29 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
The ability to do your transfers from the command-line, and integrate those on a script...that's why I use hpa. -- Coexistance of different tftp versions may be misleading https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/330588 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is s

[Bug 322425] Re: Crashes when "saving as"

2009-05-20 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hi OO 3.01 on 32-bit Jaunty, export to pdf on an NFS drive crashes OO Writer. It works as expected on local drive. Don't know if it is related to this bug or if you want me to open a new one/conduct further tests. 2.6.28-12-server #43-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 1 20:28:32 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux Cheers

[Bug 56000] Re: "File has changed on disk. Reload instead of saving?" on save

2009-01-21 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Running ubuntu 8.10, happens with individual files everytime. -- "File has changed on disk. Reload instead of saving?" on save https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/56000 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 330588] [NEW] tftp inoperative

2009-02-17 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Public bug reported: Hello I don't know if this is the right place to report this since this is a synaptic package tftp 0.17-16ubuntu1 on intrepid-amd64 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:28:32 UTC 2009 I can't use tftp. It does not operate with command line parameters such as: tftp -v -m

[Bug 330588] Re: tftp inoperative

2009-02-19 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hello I tested, it was the netkit I had installed, with hpa command-line works. The binary problem was my mistake, caused by VirtualBox behavior when transferring to a Lantronix device. This bug report resumes to command-line not working on netkit tftp. Thanks -- tftp inoperative https://bugs.l

[Bug 330588] Re: tftp inoperative

2009-02-19 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hello Andreas You didn't misunderstood my statement. In my point of view it is misleading having two different tftp clients with different behaviour, one working at the command-line level and the other not. This is not just a question of semantics, it may confuse many people. Traditionally and ove

[Bug 330588] Re: tftp inoperative

2009-02-19 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
I wrote a small article on tftp variations so as to help others if they run into the same situation. It will be the first of a series on my pages: http://ajoliveira.com/ajoliveira/uk/software/tftp.php Cheers -- tftp inoperative https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/330588 You received this bug notifi

[Bug 330588] Re: Coexistance of different tftp versions may be misleading

2009-02-19 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
** Summary changed: - tftp inoperative + Coexistance of different tftp versions may be misleading ** Description changed: Hello - I don't know if this is the right place to report this since this is a - synaptic package + Having recently migrated from Fedora FC8 as my main system and a + sp

[Bug 330588] Re: Coexistance of different tftp versions may be misleading

2009-02-19 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Done ;-) -- Coexistance of different tftp versions may be misleading https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/330588 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.co

[Bug 332140] Re: sis 771/671 graphics board only works in vesa mode

2009-03-02 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hello Since I reported this bug I had to change to Xubuntu 8.10 32-bit, where a sis display driver is available and working quite solidly, will try to get a little time post it on my site, I was already getting eyesight problems out of the vesa driver stripes and fed up of back and forth ctrl-alt-

[Bug 338636] [NEW] Error 11: Unrecognized device string booting XP

2009-03-06 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: grub Hi Running xubuntu 8.10: Linux 2.6.27-13-server #1 SMP Thu Feb 26 08:12:00 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux With upgrades, 5 different kernel versions were on disk (2 server+3 generic). I didn't use my XP partition for quite a while, and when tring to boot

[Bug 329173] Re: Impossible to rename file to other case on samba mounted volym

2009-02-20 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Confirmed on intrepid-amd64 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:28:32 UTC 2009. Does not happen either on local drives or nfs shares. -- Impossible to rename file to other case on samba mounted volym https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/329173 You received this bug notification because you are a me

[Bug 330594] Re: Bug ethernet SIS 64bit version

2009-02-20 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Boas António I have the same headache...because I have the bloody laptop as well... ;-) intrepid-amd64 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:28:32 UTC 2009 lspci returns: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 671MX 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS AGP Po

[Bug 332140] [NEW] sis 771/671 graphics board only works in vesa mode

2009-02-20 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Public bug reported: Hello: intrepid-amd64 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:28:32 UTC 2009 lspci output: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 671MX 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS AGP Port (virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge) 00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon I

[Bug 332140] Re: sis 771/671 graphics board only works in vesa mode

2009-02-20 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
** Attachment added: "dmesg.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22914604/dmesg.log -- sis 771/671 graphics board only works in vesa mode https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/332140 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu

[Bug 330594] Re: Bug ethernet SIS 64bit version

2009-02-20 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Ok, here goes The quoted vendor laptop reference machine is really a Clevo M/61S in disguise... there is still another problem on this laptop, keyboard inserts control chars when you change case fast enough... Cheers ** Attachment added: "at.zip" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22916063/at.zi

[Bug 330594] Re: Bug ethernet SIS 64bit version

2009-02-20 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Sorry, the keyboard did its deeds again... Clevo M761S, I mean... -- Bug ethernet SIS 64bit version https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/330594 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.ub

[Bug 220706] Re: Boot fails on ata3: SRST failed (errno=-16)

2009-08-06 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hello, I have the error you described in a computer using Conceptronics CSATA Combo and a Samsung Sata 512GB disk and Jaunty 32 bits. The system boots, but it prompts me with that error a couple of times. I will now investigate it for stability, it is supposed to run as a server in the near future,

[Bug 305589] Re: [jaunty] nfs-common fails to start unless NEED_STATD=no

2009-08-06 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hello Running Jaunty 64-bit 2.6.28.15 generic, it afects me and is cleared by: #sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-common restart Seems some unitialized thing, service was running. Cheers Antonio -- [jaunty] nfs-common fails to start unless NEED_STATD=no https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/305589 You receive

[Bug 56000] Re: "File has changed on disk. Reload instead of saving?" on save

2009-07-20 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hi 9.04 AMD64 2.6.28-14-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 8 07:41:18 UTC 2009 No bug on sight Please note that on /etc/profile I have: umask 007 to allow group access as well I had no time to change this and investigate what happens, but screem saves properly. -- "File has changed on disk. Re

[Bug 244353] Re: [ooo-build] OpenOffice exports PDF with arabic numerals instead of regular numbers

2009-07-28 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
2.6.28-14-generic #46-Ubuntu 64-bit I can correct the file by editing calc tables changing some bit, mostly after 1 or 2 edits the problem is gone, but it is nagging. It ofte happens when the document is previously edited by oo windows version... -- [ooo-build] OpenOffice exports PDF with arabi

[Bug 405700] [NEW] Openoffice hangs when exporting a pdf to nfs share

2009-07-28 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org In Jaunty 9.04, export to pdf hangs if you try to do it on an nfs export. I always have to do it on my local drive and then copy it to the nfs export. The document has no edition problems on the export. openoffice.org: Installed: 1:3.0.

[Bug 329616] Re: Multiple instances of xfdesktop started simultaneously

2009-07-28 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
I'm seeing this on a test machine running 32-bit Jaunty since I converted from ext3 to ext4. -- Multiple instances of xfdesktop started simultaneously https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/329616 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 329616] Re: Multiple instances of xfdesktop started simultaneously

2009-07-28 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Just clearing the cache seems to have worked for me, will see, got just one xfcedesktop process now. -- Multiple instances of xfdesktop started simultaneously https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/329616 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 329616] Re: Multiple instances of xfdesktop started simultaneously

2009-07-28 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
By the way, instead of just clicking the exit button, ensure all your xfcedesktop processes are killed, then go to applications/settings/session and startup and make sure that "automatically save session on logout is" un-selected. Then, go to a terminal and type #sudo reboot. That's what I did

[Bug 329616] Re: Multiple instances of xfdesktop started simultaneously

2009-07-28 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Using an outdated Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 with 512kof RAM, no external monitor. Using ext4 allover. The bug does not show on any of our xfce desktops or on my main Clevo M761S laptop, using 64-bit Xubuntu 9.04. -- Multiple instances of xfdesktop started simultaneously https://bugs.launchpad.ne

[Bug 329616] Re: Multiple instances of xfdesktop started simultaneously

2009-07-28 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Thanks for the sympathies, I always like to have some old bits around, my main laptop has 4GB memory and I never spent more than about 2.7G even with a virtual xp machine (virtualbox) on top, but I can do with 512kB as well, it depends of what I'm doing, the same with a Fiat 500 and a Fiat barch

[Bug 406249] [NEW] xfce alsa mixer does not remember settings between sessions

2009-07-29 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Public bug reported: In spite the main volume control is turned up, alsa control panel at the top xfce panel starts up at a session beginning mutes and with the fader down. It should remember the last settings. Xubuntu 9.04 Linux 2.6.28-14-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Sat Jul 25 01:19:55 UTC 2009 x86_

[Bug 378470] Re: xfce4-mixer master is always muted at reboot

2009-07-30 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Thanks for marking bug #406249 as a duplicate of this one, I missed this one on my search well, after some search I saw I was not alone and I decided to compile my own guide to pulse audio disabling on my xubuntu 9.04 64-bit box here: http://ajoliveira.com/ajoliveira/uk/software/pulse.php It als

[Bug 407095] [NEW] lost the capability of reading mime-encoded mail after installing enigmail

2009-07-30 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Public bug reported: Linux 2.6.28-14-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Sat Jul 25 01:19:55 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux thunderbird: Installed: 2.0.0.22+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 Candidate: 2.0.0.22+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 Version table: *** 2.0.0.22+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 0

[Bug 407095] Re: lost the capability of reading mime-encoded mail after installing enigmail

2009-07-31 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Dear friends: After about half an hour guessing, I posted a workaround here: http://ajoliveira.com/ajoliveira/pt/software/enigmail.php In fact enigmail changed 2 Thunderbird preferences, producing that very boring behavior... Hope it helps others Cheers Antonio -- lost the capability of rea

[Bug 329616] Re: Multiple instances of xfdesktop started simultaneously

2009-08-01 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hi Have you tried on a terminal: killall -g KILL xfcedesktop and then rm -rf ~/.cache/sessions and then sudo reboot that worked for me on the computer I was having the problem on, if I don't miss anything. Best of luck -- Multiple instances of xfdesktop started simultaneously https://bugs

[Bug 329616] Re: Multiple instances of xfdesktop started simultaneously

2009-08-01 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
I cured the bug for good with that fix on Jaunty, can't see it any more, it's up to developers now, I'm afraid, you seem to be up-front with Karmic. Sorry if I can't be of more help unless I came across with it again on one of my computers... -- Multiple instances of xfdesktop started simultaneou

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-04-28 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
If Lucid comes out tomorrow in release form I will compile the driver myself both in 32 and 64-bit , because I have this display card in my main working computer, but just can't put betas in it... -- [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/3

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-04-30 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hi mates, I made the deadly jump to Lucid 1280x768, it is a large jump, lots of small problems, I will now proceed to check what I can do...phew... -- [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301958 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-04-30 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
The driver does not compile in this xorg version 1.7.6: sis.h:74:27: error: xf86Resources.h: No such file or directory I am stuck for the moment being...will keep trying. The same problem exists on other distros. Cheers -- [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards https:/

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-04-30 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Filing a bug, this is a bug fixed on debian... -- [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301958 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-

[Bug 572420] [NEW] Impossible to compile the sis video driver in Lucid amd64

2010-04-30 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-sis Hello When compiling, even with xserver-xorg-dev installed, I get the error: sis.h:74:27: error: xf86Resources.h: No such file or directory The driver compiled ok on Karmic. A similar bug has bee filed here: http://bugs.debian.

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-04-30 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Filed #572420 waiting...will try on 32-bits on another machine tomorrow, maybe I can at least help the 32-bit users... -- [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301958 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu B

[Bug 572420] Re: Impossible to compile the sis video driver in Lucid amd64

2010-04-30 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hi RH, correct, i am compiling an old driver. that is one of the 2 that work on Karmic. included sis driver does not work at all. GH, that is a 32-bit driver which I tried to compile under lucid... make[2]: *** No rule to make target `sis6...@driver_man_suffix@', needed by `all-am'. Stop. in s

[Bug 572420] Re: Impossible to compile the sis video driver in Lucid amd64

2010-04-30 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hi, this is a real PITA, see bug 301958 and http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=95896 this card (771/671) is not detected and there is no bloody driver for it on the kernel. I was a provider of 32 and 64-bit karmic and Jaunty drivers on my site because most of these good people can't compile

[Bug 572420] Re: Impossible to compile the sis video driver in Lucid amd64

2010-04-30 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Anyway: Changed in xserver-xorg-video-sis (Ubuntu): status: New → Won't Fix well, fair enough, get us a bloody driver instead... -- Impossible to compile the sis video driver in Lucid amd64 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/572420 You received this bug notification because you are a memb

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-04-30 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
status of bug 572420 : Changed in xserver-xorg-video-sis (Ubuntu): status: New → Won't Fix and this one: declined for Lucid can't go any further in this direction, got to search elsewhere...we are on our own, everything is ok and we are just a bunch of buggers... -- [needs-packaging]

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-05-01 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Ricardo, you must be on 32-bit, please confirm. Next thing i will do is grab the kernel driver and try to make it recognize the board. It will take time, which i don't have, and i am an audio, not a video guy...will see... -- [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards https:/

[Bug 477256] Re: [i855] Xserver freezing on Toshiba Satellite A10 (Intel 82852/855GM)

2010-05-02 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hello It is by far better on Lucid release 32-bit. The only way of booting a toshiba a10 is by putting it in the recovery mode. Neither the display is detected or the wireless adapter work, but that is the lucant-agere bug, described elsewhere. The computer worked fine on Karmic, and is unusable n

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-05-02 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Guten tag Jonas This very bug is marked as "won't fix". I will try the driver pointed by Ricardo, usually 32-bit drivers won't work on 64-bit os, I have seen it elsewhere so the reason for the question. I now have both my standard working machines in a bad state with production Lucid, the other on

[Bug 498336] Re: Wireless network card stopped working with ubuntu 9.10

2010-05-02 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
No way in trying to copy the firmware, it seems that Lucid has the corrected firmware already, it simply does not work. One of the machines having this problem (have 2) is unusable, cause of display problems as well after migration to Lucid. I strongly suggest that nobody switches to Lucid without

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-05-02 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Further adding to this thread "Regarding the blog linked by Ricardo #96 the driver works with 64bit. Where is your problem exactly?" My problem is that the driver you suggest, and as expected, does not work (and it would surprise me a lot if it did) on amd64 lucid. So, I am still on my own, danke

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-05-02 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Ah, sehr gut, sehr gut, mein freund... I am using the vesa driver, otherwise i could not write this stuff on my main computer, I did the jump to try to be of help to all the people experiencing this issue, in fact, i have a tutorial on my website explaining how to do it otherwise a lot of peopl

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-05-02 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Guten habend, Jonas Your compiled driver works, viele danke :-), but not exactly as you say, we will come back to it. I have to say that I am astonished. I had exactly the same modules except libgl1-mesa-dev. the so file should be copied to /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/old_sis, and this is new

[Bug 477256] Re: [i855] Xserver freezing on Toshiba Satellite A10 (Intel 82852/855GM)

2010-05-02 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
ok, agreed, of course i can boot and use the stuff, and if you look at my web page, maybe you find some extra tips to get it going, but, the question is, will the regular user be able to do it? All the best -- [i855] Xserver freezing on Toshiba Satellite A10 (Intel 82852/855GM) https://bugs.laun

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-05-03 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Copied 32 and 64-bit drivers to my xorg page http://ajoliveira.com/ajoliveira/uk/software/xorg.php with, of course the proper credits for the authors... -- [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301958 You received this bug notification b

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-05-03 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hi Jonas With the sources you used the failure is as described below: ajolive...@luna:~/main/temp/sis/xorg-driver-sis671-0.9.1$ make make all-recursive make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ajoliveira/main/temp/sis/xorg-driver-sis671-0.9.1' Making all in src make[2]: Entering directory `/home/ajo

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-05-03 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Yes, you're right, with full sudo make install it compiled (sudo make didn't succeeded in creating the libraries) and well, destination is just a question of configure prefix.With the second one, compiling ok on karmic, no. But at least one is finishing, so later on I will do it on 32-bit and try t

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-05-03 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
The 64-bit compiled driver works as expected. -- [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301958 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-b

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-05-03 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
The 32-bit driver is now recompiled as a Lucid native and was re- published. -- [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301958 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ub

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-05-04 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Was looking at xserver-xorg-video-sis-0.10.2 { PCI_CHIP_SIS670, "[M]670/[M]770[GX]" }, { PCI_CHIP_SIS671, "[M]671/[M]771[GX]" }, were just wiped out from the code, these chipsets are just not supported, this is not a bug, we are talking about a broken driver. It will take some work t

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-05-04 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
The driver we both compiled has an intermittent flaw, happened to me this morning and I heard this before: LoadModule: "sis671" (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/old_sis/sis671_drv.so dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/old_sis/sis671_drv.so: undefined symbol: resVgaIoShared (EE) Faile

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-05-04 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
I edited my /boot/grub/ menu.lst so as to turn acpi=off and will keep on watching this. More people complain they can't see a thing with the lucid install disk, and I have a frozen display toshiba a10 after lucid upgrade, maybe there is a connection. -- [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-05-07 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
The problem I have of broken display at start-up has nothing to do with acpi. It happens after I for some reason running w* (to communicate with a serial device after its pipe was broken on virtualbox). The machine is multi-boot, and every time I run w* now, I have to e2fsck my boot disk. In spite

[Bug 520118] Re: thunar select freezes after using mouse to select folders ("detailed view" mode)

2010-05-07 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
This is a must-fix, I have to say that pcmanfm has the same behavior, either in the standard or nohal flavours in my system, libfm is not installed in my implementation, there is no fix for this in xubuntu lucid amd64. I have seen this bug before, on other upgrade. -- thunar select freezes after

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-05-07 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Boas Permissions are ok, just send me a mail to my homepage mail address (it's on the main page) and we will ry to sort this out in private. Antonio -- [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301958 You received this bug notification becau

[Bug 576500] [NEW] k3b in amd64 lucid freezes after ripping a CD to flac or after convering a cue+audio file to flac

2010-05-06 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: k3b On lucid amd64 xubuntu, Linux luna 2.6.32-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 28 13:28:05 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux k3b successfully finishes the extraction of tracks from a CD. Let us see the logs of a typical extraction: K3bQProcess::QProcess(0x0)

[Bug 576500] Re: k3b in amd64 lucid freezes after ripping a CD to flac or after convering a cue+audio file to flac

2010-05-06 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
ah: k3b: Installed: 1.91.0~rc2-0ubuntu3 Candidate: 1.91.0~rc2-0ubuntu3 Version table: *** 1.91.0~rc2-0ubuntu3 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status -- k3b in amd64 lucid freezes after ripping a CD to flac or after convering a

[Bug 330594] Re: Bug ethernet SIS 64bit version

2009-11-23 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Good morning Confirmed, this bug vanished. There is a minor nag that should be corrected, each time we disconnect the cable, turn on the radio and go wireless, then turn off the radio and reconnect the cable, network manager turns up the interface, but it does not work anymore. eth0 is absent f

[Bug 293946] Re: realtek rtl8187 weak signal, occasional slow performance

2009-11-23 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hello I confirm that this bug is fixed in Karmic 2.6.31-15-generic2.6.31-15-generic 64-bit , realtek rtl8187 is performing up to expectations and the external smc adapter I had been using as a circumvent is now not working at all ;-) So for a correction there is a new bug (#479283). Cheers Anton

[Bug 53897] Re: Disappearing panels/menus in Xubuntu (Dapper, Feisty, Gutsy)

2010-01-17 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
thanks, Charlie upper left, to be more precise, and the shut-down window vanishing may be another issue...If you still think I need to file a new one, or a pair of new ones in, just let me know, I don't like to flood the joint with new bugs without a real need... Cheers -- Disappearing panels/m

[Bug 352732] Re: [jaunty,karmic] Sound muted after boot

2010-01-18 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hi I just run into this on a fresh Karmic install, #77 cured the problem, in spite I applied 38. I found that the problem was on the pulse audio mixer, I could unmute and crank up all volumes at the alsa mixer without anything happening. Bug 456013 may be the expression of the same symptoms. Ant

[Bug 332140] Re: sis 771/671 graphics board only works in vesa mode

2009-11-26 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
For long I have a complete set of ubuntu drivers on my site for this board with ful instructions, I just didn't compile the latest 32-bit driver, check: http://ajoliveira.com/ajoliveira/uk/software/xorg.php or if anybody prefers it in Portuguese: http://ajoliveira.com/ajoliveira/pt/software/xorg

[Bug 405700] Re: Openoffice hangs when exporting a pdf to nfs share

2009-09-15 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
I firewalled the Ubuntu server and fixed the nfs ports, it works, with or without ppa. With FC8 there are problems even opening a file with ppa, and a pdf export hang without ppa. OpenOffice on 8.10 worked with the FC8 server, even with the last ppa. I hope it helps. -- Openoffice hangs when expo

[Bug 244353] Re: [ooo-build] OpenOffice exports PDF with arabic numerals instead of regular numbers

2009-09-15 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Installed the ppa and haven't seen the bug since then on 64-bit Jaunty. -- [ooo-build] OpenOffice exports PDF with arabic numerals instead of regular numbers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244353 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 469179] Re: can't play audio cd's

2009-12-11 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hello I get this dmesg output when I insert a cdrom on: Linux luna 2.6.31-16-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 8 04:02:15 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux [33090.172351] sr 2:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Illegal mode for this track [33090.172363] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [33090.269858] sr 2:0

[Bug 315489] Re: Kernel oops loading Agere firmware (orinoco module)

2010-03-15 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hi Tried without the firmware on a WEP fixed IP network It logs on the network but it does nothing (no pings). and with the driver: It does not log on the network, keeps asking for the key. Using a Toshiba 4600 with the Hermes C010827a kernel 2.6.31.20 Cheers Antonio -- Kernel oops loadin

[Bug 298402] Re: halt:unable to iterate ID E devices: No such files or directory

2010-03-14 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Incidence of the bug preventing the machine from power down has dropped to a very low percentage, but the message and the delay are still there. -- halt:unable to iterate IDE devices: No such files or directory https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/298402 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 436527] Re: nfs-kernel-server, several shares in /etc/exports shows same partition on client

2010-06-02 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
I fixed this by rewriting /etc/exports on a lucid client, the "same filehandle" message was there and vanished afterwards, but could not do anything on karmic clients, so I am forcing an unwanted lucid upgrade on the server (server kernel). This is a major bug, I will keep you posted about the beha

[Bug 436527] Re: nfs-kernel-server, several shares in /etc/exports shows same partition on client

2010-06-02 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
correcting previous info, "same filehandle" warning still exists for karmic clients, only ceased to exist for lucid clients. -- nfs-kernel-server, several shares in /etc/exports shows same partition on client https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436527 You received this bug notification because you ar

[Bug 436527] Re: nfs-kernel-server, several shares in /etc/exports shows same partition on client

2010-06-02 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
ok, here goes: after the lucid server upgrade, situation was identical, karmic and lucid 32-bit clients had duplicate exports. lucid 64-bit client worked flawlessly. took out fsid=0, and everything went back to normal (rw,sync,crossmnt,no_subtree_check) instead of (rw,fsid=0,sync,crossmnt,no_sub

[Bug 520118] Re: thunar select freezes after using mouse to select folders ("detailed view" mode)

2010-05-18 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hi Lionel, your fix is working pristine. Thankfully, because pcmanfm is dangerously unstable, gave me the creeps after I saw the consequences of some file copies and arguments passed on directories with spaces...I prefer the terminal... For those eager to get rid of the annoying bug without going

[Bug 520118] Re: thunar select freezes after using mouse to select folders ("detailed view" mode)

2010-05-18 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Dear Lionel I'm very aware what a ppa is, I have compiled and made mods to at least 3 packages for personal use (e.g. gEDA pcb), and that you risk, when installing stuff from ppa's with large dependencies to get rid of a bug and get involved with 1 new bugs... and yes, I saw some minor side ef

[Bug 520118] Re: thunar select freezes after using mouse to select folders ("detailed view" mode)

2010-05-18 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Erwin there is ppa-purge, see here http://www.webupd8.org/2010/04/ppa-purge-now-available-via-getdeb.html changed packages in my system were exo-utils thunar thunar-data xfce4-battery-plugin xfce4-clipman-plugin xfce4-datetime-plugin xfce4-dict xfce4-fsguard-plugin xfce4-governor-plugin xfce

[Bug 520118] Re: thunar select freezes after using mouse to select folders ("detailed view" mode)

2010-05-19 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
for those having installed the ppa: go to "system" "software sources" "other software" "remove" ppa:xubuntu-dev/ppa and then: ppa:mrpouit/ppa and close. in a terminal: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get autoremove sudo apt-get autoclean -- thunar select freezes after usin

[Bug 520118] Re: thunar select freezes after using mouse to select folders ("detailed view" mode)

2010-05-19 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
please ignore #84 and use #81 for removal but using: sudo ppa-purge ppa:mrpouit/ppa sudo ppa-purge ppa:xubuntu-dev/ppa and that's it, everything will go back to the previous setup. -- thunar select freezes after using mouse to select folders ("detailed view" mode) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bu

[Bug 520118] Re: thunar select freezes after using mouse to select folders ("detailed view" mode)

2010-05-21 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hello Either with the ppa (which installation/removal instructions I published earlier) or with the standard repository fix, everything is running fine, I tested it both ways, behavior is normal, no side effects. Cheers Antonio -- thunar select freezes after using mouse to select folders ("det

[Bug 576563] Re: kb3 hangs when encoding using lame

2010-05-13 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 576500 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/576500 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 576500 k3b in amd64 lucid freezes after ripping a CD to flac or after convering a cue+audio file to flac -- kb3 hangs when encoding using lame https://bugs.

[Bug 576500] Re: k3b in amd64 lucid freezes after ripping a CD to flac or after convering a cue+audio file to flac

2010-05-13 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
That bug is a duplicate of this one, in fact. Thanks for spotting it. -- k3b in amd64 lucid freezes after ripping a CD to flac or after convering a cue+audio file to flac https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/576500 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 520118] Re: thunar select freezes after using mouse to select folders ("detailed view" mode)

2010-05-14 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Lionel, bonsoir, je veux vous remercier de votre persistance. (thanks for your devotion to this) À+(see ya) -- thunar select freezes after using mouse to select folders ("detailed view" mode) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/520118 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 520118] Re: thunar select freezes after using mouse to select folders ("detailed view" mode)

2010-05-27 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hello Have you tried to remove .config/xfce4 and .config/xfce4-session directories and logout/login or restart? Or go to settings/xfce4 settings manager/removable drives and media/storage checking that the first 2 top boxes are checked? I don't have such issues after 2 upgrades using different m

[Bug 520118] Re: thunar select freezes after using mouse to select folders ("detailed view" mode)

2010-05-11 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Sorry for my disagreement and for being a little sarcastic, for 3 reasons: 1. Users are comparing a methodology to escape the bug while it exists. I don't give a damn about the bug now, thanks to the tips I found here about pcmanfm2 (I do prefer tabbed browsing anyway). 2. Users are describing b

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-02-04 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hi "My" driver is a repackaging of the Winischofer driver for both Jaunty and Karmic. It is working 100% on my laptop, either with the integrated lcd (1280x800) or with an external monitor. But I heard that there are cases of difficult coordination between the lcd and the external monitor. I have

[Bug 301958] Re: [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards

2010-02-04 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Ah, soon I will try this driver on lynx, xorg 1.7 is there and I am curious to knw if I must keep using Jaunty or not... -- [needs-packaging] no working driver for sis 671/771 video cards https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301958 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 298402] Re: halt:unable to iterate ID E devices: No such files or directory

2009-09-08 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
I am having this on a Jaunty 32-bit server, it prevents the machine from halting normally. -- halt:unable to iterate IDE devices: No such files or directory https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/298402 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ub

[Bug 298402] Re: halt:unable to iterate ID E devices: No such files or directory

2009-09-10 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
#sudo reboot or #sudo shutdown -h now are working perfectly on my PC -- halt:unable to iterate IDE devices: No such files or directory https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/298402 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-b

[Bug 405700] Re: Openoffice hangs when exporting a pdf to nfs share

2009-09-11 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
I have installed the ppa, am upgrading and will let you know, will try with both servers. -- Openoffice hangs when exporting a pdf to nfs share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405700 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ub

[Bug 405700] Re: Openoffice hangs when exporting a pdf to nfs share

2009-09-11 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
With the new ubuntu jaunty server no changes, with the fc8 server openoffice refuses to open a .odt server document, it hangs, so it got even worse. Monday I will fix nfs ports and firewall the ubuntu server, and will recheck on both a machine with ppa and one without. Have a nice weekend. -- O

[Bug 75384] Re: xsane PDF file sizes could be optimized

2009-09-04 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hi! :-) I am returning to this because I think the bug exists indeed, my secretary has been complaining about this, making me lose time checking why she has hit the wall, or if there is a fix it is not obvious to me... scanned a color document, 150dpi, full color, xsane 0.994, Jaunty 32 and 64-b

[Bug 75384] Re: xsane PDF file sizes could be optimized

2009-09-04 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
re-opened it, I think it is even worse than described in Jaunty. ** Changed in: xsane (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- xsane PDF file sizes could be optimized https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/75384 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subsc

[Bug 405700] Re: Openoffice hangs when exporting a pdf to nfs share

2009-09-04 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Tried on a Jaunty 32-bit server and the problem disappeared. It is apparent if the server is an NFS server on FC8, but I still have to check again, because the FC8 server is firewalled and has fixed NFS ports, and the other is still open. -- Openoffice hangs when exporting a pdf to nfs share http

[Bug 75384] Re: xsane PDF file sizes could be optimized

2009-09-05 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hi The worst part was that I could not see a bit of a difference between a scanned jpg image and a converted graphics magick (not image magick, note) in pdf format or a native scanned xsane pdf. No artifacts, nothing. That was the reason I re-opened this bug. I can send over some examples, but the

[Bug 75384] Re: xsane PDF file sizes could be optimized

2009-09-07 Thread Antonio J. de Oliveira
Hi Tommy Thanks for the ps multipage feature tip. Today we used that together with gm convert (Graphics Magick) to create a splendid pdf. I installed 'context' so as to try pstopdf, but still, the final size is almost doubled in relation to the size of the file created with gm convert, and the

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