[Bug 211572] Re: [Hardy] [regression] ehci_hcd.ko breaks suspend-to-ram

2008-04-28 Thread DaveAbrahams
I may have just been getting lucky with the unload of ehci_hcd, because resume just failed again with USB devices plugged into my dock. -- [Hardy] [regression] ehci_hcd.ko breaks suspend-to-ram https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/211572 You received this bug notification because you are a member of U

[Bug 224237] Re: magically accumulating batteries

2008-04-29 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "Screenshot.png" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14015875/Screenshot.png -- magically accumulating batteries https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224237 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs ma

[Bug 224237] [NEW] magically accumulating batteries

2008-04-29 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager I have only one battery in my ThinkPad T60p, but as you can see from the attached screenshot, the number reported by g-p-m's applet keeps growing! ** Affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Ne

[Bug 224237] Re: magically accumulating batteries

2008-04-29 Thread DaveAbrahams
Done ** Attachment added: "gpm.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14017287/gpm.log -- magically accumulating batteries https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224237 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing lis

[Bug 212957] Re: [hardy] IBM/Lenovo T60p fails to resume from suspend-to-RAM

2008-04-29 Thread DaveAbrahams
I have managed to work around all of my problems, and have entered more specific bug reports, in particular: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/218760 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/197209 Plus the usual fglrx-related changes to /etc/default/acpi-support (why doesn't ubuntu make those automa

[Bug 218760] Re: Dock with USB devices + suspend == resume fails

2008-04-29 Thread DaveAbrahams
This is apparently worked around by setting DOUBLE_CONSOLE_SWITCH=1 in /etc/default/acpi-support. I still consider this a bug: suspend should work out-of-the-box. That means setting DOUBLE_CONSOLE_SWITCH=1 for *at least* anyone with a dock, and for those of us using fglrx, POST_VIDEO=false and SA

[Bug 218760] Re: Dock with USB devices + suspend == resume fails

2008-04-29 Thread DaveAbrahams
A little more analysis, from the person who led me to try DOUBLE_CONSOLE_SWITCH: "If you have custom xorg.conf rules for your input devices and don't just use /dev/mice (and the kbd equivalent), then if you unplug one of the devices, and then re-plug it, xorg will still be trying to use the open f

[Bug 45014] Re: [gutsy] hdaps does not support Z60t and Z61m

2008-04-29 Thread DaveAbrahams
Okay, now I'm confused. I installed hdapsd and hdaps-utils. I built and installed the latest tp_smapi. modprobe hdaps tp_smapi works. hdaps-gl works and shows me a 3d reorienting laptop as I tilt my machine. /etc/init.d/hdapsd start doesn't work: * Not starting hdapsd: /sys/block/

[Bug 139881] Re: hdaps_protect patch to enable disk head parking on thinkpads

2008-04-29 Thread DaveAbrahams
According to http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/HDAPS#Kernel_patch, the current kernel will hang with the best-currently-known hdaps patch. But, also, someone seems to be working on getting hdaps into the mainline kernel. When that happens, Ubuntu will have it. -- hdaps_protect patch to enable disk h

[Bug 224471] [NEW] Bizarre huge fonts in Firefox

2008-04-29 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Every so often, the body fonts of most pages will become incredibly large. See the enclosed screenshot of this site. uname -a => Linux mcbain 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status:

[Bug 224471] Re: Bizarre huge fonts in Firefox

2008-04-29 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "Screenshot.png" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14028688/Screenshot.png -- Bizarre huge fonts in Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224471 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs maili

[Bug 217069] [NEW] [hardy] minimal cd checksum failure

2008-04-13 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: The Hardy Heron minimal CD fails installation with a checksum error at the moment. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- [hardy] minimal cd checksum failure https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217069 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 50376] Re: support for build-dep option

2008-04-14 Thread DaveAbrahams
The information out there on the web has strongly led me to infer that mixing the use of apt-get and aptitude is a certain road to problems since they don't keep their databases in synch. That certainly makes it unnerving at best to use "apt-get source" alongside aptitude -- support for build-de

[Bug 217157] [NEW] hardy migration-assistant: no such package?

2008-04-14 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: migration-assistant apt doesn't seem to know about any migration-assistant package. It's my understanding that migration-assistant is supposed to be invokable from an existing installation, but I can't seem to find a way to do that. ** Affects: migratio

[Bug 50376] Re: support for build-dep option

2008-04-14 Thread DaveAbrahams
Ahem. Same goes for build-dep. Also, note, apt-get doesn't support such useful aptitude options as --with-recommends, which could be very useful with source/build-dep. -- support for build-dep option https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/50376 You received this bug notification because you are a memb

[Bug 192938] Re: GRUB won't install in text mode in hardy final beta

2008-04-14 Thread DaveAbrahams
I'm still having this problem, or one like it, in Hardy's latest beta. I was able to install LILO instead of grub, though. The (compressed) contents of /var/log/installer are attached. ** Attachment added: "var-log-installer.tar.bz2" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13418347/var-log-installer.tar

[Bug 197209] Re: [fglrx] fglrx + compiz fusion won't resume

2008-05-08 Thread DaveAbrahams
Alex, That's very odd; it appears that by the time 00-compiz-stop.sh gets to run, there are no processes named 'compiz.real' that were spawned by other processes (e.g. compiz-icon). When you get back to a normal state it would be instructive to see the result of 'ps faux' on your system. Before y

[Bug 229388] [NEW] parted stack smashing

2008-05-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: parted In Hardy with all updates: (parted) mklabel msdos *** stack smashing detected ***: terminated === Backtrace: = /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__fortify_fail+0x48)[0xb7e83138] /lib/tls/

[Bug 205005] Re: scripts in /etc/acpi/resume.d don't run after resume from suspend-to-ram [hardy]

2008-05-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
This should still be considered a bug. People put scripts on which they rely there. Does the upgrade process to Hardy alert them to the fact that they won't run? Thousands of pages of instruction are out there documenting the efficacy of /etc/default/acpi-support, and people have and will contin

[Bug 110759] Re: [feisty] oops during resume

2007-09-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
Okay, attaching requested files ** Attachment added: "result of uname -a" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9232862/uname.txt -- [feisty] oops during resume https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110759 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact

[Bug 110759] Re: [feisty] oops during resume

2007-09-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "result of lspci -vvnn" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9232864/lspci-vvnn.log -- [feisty] oops during resume https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110759 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-

[Bug 110759] Re: [feisty] oops during resume

2007-09-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "result of dmidecode" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9232865/dmidecode.log -- [feisty] oops during resume https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110759 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bug

[Bug 110759] Re: [feisty] oops during resume

2007-09-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "kern.log after attempted suspend/resume" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9232932/kern.log -- [feisty] oops during resume https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110759 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu.

[Bug 138892] [gutsy] wired ethernet adapter not detected on t60p

2007-09-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Power on an IBM t60p laptop with no wire in the incoming ethernet port and gutsy tribe 5 in the cd drive. When ubuntu comes up go to the Network Manager menu and select "manual configuration." Wired ethernet adapter does not appear in dialog. ** Affects: ubuntu Importa

[Bug 138892] Re: [gutsy] wired ethernet adapter not detected on t60p

2007-09-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "DebuggingACPI data" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9232997/acpi.tar.gz -- [gutsy] wired ethernet adapter not detected on t60p https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/138892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ub

[Bug 138897] Re: [gutsy] sound broken on t60p

2007-09-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "DebuggingACPI data" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9233090/acpi.tar.gz -- [gutsy] sound broken on t60p https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/138897 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 138897] [gutsy] sound broken on t60p

2007-09-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Boot with gutsy tribe 5 in cd drive of IBM t60p laptop. Open Sound Preferences. Press "Test" button next to "sound playback". Hear an extremely faint tone, no matter how loud you set the volume control. Select "Sounds" tab. Press "play" button next to "log out" or "log in".

[Bug 138897] Re: [gutsy] sound broken on t60p

2007-09-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
OK, it will be a little while before I have time to reboot and mess around with gutsy. You might see if you can get anywhere with what I've already attached. -- [gutsy] sound broken on t60p https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/138897 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubun

[Bug 54803] Re: Various laptop mode problems

2007-07-20 Thread DaveAbrahams
In Feisty, there's no detection of /dev/hda, and there's no syntax error. However, /var/run/laptop-mode-enabled still doesn't exist and thus "Laptop Mode is NOT allowed to run." /etc/default/laptop-mode contains only these lines: # To disable laptop-mode, set the following variable to "no" E

[Bug 54803] Re: Various laptop mode problems

2007-07-20 Thread DaveAbrahams
My guess is that as a result, laptop mode has hardly been tested, at least by ubuntu users. If you have a workaround, I'd like to apply it locally so I can start exercising it here. Thanks. -- Various laptop mode problems https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/54803 You received this bug notification

[Bug 124955] oops during resume

2007-07-09 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: This happens pretty reliably with Feisty when my IBM T60p is running in its dock, then suspended (to RAM), and then resumed. It doesn't happen when undocked. I keep the following plugged into the dock: an external keyboard, two monitors, an ethernet cable, and an HP Laserjet

[Bug 124955] Re: oops during resume

2007-07-09 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "lspci -vvnn results" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8351821/lspci-vvnn.log -- oops during resume https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124955 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailin

[Bug 124955] Re: oops during resume

2007-07-09 Thread DaveAbrahams
This syslog shows the suspend as well as the resume. It's worth noting that e1000 never comes back automatically for me (whether docked or undocked). I always have to do a "rmmod e1000; modprobe e1000" after resume is complete. ** Attachment added: "syslog.0" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/835

[Bug 110774] Re: hci_acldata_packet: hci0 ACL packet for unknown connection handle 11

2007-08-28 Thread DaveAbrahams
Is simply running the CD likely to tell us anything useful?. Wouldn't I have to install all the same software, edit my configuration files in the same way, etc.? -- hci_acldata_packet: hci0 ACL packet for unknown connection handle 11 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110774 You received this bug n

[Bug 110759] Re: [feisty] oops during resume

2007-09-01 Thread DaveAbrahams
I will try that, but... are you confident we're not seeing some interaction with LVM or other low-level components that I have installed on Feisty but won't be there in the default boot from the live CD? -- [feisty] oops during resume https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110759 You received this bug

[Bug 110759] Re: [feisty] oops during resume

2007-09-01 Thread DaveAbrahams
Suspend is totally broken with the Gutsy live CD on the T60p, so testing resume is impossible. When docked, the screen goes black but the machine never shuts down and the screen never comes back to life. When undocked, suspend fails in a scary way: the fans go off but the CPU stays on. When you

[Bug 110759] Re: [feisty] oops during resume

2007-09-04 Thread DaveAbrahams
Okay... Ask the user to try to hibernate/suspend and then restart the system and attach /var/log/kern.log.0 How is that supposed to work when I'm booted from the live CD? Clearly the writable part of the filesystem has to be in a ramdisk. Do I have to install to a hard disk in order to do th

[Bug 105605] kvm/qemu makes no process when not on visible workspace

2007-04-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kvm uname -a: Linux grogan 2.6.20-14-generic #2 SMP Mon Apr 2 20:37:49 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux I built a Windows XP VM under qemu/kvm and set it about doing the chore of updating itself using Windows Update. Then I moved it to a different workspace so

[Bug 105605] Re: kvm/qemu makes no process when not on visible workspace

2007-04-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "lspci-vvnn.log" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7285187/lspci-vvnn.log -- kvm/qemu makes no process when not on visible workspace https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/105605 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact fo

[Bug 105605] Re: kvm/qemu makes no process when not on visible workspace

2007-04-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "dmesg.log" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7285186/dmesg.log -- kvm/qemu makes no process when not on visible workspace https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/105605 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu.

[Bug 105613] Re: insufficient temperature control

2007-04-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "dmesg.log" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7285201/dmesg.log -- insufficient temperature control https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/105613 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailin

[Bug 105613] insufficient temperature control

2007-04-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: My Thinkpad T60p running Feisty just shut down due to having reached its temperature limit. While I appreciate the orderly shutdown I'd have preferred the fan to kick into overdrive and the CPU to have been undervolted. Linux grogan 2.6.20-14-generic #2 SMP Mon Apr 2 20:37:

[Bug 105613] Re: insufficient temperature control

2007-04-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "lspci-vvnn.log" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7285202/lspci-vvnn.log -- insufficient temperature control https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/105613 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-b

[Bug 96430] Re: MASTER: Request for new-legacy nvidia drivers (9631)

2007-04-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
I seem to now have the right drivers installed, but that's apparently not enough to make "desktop effects" work with my GeForce 2 Go. I can get beryl to "work" but everything is so slow (like 1 frame every 20 sec) as to be unusable. It's not too surprising because glxgears doesn't run smoothly w

[Bug 90728] Re: Network-Manager-Applet 0.6.4 shows "no network connection" but I have one

2007-04-12 Thread DaveAbrahams
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 105234 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/105234 I'm seeing this problem in the current Feisty. -- Network-Manager-Applet 0.6.4 shows "no network connection" but I have one https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/90728 You received this bug notification because yo

[Bug 104539] Re: firefox into limbo with only one screen in xinerama

2007-04-13 Thread DaveAbrahams
This happens in Edgy and Feisty with whatever version of FF is the latest in their repos. I think it also happened with Dapper. set up * sudo aticonfig --dtop=horizontal --enable-monitors=tmds1,crt1 * have laptop disconnected from dock or any external monitors * sudo /etc/init.d/gdm rest

[Bug 197754] [NEW] ubuntu doesn't deal well with intentional shutdown

2008-03-02 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org Just about every time I launch an OpenOffice app, I get a document recovery screen. This is almost invariably for a document that I was viewing when I shut down the OS, but *I wasn't even editing*. I never think that I should close OpenOf

[Bug 187848] Re: volume control/mixer interface unusable

2008-02-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
No I have not tried to get an answer in the support tracker. I consider the problem a usability bug. In other words, although I would of course like the system to be explained to me (that's a typical support response), I can't imagine that any explanation of this interface will be simple enough t

[Bug 187848] Re: volume control/mixer interface unusable

2008-02-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
It's hard to prescribe specific improvements with confidence until I understand what the software does, and I still don't. So you could start with documentation, but my feeling is that documentation alone is inadequate, because a reasonably sophisticated user should not have to read docs to make s

[Bug 144758] Re: xserver-xgl makes gnome-panels stretch on dual monitors

2008-01-21 Thread DaveAbrahams
Adding "sleep 2" to the end of that line has no apparent effect for me. -- xserver-xgl makes gnome-panels stretch on dual monitors https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144758 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bu

[Bug 196749] [NEW] migrationtools don't work except from their installation directory

2008-02-28 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: migrationtools This is gutsy; latest version of migrationtools [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/include# /usr/share/migrationtools/migrate_passwd.pl /etc/ldap/passwd.root /etc/openldap/root.ldif Can't locate migrate_common.ph in @INC (did you run h2ph?) (@INC co

[Bug 187848] [NEW] volume control/mixer interface unusable

2008-01-31 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: The volume controls provided by default are incredibly complex and explained nowhere AFAICT. Using it to produce a given result is a total crapshoot for me. For example, on my machine (Gutsy Thinkpad T60p): * In the "File" menu there is a "change device" item that lets me

[Bug 181568] aticonfig --enable-monitor=lvds crashes X

2008-01-09 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg-driver-fglrx The X server crashes unceremoniously when switching from my dual-head displays (tmds1,crt1) connected via a dock to my laptop display with aticonfig --enable-monitor=lvds --effective=now Upgrading to fglrx 8.40.4 (using Envy) makes t

[Bug 177017] Re: forcedeth stops working after random (?) period

2008-01-09 Thread DaveAbrahams
FWIW, since I started using "trunked" networking with my two onboard ethernet adapters, the problem hasn't arisen. It's a good workaround for me, but probably not for most people. ...and yes, I'll use separate attachments. -- forcedeth stops working after random (?) period https://bugs.launchpa

[Bug 138322] Re: [gutsy] Sound very quiet (Intel 82801G/ALC861)

2008-01-23 Thread DaveAbrahams
I had what I thought was the same problem for a while. In the end it turned out that the mixer's PCM channel was wedged somehow at a really low volume. Double-clicking my volume applet to bring up the mixer and adjusting the PCM channel (which looked like it was at maximum volume but obviously wa

[Bug 117411] Re: nVidia 680i Ethernet is not working / Forcedeth Module

2007-12-10 Thread DaveAbrahams
I've been having the problem, ever since upgrading my server to feisty, that the ethernet simply disappears at seemingly random times of high activity and won't come back until after a reboot. I've tried modprobe forcedeth msi=0 msix=0 as suggested in the thread, but I don't yet know whether t

[Bug 117411] Re: nVidia 680i Ethernet is not working / Forcedeth Module

2007-12-12 Thread DaveAbrahams
Update: no, that didn't work for me. I'll attach the requested info for my system. uname -a: Linux hydra 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Sun Sep 23 18:31:23 UTC 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux ** Attachment added: "compressed .log files" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10862859/logs.tar.gz -- nVidia 680i Et

[Bug 5364] Re: Can't use static ip address with network-manager (and thus no VPN connections menu for static users)

2007-11-25 Thread DaveAbrahams
This is a very serious BUG; I can't understand how it can be marked "wishlist." That designation should be reserved for feature requests. -- Can't use static ip address with network-manager (and thus no VPN connections menu for static users) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/5364 You received th

[Bug 5364] Re: Can't use static ip address with network-manager (and thus no VPN connections menu for static users)

2007-11-25 Thread DaveAbrahams
I should add that the behavior for me is that the system works for a while, then all of a sudden it can't browse the web, and linux machines on my local net can't ssh into it. However, Macs can ssh into it, and they can do so using the avahi name .local -- Can't use static ip address with networ

[Bug 104505] Re: /var/cache/apt filling up my /var partition

2007-11-29 Thread DaveAbrahams
Who is "you guys?" Me and reckik, or Ubuntu? -- /var/cache/apt filling up my /var partition https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/104505 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubun

[Bug 148954] Re: package scrollkeeper 0.3.14-13ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Interrupt)

2007-12-26 Thread DaveAbrahams
I think this may be the same as 140712 and http://ohioloco.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4018064#post4018064 -- package scrollkeeper 0.3.14-13ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Interrupt) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/148954 You receive

[Bug 140712] Re: scrollkeeper scrollkeeper-update error

2007-12-26 Thread DaveAbrahams
This is not just happening to you: http://ohioloco.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4018064#post4018064 -- scrollkeeper scrollkeeper-update error https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140712 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu

[Bug 149152] Re: package scrollkeeper 0.3.14-1 3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: il sottoprocesso pos t-installation script è stato terminato dal segnale (Interrupt)

2007-12-26 Thread DaveAbrahams
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 146832 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/146832 The duplicate status of this report is suspect. The symptoms of bug #146832 look completely different to me. However, bug #140712, #148954 and http://ohioloco.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4018064#post40

[Bug 25931] Re: Failed to initalize HAL.

2007-12-16 Thread DaveAbrahams
I just upgraded to Gutsy and am seeing this problem too. With all due appreciation for the benefits of free software (really!) I find it incredible that this bug has persisted through so many ubuntu releases, has been _refused_ for Gutsy, and that no Ubuntu developer has described a definitive and

[Bug 107215] Re: unstable network with forcedeth drivers

2007-12-17 Thread DaveAbrahams
Here are the requested logs for my system, which exhibits the same "too many iterations..." message on Gutsy. ** Attachment added: "logs.tar.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10942513/logs.tar.gz ** Also affects: linux-source-2.6.22 (Baltix) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- uns

[Bug 107215] Re: unstable network with forcedeth drivers

2007-12-17 Thread DaveAbrahams
See my previous comment which contains my logs ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- unstable network with forcedeth drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/107215 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 177017] forcedeth stops working after random (?) period

2007-12-17 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.22-14-generic After a few hours of moderately heavy activity, I very commonly find my network connection broken, with the only cure I've found being a reboot. I've attached several relevant logs. Please also see bug #107215 ** Affects:

[Bug 177017] Re: forcedeth stops working after random (?) period

2007-12-17 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "logs.tar.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10942543/logs.tar.gz -- forcedeth stops working after random (?) period https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/177017 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. --

[Bug 144758] Re: xserver-xgl makes gnome-panels stretch on dual monitors

2008-01-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
Happens to me too. ** Changed in: xserver-xgl (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => xserver-xgl Status: New => Confirmed -- xserver-xgl makes gnome-panels stretch on dual monitors https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144758 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bu

[Bug 144758] Re: xserver-xgl makes gnome-panels stretch on dual monitors

2008-01-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
Yeah, this problem really annoyed me too. It turns out to be a symptom of the way Gutsy starts Xgl. A hack workaround is to replace /usr/share /xserver-xgl/Xgl-session with the "old recommended way" of starting Xgl: #!/bin/bash Xgl -fullscreen :1 -ac -br -accel glx:pbuffer -accel xv:fbo +xineram

[Bug 102495] Re: 'Always perform this action': Ignore for photo card option doesn't work.

2008-03-16 Thread DaveAbrahams
This comes up every time I plug in my iPhone. Horribly annoying. Why give me the checkbox if you're going to ignore its setting. Can we please at least have this bug accepted for Hardy? Thanks. -- 'Always perform this action': Ignore for photo card option doesn't work. https://bugs.launchpad

[Bug 65499] Re: Autofs gives spurious "No such file or directory" with lots of NFS mounts, breaking a typical use pattern

2008-03-16 Thread DaveAbrahams
Something that looks very much like this problem occurs with only three exports for me. I have a machine called hydra with the following showmount output: $ showmount -e hydra Export list for hydra: /exportgss/krb5 /export/users gss/krb5 /usr/share/scratch 192.168.188.0/255.255.2

[Bug 65499] Re: Autofs gives spurious "No such file or directory" with lots of NFS mounts, breaking a typical use pattern

2008-03-16 Thread DaveAbrahams
I should add my syslog: Mar 16 12:22:50 gutsy automount[15744]: >> /sbin/showmount: can't get address for hydra/exports Mar 16 12:22:50 gutsy automount[15744]: lookup(program): lookup for hydra/exports failed Mar 16 12:22:50 gutsy automount[15744]: failed to mount /net/hydra/exports Mar 16 12:22

[Bug 32415] Re: Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard Broken in Dapper/Edgy/Feisty

2008-03-16 Thread DaveAbrahams
This is still a problem in Gutsy. My Logitech mouse stops working if I leave the computer too long. The only workaround I've found is to turn the physical bluetooth switch on the laptop off and on again. -- Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard Broken in Dapper/Edgy/Feisty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bug

[Bug 187848] Re: volume control/mixer interface unusable

2008-03-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
Prashant Vaibhav wrote: "I propose replacing Alsa Mixer with something simpler, perhaps creating two 'modes' of operation, a simple mode and an advanced mode (which can be the current implementation)." I don't think this will fix the problem. I am a sophisticated user (among other things, it u

[Bug 43363] Re: network: should list NFS shares too

2008-03-12 Thread DaveAbrahams
In my opinion there's no way this should be marked invalid. As http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=421182 describes, the documentation clearly states that you can browse NFS shares through the GUI. If you don't want to implement that right now, that's fine, but then this should be considered

[Bug 43363] Re: network: should list NFS shares too

2008-03-13 Thread DaveAbrahams
That last link seems to have moved to: http://library.gnome.org/users /user-guide/2.14/nautilus-accessnetwork.html.en -- network: should list NFS shares too https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/43363 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscrib

[Bug 43363] Re: network: should list NFS shares too

2008-03-13 Thread DaveAbrahams
Quoting from the thread referenced above at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=421182 : Files, Folders and Documents Working with files 6.11. Navigating Remote Servers 6.11.2 To access network places Quote: If your system is configured to access places on a network, you can use the file ma

[Bug 187848] Re: volume control/mixer interface unusable

2008-03-20 Thread DaveAbrahams
Does any specification exist for this feature? If not then I guess you can claim it's not a bug on the grounds that it doesn't fail to meet its spec. At the same time, the feature doesn't succeed in meeting any spec that I know of. That really sounds like a fundamental design bug to me. Does th

[Bug 204625] [NEW] service discovery applet actions don't work

2008-03-21 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: service-discovery-applet service-discovery-applet seems to tell me what is available out there, but selecting an item from its menus never works. For example, if I select an entry in the "SSH Remote Terminal" menu, I get a dialog that asks for my login,

[Bug 208240] [NEW] printer configuration largely undocumented

2008-03-28 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: The "Printer Configuration" application has prominent options such as "New Class" that are explained nowhere in the documentation. Furthermore, when I go to set up my HP Laserjet 1300 I get the choice of about 7 or 8 drivers, the difference between which is explained nowhere.

[Bug 123920] Re: Bluetooth Logitech Dinovo Keyboard/Mouse don't work

2008-04-04 Thread DaveAbrahams
Fabián, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothInputDevices works for me with the latest Hardy beta + updates and a Logitech MX1000! Thank you! I have to add that I have used this applet a thousand times but I had absolutely no idea that clicking on the "input service" row would bring up an

[Bug 212957] [NEW] [hardy] IBM/Lenovo T60p fails to resume from suspend-to-RAM

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: I know that fglrx tends to break suspend, but I have not installed any restricted drivers (yet). This is a stock install. Laptop _seems_ to suspend to ram properly, but pressing the power button to resume seems to do nothing other than run the fan. uname -a => "Linux hardy

[Bug 212957] Re: [hardy] IBM/Lenovo T60p fails to resume from suspend-to-RAM

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "dmesg.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13152885/dmesg.log -- [hardy] IBM/Lenovo T60p fails to resume from suspend-to-RAM https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -

[Bug 212957] Re: [hardy] IBM/Lenovo T60p fails to resume from suspend-to-RAM

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "lspci-vvnn.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13152889/lspci-vvnn.log -- [hardy] IBM/Lenovo T60p fails to resume from suspend-to-RAM https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 212957] Re: [hardy] IBM/Lenovo T60p fails to resume from suspend-to-RAM

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "dmidecode.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13152891/dmidecode.log -- [hardy] IBM/Lenovo T60p fails to resume from suspend-to-RAM https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ub

[Bug 212963] [NEW] t60p multi-head oddity

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg A default install of Hardy Beta on my Lenovo T60p enables both of the screens attached to my Advanced Mini-Dock, and they mirror one another. If the laptop is booted with its lid closed, and I open it, both those screens go blank and the lapt

[Bug 212963] Re: t60p multi-head oddity

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "dmesg.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13153076/dmesg.log -- t60p multi-head oddity https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212963 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bu

[Bug 212963] Re: t60p multi-head oddity

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "lspci-vvnn.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13153080/lspci-vvnn.log -- t60p multi-head oddity https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212963 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 212963] Re: t60p multi-head oddity

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: "dmidecode.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13153087/dmidecode.log -- t60p multi-head oddity https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212963 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list u

[Bug 212968] [NEW] [hardy] resuming from hibernate activates xsane scan messages

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xsane Unless you're using a scanner, it seems you'd be unlikely to be interested in the fact that the OS looks for scanners and fails to find them when you resume from hibernate. I get *two* dialogs, the 2nd of which requires me to press an "OK" button.

[Bug 212961] [NEW] [hardy] Display Management GUI Missing

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Gutsy had a "displays administration" tool (or some such) that was installed by default, and would allow me to tell the OS about my multi- head setup. That seemed like a big advance in functionality to me, but it has apparently been dropped from Hardy. ** Affects: ubuntu

[Bug 212957] Re: [hardy] IBM/Lenovo T60p fails to resume from suspend-to-RAM

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
Actually I found it also hangs during an attempt to suspend to ram after a successful resume-from-disk cycle. -- [hardy] IBM/Lenovo T60p fails to resume from suspend-to-RAM https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 212961] Re: [hardy] Display Management GUI Missing

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
I see that this package is called displayconfig-gtk and it is installed, but is not in the menus by default. On my Dell Inspiron 9300 with ATI radeon x300 I note that selecitng a driver appears to have no effect. In fact, there doesn't even seem to be a "VESA" driver specified in /etc/X11/xorg.co

[Bug 212986] [NEW] [hardy] compiz demands installation of fglrx

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: compiz I have an Radeon Mobility X300 that ran compiz just fine thank you with whatever open source driver was chosen by default in gutsy. However, when I try to select desktop effects in Hardy beta (Linux hardy 2.6.24-15-generic #1 SMP Fri Apr 4 03:48:3

[Bug 212996] [NEW] [hardy] fglrx breaks hibernate

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Hibernate hangs forever when using fglrx under gutsy on my IBM/Lenovo T60p. Please see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/212957 for all the usually-requested logs and uname data for my system. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- [hard

[Bug 212986] Re: [hardy] compiz demands installation of fglrx

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
Heck, it worked as well for me in Gutsy as FGLRX ever did, if not better. -- [hardy] compiz demands installation of fglrx https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212986 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 134238] Re: Please re-enable build of s2ram binary

2008-04-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
Those looking for s2ram might want to try http://leoslog.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/putting-the-thinkpad-t60p-to- sleep-in-ubuntu-hardy-heron-beta/ -- Please re-enable build of s2ram binary https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134238 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 187848] Re: volume control/mixer interface unusable

2008-03-25 Thread DaveAbrahams
FYI: the result of entering this in the support tracker is not encouraging: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/24030 -- volume control/mixer interface unusable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187848 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is s

[Bug 199295] [NEW] ubuntu doesn't deal well with intentional shutdown

2008-03-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/197754. This goes for openoffice, too, but the problem is bigger than just that. ** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- ubuntu doesn't de

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