[Bug 261735] [NEW] 8.04 upgrade breaks vmware server console

2008-08-26 Thread msfree
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ia32-libs After installing VMware-server-1.0.6-91891 and vmware-any-any-116 on an 8.04 system the VMware console will not work. Apparently VMware's distribution has issues with libx11-6. The symptoms include: # vmware /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /us

Re: [Bug 261735] Re: 8.04 upgrade breaks vmware server console

2008-08-26 Thread msfree
> Was this an upgrade from before-8.04 to 8.04 or are you reporting that a > recent upgrade has broken what was working on 8.04 previously? In this particular case it was an upgrade from 7.10. The same bug(s), however, are present in both 8.X upgrades and new installs. -- 8.04 upgrade breaks vm

[Bug 299482] [NEW] aptitude upgrade re-enables mysql rc scripts

2008-11-18 Thread msfree
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: aptitude Upgrading previously installed software fails to check whether the package's rc scripts have been disabled and enables them regardless. If an rc script has been disabled (update-rc.d -f remove) it should remain disabled across upgrades (and "saf

[Bug 394967] [NEW] "aptitude upgrade apache2" overrides run-level settings

2009-07-02 Thread msfree
Public bug reported: The apache2 package fails to check whether rc scripts have been modified when performing an upgrade. As a result admins who have disabled boot- time invokation (update-rc.d -f apache2 remove) will be surprised to find that system, package, and other upgrades not only override

Re: [Bug 261735] Re: 8.04 upgrade breaks vmware server console

2008-10-27 Thread msfree
> Did you rebuild the VMWare module after the kernel upgrade? You'll make no progress on this bug until you reproduce the problem. That's where you need to start. The error messages listed below are completely different from the error messages of not having a requisite kernel module. Roger > -

[Bug 214428] [NEW] Miro install issues (multiple)

2008-04-08 Thread msfree
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: miro On first run Miro (attempts to) connect to a number of multimedia providers without first asking the user or checking for an http_proxy. This is a non-trivial privacy issue. Depends on Firefox (v2) without checking whether a different browser or

[Bug 214433] [NEW] Miro doesn't play Flash on 64bit systems

2008-04-08 Thread msfree
Public bug reported: Application website says it plays all file formats but the app cannot play Flash video on 64bit Ubuntu (7). The Flash incompatibility is Adobe's fault, but Miro should not advertise capabilities which is does not have. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided

[Bug 214443] [NEW] KDE (3.5.8) monitor saving seriously broke

2008-04-08 Thread msfree
Public bug reported: Trying to enable monitor power saving (which worked in earlier versions of KDE) via control center -> monitor & display -> power saving: [x] enabled, switch off after [20 minutes], [apply] seems to work, but something reverts the [enabled] setting randomly. Logging in to Adm

Re: [Bug 214428] Re: Miro install issues (multiple)

2008-04-09 Thread msfree
> At least some of these problems aren't apparent in the Hardy package. > Which version of Miro and Ubuntu are you using, and where are you > getting Miro from? Chris, Miro (0.9.8.1-0ubuntu5) was installed using synaptic. #grep -i code /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_CODENAME=gutsy Thanks, Roger --

Re: [Bug 214433] Re: Miro doesn't play Flash on 64bit systems

2008-04-09 Thread msfree
> Do you use Feisty or Hardy? Still running Gutsy, until Hardy is out of beta. Roger -- Miro doesn't play Flash on 64bit systems https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/214433 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mai

Re: [Bug 214443] Re: KDE (3.5.8) monitor saving seriously broke

2008-04-09 Thread msfree
> Please run kdesudo displayconfig in a console window, try to set it, and > paste any terminal output to the bug. Scott, It runs the same from displayconfig as from the KDE menu i.e., no errors, warnings, logs, or other output. Will let you know if it stays set any longer. Roger -- KDE (3.5.8

Re: [Bug 214443] Re: KDE (3.5.8) monitor saving seriously broke

2008-04-12 Thread msfree
>> Please run kdesudo displayconfig in a console window, try to set it, and >> paste any terminal output to the bug. > > Scott, > > It runs the same from displayconfig as from the KDE menu i.e., no errors, > warnings, logs, or other output. Will let you know if it stays set any > longer. Apparentl

[Bug 139040] Re: Installation hangs upon reaching the wvdial package

2007-12-08 Thread MSFree
You can work around this bug by physically removing the modem from the machine before installing/updating. I suspect most if not all of the people experiencing this have "soft" or "win" modems by Lucent and some other companies. The installation hangs when "configuring wvdial" as it tries to commun

Re: [Bug 416318] Re: Apache doesn't honor existing bootscripts

2009-09-29 Thread msfree
> Thanks for letting me know, I was wondering how you removed it from > booting? Did you remove the script from /etc/init.d? Or the /etc/rc2.d > script or used update-rc.d? Chuck, Personally I run update-rc.d. Thanks! Roger -- Apache doesn't honor existing bootscripts https://bugs.launchpad.ne

Re: [Bug 299482] Re: aptitude upgrade re-enables mysql rc scripts

2012-03-18 Thread msfree
This solution violates the principle of least surprise. If an installed package has an init script that has been disabled it is obvious that the individual/s who manage the system want it disabled. The current upgrade script blindly assumes either the sysadmin did not know what they were doing or