[Bug 261794] [NEW] LTSP thin client hangs 3-4 minutes at boot-up clocksource tsc unstable

2008-08-27 Thread Nick_Hill
Public bug reported: Actual behaviour: Boot Toshiba satellite pro 4600 (BX chipset, P3) as a thin client. Very slow boot to log-in screen. Takes around 4 minutes to get log-in screen. edit /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386/pxelinux.cfg/default change splash to nosplash, remove quiet from kernel boot

[Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2008-11-13 Thread Nick_Hill
Endolith, Ubuntu is based on Debian. Debian focus on getting a distro to what they consider "finished" before release. Unfortunately, without the discipline a release schedule provides, debian has proven releases may slip to three or more years apart. With Debian stable, most of the time, you w

[Bug 187175] Re: [hardy] Screens and Graphics Preferences fails to detect monitor

2009-06-18 Thread Nick_Hill
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 178061 *** Error: couldn't find any ServerLayout sections -- [hardy] Screens and Graphics Preferences fails to detect monitor https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187175 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 137247] Re: libpam-keyring broken on autologins

2009-06-03 Thread Nick_Hill
On a fresh install of 9.04, I set up a wireless network. Set my account to auto-login. Whenever I start machine, I get a dialog that nm-applet wants access to keyring, enter password. I want the machine to start up, take me to the desktop, and connect to the network without troubling me for passw

[Bug 394528] [NEW] Epson sx200 sx205 scanner not detected by sane

2009-07-01 Thread Nick_Hill
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libsane The scanner section of the Epson sx200 and SX205 all-in-one printer/copier/scanner is not automatically recognised in either 9.04 or the latest update to 9,10. The scanner can be made to work by following instructions by Kaho, written on 31/12/0

[Bug 394528] Re: Epson sx200 sx205 scanner not detected by sane

2009-07-01 Thread Nick_Hill
Kaho apparently used an SX205. Mine is an SX200. The USB IDs appear identical, and behaviour of the scanner identical. -- Epson sx200 sx205 scanner not detected by sane https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/394528 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subs

[Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2008-06-05 Thread Nick_Hill
>From discussing on IRC and between friends, it seems uncontroversial to suggest 8.04 has more bugs than we'd like. Far more than we'd like for an LTS. Many of them being regressions. Not to mention beta Firefox. At the same time, there are perhaps millions using Ubuntu, and I often have opportuni

[Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2008-08-09 Thread Nick_Hill
Harsh Singh; It was unnecessary to re-post the whole of Nulled message. Apart from that, it doesn't make much sense to me. For example, paragraph 3 talks about "a homiogenous computer environment". There is no such word as homiogenous. There is homogeneous and heterogeneous, but substituting ei

[Bug 195159] Re: The new time zone / city choosing is annoying

2008-08-17 Thread Nick_Hill
In 8.04.1 I can confirm selecting a city is difficult on some computers, easier on others. Seemingly dependent on graphics processing ability. Scrolling whilst zoomed in doesn't usually work for me, Very snatchy movement, and imprecise. Frustrating. I usually revert to wading through the long li

[Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2008-08-19 Thread Nick_Hill
Hello Shane Before your post, I didn't believe for one moment Bernhard Koenig's proposed solution to this bug was serious. I thought it was a genuine ironic joke. As an ironic joke, it is sublime. As an earnest piece, somewhat flawed. -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.laun

[Bug 239722] Re: xorg fails to correctly detect Satellite pro 4600 screen resolution

2009-01-03 Thread Nick_Hill
I notice this has been moved to xorg-video-trident. I am not certain that this bug belongs to trident, as it appears to be a detection problem rather than a driver problem. It is possible to make the 4600 work at 1024x768 by modifying xorg.conf. -- xorg fails to correctly detect Satellite pro 4

[Bug 239722] Re: xorg fails to correctly detect Satellite pro 4600 screen resolution

2009-01-17 Thread Nick_Hill
I notice the same bug is apparent with the Toshiba Satellite pro 6000 with the latest Alpha 3 version of 9.04. Native resolution is 1024x768 but the default resolution is 800x600 maximum resolution via the GUI is 800x600. I will probably need to alter xorg.conf like I have had to on the Tosh SatPro

[Bug 239722] Re: xorg fails to correctly detect Satellite pro 4600 and 6000 screen resolution

2009-01-18 Thread Nick_Hill
** Summary changed: - xorg fails to correctly detect Satellite pro 4600 screen resolution + xorg fails to correctly detect Satellite pro 4600 and 6000 screen resolution ** Description changed: Binary package hint: xorg On previous versions of Ubuntu, dpkg-reconfigure allowed me to specify

[Bug 220490] Re: Screen resolution misdetection

2009-01-18 Thread Nick_Hill
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 239722 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/239722 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 239722 xorg fails to correctly detect Satellite pro 4600 and 6000 screen resolution -- Screen resolution misdetection https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220490

[Bug 239722] Re: xorg fails to correctly detect Satellite pro 4600 screen resolution

2008-12-19 Thread Nick_Hill
Using Jaunty 18 December build, same effect. 800x600 max resolution. lspci -vvnn attached ** Attachment added: "tosh4600lspci-vvnn" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20578565/tosh4600lspci-vvnn ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed -- xorg fails to correctly detect Sat

[Bug 239722] Re: xorg fails to correctly detect Satellite pro 4600 screen resolution

2008-08-30 Thread Nick_Hill
Samuli, thank you for filing the additional information. I missed the request for additional info. ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- xorg fails to correctly detect Satellite pro 4600 screen resolution https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/239722 You received this bug not

[Bug 221894] Re: installing ltsp-server-standalone fails cant find xubuntu-artwork-usplash

2008-08-30 Thread Nick_Hill
I can confirm this bug has been fixed in 8.04.1. -- installing ltsp-server-standalone fails cant find xubuntu-artwork-usplash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221894 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 111123] Re: i2o DPT RAID driver broken. Known bug in 2.6.20. Patch available.

2008-08-30 Thread Nick_Hill
I have tried an I2o device on an Ubuntu 8.04.1 and have not been able to reproduce the bug. It therefore appears the upstream patch has found it's way into the Ubuntu 2.6.24 kernel. -- i2o DPT RAID driver broken. Known bug in 2.6.20. Patch available. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23 You rec

[Bug 111123] Re: i2o DPT RAID driver broken. Known bug in 2.6.20. Patch available.

2008-08-30 Thread Nick_Hill
Not reproducible in 2.6.24. Fix appears to have found it's way from upstream into Ubuntu stock kernel. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- i2o DPT RAID driver broken. Known bug in 2.6.20. Patch available. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23 You received

[Bug 263133] [NEW] [8.10 alpha 4] usplash progress bar shown multiple times

2008-08-30 Thread Nick_Hill
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: brdesktop-artwork-usplash 8.10 alpha 4 desktop iso Expected: one progress bar. Actual: Four progress-bar style images appear on Ibex tribe 4 bootup screen. Graphics card: Intel 82865G integrated. ** Affects: brdesktop-artwork (Ubuntu) Importance:

[Bug 263133] Re: [8.10 alpha 4] usplash progress bar shown multiple times

2008-08-30 Thread Nick_Hill
** Attachment added: "usplash.jpg" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17181615/usplash.jpg -- [8.10 alpha 4] usplash progress bar shown multiple times https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263133 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 263133] Re: [8.10 alpha 4] usplash progress bar shown multiple times

2008-08-30 Thread Nick_Hill
The apparent break in the main progress bar is an artifact from camera shake. There are four progress bars visible, one working. -- [8.10 alpha 4] usplash progress bar shown multiple times https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263133 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 221894] Re: installing ltsp-server-standalone fails cant find xubuntu-artwork-usplash

2008-08-30 Thread Nick_Hill
I haven't seen any reports that this bug actually exists in intrepid, and I have tested intrepid and not managed to repeat bug so also marking intrepid Fix Released. ** Changed in: ltsp (Ubuntu Intrepid) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- installing ltsp-server-standalone fails cant fin

[Bug 118168] Re: Crontab accepts files with no newline before EOL/EOF. Cron ignores file

2008-08-31 Thread Nick_Hill
I have created a patch for crontab.c which adds a warning if there is no newline at the end of the file. I have followed the original author's example of generating a diagnostic if any file function breaks. Please consider integrating upstream. ** Attachment added: "Add warning if there is no new

[Bug 118168] Re: Crontab accepts files with no newline before EOL/EOF. Cron ignores file

2008-08-31 Thread Nick_Hill
Perhaps this version would be better. Adds extra lines to make warning clearer. ** Attachment added: "Slightly clearer warning for missing new line at EOF" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17195340/crontab.c.diff -- Crontab accepts files with no newline before EOL/EOF. Cron ignores file https://

[Bug 118168] Re: Crontab accepts files with no newline before EOL/EOF. Cron ignores file

2008-09-01 Thread Nick_Hill
** Changed in: cron (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Nick_Hill (nick-nickhill) Status: Triaged => In Progress -- Crontab accepts files with no newline before EOL/EOF. Cron ignores file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118168 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 239722] Re: xorg fails to correctly detect Satellite pro 4600 screen resolution

2008-06-13 Thread Nick_Hill
** Attachment added: "lspci and Xorg.0.log output." http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15257471/error_report -- xorg fails to correctly detect Satellite pro 4600 screen resolution https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/239722 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whi

[Bug 239722] [NEW] xorg fails to correctly detect Satellite pro 4600 screen resolution

2008-06-13 Thread Nick_Hill
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg On previous versions of Ubuntu, dpkg-reconfigure allowed me to specify monitor resolution etc. With hardy, this feature appears to have been removed. I believe that will encourage better detection code, and more usable front ends for less technical u

[Bug 118168] Re: Crontab accepts files with no newline before EOL/EOF. Cron ignores file

2008-09-08 Thread Nick_Hill
Hello Colin Being new to general-release code modifications, I suppose I have a starting point of taking a minimally-invasive approach; to take an approach least likely to introduce bugs. Eg if ported to Windows or OSX with different EOL conventions. \r \r\n That isn't to say I have any reason t

[Bug 272970] Re: Floppy drive doesn't work from file manager

2009-07-08 Thread Nick_Hill
I can confirm this bug with 9.10 with a floppy drive, with a pre-release version as of 8th July 2009. The floppy issue is not related to bug #255651 as it persists if floppy is added to /etc/modules. Steps to replicate: Boot machine. Floppy Drive isn't shown in nautilus. lsmod | grep floppy

[Bug 255651] Re: floppy disk drive not detected (module not loaded) in Intrepid and Jaunty

2009-07-08 Thread Nick_Hill
I can confirm this bug in 9.10 prerelease as of 8th July 2009. Does not autodetect flopp. Necessary to add floppy to /etc/modules. -- floppy disk drive not detected (module not loaded) in Intrepid and Jaunty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651 You received this bug notification because you ar

[Bug 255651] Re: floppy disk drive not detected (module not loaded) in Intrepid and Jaunty

2009-07-09 Thread Nick_Hill
Regarding the last comment, I believe the machine has an FX chipset. In which case, I suppose it is so old as to not be worth investigating. I found the auto-loading works for the i810 based machines. -- floppy disk drive not detected (module not loaded) in Intrepid and Jaunty https://bugs.laun

[Bug 403745] Re: Amoi three skypephone S2 modem not recognised 0.7

2009-08-03 Thread Nick_Hill
** Summary changed: - Amoi three skypephone S2 modem not recognised ?0.7? + Amoi three skypephone S2 modem not recognised 0.7 -- Amoi three skypephone S2 modem not recognised 0.7 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/403745 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 403745] Re: Amoi three skypephone S2 modem not recognised ?0.7?

2009-07-23 Thread Nick_Hill
** Attachment added: "dmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/29430766/dmesg.txt -- Amoi three skypephone S2 modem not recognised ?0.7? https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/403745 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubun

[Bug 403745] [NEW] Amoi three skypephone S2 modem not recognised ?0.7?

2009-07-23 Thread Nick_Hill
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: network-manager The three skypephone S2 made by Amoi does not register as a modem under network manager. The S2 does support USB modem, and comes with a windows driver. The ini file for the windows driver has a proprietary CDC modem driver is mentioned.

[Bug 403745] Re: Amoi three skypephone S2 modem not recognised ?0.7?

2009-07-23 Thread Nick_Hill
** Attachment added: "lshal.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/29430735/lshal.txt -- Amoi three skypephone S2 modem not recognised ?0.7? https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/403745 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubun

[Bug 403745] Re: Amoi three skypephone S2 modem not recognised ?0.7?

2009-07-23 Thread Nick_Hill
** Attachment added: "lsusb-v-d1614.0407.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/29430751/lsusb-v-d1614.0407.txt -- Amoi three skypephone S2 modem not recognised ?0.7? https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/403745 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subsc

[Bug 32126] Need key combo for sleep WAS: sleep shortcut belongs to gnome-power-manager

2006-06-18 Thread Nick_Hill
As part of an energy (environment) saving drive, I have migrated to Ubuntu dapper from sarge on my main machine mainly because there is better support for suspend and hibernate. Sadly, the (newer) unbranded keyboards which feature power keys are of poor quality; I can't get on with them. Many newer

[Bug 50222] No method to invoke sleep on keyboard without power buttons.

2006-06-18 Thread Nick_Hill
Public bug reported: Fixing this bug: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/control-center/+bug/32126 has created a new bug. There is no way to invoke sleep from a keyboard shortcut. I have tried changing keyboards as a result of this bug, but haven't yet found a power button keyboard I

[Bug 32126] Re: sleep shortcut belongs to gnome-power-manager

2006-06-23 Thread Nick_Hill
It is a bug for the desktop infrastructure to handle keyboard events for suspend and hibernate. Users of all desktops and users of console will want consistent power saving keyboard shortcuts. The desktop environment should just write the settings to a config file and let a script make changes to

[Bug 50222] Re: No method to invoke sleep on keyboard without power buttons.

2006-06-23 Thread Nick_Hill
It is a bug for the desktop infrastructure to handle keyboard events for suspend and hibernate. Users of all desktops and users of console will want consistent power saving keyboard shortcuts. The desktop environment should just write the settings to a config file and let a script make changes to

[Bug 67659] Epson CX5400 not detected in Edgy. Works in Dapper.

2006-10-22 Thread Nick_Hill
Public bug reported: For dapper: Fresh install of Dapper. Connect Epson CX5400 to machine, boot machine. Start Xsane Image Scanner. Hit scan, works. For Edgy: Install Edgy. Boot with CX5400 connected. Start Xsane. No device detected. Troubleshooting: Dapper: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ scanimage -L d

[Bug 67659] Re: Epson CX5400 not detected in Edgy. Works in Dapper.

2006-10-23 Thread Nick_Hill
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ export SANE_DEBUG_EPSON=256 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ scanimage -L 2>&1 &>/tmp/edgy-sane-cx5400-debug ** Attachment added: "Debug output from epson backend for CX5400 on Edgy" http://librarian.launchpad.net/4930646/edgy-sane-cx5400-debug -- Epson CX5400 not detected in Edgy.

[Bug 67659] Re: Epson CX5400 not detected in Edgy. Works in Dapper.

2006-10-23 Thread Nick_Hill
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ export SANE_DEBUG_EPSON=128 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ scanimage -L 2>&1 &>/tmp/edgy-sane-cx5400-debug ** Attachment added: "Debug output from epson backend for CX5400 on Edgy" http://librarian.launchpad.net/4930645/edgy-sane-cx5400-debug -- Epson CX5400 not detected in Edgy.

[Bug 67659] Re: Epson CX5400 not detected in Edgy. Works in Dapper.

2006-10-23 Thread Nick_Hill
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ export SANE_DEBUG_EPSON=256 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ scanimage -L 2>&1 &>/tmp/dapper-working-sane-cx5400-debug ** Attachment added: "Debug output from *working* epson backend for CX5400 on Dapper" http://librarian.launchpad.net/4930647/dapper-working-sane-cx5400-debug --

[Bug 67659] Re: Epson CX5400 not detected in Edgy. Works in Dapper.

2006-10-23 Thread Nick_Hill
Temporary fix: Grab dapper libsane from: http://www.mirror.ac.uk/mirror/archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/sane-backends/libsane_1.0.17-1ubuntu4_i386.deb then as root dpkg -i sane-backends/libsane_1.0.17-1ubuntu4_i386.deb Then to prevent the package changing, do aptitude hold libsane -- Epso

[Bug 67659] Re: Epson CX5400 not detected in Edgy. Works in Dapper.

2006-10-24 Thread Nick_Hill
This bug has been reported upstream as: http://alioth.debian.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=304030&group_id=30186&atid=410366 -- Epson CX5400 not detected in Edgy. Works in Dapper. https://launchpad.net/bugs/67659 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubu

[Bug 34902] Re: Ralink Wireless USB/PCMCIA/PCI hangs PC - worksforme(almost)

2006-07-21 Thread Nick_Hill
I am using a d-link WL-107g cardbus adapter connected to an IBM thinkpad 570 (Pentium 2 366). The adapter uses the ralink RT-2500 chipset. lspci -v: :06:00.0 Network controller: RaLink Ralink RT2500 802.11 Cardbus Reference Card (rev 01) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.: Unknown devic

[Bug 34902] Re: Ralink Wireless USB/PCMCIA/PCI hangs PC

2006-07-23 Thread Nick_Hill
Hello Dimitri I am making the point that whether using an older or newer version of the kernel, whether 386 or 686, it works for me. Of course, this doesn't immediately help you if it isn't working for you. But at least the developer knows that there are platforms where it works perfectly, and th

[Bug 37333] Re: IBM T23: no OSD indication when toggling VGA / LCD display modes

2006-07-23 Thread Nick_Hill
Such an indicator would need to activate the laptop screen whilst set to external output. This would require overriding the laptop interrupt system, which would be difficult or impossible. Also, such an implementation if it were possible wouldn't be generic, but specific to particular models. Also,

[Bug 218256] [NEW] Gutsy 8.04 beta CD hangs on boot at b43legacy-phy0: Broadcom 4301 WLAN found

2008-04-16 Thread Nick_Hill
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: hal Boot Gutsy 8.04 beta on a laptop. Laptop hangs with progress bar frozen. Boot laptop again, at option screen press F6 delete quiet and change splash to nospash to show boot details. User will see: [142.93849] b43legacy-phy0:Broadcom 4301 WLAN found

[Bug 218256] Re: Hardy 8.04 beta CD hangs on boot at b43legacy-phy0: Broadcom 4301 WLAN found

2008-04-16 Thread Nick_Hill
** Summary changed: - Gutsy 8.04 beta CD hangs on boot at b43legacy-phy0: Broadcom 4301 WLAN found + Hardy 8.04 beta CD hangs on boot at b43legacy-phy0: Broadcom 4301 WLAN found ** Description changed: Binary package hint: hal - Boot Gutsy 8.04 beta on a laptop. Laptop hangs with progress

[Bug 218256] Re: Hardy 8.04 beta CD hangs on boot at b43legacy-phy0: Broadcom 4301 WLAN found

2008-04-16 Thread Nick_Hill
Install 8.04 with Broadcom mini-PCI removed. Re-boot with card inserted. Booting hangs in same place as with CD. Will next remove card, run updates, then try again. -- Hardy 8.04 beta CD hangs on boot at b43legacy-phy0: Broadcom 4301 WLAN found https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/218256 You receive

[Bug 218256] Re: Hardy 8.04 beta CD hangs on boot at b43legacy-phy0: Broadcom 4301 WLAN found

2008-04-16 Thread Nick_Hill
Run upates on system. Made no difference. System hangs on boot with Broadcom card connected. -- Hardy 8.04 beta CD hangs on boot at b43legacy-phy0: Broadcom 4301 WLAN found https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/218256 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 218256] Re: Hardy 8.04 beta CD hangs on boot at b43legacy-phy0: Broadcom 4301 WLAN found

2008-04-17 Thread Nick_Hill
Swapped card from a BCM4301 to a BCM4306. System does not hang with BCM4306. ** Summary changed: - Hardy 8.04 beta CD hangs on boot at b43legacy-phy0: Broadcom 4301 WLAN found + Hardy 8.04 hangs on boot with Broadcom BCM4301 Wireless mini-PCI card. ** Summary changed: - Hardy 8.04 hangs on bo

[Bug 221894] Re: installing ltsp-server-standalone fails cant find xubuntu-artwork-usplash

2008-04-25 Thread Nick_Hill
I have tested and found the same problem. Given that nobody without knowledge of undocumented parameters can use ltsp-build-client for it's intended purpose, I believe this to be a bug, and I believe it should remain a bug until either: 1) ltsp-build-client scripts no longer depend on universe p

[Bug 218256] Re: Hardy 8.04 hangs on boot with Broadcom BCM4301 Wireless mini-PCI card. b43legacy-phy0:Broadcom 4301 WLAN found

2008-04-27 Thread Nick_Hill
Given that three sources have verified this bug, and there is enough information to validate, this passes as confirmed. This is a complete killer for those with built-in BCM4301 mini-PCI cards, (which are fairly common in older P3 / Athlon M laptops), Their computers will simply stop booting on up

[Bug 218256] Re: Hardy 8.04 hangs on boot with Broadcom BCM4301 Wireless mini-PCI card. b43legacy-phy0:Broadcom 4301 WLAN found

2008-04-29 Thread Nick_Hill
BjDelta, When my system hangs on default Hardy, the actual chip is 4301 according to markings on chip, so the reported number is correct. However, the driver parameters or register set may be mis-selected. -- Hardy 8.04 hangs on boot with Broadcom BCM4301 Wireless mini-PCI card. b43legacy-phy0:B

[Bug 184446] Re: bcm5755m controller prevents Dell D531 from booting Gutsy

2008-04-29 Thread Nick_Hill
BCM4301 blocks boot on Hardy. bug218256 May or may not be related. -- bcm5755m controller prevents Dell D531 from booting Gutsy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/184446 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailin

[Bug 1] Forcing users to upgrade to Ubuntu

2007-07-23 Thread Nick_Hill
My experience, which may differ from others, especially Stephan Vanigan, is that compelling people to upgrade from Windows to Ubuntu causes a lot of damage. I have tried strong encouragement and inducement, and found that users will fall back on me to push them every inch of the way. It is just no

[Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2007-07-24 Thread Nick_Hill
Hello Amir Perhaps we need to evaluate and consider priorities for R-L language support, by considering how much an initiative put into improved R-L support will pay back with increased community contribution. To bring GNU/Linux to critical mass quickly, it is essential to focus on areas where we

[Bug 126214] Re: suspend to ram 2.6.22-8

2007-07-25 Thread Nick_Hill
I have had a similar problem and determined the problem due to the USB driver. Please see Bug #128322. try as root: rmmod ohci_hcd to see if the machine then enters suspend. It may not recover from suspend if using the nv video driver from another bug I'm just about to file. -- suspend to r

[Bug 128413] nv free driver no display on return from suspend to ram

2007-07-25 Thread Nick_Hill
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-driver-nv I have noticed various reports referring to the non-free binary drivers and suspend/resume. Of course, there is not much we can do about that. This bug report refers solely to the free driver with Xorg. I don't use non-free binary d

[Bug 128413] Re: nv free driver no display on return from suspend to ram

2007-07-25 Thread Nick_Hill
** Attachment added: "nvidia-suspend-debug.tar.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8570006/nvidia-suspend-debug.tar.gz -- nv free driver no display on return from suspend to ram https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128413 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, wh

[Bug 72506] Re: Epson CX5900 scanner/printer scanner part not detected

2007-07-25 Thread Nick_Hill
It appears Gutsy Tribe 2 + fixes this bug. ** Changed in: sane-backends (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released ** Changed in: sane-backends (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => Fix Committed -- Epson CX5900 scanner/printer scanner part not detected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/72506

[Bug 128616] Re: Real time clock will not set with Nvidia 6100 chipset

2007-07-26 Thread Nick_Hill
Kernel version uname -r 2.6.22-8-386 re-attached hwinfo.tar - Last one doesn't view easily in archive manager. ** Attachment added: "hwinfo.tar" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8579603/hwinfo.tar -- Real time clock will not set with Nvidia 6100 chipset https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128616 Y

[Bug 128616] Re: Real time clock will not set with Nvidia 6100 chipset

2007-07-26 Thread Nick_Hill
I said: This functions correctly with a fully updated Gutsy running on a VIA chipset, which has interrupt 3 assigned Please ignore that. First col 8 second col 3 on Via. -- Real time clock will not set with Nvidia 6100 chipset https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128616 You received this bug notific

[Bug 128616] Re: Real time clock will not set with Nvidia 6100 chipset

2007-07-26 Thread Nick_Hill
lspci -v lshw cat /proc/interruipts cat /proc/ioports dmesg ** Attachment added: "hwinfo.tar.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8579113/hwinfo.tar.gz -- Real time clock will not set with Nvidia 6100 chipset https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128616 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 126214] Re: suspend to ram 2.6.22-8

2007-07-26 Thread Nick_Hill
Hello Michael It appears suspend to ram problems often/usually come from hardware drivers. To determine where the problem was on my system, I entered the motherboard BIOS then disabled all non-critical on-board hardware. Re- enabled hardware one by one so that I could pinpoint which hardware driv

[Bug 118745] Re: Font sizes in Gutsy are vulnerable to bad X.org DPI detection

2007-07-26 Thread Nick_Hill
Hello Andreas Presumably your fonts scaled to 75dpi but displayed on your 96dpi screen. They were therefore not displayed as an 11pt font but instead displayed as an 8.5pt font. Now the dpi is presumably detected correctly, it is displayed, as set, at 11pt. As you rightly say, there is a matter o

[Bug 128413] Re: nv free driver no display on return from suspend to ram

2007-07-26 Thread Nick_Hill
Hello Sitsofe The explanation Matthew Garrett gave on bug 121801 looks plausible for this bug. In these cases, I would mark this bug as a dupe of 121801. However, that bug is: 1) Filed against Vesa driver 2) Filed against a specific model of Nvidia chip where mine covers testing of two and provid

[Bug 126214] Re: suspend to ram 2.6.22-8

2007-07-26 Thread Nick_Hill
Procedure: 1) Disable all possible on-board hardware in BIOS (except interface used to boot from, eg IDE), 2) Reboot machine to see if it enters suspend. 3) If machine enters suspend, you know it is a driver for one of the pieces of hardware you disabled. 4) If machine still does not suspend, try

[Bug 128322] Re: OHCI_HCD blocks suspend to ram on Nvidia 6100 chipset

2007-07-25 Thread Nick_Hill
lshw > hardware_list.txt for machine showing this bug. ** Attachment added: "hardware list for sample machine." http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8567890/hardware_list.txt -- OHCI_HCD blocks suspend to ram on Nvidia 6100 chipset https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128322 You received this bug notific

[Bug 128322] Re: OHCI_HCD blocks suspend to ram on Nvidia 6100 chipset

2007-07-26 Thread Nick_Hill
I am using the free 'nv' display driver. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/nick# cat /proc/interrupts CPU0 0: 2893 IO-APIC-edge timer 1:654 IO-APIC-edge i8042 6: 5 IO-APIC-edge floppy 7: 1 IO-APIC-edge parport0 8:

[Bug 128322] OHCI_HCD blocks suspend to ram on Nvidia 6100 chipset

2007-07-25 Thread Nick_Hill
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: linux-386 Ubuntu Gutsy. Nvidia 6100 chipset based motherboard/ AMD Athlon 3200+ CPU, 1G DDR2 RAM. Enter BIOS. Enable S3 STR. Boot machine with Ubuntu Gutsy Tribe 3 25/7/07. Kernel (uname -r) 2.6.22-8-386. Hit sleep button or go System->Quit->Suspend E

[Bug 123389] Re: Mouse Pointer goes invisible after Re-login

2007-07-25 Thread Nick_Hill
I can confirm this bug. Expected behaviour: When logged in, do ctrl+alt+backspace to re-start x-server. When GDM loads, mouse pointer should be visible. Actual behaviour When logged in, do ctrl+alt+backspace to re-start x-server. When GDM loads, mouse pointer is invisible, but all controls resp

[Bug 123389] Re: Mouse Pointer goes invisible after Re-login

2007-07-25 Thread Nick_Hill
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-driver-nv (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => xserver-xorg-driver-nv ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-driver-nv (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Mouse Pointer goes invisible after Re-login https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123389 You received this bug notification

[Bug 128616] Real time clock will not set with Nvidia 6100 chipset

2007-07-26 Thread Nick_Hill
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: linux-386 Set clock on system eg #> ntpdate pool.ntp.org Set hardware clock from system clock hwclock --systohc Actual Behaviour: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp# hwclock --systohc select() to /dev/rtc to wait for clock tick timed out [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp# hw

[Bug 121801] Re: Suspend using vesa driver and NVIDIA 8400M GS doesn't work

2007-07-27 Thread Nick_Hill
Hello Matthew don't know if this helps, but I have provided xorg.0.log outputs for the 6100 before and after suspend to RAM in my Bug #128413 , after resume from STR, the computer is responsive, can SSH in, but has no display. It may be a special situation with this chipset where the machine is a

[Bug 119423] Re: Suspend to RAM (Sleeping) not working on DELL Latitude D520

2007-07-28 Thread Nick_Hill
STR problems are often caused by a hardware driver either blocking status change to STR, or a hardware driver failing to re-initialise on return from STR. Depending on your BIOS, I found a useful method to debug this is to disable as much on-board hardware (usually through the BIOS screen) as you

[Bug 128934] evolution outlook web access only works on port 80

2007-07-28 Thread Nick_Hill
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: evolution I have found it necessary to run exchange / outlook web access (OWA) on port 81 so that port 80 may be redirected to a web server. There may also be instances where connections to multiple exchange servers are required through the same IP addre

[Bug 128959] Re: pointer disappears after logout/login with NV driver; Nvidia 6100 chipset

2007-07-28 Thread Nick_Hill
Ubuntu Gutsy tribe 3 Kernel 2.6.22-8-386 Full hardware inventory (and script used to generate inventory) attached. ** Attachment added: "hwinfo.tar.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8592461/hwinfo.tar.gz -- pointer disappears after logout/login with NV driver; Nvidia 6100 chipset https://bug

[Bug 128959] pointer disappears after logout/login with NV driver; Nvidia 6100 chipset

2007-07-28 Thread Nick_Hill
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-driver-nv Start machine from cold. Mouse pointer visible and usable. Log out of session, pointer invisible in GDM. log back in again, pointer invisible. Roll-over and click events still respond to mouse. Re-start computer. Log in. Select sw

[Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2007-07-29 Thread Nick_Hill
Pitwalker; Nobody with a little computer experience, and a rough understanding of the installer language should risk loosing data unless they choose to ignore a warning that they should understand.. The program which installs Ubuntu from the live CD is called Ubiquity. If the warnings are not clea

[Bug 128616] Re: Real time clock will not set with Nvidia 6100 chipset

2007-08-03 Thread Nick_Hill
Hello Robbie On my Nvidia 6100 chipset, the --directisa switch seems to work. #> hwclock --directisa --systohc I'd say there is a bug somewhere given we need a --directisa switch. The API to write and read the system clock should be consistent at the software level irrespective of hardware. So a

[Bug 118745] Re: Font sizes in Gutsy are vulnerable to bad X.org DPI detection

2007-07-09 Thread Nick_Hill
Hello Patrice How did you sett he DPI for your system? For my 17" TFT monitor, I set screen size and hence DPI in xorg.conf like: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Generic Monitor" Option "DPMS" HorizSync 30-65 VertRefresh 50-75 DisplayS

[Bug 45646] Re: Uses up too much memory when starting partitioner, kills nautilus

2007-09-15 Thread Nick_Hill
Under Gutsy tribe 5, system with 256Mb RAM, Ubiquity hangs on "installing system" "Detecting file systems". This appears to happen when the swap space on the device being re- partitioned is disabled, leaving too little virtual memory for Ubiquity to continue. I see a similar behaviour with a drive

[Bug 140421] Wide black bar accross screen for i810 with latest Gutsy - Regression

2007-09-17 Thread Nick_Hill
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-i810 Install Gutsy tribe 5 on i810 based Toshiba i810 based desktop. No black bar visible. Update system to latest gutsy #aptitude update #aptitude dist-upgrade After performing update, and starting system, a black bar, 256 pixels wid

[Bug 140421] Re: Wide black bar accross screen for i810 with latest Gutsy - Regression

2007-09-17 Thread Nick_Hill
Hardware info for updated installation showing problem ** Attachment added: "Tar file containing hardware and log info for latest update - showing fault" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9305342/hwinfo-gutsy-tribe5-updated-notworking-17_sep_1305pm-i810.tar.gz -- Wide black bar accross screen f

[Bug 140421] Re: Wide black bar accross screen for i810 with latest Gutsy - Regression

2007-09-17 Thread Nick_Hill
System before update. Tribe 5 OK. ** Attachment added: "Tar file containing hardware and log info for tribe 5 without update - no fault visible" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9305345/hwinfo-gutsy-tribe5-not_updated-working-i810.tar.gz -- Wide black bar accross screen for i810 with latest Gu

[Bug 140421] Re: Wide black bar accross screen for i810 with latest Gutsy - Regression

2007-09-17 Thread Nick_Hill
The band doesn't appear on screen shots. I have photographed screen. ** Attachment added: "Picture of screen showing problem" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9305328/i810-band-on-screen.jpg -- Wide black bar accross screen for i810 with latest Gutsy - Regression https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/

[Bug 140421] Re: Wide black bar accross screen for i810 with latest Gutsy - Regression

2007-09-17 Thread Nick_Hill
Gutsy without updates ** Attachment added: "Picture of screen - same system Gutsy Tribe 5 without most recent updates" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9305330/i810-not-updated-gutsy-tribe5-working.JPG -- Wide black bar accross screen for i810 with latest Gutsy - Regression https://bugs.launch

[Bug 137604] Re: Black Bar Across Screen with gutsy i810

2007-09-17 Thread Nick_Hill
I have modified the bug title so others searching for i810 and gutsy will find it. If you are using a screen with 1024x768 resolution, then it will cover 1/3rd of your screen. However, the band is actually 256 pixels wide, and always starts 256 pixels from the top of the screen, whatever resolutio

[Bug 137604] Re: Black Bar Across Screen with gutsy i810

2007-09-19 Thread Nick_Hill
The move to ->invalid was for xorg which presumably contains the client libraries and is unrelated to the problem. xserver is related to the i810 driver causing the problem, so has not been marked invalid. -- Black Bar Across Screen with gutsy i810 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/137604 You rece

[Bug 102018] Re: [Needs-packaging] lbxproxy

2007-08-27 Thread Nick_Hill
I agree LBX is integral to the X11 suite, and should be available on all good distribution package managers. -- [Needs-packaging] lbxproxy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/102018 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- u

[Bug 37108] Gutsy regression xsane broken with Epson scanner

2007-08-29 Thread Nick_Hill
Turn on Epson CX5400 all-in-one scanner/printer Run xsane from menu. Dialog appears "Seaarching for scanner". Dialog disappears, nothing reappears. Turn off scanner. Run xsane from menu. Dialog appears "Searching for scanner" then dialog "No devices available". Turn on scanner. run xsane from c

[Bug 128616] Re: Real time clock will not set with Nvidia 6100 chipset

2007-08-29 Thread Nick_Hill
Gutsy hwclock now operates as expected with the Nvidia 6100 chipset. --directisa no longer necessary. I will change the status as fixed released. ** Changed in: linux-meta (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- Real time clock will not set with Nvidia 6100 chipset https://bugs.launchpad

[Bug 37108] Gutsy Xsane fixed.

2007-09-02 Thread Nick_Hill
>From my update of gutsy just now, the problem I reported on 070829 has been fixed. Perhaps from a fix in libgtk2.0. -- Xsane crashes, images are blank https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/37108 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber.

[Bug 192930] Re: Numeric keypad no longer works in Hardy

2008-02-29 Thread Nick_Hill
I am experiencing the same effect with Hardy Heron with my main user account after migrating from Gutsy. When more people migrate using update manager, this could be a big problem. ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-keyboard (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed -- Numeric keypad no longer

[Bug 192930] Re: Numeric keypad no longer works in Hardy

2008-02-29 Thread Nick_Hill
I have 2 sessions running. The attached Xorg.0.log is from the first session, which is my 'nick' user account, which has been through many previous distribution releases. The attached Xorg.20.log is from a newer 'ryan' user account (created in Gutsy) which does not show this problem. I have tried

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