[Bug 245688] [NEW] The administrator should have all rights mentioned in users-admin

2008-07-04 Thread Pjotr12345
Public bug reported: The administrator now doesn't by default have rights over scanners and tapedrives. That's not right, because that causes certain unnecessary problems with printers and scanners. Low-level USB rights are necessary for the administrator, by default. The workaround is to do Syst

[Bug 322867] Re: Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook

2009-01-30 Thread Pjotr12345
I have the same problem on my Acer Aspire One. Booting with acpi=off solves the problem, thank God! :-) -- Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/322867 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 360414] Re: [Hardy] Sun Java JRE 6 badly needs security updates

2009-04-20 Thread Pjotr12345
@Felipe Yaekel: you can get the DEB packages here: JRE: http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/s/sun-java6/sun-java6-bin_6-13-1_i386.deb Mozilla plugin: http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/s/sun-java6/sun-java6-plugin_6-13-1_i386.deb Double-click the deb and it will

[Bug 271019] Re: kernel does not detect card reader if card is inserted in reader before boot

2009-05-05 Thread Pjotr12345
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- kernel does not detect card reader if card is inserted in reader before boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/271019 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -

[Bug 289194] [NEW] [Intrepid] Can't adjust screen brightness

2008-10-25 Thread Pjotr12345
Public bug reported: In Ubuntu 8.10 it's impossible to adjust screen brightness on my laptop. Both with screen brightness applet and with Power Manager. This is a regression: in Ubuntu 8.04 this works fine. ** Affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New

[Bug 289197] [NEW] [Intrepid] security updates aren't enabled by default

2008-10-25 Thread Pjotr12345
*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported: In Ubuntu 8.10 security updates aren't enabled by default; I had to check that box (intrepid-security) manually in Software Sources - Updates. Only intrepid-updates were enabled by default (box was checked). ** Affects: u

[Bug 291576] Re: [Intrepid] Atheros ath5k wireless driver not enabled by default

2008-11-09 Thread Pjotr12345
** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Confirmed -- [Intrepid] Atheros ath5k wireless driver not enabled by default https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291576 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 291576] [NEW] [Intrepid] Atheros ath5k wireless driver not enabled by default

2008-10-31 Thread Pjotr12345
Public bug reported: The Atheros ath5k wireless driver should be enabled by default! Please reverse this wrong decision. Many first-time Ubuntu users will give up on Ubuntu, because of this. Their interests should weigh more heavily than the interests of upgraders with a manually installed Madwif

[Bug 288848] [NEW] [Intrepid] Desktop CD (Release Candidate) doesn't install Grub

2008-10-24 Thread Pjotr12345
Public bug reported: I used the Release Candidate from the Desktop CD of Intrepid Ibex, to install 8.10 on my laptop (which already has 8.04 installed). This failed, because Ubiquity (the installer) failed to install Grub. The laptop has only one hard disk. ** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Im

[Bug 245197] Re: 2.22.3 stable update

2008-07-09 Thread Pjotr12345
Version 2.22.3 is still plagued by the bug. In a completely up-to-date Ubuntu 8.04.1. CPU usage is mostly at 11 % (sometimes it drops for a second to 0 % or 1 %), with peaks as high as 22 %. On my Intel Core 2 Duo machine with 2 GB RAM This is crazy. Memory usage is acceptable though: consta

[Bug 245197] Re: 2.22.3 stable update

2008-07-20 Thread Pjotr12345
Today I tested the newest version in proposed. The problem seems largely fixed, but not quite. When I check the system load caused by gnome-system-monitor using the command "top" in the terminal, the CPU load is almost imperceptible. That's good. But when I check the system load by double-clickin

[Bug 188759] Re: do not put desktop users into fax, tape, scanner groups

2008-07-21 Thread Pjotr12345
I disagree. The administrative user should have all rights by default. By definition. In a few cases this could even be essential, so there's practical relevance as well. -- do not put desktop users into fax, tape, scanner groups https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/188759 You received this bug noti

[Bug 226630] Re: [hardy] shutdown problems since the first two updates

2008-05-17 Thread Pjotr12345
For me, the problem has disappeared. Probably thanks to the recent series of updates. :-) -- [hardy] shutdown problems since the first two updates https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/226630 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 204065] Re: Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics

2008-05-17 Thread Pjotr12345
Unfortunately I can't get my hands on the laptop with the Intel 945 graphics chip until the end of next month. The owner is abroad. I hope the fix will be in 8.04.1, though -- Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204065 You received this bug no

[Bug 229745] Re: after fix for #215728 - Committing to urlclassifier3.sqlite still causes excessive CPU usage and disk I/O (the 2nd)

2008-05-13 Thread Pjotr12345
In my case, urlclassifier3.sqlite had grown to 33 MB in a couple of days. Then I switched off the phishing / attack warnings alltogether. Although the problem is greatly diminished since the xulrunner update, this security function still eats up too much resources (occasional high CPU load plus I/

[Bug 204065] Re: Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics

2008-05-14 Thread Pjotr12345
Bryce Harrington: But one needs a viewable screen to begin with To do anything at all How can I download and install a possible fix for testing purposes, when I have no viewable screen to start with? -- Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs

[Bug 229064] Re: login screen often doesn't accept a correct password until the third attempt

2008-05-16 Thread Pjotr12345
The problem has disappeared. I suppose the last couple of updates have something to do with that. :-) -- login screen often doesn't accept a correct password until the third attempt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/229064 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 190515] Re: [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers

2008-08-02 Thread Pjotr12345
I can confirm the problem. Please repair this quickly: it looks so bad in a LTS version. And many computers are affected, because this is a very common wireless chipset. -- [Hardy] Low bandwidth with rt2400 / rt2500 drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190515 You received this bug notification

[Bug 238339] [NEW] After a kernel update, I am asked what to do with the old menu.lst. The wrong choice is offered by default.

2008-06-08 Thread Pjotr12345
Public bug reported: In Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron there is a new phenomenon. Suddenly, after a kernel update, I am asked what to do with the old menu.lst. The wrong choice is offered by default: namely to keep the old menu.lst. That is very wrong, because then the new kernel isn't added to the menu.

[Bug 238339] Re: After a kernel update, I am asked what to do with the old menu.lst. The wrong choice is offered by default.

2008-06-08 Thread Pjotr12345
Unfortunately, many beginners do change their menu.lst, namely by installing and using startupmanager. They set Windows as default boot option Furthermore, the only change that a kernel update makes to the menu.lst, is rewriting the Automagic part of the menu.lst. Manual changes to the menu.ls

[Bug 238339] Re: After a kernel update, I am asked what to do with the old menu.lst. The wrong choice is offered by default.

2008-06-08 Thread Pjotr12345
Thanks for discussing this with me. Well, there are two reasons why I'm not happy with the new system: 1. Making sure that Ubuntu users normally use the latest kernel is absolutely essential for security. That should be the number 1 priority: an outdated kernel could be a security risk. 2. I real

[Bug 238392] [NEW] startupmanager triggers a highly insecure default option after a kernel update

2008-06-08 Thread Pjotr12345
*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported: A user is sometimes presented with a highly undesirable and insecure default option in a popup window, after a kernel update. He is namely being asked what he wants to do with the old menu.lst, and the proposed answer is..

[Bug 322867] Re: Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook

2009-01-31 Thread Pjotr12345
Booting with "acpi=off" fails sometimes on my Acer Aspire One. Usually it goes well, but approximately every fifth boot results in the same kernel panic. So "acpi=off" works about 80 % of the time for me, but not always. -- Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook https:

[Bug 322867] Re: Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook

2009-02-01 Thread Pjotr12345
Here is a screenshot of the kernel panic on my machine (perhaps a little more readable than Mike's). ** Attachment added: "aa0.JPG" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21875801/aa0.JPG -- Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/322867 You re

[Bug 322867] Re: Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook

2009-02-02 Thread Pjotr12345
To make my previous message complete: the kernel version in the 8.04.2 point release, which worked fine on my AAO before the updates which appeared several days *after* January 22, is not 23-46-generic but 24-23-generic. So mine was not an upgraded kernel. -- Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-

[Bug 322867] Re: Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook

2009-02-02 Thread Pjotr12345
I did a clean installation of 8.04.2 (the second point release of Hardy, which appeared on January 22). This worked fine, until I applied the available updates, which caused the kernel panic. -- Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/3228

[Bug 322867] Re: Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook

2009-02-03 Thread Pjotr12345
@iouri: your command doesn't work for me, because my apt cache is flushed empty after each succesful installation. Nothing in the cache, therefore. Where can I get linux-image-2.6.24-23-generic_2.6.24-23.46_i386.deb now? -- Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook https:

[Bug 322867] Re: Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook

2009-02-04 Thread Pjotr12345
Great! Thanks, iouri! I certainly hope that this emergency measure will not be necessary for long. Something like this really shouldn't happen in a mature LTS version like Hardy. And if it does happen, it should be fixed with great speed. Stefan Bader, can you give us an indication when it will b

[Bug 317246] [NEW] aircrack-ng is primarily used illegally and should be removed from Universe

2009-01-14 Thread Pjotr12345
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: aircrack-ng Aircrack-ng is primarily a burglary tool and has no place in Universe. It should be removed as soon as possible. The presence of this burglary tool in a well-respected and important repository, is a shame and contrary to the ideals of Ubuntu.

[Bug 322867] Re: Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook

2009-03-14 Thread Pjotr12345
When will the .50 kernel appear in proposed? I can only test until april 23, because I will replace 8.04 Hardy by 9.04 Jaunty then, on my Acer Aspire One. Mainly because the Atheros wireless chipset will work out of the box in Jaunty. -- Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One n

[Bug 322867] Re: Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook

2009-02-19 Thread Pjotr12345
@Stefan Bader: thanks for keeping us informed. I'm glad that this upcoming update will probably work... :-) Can you tell us when -24.50 will be in the normal updates? In other words: when will this new kernel leave "proposed" and be issued as a *normal* update? A rough indication would be nice.

[Bug 322867] Re: Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook

2009-02-19 Thread Pjotr12345
The current kernel in "proposed" is 2.6.24-23.49 and not 50. Can you give us a warning in this thread, when 50 has arrived in proposed? I'll help with testing then. -- Kernel panic after update to 2.6.24-23 on Acer Aspire One netbook https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/322867 You received this bug no

[Bug 96454] Re: [Feisty, Gutsy] MASTER: HP LaserJet 1000/1005/1018/1020 don't work because of missing firmware

2009-02-16 Thread Pjotr12345
This sounds very promising. Thank you, Till Kamppeter! :-) -- [Feisty, Gutsy] MASTER: HP LaserJet 1000/1005/1018/1020 don't work because of missing firmware https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/96454 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to U

[Bug 360414] Re: [Hardy] Sun Java JRE 6 badly needs security updates

2009-04-15 Thread Pjotr12345
Bump I would like a reaction from a developer on this matter. This is a grave and serious security risk. It seems that Matthias Klose is the main person responsible for this package. @Matthias Klose: can you give us your reaction? -- [Hardy] Sun Java JRE 6 badly needs security updates https

[Bug 362816] [NEW] Acer Aspire One: Atheros wifi only works after blacklisting acer_wmi

2009-04-17 Thread Pjotr12345
Public bug reported: I have installed the RC of Jaunty Netbook Remix on my Acer Aspire One 150 netbook. The Atheros wireless chipset is recognized automatically, but is turned off. The only way to turn it on, is by doing this: gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist Then add the following line in

[Bug 362816] Re: Acer Aspire One: Atheros wifi only works after blacklisting acer_wmi

2009-04-17 Thread Pjotr12345
** Attachment added: "acer lshw" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/25606514/acer%20lshw -- Acer Aspire One: Atheros wifi only works after blacklisting acer_wmi https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/362816 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 362816] Re: Acer Aspire One running on Jaunty: Atheros wifi only works after blacklisting acer_wmi

2009-04-17 Thread Pjotr12345
** Summary changed: - Acer Aspire One: Atheros wifi only works after blacklisting acer_wmi + Acer Aspire One running on Jaunty: Atheros wifi only works after blacklisting acer_wmi ** Description changed: I have installed the RC of Jaunty Netbook Remix on my Acer Aspire One 150 netbook. The

[Bug 360414] [NEW] [Hardy] Sun Java JRE 6 badly needs security updates

2009-04-13 Thread Pjotr12345
*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported: In Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron, sun-java6-jre is still at version 1.6.0_07-b06. Sun has already released version 1.6.0_13, which contains several critical security bug fixes. This means, that in Hardy we're already four vers

[Bug 409559] Re: version 1.6.0_15 is available

2009-08-10 Thread Pjotr12345
On my openSUSE 11.1 box, I received the 1.6.0_15 update yesterday When will Ubuntu follow? I have six Ubuntu boxes in my house... -- version 1.6.0_15 is available https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/409559 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subsc

[Bug 409559] Re: version 1.6.0_15 is available

2009-08-18 Thread Pjotr12345
Thanks feranick. I posted the following message on the MOTU mailing list: Hello, Hereby I request your attention for the following matter. It concerns Multiverse and not Universe, but the matter is grave enough to bring this to your attention. Sun Java JRE doesn't receive securi

[Bug 409559] Re: version 1.6.0_15 is available

2009-08-22 Thread Pjotr12345
It's not possible for me, to pick up the discussion in the MOTU mailing list. Probably because I'm not a MOTU myself. I can only post by sending an e-mail to the janitor. That way, I can't react in a topic thread. The MOTU's aren't responding. I'm running out of options here... Much to my dismay.

[Bug 409559] Re: version 1.6.0_15 is available

2009-08-22 Thread Pjotr12345
@Matthias Klose and Marc Deslauriers: The updated Sun Java JRE packages are *already* present in Multiverse, right now only for Karmic. They only need to be made available for Hardy, Intrepid and Jaunty as well. No extra work needed. This JRE update works fine in Hardy, Intrepid and Jaunty, which

[Bug 406602] Re: Please update VLC to version 1.0.1

2009-07-30 Thread Pjotr12345
Please update quickly. Also for Hardy: VLC is still 0.8.6e in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS! Security holes should be fixed as soon as possible. This is not acceptable. -- Please update VLC to version 1.0.1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/406602 You received this bug notification because you are a member of U

[Bug 406602] Re: Please update VLC to version 1.0.1

2009-07-30 Thread Pjotr12345
Additional thought: VLC is a Multiverse package, and Multiverse packages are treated differently from the rest. But when a package is as widely used as VLC, nearly everyone installs it, it shouldn't be left to the PPA to provide security updates. ** This bug has been flagged as a security vulne

[Bug 409559] Re: version 1.6.0_15 is available

2009-08-13 Thread Pjotr12345
You can apply a workaround to install the new JRE which is meant for Karmic, in Hardy, Intrepid and Jaunty. This workaround is for 32-bit Ubuntu only! You have to adapt it for a 64 bit system. 1. Manually download these three files from Multiverse: Bin: [url]http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/

[Bug 409559] Re: version 1.6.0_15 is available

2009-08-13 Thread Pjotr12345
Repost, this time without tags that don't work (sorry!): You can apply a workaround to install the new JRE which is meant for Karmic, in Hardy, Intrepid and Jaunty. This workaround is for 32-bit Ubuntu only! You have to adapt it for a 64 bit system. 1. Manually download these three files from Mu

[Bug 409559] Re: version 1.6.0_15 is available

2009-08-15 Thread Pjotr12345
@feranick: I appreciate your efforts with the PPA. But "fix released" does not apply here, I think. "Fix released" would be, when the *package maintainer* would make these packages available through the normal Multiverse updates for Hardy, Intrepid and Jaunty. -- version 1.6.0_15 is available h

[Bug 409559] Re: version 1.6.0_15 is available

2009-08-16 Thread Pjotr12345
** Changed in: sun-java6 (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => Confirmed -- version 1.6.0_15 is available https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/409559 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@

[Bug 409559] Re: version 1.6.0_15 is available

2009-08-17 Thread Pjotr12345
Why don't the responsible package maintainers answer here? Isn't Launchpad meant for contacting them? Why this silence on this important security issue? :-( -- version 1.6.0_15 is available https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/409559 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ub

[Bug 409559] Re: version 1.6.0_15 is available

2009-08-17 Thread Pjotr12345
It's utterly unacceptable that the responsible package maintainer doesn't react here. I suggest that those of us who are Ubuntu Members, discuss this matter on a higher level of authority. This matter needs to be dealt with: this negligence by the package maintainer, is putting many computers at r

[Bug 409559] Re: version 1.6.0_15 is available

2009-08-17 Thread Pjotr12345
@ Jamie Strandboge: Thanks for your reaction. OpenJDK still can't replace JRE entirely. There are still some websites that only function well for a visitor, when that visitor has JRE installed. A pity, but that's how it is. And that's why we need security updates for JRE. All that has to be done

[Bug 103890] Re: [feisty beta] screen brightness problem

2007-10-22 Thread Pjotr12345
The problem has disappeared in Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon. Good job! -- [feisty beta] screen brightness problem https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103890 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubunt

[Bug 96454] Re: [Feisty, Gutsy] MASTER: HP LaserJet 1000/1005/1018/1020 don't work because of missing firmware

2007-10-25 Thread Pjotr12345
Great, Till! I would much prefer a backport from Hardy, because that is the easiest solution. Can you report it here, when the backport is available? Thanks in advance, Pjotr. -- [Feisty, Gutsy] MASTER: HP LaserJet 1000/1005/1018/1020 don't work because of missing firmware https://bugs.launchp

[Bug 152737] [Gutsy] installer crashed twice (LiveCD)

2007-10-14 Thread Pjotr12345
Public bug reported: The installler of the Gutsy Gibbon LiveCD (daily build of today, October 14) crashed twice. Once during the scanning of the partitions, after the Settings Migration screen (I didn't select anything in that screen). The second crash was, after installing all the files on the r

[Bug 127008] Re: Alternate install of Tribe-4 corrupts video display when installing packages (affected hardware includes Santa Rosa)

2007-10-15 Thread Pjotr12345
Same problem here! With the installation of the daily build of October 15, with the Alternate CD of Gutsy. During the second half of the installation, the screen becomes completely unreadable. Video card: Intel videocard. -- Alternate install of Tribe-4 corrupts video display when installing p

[Bug 152737] Re: [Gutsy] installer crashed twice (LiveCD)

2007-10-15 Thread Pjotr12345
I should add, that this laptop is eminently fit for Linux. So there is nothing wrong with the hardware. It is multi-boot already: in Grub I can boot Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 7.04, Fedora 7, Mandriva 2008 and OpenSUSE 10.3. -- [Gutsy] installer crashed twice (LiveCD) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/152

[Bug 152737] Re: [Gutsy] installer crashed twice (LiveCD)

2007-10-16 Thread Pjotr12345
. and here is the list of my hardware (see attachment). ** Attachment added: "hardware_list.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10049834/hardware_list.txt -- [Gutsy] installer crashed twice (LiveCD) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/152737 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 152737] Re: [Gutsy] installer crashed twice (LiveCD)

2007-10-16 Thread Pjotr12345
And here is /var/log/installer/debug. ** Attachment added: "debug" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10049808/debug -- [Gutsy] installer crashed twice (LiveCD) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/152737 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug cont

[Bug 152737] Re: [Gutsy] installer crashed twice (LiveCD)

2007-10-16 Thread Pjotr12345
Here is /var/log/syslog (see attachment). In the next message, I will attach /var/log/installer/debug (how does one attach more than one file?). This time, I used the daily build of the LiveCD, of today, October 16. Only one crash this time, right at the end (no Grub installed). ** Attachment a

[Bug 150471] [Gutsy] high processor activity after logging out and then logging in again

2007-10-08 Thread Pjotr12345
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus When I log on as user A, log out and log in as user B, the processor remains in a very high level of activity, almost 100 %. "Top" shows that nautilus is the culprit. For clarity: I don't use the "switch user" option: this happens when I do a "c

[Bug 150666] Re: package update-notifier 0.60 failed to install/upgrade: underprocess post-installation script failed with error code 1

2007-10-08 Thread Pjotr12345
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 150680 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/150680 same here -- package update-notifier 0.60 failed to install/upgrade: underprocess post-installation script failed with error code 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/150666 You received this bug notification

[Bug 151640] [gutsy] compiz can't be enabled again, after it was manually disabled

2007-10-11 Thread Pjotr12345
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: compiz Hi, At first, Compiz worked perfectly on my Intel videochip in Gutsy. But since I disabled Compiz entirely, I couldn't enable it again. Error: "desktop effects couldn't be enabled". Hardware: Intel Core 2 Duo 4400 2 GB DDR2 RAM Video: on board In

[Bug 151640] Re: [gutsy] compiz can't be enabled again, after it was manually disabled

2007-10-12 Thread Pjotr12345
This is what it says after compiz --replace: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ compiz --replace Checking for Xgl: not present. Blacklisted PCIID '8086:2972' found aborting and using fallback: /usr/bin/metacity Apparently it misses something called Xgl. Strange, because Compiz did function fine at first. -

[Bug 151640] Re: [gutsy] compiz can't be enabled again, after it was manually disabled

2007-10-12 Thread Pjotr12345
How is this possible? Intel video cards are best for Linux, aren't they? Because all the drivers made by Intel, are open source and part of the Linux kernel? Anyway, what can I do? -- [gutsy] compiz can't be enabled again, after it was manually disabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/151640 You

[Bug 151640] Re: [gutsy] compiz can't be enabled again, after it was manually disabled

2007-10-12 Thread Pjotr12345
Thanks, this is a workaround, albeit a limited one: I can't watch video's. I read up a bit on this: http://www.realistanew.com/2007/09/12 /compiz-by-default-in-ubuntu-710/ When will the intel driver be fixed? Is there a timetable for the fix? By the way: the intel driver is better than the i810,

[Bug 152737] Re: [Gutsy] installer crashed twice (LiveCD)

2007-10-18 Thread Pjotr12345
Installation failed again with the final release version of the LiveCD of Ubuntu 7.10 (desktop CD). During the last phase of the installation, not only ubiquity but the entire LiveCD-session as well, got stuck when the following component was being installed: "module 'sbp2' for 'Firewire CDROM s

[Bug 204065] Re: Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics

2008-04-15 Thread Pjotr12345
@Bryce Harrington: I've contacted upstream in the thread that you suggested to mykrob. -- Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204065 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubu

[Bug 204065] Re: Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics

2008-04-16 Thread Pjotr12345
Bryce, I hope I can get my hands on it The laptop with the Intel 945 chip is not mine. It belongs to an acquaintance who lives some 50 kilometres from where I live. However, I will do my best. -- Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204065 You

[Bug 204065] Re: Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics

2008-04-18 Thread Pjotr12345
@Bruce Harrington: My acquaintance, the owner of the laptop, has installed your deb file: http://people.ubuntu.com/~bryce/bisect/xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.2.0+git20080318.ac763634-1_i386.deb (thus undoing the previous removal of the xserver-xorg-video-intel driver). He reports no problems. I will

[Bug 204065] Re: Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics

2008-04-19 Thread Pjotr12345
@Bryce Harrington: The problem is still there in the intel driver that is in the Release Candidate of Ubuntu 8.04. I have informed upstream about it and I have sent them a copy of Xorg.0.log (from the LiveCD- session). Probably unnecessary, but I have attached a copy of Xorg.0.log to this message

[Bug 204770] Re: [hardy] gdmsetup cause intensive disk activity and take a very long time to open

2008-04-19 Thread Pjotr12345
Also confirmed with a clean installation of Hardy Release Candidate. I hope this will be fixed in time for the final release. -- [hardy] gdmsetup cause intensive disk activity and take a very long time to open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204770 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 219684] [NEW] Please put Sun Java JRE in this package, not OpenJDK

2008-04-19 Thread Pjotr12345
Public bug reported: OpenJDK doesn't work as good as Sun Java JRE. For example, I can't play chess on Yahoo Games with OpenJDK and the Icedtea plugin. I had to completely remove OpenJDK (and Icedtea plugin) and install Sun Java JRE and plugin. Now everything works fine again. Please put Sun Java

[Bug 204065] Re: Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics

2008-04-20 Thread Pjotr12345
@ Timo Aaltonen: But it definitely is a bug in the intel driver (xserver-xorg-video-intel). It's even confirmed by upstream: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15512 It would be great if the final release of Ubuntu 8.04 would contain the fixed Intel driver. -- Hardy - severe graphica

[Bug 204065] Re: Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics

2008-04-20 Thread Pjotr12345
I forgot to add: upstream has already fixed the intel driver for this particular bug. So all you have to do is use the new driver. -- Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204065 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu B

[Bug 173966] Re: java plugin not working in firefox 3 on ubuntu 8.04

2008-04-21 Thread Pjotr12345
I have found a perhaps better solution, at least for 32-bit-Ubuntu. The thing is, that Sun Java JRE is no longer in ubuntu-restricted- extras. It has been replaced by OpenJDK and the Icedtea plugin. But those don't work as well as Sun Java. These are the steps I followed: 1. I installed ubuntu-r

[Bug 173966] Re: java plugin not working in firefox 3 on ubuntu 8.04

2008-04-21 Thread Pjotr12345
@pbhj: Blackdown java is outdated, less functional and probably unsafe (unpatched). Why don't you choose Sun Java 6 JRE and plugin? Fully safe, up to date and functional. Simply follow this instruction for Ubuntu 8.04: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/173966/comments/59 --

[Bug 204065] Re: Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics

2008-04-22 Thread Pjotr12345
Great! It would be very nice if this patch would be available in the final version of 8.04. There is still time :-) -- Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204065 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 204065] Re: Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics

2008-04-07 Thread Pjotr12345
How can I contact the upstream makers of the xserver-xorg-video-intel driver? It's a cross-distro problem. Even PC-BSD 1.4.1 has the same issue. -- Hardy - severe graphical issues with i945GM graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204065 You received this bug notification because you are a mem

[Bug 96454] Re: [Feisty, Gutsy] MASTER: HP LaserJet 1000/1005/1018/1020 don't work because of missing firmware

2008-04-08 Thread Pjotr12345
@Aaron: No success. - I powered on the Laserjet 1018 and connected it to my laptop. - I ran the command sudo hp-setup -i (I could only run it as root). I answered all questions with the suggested answers. - Afterwards, I started HPLIP Toolbox as user, through the menu: System - Preferences - H

[Bug 96454] Re: [Feisty, Gutsy] MASTER: HP LaserJet 1000/1005/1018/1020 don't work because of missing firmware

2008-04-09 Thread Pjotr12345
Aaron, I did what you suggested. But no success. Groups read now: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ groups pjotr adm dialout cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev scanner fuse lpadmin admin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ I still get the same error when I start up HPLIP Toolbox as user (through the Gnome menu). In the

[Bug 96454] Re: [Feisty, Gutsy] MASTER: HP LaserJet 1000/1005/1018/1020 don't work because of missing firmware

2008-04-09 Thread Pjotr12345
Aaron: please ignore my previous message. Your suggestion works! I had forgotten to connect then USB cable the first time. :-) In short: after adding myself (user pjotr) to the scanner group, HPLIP Toolbox can be started with no errors, as user. I still am a bit mystified as to what this printer

[Bug 96454] Re: [Feisty, Gutsy] MASTER: HP LaserJet 1000/1005/1018/1020 don't work because of missing firmware

2008-04-09 Thread Pjotr12345
@Aaron: Thanks a lot for your help and for the information! :-) Greetz, Pjotr. -- [Feisty, Gutsy] MASTER: HP LaserJet 1000/1005/1018/1020 don't work because of missing firmware https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/96454 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whi

[Bug 215728] Re: [MASTER] Committing to urlclassifier3.sqlite causes excessive CPU usage and disk I/O

2008-05-01 Thread Pjotr12345
There is an easy workaround. This workaround is successful: 1. Open Firefox 3 2. Disable phishing/attack detection in the security section of the Preferences 3. Close Firefox 4. Make hidden files visible (Locations - Personal folder - View - show hidden files) 5. Delete /home/user/.mozilla/fi

[Bug 215728] Re: [MASTER] Committing to urlclassifier3.sqlite causes excessive CPU usage and disk I/O

2008-05-04 Thread Pjotr12345
@Alexander Sack: If I understand you correctly, you would like us to test a possible fix for this bug. If so, could you provide us with direct links to the packages in question (32-bit and 64-bit)? I can't find my way on the link page that you gave. By the way: why do you think that xulrunner i

[Bug 215728] Re: [MASTER] Committing to urlclassifier3.sqlite causes excessive CPU usage and disk I/O

2008-05-04 Thread Pjotr12345
@Alexander Sack and Chris Coulson: I get this error message from the system when I "apt-get update" with the addition of the line "https://edge.launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive"; in muy sources list: @thuiscomputer:~$ sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for : E: Type 'https://edge.launchp

[Bug 215728] Re: [MASTER] Committing to urlclassifier3.sqlite causes excessive CPU usage and disk I/O

2008-05-04 Thread Pjotr12345
OK. Updates applied and testing started. I will report back in a day or so. Bedankt, Sander! :-) -- [MASTER] Committing to urlclassifier3.sqlite causes excessive CPU usage and disk I/O https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/215728 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 215728] Re: [MASTER] Committing to urlclassifier3.sqlite causes excessive CPU usage and disk I/O

2008-05-04 Thread Pjotr12345
Intermediate report, in view of the critical importance of this bug (show stopper). After more than an hour of intensive surfing, with the warning for attack sites turned on (default configuration): no more problems. :-) However, urlclassifier3.sqlite has grown from 0,009 MB to 9,6 MB. Is this

[Bug 226630] [NEW] [hardy] shutdown problems since the first two updates

2008-05-04 Thread Pjotr12345
Public bug reported: The first two updates of Hardy Heron final, have done something bad to my shutdown process. It hangs for 20 seconds, then displays some errors regarding shutdwon of Network Manager, then finally shuts down. Before those two updates everything worked fine. ** Affects: ubuntu

[Bug 215728] Re: [MASTER] Committing to urlclassifier3.sqlite causes excessive CPU usage and disk I/O

2008-05-04 Thread Pjotr12345
I think it can be considered as fixed. A couple of hours more of intensive browsing and no problems at all. :-) Please roll out this update very quickly. It's extremely damaging for the reputation of Ubuntu, especially for an LTS-version. One remark: urlclassifier3.sqlite has grown to 18,8 MB. T

[Bug 215728] Re: [MASTER] Committing to urlclassifier3.sqlite causes excessive CPU usage and disk I/O

2008-05-05 Thread Pjotr12345
Still testing (over a day now) and still no problems. This update really works. Good job! :-) -- [MASTER] Committing to urlclassifier3.sqlite causes excessive CPU usage and disk I/O https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/215728 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs

[Bug 215728] Re: [MASTER] Committing to urlclassifier3.sqlite causes excessive CPU usage and disk I/O

2008-05-06 Thread Pjotr12345
Today (10 hours ago), I repeated the testing with xulrunner in proposed, instead of xulrunner from upstream (after applying Alexander Sack's instruction: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/215728/comments/94 Again, no problems after a day of intensive web surfing. *Please* don't wait any long

[Bug 215820] Re: "loading hardware drivers" [fail] linux kernel generic 2.6.24 - 16, hangs on boot

2008-04-24 Thread Pjotr12345
I recommend strongly a clean installation of the final version of Hardy Heron. Clean and fresh, so with previous formatting of the partition. In a couple of hours the final version of Hardy will be available for download.. I expect that you won't see these problems anymore then. Greetz, Pjotr.

[Bug 215820] Re: "loading hardware drivers" [fail] linux kernel generic 2.6.24 - 16, hangs on boot

2008-04-25 Thread Pjotr12345
I recommend closure. All persons who reported this problem on the Dutch Ubuntu forum, prior to the final release, now report that all is well. The kernel update and the HAL update of april 22 seem to have repaired this fault. That was a close call, by the way. Two days before final release Sa

[Bug 204770] Re: [hardy] gdmsetup cause intensive disk activity and take a very long time to open

2008-04-26 Thread Pjotr12345
Confirmed for a clean installation of Hardy final. Can this be fixed in 8.04.1? -- [hardy] gdmsetup cause intensive disk activity and take a very long time to open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204770 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribe

[Bug 223915] [NEW] [hardy] at intervals, Firefox 3 shows high CPU load and intense hard drive activity

2008-04-28 Thread Pjotr12345
Public bug reported: At intervals, Firefox 3 beta 5 shows high CPU load (up to 100 % on my Intel Core 2 Duo machine with 2 GB RAM), coupled with intense hard drive activity. This lasts a minute or two, then stops. Every 10 minutes or so, it happens again. ** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu) Import

[Bug 215820] Re: "loading hardware drivers" [fail] linux kernel generic 2.6.24 - 16, hangs on boot

2008-04-11 Thread Pjotr12345
I can confirm this. I just updated Hardy to kernel 2.6.24-16 and the boot process hangs at "Loading hardware drivers". Every previous version of the kernel boots fine. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- "loading hardware drivers" [fail] linux kernel generic 2.6.24 -

[Bug 215820] Re: "loading hardware drivers" [fail] linux kernel generic 2.6.24 - 16, hangs on boot

2008-04-11 Thread Pjotr12345
Problem is solved by the newest updates. This is the remedy: - boot with older kernel - retrieve the latest updates manually (System - Administration - Update Manager) - reboot normally (with the latest kernel): no more problems. :-) -- "loading hardware drivers" [fail] linux kernel generic 2.

[Bug 215820] Re: "loading hardware drivers" [fail] linux kernel generic 2.6.24 - 16, hangs on boot

2008-04-12 Thread Pjotr12345
Apparently, the problem is solved for Intel video cards, but still not for Nvidia with the restricted driver. -- "loading hardware drivers" [fail] linux kernel generic 2.6.24 - 16, hangs on boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/215820 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

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

2008-04-12 Thread Pjotr12345
Ubuntu 8.04 is going to be so good, so stable, so user friendly And on top of that, it'll be an LTS release, with three years of security updates This is the one, people! The one that will blast it's way into the computing world. The (almost) flawless one. And we can help to make this happ

[Bug 229064] [NEW] [hardy] login screen often doesn't accept a correct password until the third attempt

2008-05-10 Thread Pjotr12345
Public bug reported: A strange phenomenon since a couple of days: Ubuntu often reports a wrong password in the login screen. Mostly I need three or four attempts before login is succesful. I type my password deliberately extra slowly and accurately, so I've made sure that it's not an error of me.

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