[Bug 262504] Re: manual partitioner automatically selects "format" when changing file system, without warning

2008-09-27 Thread RobertH
To answer your question why I found it necessary to change the filesystem, the answer is that I didn't. It was a slip of the mouse and I accidentally selected ext2 instead of ext3 or vice versa. (This would have been less likely, but still not impossible, to happen if the existing filesystem on the

[Bug 262504] Re: manual partitioner automatically selects "format" when changing file system, without warning

2008-09-28 Thread RobertH
To answer your question why I found it necessary to change the filesystem, the answer is that I didn't. It was a slip of the mouse and I accidentally selected ext2 instead of ext3 or vice versa. (This would have been less likely, but still not impossible, to happen if the existing filesystem on the

[Bug 219635] Re: supplied version of ivman doesn't support condition values

2008-07-11 Thread RobertH
This Bug Meets the Criteria for Medium Importance It applies to many modern laptop models because hal reports values for some newer hardware instead of just conditions. ** Changed in: ivman (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- supplied version of ivman doesn't support condition values ht

[Bug 262584] Re: Intrepid LiveCD installer didn't set up boot files correctly

2008-09-11 Thread RobertH
Gave the same problem on Alpha 5 (except with 2.6.27-2. I still haven't been able to install Intrepid (64-bit). It only puts the initrd on /boot plus a vmcoreinfo file, but not the vmlinuz file. When I changed menu.lst to boot from the Hardy kernel (2.6.24-19), I can boot Kubuntu. But if I try to

[Bug 262500] [NEW] Misleading SKIP button in Intrepid installer

2008-08-28 Thread RobertH
Public bug reported: I was installing Intrepid Kubuntu Alpha 4. Everything went well until it said something like "Checking time with internet time servers". Since my Internet was off line at the time, I clicked SKIP to skip this step, thinking that the installation would just proceed to the next

[Bug 262504] [NEW] Intrepid installation manual partitioner automatically selects "format"

2008-08-28 Thread RobertH
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity I was installing Intrepid Kubuntu Alpha 4 from the LiveCD onto a multiboot system. I chose MANUAL PARTITIONING. After selecting EDIT PARTITION for my /boot partition, I accidentally chose the wrong file system from the drop down box. It was only

[Bug 262504] Re: Intrepid installation manual partitioner automatically selects "format"

2008-08-29 Thread RobertH
Sorry, I should clarify "would be much safer if it warned the user...". I meant to say "it would be much safer if it ACTIVELY warned the user WITH A POP-UP WARNING BOX when the installer decides" -- Intrepid installation manual partitioner automatically selects "format" https://bugs.launchpad

[Bug 262500] Re: Misleading SKIP button in Intrepid installer

2008-08-29 Thread RobertH
I just learnt that this should be filed under ubiquity since I was installing from the LiveCD. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => ubiquity -- Misleading SKIP button in Intrepid installer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/262500 You received this bug notification because yo

[Bug 262584] [NEW] Intrepid LiveCD installer didn't set up boot files correctly

2008-08-29 Thread RobertH
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity I have Ubuntu Hardy, Win-Vista and Gentoo all on a multi-boot system using Grub. /boot is a separate small ext2 partition. When I installed Intrepid Kubuntu Alpha 4 from LiveCD on a separate (ext3) partition, it completed successfully. But the s

Re: [Bug 262500] Re: Misleading SKIP button in Intrepid installer

2008-09-01 Thread RobertH
There's no file called syslog, but hopefully this one called debug (and version) will help. There's another one called dm but appears to be only Xorg stuff. BTW, I am installing 64-bit verson of Kubuntu. Robert. > This isn't the intended behaviour; it's only meant to skip that one > step. > >

[Bug 262500] Re: Misleading SKIP button in Intrepid installer

2008-09-01 Thread RobertH
** Attachment added: "debug" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17226607/debug ** Attachment added: "version" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17226608/version -- Misleading SKIP button in Intrepid installer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/262500 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 376054] Re: [karmic] installation of ebox hangs at: restarting eBox module apache

2009-07-26 Thread RobertH
I have the same problem in Karmic i386. It did warn me that maybe port 443 was already being used, but since it only said "maybe" and then there was a continue option, I choose Yes (continue). Then it locked up as described above. I had to abort it with Ctrl+C. Then I tried "dpkg --configure ebox"

[Bug 219635] [NEW] supplied version of ivman doesn't support condition values

2008-04-19 Thread RobertH
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ivman Using - [Gutsy] Package Version - [ivman 0.6.14-2ubuntu1] The version included in Gutsy does not include support for condition values These are used by modern laptops instead of separate conditions for each different media button the often have o

[Bug 219635] Re: supplied version of ivman doesn't support condition values

2008-04-19 Thread RobertH
** Attachment added: "Patch found at link (I didn't write it)" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13578913/ivman-0.6.14-conditionValue.diff ** Description changed: Binary package hint: ivman - Using - [Gusty] Version - [ivman 0.6.14-2ubuntu1] + Using - [Gutsy] + Package Version - [ivman 0.6.

[Bug 185781] [NEW] The "Data still needs to be written to a device" dialogue is not an obvious warning.

2008-01-24 Thread RobertH
Public bug reported: The "Data still needs to be written to a device" too similar to the "Safe to remove" dialogue. The warning should be more obviously a warning instead of a notification. It should be coloured red to make it instantly distinguishable from the "Safe to Remove" dialogue even at

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-05-06 Thread RobertH
As of yesterday, same problem has begun happening on my desktop, too. Running Ubuntu 9.10. No updates performed yesterday or the day before. This makes me unwilling to believe only two of us have experienced this problem! Hope it's sorted on 10.04, or there'll be the temptation to migrate. -- sh

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-05-06 Thread RobertH
OK, I considered that it might be worth purging my last updates which were on 30 April. My reasoning was that while the following text... "* Stopping MySQL database server mysqld...done * Shutting down Alsa... * Asking remaining processes to terminate... * Deconfiguring network interfaces... * Dea

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-01-18 Thread RobertH
https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-mini/+bug/301520 Just came across the apparently similar bug above in which Luis Lumbrera Picazo proposed: "SOLUTION THAT WORKS FOR ME: Ctrl+Alt+F2 -> Login -> Password -> sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop -> sudo halt --poweroff" (I used "sudo service gdm stop"). Unfor

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-01-19 Thread RobertH
Maybe this is a bug in ACPI. I found the following work round (from various sources) which works for me: Edit file /etc/modules: add line "apm" (no quotation marks) Edit file /etc/default/grub: at GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT add "apm=power-off" in quotation marks and directly after any other kern

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-01-20 Thread RobertH
I spoke too soon. Bug isn't fixed. After I did the above (see last entry) it powered off correctly a total of four times successively, then reverted to hanging before power off. Odd. Back to square one. -- shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507555 Y

[Bug 556255] Re: unlock screen -dialog comes up twice

2010-06-01 Thread RobertH
Exactly same issue here, started a few days ago, perhaps after updates, perhaps after changing screensaver from default. However changing back to default makes no difference. -- unlock screen -dialog comes up twice https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/556255 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-05-13 Thread RobertH
I can confirm the problem has NOT been resolved in 10.04. No power off - just the red/white dots interminably. (Great work guys!) I'll be filing a separate bug report for 10.04. -- shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507555 You received this bug noti

[Bug 579999] [NEW] 10.04 does not power off with Acer Travelmate 4001LMi

2010-05-13 Thread RobertH
Public bug reported: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on Acer Travelmate 4001LMi. Package involved: unknown. When I click "Shut Down" I expect the computer to shut down and power off completely. It does not. It only partially shuts down, and freezes interminably at the Ubuntu screen with the white/red dots. **

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-05-14 Thread RobertH
@rictec You're right, mine does that too... but only sometimes. I have filed a separate bug (number 57) for this issue with 10.04. Perhaps you could go there and confirm it. -- shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507555 You received this bug no

[Bug 576204] Re: lucid doesn't shut down completely

2010-05-14 Thread RobertH
Hi, I am the submitter of duplicate bug 57. This issue has been "fixed" for me by doing the following: sudo gedit /etc/default/grub change : GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" to : GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet acpi=force" sudo update-grub -- lucid doesn't shut down completely

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-01-27 Thread RobertH
Thank you for your help. I have done as you suggested, but this did not change the behaviour - still would not power off. P.S. Typing "b" did not cause to boot. I had to use Ctrl+x. -- shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507555 You received this bug

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-01-27 Thread RobertH
I have now done this as instructed, but I don't know if it concluded successfully. The process concluded with the following lines: "Ignoring task https://api.edge.launchpad.net/beta/ubuntu No additional information collected." Is this OK? Can you confirm that the process concluded successfully? T

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-01-28 Thread RobertH
I am attaching the four files requested. ** Attachment added: "dmesg.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38482546/dmesg.log -- shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507555 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, w

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-01-28 Thread RobertH
** Attachment added: "lspci-vvnn.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38482563/lspci-vvnn.log -- shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507555 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-01-28 Thread RobertH
** Attachment added: "uname-a.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38482571/uname-a.log -- shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507555 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ub

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-01-28 Thread RobertH
** Attachment added: "version.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38482582/version.log -- shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507555 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ub

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-01-28 Thread RobertH
messages text files ** Attachment added: "messages" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38482663/messages -- shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507555 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to U

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-01-28 Thread RobertH
** Attachment added: "messages.1" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38482715/messages.1 -- shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507555 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubun

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-01-28 Thread RobertH
dmesg text files ** Attachment added: "dmesg" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38482740/dmesg -- shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507555 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -

[Bug 507555] Re: shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-01-28 Thread RobertH
** Attachment added: "dmesg.0" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38482780/dmesg.0 -- shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507555 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bug

[Bug 507555] [NEW] shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears

2010-01-14 Thread RobertH
Public bug reported: I was so pleased with Ubuntu (9.10) on my desktop that I installed it on my Acer TravelMate 4001LMi laptop, too. However, on the laptop (but not on the desktop) I cannot shut down properly. I get a black screen, most usually with the following text: "* Stopping MySQL database

[Bug 745505] Re: [138a:0007] VFS451 fingerprint reader not recognized

2017-10-03 Thread roberth
Has anyone checked this? downloaded the file and checked it. no known detectable virus issues with the software. Was wondering if anyone has looked into it further or verified this is a legitimate clean download. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whi

[Bug 970638] Re: killall can't kill processes with fairly long names (Ubuntu 12.04)

2012-05-03 Thread RobertH
I still have this bug ps xa | grep myS 6615 pts/1S+ 0:00 /bin/bash ./myScript.sh 6619 pts/0S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto myS bss@Frog:~$ killall -v myScript.sh Killed myScript.sh(6615) with signal 15 bss@Froggy:~$ ps xa | grep myS 6636 pts/1S+ 0:00 /bin/bash ./myScriptWithAL

[Bug 1866844] Re: package libc6:amd64 2.31-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: installed libc6:amd64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127

2020-03-14 Thread RobertH
Can't confirm that it's exactly this bug coz now locked out of system. Before getting locked out completely, running "sudo anything" would immediately say 3 attempts failed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.

[Bug 1867431] Re: ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'libc6'

2020-03-14 Thread RobertH
Yes, I couldn't confirm any details about the bug yesterday (on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/1866844) coz I'm still locked out of my system but it was the only mention I could find then of a libc6/libcrypt install failure. Will Jeffrey's instructions there still work if usin

[Bug 1867431] Re: ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'libc6'

2020-03-14 Thread RobertH
Second day unable to login. Didn't get any advice here about zfs (obviously not many users), but I'm in a recovery terminal and managed to find `zfs mount -a` which at least filled out \var. \lib is a symlink to \usr\lib but not finding a `x86_64-linux-gnu` folder there, so unable to follow Jefrrey

[Bug 1867431] Re: ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'libc6'

2020-03-15 Thread RobertH
Yeah, it's 64-bit. Just got in :-), thanks Jeffrey. Might have been finger problems earlier -- seems `x86_64-linux-gnu` was there, just not showing up in autocomplete. The `zfs mount -a` was the only extra step needed for ZFS. Thanks to everyone for your help. I've loved using Ubuntu for many year

[Bug 1867431] Re: ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'libc6'

2020-03-15 Thread RobertH
Jsut realised that when I deleted the resolv.conf symlink and instead created a file containing the single line `nameserver 8.8.8.8` in order to get internet access from the broken system, that change remained once I got the system working again. But I forgot to note down what it was pointing to be

[Bug 67735] Crashing on startup

2006-10-23 Thread Roberth Sjonøy
Public bug reported: Conky is crashing on random startups... ** Affects: conky (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- Crashing on startup https://launchpad.net/bugs/67735 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/lis

[Bug 67735] Re: Crashing on startup

2006-10-23 Thread Roberth Sjonøy
** Attachment added: "Report" http://librarian.launchpad.net/4928195/_usr_bin_conky.1000.crash -- Crashing on startup https://launchpad.net/bugs/67735 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 85684] Re: Fonts in fluxbox messed up after restartin fluxbox

2007-02-23 Thread Roberth Sjonøy
Hello, was using latest Fluxbox in Ubuntu's 6.10 repositories, when i got an 17" lcd monitor, and started Fluxbox, the fonts became the same but they always were like that and they appeard in Gnome to. -- Fonts in fluxbox messed up after restartin fluxbox https://launchpad.net/bugs/85684 -- ubu

[Bug 85683] nautilus sometimes ignores "--no-desktop"

2007-02-16 Thread Roberth Sjonøy
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus When I start nautilus in fluxbox, the command is "nautilus --no-desktop --browser" and sometimes it ignores the "--no-desktop" parameter, and start gnome's desktop. ** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconf

[Bug 85684] Fonts in fluxbox messed up after restartin fluxbox

2007-02-16 Thread Roberth Sjonøy
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: fluxbox Sometimes, when i restart fluxbox, by clicking on "restart" in the fluxbox menu, the fonts are large. ** Affects: fluxbox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- Fonts in fluxbox messed up after restartin fluxbox htt

[Bug 85687] Nautilus sometimes open up in multiple windows randomly.

2007-02-16 Thread Roberth Sjonøy
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus Sometimes when even launching or browsing with nautilus, it opens multiple windows, appears in both Gnome and Fluxbox. ** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- Nautilus sometimes open up in multi

Re: [Bug 85683] nautilus sometimes ignores "--no-desktop"

2007-02-20 Thread Roberth Sjonøy
Hello, I've noticed it in Edgy Eft. On 2/17/07, Brian Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > status needsinfo > assignee [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks for your bug report. With which version of Ubuntu did you notice > this? What version of nautilus do you have installed? You can check > with 'dpk