Re: [Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-11-24 Thread Ryan Waldroop
On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 17:31 +, DGMcCloud wrote: > What would be a good solution is to have a disk head parking time (the > idle time needed for the disk heads to park) which is configurable. > However, at least on my Hitachi drive, this can't be done. Setting APM > to 191 uses the same timing a

Re: [Bug 327509] Re: Kernel freezing on both ext3 and ext4, possible criminal is Firefox

2009-05-27 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I'm almost certain this is an ext4 issue. Recently, I was deleting my user account with about 50GB of music and videos before giving my laptop to my dad. My laptop completely froze while deleting everything probably 10 times. This happened whether I was deleting from a TTY or with Nautilus. I e

[Bug 331369] Re: regression vs. notification-daemon: positioning when multiple screens are available

2009-04-19 Thread Ryan Waldroop
As per the other testers above, this bug is still not fixed. -- regression vs. notification-daemon: positioning when multiple screens are available https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/331369 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -

Re: [Bug 331369] Re: regression vs. notification-daemon: positioning when multiple screens are available

2009-04-27 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Daniel: it does appear that if your panels are at the bottom then the notifications would display at the top right of your virtual display. If moving the panel to the top bothers you, can you perhaps move your larger monitor to the right? Just an idea... I can now confirm that this bug is fixed f

[Bug 331369] Re: regression vs. notification-daemon: positioning when multiple screens are available

2009-04-27 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Nevermind...notify-osd has reverted to it's old behavior all on its own now. I was really surprised to see it working this morning. Oh well. -- regression vs. notification-daemon: positioning when multiple screens are available https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/331369 You received this bug notif

Re: [Bug 331369] Re: regression vs. notification-daemon: positioning when multiple screens are available

2009-04-27 Thread Ryan Waldroop
This is driving me absolutely crazy. It's not really the fact that the notifications are on the wrong screen that's the problem. It's the fact that they will actually work properly on my primary screen for a little while and then break. Unfortunately, switching monitor positions is not really

[Bug 331369] Re: regression vs. notification-daemon: positioning when multiple screens are available

2009-04-27 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Andthey're back! I completely removed xorg.conf and remade it with nvidia-settings. I must have messed it up while testing. Again, I'm now using separate X11 screens with Xinerama. Thanks again! -- regression vs. notification-daemon: positioning when multiple screens are available https:

Re: [Bug 331369] Re: regression vs. notification-daemon: positioning when multiple screens are available

2009-04-23 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I only WISH mine would show up on the top right of the left (primary) monitor. :( On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Matt Joiner wrote: > I'm using nvidia twinview, a 1680x1050 on the left, and 1280x1024 on the > right. > No matter the position I select in Pop-up Notifications dialog, the pop ups

Re: [Bug 331369] Re: regression vs. notification-daemon: positioning when multiple screens are available

2009-04-23 Thread Ryan Waldroop
but the notify area is *NOT* under my gnome panel. It's on the wrong screen, which twinview *DOES* recognize as a separate monitor. I specifically gave up special effects/randr to have two separate monitors. On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 4:44 PM, jcornwall wrote: > I've taken some time to investigat

Re: [Bug 331369] Re: regression vs. notification-daemon: positioning when multiple screens are available

2009-04-24 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Are there any conf files that can be edited to give a precise location to notify-osd? Or does anyone know which files I should recompile with the correct settings? -- regression vs. notification-daemon: positioning when multiple screens are available https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/331369 You r

[Bug 192043] Re: latest bluez-utils is missing /usr/bin/pand

2008-10-12 Thread Ryan Waldroop
pand and bluez-utils has been working all through hardy, and for most of intrepid, until a recent pand/bluetooth update. When I try to enter pand --connect (bluetooth address), I get an error saying that pand is not installed, and I should install bluez-utils. The command "locate pand" at first sh

Re: [Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-10-28 Thread Ryan Waldroop
It's all user definable, as described in this thread. I personally have mine set at 254 whether it's on AC or not, and my battery life/temperature is doing fine. -- High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/59695 You received thi

Re: [Bug 192043] Re: latest bluez-utils is missing /usr/bin/pand

2008-10-24 Thread Ryan Waldroop
awesome, thanks for the heads up, bla. On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 7:33 AM, bla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Same issue here. After upgrade from 8.01 to 8.10 pand nowhere to be > found. > > I got pand back by doing: > > apt-get install bluez-compat > > Hope this helps. > > -- > latest bluez-utils is

Re: [Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-09-25 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I definitely experienced this bug with my laptop in Gutsy. Some people may have had this problem in Feisty as well. The bug is also *technically* present in Windows...except Windows is too busy constantly polling the hard disk to let it idle even for a second. On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 4:24 AM, Vi

Re: [Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-07-07 Thread Ryan Waldroop
The problem is that this bug was definitely present in Gutsy, and possibly Feisty. So telling someone not to upgrade won't necessarily help them. If you are providing Tech Support for someone, I would say it is safe to upgrade to Hardy, but you need to go ahead and check their load/unload cycles

Re: [Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-10-08 Thread Ryan Waldroop
@ Felipe: Actually, with further testing, my laptop appears to be fixed while on AC power, but it's still cycling a lot on battery. The wiki page linked in the opening bug post has a three step process to check if everything is fixed and change the values if you like. For me, I didn't want every

[Bug 278556] Re: Noscript does not show placeholders for blocked objects

2008-10-09 Thread Ryan Waldroop
This also applies to the noscript available from noscript.net, but this does not happen with the firefox available from getfirefox.com. The problem appears to be with the ubuntu packaging of firefox. also see bug 279600 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/279600). -- Nos

Re: [Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-10-04 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I just (finally) upgraded to Intrepid on my IBM T41 laptop. I went like 10 minutes without any LOAD_CYCLE_COUNT increases, and thought this had actually been fixed. Then I checked again 5 minutes later and it jumped up by 17. Now I'm looking at a steady 3-4 load cycles per minute on battery, and

[Bug 251408] Re: please fully configure trackpoints on installation

2008-10-04 Thread Ryan Waldroop
http://psung.blogspot.com/2008/09/scrolling-with-thinkpads-trackpoint- in.html This page works like a charm for me with an IBM T41 running a fresh install of the beta, downloaded on October 2nd. So far I can't tell a difference between the old xorg.conf hack and this. -- please fully configure

[Bug 279600] Re: NoScript placeholders not working properly in Firefox 3.0.3 for Intrepid

2008-10-07 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Also, this problem in *NOT* present in the executable available from firefox.com This is strictly a problem with the Ubuntu packaging. (Screenshot of firefox available at firefox.com running on 8.10 with expected results) ** Attachment added: "810-2.png" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18291307

Re: [Bug 191889] Re: [MASTER] [WORKAROUND] "Offline Mode" feature fails to detect proper online state for networks that are managed outside of network manager.

2008-10-07 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I just upgraded to Intrepid and NM 0.7 works wonderfully for me. It automatically detects my Bluetooth Pan (no more hacking around to set it up! :-D ) and everything starts online as it should. Only problem is it is not detected as a Mobile Broadband connection, but who cares as long as I get pro

[Bug 279600] [NEW] NoScript placeholders not working properly in Firefox 3.0.3 for Intrepid

2008-10-07 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Public bug reported: NoScript has a great feature that shows a place holder for flash or java elements in a page, and will begin to show/play that element if you click on the place holder. This works properly: * on a live CD or fresh install of Hardy with Firefox 3 beta 5 * on my Hardy computer

[Bug 279600] Re: NoScript placeholders not working properly in Firefox 3.0.3 for Intrepid

2008-10-07 Thread Ryan Waldroop
** Attachment added: "810.jpg" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18291154/810.jpg -- NoScript placeholders not working properly in Firefox 3.0.3 for Intrepid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279600 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to U

[Bug 279600] Re: NoScript placeholders not working properly in Firefox 3.0.3 for Intrepid

2008-10-07 Thread Ryan Waldroop
** Attachment added: "804.jpg" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18291149/804.jpg -- NoScript placeholders not working properly in Firefox 3.0.3 for Intrepid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279600 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to U

[Bug 235390] [NEW] Regression: Have to run "Connect to Server..." on each login

2008-05-27 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Public bug reported: I've just recently started doing web design again and found a regression from Gutsy to Hardy. Formerly, under both Feisty and Gutsy, I could connect to my ftp site using Places > Connect to Server... and selecting FTP with Login. This created both an icon on my desktop and a

[Bug 235390] Re: Regression: Have to run "Connect to Server..." on each login

2008-05-28 Thread Ryan Waldroop
The error only occurs on my 32bit laptop, not on the 64bit desktop I was posting from last night, above. The error is: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/firefox-3.0b4/firefox" (No such file or directory) -- Regression: Have to run "Connect to Server..." on each login https://bugs.launch

[Bug 212789] Re: gvfs fuse mount is not functional after logout and subsequent login

2008-06-06 Thread Ryan Waldroop
The fix in hardy-proposed doesn't seem to fix my ftp mounts. They still disappear and I have to re-mount them after logout/login. Is that supposed to work that way? It's really annoying and seems like a definite regression from Feisty/Gutsy. I much prefer having my ftp mounts stay available. P

[Bug 235390] Re: Regression: Have to run "Connect to Server..." on each login

2008-06-06 Thread Ryan Waldroop
** Also affects: gvfs Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Regression: Have to run "Connect to Server..." on each login https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235390 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mail

[Bug 327509] Re: firefox freezing in jaunty ext 4

2009-02-16 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I'm having the same problems, but not necessarily when I'm running firefox. My computer has recently been freezing up when doing an rsync to get my data off of my desktop, and also while apt-get upgrading and apt-get installing things. I don't think it's my hardware...everything was working fine

[Bug 326473] [NEW] Recovery Mode allows full root access without a password

2009-02-06 Thread Ryan Waldroop
*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported: Ubuntu Hardy just updated to the newest kernel which broke my sound and Nvidia drivers. That's a separate issue, but it made me try to boot my computer into "Recovery Mode" as offered by the grub menu. One of the options

Re: [Bug 326473] Re: Recovery Mode allows full root access without a password

2009-02-09 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Is there any way to make this "feature" more transparent to new users? If a user takes the same precautions securing an Ubuntu machine as they would a Windows machine, they would completely miss this. I know I sure did, and I work in IT. -- Recovery Mode allows full root access without a passwor

[Bug 358881] Re: Live USB created with usb-creator and persitent home fails to boot

2009-04-09 Thread Ryan Waldroop
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/25177834/Dependencies.txt ** Description changed: Binary package hint: usb-creator I've been trying to get Ubuntu Jaunty to install a live CD to my thumbdrive for several days. I've been doing the same thing for a

[Bug 358881] [NEW] Live USB created with usb-creator and persitent home fails to boot

2009-04-09 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: usb-creator I've been trying to get Ubuntu Jaunty to install a live CD to my thumbdrive for several days. I've been doing the same thing for a while: 1. Go to System > Administration > USB Startup Disk Creator 2. Select an Ubuntu image (tried jaunty b

[Bug 313464] Re: "Boot from first hard disk" does not work

2009-04-09 Thread Ryan Waldroop
What if instead of searching for a particular drive to boot from, it simply issued a halt or reboot command? Then you could choose in the BIOS / Boot Options which disk to boot from in case your bootloader isn't on the first hard drive. -- "Boot from first hard disk" does not work https://bugs.l

[Bug 358881] Re: Live USB with persistent boot options fails to boot

2009-04-15 Thread Ryan Waldroop
** Summary changed: - Live USB created on OCZ ATV / Rally 2 fails to boot + Live USB with persistent boot options fails to boot ** Description changed: Binary package hint: usb-creator I've been trying to get Ubuntu Jaunty to install a live CD to my thumbdrive for several days. I've be

[Bug 331369] Re: regression vs. notification-daemon: positioning when multiple screens are available

2009-04-15 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I have 2 screens using nvidia twinview with left (primary, 17" LCD, 1280x1024) and significantly larger right (21" CRT, 2048x1536) monitors. The left screen contains the two standard panels and usually firefox (and evolution if it's workings :P). Right screen usually idles in IRC on Pidgin and pla

Re: [Bug 331369] Re: regression vs. notification-daemon: positioning when multiple screens are available

2009-04-16 Thread Ryan Waldroop
David: but for some reason, several weeks ago the notification moved from my secondary monitor, to my primary (which has the panels). Then just 2 days ago it's moved back to the middle of my secondary monitor. Again, I'm using nvidia TwinView with different sized monitors and RANDR does not run w

[Bug 358881] Re: Live USB created with usb-creator and persitent home fails to boot

2009-04-10 Thread Ryan Waldroop
usb-creator as well as unetbootin works fine on other thumbdrives, so the problem lies more with the drive itself. ** Changed in: usb-creator (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Summary changed: - Live USB created with usb-creator and persitent home fails to boot + Live USB created on OCZ

[Bug 358881] Re: Live USB created with usb-creator and persitent home fails to boot

2009-04-10 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I'm starting to think this could be caused by my disk. The problems have all been on my new 16GB OCZ ATV (same controller chip as the Rally 2). But tonight I found an older 8GB Ativa which has worked fine across several reboots. I've also downloaded unetbootin to try installing onto the 16 gig f

RE: [Bug 191889] well...

2008-04-17 Thread Ryan Waldroop
If you have a static IP address, then simply set it using network manager the same way I described above. -- Firefox's new "Offline Mode" feature cannot properly detect when there is a valid network available for use in many circumstances https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191889 You received this

[Bug 191889] Re: Firefox's new "Offline Mode" feature cannot properly detect when there is a valid network available for use in many circumstances

2008-04-07 Thread Ryan Waldroop
@Kristian: true, DHCP may not be a solution, but you could also set a static IP, or set up DHCP for one of your little used connections, or maybe you could create a new connection. If none of those work, it may be best to create a location profile in Network Manager, though this would require chan

Re: [Bug 192043] Re: latest bluez-utils is missing /usr/bin/pand

2008-04-08 Thread Ryan Waldroop
poppy, see my above posts. Add Elliot Murphy's repositories above, and that should work. If it doesn't, then follow my directions for forcing Elliot's version in Synaptic. On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 5:14 PM, poppy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Confirmed also for me ! I can't connect to internet with

[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-05-01 Thread Ryan Waldroop
ethanay: have you tried adding your script to /etc/acpi directories per the ubuntuforums post? http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3675960&postcount=26 Also, you should be able to run "sudo hdparm -B 254 /dev/sda" on startup by adding it to System > Preferences > Sessions. -- High frequen

[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-04-24 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Daniel Hahler wrote on 2008-04-14: >>For your information, bug 89269 has just been fixed for Hardy, >>which did not call hdparm on any of the devices, when (de)activating laptop >>mode. >> >>This may actually interfere with any workarounds you have put in place, so >>please >>report regression

[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-04-26 Thread Ryan Waldroop
revelationman: please see the Ubuntu Forums thread that was linked in the first post of this bug: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3675960&postcount=26 Follow those instructions carefully and it should fix your problem. -- High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten

Re: [Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-04-29 Thread Ryan Waldroop
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I've been trying to keep my personal opinions in this matter to myself, as this is not a forum for discussion but rather a place for work. Instead of work being done to actually *fix* the problem, all I've been reading are thinly veiled "threats" agai

[Bug 191889] Re: Firefox's new "Offline Mode" feature cannot properly detect when there is a valid network available for use in many circumstances

2008-03-29 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I found this bug while searching for a way to disable offline mode in about:config in Firefox. Now I realize that Pidgin does the same, and I have to manually re-enable all 9 of my accounts. Is there an easy hack for network manager to always report as online? Simone Tolotti's looks like it will

[Bug 192043] Re: latest bluez-utils is missing /usr/bin/pand

2008-04-05 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I have the same problem as the original poster, and Elliot Murphy's fix has been working until today. Hardy just released a bunch of upgrades and it broke. Going into Synaptic, clicking on the bluez packages, and going to package > force version... at the top of synaptic works, plus I have to hig

Re: [Bug 191889] Re: Firefox's new "Offline Mode" feature cannot properly detect when there is a valid network available for use in many circumstances

2008-04-05 Thread Ryan Waldroop
This still doesn't fix the problem if Network Manager doesn't recognize your connection. I followed the directions at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=598890 to set up a bluetooth PAN connection to my WM6 phone. Recently, Hardy released a new bluetooth and bluez-utils package that did not

[Bug 191889] Re: Firefox's new "Offline Mode" feature cannot properly detect when there is a valid network available for use in many circumstances

2008-04-07 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Awesome! Thanks for that post Mahdee Jameel! I just went through quite a few updates, and now bnep0 and pan0 are showing up in network manager. Changing these from roaming mode to dhcp appears to have fixed my problem, both for Firefox and Pidgin, and with minimal configuration effort. When I w

[Bug 51537] Re: Wrong handling of volume buttons on IBM Thinkpad notebooks

2008-03-25 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Haha, I was just about to file a bug for the opposite of this one. I thought that the way this was working in Gutsy was correct. Up-to-date hardy beta appears to be working "properly" now -- when I press the volume keys on my T41, the hardware volume goes down, but the gnome volume applet stays a

Re: [Bug 562565] Re: Occasionally boots into "low graphics mode"

2010-04-21 Thread Ryan Waldroop
The line to keep gfxpayload isn't in /etc/grub.d/00_header by default, but VT looks terrible without it. /etc/defaults/grub sets the graphics mode to 640x480 by default as well. Also, yesterday I got thrown into low graphics mode even with 640x480 VTs. This hasn't happened before, but proves that

[Bug 495066] Re: Lucid netbook-launcher segfaults when started

2010-02-09 Thread Ryan Waldroop
This bug is back. Running 2010-02-09 lucid-netbook-i386.iso. -- Lucid netbook-launcher segfaults when started https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/495066 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bug

[Bug 520758] [NEW] WPA and WPA2 wireless authentication do not work

2010-02-11 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: b43-fwcutter I've just done a fresh install with the latest Lucid alpha, fully up to date. I'm on a Dell mini 9. Hardware drivers now offers 2 drivers from my broadcom card: b43-fwcutter and another. fwcutter actually installs OK and lets me see wireless

[Bug 520758] Re: WPA and WPA2 wireless authentication do not work

2010-02-11 Thread Ryan Waldroop
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39080502/Dependencies.txt -- WPA and WPA2 wireless authentication do not work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/520758 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 562565] Re: Occasionally boots into "low graphics mode"

2010-04-28 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Pauls, thanks for the link! Adding that line to just grub didn't work, but the following did (from mabawsa, comment #32 in bug 551013): >sudo gedit /etc/initramfs-tools > >add: >uvesafb mode_option=1280x800-32 mtrr=3 scroll=ywrap > >obviously changing your resolution to what you want then: > >sudo

Re: [Bug 562565] Re: Occasionally boots into "low graphics mode"

2010-04-28 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Aries/Pauls, yes, I meant /etc/initramfs-tools/modules Here's my menuentry from grub.cfg: menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os { recordfail insmod ext2 set root='(hd1,1)' search --no-floppy --fs-uu

Re: [Bug 562565] Re: Occasionally boots into "low graphics mode"

2010-04-28 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Patrick: do either of the above posted workarounds work for you? On 4/28/10, Patrick Vijgeboom wrote: > I have the same bug as you guys descripted above. > > -- > Occasionally boots into "low graphics mode" > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562565 > You received this bug notification because you

Re: [Bug 562565] Re: Occasionally boots into "low graphics mode"

2010-04-29 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Aries: set the resolution to 1024x768 for a standard 4:3 square monitor. Or 1280x800 for a widescreen. On Apr 29, 2010 5:45 PM, "Aries K" wrote: Update: Just tried Ryan Waldroop's method of editing the "/etc /initramfs-tools/modules" file and it dramatically helped my problem although it did not

Re: [Bug 519583] Re: can't add, move, unlock applets & no clock

2010-04-24 Thread Ryan Waldroop
elect: After following the directions, reboot and on the gdm login screen, select GNOME in the bottom right instead of UNE. For further assistance, please ask in #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net or at ubuntuforums.org. -- can't add, move, unlock applets & no clock https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/51958

Re: [Bug 191889] Re: [MASTER] [WORKAROUND] "Offline Mode" feature fails to detect proper online state for networks that are managed outside of network manager.

2010-05-03 Thread Ryan Waldroop
nukedathlonman & antistress: this bug specifically refers to problems with firefox (and pidgin and others) not connecting to the internet when Network Manger thinks it is offline. This bug has been solved and fixed. On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 6:10 AM, antistress wrote: > Concerning my comment #432 i

[Bug 519583] Re: can't add, move, unlock applets & no clock

2010-02-18 Thread Ryan Waldroop
This bug is reproducible for me across multiple machines in both the Alpha 2 and several recent daily-live ISOs I've burned to USB. I've also still got this problem on my Dell Mini 9 with a fully up-to-date installation. I was able to add the clock by rsyncing my desktop's ~/ folder to my laptop'

[Bug 519583] Re: can't add, move, unlock applets & no clock

2010-02-18 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I also want to confirm Joshua's post: this doesn't just affect my user account or the default "ubuntu" live-cd account, but also any new account added to the system. ** Also affects: ubuntu-netbook-default-settings (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- can't add, move, unlock a

[Bug 519583] Re: can't add, move, unlock applets & no clock

2010-02-18 Thread Ryan Waldroop
And one more point I just thought to make: This bug only affects the gnome-panel when logging into an Ubuntu Netbook Edition session, but not a standard Gnome session on UNE. So to reproduce: 1. Boot computer. 2. When GDM loads, select your user name. 3. Next to "Session" at the bottom of the sc

[Bug 429778] [NEW] 2.6.31-10 Kernel Panic during Karmic boot

2009-09-14 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Public bug reported: I'm currently running UNR, Karmic, upgraded from Jaunty with whole disk/LVM encryption. I have two partitions, a small, 100MB non- encrypted /boot, and then swap and / wrapped in an LVM+encryption. Kernel 2.6.31-9 boots normally, but the latest 2.6.31-10 gives a kernel panic

[Bug 429778] Re: 2.6.31-10 Kernel Panic during Karmic boot

2009-09-14 Thread Ryan Waldroop
** Description changed: I'm currently running UNR, Karmic, upgraded from Jaunty with whole - disk/LVM encryption. I have two partitions, a small, 100MB non- + disk/LVM encryption. I have two partitions, a small, 200MB non- encrypted /boot, and then swap and / wrapped in an LVM+encryption.

[Bug 429778] Re: 2.6.31-10 Kernel Panic during Karmic boot

2009-09-14 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Attached is my menu.lst in case this is a problem with grub. I don't think so, though, because the entries for *-9 and *-10 are identical (except for the kernel). title Ubuntu karmic (development branch), kernel 2.6.31-10-generic uuid70e9d3b7-6380-410a-95b9-199513e2bf93 kern

Re: [Bug 429778] Re: 2.6.31-10 Kernel Panic during Karmic boot

2009-09-19 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Picked up some new updates today for the *-10 kernel, apparently from alpha 6. grub-update ran again during the updates and it looks like that discrepancy is now fixed, and I can boot into the *-10 kernel fine now. I no longer get the splash screen for *-10, and my broadcom drivers don't work any

Re: [Bug 418368] Re: Nokia E71x + Mobile Broadband = network manager crash

2009-09-20 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I'd like to request that this bug be reopened, per Alexander Sack (asac)'s request at the Desktop Team Meeting on 2009-09-15: "Please test the new NM with a 3G modem if you have one." I'm no longer experiencing the crashes as before, but I still can't connect. On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 9:31 PM, fluf

[Bug 282068] Re: ctrl-alt-f1..f6 drops to blinking cursor; no 'console' login possible

2009-11-12 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Oh man I've been wanting to fix this for over a year now. Followed jcoffland's instructions with startupmanager and *FINALLY* have my TTY's working decently. Thanks! -- ctrl-alt-f1..f6 drops to blinking cursor; no 'console' login possible https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282068 You received this

[Bug 520758] Re: b43 on Dell mini 9: WPA and WPA2 wireless authentication do not work

2010-04-12 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Sorry, I forgot I filed this bug. It was fixed after some updates quite some time ago. Closing it now. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- b43 on Dell mini 9: WPA and WPA2 wireless authentication do not work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/520758 You received th

[Bug 562565] Re: Occasionally boots into "low graphics mode"

2010-04-17 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I have the same problem, with a different error message sometimes: Failed to allocate primary surface: out of memory I've tested the mainline daily current 2.6.24-999 kernel as suggested in bug 521260 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/521260 , but nvidia-current won't build on i

[Bug 562565] Re: Occasionally boots into "low graphics mode"

2010-04-17 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Also, this only started happening around beta2, either the *-21 or *-20 kernel. Prior to that everything was fine, but I reinstalled hoping to fix the problem (before finding this bug) and haven't been able to revert to older kernels yet. -- Occasionally boots into "low graphics mode" https://bu

Re: [Bug 562565] Re: Occasionally boots into "low graphics mode"

2010-04-23 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Must be a grub issue, then. On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Pierce wrote: > I tried booting into the -19 kernel and had the same issue, I'll take > out the gfxpayload line and see if it helps > > -- > Occasionally boots into "low graphics mode" > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562565 > You r

Re: [Bug 519583] Re: can't add, move, unlock applets & no clock

2010-05-17 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Ah, well that makes more sense. Give Lubuntu a try. :) On May 17, 2010 10:56 AM, "spinlock" wrote: @ryan: sorry for not making my issue clearer (I was frustrated because I thought I'd found a solution). I'm working on an "old" laptop that only has a half a gig of memory. The latest ubuntu distro

Re: [Bug 519583] Re: can't add, move, unlock applets & no clock

2010-05-16 Thread Ryan Waldroop
@spinlock: and for the millionth time, you *CAN EDIT* the default gnome session to look just like UNE, with all of the custom applets that you want. This is a non-issue. Sure it sucks (sort of?) that you can't switch back and forth between gnome and UNE at will, but the transform button on 9.04 did

[Bug 521098] Re: Xorg crash, when i press Enter Key

2010-03-04 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I don't think this is related to just the nv driver. I have the same problems using the proprietary -nvidia driver. Could this be something more generic or possible hardware related? I never had this problem in 9.04 or 9.10. ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-nv (Ubuntu) Status: Won't Fix =

[Bug 521098] Re: Xorg crash, when i press Enter Key

2010-03-04 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Looks like there are other bugs that better describe this problem on various hardware. I can't move back to won't fix,though, so I'll leave that to Bryce. Thanks. -- Xorg crash, when i press Enter Key https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/521098 You received this bug notification because you are a me

Re: [Bug 418368] Re: Nokia E71x + Mobile Broadband = network manager crash

2009-09-03 Thread Ryan Waldroop
No crash report there. Like I said, sometimes the whole kernel crashes. Sometimes it's just NM. But I never get an indication of a crash report. I just know that NM stops working. I only opened this bug because the devs in other bugs said they needed one for each bit of hardware. Hopefully it

[Bug 383358] Re: g-p-m: battery resolution is terrible with devkit-power in karmic

2009-09-03 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I just upgraded to alpha 5 and while I get the correct percentages, I'm still not getting any time estimates. -- g-p-m: battery resolution is terrible with devkit-power in karmic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/383358 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whi

[Bug 418368] [NEW] Nokia E71x + Mobile Broadband = network manager crash

2009-08-24 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: network-manager This is pretty much like Bug #410634, but with different hardware. Running Karmic Alpha 4 Netbook Remix on a Dell Mini 9, tethered by usb to a Nokia E71x. Jaunty worked perfectly out of the box. When I first plug in my phone, it is recog

Re: [Bug 418368] [NEW] Nokia E71x + Mobile Broadband = network manager crash

2009-08-24 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Just downgraded NM to 0.7.1 and I'm connecting no problems. -- Nokia E71x + Mobile Broadband = network manager crash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/418368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubun

Re: [Bug 418368] Re: Nokia E71x Mobile Broadband does not connect

2009-09-27 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Yes, running Karmic. Current working version is 0.2.git.20090923t083842.f Thanks! -- Nokia E71x Mobile Broadband does not connect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/418368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs ma

Re: [Bug 418368] Re: Nokia E71x Mobile Broadband does not connect

2009-09-27 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Some more info, not sure if this warrants a new bug, but here goes. The 3g GSM connection is still working perfectly, unless I go to edit the Mobile Broadband connection and choose to make this connection "available to all users." At that point, I am disconnected from the GSM network and the foll

[Bug 397839] Re: Screen randomly goes off in karmic

2009-09-27 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Oh my...I've been living with this bug for *MONTHS* now testing Karmic. It's such a relief to finally have this working again. Confirmed working on Dell Mini 9, up-to-date Karmic UNR, with the Brian Rogers PPA listed above. Thank you very much! :D -- Screen randomly goes off in karmic https://b

[Bug 439783] [NEW] Regression: devicekit-power does not display remaining battery time

2009-09-30 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: devicekit-power I'm using a Dell mini 9 with two separate batteries: the stock factory battery and an aftermarket extended battery. In Jaunty, when hovering over the battery icon in the top panel, gnome- power-manager would report a percentage of battery

[Bug 439783] Re: Regression: devicekit-power does not display remaining battery time

2009-09-30 Thread Ryan Waldroop
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32767055/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcMaps.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32767056/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcStatus.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32767057/ProcStatus.txt -- Regres

[Bug 418368] Re: Nokia E71x Mobile Broadband does not connect

2009-09-24 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Just did another upgrade. NM is now working on my E71x. Thanks! ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- Nokia E71x Mobile Broadband does not connect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/418368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubunt

[Bug 429778] Re: 2.6.31-10 Kernel Panic during Karmic boot

2009-09-24 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Got another update to *-10 today. Much better! Still no broadcom drivers, but at least everything else is working! :) Thanks! ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- 2.6.31-10 Kernel Panic during Karmic boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429778 You receive

Re: [Bug 439783] Re: Regression: devicekit-power does not display remaining battery time

2009-10-01 Thread Ryan Waldroop
Distro version: squeeze/sid Kernel version: 2.6.31-11-generic g-p-m version:2.28.0 HAL version: 0.5.13 System manufacturer: missing System version: missing System product: missing AC adapter present: yes Battery present: yes Laptop panel present: yes

[Bug 444881] Re: [Karmic] Battery monitor applet doesn't show battery remaining time

2009-12-22 Thread Ryan Waldroop
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 439783 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439783 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 439783 Regression: devicekit-power does not display remaining battery time -- [Karmic] Battery monitor applet doesn't show battery remaining time https://bug

Re: [Bug 278556] Re: Noscript does not show placeholders for blocked objects

2009-12-29 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I believe this was only a problem with 8.10. Noscript works fine with Firefox 3.0 and Shiretoko 3.5 in Jaunty, as well as Firefox 3.5 in Karmic. -- Noscript does not show placeholders for blocked objects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/278556 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 304888] Re: No sound in ubuntu, tried all guides I could find and nothing works

2009-10-22 Thread Ryan Waldroop
I just upgraded from Jaunty to Karmic and now my sound is broken. I have the same sound card as the original poster. The gnome sound applet next to the clock never loads, and when I click System > Preferences > Sound, I just get a message saying that it's "waiting for the sound system to respond.

[Bug 304888] Card0.Codecs.codec97.0.ac97.0.0.txt

2009-10-22 Thread Ryan Waldroop
** Attachment added: "Card0.Codecs.codec97.0.ac97.0.0.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34192295/Card0.Codecs.codec97.0.ac97.0.0.txt -- No sound in ubuntu, tried all guides I could find and nothing works https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/304888 You received this bug notification because you ar

[Bug 304888] PciMultimedia.txt

2009-10-22 Thread Ryan Waldroop
** Attachment added: "PciMultimedia.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34192301/PciMultimedia.txt -- No sound in ubuntu, tried all guides I could find and nothing works https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/304888 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 304888] UdevLog.txt

2009-10-22 Thread Ryan Waldroop
** Attachment added: "UdevLog.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34192310/UdevLog.txt -- No sound in ubuntu, tried all guides I could find and nothing works https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/304888 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed t

[Bug 304888] AlsaDevices.txt

2009-10-22 Thread Ryan Waldroop
** Attachment added: "AlsaDevices.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34192269/AlsaDevices.txt -- No sound in ubuntu, tried all guides I could find and nothing works https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/304888 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subs

[Bug 304888] Lspci.txt

2009-10-22 Thread Ryan Waldroop
** Attachment added: "Lspci.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34192298/Lspci.txt -- No sound in ubuntu, tried all guides I could find and nothing works https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/304888 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ub

[Bug 304888] Lsusb.txt

2009-10-22 Thread Ryan Waldroop
** Attachment added: "Lsusb.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34192300/Lsusb.txt -- No sound in ubuntu, tried all guides I could find and nothing works https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/304888 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ub

[Bug 304888] ProcModules.txt

2009-10-22 Thread Ryan Waldroop
** Attachment added: "ProcModules.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34192307/ProcModules.txt -- No sound in ubuntu, tried all guides I could find and nothing works https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/304888 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subs

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