[Bug 194496] Re: [users-admin] Unlock -> "Could not authenticate. An unexpected error has occurred."

2008-07-26 Thread bfallik
I have the same problem and am dumbfounded that I've now rendered a Dell pre-installed with Hardy unusable via a few seemingly straightforward commands, and without any hint of a warning. After creating an 'admin' account and adding it into the Administrators role (as well as manually adding it to

[Bug 243966] Re: F-Spot Crashes when trying to export to Picasa

2008-07-28 Thread bfallik
Which bug? This one? http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=488268 If so, the comments don't suggest any ideas or request for further information. I'm also seeing this problem. I think I mistyped my password. Is there any more information I can provide? -- F-Spot Crashes when trying to

[Bug 67129] Re: notification-daemon using 237MB of memory

2008-06-03 Thread bfallik
Ok, the update in proposed seems to behave much better. I enabled -proposed as described here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed Using the prior version, 0.3.7-1ubuntu11, I repeated the steps described in the initial bug description. total32164K ... total57896K After up

Re: [Bug 78228] Re: External monitor does not work with radion mobility M300

2008-05-15 Thread bfallik
Yes, it still does. If I plug in the my external monitor, xrandr -q reports: Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1400 x 1063, maximum 1400 x 1200 VGA-0 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 1280x1024 75.0 59.9 1152x864 74.8 1024x768 75.1 60.0 80

[Bug 78228] Re: External monitor does not work with radion mobility M300

2008-08-14 Thread bfallik
I've tested my laptop with Intreped Alpha 4 and have gotten much farther. With the CD's default setup (using the radeon driver, I believe), xrandr detects my Dell external monitor. Further, using the Screen Resolution app I can activate the external monitor and mirror the two screens. I'm not th

[Bug 240745] Re: movie playback is poor frame per second

2008-08-02 Thread bfallik
I have this same problem with 2 AVIs I captured on my digital camera. Is there any more information I can provide? -- movie playback is poor frame per second https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240745 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to U

[Bug 251327] Re: video plays way too slow

2008-08-02 Thread bfallik
I am experiencing the same, or very similar, problems and I can confirm that: $ gst-launch-0.10 playbin uri=file:///home//Photos/2007/08/13/mvi_0542.avi produces slow playback as well. The command line output from gst-launch is: Setting pipeline to PAUSED ... Pipeline is PREROLLING ... Pipelin

[Bug 236305] Re: Creating user with username 'admin' hoses admin group, sudo config

2008-08-03 Thread bfallik
I can confirm this bug. As Roy cautions, this bug can result in an unusable system. I was locked out of all administer functions and ultimately decided to nuke from orbit. -- Creating user with username 'admin' hoses admin group, sudo config https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/236305 You received t

[Bug 236305] Re: Creating user with username 'admin' hoses admin group, sudo config

2008-08-03 Thread bfallik
** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Creating user with username 'admin' hoses admin group, sudo config https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/236305 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- u

[Bug 63981] Re: Duplicate config files are sourced by Xsession

2006-10-21 Thread bfallik
Does this bug cause your ssh-add to stop working? I'm trying to debug that problem on my laptop, and the symptoms sounds similar (recent upgrade to edgy, duplicate files, and 2 ssh-aggents running). I'm wondering if this is the same bug, or I need to open a new one. -- Duplicate config files ar

[Bug 67554] Re: Doesn't play wmv movies

2006-11-06 Thread bfallik
I seem to have this problem as well, after a recent upgrade to Edgy. wmvs used to work. For example, I issue (and then browse to a wmv file): [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ totem ** Message: don't know how to handle video/x-wmv, wmvversion=(int)3, framerate=(fraction)25/1, width=(int)320, height=(int)240,

[Bug 125944] Re: T43 wireless connection failed

2007-10-22 Thread bfallik
I was not able to reproduce this on the same hardware, though I use network-manager to manage all my connections. Perhaps that's different from WangQS? -- T43 wireless connection failed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/125944 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu B

[Bug 78228] Re: External monitor does not work with radion mobility M300

2007-10-15 Thread bfallik
This still does not work for me with the gutsy release candidate. -- External monitor does not work with radion mobility M300 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/78228 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mai

Re: [Bug 115616] Re: Device-mapper errors: dm-linear, lookup failed

2007-10-05 Thread bfallik
Yes. The new evms caused my laptop to fail to boot. LiveCD -> chroot -> aptitude remove evms resolved the issue. On 10/5/07, Cimmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > so someone on Gutsy have tried new version of the package? > > -- > Device-mapper errors: dm-linear, lookup failed > https://bugs.launch

Re: [Bug 67129] Re: notification-daemon using 237MB of memory

2007-10-06 Thread bfallik
Having upgraded to Gutsy I can verify this bug is still preset. Any ideas? I'd be willing to look into this further but would probably need some guidance. On 9/18/07, Brian Fallik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there an easy way to test 0.3.7 on Feisty? Download n-d and build > the source? Ba

[Bug 117732] Re: ABI changed without a corresponding soname change

2007-09-27 Thread bfallik
same error here ( undefined symbol: _ZN11PSafeObjectC2Ev) -- ABI changed without a corresponding soname change https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/117732 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubun

Re: [Bug 67129] Re: notification-daemon using 237MB of memory

2008-04-15 Thread bfallik
I was recently able to reproduce the symptom from the comment I posted on 2007-07-27 using n-d trunk, so I don't believe it's fixed upstream. Using valgrind I tried to identify the leak but was unable. Anything I can do to help further? On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Sebastien Bacher <[EMAIL

[Bug 214002] [NEW] uhci_hcd host controller halted, very bad

2008-04-08 Thread bfallik
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.22 This is a recent regression - this Plantronics USB headset device worked for me on April 3, so some update to Hardy between then and now has introduced the problem. I've seen bug 88746 and attempted the solution of rmmod ehci_hcd, but

[Bug 214002] Re: uhci_hcd host controller halted, very bad

2008-04-08 Thread bfallik
** Attachment added: "dmesg.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13248401/dmesg.log -- uhci_hcd host controller halted, very bad https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/214002 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mai

[Bug 214002] Re: uhci_hcd host controller halted, very bad

2008-04-08 Thread bfallik
** Attachment added: "lspci-vvnn.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13248404/lspci-vvnn.log -- uhci_hcd host controller halted, very bad https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/214002 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubunt

[Bug 214002] Re: uhci_hcd host controller halted, very bad

2008-04-08 Thread bfallik
Under the assumption this is a kernel issue, I'm contributing more information, as requested at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies ** Attachment added: "version.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13262357/version.log -- uhci_hcd host controller halted, very bad https://bugs.laun

[Bug 214002] Re: uhci_hcd host controller halted, very bad

2008-04-08 Thread bfallik
** Attachment added: "uname-a.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13262366/uname-a.log -- uhci_hcd host controller halted, very bad https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/214002 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 214002] Re: uhci_hcd host controller halted, very bad

2008-04-09 Thread bfallik
A more recent update has (seemingly) fixed this issue, so marking invalid. ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- uhci_hcd host controller halted, very bad https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/214002 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 67129] Re: notification-daemon using 237MB of memory

2007-07-26 Thread bfallik
I've experienced exactly the same problem. I'd noticed that my computer was running very sluggishly and it felt like a memory issue. CPU usage was normal, yet all of X seemed painfully slow. After inspecting g-s-m I saw notification-applet was using ~60Megs, which seemed a bit extreme. Further

Re: [Bug 67129] Re: notification-daemon using 237MB of memory

2007-09-13 Thread bfallik
Could be. That's in 0.3.7 (gutsy); eft is at 0.3.6. On 9/12/07, shacharr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://trac.galago-project.org/changeset/2971 > > Maybe this changeset will help? > > The relevant bug report ( http://trac.galago-project.org/ticket/105 ) > talks about a memory leak fixed. > >

Re: [Bug 67129] Re: notification-daemon using 237MB of memory

2007-09-18 Thread bfallik
Is there an easy way to test 0.3.7 on Feisty? Download n-d and build the source? Backport Gutsy's? Etc? I can also just wait for Gutsy. On 9/13/07, Brian Fallik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Could be. That's in 0.3.7 (gutsy); eft is at 0.3.6. > > On 9/12/07, shacharr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: [Bug 52685] Re: x11-common installs dup files

2007-04-12 Thread bfallik
Using the method described above (rm; a-g install --reinstall...), I now have none of the config files installed into /etc/x11/Xsession.d. $ ls /etc/X11/Xsession.d 55gnome-session_gnomeric 75dbus_dbus-launch 90tpb However, dpkg -L suggests that x11-common has installed them. No amount of dpkg -i

Re: [Bug 205626] Re: can not find "flashplugin-nonfree"

2008-03-31 Thread bfallik
My original bug report was for booting from the LiveCD and there was no (obvious) request to set the source repos. Obviously I could change it manually, but this bug was from the perspective of new user. On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 12:51 PM, John Vivirito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As i recall you

[Bug 205626] [NEW] can not find "flashplugin-nonfree"

2008-03-23 Thread bfallik
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree While testing the 8.04 Beta, I encountered the following scenario. Boot CD. Launch firefox3. Hit youtube. ff3 is nice enough to comment that I'm missing the flash plugin, so I click the "Install Missing Plugins..." under the toolba

Re: [Bug 205626] Re: can not find "flashplugin-nonfree"

2008-03-23 Thread bfallik
Even with the second issue resolved, there would still be confusion from the user as to how to process. Is there a recommended approach to address the first? Thanks. On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 10:30 PM, Siegfried Gevatter (RainCT) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for your bug report. > > The se

Re: [Bug 73425] Re: "unable to create db file" warning if the device is normally placed in a subdir (input, devmapper, etc.)

2007-03-30 Thread bfallik
For me, I see this msg logged to the console during startup. (transcribing during an fsck on boot) udevd-event[2623]: udev_db_add_device: unable to create db file '/dev/.udev/db/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@mice': no such file or directory Hope that helps. On 3/30/07, rasz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > sa

Re: [Bug 73425] Re: "unable to create db file" warning if the device is normally placed in a subdir (input, devmapper, etc.)

2007-04-02 Thread bfallik
Running "sudo /etc/init.d/udev restart" produces the same error messages in /var/log/syslog. On 3/30/07, rasz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know its in the console - I saw it there :P, Im asking where udev > saves its logs > > -- > "unable to create db file" warning if the device is normally pla

Re: [Bug 73425] Re: "unable to create db file" warning if the device is normally placed in a subdir (input, devmapper, etc.)

2007-04-02 Thread bfallik
Perhaps udev starts before syslog? It appears that, in either case, udev is logging the same information. I'd guess that perhaps syslogd isn't ready/listening so the msgs are echoed to the console during the initial boot. -- "unable to create db file" warning if the device is normally placed in

[Bug 102217] mdadm errors during aptitude upgrade

2007-04-02 Thread bfallik
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mdadm While performing an update to feisty, mdadm fails with the following errors: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-12-386 W: mdadm: unchecked configuration file: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf W: mdadm: please read /usr/share/doc/mdadm/README

[Bug 95912] update-manager crashes after long delay

2007-03-25 Thread bfallik
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager update-manager crashes with: Could not install the upgrades The upgrade aborts now. Your system could be in an unusable state. A recovery was run (dpkg --configure -a). Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and incl

[Bug 95912] Re: update-manager crashes after long delay

2007-03-25 Thread bfallik
** Attachment added: "apt.log" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6932159/apt.log -- update-manager crashes after long delay https://launchpad.net/bugs/95912 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 95912] Re: update-manager crashes after long delay

2007-03-25 Thread bfallik
** Attachment added: "main.log" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6932175/main.log -- update-manager crashes after long delay https://launchpad.net/bugs/95912 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 95912] Re: update-manager crashes after long delay

2007-03-25 Thread bfallik
** Attachment added: "term.log" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6932177/term.log -- update-manager crashes after long delay https://launchpad.net/bugs/95912 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 95945] update-manager should provide a better suggestion when /boot is full

2007-03-25 Thread bfallik
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager During a partial distribution upgrade, update-manager barked about "Not enough free disk space." After telling me I needed to free ~4Mb on /boot, it suggests to empty my trash and run "sudo apt-get clean", neither of which will help free s

[Bug 95887] Re: Touchpad vertical scroll laggy in Herd 5 Feisty

2007-03-25 Thread bfallik
Modifying the vertical scrolling setting via qsynaptics resolved the symptom for me, though I don't think this resolves the fundamental problem. -- Touchpad vertical scroll laggy in Herd 5 Feisty https://launchpad.net/bugs/95887 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://l

Re: [Bug 95912] Re: update-manager crashes after long delay

2007-03-26 Thread bfallik
When I returned to the laptop, update-manager was waiting on the configure screen for mdadm. I selected "None" for the mdadm option (as help suggested), and then the crash occurred on a subsequent package. At least I think that's what happened. Thanks. On 3/26/07, Michael Vogt <[EMAIL PROTECTED