[Bug 150193] Re: Remote Login via XDMCP is not working

2008-11-12 Thread bford16
One more comment: I opened Firestarter (not installed by default; do "sudo apt-get install firestarter") and enabled port 177 from my XDMP server. Suddenly XDMCP works again. However, "sudo ufw status" says "not enabled," so I don't know why that works. -- Remote Login via XDMCP is not working

[Bug 280216] Re: Switch user resuilts in "Cannot start new display" error

2008-11-20 Thread bford16
This behavior occurs intermittently on my machine as well. Xubuntu 8.10 (kernel 2.6.27-7-generic) video is ATi Radeon Xpress 200M (fglrx installed and enabled xfwm4 compositing enabled. -- Switch user resuilts in "Cannot start new display" error https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/280216 You receive

[Bug 190492] Re: Kernel hangs on boot (SATA, AMD64/i386)

2008-11-25 Thread bford16
I was one of the original posters of this bug. When I installed Intrepid (by dist-upgrade) on my AMD64 machine, I was delighted to discover that the problem went away. My SATA DVD-RW drive is now completely and smoothly supported. The pci=nomsi option turns off a type of memory access used prima

[Bug 369123] Re: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module": /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/modules/libcanberra-gtk-module.so

2009-05-30 Thread bford16
Skype 2 for Linux also throws up this error. -- Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module": /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/modules/libcanberra-gtk-module.so https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369123 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- u

[Bug 344252] Re: CPU Frequency Scaling defaults to "Performance" instead of "OnDemand"

2009-07-01 Thread bford16
Confirmed as a problem here with kernel 2.6.28-13-generic with all updates. After starting set to 'performance.' -- CPU Frequency Scaling defaults to "Performance" instead of "OnDemand" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/344252 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu B

[Bug 304954] Re: IO errors when inserting a disc

2009-03-10 Thread bford16
Same problem for me. Ubuntu 8.10 x64 2.6.17-11-generic Motherboard Biostar TA780G SATA DVD-RW (Lite-On) -- IO errors when inserting a disc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/304954 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu

[Bug 150193] Re: Remote Login via XDMCP is not working

2008-11-06 Thread bford16
This is still a problem in intrepid. I see the exact behavior described above. "gdmchooser[10437]: GLib-GObject-WARNING:." Kernel is 2.6.27-7-generic (AMD64) Originally I was able to use XDMCP with no problem at all. Some update broke it. -- Remote Login via XDMCP is not working https://bugs

[Bug 150193] Re: Remote Login via XDMCP is not working

2008-11-08 Thread bford16
Also, this appears to have happened before. A bug filed for Gentoo (marked SOLVED) claims that updating GDM to version 2.20.2 fixed the issue. Intrepid uses version 2.20.8. http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199606 -- Remote Login via XDMCP is not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/15

[Bug 269824] [NEW] totem plays on two accounts simultaneously

2008-09-13 Thread bford16
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: totem-xine If I have two users logged in on my computer, and I insert a DVD, Totem launches and attempts to play the DVD on both accounts at once. The result is the movie will not play on either account. In order to play the movie, I must eject the DVD,

[Bug 189379] Re: "Could not claim the USB device" while connecting the camera

2008-05-18 Thread bford16
Same error for me: Error USBClaim: LibGPhoto2.GPhotoException: Could not claim the USB device at LibGPhoto2.Error.CheckError (ErrorCode error) [0x0] at LibGPhoto2.Camera.Init (LibGPhoto2.Context context) [0x0] at GPhotoCamera.InitializeCamera () [0x0] at MainWindow.ImportCame

[Bug 231906] [NEW] npviewer.bin: GTK_CRITICAL and others

2008-05-19 Thread bford16
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nspluginwrapper After clicking a link on a web page, npviewer.bin crashes with "GTK_CRITICAL" error and NPN_GetURLNotify error. The Page: . The link

[Bug 185752] Re: dbus and f-spot not does not start f-spot

2008-05-12 Thread bford16
I had the same error, and I believe I have a work-around solution. In a post above, marcmpub said he deleted his f-spot database, so I tried doing that first. I removed /home/barry/.gnome2/f-spot/photos.db, then opened f-spot normally (it worked fine). I set the program to look for photos in my

[Bug 251761] Re: Cant change number of workspaces

2008-08-18 Thread bford16
confirmed with Ubuntu Hardy 2.6.24-19-generic x64. Compiz 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu7. -- Cant change number of workspaces https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251761 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-b

[Bug 294333] Re: TypeError: pixbuf should be a GdkPixbuf

2008-12-30 Thread bford16
I saw this behavior too. I switched icon themes and it went away. I use Rhythmbox now... -- TypeError: pixbuf should be a GdkPixbuf https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294333 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs m

[Bug 227524] Re: Can't add folder from a smb share in Listen music player

2008-12-30 Thread bford16
Also, Listen cannot add files or folders on an NFS share either. Just to confirm that this behavior exists. -- Can't add folder from a smb share in Listen music player https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/227524 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subs

[Bug 320405] Re: SysmonitorScreenlet.py crashed with NameError in ()

2009-01-23 Thread bford16
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21559463/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcMaps.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21559464/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcStatus.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21559465/ProcStatus.txt ** Visibil

[Bug 320405] Re: SysmonitorScreenlet.py crashed with NameError in ()

2009-01-23 Thread bford16
Recommend this bug marked Invalid. Replacing /usr/share/screenlets/Sysmonitor/SysmonitorScreenlet.py with a fresh copy caused the crashes to stop. I suspect the file became corrupted somehow. -- SysmonitorScreenlet.py crashed with NameError in () https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/320405 You recei

[Bug 311775] [NEW] rhythmbox crashed downloading podcast

2008-12-27 Thread bford16
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: rhythmbox Rhythmbox crashes on downloading new podcast episodes. When restarted, rhythmbox completes the downloads successfully. I was unable to send this bug via apport. For some reason, apport isn't sending the bug report properly. ProblemType: Bug

[Bug 311775] Re: rhythmbox crashed downloading podcast

2008-12-27 Thread bford16
** Attachment added: "_usr_bin_rhythmbox.1000.crash" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20765451/_usr_bin_rhythmbox.1000.crash ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20765463/Dependencies.txt ** Description changed: Binary package hint: rhythmbox Rhythmbox

[Bug 310016] Re: [Intrepid] Launchpad page not found shown by crash report tool

2008-12-27 Thread bford16
I can confirm this behavior. On both of my machines (x64 and 32-bit), with apport enabled, crash reports stop at the "Lost Something?" page as described above. -- [Intrepid] Launchpad page not found shown by crash report tool https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/310016 You received this bug notificat

[Bug 342002] Re: APIC error on CPU1 08(08)

2009-03-12 Thread bford16
** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/23791620/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "CurrentDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/23791621/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/23791622/Dependencies.txt ** A

[Bug 342002] [NEW] APIC error on CPU1 08(08)

2009-03-12 Thread bford16
Public bug reported: This error occurs frequently, but at odd intervals. It does not seem to be related to any particular event. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 DistroRelease: Xubuntu 8.10 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx Package: linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic 2.6.27-11.27 ProcCmdLine: root=UUID

[Bug 190492] Re: Kernel hangs on boot (SATA, AMD64/i386)

2008-05-03 Thread bford16
Same problem, also on Asus A8V-VM with VT8251. Booting with pci=nomsi gets the DVD-RW drive recognized, but breaks ability to play DVDs with Kaffeine: "cannot read encrypted disc" errors appear. Libdvdcss2 is installed, and DVDs play when booting without pci=nomsi. -- Kernel hangs on boot (SATA

[Bug 190492] Re: Kernel hangs on boot (SATA, AMD64/i386)

2008-05-04 Thread bford16
UPDATE: in Gnome, booting with pci=nomsi does indeed solve the problem with DVD writing and playback. No further problems with the drive at this time. -- Kernel hangs on boot (SATA, AMD64/i386) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190492 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 549727] Re: [10.04] Touchpad stops working after login

2010-05-08 Thread bford16
Confirmed still a problem on Lucid. I suspect the culprit was an updated "laptop-detect" package, but I have no evidence to back that up. Doing this did solve the problem: gconftool -s /desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/touchpad_enabled -t boolean true I used gconf-editor to make the change gr

[Bug 510051] [NEW] ubuntuone-client crashes unexpectedly

2010-01-20 Thread bford16
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubuntuone-client no idea what happened ProblemType: Bug .home.barry..config.ubuntuone.syncdaemon.conf: [bandwidth_throttling] on = True read_limit = 524288 write_limit = 262144 .home.barry..config.ubuntuone.ubuntuone.client.conf: [ubuntuone] bookma

[Bug 510051] Re: ubuntuone-client crashes unexpectedly

2010-01-20 Thread bford16
** Attachment added: ".home.barry..cache.ubuntuone.log.oauth.login.log.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38128150/.home.barry..cache.ubuntuone.log.oauth.login.log.txt ** Attachment added: ".home.barry..cache.ubuntuone.log.syncdaemon.exceptions.log.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/3812

[Bug 367087] Re: High cpu usage caused by Remote Desktop?

2009-09-21 Thread bford16
Here is what I noticed about this problem. If you have enabled saved sessions, and enabled Remote Desktop, then /usr/lib/vino-server is called twice on startup. There is an entry in ~/.config/autostart that looks like this: [Desktop Entry] Name=Remote Desktop Comment=GNOME Remote Desktop Server

[Bug 481676] [NEW] file-roller will not extract files with long filenames

2009-11-12 Thread bford16
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: file-roller Package name file-roller Problem: cannot use Extract Here when filename has more than a certain number of characters. Error message: Cannot create /home/barry/[extremely long filename]: file name is too long ** Affects: file-roller (Ubuntu)

[Bug 584336] [NEW] gwibber-accounts displays facebook authorization repeatedly

2010-05-22 Thread bford16
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gwibber When I run Gwibber, I get a notification that "Facebook has authorized" me. I get this notice about once every two minutes while signed on. ** Affects: gwibber (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- gwibber-accounts displa

[Bug 584336] Re: gwibber-accounts displays facebook authorization repeatedly

2010-05-22 Thread bford16
Gwibber seems to be working fine otherwise, and I do not get this notification from my Twitter account. Maybe this is a Facebook bug? -- gwibber-accounts displays facebook authorization repeatedly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/584336 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 584336] Re: gwibber-accounts displays facebook authorization repeatedly

2010-05-22 Thread bford16
Sorry: I'm running on Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 with the latest updates: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic Ubuntu x86_64 4 GB RAM Compiz and Emerald both running. -- gwibber-accounts displays facebook authorization repeatedly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/584336 You received this bug notification because you a

[Bug 381531] Re: Unable to mount Kodak Co. DX7590

2009-11-15 Thread bford16
Same problem with my Kodak M883. I actually get 3 error messages. The first appears to be from Nautilus complaining that it cannot mount the camera (error -60 cannot lock device). The next two are from f-spot. If I remove f-spot (uninstall with the --purge option), I still get the first error.

[Bug 381531] Re: Unable to mount Kodak Co. DX7590

2009-11-15 Thread bford16
Forgot to mention: Linux hpdv8110us 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:05:01 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- Unable to mount Kodak Co. DX7590 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/381531 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 388712] Re: gvfsd-gphoto2 locks camera

2009-11-15 Thread bford16
In Karmic, with kernel 2.6.31-14, I still see the 'cannot lock device' error when connecting a digital camera. Killing 'gvfs-gphoto2-volume- monitor' stops the error. However, once I load f-spot and import the photos, the gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor process is started again. Also, killing this p

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-16 Thread bford16
Also affects Lenovo Flex 3-1120 with BIOS C0CN31WW (v 4.5). Problem presented after installing latest system updates for Ubuntu 17.10. Symptoms are exactly the same; BIOS can be entered from system hotkey F12, but changes to BIOS settings cannot be saved. -- You received this bug notification bec

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-28 Thread bford16
Installing kernel 4.14.9 does not resolve this issue on Lenovo Flex 3-1120. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147 Title: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models To

[Bug 1734147] Re: corrupted BIOS due to Intel SPI bug in kernel

2018-01-03 Thread bford16
Successful fix verified on Lenovo Flex 3-1120, using step 8 from the description. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147 Title: corrupted BIOS due to Intel SPI bug in kernel To manag

[Bug 1582342] Re: nm-applet display doesn't correspond to connection status

2016-05-20 Thread bford16
Same here with 4.4.0-22-generic #40-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 12 22:03:46 UTC 2016 x86_64 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1582342 Title: nm-applet display doesn't correspond to connection sta

[Bug 1506249] Re: ibus-ui-gtk3 crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke()

2016-04-02 Thread bford16
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1494871 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1494871 This bug is marked as "a duplicate of bug #1494871," but that bug cannot be found! People are still having this problem, and it has not been resolved. -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 1574347] Re: WiFi network list disappears from network manager applet

2016-05-02 Thread bford16
On my machine, the network connection resumes - if I do [nmcli g], I see that the network is connected. For me, the only issue is that the nm- applet reverts to the Ethernet setting (two arrows), and does not show the list of wireless networks available. Are we really going to have to wait TWO YE

[Bug 1572938] Re: Connected to wifi, the indicator behaves odly

2016-04-25 Thread bford16
Confirmed on Lenovo Flex 3-1120 using Ubuntu 16.04 wit Unity. Doing 'killall nm-applet,' then restarting nm-applet via Alt+F2 restores the functionality. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/

[Bug 1571140] Re: nm-applet doesn't show any wifi connections after Enabling/Disabling Wifi

2016-04-24 Thread bford16
Functionality can be restored by doing killall nm-applet, then restarting nm-applet either from Alt+F2 or from Terminal. (Tested on Lenovo Flex 3-1120 laptop. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/

[Bug 690125] Re: weather applet forecast does not update

2010-12-24 Thread bford16
I tried reinstalling to no effect. Also, I have tried different locations (I am in New York city). Other locations in New York (such as Albany) get an updated forecast, so the problem appears to be specific to New York city. None of the NYC locations (Central park, La Guardia Airport, or Kennedy

[Bug 931860] Re: Bluetooth Secure Simple Pairing SSP Broken

2012-07-17 Thread bford16
This is still a problem in Precise Pangolin 12.04. Maybe the fix is released, but it is not helping me... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/931860 Title: Bluetooth Secure Simple Pairing

[Bug 875785] Re: Guest session from a running session fails to start unity or bail out to another desktop

2011-11-04 Thread bford16
Confirmed on Ubuntu 11.10 with all updates, using newest fglrx OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc. OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics OpenGL version string: 3.3.11005 Compatibility Profile Context -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 800433] Re: Can't connect to a bluetooth device

2011-11-03 Thread bford16
Problem still exists with released Oneiric. I can connect and pair my Bluetooth device, but after disconnecting, I cannot re-connect the device. The only way to re-connect is to delete the device, then re- discover and pair it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of U

[Bug 386799] Re: Restart required for webcam to work; how to manually restart?

2010-07-02 Thread bford16
This bug should be reopened. I have a "Suyin HP Webcam" on my HP Pavilion dv7-1232NR with Ubuntu Lucid 2.6.32-23-generic (64 bit). The webcam works fine after a reboot, but suddenly stops responding. The modprobe commands actually make the problem worse; after sudo modprobe -r uvcvideo and sudo

[Bug 690125] [NEW] weather applet forecast does not update

2010-12-14 Thread bford16
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-applets Weather applet 2.30.0 does not get latest forecast since 09-Dec-2010. However, it does get the current temperature and radar image. ** Affects: gnome-applets (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bu

[Bug 574250] Re: SAMSUNG N150 Laptop : Brightness issue

2010-10-31 Thread bford16
I have a Samsung N150 netbook with Ubuntu 10.04 UNR. The brightness keys do not work for me even after adding the voria ppa repository. However, all of the other special function keys work. The brightness keys do work after reboot and before gdm starts. Once gdm starts, the keys stop working. -

[Bug 371028] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 mounting issue digital camera showing a window popup message: -60 could not lock the device message, after mounts and launch twice

2010-09-06 Thread bford16
Here is a workaround. (Works for Kodak M883.) 1. Dismiss the error message "Error -60: unable to...lock device." 2. Cancel the dialogs that offer to open f-spot. 3. Right-click the two camera icons on the desktop and choose 'unmount.' 4. Open f-spot, and import photos. The camera will be availab