[Bug 173652] Re: unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks

2008-04-16 Thread jeannich
Thanks for the update, I didn't knew "xbacklight". The script can therefore shortened as xbacklight keeps a copy of the current luminosity. Here is the shortened script: #!/bin/bash if [ "x$1" = "xdown" ]; then xbacklight -time 0 -steps 1 -dec 10 2>/tmp/sonybright.log elif [ "x$1" = "xup" ]; th

[Bug 173652] Re: unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks

2008-04-17 Thread jeannich
Right Michael, And probably those 2 lines could be added in /etc/rc.local till bug #197929[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/197929] (and therefore 176888[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xbacklight/+bug/176888] as a duplicate) isn't solved. I didn't tried yet but it

[Bug 173652] Re: unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks

2008-04-18 Thread jeannich
Thank you for the feedback Michael, So if you have that delay too, that may be an other xbacklight issue (or an improvement/feature request). About rc.local, I'll keep mine modified and will remove it when xbacklight patch is released. -- unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio

[Bug 173652] Re: unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks

2008-03-31 Thread jeannich
I have the same bug on my Sony Vaio-SZ95 laptop. The default script "/etc/acpi/sonybright.sh" in Hardy beta does not seem to work. You can try replacing it my workaround bellow (mainly inspired by "Matt"'s comment at "http://moelhave.dk/gnulinux-ubuntu-gutsy-gibbon-710-on-the-sony-vaio-sz6-serie

[Bug 205851] Re: language-pack-ja 1:8.04+20080317 pkg conflict

2008-03-24 Thread jeannich
Same here. I installed ubuntu 8.04 beta in english, then I tried to add japanese support from "System/Administration/Language Support". The installation failed and I got _exactly_ the same message on my machine. (I join a screen capture) ** Attachment added: "Screenshot-synaptic.png" http://la

[Bug 118595] Re: no way to add 'search domain' option to resolv.conf

2010-01-19 Thread jeannich
Hi, Not sure if the following could raise a bug or a feature request but: The Network Manager method connection called "automatic (DHCP)" do not allow to add any search domains manually. The network manager manual explain a workaround at page(question b. How can I add domains to the DNS search

[Bug 118595] Re: no way to add 'search domain' option to resolv.conf

2010-01-19 Thread jeannich
In reply to my own previous post I made a mistake: the solution given at the URL above, in Question C, will work even if DNS address changes. Note that the Question C is "c. What if I connect to several different networks and would like to use the DNS servers offered via DHCP, but still want to

[Bug 637671] Re: ibus python 100 % cpu for ever

2010-10-17 Thread jeannich
I confirm the fix available in post #15 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/+bug/637671/comments/15) solved the issue! No crazy "Python" process anymore. I can use iBus again, thanks a lot! -- ibus python 100 % cpu for ever https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/637671 You received this bug

[Bug 658445] Re: Ubuntu 10.10: proxy settings are not detected in some applications like empathy or update-manager

2010-10-12 Thread jeannich
I had this regression also with update-manager. After the following steps, it turned to be working again: -Set your proxy in "System/Preferences/Network Proxy" -apply system wide -In "System/Administration/Synaptic/Settings/Preferences/Network" set your http proxy. -Reboot I think the key point