[Bug 260001] Re: ubiquity crashed with InstallStepError in configure_bootloader()

2008-11-23 Thread m4cph1sto
I had this problem on a multi-boot system (Vista, XP, Intrepid (old), Intrepid (new)), and managed to resolve it easily enough. Here's my drive history: The first time I installed Intrepid, it was on a multi-boot system, installed on the same physical drive as Windows XP (call it drive B). Then I

[Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-06-18 Thread m4cph1sto
I'll add my 2 cents. My laptop, Pentium M 2.0 GHz, is experiencing CPU temps 10-20 degrees C hotter in Jaunty than in Intrepid. My fan is running properly, and actually more in Jaunty because of the higher temperatures. In Intrepid the fan would remain on low or off most of the time, with temps

[Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-06-19 Thread m4cph1sto
Brooks: you clearly have "issue 1" that I referred to in my comment. I have "issue 2". -- Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/370173 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs ma

[Bug 315970] Re: g-p-m keeps disk spinning

2009-06-01 Thread m4cph1sto
Attached is a typical output of iotop, polling every 10 seconds, on battery power, showing that gnome-power-manager is writing to disk every minute or so. This is obviously detrimental to battery life and hard drive longevity, so gnome-power-manager should not behave in this way. ** Attachment ad

[Bug 315970] Re: g-p-m keeps disk spinning

2009-06-01 Thread m4cph1sto
This bug exists in Jaunty. On battery power, gnome-power-manager writes to disk approx. every 90 seconds, causing my hard drive to never remain spun down. I will post additional info in the comments. ** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- g-p-m keeps disk

[Bug 315970] Re: g-p-m keeps disk spinning

2009-06-01 Thread m4cph1sto
I can find no gnome-power-bugreport.sh on my system. Is this script still included with Ubuntu Jaunty? Attached is my output of "gconftool --recursive-list /apps/gnome-power-manager". ** Attachment added: "gpm.gconf.values.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27374990/gpm.gconf.values.txt --

[Bug 315970] Re: g-p-m keeps disk spinning

2009-06-01 Thread m4cph1sto
I found gnome-power-bugreport.sh in /usr/share/gnome-power-manager. I've attached the output. ** Attachment added: "gpm.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27375691/gpm.log -- g-p-m keeps disk spinning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/315970 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 315970] Re: g-p-m keeps disk spinning

2009-06-01 Thread m4cph1sto
I can confirm that, on my system, about every 90 seconds gnome-power- manager is writing to the file: $/HOME/.gnome2/gnome-power-manager/profile- G71C0001W210-38880-000193-discharging.csv While it may be nice for some people to have g-p-m provide a battery discharging graph, personally I thin

[Bug 315970] Re: g-p-m keeps disk spinning

2009-06-01 Thread m4cph1sto
>> and may lead to early hard drive failure. > Not true. HDD are made for constant spinning. They can spin for several many > month constantly without problems. Actually I misspoke: in my case, g-p-m is causing excessive spin-down & spin-up cycles, not preventing it from spinning down. On batter

[Bug 294021] Re: Laptop with dual batteries reads both but only uses one

2009-07-02 Thread m4cph1sto
I confirm this problem exists in Jaunty, latest kernel (as of July 2, 2009) 2.6.28-13-generic. My laptop - Toshiba Tecra M4 - with primary battery and media bay 2nd battery. Both batteries are detected at first. After running on battery for some time, one battery gets drained until total battery

[Bug 294021] Re: Laptop with dual batteries reads both but only uses one

2009-07-02 Thread m4cph1sto
I should add, when the battery is going undetected by Ubuntu, it is also undetected as far as the battery indicator light on the laptop itself is off. The light indicates battery status: yellow = charging, green = charged, off = not present. -- Laptop with dual batteries reads both but only uses

[Bug 211149] Re: Tracker indexing 0 of 0 folders

2009-01-08 Thread m4cph1sto
I confirm this bug on Intrepid, clean install, not upgrade. By re- indexing and restarting the computer I eventually got tracker to do the initial indexing. However, after indexing was complete I found some sub-folders which should be indexed were not - search results from those folders don't sho

[Bug 211149] Re: Tracker indexing 0 of 0 folders

2009-01-08 Thread m4cph1sto
I should mention that I am indexing a mounted NTFS partition, don't know if that makes any difference. -- Tracker indexing 0 of 0 folders https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/211149 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-b

[Bug 258936] Re: lists standard mounts as picture cds

2009-01-10 Thread m4cph1sto
This problem is not limited to only "pictures". When I mount my internal NTFS drive, I get the pictures message as well as "The media contains software". Maybe because I have a folder called "applications". It's extremely annoying, with both lines taking up a lot of space in the view window. If

[Bug 160621] Re: running hddtemp causes unnecessary disk activity

2009-02-15 Thread m4cph1sto
This bug has reappeared, when GNOME Sensors Applet (sensors-applet) is monitoring hddtemp, which I think is the default when sensors-applet is added to a GNOME panel. This is on a laptop with laptop-mode enabled, and occurs when on battery. It prevents the disk from spinning down, or causes it to

[Bug 315970] Re: g-p-m keeps disk spinning

2009-07-11 Thread m4cph1sto
Scott thanks for the info but I believe you have misidentified the problem. The bug I reported has nothing to do with G-P-M's ability to control hard drive power management, or lack thereof. The problem is that G-P-M is writing to the disk about once per minute, for the frivolous purpose of recor

[Bug 139045] Re: Slow suspend on various Toshiba laptops

2008-04-30 Thread m4cph1sto
I have a Tecra M4 with Ubuntu 8.04 and I got suspend to work by doing, as mentioned above: cd /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/kernel/drivers/ata sudo mv ata_piix.ko ata_piix.ko.bak cat ata_piix.ko.bak | sed 's/TECRA M5/TECRA M3/' | sudo tee ata_piix.ko > /dev/null sudo update-initramfs -u It work

[Bug 532309] Re: Light-themes: panel-background isn't scaling

2010-04-30 Thread m4cph1sto
Note: Rastislav's solution (comment #40) simply changes the panel background to a solid color (i.e. an image with no gradient), which doesn't quite match the new theme. It does not solve the scaling problem. This bug is in 10.04 final, and now I have a bunch of systems with menu bars that look re

[Bug 532309] Re: Light-themes: panel-background isn't scaling

2010-04-30 Thread m4cph1sto
Sorry, also the solution suggested by James (comment #33) does not work for me, the "stretch" values are already set as default, yet the problem exists. -- Light-themes: panel-background isn't scaling https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532309 You received this bug notification because you are a memb

[Bug 573160] Re: Nautilus browser doesn't automatically refresh

2010-05-01 Thread m4cph1sto
I confirm this bug in 10.04, and I had it in 9.10 also. It's extremely annoying. Actually I have 10.04 installed on 2 systems, one 64-bit that experiences this bug, the other 32-bit and does not have this bug. So maybe it's exclusive to 64-bit systems. Just a guess. -- Nautilus browser doesn'

[Bug 574654] [NEW] Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage

2010-05-03 Thread m4cph1sto
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg Xorg CPU usage jumps to around 80% when starting Kile and thereafter while typing. This does not happen consistently, but fairly frequently. Don't know if it's a Kile or Xorg problem. Here's some info: Description:Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Release:

[Bug 574654] Re: Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage

2010-05-03 Thread m4cph1sto
** Attachment added: "xorg.conf" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47611942/xorg.conf -- Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574654 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mai

[Bug 574654] Re: Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage

2010-05-03 Thread m4cph1sto
** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log.1" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47611992/Xorg.0.log.1 -- Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574654 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bu

[Bug 574654] Re: Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage

2010-05-03 Thread m4cph1sto
** Attachment added: "xorg.conf" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47612000/xorg.conf -- Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574654 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mai

[Bug 574654] Re: Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage

2010-05-03 Thread m4cph1sto
** Attachment added: "lspci.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47612040/lspci.txt -- Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574654 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mai

[Bug 574654] Re: Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage

2010-05-03 Thread m4cph1sto
** Attachment added: "dmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47620143/dmesg.txt -- Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574654 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mai

[Bug 574691] [NEW] Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage

2010-05-03 Thread m4cph1sto
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kile When starting Kile, Xorg CPU usage jumps to about 80%. When idle it calms down, but typing in Kile brings the CPU usage by Xorg back up to 50% or higher. This causes severe slow-downs and typing lag, making Kile almost unusable. This problem does

[Bug 574691] Re: Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage

2010-05-03 Thread m4cph1sto
** Attachment added: "lspci.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47624384/lspci.txt -- Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574691 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mai

[Bug 574691] Re: Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage

2010-05-03 Thread m4cph1sto
Starting Kile with --graphicssystem raster, as suggested in bug #361843, seems to lower Xorg CPU usage dramatically. Also note this is with an nvidia graphics card. -- Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574691 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 532309] Re: Light-themes: panel-background isn't scaling

2010-05-03 Thread m4cph1sto
I had the gnome panel set to 36px in Karmic (because I use DockbarX rather than the default Window List which sucks for netbooks), and saw the problem immediately upon upgrading to Lucid. For my personal workaround, I opened panel_bg.png in GIMP (which coincidentally is no longer included in Ubunt

[Bug 574691] Re: Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage

2010-05-04 Thread m4cph1sto
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 574654 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574654 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 574654 Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage -- Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574691 You received this bug no

[Bug 574654] Re: Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage

2010-05-04 Thread m4cph1sto
Starting Kile with the option --graphicssystem raster, as suggested in bug #361843, seems to lower Xorg CPU usage dramatically. -- Typing in Kile causes high Xorg CPU usage https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574654 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 392122] Re: [Karmic] "dim display when idle" only dims but doesn't restore the previous value when not idle anymore

2009-11-20 Thread m4cph1sto
Chris this is not a duplicate of #478308. The title of the current bug is very clear: "'dim display when idle' only dims but doesn't restore the previous value when not idle anymore." #478308 states "Dim when idle won't turn off". These are separate bugs. You and other users have posted descrip

[Bug 392122] Re: [Karmic] "dim display when idle" only dims but doesn't restore the previous value when not idle anymore

2009-11-20 Thread m4cph1sto
** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- [Karmic] "dim display when idle" only dims but doesn't restore the previous value when not idle anymore https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392122 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs

[Bug 392122] Re: [Karmic] "dim display when idle" only dims but doesn't restore the previous value when not idle anymore

2009-11-17 Thread m4cph1sto
I confirm this bug on an Eee PC 1005HA. The display dimming behavior on battery power seems unpredictable (sometimes it dims after a few seconds idle, sometimes much longer), and when the computer is active again (e.g. by touching the keyboard/trackpad) the display returns to its "default" brightn

[Bug 153150] Re: [Upstream] [hardy] AutoFill not working down merged cells

2009-09-10 Thread m4cph1sto
Is there any update on this bug? It still exists in openoffice.org-core 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3. It is extremely annoying for anyone trying to autofill across merged cells, e.g. to make a simple spreadsheet calendar with tasks. -- [Upstream] [hardy] AutoFill not working down merged cells https://bugs.

[Bug 532309] Re: Light-themes: gnome-panel background does not scale beyond 24 pixels

2011-03-21 Thread m4cph1sto
** Changed in: light-themes (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532309 Title: Light-themes: gnome-panel background does not scale beyond 24 pix

[Bug 532309] Re: Light-themes: gnome-panel background does not scale beyond 24 pixels

2011-03-21 Thread m4cph1sto
With regards to comment #74: if light-themes is trying to do something (or allowing a common user to do something) that is incompatible with gnome-panel, e.g. scale a panel with a gradient background, then that is indeed a bug in light-themes. If gnome-panel cannot currently scale a background ima

[Bug 607560] Re: jbd2 writing block every 5 - 10 seconds, preventing disk spin-down and making noise

2011-01-29 Thread m4cph1sto
I am experiencing this problem with Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora. It seems to be a kernel bug that is affecting every distro. Best to avoid ext4 until this is resolved. Otherwise your laptop hard drive will get worn out in short order by the frequent spin cycles. -- You received this bug notific

[Bug 607560] Re: jbd2 writing block every 5 - 10 seconds, preventing disk spin-down and making noise

2011-02-15 Thread m4cph1sto
In reference to #31, I am seeing the same thing on ext3 partitions in multiple distros and systems, 32-bit and 64-bit. With ext4, jdb2 continually accesses the disk when the laptop is otherwise idle. With ext3, kjournald does the same thing, maybe slightly less frequently. ** Changed in: linux (

[Bug 483569] Re: kjournald2 writing to disk every few seconds

2011-02-04 Thread m4cph1sto
I experience this problem on Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora, 64-bit and 32-bit. So it seems to be a kernel bug? The problem was reduced by reformatting all my drives from ext4 to ext3, but it is not eliminated. I've gotten it to the point where Iotop shows gconfd-2 and kjournald writing to disk simul

[Bug 462487] Re: [ooo-build] Calc's marching ants bring Xorg to its knees - AA issue

2010-10-18 Thread m4cph1sto
I confirm this bug is still present in Ubuntu 10.10 (32-bit, nvidia graphics). -- [ooo-build] Calc's marching ants bring Xorg to its knees - AA issue https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/462487 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 573160] Re: Nautilus browser doesn't automatically refresh

2010-08-25 Thread m4cph1sto
I have Dropbox installed on 2 systems, one with 32-bit Ubuntu one with 64-bit Ubuntu. The 32-bit system does not suffer from this bug. The 64-bit system does. Don't know if 32 vs 64 has anything to do with it, but it seems Dropbox is a common thread. -- Nautilus browser doesn't automatically r

[Bug 532309] Re: Light-themes: panel-background isn't scaling

2010-07-26 Thread m4cph1sto
The solution in Comment #53 did not work for me. I ran the script and my panel background image was replaced with a solid color. Manually selecting the background image did not stretch the image to the panel size. So I still had to resort to my solution in #46, which is to use Gimp to stretch th