[Bug 187671] Re: sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T

2008-12-05 Thread pablomme
I should add, regarding justifiability, that the Ubuntu kernel is already maintaining a patch for a related bug (bug #90271). That patch forces all 8139too devices into PIO mode instead of MMIO mode, the latter being the default in the upstream kernel. Arne's patch makes that other patch obsolete,

[Bug 285128] Re: Random hard locks with wireless enabled (iwl3945)

2008-11-09 Thread pablomme
@jpv What fix are you referring to? This problem still happens as far as I know... -- Random hard locks with wireless enabled (iwl3945) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285128 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bug

[Bug 292194] Re: Recording timer is not correct

2008-11-09 Thread pablomme
Metooing. In my particular case, I have a desktop (Intrepid upgraded from Hardy) and a laptop (fresh Intrepid install). On both the sound recorder works well. However this weekend I've installed Intrepid on three other laptops (one upgrade, two fresh), and all three of them have this problem. The

[Bug 292194] Re: Recording timer is not correct

2008-11-09 Thread pablomme
Corrected sound-recorder -> gnome-media (which includes gnome-sound- recorder) ** Changed in: gnome-media (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: sound-recorder => gnome-media -- Recording timer is not correct https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292194 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 292194] Re: Recording timer is not correct

2008-11-09 Thread pablomme
Silly me. The difference was that I had the intrepid-proposed repository on my computes but not on the other three. One of the updates in there fixes it, then, although I'm not sure which (gstreamer maybe?). -- Recording timer is not correct https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292194 You received thi

[Bug 296165] [NEW] Odd gksudo dialogue when enabling samba shares

2008-11-09 Thread pablomme
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus-share In Nautilus I right-clicked on a folder and selected "Sharing Options", then I ticked the "Share this folder" option in the window that popped up, and was offered to install Samba. I agreed and was presented with a very peculiar gksudo prom

[Bug 296165] Re: Odd gksudo dialogue when enabling samba shares

2008-11-09 Thread pablomme
** Attachment added: "Screenshot of odd gksudo box" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19526317/bad-gksudo.png -- Odd gksudo dialogue when enabling samba shares https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296165 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 187671] Re: sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T

2008-11-09 Thread pablomme
Can the fix be targeted for an Intrepid SRU? -- sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187671 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com htt

[Bug 285128] Re: Random hard locks with wireless enabled (iwl3945)

2008-11-09 Thread pablomme
I hadn't realized this bug is against linux-backport-modules. How so? The original report refers to the default kernel modules. In my opinion this bug should be against linux-image, and be kept open until it's fixed there. I mean, it's nice to have the backported modules to work around the bug, bu

[Bug 187671] Re: sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T

2008-11-10 Thread pablomme
I do have problems with my Intel 3945 wlan card, see bug #285128. It depends on the network you connect to, bear that in mind! I've also experienced bugs #292194 (fixed in intrepid-proposed) and #276311 (fixed by disabling the magnifier plugin in compiz), and I'll have to see if there exists any r

[Bug 294667] Re: Unkown symbol while loading iwl3945

2008-11-09 Thread pablomme
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 295597 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295597 This bug shouldn't be marked as duplicate, more likely it's the other way around. There is more info in this entry than in #295597 , there are more subscribed people, and this one is older. Marking it as dupli

[Bug 187671] Re: sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T

2008-11-10 Thread pablomme
@eldragon That's old... I think you'd be better off following the instructions on the page I linked, which uses the Ubuntu kernel instead of the upstream one. Under bug #287172 I posted the exact command list, if you are interested. -- sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T https://bugs.launch

[Bug 294667] Re: Unkown symbol while loading iwl3945

2008-11-11 Thread pablomme
Try downloading the previous backports module: http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l /linux-backports-modules-2.6.27/linux-backports- modules-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.4_i386.deb Install it using Gdebi (ie. double-clicking on it or opening it directly from Firef

[Bug 294667] Re: Unkown symbol while loading iwl3945

2008-11-12 Thread pablomme
Sorry, my previous comment is nonsense. If you want to circumvent the problem, do one of: 1] If you don't need the backports module, remove it. 2] If you do need the backports module, either: 2a] Downgrade your kernel image package to 2.6.27-7, install version 2.6.27-7.4 of the backports,

[Bug 217215] Re: HP LJ 1018 regression in hardy

2008-11-19 Thread pablomme
Metooing. Seeing this problem since upgrading to Intrepid. The printer worked fine in Hardy, where I didn't use HPLIP, but it was automatically installed in Intrepid. Has anyone found a solution? I too am seeing this in my dmesg: [ 114.412525] usb 2-2: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd hpijs r

[Bug 187671] Re: sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T

2008-12-01 Thread pablomme
The best possibility is to identify the problem from the ACPI table provided by the BIOS, which is wrong (it is what suggests the overlap). I posted my DSDT at the kernel bugzilla, if you want to have a look. -- sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187671 You r

[Bug 187671] Re: sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T

2008-12-01 Thread pablomme
> Have you tried to push this upstream? That would be the logical next step and makes any request to include this in Intrepid easier to justify. Yep, and the kernel PCI maintainer upstream suggested pushing the patch into the Ubuntu kernel instead, while he works on a more general solution for com

[Bug 226397] Re: fan never turns off

2008-12-03 Thread pablomme
I am having a similar fan problem since I upgraded to Intrepid -- didn't happen in previous versions of Ubuntu, which I use since 7.04. In my case it doesn't happen all that often --about 5 times in 5 weeks of using Intrepid-- but it is a problem nonetheless. There seems to be no particular circums

[Bug 294667] Re: Unkown symbol while loading iwl3945

2008-12-03 Thread pablomme
This problem does _not_ happen for kernel 2.6.27-9 from intrepid- updates. It still does for 2.6.27-10 from intrepid-proposed. This suggests that the updates repository is better looked into than the proposed one, which is somewhat encouraging. Also, my dirty trick 2b of comment 23 can be used aga

[Bug 276311] Re: magnifier plugin in compiz make X crash

2008-12-03 Thread pablomme
The problem indeed persists. I get the following message in /var/log/syslog when I try to enable the magnifier plugin: gdm[6583]: WARNING: gdm_slave_xioerror_handler: Fatal X error - Restarting :0 Does this mean anything to anyone? BTW, I'm flagging the bug as confirmed. ** Changed in: compiz (U

[Bug 187671] Re: sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T

2008-11-22 Thread pablomme
Sorry for the slightly off-topic question: has any of you experienced a bug (most likely a regression between 2.6.24 and 2.6.27) by which the laptop's fan works at a constant speed regardless of the temperature? eldragon and I are having that one, and is not exclusive to Ubuntu as far as we know. T

[Bug 294667] Re: Unkown symbol while loading iwl3945

2008-11-24 Thread pablomme
Confirming for 2.6.27-10. Also note that my workaround 2b of comment #23 above breaks because of version clashes ("iwl3945: disagrees about version of symbol struct_module"). So do not upgrade if you were relying on that. -- Unkown symbol while loading iwl3945 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2946

[Bug 294667] Re: Unkown symbol while loading iwl3945

2008-11-25 Thread pablomme
> Very annoying. After so much time, this problem is still here. Isn't it important? It only affects people who have activated the intrepid-proposed repository, which I guess is a minority of users. I think this should be fixed by the time a new version of the kernel appears in intrepid- updates -

[Bug 294667] Re: Unkown symbol while loading iwl3945

2008-11-26 Thread pablomme
@tdflanders: As per the (massive amounts of) data you've pasted, this bug is not fixed. That's what comment #34 says. In comment #35 you didn't even use the root account, and what's the difference with comment #34 anyway? -- Unkown symbol while loading iwl3945 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2946

[Bug 294667] Re: Unkown symbol while loading iwl3945

2008-11-26 Thread pablomme
@tdflanders: > do you know how to add numbers to the comments in the launchpad gui? Nope.. I just hover my mouse over the "(permalink)" link and look at the status bar. >The difference between comment 34 and 35 is: lbm_cw_cfg80211 The reason why lbm_cw_cfg80211 does not load in comment #35 is be

[Bug 247889] Re: SiS 190/191 on ASUS P5SD2-VM dont detect link status / dont send traffic

2008-11-26 Thread pablomme
Quick question: the patch committed upstream went into which kernel version (the x in 2.6.27.x)? Another: I'm trying to see from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git what changes are coming in the next intrepid-proposed kernel -- where does the proposed kernel come from? Is it ubuntu/ubuntu-intrepid.git?

[Bug 247889] Re: SiS 190/191 on ASUS P5SD2-VM dont detect link status / dont send traffic

2008-11-26 Thread pablomme
Answering myself: 2.6.28-rc1.. -- SiS 190/191 on ASUS P5SD2-VM dont detect link status / dont send traffic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/247889 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@li

[Bug 294667] Re: Unkown symbol while loading iwl3945

2008-11-26 Thread pablomme
> I am using wireless again, so if you do not need the backports, please remove them. Some people do need the backports, though, in which case the temporary solution is to stick to the 2.6.27-7.4 version as stated earlier. BTW, if you encounter a complete system freeze 5 minutes after starting a w

[Bug 210210] Re: update-manager ignores locked versions

2008-11-27 Thread pablomme
Confirming, this is still the case in Intrepid. Update-manager should honour version locks (which one can apply in Synaptic, Aptitude, etc) and not offer to install updates to locked packages. Synaptic, Aptitude and Apt-get do this correctly. I'll flag this bug as "confirmed". -- update-manager i

[Bug 210210] Re: update-manager ignores locked versions

2008-11-27 Thread pablomme
Confirming ** Changed in: update-manager-core (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- update-manager ignores locked versions https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/210210 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mail

[Bug 294667] Re: Unkown symbol while loading iwl3945

2008-11-27 Thread pablomme
> BTW it sucks that update-manager will not take into account the forbid-version from aptitude... Yep, I had noticed this both for this backports issue, and for another problem with some piece of hardware needing a custom-compiled module (which I don't want overwritten!). Because of this problem I

[Bug 95144] Re: USB does not work after suspend to RAM on IBM T42

2008-11-28 Thread pablomme
I have this problem on a desktop computer. On suspend+resume, my MIDI to USB adaptor is turned on but the computer won't interact with it. If I unplug and plug the adaptor back in, it works again. I think (IIRC) it's systematic, every suspend+resume leaves the device temporarily unusable. However

[Bug 370003] Re: "reserve" kernel boot parameter does not work correctly in x86_64

2009-06-02 Thread pablomme
There's a patch upstream which I've tested and works: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=21703 The patch is a one-liner which applies correctly on the 2.6.28-11 kernel. Are there any chances of getting this bundled as part of a kernel SRU for Jaunty? -- "reserve" kernel boot parameter

[Bug 217215] Re: HP LJ 1018 regression in hardy

2009-05-24 Thread pablomme
I can confirm that on Jaunty the 1018 works out fine of the box. It has be working consistently since the RC. -- HP LJ 1018 regression in hardy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217215 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ub

[Bug 370003] [NEW] "reserve" kernel boot parameter does not work correctly in x86_64

2009-04-30 Thread pablomme
Public bug reported: I'm running up-to-date Jaunty, kernel 2.6.28-11.42, x86_64. In order to circumvent bug #187671 (which is caused by a bad BIOS configuration of the MMIO regions for certain laptops) I added the kernel option "reserve=0xffb0,0x10" to my default kernel in /boot/grub/menu

[Bug 187671] Re: sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T

2009-04-30 Thread pablomme
The "reserve=" boot parameter is indeed broken in 64-bit kernels: see bug #370003. Thanks Arne for the tips! Given that this workaround works well (save unrelated 64-bit kernel issues), would any Ubuntu kernel maintainer know how patch the kernel to request a reserved memory range on detection of

[Bug 185470] Re: iwl3945 not functioning : microcode error

2009-05-03 Thread pablomme
I had never had this problem, but I recently bought a new wireless router which offers different security settings, and bumped into the "Microcode SW error" problem -- this consists in a lost connection after a few minutes (if that) of activity, which can be regained by simply asking for a reconnec

[Bug 365122] Re: mpiexec tries to use ssh on localhost

2009-05-04 Thread pablomme
I too would be very interested in having this solved as an SRU or backport or whatever. I'm going to have to deal with a lot of complaints this summer if not... -- mpiexec tries to use ssh on localhost https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/365122 You received this bug notification because you are a mem

[Bug 368049] Re: compiz crashes gnome desktop using default ati driver (radeon X600)

2009-05-08 Thread pablomme
I haven't experienced any performance problems after the SRU, it's pretty much like it was. I use Gnome and Compiz, not KDE and Kwin, though. One performance issue that I noticed with the -ati driver is when rotating the desktop cube with an animated skydome, for which the animation is visibly cho

[Bug 340578] Re: [Jaunty][UXA] Compiz is unusably slow

2009-05-08 Thread pablomme
Shouldn't a "proper" fix for this bug address the "Sync to VBlank" problem rather than change the default setting (which in my opinion is a good default setting)? -- [Jaunty][UXA] Compiz is unusably slow https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/340578 You received this bug notification because you are a m

[Bug 340578] Re: [Jaunty][UXA] Compiz is unusably slow

2009-05-08 Thread pablomme
I see. Perhaps we should add xorg-*-intel to the list of packages associated with this bug to acknowledge the problem, with triages and wontfixes for different Ubuntu releases as appropriate. -- [Jaunty][UXA] Compiz is unusably slow https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/340578 You received this bug not

[Bug 317781] Re: Ext4 data loss

2009-02-23 Thread pablomme
@Jeremy: I've never had a problem either, but I haven't had any crashes at all so this bug hasn't had a chance to show up. However my script above does reproduce the problem - have you tried it? I installed Jaunty Alpha 4 on February the 6th. I would suppose that this is equivalent to what you've

[Bug 317781] Re: Ext4 data loss

2009-02-25 Thread pablomme
> I was wondering if anyone knows of a terminal command I could run that > would give me a list of all the files on my system that are 0 KB. There's find / -type f -size 0 but there are very many files that have zero length under normal conditions, so it'll be very hard to tell if any file has b

[Bug 324854] Re: DRI2: (UXA) white transparency artifacts with compiz [patch]

2009-04-27 Thread pablomme
Can those currently affected by this problem specify what hardware they are running on? My card is: $ lspci -nn | grep Graphics 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a2] (rev 03) 00:02.1 Display cont

[Bug 365122] Re: mpiexec tries to use ssh on localhost

2009-05-05 Thread pablomme
I've compiled OpemMPI before, but the easiest temporary workaround here is to download the Intrepid packages as found in http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=intrepid&searchon=names&keywords=openmpi , namely openmpi-bin, openmpi-common, libopenmpi1 and libopenmpi-dev, and install them with dpkg.

[Bug 336320] Re: [jaunty] X randomly crashes with radeon driver on xpress 200

2009-05-05 Thread pablomme
I can also confirm that the PPA packages fix the problem. I suppose that the next thing to do is to find what fixed the problem and backport the patch into Jaunty's mesa version. Let us know if you want us to try out any test packages. PS, the PPA keys can be added using: sudo apt-key adv --recv-k

[Bug 364764] Re: Video corruption with composition

2009-05-05 Thread pablomme
I too have this problem with VirtualBox 2.2 on Jaunty. My graphics card is an ATI Radeon xpress 200 (motherboard), using the -ati driver. This didn't happen with the fglrx driver, but I wouldn't like to go back to it for obvious reasons... -- Video corruption with composition https://bugs.launchp

[Bug 370003] Re: "reserve" kernel boot parameter does not work correctly in x86_64

2009-05-05 Thread pablomme
I've reported this as bug 13253 on the kernel bugzilla: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13253 ** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #13253 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13253 -- "reserve" kernel boot parameter does not work correctly in x86_64 https://bugs.launc

[Bug 187671] Re: sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T

2009-04-28 Thread pablomme
Yes, this is still an issue on Jaunty. As commented in the kernel bugzilla, the patch allows use of the SD card reader, but problems remain if a PCMCIA card is used. It is not clear to me whether the PCMCIA problem is there without the patch or not. At worst, the patch turns a "can't boot" problem

[Bug 187671] Re: sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T

2009-04-28 Thread pablomme
@Arne: I can't get that to work. The screen captures on your website are from a virtual machine (qemu?), so they need not be correct because hardware is not accessed directly. And indeed, you write "0xFFB0,0x10" in one place and "0xFFB0-0x10" in another. Could you paste the exact ke

[Bug 187671] Re: sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T

2009-04-28 Thread pablomme
Ok, I couldn't get the "reserve=0xffb0,0x10" option to work on my Jaunty installation, but after a bit of testing it appears that the problem is that I'm running the x86_64 version - the option works fine on the i386 liveCD. Does anyone know why it doesn't work and/or how it could be made t

[Bug 187671] Re: sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T

2009-04-29 Thread pablomme
Nope, that won't work either... I would be surprised if one had to pad memory addresses with zeros for them to work, but I've seen stranger things :-) The addresses in the DSDT are the same as before (of course), so it's either that the 64-bit kernel shifts the mmio regions elsewhere (somehow, for

[Bug 335496] Re: Menus in Firefox and Thunderbird are dark in the New Wave theme

2009-04-24 Thread pablomme
@Julius: some of the themes contain workarounds for firefox, e.g.: - For Dust, see /usr/share/themes/Dust/gtk-2.0/gtkrc line 597 - For Dust Sand see /usr/share/themes/Dust\ Sand/gtk-2.0/gtkrc line 477 It should be possible to add workarounds to New Wave too, I suppose. I agree that the problem is

[Bug 335496] Re: Menus in Firefox and Thunderbird are dark in the New Wave theme

2009-04-24 Thread pablomme
@Biji: yes, but that doesn't fix things if your layout has the "bookmarks toolbar" on the menubar. That works under Dark Room though, so there is a way to work around that too. Plus what if you like the light menus better? -- Menus in Firefox and Thunderbird are dark in the New Wave theme https:/

[Bug 57091] Re: proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_syncookies=1 should be seriously considered to permit SYN flood defense...

2009-05-19 Thread pablomme
I think this may have introduced a regression. While using aMule on my amd64 Jaunty desktop, there is a point at which the screen freezes and X stops responding to input (the mouse pointer moves, but it does not interact with anything). Ctrl-Shift-F1-6 won't drop me to a TTY. I believe the hang aff

[Bug 57091] Re: proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_syncookies=1 should be seriously considered to permit SYN flood defense...

2009-05-19 Thread pablomme
> Yes please. Ok. > I would initially assume that some other issue has caused the > kernel to stop handling network traffic rather than high network traffic > stopping the kernel. The kernel did not stop, nor did the networking or anything else other than X. -- proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_syncookies

[Bug 317781] Re: Ext4 data loss

2009-03-11 Thread pablomme
I think the causes of the data loss problem are clear by now. From a more pragmatic point of view, I would like to ask the Ubuntu kernel people: are the patches Tytso mentions going to be backported to the Jaunty kernel? The answer to this question will determine my choice of filesystem for the fin

[Bug 336680] Re: [Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dc5750 Microtower] suspend/resume failure

2009-03-11 Thread pablomme
Using the resume-trace procedure I get in my dmesg: [4.684162] Magic number: 0:81:349 [4.684165] hash matches /build/buildd/linux-2.6.28/drivers/base/power/main.c:390 There are no other lines containing "hash matches" in my dmesg, though. Is this information useful? Can I do anything

[Bug 317781] Re: Ext4 data loss

2009-03-11 Thread pablomme
@Raine: too late... http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/11/2031231 . Links straight here... -- Ext4 data loss https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/317781 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 317781] Re: Ext4 data loss

2009-03-12 Thread pablomme
@Theo: could you comment on the points made above (e.g., comment #98), namely about why the truncate operation is immediate and the writing operation is delayed? I think that's a very good point; if both operations were delayed no (old) data would be lost, while achieving top performance. > Finall

[Bug 317781] Re: Ext4 data loss

2009-03-12 Thread pablomme
> THIS IS NOT A BUG! No, it's a feature. You automatically get a clean desktop configuration once in a while, because your desktop effects were probably too fancy and your desktop was too cluttered. Entirely as intended. Seriously, though, this IS a bug, and it involves data loss, so it's an impo

[Bug 247889] Re: SiS 190/191 on ASUS P5SD2-VM dont detect link status / dont send traffic

2008-10-20 Thread pablomme
If I understand correctly from an email notification I've received, Francois Romieu from the kernel bugzilla has committed the fix upstream. It would be nice to see this patch in the initial Ubuntu Intrepid release on October the 30th. Would this be possible? -- SiS 190/191 on ASUS P5SD2-VM dont

[Bug 187671] Re: sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T

2008-10-20 Thread pablomme
Is there any Ubuntu kernel team member who can confirm whether Arne Fitzenreiter's patch will shipped with Ubuntu Intrepid on the 30th or not? That would make this bug's subscribers very happy... -- sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187671 You received this

[Bug 247889] Re: SiS 190/191 on ASUS P5SD2-VM dont detect link status / dont send traffic

2008-10-24 Thread pablomme
This sounds like a good case to bypass the freeze, since (a) it's a one-liner, (b) it's hardware-specific, (c) these motherboards are fairly new -> number of people affected will increase substantially if not fixed, and (d) it's been merged upstream. However the criteria in https://wiki.ubuntu.com

[Bug 276311] Re: magnifier plugin in compiz make X crash

2008-11-02 Thread pablomme
Same here on a laptop with the Intel 945GM chipset. Happened when upgrading from Hardy, so I panicked and re-installed afresh, only to find it was the magnifier... I'm up for any required patch-testing. -- magnifier plugin in compiz make X crash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/276311 You receive

[Bug 285128] Re: Random hard locks with wireless enabled (iwl3945)

2008-11-07 Thread pablomme
I think I'm suffering from the same bug. Same 5-minute delay, same driver, nothing relevant in the logs, etc. I would like to add one important piece of information: the freeze happens when I use the wireless connection at work (no wireless security, authentication granted via initial browser redi

[Bug 285128] Re: Random hard locks with wireless enabled (iwl3945)

2008-11-07 Thread pablomme
Attached output of 'sudo lspci -vvnn'. ** Attachment added: "Output of 'sudo lspci -vvnn'" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19478577/lspci-vvnn.pablomme.gz -- Random hard locks with wireless enabled (iwl3945) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285128 You received this bug notification because you a

[Bug 285128] Re: Random hard locks with wireless enabled (iwl3945)

2008-11-07 Thread pablomme
I've tried the backports, but then I'm affected by bug #294667 (iwl3945 fails to load with "Unkown symbol lbm_cw_print_ssid while loading iwl3945"). So the fix doesn't work for me. Annoying. -- Random hard locks with wireless enabled (iwl3945) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285128 You received t

[Bug 276311] Re: magnifier plugin in compiz make X crash

2008-11-08 Thread pablomme
You don't need to reinstall the system, remove compiz or even deactivate it to solve the problem. Here are three ways of doing this. All of them can start with: 1. In the login screen, select Options > Select Session... 2. Choose "Failsafe Terminal" and press "Change Session" 3. Write your usernam

[Bug 287172] Re: make-kpkg fails compiling on Ubuntu/GFS step

2008-10-23 Thread pablomme
You don't need to recompile the whole kernel to get a patched driver. For example, to patch sis190.ko under 2.6.24 I just do: 1$ apt-get source linux-image-$(uname -r) 2$ cd linux-2.6.24 3$ cp /boot/config-$(uname -r) .config 4 [ patch sis190.c ] 5$ make drivers/net/sis190.ko and that's that.

[Bug 247889] Re: SiS 190/191 on ASUS P5SD2-VM dont detect link status / dont send traffic

2008-09-25 Thread pablomme
>From somebody else's post at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/38994 , I've attached a patch here that solves the problem, tested on another ASUS P5SD2-VM motherboard. ** Attachment added: "Patch for sis190 driver" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17965647/sis190.patch.gz -- SiS 19

[Bug 187671] Re: sdhci module hangs Everex StepNote 2053T

2008-10-07 Thread pablomme
Summarizing the present situation: - There's a BIOS-induced conflict between PNP and PCI on these laptops. - Arne's patch fixes this specifically for the laptop's hardware -- the patch should be safe to apply since it will not affect any machines other than these laptops. - The BIOS inconsistenc

[Bug 311621] Re: Problem with integrated graphic card

2008-12-30 Thread pablomme
> Now I have Ubuntu 8.10 with Adobe flash player 10 and videos (from youtube, some local servers and so one) aren't clear and continuous. Try downgrading to Flash 9 if it worked for you. Try downloading and installing the package at http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy-updates /flashplugin-nonfree . Y

[Bug 286070] Re: SRU for libv4l 0.5.1

2009-01-03 Thread pablomme
More webcams: a Logitech Orbicam 046d:0896 on an Acer Aspire 9420 laptop does _not_ work with libv4l-0 0.5.7: Skype diplays a shapeless green- coloured picture (which does move as the objects in front of the camera move, so it's trying to do something, but not quite the right thing), and cheese fai

[Bug 282735] Re: syndaemon crashed with SIGSEGV in XCloseDisplay()

2009-01-05 Thread pablomme
I don't know if this is related, let me know if I should open a new bug. At random times, the external display of my Acer Aspire One netbook goes black, having seemingly been disabled somehow. Looking at the system logs, it seems that syndaemon segfaults at the precise time this happens (I have se

[Bug 287715] Re: Trying to shut down or restart falsely suggests others are logged in

2009-01-06 Thread pablomme
Just for the record, I've encountered this when I installed adeona (http://adeona.cs.washington.edu/index.html) on two different laptops. It doesn't happen on my desktop, which I upgraded from hardy with adeona already installed. -- Trying to shut down or restart falsely suggests others are logge

[Bug 293217] Re: Track compat-wireless updates

2009-01-07 Thread pablomme
linux-backports-modules 2.6.27-11.11 breaks my wireless connections. I'm using the iwl3945 driver. Downgrading to 2.6.27-11.10 fixed the problem. In /var/log/debug I get a log of connection attempts which report deauthentication reason 7, over and over until it quits trying: ... Jan 7 21:05:31 ti

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-08 Thread pablomme
The 2.6.27-11.23 kernel from intrepid-proposed makes my backlight settings go all funny. The lowest setting (both using xbacklight -set 0 and the Fn-Fx key combos) now corresponds to a black screen. My laptop was working fine with 2.6.27-11.22. I've attached the output of lspci -nnvv; dmesg does n

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-08 Thread pablomme
I've attached the dmesgs for 2.6.27-11.22, 2.6.27-11.23 and 2.6.27-11.23~apw in a tarball. One more thing I've noticed: the maximum setting in (broken) -11.23 yields the same amount of backlight as the minimum setting in (working) -11.22. Also, my /proc/acpi/video/IGFX/LCD/brightness behaves like

[Bug 251809] Re: scrollbar has some problem with multiple tabs

2009-01-23 Thread pablomme
@Martin: the fix seems to work fine. Good job! -- scrollbar has some problem with multiple tabs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251809 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.

[Bug 282735] Re: syndaemon crashed with SIGSEGV in XCloseDisplay()

2009-01-23 Thread pablomme
Indeed my problem was not related; it was bug #193419 playing up, nothing to do with syndaemon. Please ignore my comment above. -- syndaemon crashed with SIGSEGV in XCloseDisplay() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282735 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, w

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-26 Thread pablomme
@Terrax: I don't think your problem is related to this bug. I've seen the behaviour you describe for "battery mode", and it corresponds to having the "Reduce backlight brightness" option checked in the "On Battery Power" tab in gnome-power-preferences, then dimming the display on AC power using the

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-15 Thread pablomme
2.6.27-11.24 solves my problem too. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 293217] Re: Track compat-wireless updates

2009-01-11 Thread pablomme
@Tim - the -11.12 backports allow authentication, but the connection won't work. In dmesg I get: ... [ 75.169189] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:17:3f:db:e7:65 [ 75.182030] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:17:3f:db:e7:65 [ 75.188719] wlan0: authenticated [ 75.188729] wlan0: associate with AP

[Bug 217215] Re: HP LJ 1018 regression in hardy

2008-12-25 Thread pablomme
That appears to work on Intrepid even after a reboot. What is the difference with the Intrepid driver? -- HP LJ 1018 regression in hardy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217215 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bu

[Bug 251809] Re: scrollbar has some problem with multiple tabs

2008-12-26 Thread pablomme
Side note: pressing F5 or Ctrl-R (refresh) makes the scrollbar (re)appear on the currently open tab. Nautilus still knows how to render directory contents afresh. -- scrollbar has some problem with multiple tabs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251809 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 286070] Re: SRU for libv4l 0.5.1

2008-12-16 Thread pablomme
I've a webcam which identifies itself as 064e:d101 Suyin Corp., the one in the Acer Aspire One ZG5 netbook. With the libv4l 0.5.6-1~intrepid1 from intrepid-updates all video applications except cheese would work. However with the more recent 0.5.7-1~dooz1 from https://edge.launchpad.net/~lool/+arch

[Bug 217215] Re: HP LJ 1018 regression in hardy

2008-12-18 Thread pablomme
My problem went away after removing Intrepid and installing Hardy, using the HPLIP Toolbox to install the firmware. In Intrepid the printer is left in a bad state, and even the BIOS gets stuck for a few minutes during boot-up while trying to recognize the USB devices. I assume this is so because o

[Bug 294667] Re: Unkown symbol while loading iwl3945

2008-12-20 Thread pablomme
The packages are now in the repos, and indeed the problem is fixed. (Yay!) ** Changed in: linux-backports-modules-2.6.27 (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- Unkown symbol while loading iwl3945 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294667 You received this bug notification because you ar

[Bug 263926] Re: Automatic login disables Keyboard layout switching

2008-12-11 Thread pablomme
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 196277 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196277 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 196277 A GNOME login without keypress dosn't set GNOME keyboard settings -- Automatic login disables Keyboard layout switching https://bugs.launchpad.net/bug

[Bug 226397] Re: fan never turns off

2008-12-13 Thread pablomme
I'm having a different variant of the fan problem since I upgraded to 2.6.27-10. When the computer boots, the BIOS sets the fan running at medium intensity, and under normal conditions the Linux kernel stops when it begins probing devices (when the splash screen appears). Now it doesn't, and the fa

[Bug 317781] Re: Ext4 data loss

2009-03-12 Thread pablomme
> The reason why the write operation is delayed is because of performance. Yup, I understand that and I'm all for it. Delay writing for hours if that improves performance further, that's great. But the question remains: why is the _truncate_ operation not delayed as well? The gap between the trunc

[Bug 317781] Re: Ext4 data loss

2009-03-12 Thread pablomme
@Theo: thanks for addressing this point. > So it's not as simple as "delaying the truncate"; you can delay committing all operations in the journal, but you can't just delay one transaction but not another. I think this is the overall idea people are expressing here, delaying the entire journal o

[Bug 290498] Re: linux-rt restricted to one CPU

2009-03-13 Thread pablomme
@Alessio: not quite. I've installed the 2.6.28-2-rt kernel on my desktop and my laptop, which have nothing in common hardware-wise. The kernel does see the second core, but (reportedly) it's unusable. Running 'top' and pressing '1' I get: Cpu0 : 0.7%us, 0.3%sy, 0.0%ni, 99.0%id, 0.0%wa, 0.0%

[Bug 336320] Re: [jaunty] X randomly crashes with radeon driver on xpress 200

2009-03-13 Thread pablomme
@Bryce: I've found a way to make X crash almost systematically, so I am in a position to get a full backtrace. However, I followed https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Backtracing and I have missing symbols at the top of the backtrace, which is no good: (gdb) backtrace full #0 0xb13d7aee in ?? () from /usr/

[Bug 296165] Re: Odd gksudo dialogue when enabling samba shares

2009-03-20 Thread pablomme
I've retested on Jaunty with the same results. This time I've also checked what happens with compiz+gtk-window-decorator, and with metacity alone (screenshots attached). Metacity seems to get the window borders right, but mind that compiz+gtk-window-decorator is the default in Ubuntu. However, in

[Bug 296165] Re: Odd gksudo dialogue when enabling samba shares

2009-03-20 Thread pablomme
** Attachment added: "bad-gksudo-metacity.png" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24160466/bad-gksudo-metacity.png -- Odd gksudo dialogue when enabling samba shares https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296165 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribe

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-17 Thread pablomme
Or more compactly, echo 15 | sudo tee -a /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCDD/brightness echo 5 | sudo tee -a /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCDD/brightness -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification

[Bug 328932] Re: -nvidia driver not configured with OpenGL

2009-02-19 Thread pablomme
No, I'm using an Intel 945GM, and I get the same problem with all the mentioned games. The recompiled libsdl does the trick for me too. -- -nvidia driver not configured with OpenGL https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/328932 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, w

[Bug 328932] Re: X11 driver not configured with OpenGL

2009-02-19 Thread pablomme
@Bryce: It definitely is a packaging problem. Using the packages from Michael Marley's PPA (see comments #7-#9 above) I get the 3D SDL games working again. At no point did compiz stop working, so OpenGL is definitely enabled in X11 and running smoothly as usual. I don't know about the problem bei

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