[Bug 48627] Re: Poor resolution of "database locked" problem

2006-07-16 Thread tiger99
Confirmed on two very different machines, this happened to me on a Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop, and an AMD X64 4800 desktop. It does seem to only need a text change to the error message to imform teh user what to do, as the original reporter said, to provide a satisfactory fix, but it would be even

[Bug 181819] Re: SlideShow displays on 2 screens in dual-head system

2008-05-11 Thread tiger99
The old bug with half the presentation appearing on the right half of the screen only is still present in Hardy (clean install) on AMD64, with two 1600*1200 screens, and Nvidia 7600GT graphics card. also on Asus 7520 laptop with exterrnal TV or projector, again 64 bit but running Hardy beta. Both a

[Bug 181819] Re: SlideShow displays on 2 screens in dual-head system

2008-05-11 Thread tiger99
More info: On the Acer, it seems to work perfectly with seperate X screens (which is typically not very useful), but with TwinView, the slide show opens in the laptop, regardless of whether I start with Impress on one screen or the other. That may be fixable with the X config. But it is stall h

[Bug 99549] Re: [apport] displayconfig-restore.py crashed with ImportError in ()

2007-03-31 Thread tiger99
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7095164/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcMaps.txt" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7095165/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcStatus.txt" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7095166/ProcStatus.txt -- [appor

[Bug 99549] [apport] displayconfig-restore.py crashed with ImportError in ()

2007-03-31 Thread tiger99
Public bug reported: Happens instantly as KDE starts up ProblemType: Crash Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Mar 30 22:39:15 2007 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04 ExecutablePath: /usr/share/python-support/kde-guidance/displayconfig-restore.py InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.5 Package: kde-guidance 0.8.0-

[Bug 99549] [apport] displayconfig-restore.py crashed with ImportError in ()

2007-03-31 Thread tiger99
You have been subscribed to a public bug: Happens instantly as KDE starts up ProblemType: Crash Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Mar 30 22:39:15 2007 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04 ExecutablePath: /usr/share/python-support/kde-guidance/displayconfig-restore.py InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.5 Package

[Bug 483832] Re: AMD64x2, Nvidia, Gnome and KDE, no virtual ttys, and shell in konsole or gnome terminal dies

2009-11-19 Thread tiger99
WeatherGod, OK, just one more report from me. I have checked out the desktop machine too, and the problem is definitely the same, works with the free driver, or the 173, but not the 185. And, lspci reports "nVidia Corporation G73 [GeForce 7600GT] (rev a1) So it may be only 7 series cards which ar

[Bug 483832] Re: AMD64x2, Nvidia, Gnome and KDE, no virtual ttys, and shell in konsole or gnome terminal dies

2009-12-02 Thread tiger99
WeatherGod, I have selected a non-working virtual tty to make sure the bug was active, connected via ssh and run nvidia-bug-report.sh as requested. File attatched. I hope it helps! ** Attachment added: "nvidia-bug-report.log.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/36348721/nvidia-bug-report.log.gz

[Bug 446146] Re: Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related)

2009-12-10 Thread tiger99
Phuah Yee Keat, thank you very much, it worked, although there is a remaining problem discussed below which does not prevent it from working now. madbiologist, I very respectfully disagree that it is a new bug, it seems to be a regression caused by this bug fix, because it did work correctly some

[Bug 446146] Re: Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related)

2009-12-10 Thread tiger99
One more thing, the contents of vmc.cfg: [profile] last_device = 4817/4097/K3520 updater = name = HuaweiK3520-3Gpreferred [sms] validity = maximum [preferences] exit_without_confirmation = no close_minimizes = no max_traffic = 10 mail = xdg-email traffic_threshold = 10 usage_notification = no

[Bug 446146] Re: Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related)

2009-12-09 Thread tiger99
Unfortunately the latest fix has broken vodafone-mobile-connect, which now fails to run if the E620 is plugged in, just showing on the taskbar for a few seconds and then exiting. With the E620 plugged in, network manager can make a connection, but I really need vmc as it allows usage monitoring, et

[Bug 446146] Re: Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related)

2009-12-09 Thread tiger99
Additionally, I tried with either wicd or network manager installed, that makes no difference to the problem with vmc. I prefer wicd, but for testing in a basic configuration, network manager is probably best as it is what most people use by default. -- Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with k

[Bug 446146] Re: Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related)

2009-12-09 Thread tiger99
Got some information which may help to debug this. I ran vmc from the terminal, not the GUI, and captured the stderr output to a file, attached. ** Attachment added: "vodalog" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/36621084/vodalog -- Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.

[Bug 446146] Re: Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related)

2009-12-09 Thread tiger99
I should add that with the dongle out, and the GUI working as normally as it can, there is no output at all to stderr. -- Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/446146 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 446146] Re: Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related)

2009-12-09 Thread tiger99
The very latest kernel 2.6.32-020632-generic #020632 SMP Thu Dec 3 10:09:58 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux makes no difference. -- Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/446146 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 446146] Re: Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related)

2009-12-09 Thread tiger99
I have also posted this to Betavine as it may, although unlikely, be a problem with VMC. -- Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/446146 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, w

[Bug 483832] [NEW] AMD64x2, Nvidia, Gnome and KDE, no virtual ttys, and shell in konsole or gnome terminal dies

2009-11-16 Thread tiger99
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg This is possibly not the same as bug 457695 as it is on different graphics hardware, although there are similarities. This is Acer Aspire 7520 with Nvidia graphics and Nvidia driver. First noticed in Kubuntu 9.10, but parallel installation of Ubuntu

[Bug 483832] Re: AMD64x2, Nvidia, Gnome and KDE, no virtual ttys, and shell in konsole or gnome terminal dies

2009-11-16 Thread tiger99
** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35760953/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "CurrentDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35760954/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35760955/Dependencies.txt ** A

[Bug 483832] Re: AMD64x2, Nvidia, Gnome and KDE, no virtual ttys, and shell in konsole or gnome terminal dies

2009-11-17 Thread tiger99
WeatherGod, Thanks for your quick response. I am not using Compiz, and have now uninstalled it, and I can't yet tell if it started after a particular update. As I always use separate /home partitions for my data, it should be fairly easy to start again with a fresh install, and add the few drive

[Bug 483832] Re: AMD64x2, Nvidia, Gnome and KDE, no virtual ttys, and shell in konsole or gnome terminal dies

2009-11-17 Thread tiger99
Before doing that, I have just tried a desktop of roughly similar configuration, but faster,, i.e. AMD64 dual core and Nvidia graphics, also an up to date Ubuntu 9.10, and that has no virtual consoles either. The monitors show no signal, but F7 gets back to the GUI. Beginning to look like an "unfi

[Bug 483832] Re: AMD64x2, Nvidia, Gnome and KDE, no virtual ttys, and shell in konsole or gnome terminal dies

2009-11-17 Thread tiger99
Well, I reinstalled the laptop, and virtual ttys worked normally. I then used the Hardware Drivers applet, which offered the Broadcomm B43 wireless driver and the Nvidia "185" driver. I have left out the Broadcomm for now, but when I installed the Nvidia and rebooted, virtual consoles were again a

[Bug 483832] Re: AMD64x2, Nvidia, Gnome and KDE, no virtual ttys, and shell in konsole or gnome terminal dies

2009-11-17 Thread tiger99
Well, the laptop works with the Nvidia "173" driver as far as virtual consoles are concerned. It may be possible to fix this for everyone who may be affected by making the Hardware Drivers applet offer the 173 driver only, on this hardware configuration. But give me 48 hours to check the desktops

[Bug 446146] Re: Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related)

2009-11-07 Thread tiger99
I can confirm that E620 now works correctly, i.e I can go online and browse etc, using Vodafone Mobile Connect in Kubuntu Karmic on AMD64 with the 2.6.31-15-generic kernel. Plugged in and out, and went on and off line several times, it worked at every attempt. And, it reverted correctly to etherne

[Bug 446146] Re: Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related)

2009-11-07 Thread tiger99
In view of the many complaints and much distress above from people who depend on these modems, much more so than myself, can we now please have the updated kernel in the repositories as quickly as possible? And, also in an updated Karmic, quickly? Most people will not be able to mess about with ke

[Bug 446146] Re: Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related)

2009-11-08 Thread tiger99
I would suggest that the kernel is probably now fixed, but a number of people are still having trouble with Network Manager. My recommendation is to install wicd, which will uninstall NM, to see if that fixes it. You can always reverse it later. Also, use Vodafone Mobile Connect, https://forge.be

[Bug 446146] Re: Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update related)

2009-11-08 Thread tiger99
Further to that, could Vodafone Mobile Connect be added to the repositories, and preferably the next CD image, as it is GPL? It would make it easier for inexperienced users, and more convenient for everyone. -- Several Huawei USB dongle don't work with kernel 2.6.31-12.40 (2.6.31.1 update relate