Re: Graphical installer for the alternate CD?
The below, inlined patch introduces the boot option lowraminstall which boots the computer directly into Ubiquity in a minimal X session. I would suggest sneaking this into Gutsy, as a hidden and unsupported possibility for those who need it. If people are happy with it, the extra line in the boot menu in isolinux.cfg can be added in a later version. For the record, this was since merged by Evan as the 'only-ubiquity' boot option. Will this be a boot option? Why not choose it in the cases where it is needed? The current system requirements for the desktop CD are 320MB of RAM. If the user has 256MB or less, then we could just load the lowraminstall session when they select the normal option. If people are concerned with doing anything automatically, we could have a second menu where, if the machine has less than 320MB RAM (it could be a higher threshold because it is no longer automatic), the user is asked whether they want to boot into the full or cut-down version. Aaron -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Bug: blurry menu icons with most of gnome-themes
I'd like to raise your awareness about bug 141227 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-themes/+bug/141227) which deals with a major issue in Gutsy. Many menu icons appear blurry when you choose a theme other than Human. I believe this is impacting all Ubuntu Destkops. This is involving pretty standard applications like Baobab, Preferred applications and even About GNOME. It makes any custom theme unusable (i.e. ugly), thus restricting Ubuntu to one only theme. There are bugs open upstream (see the report), but nobody seems to act there. This is a matter of 22x22 icons not being installed by applications (Human is using 24x24). I found an easy workaround (see the report too): using 24x24 icons in themes such as Clearlooks restores the normal appearance of all icons. I could not find any drawback. Is everybody here experiencing the same? Does any developer want to tackle the ugliest bug I have found in Gutsy? Maybe it can be fixed with a few tweaks. Thanks - and sorry for talking about bugs in the list, but it seems that in some cases we are allowed to, and we should -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
gnome-power-manager locking policy
Hi, gnome-power-manager has a problem at least in Feisty and Gutsy that it always locks desktop after suspend, hibernate resume or just closed lid. It is not possible to disable this without editing gconf. Among others this problem is described under https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/150777 I have made a debdiff for this to fix it which disables the locking for blank, hibernate and suspend but it enables the option use_screensaver_settings which always locks screen after resume if screensaver locking is enabled. So with only one GUI option it is possible to activate password security or disable it. Of course to have the same security level like before screensaver locking should be enabled by default but with this I see no security risk but more usability. I mean Gnome is that rude/usability fanatic that it isn't possible to set sleep times lower than the screensaver activation (which is very bad for laptops imho) but for disabling password security after resume you need an editor and three option changes. With the gconf changes it should be intuitive possible with one click to get the security level user wants. Greetings -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: 4 More days...
Really? I haven't been paying too much attention this time around. I was planning to upgrade once the release comes out. Is there a website which lists all of these bugs so that I can figure out which to avoid or, at least, which affect me? DonK/ On 10/14/07, Scott (angrykeyboarder) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: till the release of the most bug-ridden Ubuntu release yet (unless the devs go into overdrive in the next few days)! -- Scott http://angrykeyboarder.com (c)2007 angrykeyboarder™ Elmer Fudd. All Wites Wesewved -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- karfai [AT] gmail.com http://www.strangeware.ca http://beyondtheedge.blogspot.com -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: 4 More days...
On 15/10/07 07:31, Scott (angrykeyboarder) wrote: till the release of the most bug-ridden Ubuntu release yet (unless the devs go into overdrive in the next few days)! I have to say that I was quite offended by your statement. It's not constructive in any way and it does not reflect the amount of effort, both paid and unpaid, put in by the community. If you're frustrated with the development process perhaps you should find another way to contribute to its success. -- Onno Benschop Connected via Optus B3 at S31°54'06 - E115°50'39 (Yokine, WA) -- ()/)/)()..ASCII for Onno.. |?..EBCDIC for Onno.. --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: 4 More days...
With the exception of the Thunderbird and timidity issues (and I can't reproduce the timidity one here at all), every bug you've responded to in gutsy appears to be down to your issue with Hal. And, judging by the log there, your system was entirely broken: 03:13:09.373 [W] ids.c:294: Couldn't stat pci.ids file '/usr/share/misc/pci.ids', errno=13: Permission denied 03:13:09.373 [W] ids.c:515: Couldn't stat usb.ids file '/usr/share/misc/usb.ids', errno=13: Permission denied 03:13:09.373 [E] osspec.c:310: Unable to inotify_add_watch() for '/usr/share/hal/fdi/preprobe': Permission denied indicates either filesystem corruption or that something has heavily screwed with the permissions. It certainly doesn't look anything like a hal bug. What are you actually complaining about? -- Matthew Garrett | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: 4 More days...
This is not very constructive. All of us here put our heart and effort into the distro and comments like this don't help. Exactly what things are bug-ridden that need attention? It's one thing to raise awareness of last-minute important bugs, but this seems to be nothing more than flamebait John On Sun, Oct 14, 2007 at 04:31:10PM -0700, Scott (angrykeyboarder) wrote: till the release of the most bug-ridden Ubuntu release yet (unless the devs go into overdrive in the next few days)! signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Ubuntu 7.10 Beta GRUB installation problem on AMD platform
The GRUB of Ubuntu 7.10 Beta can NOT been installed on my AMD Platform(RS690+SB700), here is the bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/146583 Please check my comments there, the GRUB is not installed each time. Can any guys give me the root cause or solution or workaround? The bug is not getting the appropriate attention, so I have to send this mail. Thanks Best Regards Shane -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: 4 More days...
On 14/10/2007, John Dong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is not very constructive. All of us here put our heart and effort into the distro and comments like this don't help. Exactly what things are bug-ridden that need attention? It's one thing to raise awareness of last-minute important bugs, but this seems to be nothing more than flamebait It seems that there are always going to be people who are frustrated by one thing or another. Lets hope that Don Kelly can find the time to work out his problems and let us know what the problems where. Unless your providing real answers or important questions I don't know why Don should email on this list. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
