[Bug 849772] [NEW] [natty] GPM applet doesn't update on power status 30 minutes after power cable pulled

2011-09-14 Thread Gavin McCullagh
Public bug reported: I have an Acer Aspire One (model zg5). When I pull the power cable, the acpi command updates output within a few seconds to Battery 0: Discharging, 91%, 06:14:30 remaining However, even half an hour later, the GPM icon still says I'm on power. Also, the battery graphing

[Bug 849772] Re: [natty] GPM applet doesn't update on power status 30 minutes after power cable pulled

2011-09-14 Thread Gavin McCullagh
** Attachment added: screenshot showing acpi output, GPM applet state and Graphs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/849772/+attachment/2401408/+files/Screenshot.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager

[Bug 259163] Re: users-admin does not sort when Name/Login/Homedir field clicked

2010-01-19 Thread Gavin McCullagh
It's a while since I've actually looked at this. There was a bug day coming up among edubuntu developers and I mentioned this bug as one which was causing problems for some people. Jordan said he had a fix, though I'm not sure what version that was against. On an LTSP system, it's not uncommon

[Bug 379944] Re: User administration, groups are not sortable; users-admin

2010-01-18 Thread Gavin McCullagh
Hi, laserjock says he has a fix for this. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edubuntu- devel/2010-January/003224.html Hopefully he'll pass it on soon :-) Gavin -- User administration, groups are not sortable; users-admin https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379944 You received this bug

[Bug 379944] Re: User administration, groups are not sortable; users-admin

2010-01-18 Thread Gavin McCullagh
Oops, sorry, that's for bug 259163 -- User administration, groups are not sortable; users-admin https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379944 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-system-tools in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs

[Bug 180261] Re: Adding a new user with Real Name containing an apostrophe fails

2009-10-20 Thread Gavin McCullagh
Many thanks for everyone's the work on this, particularly Milan. Gavin -- Adding a new user with Real Name containing an apostrophe fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180261 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. --

[Bug 379944] Re: User administration, groups are not sortable; users-admin

2009-08-25 Thread Gavin McCullagh
While perhaps not an exact duplicate, it seems this bug relates to bug 259163 -- User administration, groups are not sortable; users-admin https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379944 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 259163] Re: users-admin does not sort when Name/Login/Homedir field clicked

2009-08-25 Thread Gavin McCullagh
I've been looking through the code for this and am adding some notes here in case they help anyone else (or me to recall later). As Jordan observes, these errors are telling us about the problem: (users-admin:724): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_tree_sortable_get_sort_column_id: assertion

[Bug 259163] Re: users-admin does not sort when Name/Login/Homedir field clicked

2009-08-25 Thread Gavin McCullagh
I've reported this bug upstream to the gnome developers and linked that bug to this launchpad bug. ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #593107 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593107 ** Also affects: gst via http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593107 Importance: Unknown

[Bug 180261] Re: Adding a new user with Real Name containing an apostrophe fails

2009-08-18 Thread Gavin McCullagh
I've submitted a patch upstream to system-tools-backends which hopefully should resolve this bug. http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=519273 This should hopefully be committed upstream soon and filter down in the next update. -- Adding a new user with Real Name containing an apostrophe

[Bug 414392] [NEW] [karmic] applet not updating battery charge (still says 92% when down to 1%)

2009-08-16 Thread Gavin McCullagh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager On an acer aspire one, the battery light started flashing. I looked at the gnome applet and it said the battery was 99.3% full. The /proc/acpi info had the correct data however. I haven't managed to repeat this as yet. As soon as

[Bug 414392] Re: [karmic] applet not updating battery charge (still says 92% when down to 1%)

2009-08-16 Thread Gavin McCullagh
this screenshot shows the mouseover on the applet showing 99.8% while the /proc/acpi/ data is totally contradictory, saying 3%. ** Attachment added: screenshot showing contradicition between applet and /proc/acpi http://launchpadlibrarian.net/30387712/Screenshot-1.png -- [karmic] applet not

[Bug 414392] Re: [karmic] applet not updating battery charge (still says 92% when down to 1%)

2009-08-16 Thread Gavin McCullagh
On reflection, my interpretation of the sums is a little wrong. It's 3% of an hour left. Either way, 99.2% battery charge seems way off. -- [karmic] applet not updating battery charge (still says 92% when down to 1%) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/414392 You received this bug notification

[Bug 153301] Re: weather applet won't use automatic-proxy-configuration

2009-08-14 Thread Gavin McCullagh
This bug may be fixed but it's not working for me. The reason in my case though is that the weather applet (and gnome proxy in general) doesn't seem able to deal with proxy authentication which is required on my site. 1250239082.625136 172.16.1.3 TCP_DENIED/407 1906 GET

[Bug 413469] [NEW] weather applet won't do proxy authentication

2009-08-14 Thread Gavin McCullagh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-applets Hi, I have a proxy server configured in GNOME with a wpad.dat script for my network. I have the gnome application on my desktop. I don't get any data. When I tell the applet to reload, i see this in our Squid logs. 1250239255.714

[Bug 413469] Re: weather applet won't do proxy authentication

2009-08-14 Thread Gavin McCullagh
Currently Jaunty Jackalope. I can upgrade a spare laptop to Karmic and test if that's likely to have a fix? -- weather applet won't do proxy authentication https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/413469 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug

[Bug 355180] Re: [jaunty] screen brightness dims on AC power despite config to leave at 100%

2009-06-26 Thread Gavin McCullagh
I don't think it is fixed to be honest. The problem is a bit intermittent, but I'm pretty certain I still see it. -- [jaunty] screen brightness dims on AC power despite config to leave at 100% https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/355180 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 355180] [NEW] [jaunty] screen brightness dims on AC power despite config to leave at 100%

2009-04-04 Thread Gavin McCullagh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager I have a Dell Latitude D410 laptop running the latest testing version of Jaunty. While I'm typing here, I have the laptop on AC power. I find the screen keeps dimming down to about 60%. I then use the hotkey to brighten the screen

[Bug 355180] Re: [jaunty] screen brightness dims on AC power despite config to leave at 100%

2009-04-04 Thread Gavin McCullagh
Oops. I may have jumped the gun on this. I was running an upgrade as I typed and the above versions are post-upgrade. Since the reboot, I'm not seeing the issue. This may be fixed already. Gavin -- [jaunty] screen brightness dims on AC power despite config to leave at 100%

[Bug 339491] Re: strange desktop flickering makes desktop unusable

2009-03-13 Thread Gavin McCullagh
Hi, It seems a reliable way for me to prompt the flickering to start is to unplug or replug the power cable. Whatever process goes on, at the point the flickering happens, there's no output coming from the gsd instance with debug: gnome-settings-daemon --no-daemon --debug Attached is the full

[Bug 339491] Re: strange desktop flickering makes desktop unusable

2009-03-13 Thread Gavin McCullagh
Having realised that I should pass the --no-daemon --debug when using gdb, here's another backtrace using those options. I've run 'killall -3 gnome-settings-daemon' during the flickering (which comes and goes) and taken a backtrace. ** Attachment added: gdb-gnome-settings-daemon3.txt

[Bug 339491] Re: strange desktop flickering makes desktop unusable

2009-03-13 Thread Gavin McCullagh
I managed to get a backtrace on the second attempt. If you look at the file attached, it has a failed attempt first, then a second attach, then a backtrace. When the screen started flickering, I killed GSD with signal 3, then took the backtrace as suggested in the wiki. Let me know if this is

[Bug 339491] Re: [jaunty] strange desktop flickering makes desktop unusable, killing GSD is workaround

2009-03-08 Thread Gavin McCullagh
** Attachment added: gnome session errors file from the session http://launchpadlibrarian.net/23602397/.xsession-errors -- [jaunty] strange desktop flickering makes desktop unusable, killing GSD is workaround https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339491 You received this bug notification because