[Bug 1098952] Re: grub_efi_secure_boot symbol not found after update to grub 1.99-21ubuntu3.7

2013-01-21 Thread Bruce R. Copeland
It seems unlikely that the EFI System Partitition was not properly mounted. I booted successfully a couple dozen times before the grub 1.99-21ubuntu3.7 update. Moreover the EFI System Partition contains an EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi file that shows a timestamp corresponding to the grub

[Bug 1098952] [NEW] grub_efi_secure_boot symbol not found after update to grub 1.99-21ubuntu3.7

2013-01-12 Thread Bruce R. Copeland
Public bug reported: On a working HP ENVY m4-1015dx system using UEFI without secure boot, the system is unable to boot into Ubuntu 12.04 from OS Boot Manager following update to grub 1.99-21ubuntu3.7. The grub 1.99-21ubuntu3.7 menu appears correctly. However, selecting any ubuntu kernel

[Bug 664275] Re: Mint-10 RC Gparted Problems

2011-12-03 Thread Bruce R
Agreed, because an even earlier version of Gparted, as included within an 'obsolete' LinuxMint7 CD, version 0.4.3 with default 'Align to Cylinder' is what is actually needed to uniquely prepare USBkeys for persistent USBkey creation using subsequent and different versions of StartUp Disk

Re: [Bug 761831] Re: brasero crashed with SIGABRT in __kernel_vsyscall()

2011-08-16 Thread Bruce R
I thought that's what I did, but was then prompted to also offer comment, whilst in your requested response to #493865, I commented about this crash report. - Original Message - From: Pedro Villavicencio To: bm007a0...@blueyonder.co.uk Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 9:21 AM

[Bug 761831] Re: brasero crashed with SIGABRT in __kernel_vsyscall()

2011-08-15 Thread Bruce R
Also occurred when using Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Alpha 3 release. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/761831 Title: brasero crashed with SIGABRT in __kernel_vsyscall() To manage

Re: [Bug 493865] Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify

2011-08-15 Thread Bruce R
This capability was firmly reinstated with Ubuntu 10.10 and thus works well from my default LinuxMint-10 installation, yet issues a Manual ejection message rather than automatically ejecting. As requested by Pedro, I tried out an oneiric-desktop-amd64 Alpha3 Live session which wasn't easy with

Re: [Bug 466434] Re: Grub 1.97beta4 fails to set up correct Windows XPentry

2011-08-14 Thread Bruce R
Yes, this occurs with ALL subsequent versions of Ubuntu using 'grub2' but I have circumvented this by reverting to 'legacy grub' which is far easier to customize, with a very useful 'timeout -1' capability in 'menu.lst' that yields a startup menu indefinite pause that allows consideration of what

[Bug 664275] Re: Mint-10 RC Gparted Problems

2010-10-25 Thread Bruce R
@Clement Lefebvre - Thank you for taking time out from your incredibly productive activities to explain. However, as you will see from other entries, I had simply failed to appreciate that GParted's default settings had been changed from the 'no problems' settings used in the superb

[Bug 664275] Re: Mint-10 RC Gparted Problems

2010-10-24 Thread Bruce R
Yes, that was the definitive answer, with GParted's default no longer being 'Round to cylinders' when 'Create new Partition' is selected in a Live session, the default now being 'Align to: MiB', for reasons given in the latest GParted Manual, and as explained by the attached JPEG image extract.

[Bug 664275] Re: Mint-10 RC Gparted Problems

2010-10-23 Thread Bruce R
Assuming that 'Triaged' means ignoring 'the effected few' in favour of 'the uneffected many', here is a work-around for 'the effected few', which effectively replaces Mint-10's GParted 0.6.2 with Mint-9's GParted 0.5.1. In an installed LinuxMint-9, use Synaptic to completely Remove 'gparted',

[Bug 664275] Re: Mint-10 RC Gparted Problems

2010-10-23 Thread Bruce R
@Curtis Gedak Thank You So very Much - that was the tip that I really needed ! Since GParted can only create or edit from a Live session, I think that implies already having an appropriate version on that Live disc, but I am now investigating whether having it as part of a persistent LiveUSB

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-12 Thread Bruce R
After further investigation with LiveCD sessions of Ubuntu 9.04, 9,10, 10.04 and 10.10 I can report that it's the introduction of Ubuntu's Software Center and its poor handling of essential dependencies etcetera that has sabotaged the addition of Ubuntu Restricted Extras and Sound Juicer (aka

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-11 Thread Bruce R
Profuse apologies everyone, but I have just discovered that Sound Juicer MP3 ripping simply doesn't work for Ubuntu 10.10 or Ubuntu.10.04, only for LinuxMint 7, 8 and 9 and Ubuntu 9.04, leaving Ubuntu 9.10 to be investigated, where I suspect that in Ubuntu 'it ain't broke so let's fix it' -

Re: [Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-03 Thread Bruce R
@FiloSottle - thank you for yet another polite, considerate reply, but perhaps that's not clear enough ? - Original Message - From: FiloSottile To: bm007a0...@blueyonder.co.uk Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 3:22 PM Subject: [Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-03 Thread Bruce R
'Bruce R' profiles I have received some very favourable comments from my circle of friends and others, including some musicians. However, the bottom line is that if they report an improvement using a 'KennoVO' profile, I may re-encode my CD collection for their listening benefit, but I hope

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-02 Thread Bruce R
Some afterthoughts. In case it's not been clear, I am not interested in scoring 'brownie points' for 'being smart', only in obtaining a 'CD Quality' profile that consistently works for friends and other users, leaving 'B-cubed' to other folk, but so far I have not seen any meaningful definition

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-02 Thread Bruce R
Stop PRESS - there's something weird going on. Although the Maverick RC Live CD produces different sounding results with the KennoVO and BruceR profiles, they are both OGG files, rather than MP3 files, whereas in Mint-9 they are, as expected, both MP3 files, so there would appear to be a lot more

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-02 Thread Bruce R
Indeed, Sound Juicer's MP3 capability has been completely removed from the Ubuntu repository ! Talk about cockups ! -- Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-02 Thread Bruce R
Weirder and weirder. Reinstalling the packages didn't get around what has proved to be my cockup, but a completely fresh distribution installation restored Sound Juicer complete with an MP3 capability. After attending an eye operation follow-up appointment, I must see if I can repeat the cockup,

Re: [Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-01 Thread Bruce R
Yes, although the industry-wide lack of configuration control means that keeping track of coding changes is a difficult and thankless task, not made any easier if the coding is poorly structured or commented in the first place. In my own case, cataract progression hasn't made reading 'available'

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-29 Thread Bruce R
I see that 'if something can possibly be misinterpreted (or misquoted) it wil bel' applies again. By 'new parameters lacking definition' I was referring to technical definition, not subjective audio clarity. Meanwhile, posting this from a Live 'daily Maverick DVD' (28-Sep-2010) session, I can

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-28 Thread Bruce R
KennoVO - trying to respond in a less inflammatory style, your attached links made interesting reading, effectively discussing the absence of the settings used in my/other amended profiles for CD QualityMP3 before addressing the proposed use of xingmux, as then briefly revealed to the world in the

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-28 Thread Bruce R
Apologies, only one attachment accepted, so single, three-page PDF file now attached. ** Attachment added: Three Page PDF file https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sound-juicer/+bug/195483/+attachment/1647665/+files/ReVisited%20MP3tests.pdf -- Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-28 Thread Bruce R
Long ago, when my hearing was a lot keener, Xing encoding in AudioCatalyst markedly improved upon Frauhofer encoding in AudioGrabber and was faster, so using a new implementation of what was a non-free product in Sound Juicer may provide a better result. I am puzzled at Ubuntu's discarding it

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-28 Thread Bruce R
You know, I can remember the same sort of sweeping, dismissive statements being made when CDaudio sampling rates, A-D quantization and coding laws were discussed, with audiophiles being disappointed that a higher sampling rate, number of levels or a better coding law were not chosen. At the

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-27 Thread Bruce R
Upon reflection I think I see where your confusion arises, KennoVO. Although the GStreamer lamemp3enc is what is invoked by the default and by modified profiles, it still needs instructing using original lame commands, which is why, if you want to try different settings, you need to have the

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-26 Thread Bruce R
It's taken over a year for me to obtain a cataract operation, but I can now see well enough to add another response to this Sound-Juicer problem saga. When I first researched modifying Sound Juicer (aka Audio CD Extractor) back in LinuxMint-4 and Ubuntu 7.10 days, I downloaded and printed out

Re: [Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-26 Thread Bruce R
. At the end of the day, subjective assessment by those with keen hearing using decent reproduction kit, like Sennheiser 'phones is probably the best arbiter as to what's acceptable CD-like quality. Bruce R -- Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195483 You

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-08-06 Thread Bruce R
Wow, just updating from a LiveDVD session of Maverick Alpha3 to let folk know that, after adding sound-juicer and ubuntu-restricted-extras, 'Audio CD Extractor', aka Sound Juicer's default Quality MP3 profile is now audio/x-raw-int,rate=44100,channels=2 ! lamemp3enc name=enc target=0 quality=6

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-07-24 Thread Bruce R
Sorry to be slow to add this comment folks, but it looks as if my original Sound Juicer recommendations haven't been strictly followed, the most common mistake being to insert 'vbr=3' instead of just 'vbr=4' in editing the profile, which de-selects LAME's new VBR algorithm instead of selecting

[Bug 493865] Re: Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify

2010-07-17 Thread Bruce R
A brief update. It still works for the creation of a data CD/DVD, but not as it used to, for burning an existing CD/DVD image to disc. -- Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/493865 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-07-12 Thread Bruce R
@Gotit Puzzling - I will try to investigate further. Meanwhile, for your information, the attached picture is from Ubuntu 8.04 era analysis of Sound Juicer encoding results for encoding of 'Jupiter' from Holst's Planet suite. ** Attachment added: HeronSoundJuicer.jpg

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-07-12 Thread Bruce R
Fascinating ! Re-reading the thread I see that folk are using different analysis tools or players to decide what the results are, rather than simply listening to the results with their chosen player. Such players and tools produce different, sometimes highly misleading reports, such as just

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-07-12 Thread Bruce R
Grip never used to work at all well, which is why I guess that it's no longer in the current repository. I don't know about Ruby Ripper, which I gather needs creating from source, never a certain outcome process with Ubuntu, success varying between versions. Meanwhlie, if you are into

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-07-11 Thread Bruce R
It's nice to be able to offer a solution for a change. The fault lies not with GStreamer, but with a failure to provide the wrong command string or 'profile' for LAME to execute. For the CD Quality MP3 Profile, Edit it to read as follows : audio/x-raw-int,rate=44100,channels=2 ! lame name=enc

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-07-11 Thread Bruce R
Sorry, Second sentence should read : The fault lies not with GStreamer, but with a failure to provide the right command string or 'profile' for LAME to execute. -- Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195483 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-07-11 Thread Bruce R
Sorry guys, some more information. Having just today re-checked it out, I can advise that for Ubuntu and LinuxMint, you also need gstreamer LAME plugins etc installed, most easily achieved by adding ubuntu-restricted-extras, which I am in the habit of always doing, if only to get MicroSoft Core

[Bug 493865] Re: Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify

2010-07-02 Thread Bruce R
Hi Pedro. I have just spent several hours checking it out, and I can confirm that the problem still exists in Lucid and in Mavertick Alpha-2. Despite being selected to occur by default under their Brasero 2.30.0, Edit, plugins, disc finalisation is not followed by actual disc checksum creation

[Bug 574285] Re: Only available with LiveDVD installs ?

2010-05-03 Thread Bruce R
Because what I have reported may be a deliberate limitation, it seemed more appropriate to convert it into a question. ** Changed in: ubuntu-restricted-extras (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid ** Converted to question:

[Bug 574285] [NEW] Only available with LiveDVD installs ?

2010-05-03 Thread Bruce R
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubuntu-restricted-extras ubuntu-10.04-desktop CDs have no access to ubuntu-restricted-extras, even after 'real install' and Update, whereas, Involving overnight download, ubuntu-10.04-dvd isos have 'real install' access, is this a deliberate

[Bug 243410] Re: Inkblot Doesn't work for Ubuntu 8.04

2010-02-14 Thread Bruce R
For authoritative information about the essential ink level library situation, please see the following : http://libinklevel.sourceforge.net/#download -- Inkblot Doesn't work for Ubuntu 8.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/243410 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 243410] Re: Inkblot Doesn't work for Ubuntu 8.04

2010-01-16 Thread Bruce R
@ Dave C - Sorry not to respond sooner, but I have been ill, the MicroSoft WinXP Update process has been responsible for the trashing of my online computer and loss of all my earlier files, whilst my Epson Stylus PHOTO R220 has expired, so that I now have an Epson printer that uses the newer

Re: [Bug 243410] Re: Inkblot Doesn't work for Ubuntu 8.04

2010-01-16 Thread Bruce R
that deflect you from obtaining a satisfactory outcome as there's a very strong culture of creating the illusion of progress by not tackling awkward problems ! Good luck - Bruce R -- Inkblot Doesn't work for Ubuntu 8.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/243410 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 431217] Re: package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 2.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2009-12-20 Thread Bruce R
I'm afraid that the 'fixes' discussed were too obscure for me and a genuine fix Update appears to be a long way off. Meanwhile, being a 'use wot works' kind of a guy, I found that immediately following installation of ubuntu-restricted-extras by the removal of ttf-mscorefonts-installer left the

Re: [Bug 84420] Re: no sound with grip

2009-12-18 Thread Bruce R
Agreed and sound-juicer (aka Audio CD Extractor) is much better, especially when that is modified after adding LAME so that it can create 32-320K VBR MP3s ! - Original Message - From: Alessio Treglia quadris...@ubuntu.com To: bm007a0...@blueyonder.co.uk Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009

[Bug 493865] Re: Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify

2009-12-10 Thread Bruce R
Today's Ubuntu 10.04 Daily Release contains Brasero 2.29.3 which also doesn't burnproof via Checksum verify. Pity, Ubuntu 9.04's Brasero 2.26.1 had succeeded in temporarily replacing Windows-hosted Nero Burning or ImgBurn as THE reliable Disc Burner on my rigs, so another Linux missed

[Bug 431217] Re: package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 2.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2009-12-10 Thread Bruce R
Unfortunately sudo apt-get purge ubuntu-restricted-extras or Synaptic 'Mark for Removal' etc is a bit like throwing out the baby with the dirty bath water, as it removes a lot of other useful things that work OK, but sudo apt-get purge ttf-mscorefonts-installer removes just the offending package

[Bug 493865] [NEW] Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify

2009-12-07 Thread Bruce R
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: brasero With Brasero 2.28.2, when trying to Burn Image, having selected an ISO file and inserted a blank disc to write to, its Properties allow a slow burning speed to be selected and shows a 'Use burnproof' default but then fails to perform automatic

[Bug 493865] Re: Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify

2009-12-07 Thread Bruce R
Sorry, forgot to say that Brasero 2.28.2 is the version in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala and in LinuxMint Helena. -- Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/493865 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 493288] [NEW] Synaptic stuck in ttf-mscorefonts-installer loop

2009-12-06 Thread Bruce R
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubuntu-restricted-extras In Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala and LinuxMint 8 Helena, installation of ubuntu-restricted-extras to easily obtain MP3 playback and decoding, other audio GStreamer plugins, Java runtime environment, Flash plugins, LAME for audio

[Bug 431217] Re: package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 2.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2009-12-03 Thread Bruce R
Despite a complete re-installation and reversion to GRUB to enable familiar menu.lst configuration for multi-OS operation, I see that this bug hasn't been simply fixed via Update, so I must conclude that it's 'an ext4 thing', because it hasn't been a problem for earlier releases using ext3.

[Bug 454353] Re: kaffeine demuxplexer plugin problem

2009-11-16 Thread Bruce R
This problem gets fixed in LinuxMint-8RC1 by Package Manager (Synaptic) addition of 'libxine1-ffmpeg', so it probably needs to be made a dependency for Kaffeine installation, along with all the KDE interface files. -- kaffeine demuxplexer plugin problem https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/454353 You

[Bug 481852] Re: Mint-8RC1 Installer crashed

2009-11-15 Thread Bruce R
Yes, Weatherman was right, my [B] rig's DVDRW burner was worn out and had to be replaced, and learning about the new Beta version GRUB2 is now my main priority, as it's screwing up my multi-boot configuration. It's all complicated by the need to separate underlying Ubuntu 9.10 Bugs from

[Bug 481852] [NEW] Mint-8RC1 Installer crashed

2009-11-13 Thread Bruce R
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity When trying to install the latest LinuxMint-8 RC1 release, using my usual manual partitioning selection, the installation progress bar was almost complete but then crashed, displaying the attached 'Installer crashed' window. As requested,

[Bug 481852] Re: Mint-8RC1 Installer crashed

2009-11-13 Thread Bruce R
** Attachment added: syslog http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35641198/syslog -- Mint-8RC1 Installer crashed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/481852 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 481852] Re: Mint-8RC1 Installer crashed

2009-11-13 Thread Bruce R
Sorry, partman file now attached ** Attachment added: partman http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35641277/partman -- Mint-8RC1 Installer crashed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/481852 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 481852] Re: Mint-8RC1 Installer crashed

2009-11-13 Thread Bruce R
And displayed Error message widow as an image file ** Attachment added: Screenshot-Installer crashed.png http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35641297/Screenshot-Installer%20crashed.png -- Mint-8RC1 Installer crashed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/481852 You received this bug notification because

Re: [Bug 481852] Re: Mint-8RC1 Installer crashed

2009-11-13 Thread Bruce R
Thank you for your investigation and message, sent whilst I managed to install LinuxMint-8RC1. I found that by applying x57 Updates in a LiveCD session, it then allowed installation to complete, albeit reproducing the Ubuntu 9.10 Ext4/'GRUB2' problem of failing to correctly set up access to this,

[Bug 466434] Re: Grub 1.97beta4 fails to set up correct Windows XP entry

2009-11-01 Thread Bruce R
Understood Colin, thank you for the explanation. 'sudo os-prober' returns '/dev/sda2:Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition:Windows:chain /dev/sda3:Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition:Windows1:chain /dev/sdb1:Windows 7 (loader):Windows2:chain' The first XP Home is a online version, undergoing the

[Bug 404970] Re: DVB-T play fail with error

2009-10-31 Thread Bruce R
Kaffeine 1.0-pre2 as added to the 29oct2009 release by Software Center scanned very well, quickly and correctly detecting recent channel changes not detected by previous versions of Kaffeine but would not play, displaying the 'Cannot find demultiplexer plugin' Error message. Synaptic search for

[Bug 466434] [NEW] Grub 1.97beta4 fails to set up correct Windows XP entry

2009-10-31 Thread Bruce R
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: grub In installing 29oct2009 release, 64-bit Karmic, the new grub 1.97beta4 failed to correctly detect and create a new startup menu for one of two WinXP active partitions. Two menu entries were created in /boot/grub/grub.cfg but both contain the same

[Bug 243410] Re: Inkblot Doesn't work for Ubuntu 8.04

2009-06-17 Thread Bruce R
Thanks to a different forum member, I have incorporated a suggestion from this Bug Report to make the quite different MTink package work for Ubuntu 8.04.2, 9.04 and LinuxMint 7. I used graphical Synaptic to install mtink then sudo nautilus in Terminal to change the Permissions of /dev/usb/lp0

Re: [Bug 85798] Re: [apport] python crashed with SIGSEGV ingtk_tree_view_remove_column()

2009-05-22 Thread Bruce R
Upgrading from an earlier release install has never worked well, a completely fresh install being better. More specifically, I am aware of others encountering problems upgrading from the 'flakey' 8.10 release. -- [apport] python crashed with SIGSEGV in gtk_tree_view_remove_column()

[Bug 351090] Re: 32-bit Brasero Not Working

2009-05-14 Thread Bruce R
I don't know how it was achieved, but I suggest a change of status to 'Fixed'. (It's also now working well in the 32-bit LinuxMint7RC1.) -- 32-bit Brasero Not Working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/351090 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 294896] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 ShutDown-Restart Delay

2009-04-25 Thread Bruce R
No longer a problem with the release of Ubuntu 9.04 -- Ubuntu 8.10 ShutDown-Restart Delay https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294896 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

[Bug 221953] Re: Ubuntu Installation failure to mount drives

2009-04-25 Thread Bruce R
No longer a problem with the release of Ubuntu 9.04, although NTFS Configuration Tool still helps. -- Ubuntu Installation failure to mount drives https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221953 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. --

[Bug 351090] Re: 32-bit Brasero Not Working

2009-04-24 Thread Bruce R
Good News - In the definitive release, available for download 24th April 2009, Brasero now works in the i386 desktop version on my [A] rig. (This post is from the AMD64 desktop version on my [B] rig, where the new 9.04 release is looking very good, much better than 8.04 and 8.10) -- 32-bit

[Bug 243410] Re: Inkblot Doesn't work for Ubuntu 8.04

2009-04-24 Thread Bruce R
Further Information from Jaunty release testing. With identical results from i386 and AMD64 versions of the official release of Ubuntu 9.04, as depicted in the attached PDF file, 'Low Ink' warnings are usefully provided, but the graphical displays don't really advise which cartridge(s) are

Re: [Bug 243410] Re: Inkblot Doesn't work for Ubuntu 8.04

2009-04-21 Thread Bruce R
It's partially working in Jaunty Beta, displaying four of the six ink cartridge levels for my Epson Stylus PHOTO R220. Hopefully it will be even better in the formal release., which I will re-check, not bothering with Release Candidate One (RC1). -- Inkblot Doesn't work for Ubuntu 8.04

[Bug 243410] Re: Inkblot Doesn't work for Ubuntu 8.04

2009-04-21 Thread Bruce R
See attached PDF file report for fuller detail and screen clips, but in the more stable 64-bit (AMD) version of JauntyBeta, after connection, detection and CUPS configuration of my Epson Stylus PHOTO R220 ink-jet printer, I used Applications, Add to install Inkblot to the Applications, System

[Bug 194893] Re: Gparted Better Nomenclature ?

2009-04-03 Thread Bruce R
Thank you gedakc for your interest and explanation which makes some sense. Ubuntu 7.10 used to automatically mount available partitions, which was reflected in displayed Gparted information as you explain. Other Linux distribution LiveCDs, particularly PartEdMagic improved on this, but Hardy

[Bug 351090] Re: 32-bit Brasero Not Working

2009-03-31 Thread Bruce R
Thank you for the feedback, Pedro. For the benefit of folk needing to use Ubuntu Jaunty to reliably burn 'Live Discs', let's hope it gets fixed. A long time user of XP-hosted Nero for reliable burning, I have been waiting for a reliable Linux burner. Brasero's performance has been variable from

[Bug 351090] Re: 32-bit Brasero Not Working

2009-03-30 Thread Bruce R
Happy to oblige. Restored 32-bit JauntyBeta and repeated the burn of a 4.1GB Knoppix LiveDVD, which ended with 'Error while burning' again. I mis-typed the file name as 'braser-debug.txt' which is attached. I really hope that this helps, because in most other respects, JauntyBeta is looking

[Bug 351090] [NEW] 32-bit Brasero Not Working

2009-03-29 Thread Bruce R
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: brasero Installed 64-bit Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Beta) to find that it appears more stable on my XFX880GS SATA-320+500GB G31MX-S2 2.9GHzE4600 rig. Indeed, Brasero 2.26.0 performs very well, Successfully completing the ISO image Checksum, Writing and Checksum

[Bug 333429] Re: [regression] gs crashed with SIGSEGV in gs_interpret()

2009-03-27 Thread Bruce R
Crash Report generated by merely playing MP3 tracks in Exaile, which was installed instead of the more complex new Amarok. -- [regression] gs crashed with SIGSEGV in gs_interpret() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/333429 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 333429] Re: [regression] gs crashed with SIGSEGV in gs_interpret()

2009-03-15 Thread Bruce R
This crash report simply arises after StartUp, presumably asd a result of installing my Epson Stylus Photo R220, whose Print Test page doesn't function, but which actually prints from other packages. -- [regression] gs crashed with SIGSEGV in gs_interpret() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/333429

Re: [Bug 326997] Re: Good News - Jaunty Alpha4 doesn't 'hang' any more

2009-02-09 Thread Bruce R
Agreed ! But let's hope it survives the further work needed before release. - Original Message - From: Joseph Smidt josephsm...@gmail.com To: bm007a0...@blueyonder.co.uk Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 4:06 AM Subject: [Bug 326997] Re: Good News - Jaunty Alpha4 doesn't 'hang' any more

[Bug 326997] [NEW] Good News - Jaunty Alpha4 doesn't 'hang' any more

2009-02-08 Thread Bruce R
Public bug reported: Ubuntu 8.10 and derivatives all 'hang' for several minutes on all my rigs in LiveCD sessions, upon competion of install or then after installation, with only Networking disabling or installation of the Robb Topolski CLI patch seeming to solve that problem, WHICH IS NO

[Bug 294896] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 ShutDown-Restart Delay

2008-11-15 Thread Bruce R
Although this problem might be fixed by an Update, I suspect that it will always be created by the new Installer, because exactly the same problem exists for Mint6 RC1 which seems to use the same kernel and Installer as the Ubuntu 8.10 release. -- Ubuntu 8.10 ShutDown-Restart Delay

Re: [Bug 274995] Re: MASTER storing ALSA mixer element values duringshutdown hangs nondeterministically if non-loopback networkinterfaces are still up

2008-11-15 Thread Bruce R
Hi Nur Kholis Majid But did your laptop have a network connection when you attempted ShutDown or Restart ? (Please see #294896 to see why I ask this.) -- MASTER storing ALSA mixer element values during shutdown hangs nondeterministically if non-loopback network interfaces are still up

[Bug 274995] Re: MASTER storing ALSA mixer element values during shutdown hangs nondeterministically if non-loopback network interfaces are still up

2008-11-15 Thread Bruce R
Please ignore my last question, Nur Kholis Majid. Lazarusrat is a GENIUS ! The first time I tried his patch it didn't work, but suspecting a typograhical error on my part, I copied it into a text file which I then 'ran in terminal' and it works on my E4600 [B] rig. What's more it also works for

[Bug 294896] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 ShutDown-Restart Delay

2008-11-15 Thread Bruce R
The patch produced by Lazarusrat in #274995 fixes this problem for Ubuntu 8.10 on my E4600 [B] rig. (It also fixes the identical problem for LinuxMint6RC1) I simply copied his patch into the attached text file which I then double-clicked and 'ran in terminal'. If it can be incorporated into the

Re: [Bug 295132] Re: Omission of Print to PDF

2008-11-10 Thread Bruce R
Thank you, advice much appreciated. I will check it out ! -- Omission of Print to PDF https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295132 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

[Bug 295132] Re: Omission of Print to PDF

2008-11-10 Thread Bruce R
Yes, indeed, the FF3.0.3 Print to File, PDF works well and is more like OpenOffice capability. (When #294896 and #295103 get fixed, 8.10 will be good enough to replace 8.04.1 on my E4600 [B] rig !) -- Omission of Print to PDF https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295132 You received this bug

[Bug 274995] Re: MASTER storing ALSA mixer element values during shutdown hangs nondeterministically if non-loopback network interfaces are still up

2008-11-08 Thread Bruce R
For Information. I have another rig on which the 8.10 release is reluctant to start in Live or engage Manual Install, the latter then refusing to complete, so I think that all these reports are about problems actually created by the new Installer. -- MASTER storing ALSA mixer element values

[Bug 294896] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 ShutDown-Restart Delay

2008-11-08 Thread Bruce R
For Information. I have another rig on which the 8.10 release is reluctant to start in Live or engage Manual Install, the latter then refusing to complete, so I think that all these reports are about problems actually created by the new Installer. -- Ubuntu 8.10 ShutDown-Restart Delay

[Bug 295103] Re: very slow boot after upgrade to 8.10

2008-11-08 Thread Bruce R
For Information. I have another rig on which the 8.10 release is reluctant to start in Live or engage Manual Install, the latter then refusing to complete, so I think that all these reports are about problems actually created by the new Installer. -- very slow boot after upgrade to 8.10

Re: [Bug 274995] Re: MASTER storing ALSA mixer element values duringshutdown hangs nondeterministically if non-loopback networkinterfaces are still up

2008-11-08 Thread Bruce R
Very well said pyjamashark, the volunteer community does a great job. I just wish I was expert enough to join them ! - Original Message - From: pyjamashark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 3:04 PM Subject: [Bug 274995] Re: MASTER storing ALSA

[Bug 295132] [NEW] Omission of Print to PDF

2008-11-07 Thread Bruce R
Public bug reported: Ubuntu 8.10 has omitted the 'Print to PDF' capability of Ubuntu 8.04.1. A lot of documentation is available as Firefox HTML which, if converted to PDF, Evince can then dramatically save paper in viewing those saved files. A powerful and rather sad omission. ** Affects:

[Bug 274995] Re: MASTER storing ALSA mixer element values during shutdown hangs nondeterministically if non-loopback network interfaces are still up

2008-11-07 Thread Bruce R
I am afraid that you are going to meet a brick wall on this one folks. Milestone dates rather than acceptable operation are sacrosanct, which is a great pity and will spell the end for Ubuntu if it carries on much longer. More and more folk are simply not signing up to it, after all the

[Bug 294896] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 ShutDown-Restart Delay

2008-11-07 Thread Bruce R
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 295103 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295103 A quick look suggests that #205103 is a lesser problem, concerned with slow StartUp whereas I this report is about an unacceptable delay to ShutDown or to Restart. The manual override of disabling Network

[Bug 294896] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 ShutDown-Restart Delay

2008-11-07 Thread Bruce R
Thank you very much dmh309, the link to #274995 was most illuminating. I must emphasise that I am not a Linux guru, more of an expert user and retired problem solver, but #274995 was in agreement with other Alpha and Beta release reports previously made by me and since sentenced as incomplete

[Bug 294896] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 ShutDown-Restart Delay

2008-11-07 Thread Bruce R
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 295103 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295103 Hi dmh309. I have tried to change this bug status so that it's NOT a duplicate of #295103 which I hope works. Having read #295103 it is indeed a simpler bug and fixing that wouldn't guarantee getting the

[Bug 295103] Re: very slow boot after upgrade to 8.10

2008-11-07 Thread Bruce R
First file didn't seem to get attached, so here it is ! ** Attachment added: Network-dmesg.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19468437/Network-dmesg.log -- very slow boot after upgrade to 8.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295103 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 295103] Re: very slow boot after upgrade to 8.10

2008-11-07 Thread Bruce R
In My Opinion, this Bug is NOT a duplicate of #294896 which is further confirming #24995 reports of the formal release suffering from more than three minute ShutDown delays. THIS bug report is about slow Startup which at around 75 seconds, is far less of a problem on my [A] rig.

[Bug 294896] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 ShutDown-Restart Delay

2008-11-07 Thread Bruce R
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 295103 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295103 Attempted change of status didn't work, so the chance of getting this problem looked at, let alone solved is receding even more ! -- Ubuntu 8.10 ShutDown-Restart Delay

Re: [Bug 294896] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 ShutDown-Restart Delay

2008-11-07 Thread Bruce R
Thank you dmh309, very much appreciated. I will try to stay in touch with the reports that you mention, with receipt of Launchpad updates like yours helping. My message store is now rather large ! Although retired I am not in the best of health, but tracking Ubuntu and other distro developments

[Bug 294896] [NEW] Ubuntu 8.10 ShutDown-Restart Delay

2008-11-06 Thread Bruce R
Public bug reported: Other Bug Reports have reported failure or freezing of the ShutDown or Restart process, but the formal release of Ubuntu 8.10 simply pauses for about three minutes during ShutDown or Restart. Start from 'cold' takes about fifty seconds (twice as long as for Ubuntu 8.04.1).

[Bug 277448] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 Beta won't ReStart or Shut Down

2008-10-30 Thread Bruce R
Just for the record, today's formal release of Ubuntu 8.10 is even worse. After a lot of attempts, a LiveCD session fails to load on my E4600 [B] rig, and when installed instead can only be ShutDown or ReStarted by switching off the PC. Instead of dwelling for three minutes at failure to

[Bug 277448] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 Beta won't ReStart or Shut Down

2008-10-30 Thread Bruce R
Title now misleading, needs a fresh report against the formal, October 30 2008 release. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New = Incomplete -- Ubuntu 8.10 Beta won't ReStart or Shut Down https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/277448 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

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