[Bug 1722448] Re: 16.04 VMware Guest Freezes - Killing compiz unfreezes

2017-10-10 Thread Russell Robinson
** Description changed: - I used 14.04 for many years with this problem, but recently "upgraded" - to 16.04. + I used 14.04 for many years *without* this problem, but recently + "upgraded" to 16.04. Since then using multiple monitors causes X to randomly freeze. After searching similar

[Bug 1722448] [NEW] 16.04 VMware Guest Freezes - Killing compiz unfreezes

2017-10-09 Thread Russell Robinson
Public bug reported: I used 14.04 for many years with this problem, but recently "upgraded" to 16.04. Since then using multiple monitors causes X to randomly freeze. After searching similar bugs I found that a "killall -9 compiz" from an SSH login un-freezes it. However, if the system gets

[Bug 1722448] Re: 16.04 VMware Guest Freezes - Killing compiz unfreezes

2017-10-09 Thread Russell Robinson
Apport report from frozen system. ** Attachment added: "apport.xorg.pueee3ge.apport" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1722448/+attachment/4966403/+files/apport.xorg.pueee3ge.apport -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1706480] [NEW] package postfix 3.1.0-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 75

2017-07-25 Thread Russell Robinson
Public bug reported: I performed a remove and then a repeat install. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: postfix 3.1.0-3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2-generic 4.10.17 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-27-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 AptOrdering:

[Bug 1503767] Re: Hidden launcher/menubar take clicks from fullscreen Virtualbox

2016-08-02 Thread Russell Robinson
This bug also occurs using VMWare Workstation. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1503767 Title: Hidden launcher/menubar take clicks from fullscreen Virtualbox To manage notifications

[Bug 686836] Re: gnome apps won't start via remote desktop (_pixel_to_solid)

2012-06-06 Thread Russell Robinson
I cannot reproduce the original problem on the system in question. It was nearly 2 years ago, so I'm not sure what may have altered to avoid the problem occurring. Also, that system is in production, so I can't just update it without detailed planning. Hopefully others can verify. -- You

[Bug 805725] Re: ctrl alt l does not work in Ubuntu 11.04

2011-07-07 Thread Russell Robinson
ctrl+alt+left/right arrow works alt + f2 works alt + shift + tab works keyboard layout is USA, Keyboard model is Generic 105 (intl) PC. I am using a Microsoft Comfort Keyboard Wireless 5000. When I go to Keyboard shortcuts, scroll to Desktop | Lock Screen, I can actually recreate and use

[Bug 805725] Re: ctrl alt l does not work in Ubuntu 11.04

2011-07-07 Thread Russell Robinson
also, I do not have another keyboard to test with -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/805725 Title: ctrl alt l does not work in Ubuntu 11.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 805725] Re: ctrl alt l does not work in Ubuntu 11.04

2011-07-05 Thread Russell Robinson
alt+f2 does work. Any other ideas? Thanks again -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/805725 Title: ctrl alt l does not work in Ubuntu 11.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 805725] [NEW] ctrl alt l does not work in Ubuntu 11.04

2011-07-04 Thread Russell Robinson
Public bug reported: ctrl alt l does not work in Ubuntu 11.04. Using Microsoft Wireless Keyboard Comfort 5000. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: gnome-screensaver 2.30.2-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64

[Bug 805725] Re: ctrl alt l does not work in Ubuntu 11.04

2011-07-04 Thread Russell Robinson
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/805725 Title: ctrl alt l does not work in Ubuntu 11.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 805725] Re: ctrl alt l does not work in Ubuntu 11.04

2011-07-04 Thread Russell Robinson
it is set to ctrl+alt+l . I can change it to ctrl+l and thelock screen works, but it seems when I change it back with alt included it does not work. Ctrl+Alt+Delete is also not working. Thanks for your reply. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 289252] Re: Immediate resume on suspend caused by ehci_hcd module

2011-01-11 Thread Russell Robinson
Using maverick, this problem still occurs. Unloading the xhci_hcd module via /etc/default/acpi-support doesn't make any difference. This bug should be now labelled urgent as there appears to be no workaround. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 289252] Re: Immediate resume on suspend caused by ehci_hcd module

2011-01-11 Thread Russell Robinson
Maverick problem fixed. Added this script: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/289252/+attachment/1348656/+files/05_unbindUSB Then, changed the two for loops from: for driver in ohci ; do to for driver in uhci xhci ohci ; do -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 686846] Re: users-admin buttons do nothing via remote desktop

2010-12-08 Thread Russell Robinson
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 221363 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221363 Hi, Thanks for your response. The patch in bug 221363 does not work on Maverick. The second hunk in the patch fails. Doesn't this suggest is not a duplicate, or do we just need another patch for Maverick?

[Bug 686846] Re: users-admin buttons do nothing via remote desktop

2010-12-08 Thread Russell Robinson
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 221363 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221363 Hi, When connecting via RDP, the auth.log contains these messages: Dec 9 11:03:16 topshelf polkitd(authority=local): Registered Authentication Agent for session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session4 (system

[Bug 686846] Re: users-admin buttons do nothing via remote desktop

2010-12-08 Thread Russell Robinson
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 221363 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221363 Hi, I found a fix/workaround by playing with the policy settings. Here's the new clause: action id=org.freedesktop.systemtoolsbackends.set description gettext-domain=system-tools-backendsManage system

[Bug 686836] [NEW] gnome apps won't start via remote desktop

2010-12-07 Thread Russell Robinson
Public bug reported: Ubuntu 10.10 Apps that start fine on the console will not start when you connect via Remote Desktop. Examples: gnome-terminal, add or delete button in users-admin Unfortunately, no errors messages are shown (reminiscent of MS Windows) and there are no clues in files in

[Bug 686836] Re: gnome apps won't start via remote desktop

2010-12-07 Thread Russell Robinson
The gnome-terminal problem is related to the desktop theme. If you select Dust, then gnome-terminal will not start. However, if you select Ambiance or Glider gnome-terminal will start. The problem buttons in users-admin is different and I'll post another bug report regarding that. -- You

[Bug 686846] [NEW] users-admin buttons do nothing via remote desktop

2010-12-07 Thread Russell Robinson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools Ubuntu 10.10 users-admin works fine on the console but via remote desktop, the Add, Delete, Advanced Settings and Change buttons do nothing. The Manage Groups, Help, and Change Password buttons still work though. ProblemType: Bug

[Bug 686846] Re: users-admin buttons do nothing via remote desktop

2010-12-07 Thread Russell Robinson
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/686846 Title: users-admin buttons do nothing via remote desktop -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 523024] Re: system thrashes even with lots of free memory

2010-03-10 Thread Russell Robinson
Hi, I can provide more information on this now. I reduced the RAM sizes of the two guests and, with these sysctl settings, I don't seem to get the big thrashing occurrences: vm.overcommit_memory = 2 vm.overcommit_ratio = 10 # Perhaps the min_free_kbytes is causing swapping to go on for too

[Bug 523024] [NEW] system thrashes even with lots of free memory

2010-02-16 Thread Russell Robinson
Public bug reported: Hi, I run two VMware guests on a Karmic 64 bit host with 4GB of RAM, and 16GB of swap. The host is a Dell notebook and the first 8GB of swap is on another drive (other than the internal disk). One guest is WinXP with 512MB allocated to it. The other is a Linux guest with

[Bug 523024] Re: system thrashes even with lots of free memory

2010-02-16 Thread Russell Robinson
** Attachment added: AlsaDevices.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39291330/AlsaDevices.txt ** Attachment added: AplayDevices.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39291331/AplayDevices.txt ** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39291332/BootDmesg.txt **

[Bug 518196] Re: Intel iwlagn driver hangs from time to time

2010-02-16 Thread Russell Robinson
Similar problem on Dell Latitude E6500. /var/log/messages message is: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready Did not happen in Jaunty - only since upgrading to Karmic, and then only recently (last week or so). Recent kernel update? -- Intel iwlagn driver hangs from time to time

[Bug 413293] Re: [gm45] dual screen not complete

2009-08-19 Thread Russell Robinson
Yes, it fixes the main problem! But, there are some bugs still... My VGA Panel is 1280x1024 and my Notebook LCD Panel is 1440x900. In Display Preferences: 1. I cannot place the Notebook Panel in exactly the right position in relation to the VGA. This appears to be because the icon size of one

[Bug 413293] Re: [gm45] dual screen not complete

2009-08-18 Thread Russell Robinson
Would you mind testing if this still occurs in Alpha 4 (or newer)? Yes, I'll download the Live CD for Alpha 4 and try it. I'll get back to you as soon as I can -- [gm45] dual screen not complete https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/413293 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 413293] [NEW] intel GMA X4500HD (G45) dual screen not complete

2009-08-13 Thread Russell Robinson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel X will switch to dual screen (external VGA monitor plus laptop panel) but the laptop panel only shows half width (vertical split) I've tried various xorg.conf attempts without success. I've also tried pulling the resolution

[Bug 413293] Re: intel GMA X4500HD (G45) dual screen not complete

2009-08-13 Thread Russell Robinson
** Attachment added: lspci.out http://launchpadlibrarian.net/30287109/lspci.out ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/30287110/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: LsHal.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/30287111/LsHal.txt ** Attachment added: LsMod.txt

[Bug 410173] [NEW] kde font sizes too large by default then inconsistent when reduced

2009-08-07 Thread Russell Robinson
Public bug reported: I've just installed kubuntu 9.04. As soon as I logged in the default fonts looked like KDE was shouting at me. These are basically all Deja Sans 9. So, I reduced them all to size 6. That look pretty good in the Font settings dialog. But, then the font sizes are all wrong

[Bug 410173] Re: kde font sizes too large by default then inconsistent when reduced

2009-08-07 Thread Russell Robinson
OK, it turns out that the weird font size appears to only be in Konqueror. When I rebooted, my original changes to font size 6 looked all wrong everywhere. I reset to default and on rebooting, everything looks great - except Konqueror. So, in summary: 1. there may be a problem with font

[Bug 409656] [NEW] nvidia - suspected system hangs, vmware problems

2009-08-05 Thread Russell Robinson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg The computer is running 9.04 with all current updates installed. The Open Source Nvidia driver worked pretty well for a couple of days. However, I received screen artifacts inside VMWare guests (in particular, Fedora 7). The artifacts were little

[Bug 409656] Re: nvidia - suspected system hangs, vmware problems

2009-08-05 Thread Russell Robinson
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/29947929/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: LsHal.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/29947930/LsHal.txt ** Attachment added: LsMod.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/29947931/LsMod.txt ** Attachment added: LsPci.txt

[Bug 399130] [NEW] VMWare Workstation terminated on logout

2009-07-14 Thread Russell Robinson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome Ubuntu 9.04 - the Jaunty Jackalope VMWare Workstation 6.5.2 build-156735 Gnome 2.26.1 VMWare is set in Edit | Preferences to Run powered on virtual machines in background after close. However, upon logging out of Gnome, the vmware processes are

[Bug 399130] Re: VMWare Workstation terminated on logout

2009-07-14 Thread Russell Robinson
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28996884/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ExtensionSummary.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28996885/ExtensionSummary.txt ** Attachment added: profiles.ini.txt

[Bug 399132] [NEW] HP DV6 notebook unusable with Linux due to fan noise

2009-07-14 Thread Russell Robinson
Public bug reported: On Ubuntu 9.04 and Fedora 11 (and possibly every distribution), an HP DV6-1160TX (and probably all DV6 models) runs the fan loudly 20% of the time for no reason. The problem does not happen if you run Windows Vista (comes preloaded with the computer). I've done extensive

[Bug 399132] Re: HP DV6 notebook unusable with Linux due to fan noise

2009-07-14 Thread Russell Robinson
** Attachment added: BootDmesg.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28996962/BootDmesg.gz ** Attachment added: CurrentDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28996963/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28996964/Dependencies.txt **