[Bug 1701068] Re: motd.ubuntu.com currently shows media item (HBO's Silicon Valley using Ubuntu)

2020-07-29 Thread houstonbofh
Mine today was an ad for micro k8s on macos. Seriously? This has nothing whatsoever to do with my server. I will look into blocking this at the firewall. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1502476] Re: Totem menubar is displayed in fullscreen mode during gnome-flaskback session

2017-10-22 Thread houstonbofh
I am hoping all of the suddenly freed up Unity devs are looking for something to do! :) In all seriousness, I am hoping that this gets fixed in the switch to pure gnome. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1502476] Re: Totem menubar is displayed in fullscreen mode during gnome-flaskback session

2017-05-29 Thread houstonbofh
Here is to hoping that dumping Unity freed up some resources to fix stuff like this. But it is shameful that things like this go on. I have a bunch of ancient bugs that just sit there... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1339245] Re: No reporting of failure on install with LDAP username collision

2016-12-11 Thread houstonbofh
But good error reporting is. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1339245 Title: No reporting of failure on install with LDAP username collision To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 1502476] Re: Totem menubar is displayed in fullscreen mode during gnome-flaskback session

2016-04-29 Thread houstonbofh
16.04 release with Flashback. Nice annoying non-removable menu bar. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1502476 Title: Totem menubar is displayed in fullscreen mode during gnome-flaskback

[Bug 797543] Re: Grub2 and tty characters illegible white blocks

2015-06-16 Thread houstonbofh
Just installed Ubuntu Server 14.04 on an older Compaq desktop for a POC. Install goes fine with no trouble, but I am glad I installed ssh during install because the screen was unusable. The answer here does not work. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 1424119] Re: Edit Connections...now insensitive by default in network manager's menu

2015-04-01 Thread houstonbofh
Just to stamp closed to it... I did a regular update via the update manager with no special settings, and received the correct version, and it did fix the problem. So for anyone that pinned the release, just remove the pin and update. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1311237] Re: Pepper Flash needs backport to 12.04

2015-03-21 Thread houstonbofh
Correction to my comment above... Sometimes it fails after updateing the key... If I try a few more times, it works. It looks like Google is having key problems. Perhaps one server in the load balanced cluster is broken. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1311237] Re: Pepper Flash needs backport to 12.04

2015-03-21 Thread houstonbofh
Looks like Google updated their key. This fixed it for me... sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 7FAC5991 That command will pull the key from the keyserver again. Sure would be nice if this was a real package... -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1424119] Re: Edit Connections...now insensitive by default in network manager's menu

2015-03-12 Thread houstonbofh
Nice description, but it is also presnet in the 64 bit packages. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1424119 Title: Edit Connections...now insensitive by default in network manager's

[Bug 1424119] Re: Edit Connections...now insensitive by default in network manager's menu

2015-03-07 Thread houstonbofh
I suspect it is some kind of race condition on bootup, and suspend allows it to reset with the race resolved. But on each bootup, you will have to suspend, unsuspend, disable the wifi, re-enable the wifi... Just roll back the packages. :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1424119] Re: Edit Connections...now insensitive by default in network manager's menu

2015-03-04 Thread houstonbofh
I looked a while and could not find this bug before reporting mine. I would not have at all if Michael Pardee did not point it out. So I will include my report and work around from 142780. On Ubuntu 12.04 only. (Does not happen on 14.04) After upgrading the network-manager-gnome packages

[Bug 1427800] [NEW] Edit and Disconnect options greyed out after update

2015-03-03 Thread houstonbofh
Public bug reported: On Ubuntu 12.04 only. Only tested on 64 bit. (Does not happen on 14.04) After upgrading the network-manager-gnome packages (includes libnm-gtk0 libnm-gtk-common) from 0.9.4.1-0ubuntu2.3 to 0.9.4.1-0ubuntu2.4 Disconnect, Edit and under VPN Connections Configure VPN and

[Bug 1311237] Re: Pepper Flash needs backport to 12.04

2014-12-15 Thread houstonbofh
amjjawad, You can fix it for you. See post #3 from me above for instructions. Not sure why this can't be added to backports, however... Also see my comment in post #6 to keep it current. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1312219] Re: Plugin needs to update automatically

2014-11-05 Thread houstonbofh
I had forgotten about this. So my flash was way out of date... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1312219 Title: Plugin needs to update automatically To manage notifications about this

[Bug 1132736] Re: Xorg fails to start after installing the hardware enablement stack on precise due to missing symlink after purging old xserver-xorg

2014-09-28 Thread houstonbofh
This bug just bit me when update the HME on Precise and removing old kernals. And digging for it is a chalange as googling most of the issues point to removing nvidia driver or flgrx drivers... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1312219] Re: Plugin needs to update automatically

2014-08-19 Thread houstonbofh
I think the only reason this bug does not have more people is no one knows it is not being updated. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1312219 Title: Plugin needs to update automatically

[Bug 1311237] Re: Pepper Flash needs backport to 12.04

2014-08-19 Thread houstonbofh
So, there is a bug. There is a patch. It works. And nothing can be done since no one owns the package. FYI: You all may want to look at this bug no one is ghoing to fix either. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pepperflashplugin- nonfree/+bug/1312219 -- You received this bug

[Bug 1339245] [NEW] No reporting of failure on install with LDAP username collision

2014-07-08 Thread houstonbofh
Public bug reported: Ubuntu 12.04.2 nagios-nrpe-server 2.12-5ubuntu1.2 This is an edge case, but it took me a while to solve, and I could find nothing on it with Google... If... You have samba, winbind and kerbos as part of an AD domain, (May also be a problem in NIS) and you have an AD user

[Bug 1339245] [NEW] No reporting of failure on install with LDAP username collision

2014-07-08 Thread houstonbofh
Public bug reported: Ubuntu 12.04.2 nagios-nrpe-server 2.12-5ubuntu1.2 This is an edge case, but it took me a while to solve, and I could find nothing on it with Google... If... You have samba, winbind and kerbos as part of an AD domain, (May also be a problem in NIS) and you have an AD user

[Bug 984785] Re: .goutputstream files polluting $HOME

2014-06-29 Thread houstonbofh
I know that 14.04 is out. However, it has regressions for many people and so 12.04 is still in wide use. The fact that this is still a bug on a new system after 2 years is truly sad. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1311237] Re: Pepper Flash needs backport to 12.04

2014-06-20 Thread houstonbofh
How is this not done yet? The 14.04 64 package works fine in 12.04 so backporting is just a matter of copying it over. In the mean time, try this fix; 1) Go to http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/pepperflashplugin-nonfree 2) Download package for your archtecture. 3) Install. 4) Report if it

[Bug 907311] Re: Not exiting properly? An instance of Brasero is already running, exiting

2014-02-10 Thread houstonbofh
How can this still be bugged when the fix is so easy? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/907311 Title: Not exiting properly? An instance of Brasero is already running, exiting To

[Bug 1215330] Re: package darkstat 3.0.714+dfsg-1 failed to install/upgrade: Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück

2013-12-09 Thread houstonbofh
Here is my /etc/darkstat/init.cfg as well. ** Attachment added: init.cfg https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/darkstat/+bug/1215330/+attachment/3926127/+files/init.cfg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1215330] Re: package darkstat 3.0.714+dfsg-1 failed to install/upgrade: Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück

2013-12-09 Thread houstonbofh
Here is the /etc/init.d/darkstat file. Like an idiot, I did not keep a backup of the untouched file. :) And yes, to me it looks like it should not do what it is doing. ** Attachment added: darkstat

[Bug 1215330] Re: package darkstat 3.0.714+dfsg-1 failed to install/upgrade: Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück

2013-12-07 Thread houstonbofh
No need... It is failing to start because the -i -p and -b attributes defined in init.cfg are being overwritten with values in the startup script. To discover this, first I placed the values I needed in the startup script, and things worked. Then I commented those lines out, and the values

[Bug 1215330] Re: package darkstat 3.0.714+dfsg-1 failed to install/upgrade: Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück

2013-12-06 Thread houstonbofh
Note: That data in the varibles in the file above was from testing... I told you it was dirty. :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1215330 Title: package darkstat 3.0.714+dfsg-1

[Bug 1215330] Re: package darkstat 3.0.714+dfsg-1 failed to install/upgrade: Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück

2013-12-06 Thread houstonbofh
It is somewhat ahrd to tell from the report, but this does NOT seem to be a dupe of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/darkstat/+bug/902153 ubuntu 11.10 darkstat can`t start. It dose seem to be a report of what I am experiencing. After configuring /etc/darkstat/init.cfg darkstat

[Bug 1000343] Re: no icon for ubuntu one in gnome classic session

2013-08-10 Thread houstonbofh
@Alistair Buxton: It is not there for me... This is a clean 12.04 install from about a month ago. ** Attachment added: Screenshot from 2013-08-10 13:39:24.png

[Bug 283376] Re: Network manager sends CHAP response in wrong format

2013-07-15 Thread houstonbofh
** Changed in: network-manager-pptp (Ubuntu) Status: New = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/283376 Title: Network manager sends CHAP response in wrong format To

[Bug 1000343] Re: no icon for ubuntu one in gnome classic session

2013-07-14 Thread houstonbofh
The icon is missing from the menus. It can not be easily or intuitively found. And setting up Ubuntu One, or at least an account, is needed for full functionality of the Ubuntu Software Center. In short, I found this bug, and worked around it because I wanted to install Steam. Work around ...

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2013-05-08 Thread houstonbofh
On 05/08/2013 06:27 AM, Graham wrote: If I walked into a PC World and started ranting off about the lack of support for Linux I would be escorted off the premises. And you know it. As far as complaining to the CEO... have you considered what is in it for them? Do you think you could

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2013-03-10 Thread houstonbofh
I had already turned it off, and then it decided to leak the data. I am also curious what the 'Data' that it was sending was. There are three things off the top of my head that could be communicating back... The Amazon silliness, Landscape and Popularity Contest (popcon) assuming, of course,

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2012-12-10 Thread houstonbofh
On 12/10/2012 03:35 AM, Martin Wildam wrote: Oh, maybe I shouldn't tell anybody that I am using Linux. This is usually one of the first things I tell just to ensure the cause of the (compatibility) problem can be found faster. - But you are right, I should also pay back with a little

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority desktop market share

2012-09-30 Thread houstonbofh
On 09/30/2012 05:33 PM, Martin Wildam wrote: On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 5:28 PM, Guruprasad lgp171...@gmail.com wrote: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1055766 While funny on one side, it seems that some more important issues are overlooked currently: I would say

[Bug 1] Linux on the desktop

2012-07-30 Thread houstonbofh
Some patch feedback. http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/linux-desktops-dominate-at- black-hat.html It's a start! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 Title: Microsoft has

[Bug 918791] Re: qemu-kvm dies when using vmvga driver and unity in the guest

2012-07-23 Thread houstonbofh
It looks like this bug is still around. I was running a 12.04 guest with the vmvga graphics, and on logging the emulation just dies. Running 0.14.0+noroms-0ubuntu7+dnjl1~lucid0 I have done almost no troubleshooting on this yet, and the vga driver works well enough for now. -- You received this

[Bug 554432] Re: kernel BUG at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c:1917!; EIP is at intel_crtc_dpms_overlay+0x39/0x50 [i915]

2012-06-09 Thread houstonbofh
Christopher M. Penalver, I understand the reason for checking later distributions, but... 10.04 is still supported. Unfortunately, it seems that the common solution is to upgrade to a later distribution, which may not be an option for some people. It is a good troubleshooting step, but it is

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2012-05-23 Thread houstonbofh
On 05/23/2012 09:30 AM, Hein wrote: ... Need a scanner: no problem for Windows or OSX: just look for the respective logos on the box in the shops. Linux: search for supported devices, read what features are or are not supported, and try to get this (mostly outdated) model. I have actually had

[Bug 677998] Re: openldap-server instructions have a small bug

2012-05-18 Thread houstonbofh
I would not call this one fixed. It is two years later, but if you search for SAMBA and LDAP you get pointed to the guide for 10.04 (Which is still supported) https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide /samba-ldap.html and it points you to the still broken page with no links out...

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2012-04-30 Thread houstonbofh
On 04/30/2012 04:52 AM, Tom wrote: Hi :) A fresh install is always better than upgrading. For whom? Not the non-technical user... Lee -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report.

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2012-04-15 Thread houstonbofh
On 04/15/2012 04:18 PM, Tom wrote: Hi :) I would rather have a bike. Smaller carbon footprint :) So who would you ask, the guy next door or a bike messenger? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report.

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2012-04-14 Thread houstonbofh
This draws a very important conclusion for me - confirming my belly feeling somehow: The operating system must try to minimize the annoyance for that guy behind everything. The person that needs to help out the core family and a dozen of friends! - That usually are IT people or at least the

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2012-02-27 Thread houstonbofh
On 02/27/2012 01:42 AM, »John« wrote: This is both *absolutely disgusting* and *absolutely unacceptable* as it *proves that OEMs can be bought*. Of course they can be bought. They are a business, with a mandate to make money. That is the purpose of business. And Windows makes money.

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2012-02-27 Thread houstonbofh
On 02/27/2012 11:39 AM, Tom wrote: Hi :) I think you meant LibreOffice rather than Crossover office. No, I meant Codeweavers Crossover product for sale. (Used to be called Crossover Office) http://www.codeweavers.com/products/crossover/#dl http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxgames/#dl

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2012-02-27 Thread houstonbofh
On 02/27/2012 11:39 AM, Tom wrote: One of the other problems is that when they get discounted Windows they are told the costs. Say a £200 piece of software getting installed for just £35 sounds like they are getting a good bargain. When people say this equivalent thing is free they can't

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2012-02-27 Thread houstonbofh
On 02/27/2012 01:39 PM, »John« wrote: Pumping someone's computer full of crap nobody ever asked for - what a gentle and natural way of selling stuff… I took the liberty to dump whatever crap they paid me to all over your system, sir. I'm sure you're gonna love it. That's just great, because

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2012-02-23 Thread houstonbofh
On 02/23/2012 10:20 AM, Tom wrote: Unity can catch-up with what power-users want later. This is the big mistake. Power users are your base, and a lot of them HATE Unity and Gnome 3. Many of us have halted on 10.04, or have moved to XFCE, or KDE (now unsupported...) and these people are no

Re: [Bug 1] NEED YOUR HELP...( Andy Hayden )

2012-02-16 Thread houstonbofh
Kind of a perfect example of the problem with a monoculture. Easy hacking... Yes, it can happen with anything, but it is easier if you only have to learn one method. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report.

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2012-02-01 Thread houstonbofh
On 02/01/2012 11:22 AM, Justin Force wrote: ... but please explain to me how a feature of another product (a statement beginning Microsoft has...) is a bug in Ubuntu. When one company has a totally dominant position, it creates barriers to entry for other players. In this case, since Windows

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2011-11-24 Thread houstonbofh
On 11/24/2011 06:35 AM, MestreLion wrote: This is keeping more people at that damned MS os. I'm glad it is keeping you there. Ubuntu is fine without trollers. I have been with Ubuntu since Breezy, and in the industry over 25 years. I found he had a very good point. Searching for something

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2011-11-24 Thread houstonbofh
On 11/24/2011 10:20 AM, Daniel Case wrote: How else are you supposed to search for something other than by name..? OK. Find me the DVD player. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report.

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2011-11-24 Thread houstonbofh
On 11/24/2011 04:25 PM, Martin Wildam wrote: Anyway: What the hack is the problem with keeping the menu in addition to th search? Been asking this for a while. Still no answer, other than You can get to the old menu if you clock on the magic bar and type idkfa three times. -- You received

[Bug 1] Microsoft has a majority market share

2011-11-10 Thread houstonbofh
On 11/10/2011 04:36 AM, Martin Wildam wrote: Similar applies when people change car manufacturer after many years. A lot of small things are different when you change car, but in general you can drive it. Whether the taskbar is on the bottom or on the left, is the least important difference

[Bug 1] Microsoft has a majority market share

2011-11-10 Thread houstonbofh
On 11/10/2011 11:47 AM, Martin Wildam wrote: On iphone or Android there is no taskbar at all and guess: Nobody is seeing that as a core issue. And on motorcycles there is no wiper control. Comparing phones and computers is about the same as cars and motorcycles. Very different use and

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2011-11-05 Thread houstonbofh
On 11/05/2011 12:41 AM, Manjul Apratim wrote: I think instead of channeling their energy into identifying bugs IN unity and fixing them, some regard Unity as a bug itself, which I believe is fairly unreasonable as a critique. No one elses critique is unreasonable to them. And I actually

[Bug 886305] Re: Unity makes Ubuntu unusable

2011-11-05 Thread houstonbofh
Unity is a tool. It is a nice option, but it is not the best tool for all jobs. Unfortunately, it seems to have also become a religion to some people, and that is upsetting to those of us that do not like it. Having a tablet interface on a power desktop is just not helpful to a lot of people.

Re: [Bug 403408]

2011-10-08 Thread houstonbofh
On 10/08/2011 06:48 PM, Kristoffer Grundström wrote: Any way to block this guy who's account was hacked? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/403408 Title: Grub 2 problem, error: no such

[Bug 1]

2011-07-29 Thread houstonbofh
On 07/29/2011 05:25 PM, Faldegast wrote: Personally i think MSN is an important showstopper. Linux implementations of MSN lacks important futures such as cam support, and there are no good alternative. The problem with implementing MSN or other proprietary protocols is that most of the

[Bug 530366] Re: screen locked after password entered

2011-03-22 Thread houstonbofh
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 424782 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/424782 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 424782 drempels screensaver won't stop * You can subscribe to bug 424782 by following this link:

[Bug 424782] Re: drempels screensaver won't stop

2011-03-22 Thread houstonbofh
I have been using ssh from the server to kill my screensaver at least twice a month for a while now. Lucid 64bit. Using the nvidia restricted driver from the repos. ** Changed in: rss-glx (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 158909] Re: smartmontools recommends mailx

2011-03-08 Thread houstonbofh
Add another me to to the list. Damn handy to be able to ssh to a machine and quickly look at the drive. Totally useless to have postfix on all the user desktops. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 74896] Re: Forced bind to 127.0.0.1 is hardcoded' into /etc/default/snmpd instead of option in /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf

2011-02-22 Thread houstonbofh
All me to add my support. I am NOT new to this. I have written snmp apps... This behavior goes against the man pages, the snmpconf tool, and most of what you find on Google. At the least, we need to add to the comments of the /etc/snmpd/snmpd.conf that /etc/default/snmpd exists. -- You

[Bug 74896] Re: Forced bind to 127.0.0.1 is hardcoded' into /etc/default/snmpd instead of option in /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf

2011-02-22 Thread houstonbofh
All me to add my support. I am NOT new to this. I have written snmp apps... This behavior goes against the man pages, the snmpconf tool, and most of what you find on Google. At the least, we need to add to the comments of the /etc/snmpd/snmpd.conf that /etc/default/snmpd exists. -- You

Re: [Bug 94048] Re: [feisty] Slow gnome application startup due to /etc/hosts misconfiguration

2010-11-19 Thread houstonbofh
On 11/18/2010 09:36 PM, rcmichelle wrote: Ha,why not use a software to fix this problem,try to google tuneup360,you can find it. Someone whack this SEO spammer. -- [feisty] Slow gnome application startup due to /etc/hosts misconfiguration https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/94048 You received

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-10-23 Thread houstonbofh
On 10/23/2010 01:19 AM, Setve Gentilly wrote: Why don't you go go yourself you ing ***. On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 1:23 PM, houstonbofh1...@bugs.launchpad.net I don't believe you. Really, that kid of response is a crass way of saying, Ooops... You Got me. And I wonder why

Re: [Bug 1] Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-10-23 Thread houstonbofh
On 10/23/2010 07:00 AM, Faldegast wrote: Take a look at Xandros and their success. CNR seam to work quite well, just to bad that their OS is... In 2006, there was an announcement of CNR for Ubuntu. It was actually in Hardy. It never went anywhere. See

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-10-20 Thread houstonbofh
On 10/20/2010 12:58 PM, Setve Gentilly wrote: Hi, I have 4 computers that I cannot even install Ubuntu on because Ubuntu does not have the necessary drivers. There are another 2 that I can install Ubuntu on but because the video drivers are not very good they do not function at full capacity

[Bug 1] Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-10-20 Thread houstonbofh
On 10/20/2010 02:21 PM, Setve Gentilly wrote: When I get a new system (which I get regularly) after it is assembled it take me 1 to 1.5 hours to install Windows, the drivers and the necessary software to get it to function at 100% efficiency. I don't have the time to fart around and mess

[Bug 1] Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-10-20 Thread houstonbofh
On 10/20/2010 04:41 PM, »John« wrote: ... not to mention they probably won't even bother if the particular operating system isn't used by what they believe to be enough of their potential customers. I guess you can see why we have a problem with that and every single operating system is gonna

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-08-27 Thread houstonbofh
On 08/26/2010 11:46 AM, Faldegast wrote: Yes. We should strive to have as much hardware as possible. But still without valuable time and money to support vendors that ignore us. Linux/Android phones with official Linux drivers and documentation should be supported, and so should Linux

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-08-27 Thread houstonbofh
On 08/27/2010 11:28 AM, Faldegast wrote: Its not a shining example of FOSS but its still Linux and far more FOSS then others. By the way thank you for the link, i have been locking for something like this. By the number of products they seam to have I would guess that the project have been a

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-08-23 Thread houstonbofh
On 08/23/2010 05:23 AM, Martin Wildam wrote: Just to give an example: Somebody not knowing much of computers can buy yet another hardware gadget without the need to worry about compatibility with the OS. Everywhere is written if Windows 7 compatibility is given - but quite nobody writes

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-08-18 Thread houstonbofh
On 08/17/2010 06:46 PM, Martin Wildam wrote: I am with you partly. I don't think that Canonical should be really enter hardware manufactoring. I think it would be sufficient to have some official recommendations of hardware combinations (maybe which are specifically tested). There could be

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-08-18 Thread houstonbofh
On 08/17/2010 10:11 PM, mzc wrote: Well I guess it's still up to all Ubuntu community members to really promote OEMs and create demand for them. And support them. Next to me right now I have 2 fully loaded Eland Pro systems with 10 hot plug drives, and 3ware raid. Very well built boxes, and

[Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-07-25 Thread houstonbofh
odyssey wrote: - No viable business model: find one before thinking anything else I an many other have one, thank you. - No standard, stable desktop platform: think how to build one before doing anything else. And no, LTS releases are not that, in case someone is very confused. Totally lost

[Bug 1] Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-07-23 Thread houstonbofh
On 07/23/2010 08:15 AM, »John« wrote: Damn right. Did you know that despite of what most of us probably think, the M$ flagship product is actually their Office suite? That is an easy switch, next to Exchange. MS Exchange and Outlook are quite good and hard to match. I know, as I am trying

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-07-12 Thread houstonbofh
Simple way to slowly convert, and make a user think it is his idea. 1) Windows system breaks, or is painfully slow. Do not have time to fix it, but you can boot a LiveCD and mount the drive so they can do some work until you get a chance to fix it. 2) Later, when they are working OK, come by

[Bug 500365] Re: Invalid query packet.

2010-06-29 Thread houstonbofh
This is a dupe of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/avahi/+bug/426909 which is marked as fixed, and marked as part of a different version. Obviously, it is not. Linux tc-us-file01 2.6.32-22-server #36-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 3 20:38:33 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux Also running samba and gnome.

[Bug 426909] Re: avahi logs invalid query without enough debug data

2010-06-29 Thread houstonbofh
That fix does not add the debugging information, it only supresses the error. The Red Hat fix gives an IP address. -- avahi logs invalid query without enough debug data https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/426909 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 554432] Re: kernel BUG at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c:1917!

2010-05-12 Thread houstonbofh
Another me too... Present in kernels 2.6.32-19 2.6.32-21 and 2.6.32-22. I am running an i855 graphics chipset with the patch, but it is still present in the -19 which does not need the patch. Is there a workaround other then a 1.6.34 kernel? -- kernel BUG at

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-04-27 Thread houstonbofh
This is not a support forum, but... Martin Wildam wrote: What?!? - Really? - Is there a list of ppas that can be added this way? Doesn't that conflict then with security updates from Canonical? You have to look. A quick google http://www.google.com/search?q=ubuntu+firefox+ppa showed 2 good

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-04-26 Thread houstonbofh
Martin Wildam wrote: I think, you are right and completely agree with you. I also find it annoying that for instance my Ubuntu 9.10 does not get Open Office upgrade to 3.2 during normal upgrades. Do you all realize that the patch to this bug is to open a ppa for firefox or open office on the

Re: [Bug 1] Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-04-23 Thread houstonbofh
Faldegast wrote: Why don't do it the RHEL/CentOS way with LTS releases where user application lake browsers etc gets updated but system stuff only get bug-fixes. To be conservative with kernel updates is good but why be that conservative with Firefox and OpenOffice? Im not saying we should

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-04-17 Thread houstonbofh
IDWMaster wrote: Only problem is; they made me sign a confidentiality agreement, and if I told anyone names; they would have far more powerful lawyers. For a confidentiality agreement to be valid (in most locations... I am not a lawyer), you have to receive something in return. If they left

[Bug 561794] Re: soffice.bin crashed with SIGSEGV

2010-04-12 Thread houstonbofh
** Visibility changed to: Public -- soffice.bin crashed with SIGSEGV https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/561794 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 520466] Re: system-config-printer.py crashed with AttributeError in send_reply()

2010-03-12 Thread houstonbofh
Lucid Daily patched to current 28-2-2010. Clean install from 27-2-2010. CUPS 1.4.2-9 has one printer installed. (HP Color Laser 2550) From within Gnome; Open Printing applet. Add new printer to open new Printer applet. (Button or menu makes no difference) Expand Network Printer options. Hit

[Bug 221363] Re: Policy Kit Unlock Buttons Greyed Out when using NX / VNC / LTSP

2010-03-02 Thread houstonbofh
You forgot to add ssh -X to the title. Yes, it is a bad decision, in my opinion. -- Policy Kit Unlock Buttons Greyed Out when using NX / VNC / LTSP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221363 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 515678] Re: [needs-packaging] sun-java6 for lucid

2010-02-27 Thread houstonbofh
Let me add a Me Too. I understand the need to push people to the open version, but there are too many apps that it just doesn't work for. Until it is ready for prime time, there needs to be an easy fallback. -- [needs-packaging] sun-java6 for lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/515678 You

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-01-23 Thread houstonbofh
Once again we have a problem communicating with the customer. We still have all these old myths that are no longer true. Bob! wrote: can i just say that windows has majority market share for a reason. imho ubuntu isnt nearly as good in a number of areas the concern the average user. But the

[Bug 403408] Re: Grub 2 problem, error: no such device

2009-12-29 Thread houstonbofh
I had a working system with the fix in post #10. Then after running updates today, (including a grub update that removed the fix) it failed with Out of Disk and the fix in post 10 did not help. Also no access to grub menu. I am trying a reinstall with a 10GB /boot partition. Perhaps the fix is

Re: [Bug 403408] Re: Grub 2 problem, error: no such device

2009-12-04 Thread houstonbofh
Jordan wrote: Since the upstream bug report mentions that this happens on BIOSs that can only read the first portion of large drives,... I doubt this is the case. I am having this problem on a BIOSTAR K8M800 motherboard, and I have only a single data partition on an 80 gig IDE drive. (Swap

Re: [Bug 403408] Re: Grub 2 problem, error: no such device

2009-11-27 Thread houstonbofh
Hanno Böck wrote: Ubuntu-devs, can you please put a HIGH priority on this one and NOT release any more kernel or grub updates till this is fixed? I just got the problem on someones machine where I've worked around it recently. The new kernel update regeerated the grub config and the problem

[Bug 403408] Re: Grub 2 problem, error: no such device

2009-11-11 Thread houstonbofh
This is my 4th clean install of Karmic, and I got bit. The bad part is that this one was at a client, with a time crunch. The workaround in the grub2 boot works, but I can't have a client do that. And I am afraid to use the fix in post #10, as an upgrade means a service call with an emergency.

Re: [Bug 304969] Re: Hardy: Flash can't be installed since install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz can't be retrieved

2009-07-17 Thread houstonbofh
Vikas Mohan wrote: Hello erik, You are right.But it is very simple thing for the ubuntu team.All they have to put the latest flash file in their repo and they are not doing despite the bug reports,so i thought my article will help if other users doesn't know how to

Re: [Bug 284212] Re: VPN connection fails: unable to find valid VPN secrets (auth dialog crash when secrets exist)

2009-07-09 Thread houstonbofh
Alexander Sack wrote: jaunty is out long enough, we won't put effort into fixing bugs in intrepid anymore - and hence risking regressions for those that are happy. ** Changed in: network-manager-openvpn (Ubuntu Intrepid) Status: Triaged = Won't Fix This is one thing I never

Re: [Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2009-06-13 Thread houstonbofh
ktulu77 wrote: Hi. I have a XPS M1530 and I have the strange HD clicks 1 or 2 times per minutes. I am on ubuntu 9.04 x64. I don't understand why this bug is marked as fixed. I don't understand what I have to do to fix this problem. The bug report is huge. What can I do to save my HDD

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2009-05-31 Thread houstonbofh
Ittay Dror wrote: So what you are saying is that since everything is working fine for you, then it means nothing is wrong with Linux and I have a perception problem. So everything is fine with Linux if not for the perception issue? I think not. I think you keep missing my point. Lets say

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2009-05-28 Thread houstonbofh
Ittay Dror wrote: houstonbofh wrote: This really shows that we have a perception problem. I am addressing your issues, not to attack you, but to show you other answers. The real question is why you did not see them. Why do you dismiss this as a problem of perception and not a real

Re: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2009-05-27 Thread houstonbofh
This really shows that we have a perception problem. I am addressing your issues, not to attack you, but to show you other answers. The real question is why you did not see them. Ittay Dror wrote: Ever since Ubuntu 8.04 I have seen a regression in how usable the distribution is for me: 1.

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