[Bug 993868] Re: udev creates dvb directory with wrong permissions

2020-02-24 Thread Simon Davis
Interestingly, the bug is still present in 19.10. $ ls -l /dev/dvb/adapter0/ total 0 crw-rw+ 1 root video 212, 0 Feb 24 09:57 demux0 crw-rw+ 1 root video 212, 1 Feb 24 09:57 dvr0 crw-rw+ 1 root video 212, 3 Feb 24 09:57 frontend0 crw-rw+ 1 root video 212, 2 Feb 24 09:57 net0 --

[Bug 1713615] Re: ttf-mscorefonts-installer fails because Redirection from https to http is forbidden

2019-03-07 Thread Simon Davis
Please do not forget that this bug is present at least since 15.10 while we are going to see 19.04 released next month. Hey you, Ubuntu devs, can I buy a beer someone for copying the original Debian version over finally? If one of you do it once, thousands of users will not have to on every

[Bug 1713615] Re: ttf-mscorefonts-installer fails because Redirection from https to http is forbidden

2019-03-07 Thread Simon Davis
Ubuntu 18.10 ... this is just ridiculous. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1713615 Title: ttf-mscorefonts-installer fails because Redirection from https to http is forbidden To

[Bug 1652270] Re: Could not boot into RPi3 with kernel 4.4.0-1038-raspi2

2017-08-16 Thread Simon Davis
Yes, as you can read I have managed to get it working but it is far beyond capabilities of many users. They expect something different than a regular update process unexpectedly bricking their devices. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1652270] Re: Could not boot into RPi3 with kernel 4.4.0-1038-raspi2

2017-08-16 Thread Simon Davis
Adam Smith, I think we understand the risks of installing unofficial image but there still could be something to think about in my comment #23. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1652270

[Bug 1663991] Re: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-04-13 Thread Simon Davis
Hello, I tested the patch using a testing kernel from Joseph Salisbury and it completely fixed the bug. Later, I was unable to boot to 4.8.0-42 which came with updates. I do not know why. I have never before experienced such a problem. What can I do to try it again better? -- You received this

[Bug 1652270] Re: Could not boot into RPi3 with kernel 4.4.0-1038-raspi2

2017-04-06 Thread Simon Davis
I consider this a dead distro. They SHOULD take it off the web completely and save people a lot of time. Basically, it's a trap. Someone, typically an Ubuntu user, is googling for a Raspberry distro and this comes up in the results. Being a Ubuntu distro, it looks trustworthy and familiar to the

[Bug 1663991] Re: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-03-16 Thread Simon Davis
Thanks, I will do when I have more info. I will try one more boot and analyze the syslog closely. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1663991 Title: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB

[Bug 1663991] Re: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-03-16 Thread Simon Davis
Hello again, the gods must definitely hate me. Your testing kernel got replaced immediately. Automatically. I do not understand it. I have never used any automatic updater and I always do all updates by hand. Anyway, the original kernel had been back with next reboot. OK, no problem I told to

[Bug 1663991] Re: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-03-10 Thread Simon Davis
In fact, it already offers me to "update" to the previous kernel because the system understands this new one as a downgrade. No problem at all, I will not let the system to update the kernel until the new release is out. In the end, I tested six USB HDD drives plus two flash disks connected all

[Bug 1663991] Re: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-03-10 Thread Simon Davis
Several hours and a terabyte later, still going strong. I would consider it definitely fixed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1663991 Title: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

[Bug 1663991] Re: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-03-10 Thread Simon Davis
Joseph, I have installed the patched kernel. As of now, I have a USB hub connected with four drives attached to it. It is twice as much as I could connect before. The syslog seems to be perfectly clear and kswapd does not hang with 100% CPU consumption. I am stressing the drives a bit and

[Bug 1663991] Re: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-03-09 Thread Simon Davis
Vej, I was not upset, I was just feeling sad and looking for a light at the end of the tunnel. I always loved Ubuntu, converted to this distro a long time ago with all my servers and desktops, but I cannot put my data at risk. I really really appreciate your help and personal involvement and

[Bug 1663991] Re: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-03-09 Thread Simon Davis
A link from my first message: http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm-commits=148650422714993=2 Is this what you are talking about? Sorry, I am not a kernel developer in any way. I do not make patches nor I know how to submit them. I did not know that reporting a bug has such requirements. Please forget

[Bug 1663991] Re: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-03-09 Thread Simon Davis
Thank you again. I have to say that I am not experienced in the standard Ubuntu or kernel update processes thus I was unsure how to interpret Joseph's message. I also do not want to waste your time but may I ask if you can tell me where I can check or what/where I can search for? Thank you in

[Bug 1663991] Re: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-03-09 Thread Simon Davis
Vej, Thank you very much for posting the links. "What sort of updates are allowed for post-release kernels?" "It fixes a critical issue (data-loss, OOPs, crashes) or is security related. Security related issues might be covered by security releases which are special in handling and

[Bug 1663991] Re: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-03-08 Thread Simon Davis
Can someone please explain me the Ubuntu update process? My systems are two kernel updates older now and the bug is still present. Today, it made the system disk unresponsive on my server, damaging its filesystem and dpkg database in the process. I think that such a bug is critical and should be

[Bug 1663991] Re: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-02-20 Thread Simon Davis
Since this bug is really ruining my life I have been checking for a kernel update every day. I updated to 4.8.0-38-generic today but, sadly, the bug is still present. May I ask when the bug gets fixed and patched kernel is released as update? Thank you in advance. -- You received this bug

[Bug 1663991] Re: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-02-13 Thread Simon Davis
Amazing, thank you very much. I do not know about any workaround. Plugging the third HDD into another USB port brings the same result. On the other hand, it is possible to use USB flash drives. Probably because they are not UAS devices. I had been running a three USB HDDs setup to the day the

[Bug 1652270] Re: Could not boot into RPi3 with kernel 4.4.0-1038-raspi2

2017-02-13 Thread Simon Davis
I will definitely check it out. Thank you very much, Andreas. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1652270 Title: Could not boot into RPi3 with kernel 4.4.0-1038-raspi2 To manage

[Bug 1663991] Re: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-02-12 Thread Simon Davis
Thank you very much. It is exactly the same bug I am facing to. The same results on different hardware. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1663991 Title: Unable to Connect Third HDD via

[Bug 1663991] Re: Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-02-12 Thread Simon Davis
Sorry, I was unable to make apport-collect working. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1663991 Title: Unable to

[Bug 1663991] [NEW] Unable to Connect Third HDD via USB Hub

2017-02-12 Thread Simon Davis
Public bug reported: Hello, I am running: (K)Ubuntu 16.10 4.8.0-37-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 26 02:27:07 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux There has been found a bug in 4.8, which causes kernel call trace when I connect third USB HDD to a USB hub. After the trace, kswapd0 process

[Bug 1652270] Re: Could not boot into RPi3 with kernel 4.4.0-1038-raspi2

2017-02-11 Thread Simon Davis
I wonder how long it would take to issue official fix of a critical bug when users already sorted it out themselves. The future of this distribution looks very uncertain. That's the real message. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 1652270] Re: Could not boot into RPi3 with kernel 4.4.0-1038-raspi2

2017-01-31 Thread Simon Davis
I can confirm that editing the config.txt file BEFORE proceeding the upgrade process solves it all. Very good job, sirs! Unfortunately, one question remains. Is it really wise to invest time into building and taking care of a system based on a distro that will let you down and keep without any

[Bug 1652270] Re: Could not boot into RPi3 with kernel 4.4.0-1038-raspi2

2017-01-23 Thread Simon Davis
I understand your point and I generally agree. On the other hand, such an effort can be counterproductive and easily can cause more problems than benefits. People install a distro in a good faith that it will work and that the maintainer will maintain it. At least, keep it in a working not

[Bug 1652270] Re: Could not boot into RPi3 with kernel 4.4.0-1038-raspi2

2017-01-23 Thread Simon Davis
Yeah, this is definitely sad. I had to move to Raspbian, too. As this is not the first time waiting too long for fixing a serious Ubuntu bug, I am thinking of replacing Ubuntu also on my servers and desktops. :( -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 1652270] Re: Could not boot into RPi3 with kernel 4.4.0-1038-raspi2

2017-01-18 Thread Simon Davis
Is it possible to let us know if/when this bug is going to be fixed? Look, this is not a minor one, we have bricked devices and it happened via official (automatic) distribution update process. I have never experienced such a faux pas with another distro in 20+ yrs experience. I think that a bug

[Bug 1652270] Re: Could not boot into RPi3 with kernel 4.4.0-1038-raspi2

2017-01-11 Thread Simon Davis
Critical bug making installations unbootable, still unassigned, looks like it's time to move to another distro. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1652270 Title: Could not boot into RPi3

[Bug 1652270] Re: Could not boot into RPi3 with kernel 4.4.0-1038-raspi2

2017-01-06 Thread Simon Davis
I did not have to issue apt install linux-*. In my case, apt update && apt dist-upgrade was enough to break the system as a new kernel had been installed automatically. Some people reported that apt update followed with apt upgrade break it too. This makes a big difference as the impact of the bug

[Bug 1652270] Re: Could not boot into RPi3 with kernel 4.4.0-1038-raspi2

2017-01-06 Thread Simon Davis
PI3 here too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1652270 Title: Could not boot into RPi3 with kernel 4.4.0-1038-raspi2 To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1652270] Re: Could not boot into RPi3 with kernel 4.4.0-1038-raspi2

2017-01-05 Thread Simon Davis
The same here. Installed, upgraded (not a quick process), configured during the update, rebooted, system lost. Hangs on "Starting kernel". Completely breaking a working system via its own update process is a critical bug, the importance level should be raised. -- You received this bug

[Bug 1617759] Re: kmail search broken

2016-11-15 Thread Simon Davis
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1567522 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1567522 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1567522 Kubuntu 16.04: Kmail Messages Not Indexed or Returned in Search -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 1214098] Re: Cannot load necessary modules: No module named OpenGL.GL

2013-09-11 Thread Simon Davis
Exactly the same problem here: $ sudo apt-get install python-opengl Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done python-opengl is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. $ python -c from OpenGL

[Bug 1214098] Re: Cannot load necessary modules: No module named OpenGL.GL

2013-09-11 Thread Simon Davis
Sorry, figured it out a second later. It was caused by a wrong use of virtualenv by the application here. Everything works just fine now. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1214098 Title:

[Bug 907288] Re: Keyboard layout switching became abnormal after 20.12.2012 KUbuntu update

2012-01-24 Thread Simon Davis
I can confirm this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/907288 Title: Keyboard layout switching became abnormal after 20.12.2012 KUbuntu update To manage notifications about this bug

[Bug 907288] Re: Keyboard layout switching became abnormal after 20.12.2012 KUbuntu update

2012-01-16 Thread Simon Davis
Nobody is working on this? This bug in combination with #865193 (also without any progress) renders Kubuntu 11.10 COMPLETELY unusable for some people. Imagine a desktop where you cannot simply switch keyboards and windows periodically lose focus. -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 865193] Re: Windows keep losing focus in Ubuntu 11.10

2012-01-16 Thread Simon Davis
Looks like this serious bug is not going to be fixed...? Does anyone here know about some solution? Have you been forced to change your distro? How long does it usually take until ubuntu release get usable? I switched to (K)Ubuntu before 11.10 and I am actually very displeased so try to

[Bug 865193] Re: Windows keep losing focus in Ubuntu 11.10

2012-01-16 Thread Simon Davis
Yes, I am sure the problem is KDE related on my desktop. I gave up on trying to figure out what part of KDE is responsible for stealing the focus. I was trying hard but I did not succeed. Sorry for stealing your bug report. I do not know how this bug whole tracking system works. Even the related

[Bug 865193] Re: Windows keep losing focus in Ubuntu 11.10

2012-01-16 Thread Simon Davis
In fact, I cannot give any details about this problem. All I know is that it is KDE related. This one is a fresh install of Kubuntu 11.10. I did not notice the problem prior to 11.10 and my girlfriend cannot confirm this bug. She uses Kubuntu 11.10 on two screens, too. I have installed / use more

[Bug 865193] Re: Windows keep losing focus in Ubuntu 11.10

2012-01-16 Thread Simon Davis
I have just had the chance to examine the problem because my window lost its focus again. One thing I see interesting ... the window which has lost its focus stays highlighted (e.g. the title bar, opacity ...) as if it were still having focus. It is harder to notice that your active working window

[Bug 907288] Re: Keyboard layout switching became abnormal after 20.12.2012 KUbuntu update

2012-01-09 Thread Simon Davis
Hello, I am affected with exactly the same problem. I have EN (US) and one national layout. The switching has stopped working after the mentioned update. With the shortcut, I am only able to switch back to EN layout. Trying to switch to the national layout does not work and creates the -- - entry

[Bug 865193] Re: Windows keep losing focus in Ubuntu 11.10

2011-11-10 Thread Simon Davis
This problem is not related to Unity. You also do not have to try any of the reported tricks to lose focus. I have experienced the bug under Kubuntu (KDE). All I have to do is to type in Konsole. Time to time, the window lose focus and my actual typing probably goes to nowhere. The top bar of