Re: [Bug 220226] Re: Screen briefly appears after suspend despite lock

2009-10-04 Thread DaveAbrahams
I don't know. Switched to mac in part because of this dynamic: I go to the trouble to report a bug; it gets confirmed, but nobody addresses it so months or years later I am asked if it's present in some newer version (or even a prerelease!) and the bug is marked incomplete. Unless I'm

Re: [Bug 289322] Re: gnome-power-manager needs different idleness definition for turning off display

2009-04-29 Thread DaveAbrahams
On Apr 29, 2009, at 10:26 AM, Pedro Villavicencio wrote: Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Could you try to

[Bug 220657] Re: reduce backlight brightness / dim display when idle

2009-02-05 Thread DaveAbrahams
Yes, it's still an issue. The first piece of work to be done on the bug is to fix the documentation: * fill in the missing details about the intended behavior of this interface. * explain what dimming really means * Fix the screenshots Once that's done, maybe we have a hope of seeing whether

[Bug 289781] Re: Intrepid: Xmodmap needs to be run again after resume from hibernate/suspend

2009-01-16 Thread DaveAbrahams
My workaround for this problem is at http://wiki.github.com/techarcana/ubuntu-config. The workaround should shed a little light on the reasons for the problem. -- Intrepid: Xmodmap needs to be run again after resume from hibernate/suspend https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289781 You received this

[Bug 309434] Re: Caps Lock stops being a Control key with an external keyboard

2009-01-16 Thread DaveAbrahams
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 289781 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289781 I think the duplicate status /may/ be wrong. That other bug has been variously closed as incomplete and marked as probably fixed. Although its status is currently new, there's no explanation why. It is not

[Bug 309434] Re: Caps Lock stops being a Control key with an external keyboard

2009-01-15 Thread DaveAbrahams
I meant to add that this is on Intrepid (8.10) -- Caps Lock stops being a Control key with an external keyboard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/309434 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in ubuntu. --

[Bug 309434] Re: Caps Lock stops being a Control key with an external keyboard

2009-01-15 Thread DaveAbrahams
I can confirm that, having mapped Caps Lock to Control, my laptop keyboard's Caps Lock acts as a control key but my external keyboard's caps lock does not. Re-mapping it in gnome-keyboard-properties with the external keyboard connected makes all Caps Locks (including the laptop's) act as control,

[Bug 173350] Re: Caps lock LED changes state even when caps lock is mapped to ctrl

2009-01-15 Thread DaveAbrahams
Still a problem for me in Intrepid with an external keyboard on my laptop -- Caps lock LED changes state even when caps lock is mapped to ctrl https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/173350 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 310831] Re: gnome-power-manager interface confusing and undocumented

2009-01-07 Thread DaveAbrahams
@Dean, could you please explain why this isn't a valid bug against Ubuntu Documentation? Thanks -- gnome-power-manager interface confusing and undocumented https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/310831 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 310829] [NEW] blank screen screensaver doesn't work

2008-12-23 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver If I select and activate blank screen, after the time elapses, one of my two monitors begins a gradual dimming progression. The other one stays on full blast. When the dimming finally finishes, the monitor that was getting dimmer

[Bug 310833] [NEW] gnome-power-manager interface confusing (and undocumented)

2008-12-23 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager I know there are at least several levels of display sleep (available through xset) and the interface doesn't tell me which one(s) I'm going to get. Is this the full power saving I really want, or some intermediate state, or what?

[Bug 310822] [NEW] Should allow all displays to power down

2008-12-22 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager [submitted at the suggestion of an ubuntu dev: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power- manager/+bug/308815/comments/4] g-p-m should offer the ability to have the monitor power down after a certain period of inactivity.

[Bug 310822] Re: Should allow all displays to power down

2008-12-22 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Also affects: gnome-screensaver Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Should allow all displays to power down https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/310822 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is the registrant for gnome-screensaver. --

Re: [Bug 308815] Re: Display sleep settings are bogus

2008-12-18 Thread DaveAbrahams
on Tue Dec 16 2008, duanedesign duanedesign-AT-gmail.com wrote: Thank you for taking the time to submit this bug. Everyones input is very important in the development of Ubuntu. Thank you for your prompt reply, I must say it's very encouraging to get a response that doesn't start with have

[Bug 289322] Re: gnome-power-manager needs different idleness definition for turning off display

2008-12-16 Thread DaveAbrahams
I think the problems are way deeper than lack of intuitiveness. Most or all of the problems described in http://www.shallowsky.com/linux/x-screen-blanking.html seem to still be present in Intrepid. Fundamentally, if there's a bug, it's that the g-p-m put display to sleep controls give the

[Bug 308815] [NEW] Display sleep settings are bogus

2008-12-16 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager Note: this bug also affects gnome-screensaver-preferences Problem: none of the built-in GUI controls allow a user to turn off monitors to save power after a certain amount of idle time. Ancillary problem: the interface is confusing

[Bug 308815] Re: Display sleep settings are bogus

2008-12-16 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: gpm.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20483079/gpm.log ** Also affects: gnome-screensaver Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Display sleep settings are bogus https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/308815 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 289322] Re: gnome-power-manager needs different idleness definition for turning off display

2008-12-16 Thread DaveAbrahams
https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-screensaver/+bug/308815 -- gnome-power-manager needs different idleness definition for turning off display https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289322 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 200337] Re: CD/DVD burning problem in hardy

2008-10-13 Thread DaveAbrahams
For what it's worth, I'm still not able to burn dual-layer DVDs in Hardy even though I'm using a kernel from Intrepid. uname -a gives: Linux hydra 2.6.26-6-server #4 SMP Thu Aug 7 15:52:39 EDT 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux Furthermore, after a failure, my drive has now stopped detecting inserted media

[Bug 258900] [NEW] Sharing dialog misleading label

2008-08-17 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus This is in hardy. In order to share a folder so that *I* can write to it from another machine, it appears I have to click Allow other people to write in this folder. If that's the case, the label is misleading; it should say something like

[Bug 220383] Re: contents of /etc/acpi/suspend.d ignored

2008-05-14 Thread DaveAbrahams
I've integrated my replacement for DOUBLE_CONSOLE_SWITCH into the workaround posted in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux- restricted-modules-2.6.24/+bug/197209 Yes, separating it would be better. Maybe someday. -- contents of /etc/acpi/suspend.d ignored

[Bug 220383] Re: contents of /etc/acpi/suspend.d ignored

2008-05-13 Thread DaveAbrahams
It's just broken. /etc/default/acpi-support, if it has any effect at all, can't have all the effects it purports to. For example, DOUBLE_CONSOLE_SWITCH is activated by one of the /etc/acpi/resume.d scripts. Really, I appreciate all the work that's done gratis to make Ubuntu great, but I think

[Bug 224974] Re: nautilus doesn't handle fonts:/// or themes:///

2008-05-01 Thread DaveAbrahams
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 193897 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/193897 It's not a duplicate unless you add the missing support for themes:/// to the other bug, where it's not mentioned. -- nautilus doesn't handle fonts:/// or themes:/// https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224974

[Bug 224237] Re: magically accumulating batteries

2008-04-29 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: Screenshot.png http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14015875/Screenshot.png -- magically accumulating batteries https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224237 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager

[Bug 224237] [NEW] magically accumulating batteries

2008-04-29 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager I have only one battery in my ThinkPad T60p, but as you can see from the attached screenshot, the number reported by g-p-m's applet keeps growing! ** Affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status:

[Bug 224237] Re: magically accumulating batteries

2008-04-29 Thread DaveAbrahams
Done ** Attachment added: gpm.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14017287/gpm.log -- magically accumulating batteries https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224237 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in

[Bug 220657] Re: reduce backlight brightness / dim display when idle

2008-04-27 Thread DaveAbrahams
Works just fine for dimming the laptop's LCD. When the laptop is driving external monitors, it doesn't work, but I'm essentially never driving external monitors when I'm on battery anyway. -- reduce backlight brightness / dim display when idle https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220657 You received

[Bug 93281] Re: Suspend failed message gives false advice

2008-04-27 Thread DaveAbrahams
The bug is a bad error message; it's still in Hardy. It's surprising that the response to a documentation bug report with contains a suggested fix is is this still an issue for you in the latest release? It would have been easy to check the source, as Matthew Paul Thomas did in this ticket. I

[Bug 151536] Re: [MASTER] E-D-S hangs on login and uses 100% cpu

2008-04-25 Thread DaveAbrahams
Me too, on a fully updated Hardy -- [MASTER] E-D-S hangs on login and uses 100% cpu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/151536 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 220657] Re: reduce backlight brightness / dim display when idle

2008-04-25 Thread DaveAbrahams
I've attached the log. As for looking at the debugging guide, I don't see how it could be of any use until I know how the features are supposed work when they're working correctly. ** Attachment added: gpm.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13905364/gpm.log -- reduce backlight brightness /

[Bug 220657] [NEW] reduce backlight brightness / dim display when idle

2008-04-22 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager These options are unexplained in documentation and it's not even clear that they work as intended. If you choose help from the g-p-m menu, you'll see screenshots that don't show these options in the On Batter Power tab. It's unclear

[Bug 220383] Re: contents of /etc/acpi/suspend.d ignored

2008-04-22 Thread DaveAbrahams
I take my second comment back; /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/* are not ignored. However, 1. I stand by my initial statement that /etc/acpi/suspend.d/* are ignored. 2. the usual tricks one uses to run X applications as the X user (setting up XAUTHORITY and DISPLAY) don't seem to work in /usr/lib/pm-

[Bug 220226] [NEW] Screen briefly appears after suspend despite lock

2008-04-21 Thread DaveAbrahams
*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager When I suspend my Dell Inspiron 9300 using the ATI Mobility Radeon x300 with fglrx, and then resume it, before the password dialog appears, I can briefly see the screen exactly as

[Bug 220232] [NEW] fgrlx+compiz+FireGL v5200/v5250 = 100% cpu after resume

2008-04-21 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager The combination of certain ATI chipsets plus compiz yields 100% cpu in Xorg after resume on Hardy. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/197209 for some details. Filed here against g-p-m because someone in that thread

[Bug 220383] [NEW] contents of /etc/acpi/suspend.d ignored

2008-04-21 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager This is in the latest hardy: Linux delly 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux To reproduce: $ sudo -s # cat /etc/acpi/00-test.shEOF #!/bin/sh touch /tmp/suspend.tst EOF # chmod +x

[Bug 220383] Re: contents of /etc/acpi/suspend.d ignored

2008-04-21 Thread DaveAbrahams
The same goes for the contents of /etc/pm/sleep.d and /usr/lib/pm- utils/sleep.d -- contents of /etc/acpi/suspend.d ignored https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220383 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in

[Bug 102495] Re: 'Always perform this action': Ignore for photo card option doesn't work.

2008-03-16 Thread DaveAbrahams
This comes up every time I plug in my iPhone. Horribly annoying. Why give me the checkbox if you're going to ignore its setting. Can we please at least have this bug accepted for Hardy? Thanks. -- 'Always perform this action': Ignore for photo card option doesn't work.

[Bug 43363] Re: network: should list NFS shares too

2008-03-13 Thread DaveAbrahams
Quoting from the thread referenced above at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=421182 : Files, Folders and Documents Working with files 6.11. Navigating Remote Servers 6.11.2 To access network places Quote: If your system is configured to access places on a network, you can use the file

[Bug 43363] Re: network: should list NFS shares too

2008-03-13 Thread DaveAbrahams
That last link seems to have moved to: http://library.gnome.org/users /user-guide/2.14/nautilus-accessnetwork.html.en -- network: should list NFS shares too https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/43363 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct

[Bug 43363] Re: network: should list NFS shares too

2008-03-12 Thread DaveAbrahams
In my opinion there's no way this should be marked invalid. As http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=421182 describes, the documentation clearly states that you can browse NFS shares through the GUI. If you don't want to implement that right now, that's fine, but then this should be

[Bug 25931] Re: Failed to initalize HAL.

2007-12-16 Thread DaveAbrahams
I just upgraded to Gutsy and am seeing this problem too. With all due appreciation for the benefits of free software (really!) I find it incredible that this bug has persisted through so many ubuntu releases, has been _refused_ for Gutsy, and that no Ubuntu developer has described a definitive

[Bug 112987] [feisty] services-admin lies about the state of some services

2007-05-22 Thread DaveAbrahams
You have been subscribed to a public bug: services-admin tells me that LVM is not enabled (the checkbox is not checked), but LVM certainly is operational, since most of my partitions are on LVM LV's. ** Affects: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

[Bug 113942] Re: progress bar inaccurate when copying over network

2007-05-22 Thread DaveAbrahams
* You mean an empty directory? That would surely happen too fast to be able to see any effect. * Hidden files and links: occasionally. I don't remember what I was copying when I made this report * Every time? It did happen repeatedly. -- progress bar inaccurate when copying over network

[Bug 112987] Re: [feisty] services-admin lies about the state of some services

2007-05-22 Thread DaveAbrahams
Sorry, I don't understand the question. Maybe this helps: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo lvm version LVM version: 2.02.06 (2006-05-12) Library version: 1.02.08 (2006-07-17) Driver version: 4.11.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ -- [feisty] services-admin lies about the state of some services

[Bug 113942] Re: progress bar inaccurate when copying over network

2007-05-11 Thread DaveAbrahams
Sorry, it's feisty. -- progress bar inaccurate when copying over network https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/113942 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 113940] nautilus search in shared

2007-05-10 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus Nautilus will allow me to specify a samba share such as smb://server/share as a location in which to search, but then it just ignores that and searches my home directory. ** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status:

[Bug 113942] progress bar inaccurate when copying over network

2007-05-10 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus I copied a folder from a samba share today. I saw typical numbers like Copying 647 of 317. If it's not going to count all the files, it shouldn't pretend to :) ** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status:

[Bug 112910] [Feisty] vumeter window can't be moved

2007-05-06 Thread DaveAbrahams
You have been subscribed to a public bug: 1. `alt-F2 vumeter' 2. click and drag the titlebar of the resulting Volume Meter window Note that the window can be moved by resizing it (drag lower-right corner to enlarge, then drag upper-left to reduce again). ** Affects: gnome-media (Ubuntu)

[Bug 109667] totem visual effects take 100% cpu

2007-04-24 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: totem In the latest feisty beta, with fgrlx, totem http://www.radioparadise.com/musiclinks/rp_128-8.m3u drives my frequency scaling to the max unless I turn off visual effects in totem (which incidentally don't go away until I restart totem). Not a

[Bug 62660] Re: File Chooser: changing the path in the location bar does not update list view

2007-04-16 Thread DaveAbrahams
I don't believe it's fixed, or at least there's been a regression; I see the same behavior in Feisty. It's incredibly annoying for someone who primarily works by typing. ** Changed in: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released = Unconfirmed -- File Chooser: changing the path in the location

[Bug 104429] hald boot delay in feisty

2007-04-08 Thread DaveAbrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: hal There is a noticeable pause during boot as HALD starts up on my IBM t60p. ** Affects: hal (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- hald boot delay in feisty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/104429 You received this bug

[Bug 104429] Re: hald boot delay in feisty

2007-04-08 Thread DaveAbrahams
** Attachment added: /var/log/syslog, in case that helps http://librarian.launchpad.net/7218077/syslog -- hald boot delay in feisty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/104429 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for hal in

[Bug 58445] Re: crashed after clicking on crash symbol

2007-01-03 Thread DaveAbrahams
Me too. The attached crash report actually does seem to contain a backtrace. ** Attachment added: Crash report with backtrace http://librarian.launchpad.net/5581132/_usr_lib_notification-daemon_notification-daemon.1000.crash -- crashed after clicking on crash symbol

[Bug 39787] Re: Second CPU Frequency Scaling does not work

2006-08-28 Thread DaveAbrahams
The applet works for me on my t60p, but I added the panel to the applet by right clicking the panel and selecting CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor. I select the CPU index in the right click preferences menu. -- Second CPU Frequency Scaling does not work https://launchpad.net/bugs/39787 --