[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2063961] [NEW] Microsoft 365 account keeps disconnecting

2024-04-27 Thread Mark Smith
Public bug reported: When I use the new (24.04) settings and 'Online Accounts' to connect to Microsoft 365, it authenticates, works well for about 5 minutes and then disconnects. I have to remove that account and redo it every time I want to use it. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2019498] Re: Unable to connect to Google in GCC

2023-05-19 Thread Mark Smith
Here is the output: $ journalctl -f May 19 21:05:13 nitro gnome-control-c[5879]: Error showing account: Child process exited with code 1 May 19 21:06:07 nitro org.gnome.Settings.desktop[5921]: GLib-GIO: Using cross-namespace EXTERNAL authentication (this will deadlock if server is GDBus <

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 2019498] Re: Unable to connect to Google in GCC

2023-05-16 Thread Mark Smith
plete; importance=Undecided; assignee=None; > Launchpad-Bug-Tags: amd64 apport-bug lunar > Launchpad-Bug-Information-Type: Public > Launchpad-Bug-Private: no > Launchpad-Bug-Security-Vulnerability: no > Launchpad-Bug-Commenters: juglugs1974 seb128 > Launchpad-Bug-Reporter:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2019498] [NEW] Unable to connect to Google in GCC

2023-05-14 Thread Mark Smith
Public bug reported: At installation of Ubuntu 23.04, and subsequently, when trying to use Gnome Control Center to connect my Google account in Online Accounts, I am able to enter my email address, but then the screen freezes in the transition to the screen where I'd enter my password. This

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 2011313] Re: gnome-control-center crashes after launch

2023-03-16 Thread Mark Smith
I can confirm that this issue is now resolved On Thu, 16 Mar 2023 at 12:15, Mark Smith <2011...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Awesome! Thank you for your help on this. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https:/

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2011313] Re: gnome-control-center crashes after launch

2023-03-16 Thread Mark Smith
Awesome! Thank you for your help on this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2011313 Title: gnome-control-center crashes after launch Status in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2011313] Re: gnome-control-center crashes after launch

2023-03-14 Thread Mark Smith
Ahaha so ubuntu-settings was rolled out into Lunar overnight NOT gnome-control-settings. I had forgotten that I had originally tagged the wrong app - in fact, I'm not going to have to go and look up the difference between them :) So - false alarm - It's not ready yet :) -- You received this

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 2011313] Re: gnome-control-center crashes after launch

2023-03-13 Thread Mark Smith
t; Launchpad-Notification-Type: bug > Launchpad-Bug: distribution=ubuntu; sourcepackage=gnome-control-center; > component=main; status=In Progress; importance=High; assignee= > jeremy.bi...@canonical.com; > Launchpad-Bug-Tags: amd64 apport-bug lunar > Launchpad-Bug-Information-Type:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2011313] Re: gnome-control-center crashes after launch

2023-03-12 Thread Mark Smith
That command: gsettings reset org.gnome.ControlCenter last-panel Doesn't work for me - I get: No such schema “org.gnome.ControlCenter” -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2011313] Re: gnome-control-center crashes after launch

2023-03-12 Thread Mark Smith
And thanks for the tip ref running it without going to "Users" :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2011313 Title: gnome-control-center crashes after launch

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2011313] Re: gnome-control-center crashes after launch

2023-03-12 Thread Mark Smith
As a data point, when I run gnome-control-center from the terminal I get a "Segmentation Error" and core dump. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2011313

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2011313] [NEW] Ubuntu-Settings crashes after launch

2023-03-11 Thread Mark Smith
Public bug reported: I had successfully opened settings and used it to change some of the desktop options (size of the docker icons, etc.). Then I clicked on "Users" and ubuntu-settings crashed. Since then, I am unable to open ubuntu-settings - it will open and flash up on the screen before

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1976498] Re: nautilus causes gvfsd-trash 'Too many files open' error and fills syslog

2022-06-17 Thread Mark Smith
Not sure this was actually a bug. I reinstalled my system anyway so the issue went away. Now marked as invalid ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1976498] Re: DING causes gvfsd 'Too many files open' error and fills syslog

2022-06-01 Thread Mark Smith
Changed from ding to nautilus after reading about nautilus gvfsd-trash bug ** Package changed: ding (Ubuntu) => nautilus (Ubuntu) ** Summary changed: - DING causes gvfsd 'Too many files open' error and fills syslog + nautilus causes gvfsd-trash 'Too many files open' error and fills syslog **

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1975487] [NEW] zsys not installed during Kinetic ISO install with ZFS option

2022-05-23 Thread Mark Smith
Public bug reported: After following the instructions at: http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/433/builds/248685/testcases/1716/results on the 20220523 daily build of Kinetic, I used the command zsysctl show and was met with the message: ~$ zsysctl show Command 'zsysctl' not found,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1967883] Re: [snap] Firefox Nightly Application Icon missing from "Show Applications" screen

2022-04-06 Thread Mark Smith
No, It was a straight install with me present at the desktop computer all the way through - no switching or even screen locking. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1967883

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1967883] Re: Application Icons missing from "Show Applications" screen

2022-04-05 Thread Mark Smith
** Attachment added: "Screenshot from 2022-04-05 14-48-11.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1967883/+attachment/5577339/+files/Screenshot%20from%202022-04-05%2014-48-11.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1967883] Re: Application Icons missing from "Show Applications" screen

2022-04-05 Thread Mark Smith
** Attachment added: "Screenshot from 2022-04-05 14-48-11.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1967883/+attachment/5577338/+files/Screenshot%20from%202022-04-05%2014-48-11.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1967883] [NEW] Application Icons missing from "Show Applications" screen

2022-04-05 Thread Mark Smith
Public bug reported: >From a clean install of Ubuntu 22.04 beta, I have installed VLC and Firefox >(nightly) from Ubuntu Software (as snaps). Neither of the two icons/graphics show up in the show applications window - either in the thumbnails of the groups I have created, or the expanded

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1952515] Re: QA Test Ubuntu 22.04 Gnome-shell Crashed

2021-11-27 Thread Mark Smith
Unable to reproduce in VB environment -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1952515 Title: QA Test Ubuntu 22.04 Gnome-shell Crashed Status in gnome-shell package in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1881712] Re: gnome-software says connection is metered while is not

2021-07-05 Thread Mark Smith
Same issue on 21.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1881712 Title: gnome-software says connection is metered while is not Status in gnome-software package in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1855595] Re: CUPS fails to print to autodetected printers because of cups-browsed error

2020-12-05 Thread Mark Smith
Adding some cross-linking to help people who encounter this in the future, and perhaps also help the devs: This is discussed in the Ask Ubuntu post: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1128164/no-suitable-destination-host- found-by-cups-browsed The solution there (which worked for me) is to `apt

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1824874] Re: undismissable, unclickable authentication dialog left on screen (top-left corner) after policykit authentication [pushModal: invocation of begin_modal failed]

2020-07-29 Thread Mark Smith
ID = #3026 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/3026 ** Bug watch added: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues #3026 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/3026 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1870748] Re: Authentication Window Stays Open

2020-04-06 Thread Mark Smith
Sorry, I should add that the pop-up window remained on top of all the others, so it wasn't hidden behind anything else before I went to bed. And although it was at the top, when I entered my password and the field went grey, the window remained visible, but if I clicked anywhere in the window,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1870748] Re: Authentication Window Stays Open

2020-04-06 Thread Mark Smith
Not at that time - I had just gone to bed. I had changed them earlier that day, and the error triggered. So I rebooted. This time the error came about without me touching it. Journal output attached. The bug doesn't appear to be triggered by any steps in Software-Updater ** Attachment added:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1761606] Re: Two Wi-Fi network applets appear after logging back into live-usb Lubuntu 18.04 session.

2019-02-16 Thread Mark smith
Two network & volume indicators also on XFCE panel. No change even after resetting the panel (xfce4-panel -r). I guess two is better than none. ;-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1756238] Re: gdebi-gtk broken in 18.04 error: unable to read filedescriptor flags

2018-08-14 Thread Mark smith
I *might* have a possible clue for the gdebi gui crash in Bionic. If I right click on a .deb file and tell it to install with gdebi the gui will crash. If I open a terminal in the same directory as the file and launch gdebi-gtk *.deb the gui will install and uninstall the .deb file without

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1672562] Re: No audio output on MCP61 Nvidia. [p6714y, Realtek Generic, Green Line Out, Rear] Pulseaudio fails to detect card

2017-03-17 Thread Mark Smith
This turned out to be a problem with the user not being in the audio and pulse-access groups. Also the back panel speaker out only has one channel working, however the front panel headphone connector works fine. So I just use the front panel headphone jack. ** Attachment removed: "AlsaInfo.txt"

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1672562] Re: No audio output on MCP61 Nvidia. [p6714y, Realtek Generic, Green Line Out, Rear] Pulseaudio fails to detect card

2017-03-13 Thread Mark Smith
** Attachment removed: "CurrentDmesg.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1672562/+attachment/4837338/+files/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment removed: "JournalErrors.txt"

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1672562] Re: No audio output on MCP61 Nvidia. [p6714y, Realtek Generic, Green Line Out, Rear] Pulseaudio fails to detect card

2017-03-13 Thread Mark Smith
** Attachment removed: "PulseList.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1672562/+attachment/4837341/+files/PulseList.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1672562] [NEW] No audio output on MCP61 Nvidia. [p6714y, Realtek Generic, Green Line Out, Rear] Pulseaudio fails to detect card

2017-03-13 Thread Mark Smith
Public bug reported: I have no audio output with the following configuration: *-multimedia description: Audio device product: MCP61 High Definition Audio vendor: NVIDIA Corporation physical id: 5 bus info: pci@:00:05.0 version: a2

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2015-10-25 Thread Mark Smith
It looks like sudo 1.8.12 made it into 15.10 finally. Excellent. Apple went the other route and locked the clock back down. (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205031) The CVE associated with this bug seems to be about the TZ (seen on RedHat's security site:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2015-05-01 Thread Mark Smith
You can set the time with: timedatectl set-time 2000-01-01 10:00:00 Wow. Yeah, that'll make exploiting this *much* easier on desktop. Fortunately Ubuntu Server doesn't allow this without authenticating. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2015-04-30 Thread Mark Smith
To clarify: I reboot, log in, open gnome-terminal. The tty is always /dev/pts/0, and ls -i /dev/pts/0 shows an inode of 3. This occurs even if I shut down and power back on, though admittedly in a VM. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2015-04-30 Thread Mark Smith
Notice that only the SID changed though. That gives me a 1 in 32k chance, and I can generate them basically at will with setsid. In my testing so far, the inode of the TTY file for /dev/pts/0 has stayed 3 across several reboots. If it doesn't change, then it is moot from a security standpoint.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2015-04-30 Thread Mark Smith
Yup, I think so. while true; do setsid something to run sudo; done; or the like. In my tests rolling through then all took about 5 minutes, and that was in a crappy VM with 1 core and 30% CPU being used by compiz. I haven't gotten it to pop an escalated shell yet, but I'll poke at it more tonight

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2015-04-30 Thread Mark Smith
Without rebooting, the tty, inode, sid should change for every terminal you open. When I tried this on 15.04, the tty and inode didnt: only the SID changed. Closing a gnome-terminal and reopening it got the same tty and SID. For *additional* terminals, they got new ttys and inodes, but if you

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2015-04-30 Thread Mark Smith
Oh, nevermind! You're talking about outside of the sudo instance. In the case of Cron, etc: just let *the user* decide whether they want to be asked after the first time. Make it an option to unlock the clock, disabled by default but still available. -- You received this bug notification because

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2015-04-30 Thread Mark Smith
Kay, the update to sudo (1.8.10) actually solves this by using the monotonic clock. All that needs to happen is for Ubuntu to udpate to it. :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to policykit-desktop-privileges in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2015-04-30 Thread Mark Smith
Indeed. Trojaning those requires waiting for the user. Why lay a trap and wait when you can just break down the door? If I can use dogtail or similar to automate the clock and suddenly we're in drive-by territory. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2015-04-29 Thread Mark Smith
Tyler, it's great that this bug will be fixed. However, I have some concerns about the mitigations factors. 1) Timestamp: Easily found in the auth.log, and easily bypassed due to an unlocked clock. 2) TTY: The tty of the first gnome-terminal running is (as far as I can tell) /dev/pts/0. That's

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2015-04-28 Thread Mark Smith
Congratulations, Ubuntu team. You have now fallen behind *Debian's Stable Release* in a security update to sudo, despite several releases in between. They even released their newest (24 month development cycle) in the same month as you. This has been fixed, *fully fixed*, for over a year now. Epic

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2015-04-28 Thread Mark Smith
Debian hasn't fixed this in squeeze or wheezy yet, it's fixed in jessie because they have a recent enough version of sudo. They haven't fixed it because they were never vulnerable: they don't allow you to change the clock without a password. We do plan on backporting monolithic timer support,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2015-04-28 Thread Mark Smith
Really? If the terminal I last ran sudo in is open still on the machine, and it's unlocked, I couldn't simply change the time back to the previous sudo command an escalate? Even if it's a remote chance, it's still an easy exploit. /var/log/auth.log is certainly readable by a program that uses a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1291075] Re: printer icon does not disappear

2014-08-09 Thread Mark smith
Same here with two different network printers on Linux Mint 17 Qiana XFCE desktop. The xfce4-panel -r command in a terminal window removes it OK though. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to system-config-printer in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2014-03-10 Thread Mark Smith
There is now a full release of sudo 1.8.10, which works around the security flaw introduced by policykit-desktop-privileges (Ubuntu). I strongly suggest packaging and releasing this update ASAP. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2014-02-02 Thread Mark Smith
There is now a beta version of sudo (1.8.10b1) that has the timestamp changed to use the monotonic clock. I continue to suggest that the setting to require no password to change the clock be opt-IN rather than opt-out. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 318300] Re: no commas in gcalctool

2013-11-26 Thread Mark Smith
I am affected by the missing comma problem. I am running gcalctool 6.4.1.1 (as reported with gcalctool --version) and 6.4.1.1-0ubuntu3 (as reported by dpkg-query -l gcalctool) on Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS which is up to date as of today. When I run gcalctool from a terminal, it outputs the following at

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2013-09-09 Thread Mark Smith
It's a bit more complicated than that, but not much: Sudo stores the SID in the authentication file. However, setsid is installed by default, so you can just launch processes with new SIDs until you get a match. You can either run setsid and sudo a bunch and hope that you match up, or you can

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2013-09-08 Thread Mark Smith
There's a fine balance between security and usability, and not everyone is comfortable with the same level of security. As I've mentioned before, it is trivial to modify the defaults to achieve the level of security that is appropriate for your environment. If that's the case, why are you

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2013-09-08 Thread Mark Smith
** Also affects: sudo Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1219337 Title: Users can change the clock without

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2013-09-08 Thread Mark Smith
** Bug watch added: Sudo Bugzilla #616 http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=616 ** Changed in: sudo Importance: Undecided = Unknown ** Changed in: sudo Status: New = Unknown ** Changed in: sudo Remote watch: None = Sudo Bugzilla #616 -- You received this bug notification

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2013-09-08 Thread Mark Smith
Michael: But again, this totally ignores the question: Why on earth do we need that? How many times per day are you changing your clock that this is necessary?! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2013-09-08 Thread Mark Smith
Todd C Miller is working on it from the sudo side upstream, potentially using CLOCK_MONOTONIC. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1219337 Title: Users can

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2013-09-06 Thread Mark Smith
A somewhat sensible workaround I can find at the moment is to force re- authentication every time you type sudo. The way to do this is by adding: Defaults timestamp_timeout=0 to the Defaults section of your /etc/sudoers This will work on Ubuntu, OS X, and other variants. Details can be found

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2013-09-04 Thread Mark Smith
This allows administrative users travelling with laptops to change the timezone without getting an authentication prompt. Why is saving the traveling admin from typing their password a couple of times a day worth compromising security for everyone else? No, seriously. Why? Your attack vector

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2013-09-03 Thread Mark Smith
Are you really sure users are supposed to be able to bypass sudo like that? ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2013-09-03 Thread Mark Smith
This is by DESIGN? Your design is that any user can change the time, and therefore bypass the security of sudo? What's the justification for not having the user enter a password to change the time? Convenience? Marc, with all due respect, did you even read the bug? If you disable the sudo

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1219337] Re: Users can change the clock without authenticating, allowing them to locally exploit sudo.

2013-09-03 Thread Mark Smith
** Information type changed from Public to Public Security -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1219337 Title: Users can change the clock without

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1184349] [NEW] xscreensaver: couldn't grab pointer (already grabbed)

2013-05-26 Thread Mark smith
Public bug reported: xscreensaver: couldn't grab pointer (already grabbed) Xubuntu “xscreensaver” package Bugs Bug #933789 Reported by ill on 2012-02-16 Tried runnining apport-collect 933789 but it is closed. Happens intermittently on a resume from standby on Compaq Presario

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1184349] Dependencies.txt

2013-05-26 Thread Mark smith
apport information ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1184349/+attachment/3687141/+files/Dependencies.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 527157] Re: Brightness controls skips Levels.

2012-07-18 Thread Mark Smith
Just popped in to check on this bug. I don't have the hardware I filed this against anymore, and I'm still happy on OS X and my Macbook Air, but I feel a responsibility to the users still stuck with this problem. Why are you guys marking the g-p-m bug invalid? The switch to g-s-d doesn't

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 527157] Re: Brightness controls skips Levels.

2012-02-23 Thread Mark Smith
Happy Birthday Bug 527157! Gee, has it been two years already? It feels like just yesterday I was wondering why I couldn't get more than 5-7 brightness levels! Three Ubuntu releases later, and I've had to find two different solutions to the same problem. Maybe it's a g-p-m bug! Maybe it's a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 839281] Re: Double brightness events after logging in.

2012-02-23 Thread Mark Smith
I think I have found a workaround, for those running across this. I posted some info here, in this similar bug. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/527157 The practical upshot of all this is that adding the kernel parameter acpi_backlight=vendor seems to give me

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 527157] Re: Brightness controls skips Levels.

2011-08-30 Thread Mark Smith
This bug is still a problem in Oneric.The version of Gnome Power Manager is completely different (3.1.3). Is there a fix possible for this? The bug is exactly the same. Two brightness levels when only one is needed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop