[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1857335] Re: System volume slider only works between ~90% and 100% with a USB 2.0 speaker

2020-08-07 Thread Max Waterman
I can't change the status to confirmed. What's the point in instructions that people are prevented from following? Very frustrating. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1857335] Re: System volume slider only works between ~90% and 100% with a USB 2.0 speaker

2020-08-07 Thread Max Waterman
Still a problem: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1857335 Title: System volume slider only works between ~90% and 100% with a USB 2.0 speaker

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1866194] Re: External audio device shows up in the sound output options but the sound keeps being emitted from the internal laptop speaker, or none at all.

2020-05-12 Thread Max Waterman
I have a similar problem on my Dell XPS 13 - if I boot the laptop with the headphones (3.5mm) plugged in, then it essentially disabled the 3.5mm headphone jack - nothing I've tried re-enabled it again (eg unplugging/replugging the headphone, all the settings, etc). Only a reboot without the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1857335] Re: System volume slider only works between ~90% and 100%.

2020-05-08 Thread Max Waterman
Not sure why there has been no activity...it certainly shouldn't be 'expired', in my view. ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1857335] Re: System volume slider only works between ~90% and 100%.

2020-03-09 Thread Max Waterman
I had to install 'pavucontrol' and it exhibited the same behaviour, as does the 'top panel control' (if I understand that correctly). I couldn't find 'keus' though. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1865862] [NEW] 'sound' settings require changing device and back again

2020-03-03 Thread Max Waterman
Public bug reported: I have two actual audio devices plugged in: 1. speaker under my monitor plugged into the 3.5mm headphone jack, 2. a set of USB headphones. The 'Sound' settings panel shows three devices: 1. Headphones - built in audio 2. Digital output (s/pdif) - Jambra UC Voice 750 MS 3.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1857335] Re: System volume slider only works between ~90% and 100%.

2019-12-25 Thread Max Waterman
FWIW, the speaker works fine on a Huawei Mate 30 Pro/Android 10. -- 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/1857335 Title: System volume slider only works between

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1857335] [NEW] System volume slider only works between ~90% and 100%.

2019-12-23 Thread Max Waterman
Public bug reported: This is only with my USB 2.0 speaker[1] - with other devices, it works fine and the slider's 0% corresponds to silent and 100% full. With my USB 2.0 speaker, with the 'output' set to 'Analogue Output - USB2.0 Device', it only has an effect between about 90% and 100%. I took

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1505774] Re: Feature request: Display each network adapter in network history graph

2019-07-03 Thread Max Waterman
I agree with this. I almost always use a VPN, and it seems to me like 'Network History' is adding together the bandwidth for all interfaces. The effect of this is that it shows double the bandwidth when I am connected to VPN compared to when I am not connected. I presume it is adding both wlp58s0

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1799232] Re: Thunderbolt displays jump to the right occasionally

2018-10-23 Thread Max Waterman
I'm currently going down the road of replacing the startech device. The only thing that made me wonder if it was a software problem is that using the 'screen display' utility to move one screen, apply, then revert, seemed to fix the problem, albeit temporarily. I noticed while debugging on

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1799232] [NEW] my displays jump to the right occasionally

2018-10-22 Thread Max Waterman
Public bug reported: I have two monitors connected to my Dell XPS 13 via the USB-C output. For the majority of the time, it works fine. Occasionally, one or both of the images on the displays jump to the right, so that the right few inches appear on the left. To rectify the problem, I run the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1799232] Re: my displays jump to the right occasionally

2018-10-22 Thread Max Waterman
It just occurred again. dmesg output hasn't changed from what is in CurrentDmesg.txt. Attempting to find details, I found: $ boltctl list ● StarTech.com TB32HD24K60 ├─ type: peripheral ├─ name: TB32HD24K60 ├─ vendor:StarTech.com ├─ uuid:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1799232] Re: my displays jump to the right occasionally

2018-10-22 Thread Max Waterman
IINM, this is the thunderbolt-3 display adaptor I am using: https://www.startech.com/uk/AV/thunderbolt-3-video- adapters/thunderbolt-3-to-dual-hdmi~TB32HD24K60 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1722256] Re: Wifi connection status icon shows a "?" when connected

2017-11-01 Thread Max Waterman
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=750260 ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #750260 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=750260 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1660570] [NEW] 'Screen Display' app fails to change resolution.

2017-01-31 Thread Max Waterman
Public bug reported: In the 'Screen Display' app, it correctly detects my monitor and presents me with the option of its highest resolution '1920x1200 (16:10)'. If I select that option and click apply, something goes wrong. I get an error message or two indication some failure to apply the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577760] Re: Screen Display 'Apply' fails

2016-09-08 Thread Max Waterman
Wow, I'm so pleased I was able to help. I used to work for Global Product Support at Silicon Graphics, and this reminds me of how much I enjoyed that job :) Now I do web application development, which can be pleasing at times too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577760] Re: Screen Display 'Apply' fails

2016-08-18 Thread Max Waterman
Hrm. It's almost like it's not really the same issue (particularly not the same *cause*). Can you check that upowerd is actually running? : $ ps faux | grep upowerd maxw 4799 0.0 0.0 21296 932 pts/1S+ 10:38 0:00 \_ grep --color=auto upowerd root 2515 0.0

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577760] Re: Screen Display 'Apply' fails

2016-08-16 Thread Max Waterman
Is it upowerd that is crashing or something else? I think I noticed messages in /var/log/syslog. That might identify some other binary that is failing to load - perhaps grep the logs for 'error while loading shared libraries'? Alternatively, you could try ldd on all the binaries in /usr/bin and

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577760] Re: Screen Display 'Apply' fails

2016-08-16 Thread Max Waterman
I would do : [~]$ ls -l /usr/lib/upower/upowerd -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 227400 Feb 23 09:07 /usr/lib/upower/upowerd [~]$ ldd -r !$ ldd -r /usr/lib/upower/upowerd and look for anything unusual in the output...iirc mine contained a lib from /use/local, which is non standard, but it could be

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577760] Re: Screen Display 'Apply' fails

2016-05-24 Thread Max Waterman
Ah, I think I just 'got' what you were suggesting. If I move the /usr/local/lib/libimobiledevice* away, and then look at the ldd output from upowerd, I see that it indeed shows it linked to libusbmuxd.so.4, rather than .2. [~]$ ldd -r /usr/lib/upower/upowerd | grep usbmuxd libusbmuxd.so.4

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577760] Re: Screen Display 'Apply' fails

2016-05-24 Thread Max Waterman
For the record : [~]$ ls -l /usr/local/lib/libimobiledevice.so.6* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 Apr 12 15:32 /usr/local/lib/libimobiledevice.so.6 -> libimobiledevice.so.6.0.0 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 143216 Apr 12 15:32 /usr/local/lib/libimobiledevice.so.6.0.0 So, those were made 'quite some

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1578196] Re: External Display Port monitor not working

2016-05-16 Thread Max Waterman
I've been testing with 4.6.0 which is more recent...so I'm not sure how and older kernel could fix it. Is there some way that could happen? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577760] Re: Screen Display 'Apply' fails

2016-05-09 Thread Max Waterman
[~]$ dpkg -l | grep upower ii libupower-glib3:amd640.99.4-2 amd64abstraction for power management - shared library ii upower 0.99.4-2

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577760] Re: Screen Display 'Apply' fails

2016-05-07 Thread Max Waterman
Correct, the problem started when I *upgraded* from 15.10 to 16.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1577760 Title: Screen Display 'Apply' fails Status in xorg package in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1578196] Re: External Display Port monitor not working

2016-05-04 Thread Max Waterman
Perhaps relevant? ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #95207 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=95207 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1578196] [NEW] External Display Port monitor not working

2016-05-04 Thread Max Waterman
Public bug reported: I have three monitors on my Lenovo X250, one built-in and two connected via a Lenovo docking station : built-in: 1920x1080 HP 2335: 1920x1200 BenQ GW2765: 2560x1440 The HP is connected via DVI and the BenQ via Display Port. In this configuration, I get my HP and built-in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1556459] Re: [Lenovo ThinkPad W530] Regression: cannot set up 3 display configuration any more (Optimus)

2016-05-04 Thread Max Waterman
I moved my issue into a separate bug : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1577760 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1556459 Title: [Lenovo ThinkPad W530]

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577760] Re: Screen Display 'Apply' fails

2016-05-04 Thread Max Waterman
Prompted by all the upowerd errors in syslog, I tried to run it manually... [~]$ gnome-settings-daemon --replace (gnome-settings-daemon:8495): libupower-glib-WARNING **: Couldn't connect to proxy: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.UPower:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577760] Re: Screen Display 'Apply' fails

2016-05-03 Thread Max Waterman
I notice that one of my monitors is 'lost' (the BenQ one) if the laptop is allowed to go to sleep and then awoken. The 'Screen Display' tool is still 'non-functional'. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577760] Re: Screen Display 'Apply' fails

2016-05-03 Thread Max Waterman
This is the xdpyinfo output with the monitors running in 'mirror' mode after booting the laptop docked with monitors attached. (I attach this because I imagine the one obtained by the bug tool was probably not the same) ** Attachment added: "xdpyinfo.txt with monitors attached."

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577760] Re: Screen Display 'Apply' fails

2016-05-03 Thread Max Waterman
I should add that, if I boot my laptop with it in the doc and monitors connected, then they are configured in 'mirrored' mode, and work as expected. Of course, that's not what I want and any attempt to use the 'Screen Display' tool to change the configuration fails with the error mentioned above.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577760] [NEW] Screen Display 'Apply' fails

2016-05-03 Thread Max Waterman
Public bug reported: When I click on the 'Apply' button of the 'Screen Display' utility (without setting anything), I get an error dialog : "Failed to apply configuration: %s GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: No such interface 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XRANDR_2' on object at

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1292113] Re: CTRL+ALT+T - shortcut to open Terminal is does not work

2016-04-28 Thread Max Waterman
I see this problem in 16.04 after upgrading from 15.10. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-terminal in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1292113 Title: CTRL+ALT+T - shortcut to open Terminal is does not work

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1556459] Re: [Lenovo ThinkPad W530] Regression: cannot set up 3 display configuration any more (Optimus)

2016-04-26 Thread Max Waterman
Can this bug get some attention? It's really debilitating not being able to use the two big monitors I have and to be restricted to the built-in one. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1556459] Re: [Lenovo ThinkPad W530] Regression: cannot set up 3 display configuration any more (Optimus)

2016-04-22 Thread Max Waterman
I just upgraded from 15.10 to 16.04. I was using a 3 monitor configuration with no problem, but after the upgrade's reboot, it came up with all three monitors mirrored. Attempting to use the System Settings/Screen Display shows the 'Mirror displays' box checked. Attempting to change the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1565846] [NEW] gnome-terminal hides mouse pointer

2016-04-04 Thread Max Waterman
Public bug reported: This is a problem when using gnome-terminal with focus-follow-mouse, which is somewhat unusual. It seems like gnome-terminal has a feature where it attempts to declutter the screen by hiding the mouse pointer when it thinks it has focus. This seems to work ok under normal

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1514619] [NEW] nm dialog prematurely while reconnecting vpn after sleep

2015-11-09 Thread Max Waterman
Public bug reported: 1. connect to vpn 2. close laptop lid so machine goes to sleep(?) 3. open laptop lid - notice that vpn is no longer connected 4. attempt to reconnect vpn At this point, the nm dialog opens, and connects to the remote vpn host, and offers the 'login' (password is saved). I

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1112061] Re: unity forgets focus-follows-mouse setting across update and reboot

2015-10-02 Thread Max Waterman
I've not seen this happen for quite some time and also believe it is now resolved. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1112061 Title: unity forgets

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1440157] Re: WARNING **: Could not connect to geoname lookup server: Operation was cancelled

2015-08-07 Thread Max Waterman
** Tags removed: verification-needed ** Tags added: verification-done -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to unity-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1440157 Title: WARNING **: Could not connect to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1440157] Re: WARNING **: Could not connect to geoname lookup server: Operation was cancelled

2015-08-07 Thread Max Waterman
I can confirm that 0.4.3.1 packages work. I tested : $ dpkg -l | grep libtimezone ii libtimezonemap-data 0.4.3.1 all GTK+3 timezone map widget - data files ii libtimezonemap1:amd64

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 291760] Re: network-manager roams to (none) ((none)) - background scanning

2013-10-17 Thread Max Waterman
Just getting this starting today (or perhaps yesterday), after a bunch of s/w was upgrade (so that's what I blame). Quite irritating since my other devices on the network are fine - it's just Ubuntu. - 13.04 in this case. Perhaps I'll try 13.10, since it was released today (iinm), but something

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 209513] Re: After upgrade, Update standard folders to current language threatens to rename your home folder

2013-07-13 Thread Max Waterman
I have it asking me to rename /home/davidmaxwaterman to /home/davidmaxwaterman/Documents. This is after a fresh install of 13.04 and restoring /home/davidmaxwaterman from backup, and rebooted. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 825775] Re: Siliencing NickServ/ChanServ

2013-04-12 Thread Max Waterman
No response to my comment? I suppose people just need to get used to this frequent irritation. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to empathy in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/825775 Title: Siliencing

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 825775] Re: Siliencing NickServ/ChanServ

2013-01-14 Thread Max Waterman
I am also annoyed by this behaviour. While I accept it is not a bug, just saying that it is the same behaviour for other clients is, imo, disingenuous. Does empathy not want to be *better* than other clients at all? It seems clear to me from personal experience, and from others' comments, that

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 928115] Re: twitter signup in foreign language

2012-02-09 Thread Max Waterman
Yes, this is 100% reproducable. ** Attachment added: screenshot of relevant window https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gwibber/+bug/928115/+attachment/2728993/+files/gwibber-twitter.jpg ** Changed in: gwibber (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = New -- You received this bug

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 928115] Re: twitter signup in foreign language

2012-02-06 Thread Max Waterman
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gwibber in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/928115 Title: twitter signup in foreign language Status in “gwibber” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: See similar bug

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 928115] [NEW] twitter signup in foreign language

2012-02-06 Thread Max Waterman
Public bug reported: See similar bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gwibber/+bug/571132 - comment #13 says to file a separate bug for the 'same' problem on twitter. When I try to add a twitter account, the activation screen is displayed in Finnish. Although I am in Finland, I cannot

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 571132] Re: Facebook signup in foreign language

2012-02-06 Thread Max Waterman
@stone1343 @stub that would be a similar but separate bug I filed Bug #928115 for the same problem but with twitter -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gwibber in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/571132 Title:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 879266] [NEW] gnome clock 'copy date' ignores custom format

2011-10-21 Thread Max Waterman
Public bug reported: run gconf and change the clock app's format to a custom one. On my system (ubuntu 11.04 using custom desktop) it is /apps/panel/applets/applet_0/prefs. Enter 'custom' for 'format' and (eg) '%Y/%b/%d (%a)' for 'custom_format'. Quit gconf. You should see the custom format

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 829921] [NEW] offensive use of 'English'

2011-08-20 Thread Max Waterman
Public bug reported: I have been presented with a window 'Language Support' that lists 'Language for menus and windows:' and instructs me to 'Drag languages to arrange them in order of preference. It lists these languages: English (United Kingdom) English English (Australia) I could claim

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 829921] Re: offensive use of 'English'

2011-08-20 Thread Max Waterman
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to language-selector in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/829921 Title: offensive use of 'English' Status in “language-selector” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I have