[Bug 1774228] [NEW] Missing K3b dependencies

2018-05-30 Thread Allen Crider
Public bug reported: In the K3b settings, CDDB would not work. I was able to get it to work by installing kdemultimedia and kio-audiocd. I'm not sure which package provides the needed capability, but I think at least one of these should be added to the dependencies for K3b, maybe as a

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-20 Thread allen
** Description changed: SRU Justification Impact: Many users are reporting issues with bios corruption with 17.10. This seems to stem from enabling the intel-spi-* drivers in the kernel, which don't appear to be ready for use on end-user machines. Fix: Disable this driver.

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-20 Thread allen
I think we are off on the wrong track. This is fundamentally a CVE against Insyde Software BIOS and possibly other vendors. Any attacker with kernel mode access could do the same thing, regardless of Linux install. I am not sure, but it is possible someone with admin access to Windows could

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-20 Thread allen
Can anyone confirm whether this only happens with laptops with Insyde Software based BIOS? Or does it effect BIOS derived from AMI/Pheonix? My Dell had Insyde Software BIOS instead of normal Dell AMI based BIOS seen on business class laptops/desktops. -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-20 Thread allen
** Description changed: SRU Justification Impact: Many users are reporting issues with bios corruption with 17.10. This seems to stem from enabling the intel-spi-* drivers in the kernel, which don't appear to be ready for use on end-user machines. Fix: Disable this driver.

[Bug 805303] Re: vlc : Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_widget_style_get: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed with the default qt4 gui

2011-07-31 Thread Simon Allen
I also have this issue with a PyQt application I have written (A guitar synthesiser). As well as the window becoming really large (and causing compiz/unity to crash) as soon as the application is started, X begins to use 100% of CPU. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

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

2008-09-26 Thread Allen Graham
Hola Fran, actually, it;s a big deal, support and service with Linux is very intense. Allen On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 11:14 PM, Fran McLoughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Here we go - Tiger Direct Canada doing it's bit to endorse Linux... I know its not much but here is a company willing