[Bug 1955289] [NEW] EGL-using snaps on impish fail with nvidia driver

2021-12-17 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Public bug reported: A fix has landed for this upstream, it would be great if the package could be updated with the fix: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/pull/11023 See this thread: https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/egl-using-snaps-on-impish-

[Bug 1100703] [NEW] Totem doesn't build vegas browser plugin

2013-01-17 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Public bug reported: According to the changelog: Disable Vegas Flash subsitute plugin as it breaks Flash on some websites This is reasonable, but some users may prefer Vegas. Ideally, it would be split-off into a separate binary package, so users who want it can install it, and other users won't

[Bug 1084070] Re: libfuse2: arch-dependent files in Multi-Arch: same package

2012-12-05 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Can we get this fix into Quantal? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1084070 Title: libfuse2: arch-dependent files in Multi-Arch: same package To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 1037193] Re: deb package archive should use lzma -1 or xz -1e compression by default

2012-10-15 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
If compression time is a concern, it's possible to do multi-threaded xz compression. See my project https://github.com/vasi/pixz , but of course it wouldn't be terribly difficult for someone to implement this specifically in dpkg, either. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 889319] [NEW] popcon.ubuntu.com not updated in a month

2011-11-11 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Public bug reported: The Ubuntu popcon website reports Last generated on Sun Oct 9 22:32:09 2011 UTC. It used to be updated daily. Could someone please get it going again? Thanks! ** Affects: popularity-contest (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug

[Bug 853678] Re: FFe: gdisk is out of date

2011-10-21 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/853678 Title: FFe: gdisk is out of date To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 862014] Re: Unable to link contacts in Empathy or gnome-contacts

2011-10-15 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 847078 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/847078 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 847078 Linking contacts does not work -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 840680] Re: gnome-control-center is missing setting for action to take when removable hard drive or usb key is inserted

2011-10-15 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
It makes a certain amount of sense to pop up the Nautilus window when a USB key is inserted with a single filesystem on it. But--to take a degenerate case--if an external drive with 100 partitions is inserted, opening up windows for all 100 is clearly never the right thing to do. So perhaps

[Bug 853678] [NEW] gdisk is out of date

2011-09-19 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Public bug reported: gdisk in natty and oneiric is currently at version 0.6.14, released in January 2011. The current version is 0.8.0, and Debian testing contains 0.7.2. Newer versions fix some bugs that could cause damaged partition tables. They also add support for the new-ish GUID that

[Bug 789928] [NEW] blkid: HFS+ label can't be found when block offsets exceed UINT32_MAX

2011-05-29 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: util-linux libblkid isn't careful about avoiding integer overflows. If parts of the HFS catalog file have block offsets of more than UINT32_MAX, blkid will report no label, when a label does in fact exist. If such partitions are listed in fstab by LABEL,

[Bug 772757] Re: please update util-linux

2011-05-29 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Another bug fixed upstream: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /util-linux/+bug/789928 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/772757 Title: please update util-linux -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 787228] Re: MacBook4,1: Bluetooth doesn't work

2011-05-25 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Ick, this is worse than I thought. It appears that upon every reboot, all BT pairing info is lost, and I need to re-pair all devices. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/787228 Title:

[Bug 575469] Re: recovery mode mounts filesystems read-write rather than read-only

2011-05-24 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
A workaround to boot with the root mounted read-only is to edit the grub command line so it includes init=/bin/bash. Obviously non-ideal, but it lets me run zerofree at least. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 787228] [NEW] MacBook4,1: Bluetooth doesn't work

2011-05-23 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Public bug reported: The bluetooth icon in the top panel is grayed out. Click on it yields a menu reporting Bluetooth: On, but has no menu items for adding devices, just Turn Off Bluetooth and Bluetooth preferences. The bluetooth preferences dialog only shows a giant Turn On Bluetooth button,

[Bug 787228] Re: MacBook4,1: Bluetooth doesn't work

2011-05-23 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/787228 Title: MacBook4,1: Bluetooth doesn't work -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 787228] Re: MacBook4,1: Bluetooth doesn't work

2011-05-23 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
After running '/etc/init.d/bluetooth restart', the following lines were added to dmesg: [ 724.499721] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized [ 724.499730] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized [ 724.499731] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11 [ 724.598368] Bluetooth: HIDP (Human Interface

[Bug 757201] Re: Overlapping partitions created on Apple GPT

2011-04-15 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Thanks again cjwatson! I love when bug reports get such quick turnaround :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/757201 Title: Overlapping partitions created on Apple GPT -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 757201] Re: Overlapping partitions created on Apple GPT

2011-04-15 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Rod, the gptsync code in parted is (and has been) only enabled on Intel Macs. Other machines will create regular old protective MBRs. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/757201 Title:

[Bug 757201] Re: Overlapping partitions created on Apple GPT

2011-04-14 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
I was just doing some testing and realized that there's a bigger problem: If a disk has no EFI system partition, and no grub_bios partition, then the hybrid-MBR we create doesn't contain an 0xEE partition at all, and Linux will not recognize the disk as GPT! We should definitely special-case this

[Bug 757201] Re: Overlapping partitions created on Apple GPT

2011-04-14 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Here's a patch to libparted/labels/gpt.c that's a first stab at a solution. The changes: 1. Only the first partition may start at sector 1, don't modify later partitions that way. This avoids overlap. 2. If no protective partition at all is found, place at the start of the MBR a tiny fake

[Bug 652852] Re: Ubiquity doesn't suggest to install on unallocated free space

2011-04-13 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
I just happened to do a couple of installs in VMs with ubiquity 2.6.5, and this worked wonderfully. Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652852 Title: Ubiquity doesn't suggest to

[Bug 759988] [NEW] vdfuse fails on extended partitions

2011-04-13 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose When attempting to use vdfuse to mount a .vdi containing extended partitions, it fails with Invalid EBR signature found on image. To reproduce: - Download attached overflow.vdi.xz, decompress with 'xz -d overflow.vdi.xz' - Try to mount

[Bug 759988] Re: vdfuse fails on extended partitions

2011-04-13 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
** Attachment added: Compressed test disk image https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/759988/+attachment/2031075/+files/overflow.vdi.xz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/759988 Title:

[Bug 759988] Re: vdfuse fails on extended partitions

2011-04-13 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
** Patch added: vdfuse.patch https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox-ose/+bug/759988/+attachment/2031077/+files/vdfuse.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/759988

[Bug 757201] [NEW] Overlapping partitions created on Apple GPT

2011-04-11 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: parted Release: Natty daily 2011.04.10. Bug also occurs in Maverick and Lucid. Package: parted 2.3-5ubuntu4 Parted in Ubuntu is patched to sync the hybrid-MBR with the GPT partition table on Apple systems. Under certain circumstances, a broken

[Bug 757201] Re: Overlapping partitions created on Apple GPT

2011-04-11 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Formatting of fdisk output is pretty borked, is there a way to fix that? In any case, here are the pre- and post-install partition tables when installing Ubuntu on my triple-boot system: PRE GPT: Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 17.4kB 20.5kB

[Bug 757201] Re: Overlapping partitions created on Apple GPT

2011-04-11 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Aside from the proximate bug in gptsync.patch, there are two reasons I think this shouldn't have become an issue in the first place. I'd appreciate any thoughts. 1. Not all partition types should go in the hybrid MBR The hybrid MBR exists for just two reasons: i. So non-GPT-aware OSes can

[Bug 757201] Re: Overlapping partitions created on Apple GPT

2011-04-11 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
cjwatson, thanks so much for taking a look at this. I hear your concern about changing whether irrelevant partitions are placed in the hybrid MBR. Note however that the only partition numbering that would change would be in the MBR. In a GPT + hybrid-MBR configuration, linux takes its partition

[Bug 441492] Re: bcmwl kernel source needs to be reinstalled for Broadcom 4312 to work

2010-12-10 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Works fine for me on maverick now. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441492 Title: bcmwl kernel source needs to be reinstalled for Broadcom 4312 to work -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 687238] [NEW] b43 802.11n support

2010-12-07 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Public bug reported: Support for at least some Broadcom 801.11n wireless chipsets was just added to b43 by a kind hacker: http://zajec.net/blog/view/2010-broadcom-802.11n-in-b43 . Works for me on a MacBook4,1 with PCI ID 14e4:4328. Currently these machines need the proprietary bcmwl (aka

[Bug 554966] Re: Add support for toggling HFS+ journaling

2010-12-05 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Link is broken, but the code is still available here: http://pastebin.com/7rvxR38d -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554966 Title: Add support for toggling HFS+ journaling --

[Bug 554966] Re: Add support for toggling HFS+ journaling

2010-12-05 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Some potential issues: - Shouldn't we make sure the journal is clean, and that the volume was cleanly unmounted, before disabling it? - What happens to the orphaned JournalInfo and Journal areas after this? It would probably be appropriate to delete the .journal and .journal_info_block files so

[Bug 652852] Re: Ubiquity doesn't suggest to install on unallocated free space

2010-11-29 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
If the folks at Ubuntu think install into free space is too complicated for the average user, maybe this feature could be put into the advanced partitioner screen? Alongside the Add... button to add a new partition in the selected free space could be an Allocate automatically button or some such.

[Bug 678423] Re: Keyboard shortcut Super+p causes entire screen to redraw

2010-11-29 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
The keyboard shortcut Superp is used to switch video modes, eg if you have multiple monitors attached. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/539477 -- Keyboard shortcut Super+p causes entire screen to redraw https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/678423 You received this bug

[Bug 466207] Re: gptsync doesn't recognize BIOS Boot Partition

2010-05-08 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Fixed in 0.14 ** Changed in: refit (Ubuntu) Status: New = Fix Released -- gptsync doesn't recognize BIOS Boot Partition https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/466207 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 465675] Re: gdm not recognizing MinimalUID

2009-11-01 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
If this bug has already been reported, where's the bug of which it is a duplicate? -- gdm not recognizing MinimalUID https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/465675 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 466187] [NEW] rEFIt bootloader displays recent grub2 installs as legacy instead of linux

2009-10-31 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: refit Release: karmic refit version: 0.13-3ubuntu2 When the bootloader displays the available boot options, an Ubuntu install should be shown with a penguin icon and text such as Boot Linux from PartitionName. Instead, a generic Boot Camp icon is shown,

[Bug 466187] Re: rEFIt bootloader displays recent grub2 installs as legacy instead of linux

2009-10-31 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
** Bug watch added: SourceForge.net Tracker #2889869 http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=2889869 ** Also affects: refit via http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=2889869 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- rEFIt bootloader displays recent grub2 installs as

[Bug 466207] [NEW] gptsync doesn't recognize BIOS Boot Partition

2009-10-31 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: refit Release: karmic gptsync version: 0.13-3ubuntu2 Karmic's default partitioning scheme on GPT includes a BIOS Boot Partition ( http://grub.enbug.org/BIOS_Boot_Partition ) for embedding grub. After installation, the hybrid MBR may need to be sync'ed,

[Bug 441492] Re: bcmwl kernel source needs to be reinstalled for Broadcom 4312 to work

2009-10-31 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
I have this issue on a MacBook4,1 with BCM4328. Works fine on LiveCD, but on the installed system doesn't work until the package is reinstalled. It looks like some folks in the forum are experiencing this too: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1288865 -- bcmwl kernel source needs to be

[Bug 343556] Re: MacBook rev3, rev4: Wireless works in 8.10 but not in Jaunty

2009-05-13 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
This seems like an upgrade issue. Tim, thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately, I've encountered this problem in non-upgrade scenarios, including both the LiveCD and a fresh desktop install. If you use Jockey to enable the Broadcom driver, then SSB should get blacklisted. When jockey-gtk is

[Bug 367601] Re: MacBook4,1 wireless support with 9.04

2009-05-03 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
I can confirm this bug, it looks like ssb is conflicting with wl. To fix this, run as root: rmmod wl ssb modprobe wl If it works, you can blacklist ssb so you don't have to do this again. I understand that some people need ssb, but it would be nice if either: * ssb could be prevented from

[Bug 367601] Re: MacBook4,1 wireless support with 9.04

2009-05-03 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 343556 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/343556 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 343556 MacBook rev3, rev4: Wireless works in 8.10 but not in Jaunty -- MacBook4,1 wireless support with 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/367601 You

[Bug 343556] Re: MacBook rev3, rev4: Wireless works in 8.10 but not in Jaunty

2009-05-03 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
As Lubomir mentions, this is the (well known?) problem of ssb interfering with wl. You should be able to just rmmod wl ssb; modprobe wl and wireless will work. To fix this more permanently, create a file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist- wl.conf containing the line blacklist ssb. Then run

[Bug 234672] Re: Bluetooth doesn't work after suspend on a MacBook/MacBook Pro

2009-05-03 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
On my MacBook4,1 running Jaunty amd64, bluetooth still goes away after suspend. A restart of the bluetooth service brings it back. As a workaround I've added the following to /etc/pm/sleep.d, but this is obviously not a real fix: #!/bin/sh case $1 in hibernate|suspend) ;;

[Bug 87652] Re: No sound in linux-image-2.6.20-8-powerpc G4

2008-01-15 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Hi Ben, thanks for dropping by. At least on my Mac, the bug occurs both with and without PREEMPT, and with at least two different HZ settings. Also happens with every (post-2.6.20) distro I've tried, as well as the default pmac vanilla kernel, so it's not looking too config-specific. Sometimes it

[Bug 87652] Re: No sound in linux-image-2.6.20-8-powerpc G4

2008-01-14 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
ScottMiller, before applying the patch how quickly did sound tend to die on your TiBook? On my Quicksilver sound would work for a minute or two before ceasing, and with the patch I think I heard a couple of small pops but nothing very noticeable. If sound fails very quickly on your TiBook that

[Bug 87652] Re: No sound in linux-image-2.6.20-8-powerpc G4

2008-01-14 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
I tried a low-latency kernel (PREEMPT, 1000HZ) just to investigate ScottMiller's hunch that it's related to the popping. It doesn't seem to be the case on my Mac. I still get very few (if any) pops, and they're barely noticeable. jh, sam: I already send benh a mail about the patch. -- No sound

[Bug 87652] Re: No sound in linux-image-2.6.20-8-powerpc G4

2008-01-13 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
thh, your patch works for me on git HEAD (1a1b285c24e1468afe82b09330dde5192a6e0013). Thanks so much for fixing this! Would you mind telling me how the dmasound_awacs.c fix came to your attention? I was completely stuck when I tried looking into this earlier, maybe I'll learn something :-) I'm

[Bug 87652] Re: No sound in linux-image-2.6.20-8-powerpc G4

2007-08-31 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
I'm running on a G4 Quicksilver (Tumbler audio), and this bug is still present in vanilla kernels (and Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and every other distro I've tried lately). I used git-bisect on a vanilla kernel and it spat out this commit:

[Bug 59734] Re: offb consoles are blank

2006-09-11 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
I've verified that I can successfully use the install CDs for Dapper and Edgy if I boot from a kernel that includes rivafb. -- offb consoles are blank https://launchpad.net/bugs/59734 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 57631] Re: Dapper 6.06.1 installer: Can't undo LVM partition?

2006-09-11 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Edgy appears to have a similar problem with LVM. Installing from the daily Kubuntu PPC Alternate CD, I accidentally chose Erase and use LVM instead of Partition manually. This trashed my data with no apparent way to recover. (Thank goodness for backups!) Other irreversible choices (such as the

[Bug 59734] offb consoles are blank

2006-09-10 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.15-26-powerpc When the Open Firmware framebuffer (offb) is used, the splash screen does not appear on my computer--instead there is only a white screen. In graphical runlevels Xorg eventually launches and displays fine, but the virtual

[Bug 59734] Re: offb consoles are blank

2006-09-10 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Bug applies to Dapper Drake. I'll test with Edgy. -- offb consoles are blank https://launchpad.net/bugs/59734 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 59734] Re: offb consoles are blank

2006-09-10 Thread Dave Vasilevsky
Tested with the daily Kubuntu Edgy, bug still occurs. -- offb consoles are blank https://launchpad.net/bugs/59734 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs