[Bug 1369216] Re: gpu-manager: /etc/modprobe.d is not a file

2017-12-11 Thread Frank Earl
It seems to have to do with the Intel side of things. Something not getting done right because of it being 6th or 7th generation. It all pretty much goes to hell in a handbasket when you turn on Intel mode to try to save power. A switch from the command line (Once you go into recovery and

[Bug 1507676] Re: Nvidia-Prime not switching from intel to nvidia leading to a black screen

2017-12-11 Thread Frank Earl
What I find _**DEEPLY**_ disturbing is that this bug has been lurking for roughly two plus years with absolutely _**NO**_ resolution whatsoever. Guys...you're a business and even if it's the "community" working on it, that business is bankrolling the resources you lot are using. If you hadn't

[Bug 1357090] Re: Black screen on resume in Xubuntu 14.04.1

2015-11-10 Thread Frank Earl
Still busted. Guys...this is on 15.10, some 18 months past the time that you honestly found this to be a problem and largely should've found the blasted thing. Desktops, servers, and phones aren't and shouldn't be your sole focus. FIX THIS. I don't care who, upstream, you have to dopeslap to do

[Bug 1357090] Re: Black screen on resume in Xubuntu 14.04.1

2015-11-10 Thread Frank Earl
Now, for reference... MSI Apache Pro GE72-2QE. i7-5700hq 16Gb of DDR3 NVidia GTX960m Nothing that isn't supported, either with a bit of telling nouveau to not do modesetting, or the like. I should be able to, once I get Bumblebee/Optimus/Primus running, have a beast of a laptop that doesn't

[Bug 617101] Re: package g15daemon 1.9.5.3-8ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: if /dev/input/uinput is missing

2014-11-22 Thread Frank Earl
Still around. Since 2010. This is 2014, guys, FOUR YEARS LATER. Likely to be a simple fix looking at the problem- patch the damn daemon to look in the right place for uinput. Quick fix, even. Someone please tell me why I we even have distributions (esp. Ubuntu) when you can't be arsed to fix

[Bug 1260721] [NEW] package thailatex 0.4.6-3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2013-12-13 Thread Frank Earl
Public bug reported: Was doing an upgrade to 12.10...this happened ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: thailatex 0.4.6-3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-57.87-generic 3.2.52 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-57-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion:

[Bug 1254144] [NEW] Broken dependency in libdbi-perl for 13.10...

2013-11-22 Thread Frank Earl
Public bug reported: fearl@fearl-Precision-M6600:/etc/apt# sudo apt-get install libdbi-perl Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if

[Bug 1254144] Re: Broken dependency in libdbi-perl for 13.10...

2013-11-22 Thread Frank Earl
By the way, this screws up things like MySQL's install as well... From the Ubuntuforums thread: The following packages have unmet dependencies: mysql-client-5.5 : Depends: libdbi-perl but it is not installable Depends: libdbd-mysql-perl (= 1.2202) but it is not installable

[Bug 1254144] Re: Broken dependency in libdbi-perl for 13.10...

2013-11-22 Thread Frank Earl
Looking at the repo mirrors, someone pushed what appears to be a partial update of things to 5.18.1 on Nov 2. You can't even downgrade this 'oops' without a LOT of skill and expertise: fearl@fearl-Precision-M6600:~$ sudo apt-get install perl-base=5.14.2-21build1 Reading package lists... Done

[Bug 1254144] Re: Broken dependency in libdbi-perl for 13.10...

2013-11-22 Thread Frank Earl
And now I try to actually do my day-job work...finally...and I find that a crucial piece for me to be building embedded hardware is effectively broken by this. texinfo uses a something that's broken by this screwed up dependency chain. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1254175] [NEW] Broken dependency in libxml-libxml-perl for 13.10...

2013-11-22 Thread Frank Earl
Public bug reported: fearl@fearl-Precision-M6600:~$ sudo apt-get install texinfo Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using

[Bug 1254180] [NEW] Numerous dependencies broken due to Perl packaging update on Nov 2.

2013-11-22 Thread Frank Earl
Public bug reported: Apparently someone thought it a good idea to push out a new update for Perl to 5.18.1 from 5.14.2 on November 2 of this year just days after 13.10 was released to the world. Unfortunately, because whomever did this didn't think the thing through and get all dependent

[Bug 1254144] Re: Broken dependency in libdbi-perl for 13.10...

2013-11-22 Thread Frank Earl
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1254180 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1254180 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1254180 Numerous dependencies broken due to Perl packaging update on Nov 2. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 1254175] Re: Broken dependency in libxml-libxml-perl for 13.10...

2013-11-22 Thread Frank Earl
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1254180 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1254180 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1254180 Numerous dependencies broken due to Perl packaging update on Nov 2. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 1254180] Re: Numerous dependencies broken due to Perl packaging update on Nov 2.

2013-11-22 Thread Frank Earl
** Also affects: perl (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** No longer affects: libdbi-perl (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1254180 Title: Numerous

[Bug 1254180] Re: Numerous dependencies broken due to Perl packaging update on Nov 2.

2013-11-22 Thread Frank Earl
Did some deeper digging after reporting the three issues in question: fearl@fearl-Precision-M6600:~$ apt-cache madison perl-base perl-base | 5.18.1-4 | http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-toolchain-r/test/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages perl-base | 5.14.2-21build1 |

[Bug 1254180] Re: Numerous dependencies broken due to Perl packaging update on Nov 2.

2013-11-22 Thread Frank Earl
As an aside, there seems to be a handful of issues going on similar to this- there's probably a bunch of differing upstream projects screwing people up with the move to this without doing it right. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 978120] Re: Toshiba Estudio 230 printer driver bug

2013-10-14 Thread Frank Earl
Happens with the E-Studio printer series as well as other Postscript based printers (Konica-Minolta C353...) Workaround at the top allows things to work right again. Seems to be a regression with 13.04 (Which is what I'm on right now.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1174110] Re: package emacsen-common 2.0.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2013-10-07 Thread Frank Earl
Okay...this is time for 13.10's final beta cycle. This is a BLOWN package that precludes a RAFTLOAD of things being installed. WHAT THE H*LL GIVES CANONICAL/UBUNTU?! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1174110] Re: package emacsen-common 2.0.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2013-10-07 Thread Frank Earl
Ok...workaround for those screwed up by messed up dependencies: - Forcibly remove *ANYTHING and EVERYTHING* that needs emacsen-common. - Install xemacs21 and let it install all the dependencies, including emacsen-common. From there, you *SHOULD* be able to install everything else you need to.

[Bug 1156981] Re: virtualbox-fuse missing

2013-09-10 Thread Frank Earl
libguestfs allows access to VDI images. At the expense of fighting with VirtualBox AND QEMU-KVM since they're incompatible with HW accel modes... I know, it's already bit me in the backside- guestfish was a great answer for building embedded firmware images for me..until I found out I had to