[Bug 1771329] Re: Can't open apps due to Too many open files

2018-10-15 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Not sure which part of this fixes the problem, but I don't have any issues after I run the following: echo '* hard nofile 2097152' | sudo tee -a /etc/security/limits.conf echo '* soft nofile 2097152' | sudo tee -a /etc/security/limits.conf echo 'root hard nofile 2097152' | sudo tee -a

[Bug 1771329] Re: Can't open apps due to Too many open files

2018-05-16 Thread Joe Littlejohn
I tried the following: echo '* hard nofile 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/security/limits.conf echo '* soft nofile 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/security/limits.conf echo 'session required pam_limits.so' | sudo tee -a /etc/pam.d/common-session then restarted. This did not fix the issue. So that's one

[Bug 1771329] Re: Can't open apps due to Too many open files

2018-05-16 Thread Joe Littlejohn
I think there's a strong argument that the default max open files for Ubuntu Desktop should be higher than it is now. Modern apps use a lot of file handles. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1771329] Re: Can't open apps due to Too many open files

2018-05-16 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Thanks @dino99. I've seen a lot of different suggestions for tackling this error, so it would be good to understand exactly which config change is the critical one. I think this is a major bug on a newly installed system. As an Ubuntu Desktop user I shouldn't be experiencing an issue where the OS

[Bug 1771329] [NEW] Can't open apps due to Too many open files

2018-05-15 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Public bug reported: Occasionally I find that I can't launch a new terminal, or can't achieve some other desktop task. Checking journalctl I see error messages like this: May 15 12:12:15 jl-XPS-13-9360 terminator.desktop[11840]: dbus.exceptions.DBusException:

[Bug 694625] Re: USB startup disk creator hangs on Finishing

2017-12-18 Thread Joe Littlejohn
See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/1731977 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/694625 Title: USB startup disk creator hangs on Finishing To manage

[Bug 1244258] [NEW] Unable to upgrade to 13.10

2013-10-24 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Public bug reported: Receiving the following when trying to upgrade from Raring to Saucy: Could not determine the upgrade An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade. This can be caused by: * Upgrading to a pre-release version of Ubuntu * Running the current pre-release

[Bug 1068747] Re: package libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: './usr/share/doc/libdrm2/changelog.Debian.gz' is different from the same file on the system

2012-10-22 Thread Joe Littlejohn
After receiving this error, I found apt was broken with error messages like: E: Internal Error, No file name for libtinfo5 The workaround seems to be to manually install whatever package is mentioned in the error (in this case, libtinfo5) like: wget

[Bug 819096] Re: SSD Drive does not wake up after suspend

2012-10-16 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Same here: HP EliteBook 8540w Ubuntu 12.04, 3.2.0-31-generic x86_64 Crucial M4 128GB, Firmware 0009 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/819096 Title: SSD Drive does not wake up after

[Bug 446282] Re: Installing maven2 requires gcj even though sun java is installed

2011-05-18 Thread Joe Littlejohn
I never had this problem on Lucid but I've just moved to Natty and found the following: I have sun-java6-jdk and sun-java6-jre installed (from the partner repo) but when I try to install the maven2 package I see the following NEW packages are going to be installed: openjdk-6-jdk openjdk-6-jre

[Bug 446282] Re: Installing maven2 requires gcj even though sun java is installed

2011-05-18 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Solved my problem using: sudo apt-get install maven2 --no-install-recommends -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/446282 Title: Installing maven2 requires gcj even though sun java is

[Bug 660601] Re: module lirc_atiusb does not load/build with kernel 2.6.35-22

2011-05-01 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Please ignore the two comments above, this was caused by invalid hardware/lircd config. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/660601 Title: module lirc_atiusb does not load/build with

[Bug 660601] Re: module lirc_atiusb does not load/build with kernel 2.6.35-22

2011-04-18 Thread Joe Littlejohn
In 10.10, after installing lirc-modules-source, I get the following: $ uname -r 2.6.35-28-generic $sudo modprobe lirc_atiusb FATAL: Error inserting lirc_atiusb (/lib/modules/2.6.35-28-generic/updates/dkms/lirc_atiusb.ko): Invalid argument -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 660601] Re: module lirc_atiusb does not load/build with kernel 2.6.35-22

2011-04-15 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Does anyone have a workaround for this? Is there a way to build this module manually? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/660601 Title: module lirc_atiusb does not load/build with kernel

[Bug 451282] Re: display is fully dimmed after resume from suspend

2010-06-22 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Same problem here on Lucid on an HP EliteBook 8530w. On resume the screen is dimmed and to make things worse the brightness controls don't function either (making it impossible to turn the brightness back up). I've tried the solution mentioned in comment 31 comment 38 but this didn't help.

[Bug 571539] Re: Webcam Regression - libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy / segfault

2010-05-31 Thread Joe Littlejohn
I get this behaviour: 1. Goto a page using a flash webcam 2. 'Allow' flash to use the webcam 3. Finish/close that page with the flash object and the cam disconnects 4. Now any flash inside the browser window and cheese (or any other cam app) gets the message: libv4l2: error setting

[Bug 571539] Re: Webcam Regression - libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy / segfault

2010-05-31 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Similar to bug 522010? -- Webcam Regression - libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy / segfault https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/571539 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 573007] Re: Ubuntu One syncs only directory structure

2010-05-06 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Many files seem to be beginning to sync now, looks like whatever improvements have been made over the last day or so are working! I probably can't provide much in the way of useful logs any more. Anyone from the U1 team reading this, thanks for all the hard work! -- Ubuntu One syncs only

[Bug 573007] Re: Ubuntu One syncs only directory structure

2010-05-05 Thread Joe Littlejohn
When I check in ~/.cache/ubuntuone/log/syncdaemon.log I see hundreds of lines like: 2010-05-05 18:24:51,729 - ubuntuone.SyncDaemon.sync - INFO - T:SERVER:F 7d714d4b-b003-4cfe-b3b4-525219d866f9 ['root'::'391e20ba-ed0c-42b8-81fb- 9a70e3325598'] ''Ubuntu One/Documents/House/survey/9.bmp'' | Called

[Bug 573007] Re: Ubuntu One syncs only directory structure

2010-05-05 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Just to make clear, when I say 'None of the files... are actually present' I really do mean none of the *files*. The directories are created successfully, they're just empty (as per comment 4). -- Ubuntu One syncs only directory structure https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573007 You received this

[Bug 573800] Re: U1 10.04 fails with the error: TRY_AGAIN, should log it in INFO

2010-05-04 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Hi Natalia. Thanks for the update! Please comment on a specific bug for the synch issue (or open a new one if none exists). I have already created another bug for this here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntuone-client/+bug/574586 I originally marked it as a duplicate of this

[Bug 574586] Re: Ubuntu One does not sync files, ~/Ubuntu One/ remains empty

2010-05-04 Thread Joe Littlejohn
As requested, see screenshot of files/folders via web UI. ** Attachment added: Screenshot showing files and folders present via Ubuntu One web UI http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47794044/Ubuntu%20One%20-%20My%20Storage.png -- Ubuntu One does not sync files, ~/Ubuntu One/ remains empty

[Bug 574586] Re: Ubuntu One does not sync files, ~/Ubuntu One/ remains empty

2010-05-04 Thread Joe Littlejohn
I assume by my LP username, you mean my Launchpad username. Is that not obvious from the name and link attached to the above comments? (maybe I'm being stupid here and you are referring to a completely different piece of info) Here's my account: https://launchpad.net/~joelittlejohn This is a

[Bug 574586] Re: Ubuntu One does not sync files, ~/Ubuntu One/ remains empty

2010-05-04 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Sorry, I think I got the button part wrong (I'm not at the machine right now). Its the username/chat/status button I clicked I think (Me Menu?). You know the one I think :) -- Ubuntu One does not sync files, ~/Ubuntu One/ remains empty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574586 You received this bug

[Bug 574586] Re: Ubuntu One does not sync files, ~/Ubuntu One/ remains empty

2010-05-04 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Ah, when I returned to my machine today things have changed: I now see directory structure synchronized but no files. I guess this means that I'm now experiencing bug 573007. All the folders show the locked/syncing emblem. I have no idea if this is all related to the same root cause or not.

[Bug 573007] Re: Ubuntu One syncs only directory structure

2010-05-04 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Same here on a fresh install of Lucid. After a couple of days of not syncing anything at all, I now have all directories synced but no files. The directories initially showed the locked/syncing emblem, but are now showing the green tick (synced) but contain no files. The web interface shows all

[Bug 574586] [NEW] Ubuntu One does not sync files, ~/Ubuntu One/ remains empty

2010-05-03 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: python-ubuntuone-client * Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS * Release: 10.04 I have been using Ubuntu One successfully for some time with Karmic, and have around 160mb of files stored. When I add my details into the Lucid 'Ubuntu One' preferences,

[Bug 574586] Re: Ubuntu One does not sync files, ~/Ubuntu One/ remains empty

2010-05-03 Thread Joe Littlejohn
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47586613/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ExtensionSummary.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47586614/ExtensionSummary.txt ** Attachment added: profile_default_pluginreg.dat.txt

[Bug 574586] Re: Ubuntu One does not sync files, ~/Ubuntu One/ remains empty

2010-05-03 Thread Joe Littlejohn
Oops, sorry, managed to create this with firefox info. Anyway, here's a related forum post indicating the many others that are experiencing this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1468824 This probably means the bug already exists in Launchpad, but if it does, I couldn't find it. --

[Bug 574586] Re: Ubuntu One does not sync files, ~/Ubuntu One/ remains empty

2010-05-03 Thread Joe Littlejohn
See attached logs.tar.gz for ~/.cache/ubuntuone/log/* Exceptions log shows the following: 2010-05-03 16:59:05,142 - ubuntuone.SyncDaemon.ActionQueue - ERROR - The request 'oauth_authenticate' failed with the error: TRY_AGAIN 2010-05-03 16:59:13,144 - twisted - ERROR - Unhandled error in

[Bug 574586] Re: Ubuntu One does not sync files, ~/Ubuntu One/ remains empty

2010-05-03 Thread Joe Littlejohn
One other point to mention: I have no status icon in my system tray related to Ubuntu One (don't know if this has been removed from Lucid). I was expected to see some kind of status icon telling me that Ubuntu One had failed to sync. -- Ubuntu One does not sync files, ~/Ubuntu One/ remains

[Bug 574586] Re: Ubuntu One does not sync files, ~/Ubuntu One/ remains empty

2010-05-03 Thread Joe Littlejohn
I have just tried a complete remove and reinstall of the Ubuntu One client as per the following FAQ: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntuone-client/+faq/778 Seems to have made no difference. Still see the same oauth_authenticate error in syncdaemon-exceptions.log. -- Ubuntu One does not sync

[Bug 574586] Re: Ubuntu One does not sync files, ~/Ubuntu One/ remains empty

2010-05-03 Thread Joe Littlejohn
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 573800 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573800 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 573800 U1 10.04 fails with the error: TRY_AGAIN, should log it in INFO -- Ubuntu One does not sync files, ~/Ubuntu One/ remains empty

[Bug 573800] Re: U1 10.04 fails with the error: TRY_AGAIN, should log it in INFO

2010-05-03 Thread Joe Littlejohn
I don't think this is simply a case of overloaded servers causing many retries (I'm not sure I agree with your change of summary and importance). - In two days, not a single file of mine has been synchronized. Surely I would get a successful auth (and a bit of bandwidth) once in two days? - This