[Bug 998492] Re: Fails to detect package download errors on architectures other than amd64

2016-01-17 Thread John Woods
** Package changed: ubiquity (Ubuntu Precise) => lliurex-ubiquity-casper (Ubuntu Precise) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998492 Title: Fails to detect package download errors on

[Bug 1358819] [NEW] nvidia-331-uvm 331.38-0ubuntu7: nvidia-331-uvm kernel module failed to build. Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.13.0-34-generic (x86_64)

2014-08-19 Thread John Woods
Public bug reported: I think this happened when I tried to do security updates with aptitude. It probably would not have happened had I done the other upgrades at the same time. Is there some way the nvidia drivers can be listed as a dependency for the kernel upgrade on systems that have the

[Bug 762478] Re: [nouveau] No icons shown in unity launcher when using experimental mesa drivers

2012-03-01 Thread John Woods
I'm getting this same problem, but with one difference: my icons are all spread out vertically. They're much farther apart than they were before. The thing is, I don't know if it's as simple as a nouveau bug for me. It had been working properly for months. I went away for vacation for ten days,

[Bug 868841] Re: right-click/context menus freeze and won't go away

2012-02-14 Thread John Woods
This is still a problem. ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: Expired = Incomplete ** Changed in: unity Status: Expired = Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

Re: [Bug 868841] Re: right-click/context menus freeze and won't go away

2011-12-08 Thread John Woods
Yes, definitely. Happened again last night. Sent from John's Steve Jobs device. Please forgive any typos. On Dec 8, 2011, at 7:21 AM, Omer Akram om2...@ubuntu.com wrote: What about the question: is it also an issue in 11.10? -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed

Re: [Bug 868841] Re: right-click/context menus freeze and won't go away

2011-12-08 Thread John Woods
Believe me -- I've been trying. I think it's just an effect of having a lot of tabs open for a long time. I know that's not very helpful. If I figure it out, I'll post here. On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Omer Akram om2...@ubuntu.com wrote: I insanely clicked in this browser tab for almost a

Re: [Bug 868841] Re: right-click/context menus freeze and won't go away

2011-12-07 Thread John Woods
It usually takes a few hours of web browser use and clicking to reproduce this. On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 12:59 AM, Omer Akram om2...@ubuntu.com wrote: that could also be caused by some non-standard configuration since the issue did not vanish for you even after upgrading to 11.10 Can you start

Re: [Bug 868841] Re: right-click/context menus freeze and won't go away

2011-12-06 Thread John Woods
Yes. However, it may be a Chrome problem. I have since discovered that if I issue a `killall -9` to Chrome, the ghost context menus will go away. On Dec 6, 2011, at 11:42 AM, Omer Akram om2...@ubuntu.com wrote: Thanks for your bug report. There have been a new release of Ubuntu since this bug

[Bug 890785] [NEW] xorg high CPU usage with compiz and nvidia proprietary drivers

2011-11-15 Thread John Woods
Public bug reported: Probable duplicate of: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/737454 I experienced this problem in earlier versions of Ubuntu primarily when my console windows were really large. If I made them smaller, the CPU usage would drop dramatically, to much more

[Bug 737454] Re: xorg high cpu usage with compiz while using top command; goes away when compiz is killed

2011-11-15 Thread John Woods
Probable duplicate here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/890785 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737454 Title: xorg high cpu usage with compiz while using top

[Bug 890785] Re: xorg high CPU usage with compiz and nvidia proprietary drivers

2011-11-15 Thread John Woods
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[Bug 368092] Re: Typing in Texmaker causes high CPU usage in Xorg

2011-11-15 Thread John Woods
I'm using 11.10 and I still have this problem. The -graphicssystem raster workaround works for me, but I also seem to get this bug in gedit. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/368092

[Bug 816580] Re: Mouse freezes after screensaver lock

2011-10-16 Thread John Woods
I believe I may have the same issue, in Oneiric. When the mouse stops working, I can still use my Wacom tablet pen to move the cursor, but the touchpad is non-responsive. Keyboard functions just fine. ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: Expired = New -- You received this bug

[Bug 876149] [NEW] Mouse stops working after screen saver locks screen

2011-10-16 Thread John Woods
Public bug reported: I activated the screensaver, and when I unlocked again, my mouse would no longer work. No clicking, no motion. I can get around this by using the WACOM stylus (it's a tablet). This will allow me to move the cursor. However, still no mousepad. It may be that typing caused

[Bug 876149] Re: Mouse stops working after screen saver locks screen

2011-10-16 Thread John Woods
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[Bug 868841] Re: right-click/context menus freeze and won't go away

2011-10-05 Thread John Woods
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[Bug 868841] [NEW] right-click/context menus freeze and won't go away

2011-10-05 Thread John Woods
Public bug reported: I have a bad habit of right clicking repeatedly on webpages I'm viewing. After Unity's been running for a while, this behavior consequences: the context menus freeze and won't go away. If it happens once, it's much much much more likely to happen again in the next few

[Bug 546871] Re: System freeze induced by Chrome while using ath5k

2010-05-14 Thread John Woods
I have the exact same problem, but am not using Atheros wireless: 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8055 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 12) Subsystem: Fujitsu Limited. Device 139a Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 27 Memory

[Bug 546871] Re: System freeze induced by Chrome while using ath5k

2010-05-14 Thread John Woods
My apologies, that was foolish. I am in fact using Atheros. 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) Subsystem: Fujitsu Limited. Device 139c Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18 Memory at 8860

[Bug 37382] Re: ata timeout freezes system partly

2008-08-28 Thread John Woods
For me, problem was solved by removing the ATA hard disk, so I can no longer comment. -- ata timeout freezes system partly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/37382 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 37382] Re: ata timeout freezes system partly

2008-07-25 Thread John Woods
Has anyone solved this? I'm having the same problem. It started today when I rebooted, probably due to some software upgrade (not kernel-- using earlier kernels does not help). -- ata timeout freezes system partly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/37382 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 229927] Re: The program 'firefox' received an X Window System error.

2008-07-07 Thread John Woods
I can, somewhat. I get this error with a lot of different URLs, but the worst is gmail.com: $ /usr/lib/firefox-3.0/firefox --verbose --sync The program 'firefox' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadMatch (invalid parameter

[Bug 187918] Re: [Hardy] KDE4 logon failure: 'startkde: Could not start D-Bus. Check your installation.'

2008-06-27 Thread John Woods
In that case, I'd suggest you check elsewhere. You might check permissions of your user-specific configuration stuff, like .kde and .kde4 and .kde4.1 if there is one, and .ICEauthority, .Xauthority, .DCOPserver*, etc. I don't think it's the same bug that you're describing. -- [Hardy] KDE4 logon

[Bug 187918] Re: [Hardy] KDE4 logon failure: 'startkde: Could not start D-Bus. Check your installation.'

2008-06-27 Thread John Woods
Philippe, Does KDE 4.0 work for you? This bug was originally about KDE 4.0, but it seems to have been fixed. Using: dbus 1.1.20-1ubuntu2 dbus-x11 1.1.20-1ubuntu2 hal 0.5.11~rc2-ubuntu8.1 kubuntu-kde4-desktop 0.14 libdbus-1-3 1.1.20-1ubuntu2 linux-headers-generic 2.6.24.19.21 kde4-core 3.3

[Bug 187918] Re: [Hardy] KDE4 logon failure: 'startkde: Could not start D-Bus. Check your installation.'

2008-05-19 Thread John Woods
Oh, and using Hardy Heron (kubuntu-8.04-kde4.04-x86). It happens on every machine I install on. Here are the video cards for two of them: VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV18GL [Quadro NVS 280 SD] (rev a2) VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300

[Bug 187918] Re: [Hardy] KDE4 logon failure: 'startkde: Could not start D-Bus. Check your installation.'

2008-05-19 Thread John Woods
Okay, I've installed GDM and tried starting KDE that way. It fails as well, same error message. GDM also gives me the option of viewing .xsession-errors, and when I choose that option, THAT fails as well-- says it's unable to open the file (which is 644). For your viewing pleasure, I've included a

[Bug 187918] Re: [Hardy] KDE4 logon failure: 'startkde: Could not start D-Bus. Check your installation.'

2008-05-15 Thread John Woods
I've done a bit more troubleshooting, and narrowed the problem down some. I think it has to do with the order system services are started relative to PAM, or some permissions setting within PAM. Here's why: In startkde, there is a section that begins with: # D-Bus autolaunch is broken if test -z

[Bug 187918] Re: [Hardy] KDE4 logon failure: 'startkde: Could not start D-Bus. Check your installation.'

2008-05-09 Thread John Woods
My experience is the same as Edsoncv; I also authenticate using LDAP. I tried removing .kde*, .qt*, and .ICEauthority, but none of these things helped. Pretty frustrating. -- [Hardy] KDE4 logon failure: 'startkde: Could not start D-Bus. Check your installation.'