[Bug 107881] Re: Edgy Feisty Alt CD upgrade update-manager fails

2007-06-07 Thread Martin Andersen
Finally, after running cdromupgrade about 5 times, I got it upgraded. It actually didn't quit after the above error like it said it would, and there was an identical about sound-juicer, before continuing. Here's a summary: Could not install 'Rhythmbox'. The upgrade has abortedetc package

[Bug 107881] Re: Edgy Feisty Alt CD upgrade update-manager fails

2007-06-06 Thread Martin Andersen
My upgrade using the Alternate CD has also failed some way into the process. Last entry in apt.log is: Traceback (most recent call last): File /usr/share/apport/apport-gtk, line 8, in module from problem_report import ProblemReport ImportError: No module named problem_report Last entries

[Bug 107881] Re: Edgy Feisty Alt CD upgrade update-manager fails

2007-06-06 Thread Martin Andersen
The upgrade-manager specifically said it was disabling 3rd-party repositories for the upgrade. All 3rd-party repositories are currently disabled. My sources-list now point to Feisty repositories, despite the process having been aborted. It warned the system might be in an unstable state.

[Bug 107881] Re: Edgy Feisty Alt CD upgrade update-manager fails

2007-06-06 Thread Martin Andersen
Forgot to mention the error for the 2nd time: Could not download the upgrades Failed to fetch cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.04 _Feisty Fawn_ - Release i386 (20070415)]/pool/main/f/foomatic-db/foomatic-db_20070327-0ubuntu1_all.deb MD5Sum mismatch Failed to fetch cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.04 _Feisty Fawn_ - Release

[Bug 107881] Re: Edgy Feisty Alt CD upgrade update-manager fails

2007-06-06 Thread Martin Andersen
After the last time, it didn't even recognise the CD anymore. It did recognise a commercial audio CD. The CD had been previously verified. So I restarted with an old DVD-ROM plugged in instead. 4th try, this time with 810 packaged to get, failed too, again with a different error: Could not

[Bug 111031] Request: Include Wubi on LiveCD Windows apps

2007-04-29 Thread Martin Andersen
Public bug reported: Although still Beta, it would be useful to include Wubi on the LiveCD as part of the included Windows apps http://cutlersoftware.com/ubuntusetup/wubi/en-US/index.html Basically, it would give the curious the chance to try Ubuntu on their Win XP machine longer than a mere

[Bug 94512] Nautilus-folder Properties-Permissions: No recursive CHOWN

2007-03-21 Thread Martin Andersen
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus Ubuntu Edgy Nautilus 2.16.1 When selecting a folder, right-clicking it, choosing Properties from the contextual menu, Permissions tab,and changing permissions, followed by clicking Apply permissions to enclosed files, it only applies the CHMOD

[Bug 70227] installing lxdoom from Add/Remove doesn't install dependencies

2006-11-04 Thread Martin Andersen
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: lxdoom When you install lxdoom from Add/Remove... and go to try it in Games, nothing happens, because dependencies are not installed, namely the game data (IWAD), the packages freedoom and doom-wad-shareware in the repos. It should be made clear when

[Bug 70228] GUI apps fail silently; no error dialog

2006-11-04 Thread Martin Andersen
Public bug reported: When GUI applications fail, they do so silently with no explanation, leaving the user clueless, or wondering if it is just taking a long time to load. Users should not have to go into a terminal to get error messages. This is something Windows does a lot better, even if not

[Bug 65080] Re: Graphical install: GParted modifying partition table leads to Windows Bluescreen on boot

2006-10-30 Thread Martin Andersen
Probably a duplicate of bug#48229 -- Graphical install: GParted modifying partition table leads to Windows Bluescreen on boot https://launchpad.net/bugs/65080 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 21412] Re: Default update-grub behaviour is not intuitive with respect to user modifications

2006-09-13 Thread Martin Andersen
Adding the Windows boot options before the Automagic lines results in the Splashimage not appearing, so the bootlist really has to come after all the options, so there is no proper way of reordering the bootlist with anything before Ubuntu. -- Default update-grub behaviour is not intuitive with

[Bug 33214] Re: gnome-screensaver restores default color-correction settings

2006-09-13 Thread Martin Andersen
Confirmed here too with CRT monitor. Whether I set Gamma with xgamma in the terminal or use the nVidia control, once the gnome screensaver kicks in, it resets it to the default (1), even though xgamma still reflects the values I set. If I open the nvidia control again, or retype the xgamma, the

[Bug 59895] Updating Kernel modified Grub doesn't respect customised entries

2006-09-11 Thread Martin Andersen
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: grub I set Windows as the first entry in the Grub menu.lst, but whenever the kernel is upgraded, everything above the Other Operation Systems divider is removed. Ubuntu should not assume it is the primary operating system and remove customised entries,

[Bug 32529] Re: Installer corrupting partition table

2006-09-11 Thread Martin Andersen
Seems to be the same as bug#19000 https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/partman-partitioning/+bug/19000 The author of ntfsresize confirms a problem in Partman and other partitioners like gParted and QTparted. I don't know the status with the current gParted 0.3, though. -- Installer

[Bug 59895] Re: Updating Kernel modified Grub doesn't respect customised entries

2006-09-11 Thread Martin Andersen
Seems to be a duplicate of bug #21412 -- Updating Kernel modified Grub doesn't respect customised entries https://launchpad.net/bugs/59895 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 59895] Re: Updating Kernel modified Grub doesn't respect customised entries

2006-09-11 Thread Martin Andersen
Confirm that grub-update doesn't affect anything above ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST but that is not ideal, being before all the instructions and examples etc. In bug #21412 it was suggested to have an include for the autogenerated output or something similar, or even moving to Grub2 (don't

[Bug 59912] Graphical Grub editor (Boot Options config) needed

2006-09-11 Thread Martin Andersen
Public bug reported: Ubuntu/Debian needs a graphical Boot Options config panel under System - Administration written in GTK+2 (or possibly something like wxPython, which I understand would make it native to KDE as well). It should be aimed at Grub2 and preferably introduced simultaneously (I

[Bug 59918] SaX2 X11 configuration for GTK

2006-09-11 Thread Martin Andersen
Public bug reported: Ubuntu should use the SaX2 graphical X11 configuration tool http://sax.berlios.de/ The current frontend is written in QT, but they provide libsax for anyone who wish to write their own frontend. PS: Change the Package if needed, it doesn't allow me to select I Don't Know, a

[Bug 21412] Re: Default update-grub behaviour is not intuitive with respect to user modifications

2006-09-11 Thread Martin Andersen
To get Windows (or any other OS) to appear first in the list, it is necessary to add it BEFORE the Automagic section, which is before all the Options and example comments, which is less than ideal. It would be OK to have an Ubuntu section with all its kernels, as long as you can add entries

[Bug 35354] Re: hal does not recognize NTFS-FUSE mounted devices as mounted

2006-08-06 Thread Martin Andersen
I just did an upgrade, and though I've now switched to experimenting with ntfs-3g, the experimental driver which will be merged into ntfs-progs, the problem is the same. What's interesting is, that once I restarted after the upgrade (which included a new kernel), the HAL demon failed to start.