Re: [Bug 763065] Re: [Thinkpad T60] Kubuntu - distorted sound

2011-04-22 Thread Michael Truscott
Having spent the day fiddling, an update on this. This is not a hardware fault as an install of 10.10 works fine (with gnome and kde) I updated to 11.04 and the problem came back in KDE, I'm not able to log into unity or gnome so I can't test whether it works outside of KDE! I tried xine and

Re: [Bug 763065] Re: [Thinkpad T60] Kubuntu - distorted sound

2011-04-22 Thread Michael Truscott
I'll double check the hardware and get back to you. Michael ___ On Wednesday 20 Apr 2011 07:23:49 you wrote: Ok; I'm out of ideas at the moment,

Re: [Bug 763065] Re: [Thinkpad T60] Kubuntu - distorted sound

2011-04-19 Thread Michael Truscott
I tried the command below and there is a nice clean tone broken up intermittently by interference like noise about 1/4 - 1/2 a second long. I tried all the volume controls and they didn't change distortion. I have just tried this with the latest SUSE live CD and that also has distortion.

Re: [Bug 763065] Re: Kubuntu - distorted sound

2011-04-18 Thread Michael Truscott
Hi, It sounds as if it is being played on a radio with a broken speaker - notes are blurred and distorted, and there is almost white noise. also oddly, there is a time signature problem, a track will speed up and slow down, and it seems that this depends on other processes that are being carried

[Bug 426069] Re: kwin crashes - assertion failure

2009-10-15 Thread Michael Truscott
I think there are 2 things going on here-my problem has been solved by recent updates to Mesa, etc as I have come to the conclusion that it was an openGL problem. -- kwin crashes - assertion failure https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/426069 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 426069] Re: kwin crashes - assertion failure

2009-10-14 Thread Michael Truscott
Scrub my final suggstion... Do you still get crashes if you have compositing switched on? -- kwin crashes - assertion failure https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/426069 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kdebase-workspace in ubuntu.

[Bug 426069] Re: kwin crashes - assertion failure

2009-10-13 Thread Michael Truscott
I have stopped the crashing by turning off the compositing effects. After reading around this it seems that there is problem with the ATI drivers (surprise!). This can probably be ignored/moved until the ATI driver is sorted. -- kwin crashes - assertion failure

[Bug 426069] Re: kwin crashes - assertion failure

2009-10-12 Thread Michael Truscott
just realised the commands after kwin crashed were meant to be run in gdb the outputs were: (gdb) backtrace full No stack. (gdb) info registers The program has no registers now. (gdb) x/16i $pc No registers. (gdb) thread apply hope this helps -- kwin crashes - assertion failure

[Bug 426069] Re: kwin crashes - assertion failure

2009-10-12 Thread Michael Truscott
I am also getting the same error. I tried the debugging instructions, but got the error backtrace: command not found which makes the rest a bit tricky. attached is the output from gdb if that helps. ** Attachment added: gdb-kwin.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33563477/gdb-kwin.txt --

[Bug 441095] [NEW] [LENOVO 2007FVG] suspend/resume failure

2009-10-02 Thread Michael Truscott
Public bug reported: btw ubuntu-bug -p linux doesn't give any useful information but gives: Usage: /usr/bin/ubuntu-bug pid|symptom name|package name|program path|.crash file ProblemType: KernelOops Annotation: This occured during a previous suspend and prevented it from resuming properly.

[Bug 441095] Re: [LENOVO 2007FVG] suspend/resume failure

2009-10-02 Thread Michael Truscott
** Attachment added: AlsaDevices.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32897127/AlsaDevices.txt ** Attachment added: AplayDevices.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32897128/AplayDevices.txt ** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32897129/BootDmesg.txt **

Re: [Bug 94593] Re: An application using the MySQL driver may crash if the database is explicitly removed before QApplication is destroyed

2008-08-24 Thread Michael Truscott
Sorry for the wrong call on the package - I can't claim to be any sort of expert on package names, etc. Thought I was helping with as much info as I could find so people wouldn't need to ask bleedingly obvious questions... On Saturday 23 August 2008 18:27:07 Harald Sitter wrote: Next time if

Re: [Bug 94593] Re: An application using the MySQL driver may crash if the database is explicitly removed before QApplication is destroyed

2008-08-24 Thread Michael Truscott
Cheers, it looks like it got sorted via upstream anyway, so if you haven't anyway, close the thing. On Sunday 24 August 2008 21:23:04 Harald Sitter wrote: You were helping, it isn't a useless report, but by definition everyone who triages bugs becomes lazy after some time, which explains why

[Bug 185131] Re: [GUTSY KDE4] Suspend and hibernate don't work

2008-07-09 Thread Michael Truscott
Luis, are the keys working and if so what laptop are you using. Andy (and anyone else), is there anything we can do to help with this as at the moment it is very annoying from a useability point of view (I want to be able to just close the lid...) -- [GUTSY KDE4] Suspend and hibernate don't

Re: [Bug 193895] Re: firefox makes realplayer plugin producechoppy sound

2008-06-11 Thread Michael Truscott
The most recent update seems to have solved this for me - iPlayer seems to be fine. On Wednesday 16 April 2008 22:58:46 Michael Truscott wrote: This problem also affects epiphany when using the BBC site. Also, this problem happens with firefox when running KDE4. I think buffering problems

Re: [Bug 185131] Re: [GUTSY KDE4] Suspend and hibernate don't work

2008-06-07 Thread Michael Truscott
I've had another go and it seems to be a hotkey problem - these don't work (for example the laptop lid) but putting the command does, flawlessly. Anyone else with a thinkpad and the same problem? -- [GUTSY KDE4] Suspend and hibernate don't work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/185131 You

[Bug 185131] Re: [GUTSY KDE4] Suspend and hibernate don't work

2008-05-25 Thread Michael Truscott
Yes I am, my kernel supports it as I happily suspend in gnome and KDE. Any ideas anyone? -- [GUTSY KDE4] Suspend and hibernate don't work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/185131 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

Re: [Bug 185131] Re: [GUTSY KDE4] Suspend and hibernate don't work

2008-05-23 Thread Michael Truscott
On Thursday 22 May 2008 23:12:26 Tom Chiverton wrote: Michael: Key mapping ? This is on the popup that appears when you press ctrl-alt-del which is the same as for choosing logout from the menu or panel. Well, all that does is log me out - there are no options presented for

Re: [Bug 185131] Re: [GUTSY KDE4] Suspend and hibernate don't work

2008-05-22 Thread Michael Truscott
Has this filtered through to the repos as my laptop doesn't appear to want to do either of these (inspite of doing so briefly throught testing...) Does it work for anyone - do I need to do anything to make it work? Thanks. On Saturday 10 May 2008 10:24:21 Lydia Pintscher wrote: Marking as fix

Re: [Bug 185131] Re: [GUTSY KDE4] Suspend and hibernate don't work

2008-05-22 Thread Michael Truscott
On Thursday 22 May 2008 11:59:27 Tom Chiverton wrote: WFM, sorry. Have you tried 'sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade' from the command line ? My version of kdebase-bin-kde4 is 4:4.0.4-0ubuntu1~hardy3 I have and it is that version - perhaps its to do with key mapping. -- [GUTSY KDE4]

Re: [Bug 193895] Re: firefox makes realplayer plugin producechoppy sound

2008-04-16 Thread Michael Truscott
This problem also affects epiphany when using the BBC site. Also, this problem happens with firefox when running KDE4. I think buffering problems sounds likely as it is only in Firefox and epiphany that the problem occurs; even then it doesn't cause a problem for the windows media format

[Bug 211365] Re: System forgets display setup

2008-04-15 Thread Michael Truscott
** Also affects: xserver-xorg-driver-ati (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- System forgets display setup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/211365 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 211365] Re: System forgets display setup

2008-04-14 Thread Michael Truscott
** Also affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: gdm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- System forgets display setup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/211365 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 211365] [NEW] System forgets display setup

2008-04-03 Thread Michael Truscott
Public bug reported: I am running up to date Hardy on a Thinkpad T60 using the ATi proprietry drivers. Everything is fine except that after a suspend when I log out instead of gdm I get a popup telling me that the screen cannot be detected at approx. 800 x 600. If I reboot everything is back to

[Bug 193895] Re: firefox makes realplayer plugin producechoppy sound

2008-04-03 Thread Michael Truscott
Apologies, I have been ill and missed the email. At the time I reported the bug I had upgraded from Gutsy and had at no time tweaked any sound settings. Realplayer worked fine in gutsy - I do not recall ever having FF2 in Hardy. Since then I have reinstalled Hardy and still have the same

[Bug 187450] Re: When logging out of KDE4, you have to click logout in two different dialog boxes

2008-04-03 Thread Michael Truscott
This is just a problem with the default settings - can these be changed for Kubuntu - KDE4? -- When logging out of KDE4, you have to click logout in two different dialog boxes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187450 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

Re: [Bug 194679] Re: PATCH to fix thinkpad acpi hotkey mask for Thinkpad T61/X61/R61 and all other Thinkpads

2008-03-31 Thread Michael Truscott
Thought you'd say that... On Sunday 30 March 2008 18:42:23 Jerone Young wrote: you should just do a fresh install -- PATCH to fix thinkpad acpi hotkey mask for Thinkpad T61/X61/R61 and all other Thinkpads https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194679 You received this bug notification because you

Re: [Bug 194679] Re: PATCH to fix thinkpad acpi hotkey mask for Thinkpad T61/X61/R61 and all other Thinkpads

2008-03-30 Thread Michael Truscott
The live CD works, thanks. Is it worth finding out why this didn't work on my machine or would it just be easier to reinstall? Michael On Saturday 29 March 2008 20:18:47 Michael Truscott wrote: Jerone, thanks for your help - it was the FN + F4 key; please blame viral supidity... I'll try

[Bug 194679] Re: PATCH to fix thinkpad acpi hotkey mask for Thinkpad T61/X61/R61 and all other Thinkpads

2008-03-29 Thread Michael Truscott
Is acpi-support the package that controls the suspend key (fn +F5) and the behaviour of the lid switch? Since switching to hardy these do not work on my T60, although they did in gutsy. If this needs to be filed elsewhere please let me know. Michael -- PATCH to fix thinkpad acpi hotkey mask

[Bug 198581] Re: Firefox renders some images badly

2008-03-29 Thread Michael Truscott
Zooming out does render the pictures ok, but, the text is then too small. Why does it do this by default? As it is I am left with the choice of bad images-good txt or good images-small txt. Can I change this behaviour? -- Firefox renders some images badly

Re: [Bug 194679] Re: PATCH to fix thinkpad acpi hotkey mask for Thinkpad T61/X61/R61 and all other Thinkpads

2008-03-29 Thread Michael Truscott
Jerone, thanks for your help - it was the FN + F4 key; please blame viral supidity... I'll try the live CD build as you suggest. Michael On Saturday 29 March 2008 16:24:19 Jerone Young wrote: @Micheal also ensure you have the latest bios http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/BIOS_Upgrade Also here

[Bug 193895] [NEW] firefox makes realplayer plugin producechoppy sound

2008-03-07 Thread Michael Truscott
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 When trying to listen to the bbc radio player on firefox 3 in Hardy all I can hear is a choppy output. Realplayer will work without problem as a standalone or with Konqueror as an embedded player. This may be connected with the other

[Bug 194548] Re: Rhythmbox causes strange error report about laptop lid on T60

2008-03-07 Thread Michael Truscott
That's okay then - I thought it was to do with my laptops sleep problems. -- Rhythmbox causes strange error report about laptop lid on T60 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194548 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 194548] [NEW] Rhythmbox causes strange error report about laptop lid on T60

2008-03-07 Thread Michael Truscott
Public bug reported: When using rhythmbox on a Thinkpad T60 I get the following error message (this does not occur with other applications such as amarok): Sleep Warning Your laptop will not sleep if you shut the lid as a running program has prevented this. Some laptops can overheat if they do

[Bug 198581] [NEW] Firefox renders some images badly

2008-03-04 Thread Michael Truscott
Public bug reported: Images from some sites (such as guardian.co.uk) are rendered poorly. They are pixelated and very low res. this was not a problem using FF2 or using the Konqs. ** Affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Firefox renders some images

Re: [Bug 96473] Re: [nvidia-glx] Window content is black after opening 5/6 windows when using compiz

2007-11-06 Thread Michael Truscott
I fixed it very recently by moving from nvidia-glx to nvidia-glx-new. I haven't tried 50+ but have managed 20+ without problems. Should nvidia-glx-new be installed by default? On Wednesday 07 November 2007 02:34:29 Cameron Braid wrote: One issue with xserver-xgl is that it doesn't work when

Re: [Bug 36508] Re: Booting computer with attached USB-storages causes lockup

2007-05-08 Thread Michael Truscott
On Wednesday 18 April 2007 23:26:07 Philip Paquette wrote: Can you confirm this bug still happens in edgy/feisty? Thanks. This bug does not occur in feisty and the computer boots. -- Booting computer with attached USB-storages causes lockup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/36508 You received

Re: [Bug 66902] Re: totem-mozilla claims RTSP mime type but can't play them

2006-12-21 Thread Michael Truscott
But what about us running edgy - can we have this fix as well? On Thursday 21 December 2006 21:25, Sebastien Bacher wrote: That upload fixes the bug: totem (2.17.3-0ubuntu2) feisty; urgency=low . * debian/rules: - don't build the complex plugin for gstreamer to not take over rtsp

Re: [Bug 36508] Re: Booting computer with attached USB-storages causes lockup

2006-12-12 Thread Michael Truscott
Yes I can unfortunately. As I put in the bug report it doesn't like the card reader in my Aria case either. I don't know if it is the Asus board that is the particular problem but it is top of the list of suspects. On Wednesday 13 December 2006 05:48, Richard Johnson wrote: I cannot confirm

Re: [Bug 74280] Re: katapult 0.3.1.4-0ubuntu2~edgy1 doesnt like config file from previous version

2006-12-07 Thread Michael Truscott
On Monday 04 December 2006 15:10, you wrote: It has now, for what ever reason, begun to work. Please contact me if you feel there is anything to follow up. -- katapult 0.3.1.4-0ubuntu2~edgy1 doesnt like config file from previous version https://launchpad.net/bugs/74280 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing

Re: [Bug 34909] Re: Icons and menus vanish in OO2.0.2 under Gnome

2006-10-24 Thread Michael Truscott
In many ways it is now worse as Open Office just keeps crashing instead... On Monday 16 October 2006 23:23, Carthik Sharma wrote: Hi Folks, Please let us know if this is still an issue for anyone. If it is not, then we can close this bug. Thanks in advance. -- Icons and menus vanish in