[Bug 1772859] Re: Network Manager is not able to manage the devices on Ubuntu 18.04

2018-07-19 Thread Nicholas Roberts
cancel that, netplan/network-manager worked for the ethernet after installing later version of the drivers -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1772859 Title: Network Manager is not able

[Bug 1772859] Re: Network Manager is not able to manage the devices on Ubuntu 18.04

2018-07-19 Thread Nicholas Roberts
I have a clean Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop install with defaults on an HP Envy I get the same error WIFI works PCI Ethernet and USB Ethernet connectors both fail when adding them static or DHCP via Network Manager # Let NetworkManager manage all devices on this system network: version: 2

[Bug 490201] Re: [lucid] Nautilus asks password when accessing workgroup

2010-01-16 Thread Nicholas Roberts
Major issue for me as I cannot open shares on my other Ubuntu machines to transfer large files... guess this has stumped everyone? How do you stop Nautilus asking for a password or is there some 'magic' default for this non-existent password? Many thanks Nick -- [lucid] Nautilus asks password

[Bug 444462] Re: openbve 1.2.0.3 can't be installed due to unresolvable dependencies

2010-01-13 Thread Nicholas Roberts
My brain may be a little slow here but... are you saying a fix has been released for Lucid but NOT Karmic? I note that in Karmic I still have the same conflict of dependencies... will a fix be released for Karmic or do we have to wait for Lucid? Many thanks Nick Roberts -- openbve 1.2.0.3 can't

[Bug 423767] Re: please enable rt2800usb and disable rt3070sta in the imx51 kernel

2009-10-04 Thread Nicholas Roberts
Apologies for this interruption, but I have been trying to get a 'convert's' laptop working on Ubuntu for 3 weeks now. Everything is fine apart from WiFi. He had two cards (one USB and one PCMCIA), I won't bore you with the detail but they do not work with Linux. To keep him interested (and

[Bug 423767] Re: please enable rt2800usb and disable rt3070sta in the imx51 kernel

2009-10-04 Thread Nicholas Roberts
By the way, if anyone wonders what my chipset is, it is listed under... http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/RT2800USB.html Should work, but no... grrr! -- please enable rt2800usb and disable rt3070sta in the imx51 kernel https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/423767 You received this bug

[Bug 418509] Re: [Karmic] Hangs during shutdown with kernel 2.6.31-7

2009-08-30 Thread Nicholas Roberts
I thought everything had been resolved for me having updated to 2.6.31-8. However... if I delete a couple of files using Nautilus and then go for a system shutdown I get the warning message that Nautilus is still deleting files (even though it actually finished). Same goes for copying files... a

[Bug 418509] Re: [Karmic] Hangs during shutdown with kernel 2.6.31-7

2009-08-30 Thread Nicholas Roberts
Hi Bernhard I have just been reading a related issue being discussed on the forums, see: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1252690 The bug could be unrelated and just coincidental to the 'hanging' problem that has now been addressed. However, as you are experiencing the same issues as me,

[Bug 418509] Re: [Karmic] Hangs during shutdown with kernel 2.6.31-7

2009-08-30 Thread Nicholas Roberts
My apologies... I was typing my response and did not see mac_v's message until after I had sent it. Bernhard - I would still appreciate your letting me know about the timezone issue. If your system is ok then I can assume I have a separate issue with timezone corruption, but if you get the same

[Bug 406211] Re: time-admin crashed with SIGSEGV in strcmp()

2009-08-30 Thread Nicholas Roberts
I stumbled across this bug report thanks to the automated bug generation when my time-admin crashed with the same symptoms noted here. I was wondering if the problem with timezone setting is contributing the this bug where an fsck is being forced due to an inconsistency in the superblocks

[Bug 406211] Re: time-admin crashed with SIGSEGV in strcmp()

2009-08-30 Thread Nicholas Roberts
My apologies... the more relevant bug is this one: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1252108page=2 -- time-admin crashed with SIGSEGV in strcmp() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/406211 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 418509] Re: [Karmic] Hangs during shutdown with kernel 2.6.31rc7

2009-08-27 Thread Nicholas Roberts
As #16 says I receive a prompt to run fsck reporting that there was an unexpected inconsistency as the last superblock write was (exactly) one hour in the future. Not sure if it is relevant but I wondered if there was an inconsistency between how Karmic was tracking time and I ran

[Bug 395324] Re: 'These windows do not support save current setup....' metacity warning when logging in with gdm 2.26

2009-07-19 Thread Nicholas Roberts
Sterling work - no more warning message... well done! -- 'These windows do not support save current setup' metacity warning when logging in with gdm 2.26 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/395324 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 384469] Re: constantly polls floppy drive

2009-06-23 Thread Nicholas Roberts
I cannot remember the last time I used a floppy; indeed I had to get one from the attic to test what happened when you inserted one with the constant polling going on. Rather than meddling with the OS while we are waiting for the next release, can I suggest (as I have) temporarily disabling the

[Bug 382336] Re: Add/Remove crashed on opening gnome-app-install crashed with AttributeError in get_maintenance_status()

2009-06-22 Thread Nicholas Roberts
Confirmed - could this be a Python version problem? Similar problems occurred a couple of years ago and the temporary fix was to link to the previous Python version. -- Add/Remove crashed on opening gnome-app-install crashed with AttributeError in get_maintenance_status()

[Bug 382336] Re: Add/Remove crashed on opening gnome-app-install crashed with AttributeError in get_maintenance_status()

2009-06-22 Thread Nicholas Roberts
Tried removing and re-installing gnome-app-install from Synaptic. Noted that dependencies removed were not re-instated on re-install and installation reported a bad '.desktop' file. Re-installed application exhibits same behaviours as before. -- Add/Remove crashed on opening gnome-app-install

[Bug 382336] Re: Add/Remove crashed on opening gnome-app-install crashed with AttributeError in get_maintenance_status()

2009-06-22 Thread Nicholas Roberts
The re-install errors are reported in Bug #385248 re: /usr/share/app- install/desktop/pauker.desktop The pauker.desktop file is missing '[Desktop Entry]' as the first line. After adding it the error goes away and gnome-app-install can be re- installed without the error message... it still won't

[Bug 389989] Re: Continuously attempting to read floppy drive

2009-06-21 Thread Nicholas Roberts
I have just upgraded from 9.04 to 9.10 on 20th June and can confirm this bug exactly as described. I tried putting a floppy in the drive and the system appeared to read it a few times and then hung completely (needed a power cycle). -- Continuously attempting to read floppy drive

[Bug 389989] Re: Continuously attempting to read floppy drive

2009-06-21 Thread Nicholas Roberts
Apologies - I forgot to mention that my machine is also a Dell OptiPlex GX240. -- Continuously attempting to read floppy drive https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/389989 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 330824] Re: Soft lockups (freezes) when deleting files from ext4 partitions on 2.6.28

2009-06-19 Thread Nicholas Roberts
I have resisted posting because 'me too' is not helpful. However, I am operating two very different machines (no two pieces of hardware the same) with the same operating system (Jaunty [ext4] with all the latest updates). Both machines exhibit the same 'freezing' problem on deleting files and the

[Bug 330824] Re: Soft lockups (freezes) when deleting files from ext4 partitions on 2.6.28

2009-06-19 Thread Nicholas Roberts
Regarding Øyvind's wise words... I completely agree Øyvind and you are right sir. That said, there are an awful lot of people (like me) who have opted for ext4 believing that any major bugs would be sorted in the usual timely fashion that we have come to enjoy from the Ubuntu community. I think

[Bug 321528] Re: ext4 defrag / defragment tool in Jaunty - include

2009-05-01 Thread Nicholas Roberts
Just a quick comment if I may... Reading the many discussions/forums etc. concerning ext4, I believe one of the MAIN reasons that folk are looking to get a defrag tool running is to 'refresh' files on their disk having moved from ext3 to ext4, rather than worrying about the (minimal) benefits of