[Bug 1738736] Re: ACPI error message flooding syslog

2020-06-23 Thread Peter Curtis
Has there been any progress on this. I still have the same problem on both kernel 4.15 and 5.4. I still have to modify logrotate to limit logging or more recently I have tried stopping the logging of any errors which was not as simple as I expected as rsyslog uses socket activation under

[Bug 1738736] Re: ACPI error message flooding syslog

2018-10-27 Thread Peter Curtis
I have the same flooding of /var/log/syslog about every 200 msecs with: Oct 27 21:17:01 helios kernel: [11807.295919] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.H_EC._Q50, AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE (20170831/psparse-550) Oct 27 21:17:02 helios kernel: [11807.497617] ACPI Error: Needed

[Bug 1758243] Re: bumblebee needs configuration changes to work with nvidia-driver-390 and libglvnd0

2018-06-18 Thread Peter Curtis
I can confirm that the full procedure covered in #1 and #5 has worked for me once I added one addition change. I found a file in /etc/modprobe.d with the line "alias nvidia off" which prevented bumblebee from loading the nvidia module. It was in /etc/modprobe.d //blacklist-nvidia.conf which I

[Bug 1488426] Re: High CPU usage of kworker/ksoftirqd

2016-02-16 Thread Peter Curtis
I can also confirm that the 3.19.0.49-generic kernel solves the problem for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1488426 Title: High CPU usage of kworker/ksoftirqd To manage

[Bug 1488426] Re: High CPU usage of kworker/ksoftirqd

2015-12-10 Thread Peter Curtis
I have tried the test patch provided by Mathias Nyman in http://linux- kernel.2935.n7.nabble.com/TESTPATCH-v2-xhci-fix-usb2-resume-timing-and- races-tc1250796.html#a1256745 and rebuilt a Wily 4.2 kernel and that has prevented High CPU usage of kworker/ksoftirqd under all the circumstances I have

[Bug 1488426] Re: High CPU usage of kworker/ksoftirqd

2015-12-09 Thread Peter Curtis
@Aditya Thanks for the clarification. I had been trying to find out if the patch had been merged. The issue is not however fixed for me with 4.2 nor was it for lpuser in #8 who tried a number of kernels. However it an improvement as I said in #17 The following shows the problem first without BT

[Bug 1488426] Re: High CPU usage of kworker/ksoftirqd

2015-12-07 Thread Peter Curtis
I have carried out some more comprehensive tests using the kernel in #4 over the weekend and found it does improve my situation far more than my initial quick test showed. Most of the rather bizarre behaviour has gone include the changes with power from battery to external and the importance of

[Bug 1488426] Re: High CPU usage of kworker/ksoftirqd

2015-12-02 Thread Peter Curtis
I also have a similar problem which does Not seem to be solved by the patched kernel although the perf report looks very similar and plugging in a USB device clears the problem. The starting and inhibiting of the kworker spinning is very specific and rather bizare on my new Skylake machine running

[Bug 1496163] Re: i915 firmware is not copied to initrd

2015-11-11 Thread Peter Curtis
I seem to have this bug with a Skylake machine where the firmware load for i915/skl_dmc_ver1.bin failed with error -2. I am running (or trying to) with the Ubuntu LTS Trusty/14.04 version. Is there any way I can use the Wily versions of initramfs-tools or do you have an estimate when it will be

[Bug 1245226] Re: HDMI: audio-video playback too fast

2014-05-30 Thread Peter Curtis
Christopher Penalver, life is too short to proliferate bug reports when there is an existing one with all the background. In my opinion what is needed is crosslinking and consolidation rather than proliferation so a full picture emerges and the appropriate people address it. It is, for example,

[Bug 1245226] Re: HDMI: audio-video playback too fast

2014-05-28 Thread Peter Curtis
This should still be reopened as it occurs for me on a Chillblast Defiant (Haswell/Optimus Architecture, Core i7 Processor and nVidia GTX 765M graphics) with Mint 17 running kernel 3.13.0-24 and I have also tried the ubuntu mainline 3.14.4 kernel. In both cases HDMI sound is about 20% fast whilst

[Bug 1256655] Re: [Gazelle Professional, Intel Haswell HDMI, Digital Out, HDMI] Playback problem, built in speakers work but no audio over HDMI

2014-05-28 Thread Peter Curtis
The kernel problem has been identified at https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=74861 by kernel commit bisection and the simple fix works for me on a Chillblast Defiant mini laptop which has Haswell/Optimus Architecture, Core i7 Processor and nVidia GTX 765M graphics running Mint 17

[Bug 1288004] Re: hdmi audio is sped up/high pitched[Gazelle Professional, Intel Haswell HDMI, Digital Out, HDMI] Playback problem

2014-05-28 Thread Peter Curtis
Neil Shepperd was too modest to say he produced a quick workaround in https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=74861. This simple simple fix works for me on a Chillblast Defiant mini laptop which has Haswell/Optimus Architecture, Core i7 Processor and nVidia GTX 765M graphics running Mint 17

[Bug 1256655] Re: [Gazelle Professional, Intel Haswell HDMI, Digital Out, HDMI] Playback problem, built in speakers work but no audio over HDMI

2014-05-28 Thread Peter Curtis
A kernel problem has been identified at https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=74861 by kernel commit bisection and the simple fix works for me on a Chillblast Defiant mini laptop which has Haswell/Optimus Architecture, Core i7 Processor and nVidia GTX 765M graphics running Mint 17

[Bug 1218547] Re: Clevo W350ST brightness keys don't work on Kubuntu

2013-11-24 Thread Peter Curtis
I have the same problem on a Clevo W230ST based machine running Saucy 13 10. Exactly the same symtoms and print out of ls /sys/class/backlight both using 3.11 and a 3.8 kernel on a LiveUSB. The keys will reduce the backlight but not increase leaving one completely in the dark. I am running

[Bug 1144322] Re: Kernel Panic in 3.8.0, 3.8.1 3.8.2 when diconnecting from network manager, using ppp0 to connect to net

2013-05-23 Thread Peter Curtis
I am seeing the same problem on a MSI Wind U100 with a system based on Ubuntu 13.04 (kernel 3.8.0) whick locks with screen of text as described above immediately on disconnection of a bluetooth PPP connection in the Network Manager but not if the connection is terminated at the phone end. Does

[Bug 702452] Re: [launcher] Wine applications are wrongly matched

2013-01-16 Thread Peter Curtis
How can a confirmed bug affecting so many people for so long be suddenly changed in importance to Wishlist? It affects everyone using Wine and makes it near impossible for those with two Wine programs open. I would vote for Important for all using Wine. -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 295512] Re: Hot reboot freeze on HP 8510w - Ubuntu 8.10

2012-08-20 Thread Peter Curtis
it has to be a BIOS issue of some sort. Maybe its the overtemp trip in the CPU which is to sensitive, but as it only occurs in BIOS mode seems this could be changed somehow by a change in the BIOS?. Peter Curtis -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 295512] Re: Hot reboot freeze on HP 8510w - Ubuntu 8.10

2012-08-18 Thread Peter Curtis
I know this is an old thread. But I've got this exact same problem on two HP8510w. I just put up with it by letting cool down for 5 minutes. Strange is once it gets into Windows it does keep running OK. But today I was trying to install a SSD. And both kept cutting out very quickly just could

[Bug 975152] Re: Execute in terminal not working

2012-06-30 Thread Peter Curtis
I think I have found the problem - the default setting for the terminal is wrong in Lubuntu. Do Edit - Preferences - Advanced Tab and add the option -e to the string so it reads x-terminal-emulator -e %s - this calls lxterminal with the -e option which opens the terminal and executes the command

[Bug 975152] Re: Execute in terminal not working

2012-06-29 Thread Peter Curtis
Same problem after I switched to Lubuntu from Ubuntu. I keep a few scripts on the desktop for common actions such as rebuilding wifi drivers so this is inconvenient. A workround until this is fixed is to create launchers (.desktop files) on the Desktop for the scripts which explicitly start the

[Bug 952776] Re: bluetooth tether DUN fail launch wizard

2012-06-02 Thread Peter Curtis
I have done some further tests and found that one can still make a bluetooth dial-up connection using Gnome-ppp (Covered in www.pcurtis.com/wind.htm#bt for those who want to use it as a workround). Gnome-ppp requires one to be in the dialout and dip groups and having added myself to dialout and

[Bug 952776] Re: bluetooth tether DUN fail launch wizard

2012-06-01 Thread Peter Curtis
I have the same basic problem with 4 machines and the two phones I have tested - all conbinations were used on a regular basis under 11.10. Pairing Bluetooth works perfectly but when you get to the 'tick box' for 'Access the Internet using your mobile phone (DUN)' it spends a long time and finally

[Bug 702452] Re: [launcher] Wine applications are wrongly matched

2012-05-18 Thread Peter Curtis
I have a an additional but related problem in 12.04. Even when a program displays the correct icon when you start it one can not permanently hold it in the Launcher. It will stay until one does a restart but after that it has disappeared. The problem is only present when the launchers are in a

[Bug 702452] Re: [launcher] Wine applications are wrongly matched

2012-05-18 Thread Peter Curtis
A bit of extra information for 12.04. Even when everything seems to work fine from the unity launcher you do not always get the correct matching if you start from a file which is associated with the program. ie if I right click on a .jpg file and open it with Paintshop Pro if turns up in the

[Bug 702452] Re: [launcher] Wine applications are wrongly matched

2011-06-26 Thread Peter Curtis
A bit of extra information. Even when everything seems to work fine from the unity launcher you do not always get the correct matching if you start from a file which is associated with the program. ie if I right click on a .jpg file and open it with Paintshop Pro if turns up in the Launcher as

[Bug 702452] Re: [launcher] Wine applications are wrongly matched

2011-06-22 Thread Peter Curtis
Trevino, Firstly I failed to say that the changes in post 10 only come into effect after a logout and login - it seems that Unity does some matching at startup. Also .desktop files on the Desktop are not included in this 'matching' and a StartupWMClass=Wine in them have no effect when run. All of

[Bug 702452] Re: [launcher] Wine applications are wrongly matched

2011-06-22 Thread Peter Curtis
I have been working a similar problem which I put into the system as https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/799023 - now marked as a duplicate of this bug. I have found a workaround for the two machines I have available each with several wine applications (Dreamweaver, PaintShop, Irfanview,

[Bug 755406] Re: Mouse offset problem when using a WINE application maximized

2011-06-01 Thread Peter Curtis
This affects me with Dreamweaver 2004 and Picasa 3.0 with an offset such that I have to click below. Is there a way to force Wine applications to open in a window rather than maximised while the bug is being sorted? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 762964] Re: Bluetooth doesn't work in Ubuntu 11.04

2011-05-07 Thread Peter Curtis
Several of the comments (31 and 43) refer to mobile phones. I have found that the rfcomm bindings which create the bluetooth devices (/dev/rfcommx) are not taking place either in 11.04 and one also has to bind them manually by: sudo rfcomm bind all after the bluetooth restart The combination of

[Bug 460636] Re: dvb-t device Terratec Cinergy T XS not working

2010-06-04 Thread Peter Curtis
Re Thorsten's id problem. I have a similar problem of a change in a USB id to eb1a:2871 In my case the device was working perfectly with the em28xx-new driver for a couple of days with kaffeine and me-tv. The change was from id eb1a:2870 which was a Pinnacle PCTV DVB-T USB Stick which no longer

[Bug 558627] Re: Power manager mistakenly thinks my battery power is critically low, and hibernates -- MSI Wind U100

2010-05-11 Thread Peter Curtis
Alfrenovsky I have not been able to get your script to work [yet] for me but I confirm I can see anomalous readings after both plugging in and removing the power adapter on the output from upower -dump on the MSI Wind. If this is a common BIOS problem why have we not seen it before. I have been

[Bug 558627] Re: Power manager mistakenly thinks my battery power is critically low, and hibernates -- MSI Wind U100

2010-05-11 Thread Peter Curtis
I have just checked the setup in Jaunty and I find that there are more options under gconf-editor - apps - general including a key called invalid_timeout which does exactly what we need - the description is The invalid timeout is in ms for Power actions. Set longer if you get a 'battery critical'

[Bug 558627] Re: Power manager mistakenly thinks my battery power is critically low, and hibernates -- MSI Wind U100

2010-05-11 Thread Peter Curtis
Alfrenovsky The 'drain in 10 minutes' limit might still gives us a potential problem between 10 minutes battery life left and the 2 minutes that is the normal shutdown point on machines that have intermediate readings. A delay of 30 secs would use some of the hibernate time and need the

[Bug 558627] Re: Power manager mistakenly thinks my battery power is critically low, and hibernates -- MSI Wind U100

2010-05-10 Thread Peter Curtis
I can confirm I am also seeing the problem on an MSI Wind U100 (with original bios) and had found the fix using setting 'use_time_for_policy' to FALSE works. The problem occurs with two different batteries. Looking at the various charts one can view using the gnome-power-manager gui there seems

[Bug 432598] Re: can_suspend and can_hibernate values aren't respected

2009-12-06 Thread Peter Curtis
@brianx I agree about the need to increase the importance of this bug. I also have this problem on two of my own machines and one of my customers all of which crash if suspend is used. The only way out then is for them to be turned on the power switch as off as none of the Alt- SysRq sequences

[Bug 435352] Re: regression: uvcvideo module makes cannot reset port error on usb with bison webcam (5986:0203): USB and suspend fails

2009-11-04 Thread Peter Curtis
I have now run karmic on my Wind U100 off a LiveCD on a USB CD/DVD drive. 1. It is impossible to run the LiveCD if the webcam is enabled but it can be run OK with webcam off. 2. modprobe uncvideo does not have any adverse effects with webcam off 3. Fn F6 key does not work so I can not enable the

[Bug 435352] Re: regression: uvcvideo module makes cannot reset port error on usb with bison webcam (5986:0203): USB and suspend fails

2009-11-04 Thread Peter Curtis
Is there any way to turn the webcam on and off other than the Fn F6 key so I can continue to test on the LiveCD system with Fn F6 dead? Has anyone else seen the partial working of Fn F11 which means I have no bluetooth under Karmic? -- regression: uvcvideo module makes cannot reset port error

[Bug 435352] Re: regression: uvcvideo module makes cannot reset port error on usb with bison webcam (5986:0203): USB and suspend fails

2009-11-03 Thread Peter Curtis
I look after a couple of U100s but have not been able to risk installing Karmic after reading the release notes and problems I had using the LiveCD. Both ran the webcam (5986:0203) happily under Hardy and Jaunty although I had to load a different version of the uvcvideo driver used for the bison

[Bug 406698] Re: package samba-common 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2009-08-03 Thread Peter Curtis
Had the same warning in the toolbar after doing a routine update in 9.04 in background whilst several other programs were running including setting up a new Printer, OpenOffice, Firefox and Adobe Acrobat Should I try again in Synaptic as it does not show a need to still update in Update Manager

[Bug 406698] Re: package samba-common 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2009-08-03 Thread Peter Curtis
Had the same warning in the toolbar after doing a routine update in 9.04 in background whilst several other programs were running including setting up a new Printer, OpenOffice, Firefox and Adobe Acrobat Should I try again in Synaptic as it does not show a need to still update in Update Manager