[Bug 2055430] Re: curses input box with mouse-support enters test 588 589 whenever terminal window focus changes

2024-02-29 Thread Sam Liddicott
The fix for my application is to add: $cui->set_binding( sub { }, "588" ); $cui->set_binding( sub { }, "589" ); I provide this as a workaround. it suggests that 588 and 589 are to new KEY_* values that are perhaps merely not-handled but now-should-be in libcurses-ui-perl engine. -- You

[Bug 2055430] Re: curses input box with mouse-support enters test 588 589 whenever terminal window focus changes

2024-02-29 Thread Sam Liddicott
I came to this bug report page from the ubuntu 23.10 page for libcurses- ui-perl but I see that context is lost. I'm reporting this against ubuntu 23.10 package libcurses-ui-perl 0.9609-1. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 2055430] [NEW] curses input box with mouse-support enters test 588 589 whenever terminal window focus changes

2024-02-29 Thread Sam Liddicott
Public bug reported: In gnome terminal shell run: /usr/share/doc/libcurses-ui- perl/examples/color_editor The text: 588 will be immediately entered into the document If you switch focus to another application then the text: 589 will be entered into the document Every time you switch back to

[Bug 2055430] Re: curses input box with mouse-support enters test 588 589 whenever terminal window focus changes

2024-02-29 Thread Sam Liddicott
A colleague with a fresh Ubuntu 23.10 installation has confirmed this bug, so marking as confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2055430 Title: curses input box with mouse-support

Re: [Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2016-06-10 Thread Sam Liddicott
Thanks for the hint. I didn't have the problem since the 11.10 builds.. Sam On 10 Jun 2016 2:11 pm, "Markus Kuhn" <614...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > In Ubuntu 16.04, you could place into /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d > /pre-down.d a script to run something like "killall -s USR1 automount &&

Re: [Bug 296867]

2015-06-02 Thread Sam Liddicott
Xavier, I'm happy to pay you now. PayPal to email? Sam On 2 Jun 2015 21:01, Xavier Claessens xclae...@gmail.com wrote: There are patches, there are review comments, and 55 subscribers to this bug. If only one of you could just work on it instead of complaining... -- You received this bug

Re: [Bug 296867] Re: empathy needs to support OTR encryption

2015-06-02 Thread Sam Liddicott
How will this be marked as complete on freedomsponsors? How do we pay Xavier? Sam On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 2:32 PM, G4JC 296...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Just so everyone knows, this has been completed quite some time ago via a bounty developer on FreedomSponsors. However, upstream is

Re: [Bug 296867]

2014-04-30 Thread Sam Liddicott
the chaos lies a higher Order. No matter which side you think you are on... you're actually on both, and they are not truly opposed when undivided. On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Sam Liddicott s...@liddicott.com wrote: I'm feed up of people complaining about people complaining about wilful

Re: [Bug 296867]

2014-04-28 Thread Sam Liddicott
I think most people take it for granted that telepathy devs are on the dark side - even the name of the project gives it away! Telepathy is for other people to read your thoughts. But it's bad manners to bring it up on the bug report list. On 28 Apr 2014 17:51, Bugzi 296...@bugs.launchpad.net

Re: [Bug 296867]

2014-04-28 Thread Sam Liddicott
I'm feed up of people complaining about people complaining about wilful bad security. This is doubly so considering all the criticism that has gone the way of the OpenSSL people in the wake of Heartbleed. A little more discussion there might have helped, but here it obviously hasn't! When

Re: [Bug 296867] Re: empathy needs to support OTR encryption

2014-04-28 Thread Sam Liddicott
I think people are trying provoke a post-Snowden comment from the devs or Ubuntu. This uncomfortable discussion has an important social role in establishing or restoring or writing off credibility. Pre-Snowden the official position seemed incredible, but potentially honestly held. It may even

Re: [Bug 296867] Re: empathy needs to support OTR encryption

2013-07-24 Thread Sam Liddicott
@Bengt Lüers I agree with all your points. But none of the empathy dev want to do it. No-one who is capable of doing it wants to do it. I was just trying to summarise why that might be the case. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

Re: [Bug 296867] Re: empathy needs to support OTR encryption

2013-07-23 Thread Sam Liddicott
pidgin was written by problem solvers empathy is written by architects they have different itches to scratch. Those who want encryption still use pidgin. It still works. On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Pander 296...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: I think

Re: [Bug 296867] Re: empathy needs to support OTR encryption

2013-04-12 Thread Sam Liddicott
It may be worth approaching the guy who did it for pidgin. An alternative might be to write a shim library so that pidgin plugins would work with empathy. On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 10:39 PM, Justin Alan Ryan serial.rocks...@gmail.com wrote: Do we have someone who can commit to doing this work

Re: [Bug 296867] Re: empathy needs to support OTR encryption

2012-03-28 Thread Sam Liddicott
Can some paypal help? I'm clean out of time... Is the nearly-done code committed anywhere? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296867 Title: empathy needs to support OTR encryption To

Re: [Bug 509180] Re: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbage to encrypted files

2012-03-22 Thread Sam Liddicott
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Launchpad Bug Tracker 509...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.32-40.87 hurrah, and thanks to everyone involved. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

Re: [Bug 509180] Re: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbage to encrypted files

2011-12-06 Thread Sam Liddicott
Sounds like a plausible deniability feature is active. Honest, its not encrypted, it's corrupted. Ouch Of course, to be plausible, such a mode cannot be disabled. However in England failure to decrypt could result in jail time so this bug entry could be evidence. -- You received this bug

Re: [Bug 509180] Re: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbage to encrypted files

2011-11-18 Thread Sam Liddicott
Carefully don't fill your file system is the only remedy right now, -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/509180 Title: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbage to encrypted files

Re: [Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2011-10-09 Thread Sam Liddicott
I don't observe this buggy behavior with recent 11.10 builds. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to autofs5 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614731 Title: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs To

Re: [Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2011-10-09 Thread Sam Liddicott
Although 11.10 has tried to sleep with nfs mounts resulting in a deadlock when sync-ing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to autofs5 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614731 Title: shutdown hangs with wlan

Re: [Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2011-10-09 Thread Sam Liddicott
I don't observe this buggy behavior with recent 11.10 builds. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614731 Title: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs To manage

Re: [Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2011-10-09 Thread Sam Liddicott
Although 11.10 has tried to sleep with nfs mounts resulting in a deadlock when sync-ing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614731 Title: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted

[Bug 80220] Re: ability to print several images

2011-09-02 Thread Sam Liddicott
It won't be fixed until this bug has been marked invalid, 4 screenshots have been printed out with eog, burned to ashes, uprooted and re-planted in trafalgar square -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 80220] Re: ability to print several images

2011-09-02 Thread Sam Liddicott
gah! I can't believe it - gthumb that used to work is not part of gnome3 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/80220 Title: ability to print several images To manage notifications about

[Bug 509180] Re: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbage to encrypted files

2011-07-15 Thread Sam Liddicott
How did get launchpad get to be so rubbish? The typical ubuntu scenario is like like this: 1. file a bug 2. wait 1-2 years 3. bug gets marked as invalid 4. if you are lucky it was fixed upstream and is fixed in a future release the use of the system seems designed to disuade people from using

[Bug 509180] Re: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbage to encrypted files

2011-07-15 Thread Sam Liddicott
What makes it worse is that Shuttleworth abandoned his bounty idea; so it is impossible for individual users financially support Canonical or Ubuntu, or get support or contribute to support on issues that matter. Individual users (non-enterprise customers) are reduced to the level of beggars who

[Bug 509180] Re: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbage to encrypted files

2011-07-15 Thread Sam Liddicott
I know I'm filing in the wrong forum. I did open a question on this: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/157752 but someone re-filed it wrongly and left it. I try to point out what is going wrong, but actively people don't want to hear. -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 509180] Re: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbage to encrypted files

2011-07-15 Thread Sam Liddicott
what does reddit bomb mean? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/509180 Title: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbage to encrypted files To manage notifications about this bug

[Bug 798858] Re: USB Webkey devices send arbitrary keyboard input to focused window without confirmation

2011-06-27 Thread Sam Liddicott
Hmm... can selinux disable USB input devices? There is a strong case that usb input devices not used for logon should be explicitly enabled after logon (and perhaps remembered). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

Re: [Bug 780266] Re: udevd takes 100% of cpu

2011-06-25 Thread Sam Liddicott
thank-you for this solution. I've been plugging my memory stick into my NAS and using NFS to mount it, which is clearly stupid. Your solution is much better. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 638971] Re: CPU takes 100%

2011-06-23 Thread Sam Liddicott
Natty has as trim and light an invocation of totem as one could hope for! Close this report with my blessing. And I thank-you for the polite and well expressed response. I'm sure it is machine generated but it has the human touch and is very encouraging to read. -- You received this bug

[Bug 774740] Re: Huge memory leak in metacity

2011-06-20 Thread Sam Liddicott
A temporary fix is, every few days (or when you swap space is nearly all used up): pkill metacity ; sleep 1 ; metacity it saves one logging out or rebooting -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 22007] Re: no 'Settings' button in gnome-screensaver

2011-05-23 Thread Sam Liddicott
Perhaps there should be a talk section associated with each bug in launchpad, which could hold the meta-conversation? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/22007 Title: no 'Settings' button

[Bug 334222] Re: MFC-260C driver not working properly

2011-05-16 Thread Sam Liddicott
I no longer have this printer. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/334222 Title: MFC-260C driver not working properly -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 334222] Re: MFC-260C driver not working properly

2011-05-16 Thread Sam Liddicott
I'm marking this valid because 1. it is a valid bug 2. marking it as invalid is an insult to the reporter 3. insulting reporters will have a tendancy to discourage repots I'd like to mark this bug too slow because the average launchpad response time seems quite close to the average hardware

[Bug 509180] Re: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbage to encrypted files

2011-05-12 Thread Sam Liddicott
Repair script works great and is painless! Thanks very much for posting that. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/509180 Title: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbage to

[Bug 780266] Re: udevd takes 100% of cpu

2011-05-12 Thread Sam Liddicott
A trigger of this is inserting my Sandisk Cruzer USB memory stick with fake integrated CD-ROM. This it dmesg when I insert the USB memory stick: May 12 14:46:20 sojo kernel: [95455.488104] usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 May 12 14:46:20 sojo kernel:

[Bug 780266] Re: udevd takes 100% of cpu

2011-05-12 Thread Sam Liddicott
A while after I removed my usb stick, udisks-daemon and dbus-daemon quietened down. Maybe they were handling the backlog of inode changed messages? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/780266

[Bug 687734] Re: /dev/lp0 not found

2011-05-11 Thread Sam Liddicott
Problem does not occur with 11.04 install -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/687734 Title: /dev/lp0 not found -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 666646] Re: 10.10 usb installer crashes on configure cdrom

2011-05-11 Thread Sam Liddicott
Doesn't break on 11.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/46 Title: 10.10 usb installer crashes on configure cdrom -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 586404] Re: maximized windows cover two monitors when using 2 X screens (3 monitors)

2011-05-11 Thread Sam Liddicott
Also on 11.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/586404 Title: maximized windows cover two monitors when using 2 X screens (3 monitors) -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 780266] Re: udevd takes 100% of cpu

2011-05-11 Thread Sam Liddicott
Here is what strace shows: recv(8, 0xbfced218, 8, MSG_DONTWAIT)= -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) sendmsg(5, {msg_name(12)={sa_family=AF_NETLINK, pid=-4298, groups=}, msg_iov(2)=[{libudev\0\376\355\312\376(\0\0\0(\0\0\0\322\0\0\0\360\3\35\267{\313\305\356..., 40},

[Bug 586404] Re: maximized windows cover two monitors when using 2 X screens (3 monitors)

2011-05-11 Thread Sam Liddicott
For the benefit of others with this problem, I'm now using xinerama over 3 monitors and 2 cards. Xinerama does not have this problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/586404 Title:

[Bug 780791] [NEW] gdm and gnome background don't show

2011-05-10 Thread Sam Liddicott
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-displaylink the gdm diaglog parts quickly slide to the top pixel line of the screen. I can login blindly and nautilus shows desktop files, but no wallpaper (just black) and no menu bars. Right-click on desktop shows no menu but does

[Bug 780791] Re: gdm and gnome background don't show

2011-05-10 Thread Sam Liddicott
Notes from this page have a fix: http://plugable.com/2009/11/16/setting-up-usb-multiseat-with-displaylink-on-linux-gdm-up-to-2-20/ 7. xrandr workaround [update: this workaround is not needed when running xf86-video-fbdev or with recent displaylink X servers with this patch

Re: [Bug 509180] Re: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbagetoencrypted files

2011-05-06 Thread Sam Liddicott
I'm still fixing corrupt git repositories caused by this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/509180 Title: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbage to encrypted files --

[Bug 296867] Re: empathy needs to support OTR encryption

2011-05-05 Thread Sam Liddicott
In response to Mark M, I think this is why PGP also took off and is more widely known than S/MIME. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296867 Title: empathy needs to support OTR

Re: [Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mountedhomedirs

2011-04-18 Thread Sam Liddicott
I'm pretty sure that the problem is because the network stops before filesystem unmounts, and so the nfs unmount hangs because the file server is unreachable. The fix would be to unmount network file systems before stopping the network. But that would require stopping processes that use

Re: [Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mountedhomedirs

2011-04-18 Thread Sam Liddicott
I'm pretty sure that the problem is because the network stops before filesystem unmounts, and so the nfs unmount hangs because the file server is unreachable. The fix would be to unmount network file systems before stopping the network. But that would require stopping processes that use

[Bug 509180] Re: ecryptfs sometimes seems to add trailing garbage to encrypted files

2011-03-17 Thread Sam Liddicott
If the user copies or archives the corrupted looking file then their copy has become corrupted. Copying files to a memory stick should me a good backup not a corrupt backup. The excuse your data is OK until you try to read it isn't much of a distinction -- You received this bug

[Bug 355112] Re: Ask.com keeps being re-added to Firefox search bar after updates

2011-03-14 Thread Sam Liddicott
My firefox now will ONLY offer me ask.com as a search provider - ubuntu 10.10 $ ls -l /usr/share/mozilla/extensions/\{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384\}/ubu...@ubuntu.com/searchplugins/ total 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2389 2010-10-27 16:42 ask.xml $ dpkg -S

[Bug 97554] Re: Usually misses 2nd processor

2011-02-24 Thread Sam Liddicott
10.10 live CD detects both processors, so I think you can close this one -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/97554 Title: Usually misses 2nd processor -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 97554] Re: Usually misses 2nd processor

2011-02-24 Thread Sam Liddicott
Do you still want the apport? If so can you have it from the live cd or do you want an installation? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/97554 Title: Usually misses 2nd processor --

[Bug 103794] Re: Cannot have overlapping partitions

2011-02-21 Thread Sam Liddicott
Did you lose any data? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103794 Title: Cannot have overlapping partitions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 716332] Re: ecryptfs fails sporadically

2011-02-14 Thread Sam Liddicott
Well... I can't reproduce it easily... At the time I had a samba compile running in a bin-mounted unionfs chroot as well as virtualbox running windows 2008 with the container file both of which were based in my ecyrptfs mounted homedir My machine is dual core and was running lowish on RAM,

[Bug 716332] [NEW] ecryptfs fails sporadically

2011-02-10 Thread Sam Liddicott
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ecryptfs-utils ecryptfs seems unreliable. In a recent case I performed a git fsck on a large samba4 repo, like this: git fsck --full --verbose --strict it failed with a corrupt dangling commit, and dmesg showed: [961417.528106]

[Bug 716332] Re: ecryptfs fails sporadically

2011-02-10 Thread Sam Liddicott
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/716332 Title: ecryptfs fails sporadically -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 396025] Re: psnup ignores -p option

2010-12-11 Thread Sam Liddicott
evince clearly has a bad strategy for dealing with documents that lack media information when gv can do so successfully. psutils also is faulty in not emitting the information -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 687734] [NEW] /dev/lp0 not found

2010-12-09 Thread Sam Liddicott
Public bug reported: With 2.6.35-24-generic-pae my /dev/lp0 is not found. With 2.6.35-23-generic-pae my /dev/lp0 IS found With 2.6.35-24-generic-pae reports: [ 16.582252] parport_pc 00:0a: reported by Plug and Play ACPI [ 16.583259] parport_pc 00:0a: disabled With 2.6.35-23-generic-pae

[Bug 687734] Re: /dev/lp0 not found

2010-12-09 Thread Sam Liddicott
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/687734 Title: /dev/lp0 not found -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 682881] [NEW] It's Christmas - where is the snow plugin?

2010-11-29 Thread Sam Liddicott
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: compiz-fusion-plugins-unsupported Chaps - it's time for the snow plugin! Slackness last year meant I had to download binaries from dodgy sites - the snow plugin is a good chance to make some headway on bug #1 and move folk away from windows, cos they all

[Bug 682881] Re: It's Christmas - where is the snow plugin?

2010-11-29 Thread Sam Liddicott
And, I'm talking about maverick meercat particularly. -- It's Christmas - where is the snow plugin? https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/682881 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 666646] [NEW] 10.10 usb installer crashes on configure cdrom

2010-10-26 Thread Sam Liddicott
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity ALWAYS when running the maverick installer from USB stick, the installer crashes when configuring additional packages from the (non-existant) CDROM. It may be telling that all the machines don't have cdrom, but it my not... ** Affects:

[Bug 666646] Re: 10.10 usb installer crashes on configure cdrom

2010-10-26 Thread Sam Liddicott
** Attachment added: syslog https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/46/+attachment/1711447/+files/syslog -- 10.10 usb installer crashes on configure cdrom https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/46 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 666646] Re: 10.10 usb installer crashes on configure cdrom

2010-10-26 Thread Sam Liddicott
** Attachment added: partman https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/46/+attachment/1711448/+files/partman -- 10.10 usb installer crashes on configure cdrom https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/46 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 666646] Re: 10.10 usb installer crashes on configure cdrom

2010-10-26 Thread Sam Liddicott
probably a duplicate of #660569 The reason it has taken SO LONG for me to file this bug is that the installer doesn't make it easy to report. Working network is needed, and the instruction text is in a non-cut-n-paste throw-away dialog. -- 10.10 usb installer crashes on configure cdrom

[Bug 666646] Re: 10.10 usb installer crashes on configure cdrom

2010-10-26 Thread Sam Liddicott
I did not use unetbootin, I used the Ubuntu Startup Disk Creator on an existing 10.10 setup. I don't have the exact error text, but it is something like: Error configuring additional packages to install from CD-ROM I've ALWAYS had this error for many previous ubuntu releases when installing

[Bug 665597] Re: Installer crashed - 10.10 install from USB

2010-10-25 Thread Sam Liddicott
Probably a duplicate of #660569 -- Installer crashed - 10.10 install from USB https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/665597 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 555262] Re: Rhythmbox blocks pendrives from mounting

2010-10-22 Thread Sam Liddicott
** Changed in: rhythmbox (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = New -- Rhythmbox blocks pendrives from mounting https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/555262 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 555262] Re: Rhythmbox blocks pendrives from mounting

2010-10-19 Thread Sam Liddicott
I can plug in a USB drive and it works fine. I start rhythmbox and it causes the drive to be ejected. Here is the output of dmesg: [ 571.432202] usb 2-3.1: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd rhythmbox rqt 128 rq 6 len 1024 ret -110 [ 572.440474] usb 1-3: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd

[Bug 555262] Re: Rhythmbox blocks pendrives from mounting

2010-10-19 Thread Sam Liddicott
The problem occurs with a ID 0204:6025 Chipsbank Microelectronics Co., Ltd CBM2080 Flash drive controller but not with my Sandisk Cruzr I'm using Maverick, with Rhythmbox 0.13.1 Disabling MTP plugin stops it breaking -- Rhythmbox blocks pendrives from mounting

[Bug 660569] Re: Installer crash using USB on netbook

2010-10-16 Thread Sam Liddicott
I think the problem occurs when apt fails to configure additional packages to be installed from the cdrom - in my case I'm using the usb installer. my /var/log/syslog says: grep: /target/etc/sources.list : No such file or directory Exception during installation Traceback(most recent call

[Bug 660569] Re: Installer crash using USB on netbook

2010-10-16 Thread Sam Liddicott
My recovery is to get a root shell: mount /dev/sdaX /target mount /proc /target/proc -o bind mount /sys /target/sys -o bind mount /dev /target/dev -o rbind chroot /target mount /dev/sdaX /boot update-initramfs -u -k all grub-install /dev/sda update-grub passwd root (set root password) exit

[Bug 586404] Re: maximized windows cover two monitors when using 2 X screens (3 monitors)

2010-10-14 Thread Sam Liddicott
Also on 10.10 -- maximized windows cover two monitors when using 2 X screens (3 monitors) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/586404 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2010-10-13 Thread Sam Liddicott
I should add that a consequence of this bug us users holding down the power-off button and getting unclean shutdown. After a while this leads to corruptions that prevent X from starting and require a system re-install -- shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

[Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2010-10-13 Thread Sam Liddicott
I should add that a consequence of this bug us users holding down the power-off button and getting unclean shutdown. After a while this leads to corruptions that prevent X from starting and require a system re-install -- shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

[Bug 102525] Re: [apport] pydance.py crashed with SIGSEGV

2010-09-15 Thread Sam Liddicott
Marking a perfectly valid report as invalid is plain rude. I don't care about the bug, but this rudeness via machine is not acceptable. -- [apport] pydance.py crashed with SIGSEGV https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/102525 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 638971] [NEW] CPU takes 100%

2010-09-15 Thread Sam Liddicott
Public bug reported: When playing DVD's or DVD iso's with totem CPU takes 100% gxine or vlc can play the same files at less than 40% It's totem that is reported as taking 100% not the X server. The CPU used doesn't seem related to the playback window size ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease:

[Bug 638971] Re: CPU takes 100%

2010-09-15 Thread Sam Liddicott
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/638971/+attachment/1588439/+files/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/638971/+attachment/1588440/+files/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt

[Bug 638971] Re: CPU takes 100%

2010-09-15 Thread Sam Liddicott
Top reports: PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEMTIME+ COMMAND 2410 sam 20 0 264m 40m 21m S 85.7 5.4 0:52.51 totem 1601 root 20 0 114m 55m 17m S 6.0 7.4 0:43.19 Xorg 1776 sam9 -11 157m 10m 9672 S

[Bug 634108] [NEW] Ubuntu uses gnome-screensaver which should be depracated

2010-09-09 Thread Sam Liddicott
Public bug reported: Ubuntu should not ship gnome-screensaver by default as it's provision for configuring screen-savers is deficient and won't be fixed. See bug #22007 (and associated upstream bug). gnome-screensaver should be depracated and replaced with xscreensaver ** Affects: ubuntu

[Bug 22007] Re: no 'Settings' button in gnome-screensaver

2010-09-09 Thread Sam Liddicott
I've filed a new bug 634108 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/634108) suggesting that gnome- screensaver be deprecated and replaced with xscreensaver. -- no 'Settings' button in gnome-screensaver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/22007 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 22007] Re: no 'Settings' button in gnome-screensaver

2010-09-08 Thread Sam Liddicott
I think it needs a little more publicity. Perhaps on http://blogs.msdn.com/ or New York Times technology pages (they've not published much on GNU/Linux since 2009). You're too smart for Linux if you can configure a screen-saver is a suitable headline. -- no 'Settings' button in

[Bug 22007] Re: no 'Settings' button in gnome-screensaver

2010-09-08 Thread Sam Liddicott
Maybe the Ubuntu bug is that Ubuntu ships Gnome-screensaver at all. -- no 'Settings' button in gnome-screensaver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/22007 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share

2010-09-04 Thread Sam Liddicott
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #316654 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=316654 ** Also affects: gnome-screensaver via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=316654 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- Microsoft has a majority market share

Re: [Bug 22007] Re: no 'Settings' button in gnome-screensaver

2010-09-02 Thread Sam Liddicott
On 31/08/10 15:32, Marc Deslauriers wrote: I see two photo screensavers. The first one is called F-Spot photos and uses the Favorites tag in F-Spot. The second one is called Pictures folder and simply displays the pictures it finds in your ~/Pictures directory. Seriously, what's to

[Bug 22007] Re: no 'Settings' button in gnome-screensaver

2010-08-31 Thread Sam Liddicott
Relax. They (upstream) have a fix - of course! This bug has been marked as a secret show-case bug for some MS fan-boi (or Ballmer on his swan song) to pull out as evidence as to how kack linux (Gnome) is because you can't even configure your screen-saver. As soon as that happens, the patch will

[Bug 610856] Re: Package libmpcdec3 is missing from maverick repos

2010-08-18 Thread Sam Liddicott
gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad now installs. NOTE: It's an insult to the reporters to mark the report as invalid as this which suggests that the bug submitters and the bug-confirmer are incompetent. It damages good-will I think it should be marked as fixed, not invalid. -- Package libmpcdec3 is

[Bug 610856] Re: Package libmpcdec3 is missing from maverick repos

2010-08-18 Thread Sam Liddicott
You are probably right about the word incompetent but the same applies to the word invalid. It conveys the primary message you got it wrong or it's not a bug when the fact is it's a bug filed against the wrong packages But whether or not the bug belongs with the rdeps depends on what the outcome

[Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2010-08-15 Thread Sam Liddicott
** Changed in: autofs5 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = New -- shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614731 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to autofs5 in ubuntu. --

[Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2010-08-15 Thread Sam Liddicott
** Changed in: autofs5 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = New -- shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614731 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2010-08-10 Thread Sam Liddicott
** Attachment added: auto.master http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53406877/auto.master -- shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614731 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to autofs5

[Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2010-08-10 Thread Sam Liddicott
** Attachment added: auto.home http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53406944/auto.home -- shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614731 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to autofs5 in

[Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2010-08-10 Thread Sam Liddicott
The WLAN is not defined in /etc/network/interfaces these days. It was defined via network-manager and available for all users. I believe HAL manages it. The WLAN connects before I login (or lack of NFS homedir would stop me logging in). ** Attachment added: interfaces file - emptyish

[Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2010-08-10 Thread Sam Liddicott
** Attachment added: auto.master http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53406877/auto.master -- shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614731 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2010-08-10 Thread Sam Liddicott
** Attachment added: auto.home http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53406944/auto.home -- shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614731 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2010-08-10 Thread Sam Liddicott
The WLAN is not defined in /etc/network/interfaces these days. It was defined via network-manager and available for all users. I believe HAL manages it. The WLAN connects before I login (or lack of NFS homedir would stop me logging in). ** Attachment added: interfaces file - emptyish

[Bug 608382] Re: Maverick images build on lucid fail to boot - different syslinux version

2010-08-08 Thread Sam Liddicott
I think the problem would go away if usbcreator booted from a loop-back ISO image on the memory stick. isolinux and syslinux are pretty well merged; syslinux it ought to be able to boot an iso image - as long as the initrd could continue and mount the iso-image... -- Maverick images build on

[Bug 614731] [NEW] shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2010-08-07 Thread Sam Liddicott
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: autofs5 I have nfs4 home directories mounted with autofs. If i boot-up and shutdown, everything is fine. If I login for a graphical session and then choose shutdown from a gnome menu, then the shutdown hangs - with tasks like gnome-screensaver and

[Bug 614731] Re: shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs

2010-08-07 Thread Sam Liddicott
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53230924/Dependencies.txt -- shutdown hangs with wlan autofs/nfs mounted homedirs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614731 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed

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