[Bug 292086] Re: Fix zstar vimicro webcam (0ac8:303b)

2009-01-16 Thread Tim Kersten
I just wanted to comment that my camera (0ac8:303b) now works too, using the latest kernel from http://people.ubuntu.com/~apw/webcams1/ . -- Fix zstar vimicro webcam (0ac8:303b) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292086 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 260301] Re: routef is missing a man page. routef --help executes the script. It is DANGEROUS!

2008-11-05 Thread Tim Kersten
Yes, indeed. This bug is no longer present in current version of Ubuntu. ** Changed in: iproute (Ubuntu) Status: New = Fix Released -- routef is missing a man page. routef --help executes the script. It is DANGEROUS! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/260301 You received this bug

Re: [Bug 64147] Re: ubuntu splash logo stretched on non-4:3/16:9 displays

2008-09-01 Thread Tim Kersten
A bug's importance is not a rating of how good or bad it looks - it's based on whether it hinders your system in working. i.e. if you cannot use your machine at all because of a bug, then it's importance would be high or critical. The splash screen makes no difference to whether you can use your

[Bug 260301] [NEW] routef is missing a man page. routef --help executes the script. It is DANGEROUS!

2008-08-22 Thread Tim Kersten
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: iproute routef has no man page. Upon trying to find out more about the command, I ran routef --help. Instead of showing me help, information or anything else, it exited silently and killed my remote connection to it. cat /usr/bin/routef #! /bin/sh

Re: [Bug 197762] Re: file transfer on USB disk slows down with gvfs

2008-08-02 Thread Tim Kersten
I agree that this should be assigned to the kernel, as I can't see what other package could affect write speeds using dd. dd is low level, has nothing to do with gfs. My guess is it's the kernel, or whatever sits between dd and the kernel. (Is there even something there?) On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at

Re: [Bug 197762] Re: file transfer on USB disk slows down with gvfs

2008-07-24 Thread Tim Kersten
I had this on an amd/ati machine, so I don't think it's nvidia specific. On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Evirsama [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Agree with Sebastien. Have a nvidia one with the bug. ubuntu release 7.10. -- file transfer on USB disk slows down with gvfs

[Bug 197762] Re: file transfer on USB disk slows down with gvfs

2008-06-25 Thread Tim Kersten
I can confirm this happens when using dd'ing a 1G image directly to a usb device. (warning! this will erase all data on the usb key) i.e. from terminal 1: dd if=/dev/zero bs=1000 count=100 of=/dev/sdb # where /dev/sdb is your usb key from terminal 2: while true; do killall -SIGUSR1 dd;

Re: [Bug 216322] Re: SDL applications auto-leave fullscreen if set to native 1280x1024 resolution and Compiz is enabled.

2008-06-12 Thread Tim Kersten
I had similar problems before. Mine were worked around by making sure that the screen saver was disabled. Also, you will get strange mouse behavior if you're using the program unclutter while you have opengl and some sdl games open, either windowed or fullscreen. t On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 3:56

[Bug 157759] Re: Compiz causes OpenGL fullscreen games to eventually go windowed.

2008-03-18 Thread Tim Kersten
Any iidea on if/when this snapshot will out? i.e. we're in beta freeze now, so I'm guessing this won't be fixed for beta, but it would be cool to get some testing done so that there's a chance of fixing it before release :-) -- Compiz causes OpenGL fullscreen games to eventually go windowed.

Re: [Bug 157759] Re: Compiz causes OpenGL fullscreen games to eventually go windowed.

2008-03-14 Thread Tim Kersten
This problem still exists on hardy alpha 6. Although, when games go out of full screen, the mouse pointer still works so it's possible to continue without having to reboot the machine. On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Pedro Villavicencio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you for taking the time to

[Bug 195399] [NEW] pidgin does not adhere to the Freedesktop XDG Base Directory Specification

2008-02-25 Thread Tim Kersten
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: pidgin The specification can be found at: http://standards.freedesktop.org /basedir-spec/latest/index.html From the specification: ## There is a single base directory relative to which user-specific data files

[Bug 148451] Re: gnome-screenshot crashed with SIGSEGV in readdir64_r() after print screen

2008-02-25 Thread Tim Kersten
** Changed in: gnome-utils (Ubuntu) Status: New = Fix Released -- gnome-screenshot crashed with SIGSEGV in readdir64_r() after print screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/148451 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 173411] Re: [Hardy][Regression] Touchpad vertical scroll does not work

2008-02-24 Thread Tim Kersten
Thanks for the update Bryce :-) In case resources do become available to make input-hotplug, here's my lspci-vvnn, devices, xorg.conf, dmesg, laptop, u-name, etc for my laptop, a Dell Inspiron 640M, which also doesn't have the scroll area on the touch pad enabled. I'm using a hardy live cd. **

[Bug 157759] Re: Compiz causes OpenGL fullscreen games to eventually go windowed.

2008-02-13 Thread Tim Kersten
I've had the same issue. In order to play games I must always switch to metacity first. -- Compiz causes OpenGL fullscreen games to eventually go windowed. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157759 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact

[Bug 187682] [NEW] Cannot install libpng12-dev due to dependancy on older libpng12-0.

2008-01-31 Thread Tim Kersten
Public bug reported: To reproduce: Simply fire up Synaptic and try installing libpng12-dev. The message I get is: libpng12-dev: Depends: libpng12-0 (=1.2.15~beta5-2build1) but 1.2.15~beta5-2ubuntu0.1 is to be installed I think this is due to a security upgrade of libpng12. The

[Bug 187682] Re: Cannot install libpng12-dev due to dependancy on older libpng12-0.

2008-01-31 Thread Tim Kersten
Oops, sorry folks. It seems this may be the cause of a third party repository. Bug report retracted. ** Changed in: libpng (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- Cannot install libpng12-dev due to dependancy on older libpng12-0. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187682 You received this bug

[Bug 61105] Re: Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?/opengl?) games

2008-01-17 Thread Tim Kersten
Ok, I've finally figured out the problem. It's unclutter. The jumping of the mouse is caused by unclutter running. :-) I really should have figured this out earlier... Anyway, can this bug be closed now? Or marked as invalid? Cheers, Tim -- Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?/opengl?) games

[Bug 61105] Re: Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?/opengl?) games

2007-11-14 Thread Tim Kersten
Ha!! I have an update. I created a new user account on my computer and that worked like a charm, so it must be some setting in the home folder. I have no idea what, but I am happy that I can now play games again :-D Can somebody else confirm this too? Maybe we can track down the settings

[Bug 61105] Re: Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?/opengl?) games

2007-11-13 Thread Tim Kersten
I have changed the package this bug belongs to as suggested by Pascal Giard. This bug is present for me from a clean install in gutsy when using xserver-xorg-input-mouse version 1.2.1-1. The bug is no longer present when I downgraded to version 1.1.1-0ubuntu, available from here:

[Bug 61105] Re: Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?/opengl?) games

2007-11-13 Thread Tim Kersten
Sorry about the above comment. I am mistaken. Downgrading that package did not solve the problem. Is there any information I could provide to help track down the source of the issue? Tim -- Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?/opengl?) games https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/61105 You received this bug

[Bug 148451] gnome-screenshot crashed with SIGSEGV in readdir64_r() after print screen

2007-10-03 Thread Tim Kersten
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-utils I'm not sure if this is a duplicate of #122387. I just installed the latest daily gutsy build (2 Oct 2007). When ever I press print screen on my keyboard, the screenshot dialog pops up momentarily, but does not respond to cancel or save.

[Bug 148451] Re: gnome-screenshot crashed with SIGSEGV in readdir64_r() after print screen

2007-10-03 Thread Tim Kersten
** Attachment added: CoreDump.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9690649/CoreDump.gz ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9690650/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: Disassembly.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9690651/Disassembly.txt ** Attachment

[Bug 139646] gutsy daily built cds are too big

2007-09-14 Thread Tim Kersten
Public bug reported: During the past days the daily cdimages have been above 700mb and therefore don't fit onto a normal cd. See: http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/daily-live/20070912/ (716mb) http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/daily-live/20070913/ (717mb) http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/daily-live/20070914/

[Bug 61105] Re: Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?/opengl?) games

2007-06-08 Thread Tim Kersten
I just downloaded the latest updates and restarted my machine. Just for kicks I thought I'd try those games again - and to my amazement they worked!! At least Nexuiz and Xmoto do anyway. Can someone else confirm that this? Then we can close this bug! :-) -- Mouse jumps to center in

[Bug 61105] Re: Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?/opengl?) games

2007-05-24 Thread Tim Kersten
I attached a small video of the bug as it occurs. Note the mouse is fully ok before nexuiz gets focused, but once focused, the bug kicks in. Nexuiz has the problem in windowed and in fullscreen made. Xmoto only has the problem in fullscreen mode. The difference is when windowed, xmoto allows the

[Bug 61105] Re: Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?) games

2007-05-21 Thread Tim Kersten
** Changed in: Ubuntu Sourcepackagename: libsdl1.2 = None -- Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?) games https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/61105 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 61105] Re: Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?) games

2007-05-21 Thread Tim Kersten
I changed the affected package - but please change it back if I'm wrong. My reason being, it seems unlikely that this is where the problem lies: I tried installing nexuiz on a friends machine which is also a Dell laptop. It's a different model to mine - the difference is that the mouse does NOT

[Bug 61105] Re: Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?) games

2007-05-21 Thread Tim Kersten
Just to let you know, I thought it might have something to do with the graphics card driver. I have an intel i945 graphics chip and was using the xserver-xorg-video-i810 driver. I tried using the new xserver-xorg- video-intel drivers but they made no difference. :-( ** Summary changed: - Mouse

[Bug 61105] Re: Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?/opengl?) games

2007-05-21 Thread Tim Kersten
You quite right. It doesn't seem to be limited to opengl. I wonder if we could create some very simple programs using the various libraries in question to reduce the scope? I'll look into it when I get a chance. I really hope we get to the bottom of it because all lots of these games were

[Bug 61105] Re: Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?/opengl?) games

2007-05-21 Thread Tim Kersten
What really bugs me though is that it works for some people and not for others. -- Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?/opengl?) games https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/61105 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 112642] All Openoffice(GTK?) Save Dialogs are too small.

2007-05-05 Thread Tim Kersten
Public bug reported: The Save As dialogs used by openoffice are way too small and makes them user unfriendly. I don't know if this is an openoffice problem or gtk. I'm using feisty. Firefox uses the same dialogs, but their size is a small bit more appropriate, although still too small. To

[Bug 112642] Re: All Openoffice(GTK?) Save Dialogs are too small.

2007-05-05 Thread Tim Kersten
See screenshot of dialog attached. I forgot to mention I'm using gnome (ubuntu). :-) ** Attachment added: Save Dialog Screenshot http://librarian.launchpad.net/7563794/SaveDialog.png -- All Openoffice(GTK?) Save Dialogs are too small. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/112642 You received this

[Bug 64147] Re: ubuntu logo stretched up on widescreen

2007-05-04 Thread Tim Kersten
Should this bug not have a low low importance rather than medium?? It does not render anything unusable - only makes booting not look as nice as it could due to distortion. -- ubuntu logo stretched up on widescreen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/64147 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 61105] Re: Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?) games

2007-05-03 Thread Tim Kersten
Anyone any idea what might be causing the problem? It would be nice if we could diagnose the problem accurately. I just don't know where to even begin looking. Anyone? -- Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?) games https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/61105 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 61105] Re: Mouse jumps to center in (sdl?) games

2007-04-28 Thread Tim Kersten
I have the same problem. In Edgy all opengl games worked - but here in Feisty the mouse keeps jumping to a particular location on the screen every few seconds. Usually the centre of the screen, but sometimes a different location. It makes all those opengl games unplayable :-( -- Mouse jumps to

[Bug 64147] ubuntu logo stretched up on widescreen in feisty beta

2007-04-02 Thread Tim Kersten
Feisty beta's usplash logo is also out of shape on a wide screen monitor. It does not look as sexy and professional as on a standard monitor. The aspect ration is out. -- ubuntu logo stretched up on widescreen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/64147 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 82189] Re: Using xserver-xorg-video-i810-modesetting results in a blank screen

2007-03-30 Thread Tim Kersten
2.0rc3 works perfectly for me in Feisty!! I removed 915resolution and the normal i810 driver, then switched the laptop off to make extra sure. It worked like a charm :-) I did not reconfigure X though, so I'm still using the old xorg.conf file. I'm assuming that that's ok. :-D -- Using

Re: [Bug 62002] Re: Installer X server startup fails

2007-03-27 Thread Tim Kersten
On 3/27/07, Juan Pablo Salazar Bertín [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Should this work after upgrading? Because it's not working for me. No sync ranges in my xorg.conf. It worked for me. You may need to reconfigure xserver-xorg so that your config file gets updated. Use the following command: sudo

[Bug 62002] Thanks!!

2007-03-27 Thread Tim Kersten
Oops, I missed your reply Timo :-P Just wanted to say thank you so much! I can finally hook up my laptop to a projector in college now! They only work with 1024x768, and now that resolution works perfectly for me. Thanks! It's nice to be able to do all my presentations on ubuntu now :-) --

[Bug 62002] Re: Installer X server startup fails

2007-03-23 Thread Tim Kersten
That is most excellent news!! Thank you :-) My lspci output attached! My xresprobe output: id: res: 1440x900 freq: disptype: lcd/lvds ** Attachment added: sudo lspci -vvnn http://librarian.launchpad.net/6901957/lspci-vvnn.output -- Installer X server startup fails

Re: [Bug 62002] Re: Installer X server startup fails

2007-03-13 Thread Tim Kersten
I believe the new drivers are still not included so, no, it was not fixed. Correct me if I'm wrong. If I get a chance I'll make a video of the process. I meant to do it last week, but I've been so busy with college I just haven't had a chance. -- Installer X server startup fails

[Bug 62002] Re: Installer X server startup fails

2007-02-12 Thread Tim Kersten
I have the exact same problem with a Dell 640m (Intel 945GM + 1440x900 lcd). Ubuntu Edgy and currently Feisty too are unusable out of the box. -- Installer X server startup fails https://launchpad.net/bugs/62002 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 82189] Using xserver-xorg-video-i810-modesetting results in a blank screen

2007-01-29 Thread Tim Kersten
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-i810-modesetting After installing xserver-xorg-video-i810-modesetting, and restarting, the screen goes blank. I can hear the sound of gdm starting, so I know the computer has not crashed - but the screen stays blank. Installing

[Bug 82189] Re: Using xserver-xorg-video-i810-modesetting results in a blank screen

2007-01-29 Thread Tim Kersten
I forgot to mention, that I am using feisty with updates from the repository. -- Using xserver-xorg-video-i810-modesetting results in a blank screen https://launchpad.net/bugs/82189 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 64147] Not a duplicate of bug #60621

2006-10-21 Thread Tim Kersten
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 60621 *** Why is this bug marked as a dublicate of bug #60621 ? Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think it has anything to do with the fact that there was no usable theme for 640x480. The only thing it has something to do with is that the usplash them

[Bug 64147] Sample streched thumbnail

2006-10-21 Thread Tim Kersten
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 60621 *** I took a low quality photo of usplash on a widescreen(16:10), and on a normal screen(4:3). I know that the pictures are tiny, but they should be big enough to make out that the widescreen picture is out of proportion. Further more, I'm not sure wether

[Bug 64147] Re: ubuntu logo stretched up on widescreen

2006-10-21 Thread Tim Kersten
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 60621 *** ** Attachment added: Wide (16:10) screen picture of usplash http://librarian.launchpad.net/4920853/widescreen_16-10.jpg -- ubuntu logo stretched up on widescreen https://launchpad.net/bugs/64147 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 64147] usplash.conf and boot files

2006-10-21 Thread Tim Kersten
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 60621 *** /etc/usplash.conf # Usplash configuration file xres=1440 yres=900 /var/log/boot Oct 21 13:05:01 rcS: * Reading files needed to boot... [ ok ] Oct 21 13:05:01 rcS: * Setting preliminary keymap...[ ok ] Oct 21

[Bug 64147] Re: ubuntu logo stretched up on widescreen

2006-10-11 Thread Tim Kersten
16:9 is a standard TV format for widescreens. 16:10 is a more widespread format amoung computers, especially laptops! I found some popular formats for widescreens and their respective ratios. See for yourselves: 1280 x 768 = 16:9.6 (closer to 16:10 than 16:9) 1280 x 800 = 16:10 1366 x 768

[Bug 60621] Re: usplash resolution error in boot and halt

2006-10-06 Thread Tim Kersten
A small question. I recall reading on a mailing list somewhere that usplash would have distorted images for widescreens. Would this be set in the usplash.conf too? ie # Usplash configuration file xres=1280 yres=800 or # Usplash configuration file xres=1440 yres=900 If not, is it supposed to

[Bug 60621] Re: usplash resolution error in boot and halt

2006-10-06 Thread Tim Kersten
Sorry, just to clarify that. Distorted images for widescreens, so that the widescreen format would display the stretched image properly, since 4:3 images look distorted on a widescreen. Tim -- usplash resolution error in boot and halt https://launchpad.net/bugs/60621 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 60975] Re: Usplash not showing art (edgy)

2006-09-20 Thread Tim Kersten
** Tags added: edgy -- Usplash not showing art (edgy) https://launchpad.net/bugs/60975 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 60621] Re: usplash resolution error in boot and halt

2006-09-20 Thread Tim Kersten
Same here. Shows this at boot time: usplash: no usable screen found for resolution 640x480. Screen init failed Then continues to boot normally. Am using a Dell Inspiron 640m Widescreen. (1440x900). I don't know if this problem has anything to do with the fact that I need 915resolution to

[Bug 61415] Clicking on Tools - Package Manager - Add crashes openoffice.

2006-09-20 Thread Tim Kersten
Public bug reported: I have not attempted to reproduce this bug under dapper. Under edgy, it can be reproduced by starting openoffice.org-writer, then clicking on Tools, then Package Manager and then on Add. The file selection dialog appears along side the openoffice crash recover dialog. **