[Bug 414560] Re: ath9k disassociates/reassociates a lot

2009-12-23 Thread bitinerant
Thanks for the tip, but the command `iwconfig wlan1 power off` does not help on my system. I figured out how to visualize the network pauses by printing dots to the terminal in a background process while connecting to a remote system via ssh and asking it to count. See attachment for details. If

[Bug 438379] Re: ext4 journal error, remounted read-only after resume

2009-12-22 Thread bitinerant
Four times now I have experienced what I think is exactly the same problem ("touch: cannot touch `testfile': Read-only file system") except that it happened while the computer was on rather than after resume. Three of the four times I was away from my laptop when it happened and had to kill the scr

[Bug 458545] Re: Cairo/Gdk shapes not visible on Intel gpu since Karmic

2009-12-11 Thread bitinerant
This fixes the problem for me as well, Intel 945GM: https://edge.launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/drivers-only/+files /xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.9.1~git-0ubuntu0tormod_i386.deb -- Cairo/Gdk shapes not visible on Intel gpu since Karmic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/458545 You received this

[Bug 373680] Re: network-manager fails periodically , on backgound networks scan?

2009-12-11 Thread bitinerant
After installing linux-backports-modules-wireless-karmic-generic a few days ago I began experiencing periodic pauses lasting several seconds, making working in ssh very cumbersome. Doing a 'ping 192.168.1.1' at the same time as 'tail -f /var/log/syslog' makes the pauses obvious and displays 'wpa_s

[Bug 468132] Re: Evolution doesn't add words to dictionary

2009-11-28 Thread bitinerant
This is a regression--adding words to the Evolution custom dictionary worked fine in Ubuntu 9.04. I am experiencing this problem on Ubuntu 9.10 32-bit with the 'English' and 'English (United States)' dictionaries enabled. Three other people at http://ubuntu- ky.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8

[Bug 415203] Re: Need to add AWCC to Mobile Broadband database

2009-08-30 Thread bitinerant
Bump. -- Need to add AWCC to Mobile Broadband database https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/415203 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 https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/list

[Bug 415203] [NEW] Need to add AWCC to Mobile Broadband database

2009-08-17 Thread bitinerant
Public bug reported: The mobile broadband provider AWCC (Afghan Wireless, http://www.afghan- wireless.com/) needs to be added to the database. I manually edited the file /usr/share/mobile-broadband-provider-info/serviceproviders.xml and addeded these lines: AWCC

[Bug 291408] Re: Bluetooth Mighty Mouse: hid APPLE_INVERT_HWHEEL actually inverts wheel wrong way!

2009-07-19 Thread bitinerant
Bertl, thank you! This bug has been bothering me for about nine months. Your provisional patch worked well for me (Ubuntu 9.04). My Mighty Mouse vendor and device IDs are listed in earlier comments from me. -- Bluetooth Mighty Mouse: hid APPLE_INVERT_HWHEEL actually inverts wheel wrong way! ht

[Bug 291881] Re: Search folders have the wrong Unread count

2009-05-12 Thread bitinerant
I had to delete and then re-create my search folder after the upgrade to Jaunty to get this to work ('Refresh' did not help), but now it seems fine. -- Search folders have the wrong Unread count https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291881 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 291408] Re: Bluetooth Mighty Mouse: hid APPLE_INVERT_HWHEEL actually inverts wheel wrong way!

2009-04-27 Thread bitinerant
> The problem is still here in the Ubuntu Jaunty Final Release Ditto! -- Bluetooth Mighty Mouse: hid APPLE_INVERT_HWHEEL actually inverts wheel wrong way! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291408 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ub

[Bug 319097] Re: [intel] polytopes screensaver freezes, requiring hard reset

2009-02-10 Thread bitinerant
My prior backtrace attempt (2009-02-08) was over the network via ssh. I tried it again today, but this time I attached gdb to the polytopes process BEFORE polytopes locked up. However, the result was nearly identical to the log I uploaded on 2009-02-08. In short, once polytopes locked up, pressi

[Bug 319097] Re: [intel] polytopes screensaver freezes, requiring hard reset

2009-02-09 Thread bitinerant
I tried: gdb /usr/lib/xscreensaver/polytopes 2>&1 | tee gdb-polytopes.txt and typed 'run' in gdb. It successfully brought up the Polytopes screensaver in a window. Pressing escape closed the window. However, I repeated this process about 7000 times (via a script!) and it never locked up. So

[Bug 319097] Re: [intel] polytopes screensaver freezes, requiring hard reset

2009-02-08 Thread bitinerant
I attempted to get a backtrace, but I'm not sure it worked. After attaching gdb to the frozen polytopes process, gdb froze (ctrl-c did not work) until I killed the polytopes process from another terminal window. At that point gdb gave some error messages. It did then allow me to dump a backtrace,

[Bug 319097] Re: polytopes screensaver freezes, requiring hard reset

2009-01-20 Thread bitinerant
** Attachment added: "sudo lspci -vvnn" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21475336/lspci -- polytopes screensaver freezes, requiring hard reset https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/319097 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ub

[Bug 319097] Re: polytopes screensaver freezes, requiring hard reset

2009-01-20 Thread bitinerant
** Attachment added: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21475305/Xorg.0.log -- polytopes screensaver freezes, requiring hard reset https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/319097 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 319097] Re: polytopes screensaver freezes, requiring hard reset

2009-01-20 Thread bitinerant
** Attachment added: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21475274/xorg.conf -- polytopes screensaver freezes, requiring hard reset https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/319097 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 319097] Re: polytopes screensaver freezes, requiring hard reset

2009-01-19 Thread bitinerant
I also had a very similar problem with the Lockward screensaver in early Nov-2008. Lockward is also part of the package xscreensaver-gl. At that time I was running Ubuntu 8.04. -- polytopes screensaver freezes, requiring hard reset https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/319097 You received this bug no

[Bug 319097] [NEW] polytopes screensaver freezes, requiring hard reset

2009-01-19 Thread bitinerant
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xscreensaver-gl I returned to my laptop after several minutes and the Polytopes screensaver was moving normally. I did not press shift or any other key to clear the screensaver. Instead, I began typing my password. At about the first letter of the pass

[Bug 215074] Re: macbook battery info not readable, appears empty

2009-01-14 Thread bitinerant
This seems to be the same problem described on http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=502674 It says it is solved by resetting the SMC to factory defaults (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411?viewlocale=en_US). However, this seems like a work-around rather than a solution. -- macbook battery i

[Bug 203574] Re: "Eject" should eject the CD-ROM drive tray

2009-01-02 Thread bitinerant
Confirmed on Ubuntu 8.10 with updates. This is a particularly problematic problem on CD drives without a manual eject button (e.g. MacBook) after inserting an unreadable CD. Until I discovered this bug report, I did not know how to eject my CD without rebooting. gnome-mount --text --eject --de

[Bug 215074] Re: macbook battery info not readable, appears empty

2008-12-11 Thread bitinerant
I should say that a couple of weeks after I wrote the above description, the problem did re-occur, and at that point I had upgraded to 8.10. This time I discharged from 100% to 75% in OS X; we'll see how long that 'fixes' it. -- macbook battery info not readable, appears empty https://bugs.launch

[Bug 291408] Re: Bluetooth Mighty Mouse: hidp HID_QUIRK_INVERT_HWHEEL actually inverts wheel wrong way!

2008-12-05 Thread bitinerant
This problem has frustrated me ever since I upgraded to Intrepid. I have the same model of Mighty Mouse; here is the applicable line from `cat /proc/bus/input/devices`: I: Bus=0005 Vendor=05ac Product=030c Version=0200 I don't think I'm up to compiling a new kernel. I have tried many variations

[Bug 222597] Re: [Hardy] skipping sound in vlc

2008-12-03 Thread bitinerant
My `sudo lspci -vvnn` is also attached (system where .mp3 and .avi still skip). I'll try to do the other testing soon. ** Attachment added: "222597_lspci-vvnn.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20174221/222597_lspci-vvnn.txt -- [Hardy] skipping sound in vlc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/22

[Bug 222597] Re: [Hardy] skipping sound in vlc

2008-12-01 Thread bitinerant
In my tests (two or three files for each file type), .mp3 and .avi still skip, while .ogg and .wma do not skip. Strange. VLC media player 0.9.4 Grishenko on Ubuntu 8.10 (32bit version). -- [Hardy] skipping sound in vlc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/222597 You received this bug notification be

[Bug 289686] Re: evolution contacts are lost on upgrade to [8.10] RC

2008-11-24 Thread bitinerant
I also have missing contacts after upgrading from Ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10 (Evolution 2.24.1-0ubuntu2). However, for me not all of the contacts are missing. My primary contacts folder displays 46 contacts, but "strings ~/.evolution/addressbook/local/system/addressbook.db |grep '^BEGIN:VCARD' |wc -l" d

[Bug 240738] Re: syndaemon sometimes fails to disable the touchpad

2008-11-22 Thread bitinerant
This problem has not been fixed in Intrepid. -- syndaemon sometimes fails to disable the touchpad https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240738 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.ubunt

[Bug 215074] Re: macbook battery info not readable, appears empty

2008-11-04 Thread bitinerant
Perhaps this problem has something to do with the battery calibration. I experience this problem in Ubuntu 7.04, 7.10, and 8.04. A while back, I read something about Apple's recommendation to occasionally allow the MacBook battery to completely discharge and then recharge in order to recalibrate.

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