[Bug 1807056] Re: Occasional Keyboard freeze

2019-12-14 Thread foad
has there been a resolution to this problem ? it is happening to me and the frequency is increasing and it now happening every 3-4 minutes and it is becoming impossible to use ubuntu. any help would be appreciated. i hate to move away from ubuntu. many thanks -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 1812859] [NEW] no bash completion for svn merge options

2019-01-22 Thread Jay Foad
Public bug reported: For most svn commands (e.g. svn checkout) I can type "svn checkout -" to get bash completions for all the options that apply to svn checkout. For svn merge this does not seem to work: if I type "svn merge -" then no completions are displayed, even though there are plenty of o

[Bug 1659521] Re: Software Updater error on updating openjdk from 8u111 to 8u121

2017-01-26 Thread Julian Foad
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1658374 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1658374 Although Software Updater said it "failed" to apply the updates, nevertheless when I run it again, no security updates are now listed as available. And Synaptic confirms that openjdk packages are now at 8u12

[Bug 1659521] [NEW] Software Updater error on updating openjdk from 8u111 to 8u121

2017-01-26 Thread Julian Foad
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1658374 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1658374 Public bug reported: Running Software Updater today (previous run was about a week ago), and selecting only Security updates, it updated openjdk from 8u111 to 8u121. It raised two system problem reports nea

[Bug 1450066] [NEW] IPv6 hop limit set to 0

2015-04-29 Thread Jay Foad
Public bug reported: On upgrading from Ubuntu 14.10 to 15.04 I found that my IPv6 networking no longer worked. It turned out that this was because my hop limit was set to zero: # sysctl -a | fgrep eth0.hop_limit net.ipv6.conf.eth0.hop_limit = 0 which in turn seems to have been cause by a known p

[Bug 1378396] [NEW] Guest session needs to remind user that data will be deleted

2014-10-07 Thread Julian Foad
Public bug reported: Ubuntu gives users a "guest session" that looks and feels pretty much like a regular session, but on logging out it deletes the user's data without adequate warning. This is a serious problem because users, even long-time users such as myself, may not expect this, and somebody

[Bug 1378396] Re: Guest session needs to remind user that data will be deleted

2014-10-07 Thread Julian Foad
This blueprint is relevant: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/guest-session-sane- defaults -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1378396 Title: Guest session needs to remind user

[Bug 1270788] Re: logging out of guest session should notify that data will be cleared

2014-10-07 Thread Julian Foad
Hi Gunnar. There are two issues in play. The real issue here is that Ubuntu gives users a session that looks and feels pretty much like a regular session, but then it deletes the user's data without adequate warning. That's a serious design flaw. That bug deserves its own bug report, with serious

[Bug 1270788] Re: loggin out from guest session should notify that data will be cleared

2014-10-03 Thread Julian Foad
Ubuntu deletes the user's data at log-out time. Warning when this is about to happen is the very LEAST we should do. Warning at log-in time alone is totally insufficient. The user who logs out may not be the one who launched it, and may not be the guest who saved some work in that session, and/or

[Bug 435930] Re: Guest session does not warn about temporary nature of files

2014-10-03 Thread Julian Foad
This needs, at least, a warning at log-out time as well. The new warning at log-in time is better than no warning at all but is still TOTALLY INSUFFICIENT. Ubuntu deletes the user's data at log-out time. The user that saved work and logged out may not be the user that launched the guest session: "

[Bug 1074778] Re: Upgrading to 12.10 created a "~/fontconfig" folder but did not delete it

2014-08-23 Thread Julian Foad
This folder got created when I upgraded from 12.04 LTS to 14.04.1 LTS using the software updates tool "upgrade to a new LTS release" method. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1074778 Title

[Bug 1344003] [NEW] virtualbox-dkms 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.6: virtualbox kernel module failed to build

2014-07-18 Thread Julian Foad
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1343776 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1343776 Public bug reported: I wasn't running VirtualBox, I was installing today's updates from the Software Updater. I don't think there was an update to VirtualBox but there were kernel updates. The Software Upda

[Bug 1304262] [NEW] wishlist: diffstat could understand the output of colordiff

2014-04-08 Thread Jay Foad
Public bug reported: I think it would be nice if diffstat understood the output of colordiff. Currently I get: $ colordiff /etc/group /etc/passwd | diffstat 0 files changed Presumably this is just a matter of diffstat ignoring some control codes. (Background: I have configured my svn to use c

[Bug 1288655] [NEW] terminal gets smaller when maximized and then restored

2014-03-06 Thread Jay Foad
Public bug reported: 1. Open a gnome-terminal window (from the launcher or by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T) 2. "stty -a | grep rows" reports "rows 24; columns 80;" 3. Maximize the window (by clicking on the maximize button, or double clicking the title bar, or dragging the window up to the panel) 4.

[Bug 909080] Re: Window title and whole top bar shows on lock screen

2014-02-13 Thread Julian Foad
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 886605 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/886605 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 886605 Desktop, Launcher and menu bar still visible when screen locked -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which i

[Bug 1115110] Re: NEL character doesn't cause gnome terminal to scroll

2014-01-15 Thread Jay Foad
See also: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=693013 ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #693013 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=693013 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/

[Bug 861493] Re: evince doesn't print duplex on duplex-able printers

2013-12-10 Thread Julian Foad
I confirm this bug with evince 3.4.0 on Ubuntu 12.04.3. On my system, if one of the following paper sizes was selected PRIOR TO opening the Print dialogue, then the "Two-sided:" drop-down list control is populated with only a "One Sided" option: Letter Small Margins 8.5x11in A4 Small Margins

[Bug 1245898] Re: xkbcomp error: Can't find file "extras/us" for symbols include

2013-10-29 Thread Jay Foad
It turns out that this problem was caused by someone or something modifying my copy of /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev. Reinstalling the xkb-data package fixed it. Sorry for the noise. ** Changed in: xkeyboard-config (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification bec

[Bug 1245898] [NEW] xkbcomp error: Can't find file "extras/us" for symbols include

2013-10-29 Thread Jay Foad
Public bug reported: In Ubuntu Saucy I get: $ setxkbmap us crd -print | xkbcomp - Warning: Multiple default components in keypad Using x11, ignoring pointerkeys Error:Can't find file "extras/us" for symbols include Exiting

[Bug 1099460] Re: perf top triggers kernel oops

2013-08-06 Thread Jay Foad
Christopher, I have now updated my BIOS from A19 to A29, and the problem has gone away. Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1099460 Title: perf top triggers kernel oops To manage

[Bug 1174270] [NEW] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request, RIP is at patch_generic_hdmi+0xe0/0x550 [snd_hda_codec_hdmi]

2013-04-29 Thread Jay Foad
Public bug reported: On upgrading from Ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04, I found that sound has stopped working. If I go to System Settings... -> Sound, the only option in the "Play sound through" box is "Dummy Output". I noticed that there is a kernel oops in my dmesg which looks related. ProblemType: Bug

[Bug 1003449] Re: four keys in Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 3000 doesn't report any events

2013-04-28 Thread FOAD the God-King
I have the Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 3000 which apparently looks the same (except, well, it is wireless). The keys mentioned above don't work on that one either, but neither do the "menu" key (right of the right alt key) or the multimedia 1/2/3/4/5 keys. Is there anything a non-programmer can d

[Bug 1099460] Re: perf top triggers kernel oops

2013-03-18 Thread Jay Foad
Why was this bug marked as Incomplete? What extra information do you need? ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1099460 Titl

[Bug 1115927] Re: Update Manager has unusual checkbox behavior between group and individual checkboxes.

2013-03-12 Thread Julian Foad
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1039543 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1039543 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1039543 Incorrect behaviour of category checkboxes -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ub

[Bug 799584] Re: No images for Help documents installed

2013-02-27 Thread Julian Foad
Not fixed. Ubuntu 12.04.2, LibreOffice 3.5.7.2 Build ID: 350m1(Build:2) behaves exactly as described in comment #2. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/799584 Title: No images for Help do

[Bug 1115110] [NEW] NEL character doesn't cause gnome terminal to scroll

2013-02-04 Thread Jay Foad
Public bug reported: Gnome terminal should interpret ESC E as NEL (0x85) (see the description of "C1 (8-Bit) Control Characters" here: http://www.xfree86.org/current/ctlseqs.html). As I understand it, NEL should be treated pretty much like LF (0x0A). In gnome terminal, if I run "echo -n -e '\

[Bug 1099460] [NEW] perf top triggers kernel oops

2013-01-14 Thread Jay Foad
Public bug reported: As root, if I run: $ perf top -e branch-misses:pp then I immediately get a kernel oops; see attached screenshot for details. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: linux-tools-common 3.5.0-21.32 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-21.32-generic 3.5.7.1 Uname:

[Bug 972196] Re: internal compiler error in fold_convert_const_int_from_real

2012-04-03 Thread Jay Foad
** Attachment added: "ccph91Zn.out" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/972196/+attachment/2994345/+files/ccph91Zn.out -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/972196 Title: internal compiler e

[Bug 972196] [NEW] internal compiler error in fold_convert_const_int_from_real

2012-04-03 Thread Jay Foad
Public bug reported: With the attached source I get: $ gcc -c float_guts.cpp float_guts.cpp: In function ‘void run(__restrict__ T*, const __restrict__ T*, const __restrict__ T*)’: float_guts.cpp:4:16: internal compiler error: in fold_convert_const_int_from_real, at fold-const.c:1562 Please subm

[Bug 599312] Re: MSN for Mac client invisible when comes online

2012-03-12 Thread Jay Foad
Same as Potet here. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/599312 Title: MSN for Mac client invisible when comes online To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.n

[Bug 948004] Re: valgrind can't redirect strlen for 32-bit executables

2012-03-06 Thread Jay Foad
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948004 Title: valgrind can't redirect strlen for 32-bit executables To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sou

[Bug 948004] [NEW] valgrind can't redirect strlen for 32-bit executables

2012-03-06 Thread Jay Foad
Public bug reported: On x86_64 I can't valgrind even a simple 32-bit program that uses strlen. I get: $ cat s.c #include int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) { return strlen(argv[0]); } $ gcc -m32 -o s s.c && valgrind ./s ==6462== Memcheck, a memory error detector ==6462== Copyright (C) 2002

[Bug 693770] Re: gdm-simple-greeter: Should not show disabled user accounts

2011-10-14 Thread Julian Foad
I see this in Ubuntu 10.10. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/693770 Title: gdm-simple-greeter: Should not show disabled user accounts To manage notifications about this bug go to: http

[Bug 780455] [NEW] ld.gold can't find libc

2011-05-10 Thread Jay Foad
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: binutils With binutils-gold installed, I can't build llvm-gcc-4.2 from source. (For more details see http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/pipermail/llvmdev/2011-May/039988.html) It ultimately fails with: /usr/bin/ld: error: cannot find -lc The problem seems to be t

[Bug 737481] Re: grep --color prints line but doesn't color it

2011-03-18 Thread Jay Foad
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[Bug 737481] [NEW] grep --color prints line but doesn't color it

2011-03-18 Thread Jay Foad
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: grep I get: $ echo -e "aBc\naBC" | grep "aB[a-z]" aBc aBC where the first line of output is colored red, but the second line isn't. This seems wrong. Either aBC is matched, in which case it should be colored, or it isn't matched, in which case it should