[Bug 1479040] Re: wineserver segfault with kernel 3.13.0-59-generic

2015-07-28 Thread k c davis
I'm having the same problem since the update on 07/27/2015. Nothing I've tried runs under Wine 1.6 or 1.7 and Syslog says segfault. Others are reporting the same problem at: https://askubuntu.com/questions/653732/wine-segfault-on-ubuntu-14-04 -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1479040] Re: wineserver segfault with kernel 3.13.0-59-generic

2015-07-28 Thread k c davis
Starting wineserver from a terminal also works for me with no apparent issues running Lotus WordPro. TNX. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1479040 Title: wineserver segfault with

[Bug 888308] [NEW] after 11/09 upgrade to 10.04 Nautilus won't sort by name

2011-11-09 Thread k c davis
Public bug reported: After the 2011 Nov, 9 update to 10.04 Nautilus will only sort files in list mode by size or modification date, NOT by name or type ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 888308] Re: after 11/09 upgrade to 10.04 Nautilus won't sort by name

2011-11-09 Thread k c davis
Transient problem, or maybe operator error? Nautilus menu option View - Reset to Defaults seems to have corrected the problem. (Seems a little strange to me that what's shown may not be the default behavior with respect to shorting when there's no apparent way to change that in the View menu,

Re: [Bug 640735] delay selecting files

2011-05-27 Thread k c davis
I'm still seeing the problem in 10.04 LTS and have no current plans to try the more rapidly developing versions. On 05/27/2011 12:23 PM, Pedro Villavicencio wrote: Thanks for the report, it has been some time without any response or feedback in this bug report and we are wondering if this is

[Bug 364838] Re: nautilus excessive cpu and delay opening directories

2010-09-16 Thread k c davis
For the record the problem persists, now in Ubuntu 10.04, Nautilus 2.30.1 -- nautilus excessive cpu and delay opening directories https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/364838 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 640735] [NEW] delay selecting files

2010-09-16 Thread k c davis
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus Selecting a large number of files in a directory is encountering increasingly long delays in updating their displayed status. Delay seems to increase (at least) geometrically with the number of files selected It can take minutes to show the

[Bug 422536] Re: EDAC amd64: WARNING: ECC is NOT currently enabled by the BIOS. Module will NOT be loaded.

2009-11-01 Thread k c davis
Not sure why the error system on my PC connected to this bug thread, but immediately on starting newly installed 9.10, on this Amd64 system with Nvidia audio and video (using, I believe ATM, the open source drivers) I'm getting persistent, essentially constant reports of System encountered a

[Bug 314545] Re: gnome-screensaver bad password timeout

2009-07-05 Thread k c davis
Problem is still present. The time before this last time I had it I let the system try to recover for about 2 HOURS, but it never did. The only way I've found to recover is to reboot. I'll try to pass it up to Gnome's bugzilla when I'm a little less brain dead. -- gnome-screensaver bad

[Bug 314545] Re: gnome-screensaver bad password timeout

2009-07-05 Thread k c davis
And I have this maybe wild idea I might claim it's a security issue: Denial of Service by malicious entry of false password. -- gnome-screensaver bad password timeout https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/314545 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 364838] Re: nautilus excessive cpu and delay opening directories

2009-07-05 Thread k c davis
I'm still seeing this, as of latest updates on 9.04. Just asked Nautilus to expand a 650 file directory in the same window, in list (tree?) view. The content display drew after about 75 seconds, but Nautilus remained hung for another 3 or 4 minutes, and whatever it was doing redispatched to

[Bug 314424] Re: Firefox 3 memory use explodes by itself randomly

2009-06-21 Thread k c davis
I'm seeing something very similar, but it -seems- related to how may sites I visit, as if Firefox was caching in RAM and not freeing when tab closes. If I let it, it will fill 4 GB RAM, then semi-hang while thrashing the swap file. Also reported as launchpad bug # 126012. This system is

[Bug 314424] Re: Firefox 3 memory use explodes by itself randomly

2009-06-21 Thread k c davis
Amendment: In the aprox. 1 hour since my previous post something grabbed almost 2 GB of RAM, according to gnome system monitor, but it was freed when I closed Firefox. I had 5 tabs open, but they were static and I had not been WWW surfing. -- Firefox 3 memory use explodes by itself randomly

[Bug 126012] Re: Firefox memory usage increases to point of no response

2009-06-20 Thread k c davis
Sorry, forgot to include specific package IDs: Firefox 3.0.11 Mozilla Firefox for Ubuntu, canonical - 1.0 Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.0.11) Gecko/2009060309 Ubuntu/9.04 (jaunty) Firefox/3.0.11 -- Firefox memory usage increases to point of no response

[Bug 126012] Re: Firefox memory usage increases to point of no response

2009-06-20 Thread k c davis
I'm seeing Firefox occupying increasing memory every time I go to a new site, as if it was caching it in RAM, but not freeing it when I leave and close the window. This is new behavior, -maybe- only after upgrading to 9.04, or latest Firefox upgrade. It'll go to the point of filling my 4 GB

[Bug 389326] Re: SYSTEM hangs on increasing priority with g-s-m

2009-06-19 Thread k c davis
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28084869/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28084870/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28084871/ProcStatus.txt -- SYSTEM

[Bug 389326] Re: SYSTEM hangs on increasing priority with g-s-m

2009-06-19 Thread k c davis
Further information: I can decrease priority of a process (specifically g-s-m) but system hung very solidly on every attempt I've made recently to increase priority (set less nice). When hung the busy/wait indicator spins and tracks mouse movement, but NOTHING ELSE responds, including mouse

[Bug 389326] [NEW] SYSTEM hangs on increasing priority with g-s-m

2009-06-18 Thread k c davis
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-system-monitor Tried to increase priority of a process using the gnome system monitor (2.26.0.1). After clicking change priority the busy/wait wheel spins but the system is totally hung; left it for 10+ minutes one time trying to wait it out. Only

[Bug 314545] Re: gnome-screensaver bad password timeout

2009-06-15 Thread k c davis
I confirmed the problem is NOT CONSISTENT. Today I mistyped password and immediately got Password Incorrect, then about as fast as I could read the message, the (re) Enter Password window redrew. That WAS when unlocking after a Lock Screen request. (I also frequently Suspend this system and

[Bug 181065] Re: Unable to unlock the screensaver

2009-06-13 Thread k c davis
I'm having system hang on trying to unlock screen, after a requested lock, -probably- only when I miss-enter password. It says checking and the little busy/wait' symbol spins, and spins and I once tried waiting 5 minutes before resetting hardware. It only began happening on this box after

[Bug 314545] Re: gnome-screensaver bad password timeout

2009-06-13 Thread k c davis
I've been seeing this since upgrading to 9.04 -- Never saw it before. I reported it under Launchpad bug #181065, but what I'm seeing is better described by the earlier notes on this one. -- gnome-screensaver bad password timeout https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/314545 You received this bug

[Bug 181065] Re: Unable to unlock the screensaver

2009-06-13 Thread k c davis
What I've been seeing seems an exact fit to descriptions of Lunchpad bug #314545, so I've reported it there, TOO. -- Unable to unlock the screensaver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/181065 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 364838] Re: nautilus excessive cpu and delay opening directories

2009-06-11 Thread k c davis
Yes. This now seems to be GNOME bugzilla #579994, I think still 'unconfirmed' Further update: I've upgraded the system to Ubuntu 9.04 (going through 8.10, as required), and the problem is still there; unchanged. It seems something in Nautilus, or something Nautilus uses, knows how, under

[Bug 366288] [NEW] Open message in new window doesn't.

2009-04-24 Thread k c davis
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: thunderbird Right clicking on a message line brings up the usual menu, BUT selecting Open message in a new window. does nothing except close the menu. I THINK it used to work as expected on this system, but it's not an option I use often so it's

[Bug 366288] Re: Open message in new window doesn't.

2009-04-24 Thread k c davis
Tried it again and now Open ... new window works normally, after failing on 10-12 tries just before submitting the above. Nothing's changed that I'm aware of (no updates). Guess it heard me complaining. If Mozilla's perfected self fixing software congratulations; meanwhile I'll keep poking at

[Bug 364838] Re: nautilus excessive cpu and delay opening directories

2009-04-23 Thread k c davis
Squeezing the problem into a smaller box: The long delays seem very clearly associated with asking Nautilus to expand a directory in the existing list view window by clicking on the arrow to its left (turning the arrow down) Doing that just now on a directory of about 700 (text) files took about

Re: [Bug 364838] Re: nautilus excessive cpu and delay opening directories

2009-04-23 Thread k c davis
I'll surface this on Bugzilla as soon as I figure out how to. Sorry about the confusion. I almost never use icon views so didn't immediately realize I wasn't getting one when I selected Open new directories as icon view in preferences, then asked it to expand in the existing window. It seems

Re: [Bug 364838] Re: nautilus excessive cpu and delay opening directories

2009-04-22 Thread k c davis
I understand very well a transient bug, or as in this case one apparently affecting only a specific system, is very difficult or impossible to address. I'll try to explore the envelope to see if I can associate it with anything more definitive or enlightening. At this point the problem seems

Re: [Bug 364838] Re: nautilus excessive cpu and delay opening directories

2009-04-22 Thread k c davis
A couple quick/easy 'discoveries': Time to open directories seems about linear in number of items (1m 20sec for 370, 2m 50sec for 670.) Anyway apparently not exponential. (These were all text files BTW.) A few times nautilus has remained busy/hung for several minutes _after_ showing

Re: [Bug 364838] Re: nautilus excessive cpu and delay opening directories

2009-04-22 Thread k c davis
A couple of minor clarifications: Looking more extensively I now believe I experience the problem (bug) every time I use nautilus, it's just not subjectively important on small (10-20 file) directories, and some large directories seem less affected than others, but I haven't discovered any

[Bug 317855] Re: Shut Down the Computer-window spawns behind active window

2009-04-22 Thread k c davis
Recently (I think about the same time I began noticing bug 364838) the Exit options window on this system) began opening BEHIND the active window, and other windows on the desktop no longer dim out as they had previously. I can click it on the task panel and bring the Exit window to the front,

[Bug 364838] Re: nautilus excessive cpu and delay opening directories

2009-04-22 Thread k c davis
For what it might be worth I noticed, the Exit window on this system now opens BEHIND the active window (Exception: NOT one for a Wine app.) and other desktop windows no longer dim when the Exit window opens. All probably began happening the same time as the Nautilus problem I've attached a note

[Bug 317855] Re: Shut Down the Computer-window spawns behind active window

2009-04-22 Thread k c davis
TYPO IN THE ABOVE: Last bug reference should also be to 364838. -- Shut Down the Computer-window spawns behind active window https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/317855 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 364838] Re: nautilus excessive cpu and delay opening directories

2009-04-21 Thread k c davis
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/25834230/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/25834232/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/25834233/ProcStatus.txt -- nautilus

[Bug 364838] [NEW] nautilus excessive cpu and delay opening directories

2009-04-21 Thread k c davis
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus Today Nautilus takes up to several minutes to open -some- directories. Didn't yesterday, on same directories. Ubuntu 8.0.4, AMD64 -- updates current as of '09/04/21, 20:00 GMT -- Quad core 2 GHz AMD 64 CPU, so nautilus is burning a LOT of

Re: [Bug 364838] Re: nautilus excessive cpu and delay opening directories

2009-04-21 Thread k c davis
The problem's reproducible in that it's persistent and consistent. I just now tried opening one of the directories on which I first noticed the problem and it took about two minutes of pretty heavy CPU activity to go from showing the directory arrow turned downward to displaying the detail