[Bug 839157] Re: Bluetooth applet (OBEX send/browse) does not work anymore

2011-12-25 Thread quixote
For what it's worth, this bug seems to affect me too, running LinuxMint Debian squeeze, and trying to connect via bluetooth to a Nokia N900. If I run bluetooth-applet from the terminal, I get these messages: quixote@lark-bunty:~$ bluetooth-applet ** Message: adding killswitch idx 0 state 1

[Bug 548992] Re: Wireless connection frequently drops [deauthenticating by local choice (reason=3)]

2010-07-30 Thread quixote
Well, turning off ipv.6 at bootup hasn't worked for me. I tend to lose wireless after coming out of suspend, and that hasn't changed. What has helped is manually reassociating the Access Point, sometimes repeatedly. E.g. using the command: sudo iwconfig wlan0 ap 00:80:4D:99:D7:10 (Substitute

[Bug 548992] Re: Wireless connection frequently drops [deauthenticating by local choice (reason=3)]

2010-07-26 Thread quixote
I seem to have this problem too on a Thinkpad X201s running 64-bit Lucid with all the updates, except that I'm currently using the 2.6.32.22 kernel. Wireless is dropped at some point, from hours to minutes, especially after coming out of suspend. Sometimes the connection is recovered once or

[Bug 548992] Re: Wireless connection frequently drops [deauthenticating by local choice (reason=3)]

2010-07-26 Thread quixote
I should add, the connection is dropped just the same under 2.6.32.23 kernel. -- Wireless connection frequently drops [deauthenticating by local choice (reason=3)] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/548992 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 576724] Re: Ubuntu grub2 dist-upgrades result in confusion

2010-05-08 Thread quixote
I've been helping plenty of people over on the forums who install/upgrade to Lucid and are faced with a nonfunctional computer on the next boot because they misunderstood something in the grub install or upgrade process. It's not always this particular bug, but all user interface issues in grub

[Bug 534765] Re: BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 21b0001c

2010-03-28 Thread quixote
I also have no further problems after upgrading to vbox 3.1.6. (Running a 32-bit lucid in vm.) -- BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 21b0001c https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/534765 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 534765] Re: BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 21b0001c

2010-03-19 Thread quixote
In my case, the bug doesn't appear until I install Vbox Guest Additions. The non-free Vbox 3.14 itself is fine under the 2.6.32-16 32-bit kernel. So I'd be very surprised if vbox-ose showed any problems. I'll try to check it out. -- BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 21b0001c

[Bug 502762] Re: [karmic] winbind installation causes apt to fail

2010-03-15 Thread quixote
Sorry I didn't respond to your earlier message. Since I have only ubuntu systems in the house, I didn't actually need winbind, although for some reason I have to use numerical addresses without it. So, since I had a workaround, and other things came up, I sort of forgot all about it. I'll try

[Bug 502762] Re: [karmic] winbind installation causes apt to fail

2010-03-15 Thread quixote
Sorry I didn't respond to your earlier message. Since I have only ubuntu systems in the house, I didn't actually need winbind, although for some reason I have to use numerical addresses without it. So, since I had a workaround, and other things came up, I sort of forgot all about it. I'll try

[Bug 534765] Re: BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 21b0001c

2010-03-12 Thread quixote
After the 03-11 kernel update (I think it was 2.6.32-16-25??) the constant crashes seemed to be resolved. However, as soon as I tried to implement vbox guest additions, they came back. So, at least in my case, the problem has something to do with the interaction of the kernel and vbox guest

[Bug 534765] Re: BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 21b0001c

2010-03-09 Thread quixote
I'm a mere user, I have no idea whether this is exactly the bug I have. But the title here is exactly the error message. When filling out the crash report, I listed once a day. Actually, it seems to be happening every few minutes after the latest lucid update, as of half an hour ago. I run

[Bug 534765] Re: BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 21b0001c

2010-03-09 Thread quixote
PS. I'm running 2.6.32-16, and have Intel graphics. -- BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 21b0001c https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/534765 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 502762] Re: [karmic] winbind installation causes apt to fail

2010-01-09 Thread quixote
I currently don't have winbind installed, so there's nothing relevant in syslog (as far as I can see, which isn't very far!). Which steps should I follow? Install winbind, get the syslog, or install winbind, start the service, get the syslog, or install winbind, start the service, try using

[Bug 502762] Re: [karmic] winbind installation causes apt to fail

2010-01-09 Thread quixote
I currently don't have winbind installed, so there's nothing relevant in syslog (as far as I can see, which isn't very far!). Which steps should I follow? Install winbind, get the syslog, or install winbind, start the service, get the syslog, or install winbind, start the service, try using

[Bug 441889] Re: update requests restart at wrong time

2010-01-08 Thread quixote
It's been so long, I don't remember for sure, but I suspect it was set to I don't know and I didn't notice that and change it. I haven't had this issue with any recent karmic updates that require a restart, so even if the problem hasn't been solved, it's gone away. Either way is good! :D --

[Bug 502762] [NEW] [karmic] winbind installation causes apt to fail

2010-01-03 Thread quixote
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: winbind winbind 3.4.0-3ubuntu5.1 installs and works, but nothing involving apt works after it's installed. Update manager doesn't find updates, running sudo apt-get install [any package] fails with a message about something wicked happened. Reloading

[Bug 502762] [NEW] [karmic] winbind installation causes apt to fail

2010-01-03 Thread quixote
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: winbind winbind 3.4.0-3ubuntu5.1 installs and works, but nothing involving apt works after it's installed. Update manager doesn't find updates, running sudo apt-get install [any package] fails with a message about something wicked happened. Reloading

[Bug 441889] [NEW] update requests restart at wrong time

2009-10-03 Thread quixote
Public bug reported: The latest updates to karmic (Oct 2) required a restart. There was also a dialogue window about whether to delete 5 (6?) obsolete files. The restart required flashed up a moment after the delete? window and covered it. I chose restart later which allowed me to get at the

[Bug 441889] Re: update requests restart at wrong time

2009-10-03 Thread quixote
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32960582/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: XsessionErrors.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32960583/XsessionErrors.txt -- update requests restart at wrong time https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441889 You received

[Bug 346691] Re: 2.6.28-11 causes massive data corruption on 64 bit installations

2009-07-22 Thread quixote
Just two things for what it's worth: Fact: I've been using the 2.6.29-04 kernel with up to date 64-bit Jaunty on ext3 for a couple of months now with no problems at all. Opinion: I am still horrified, appalled, perplexed, and angry that there are neither any warnings on LiveCD iso downloads for

[Bug 392234] Re: vboxdrv creation and permission issues during install

2009-07-09 Thread quixote
I manually compiled the source package. There is -- or was -- no package for karmic which is why I went the tarball route. -- vboxdrv creation and permission issues during install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392234 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 392234] [NEW] vboxdrv creation and permission issues during install

2009-06-25 Thread quixote
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose I installed the dependencies and then VirtualBox-ose 2.2.4 r47978 from source on Karmic (9.10). I could run it initially only as sudo because a vboxusers group hadn't been created during the install. I added the group, and my user to the

[Bug 346691] Re: 2.6.28-11 causes massive data corruption on 64 bit installations

2009-06-20 Thread quixote
This is just to second (and third and fourth and fifteenth!) the comments by mirix and Tim McCormack above. It is essential that Ubuntu's processes for software release are able to prevent such appalling disasters in the future. It is a measure of how much goodwill Ubuntu has in the community

[Bug 346691] Re: 2.6.28-11 causes massive data corruption on 64 bit installations

2009-06-15 Thread quixote
fwiw, since I moved to kernel 2.6.29.02062904 (which is a bit later than either A or Z?) I haven't had any problems. No crashes, no instability, even after repeated suspends. -- 2.6.28-11 causes massive data corruption on 64 bit installations https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346691 You received

[Bug 346691] Re: 2.6.28-11 causes massive data corruption on 64 bit installations

2009-06-01 Thread quixote
@Daniel J. Blueman: Thanks! I'll try that out today. My system specs, btw, are: Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz, 4GB RAM, Intel GMA X4500 graphics, 64-bit Jaunty and Intrepid dual boot, and ext3 filesystem. The laptop is an MSI 1223 (i.e. no-name brand, I guess.) -- 2.6.28-11 causes massive data

[Bug 346691] Re: 2.6.28-11 causes massive data corruption with ICH8/ICH9 on 64 bits installations

2009-05-31 Thread quixote
As one of the regular users who's been KO'ed by this bug (and who's pretty much frothing that this bug was *known* prior to the final release and nobody bothered to put out a huge general HEADS UP about it ... but that's another whole issue) -- could somebody post easy instructions on how to

[Bug 346691] Re: 2.6.28-11 causes massive data corruption with ICH8/ICH9 on 64 bits installations

2009-05-31 Thread quixote
Or at least a workaround! -- 2.6.28-11 causes massive data corruption with ICH8/ICH9 on 64 bits installations https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346691 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 227753] Re: gvfs reports root partition 100% full

2009-02-07 Thread quixote
Patrick- Thanks for asking! I've moved to a new laptop and 64-bit Intrepid. In normal usage, I have not had this problem with gvfs. But after the problems it caused with SimpleBackup, I've never dared to try to use that program again. I'd be willing to risk it if it would help :-) Would it

[Bug 229144] Re: [hardy] screensaver fails to start and screen fails to completely black out

2009-02-07 Thread quixote
(Shriek!) Now I'm having the screensaver problem again with Intrepid! Please at least give us a workaround! I'm using 64-bit Intrepid, using my Pictures folder for the screensaver, compiz is at the intermediate setting. Somewhere on the forums I saw the suggestion to disable unredirect windows

[Bug 229144] Re: [hardy] screensaver fails to start and screen fails to completely black out

2009-02-07 Thread quixote
I just found a workaround. (Must be something about posting a problem. I've been looking for this for ages.) From PhilCash in this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6680279 : Find the dir used by one of the default screensavers and put your link there. For instance, cosmos is in

[Bug 320238] [NEW] I get fatal interrupt and some other messages every time I shut down PC.

2009-01-22 Thread quixote
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-utils Jan 22 22:44:50 behrooz-laptop dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth1 for sub-path eth1.dbus.get.reason Jan 22 22:45:22 behrooz-laptop kernel: [ 56.871846] NET: Registered protocol family 17 Jan 22

[Bug 320238] Re: I get fatal interrupt and some other messages every time I shut down PC.

2009-01-22 Thread quixote
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21547354/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21547355/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21547356/ProcStatus.txt -- I get fatal

[Bug 275742] Re: Ubuntu 8.10alpha6 failed to start on Dell Vostro 200

2008-11-01 Thread quixote
8.10 LiveCD as released on Oct 30th would not load on my Sharp MP30 laptop. It also quit the boot process with an initramfs prompt. (Apologies if this is not the right place to file this. It's the only related-seeming issue I found.) I have ATI Radeon 7500 graphics, so I always (since Feisty

[Bug 187982] Re: update-manager fails to bring up the password prompt for root privileges

2008-08-14 Thread quixote
Just in case anyone reads these things (yes, I know, I'm feeling snarky), I wanted to mention that the last set of updates fixed the problem for me. They included some files related to update-manager, and they showed up on August 12, 2008, plus or minus a day. Nice to finally have that annoyance

[Bug 187982] Re: update-manager fails to bring up the password prompt for root privileges

2008-08-14 Thread quixote
(Erm, so nobody has to plow through the entire comment thread, I run Hardy, 8.04, on a Sharp Actius MP30 that dates to May 2005.) -- update-manager fails to bring up the password prompt for root privileges https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187982 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 93281] Re: Suspend failed message gives false advice

2008-05-31 Thread quixote
I get that error message regularly in Hardy 8.04. Your computer failed to suspend. Check the help file for common problems. It's definitely a low priority because it doesn't actually seem to affect function. But what irritates me is that check help file business. WHICH HELP FILE? Maybe the

[Bug 93281] Re: Suspend failed message gives false advice

2008-05-31 Thread quixote
By the way, I didn't get that message in Gutsy or Feisty. Instead the system just crashed. So this is an improvement :D -- Suspend failed message gives false advice https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/93281 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 187982] Re: update-manager fails to bring up the password prompt for root privileges

2008-05-30 Thread quixote
I hate to keep being the wet blanket here, but . . . my /etc/hosts file looks okay (127.0.0.1 localhost, 127.0.1.1 my hostname). But I continue to have the gksu problem. It affects not just the upgrade manager. Anything accessed via the GUI that normally asks for a password hangs up at that

[Bug 187982] Re: update-manager fails to bring up the password prompt for root privileges

2008-05-29 Thread quixote
NoOp: $gksu id doesn't work doing anything I've tried, including ctrl-c followed by another gksu id. I've also tried opening another terminal window just for the hell of it. I haven't tried doing it outside the GUI altogether. (What does work, just to reiterate, is $sudo synaptic and then using

[Bug 187982] Re: update-manager fails to bring up the password prompt for root privileges

2008-05-28 Thread quixote
$gksu id does not work for me either. Same thing: starting administrative tab visible on the bottom panel, and then it disappears. This is after I installed all updates as of this morning (May 28), including a big set with new linux headers etc etc. -- update-manager fails to bring up the

[Bug 229144] Re: [hardy] screensaver fails to start and screen fails to completely black out

2008-05-15 Thread quixote
After today's (May 15th) update, the screensaver seems to be working. Keeping my fingers crossed. Like rfvuhbtg, I've didn't have this problem in feisty. (I couldn't run gutsy with my weird graphics, so no data there.) -- [hardy] screensaver fails to start and screen fails to completely black

[Bug 229144] Re: [hardy] screensaver fails to start and screen fails to completely black out

2008-05-14 Thread quixote
After the most recent updates, I'm having the same problem. Worked fine before, then around May 10th I turned screensaving off because I needed to see what was happening during some backup jobs. Today I turned it back on, but after the screen dims, it comes back up with the regular background,

[Bug 229144] Re: [hardy] screensaver fails to start and screen fails to completely black out

2008-05-14 Thread quixote
I should add that I'm using Hardy, and have ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 graphics. The screensaver has worked without any issues through all three versions of Ubuntu (back to Dapper) that I've used in the past couple of years. -- [hardy] screensaver fails to start and screen fails to completely

[Bug 227753] Re: gvfs reports root partition 100% full

2008-05-11 Thread quixote
This is what finally worked to get my hard drive back: All done as root: umount gvfs-fuse-daemon Change ownership of backup file generated by SimpleBackup on network drive, and move to another location. Change group of that network directory from 1000 to root. remove that directory and all

[Bug 217389] Re: Root partition usage reaches 100% without reason

2008-05-07 Thread quixote
I too use Simple Backup, but I'm not sure the problem is as Jan Rybka says. In my case, it's not just background jobs without notices. gvfs- fuse-daemon thinks the root partition is full, and even rebooting doesn't help (so not just a matter of restarting the service). Since the partition is

[Bug 227753] [NEW] gvfs reports root partition 100% full

2008-05-07 Thread quixote
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gvfs-fuse This is a major problem since it prevents any operation that wants to store to the filesystem, including /tmp. gvfs seems to have decided that one of my network drives is in my root partition. That makes it think the root partition is full.

[Bug 75324] Re: Gnome file chooser/selector is way to small

2008-04-21 Thread quixote
If it's been fixed, why in hell do I have a pathetically small file selector box under Hardy 8.04? One of the early commenters was right: this is one of the first usability issues a new user bumps into. If it annoys an ubuntu fanatic like me, what's it doing to them? And, no, sorry, I don't

[Bug 35638] Re: Printer is not detected properly over USB

2008-04-20 Thread quixote
I'm suddenly having major issues with my USB-connected printer. I have a Sharp MP30 laptop (from 2005), Epson Stylus Photo R220 printer, and running Hardy 8.04 with all updates applied as of Apr 20. (As a user, not a developer, I don't know what the problem really is or whether this is the

[Bug 35638] Re: Printer is not detected properly over USB

2008-04-20 Thread quixote
I tried setting up a new printer, R220-test, with the URI as suggested. Otherwise, same driver, etc. It worked, I made it default, printed again, then suspended. When I came back from suspend, the old Stylus-R220 definition was working fine and the new default R220-test was unplugged ! $lsusb

[Bug 187982] Re: update-manager fails to bring up the password prompt for root privileges

2008-04-18 Thread quixote
I have this problem on Hardy Heron with all updates installed as of Apr 18, 11 am Los Angeles time. I have a relatively old Sharp MP30 laptop. After I kill the process and retry update-manager, it just hangs before the password window appears, so retry does not work in my case. I get the same

[Bug 219318] [NEW] update-manager in Hardy not taking sudo password

2008-04-18 Thread quixote
Public bug reported: This may be related to this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/187982 update-manager fails to bring up the password prompt for root privileges Duplicate of the comment I left on that thread: I have this problem on Hardy Heron 8.04 with all updates

[Bug 213476] [NEW] new partition naming breaks paths

2008-04-07 Thread quixote
Public bug reported: release: 8.04 Please note: I DON'T KNOW which package is responsible for the behavior. I'm GUESSING: gnome-system-tools 2.22.0-0ubuntu6 In previous releases, partitions show up in nautilus or on the desktop using their mountpoint. E.g. /media/data/ shows up as data on

[Bug 213476] Re: new partition naming breaks paths

2008-04-07 Thread quixote
Followup: it's not quite what I thought Since the default nautilus view doesn't show permissions and owners, I didn't realize the 12 GB Volume was owned by root, which explains why Tbird can't write to it. There's still a problem, though. Trying sudo chown -R me /media/data said operation