[Bug 1775583] [NEW] Wifi drops out, takes 5 mins to recover

2018-06-07 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: My wifi used to be solid, but recently it's started dropping out 2-3 times a day. Looking in the logs the only thing I see that may be relevant is: Jun 07 11:57:07 laptop kernel: brcmfmac: brcmf_msgbuf_query_dcmd: Timeout on response for query command Jun 07 11:57:07 laptop

[Bug 1761844] Re: Very large emojis displayed in subject line and in the email list

2018-05-12 Thread shinyblue
Yep, bugrasan's solution works for me. Shame they're monochrome emojis, but at least text is readable now. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1761844 Title: Very large emojis displayed

[Bug 1770350] [NEW] Emoji oversized 

2018-05-10 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: As can be seen in the screenshots posted by another user at https://askubuntu.com/questions/1028674/my-thunderbird-version-on-18-04-have-emoji-bug (and in the attached simpler screenshot) I also have this problem. They seem to be 8-10× the size of normal text and cause

[Bug 1766215] [NEW] package virtualbox-dkms 5.2.10-dfsg-2 failed to install/upgrade: installed virtualbox-dkms package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

2018-04-23 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: On trying a `sudo apt upgrade` virtualbox dkms crashed and now it won't install. Loading new virtualbox-5.2.10 DKMS files... Building for 4.15.0-15-generic Building initial module for 4.15.0-15-generic Done. At main.c:281: - SSL error:02001002:system library:fopen:No such

[Bug 172719] Re: eog does not preload the next/prev picture therefore it's slow

2017-04-27 Thread shinyblue
Still a problem in 16.04, and AFAICS in Zesty. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/172719 Title: eog does not preload the next/prev picture therefore it's slow To manage notifications

[Bug 1571664] Re: Cannot connect to guest Windows share

2016-09-11 Thread shinyblue
bump -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1571664 Title: Cannot connect to guest Windows share To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1580917] Re: [XPS 15 9550, Realtek ALC3266, Black Headphone Out, Left] No sound at all

2016-06-27 Thread shinyblue
Seems same as #1575078 to me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1580917 Title: [XPS 15 9550, Realtek ALC3266, Black Headphone Out, Left] No sound at all To manage notifications about

[Bug 1575078] Re: [XPS 15 9550, Realtek ALC3266] Headphone jack stops working after a while

2016-06-27 Thread shinyblue
Note: After a complete system re-install my audio had been working fine: **Stock kernel/Intel VGA/GDM/Gnome** Then the problem re-occurred after I did some work with an alternative stack: **Stock kernel/Nvidia/lightdm/Gnome** and then switched back to my original stack. **Perhaps lightdm does

[Bug 1580917] [NEW] [XPS 15 9550, Realtek ALC3266, Black Headphone Out, Left] No sound at all

2016-05-12 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: All was working fine, then one day it goes silent when plugging in my speakers to the headphone socket, and forever after with something plugged in (internal speakers still work fine). Looking at pavucontrol and/or "Sound settings" under Gnome it shows that the sound should

[Bug 1559308] Re: Plugging HDMI screen in causes system hang

2016-05-02 Thread shinyblue
Yep, 4.4.8 kernel works perfectly for me. Can change resolutions, turn on/off displays, all works fine. (now if only gnome was better at dealing with one hdpi screen and one normal dpi screen!) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1559576] Re: Ubuntu GNOME boots to black screen when using proprietary Nvidia drivers on a laptop with Optimus

2016-05-01 Thread shinyblue
Hey Tim, yes I already did that https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1559308 Just included the results here for completeness. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1559576

[Bug 1559308] Re: Plugging HDMI screen in causes system hang

2016-04-28 Thread shinyblue
Mine has a usb3.1 with an adaptor providing another HDMI and a VGA port. They all work the same, ie hardly!, so if say don't rush out and spend cash! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1559308] Re: Plugging HDMI screen in causes system hang

2016-04-28 Thread shinyblue
See the tests I did over at https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1559576 which is likely related. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1559308 Title: Plugging HDMI screen in causes system hang

[Bug 1559576] Re: Ubuntu GNOME boots to black screen when using proprietary Nvidia drivers on a laptop with Optimus

2016-04-28 Thread shinyblue
Attempt to re-do formatting AGAIN! --- Config_Driver__Prime___12345678 --- c1_361.42-0ubuntu2_intel___EF.F c2_361.42-0ubuntu2_nvidia__FFFF

[Bug 1559576] Re: Ubuntu GNOME boots to black screen when using proprietary Nvidia drivers on a laptop with Optimus

2016-04-28 Thread shinyblue
Phew! Just done all 48 of these tests... Tests: 1. GDM starts 2. Lightdm starts 3. Can launch Gnome 4. Can launch Gnome Classic 5. External monitor with Lightdm 6. External monitor with Gdm 7. External monitor with Gnome 8. External monitor with Gnome Classic Results: . is fine, E is error

[Bug 1559576] Re: Ubuntu GNOME boots to black screen when using proprietary Nvidia drivers on a laptop with Optimus

2016-04-28 Thread shinyblue
Attempt to re-do formatting... --- Config Driver Prime 12345678 --- c1 361.42-0ubuntu2 intel EF.F c2 361.42-0ubuntu2 nvidia FFFF c3

[Bug 1559304] Re: nvidia 361 drivers cause unresponsive machine

2016-04-26 Thread shinyblue
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1559576 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1559576 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1559576 Ubuntu GNOME boots to black screen when using proprietary Nvidia drivers on a laptop with Optimus -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 1559576] Re: Ubuntu GNOME boots to black screen when using proprietary Nvidia drivers on a laptop with Optimus

2016-04-26 Thread shinyblue
Still have this problem while running 364.19 Tue Apr 19 14:15:03 PDT 2016 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1559576 Title: Ubuntu GNOME boots to black screen when using proprietary

[Bug 1568865] Re: [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915_bpo]] *ERROR* CPU pipe B FIFO underrun

2016-04-25 Thread shinyblue
Try using lightdm to launch it? That's the combination I'm using. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1568865 Title: [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915_bpo]] *ERROR* CPU pipe

[Bug 1568865] Re: [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915_bpo]] *ERROR* CPU pipe B FIFO underrun

2016-04-25 Thread shinyblue
Note: I can use Gnome Classic, with a monitor plugged in, on the Intel drivers without this error. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1568865 Title:

[Bug 1559308] Re: Plugging HDMI screen in causes system hang

2016-04-25 Thread shinyblue
Note: I can use Gnome-Classic with an external monitor fine. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1559308 Title: Plugging HDMI screen in causes system hang To manage notifications about

[Bug 1574533] [NEW] Cannot start gdm3 with nvidia drivers in use

2016-04-25 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: When using nvidia-361 drivers gdm will not start, whereas lightdm will start (and is able to launch a gnome DE session). I get a blank screen. Sometimes it cycles between blank and then flash to tty and back again and again. I am reporting here after reading the 'where to

[Bug 1559304] Re: nvidia 361 drivers cause unresponsive machine

2016-04-25 Thread shinyblue
I tried the solution from #6 but it did not work for me: With nvidia-364 installed: 1. I could start LightDM but could not start a Gnome session - few flashes after entering password and it bounced me back to the lightdm login screen. 2. If I selected gdm as my display manager I could not get to

[Bug 1568865] Re: [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915_bpo]] *ERROR* CPU pipe B FIFO underrun

2016-04-22 Thread shinyblue
Ah, my bad. I think actually it's that the usb stick uses nouveau not intel. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1568865 Title: [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915_bpo]]

[Bug 1568865] Re: [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915_bpo]] *ERROR* CPU pipe B FIFO underrun

2016-04-22 Thread shinyblue
Sorry, missed the part about marking it "confirmed". Have done that now. Also, more data for you: I've noted that while booting from a USB stick, if I boot using UEFI then this occurs, but if I boot in legacy bios mode then I can plug in a monitor without any issues. ** Changed in: linux

[Bug 1571664] Re: Cannot connect to guest Windows share

2016-04-19 Thread shinyblue
@Max: if this affects you also, please click the "this bug affects me" link at the top of this page. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1571664 Title: Cannot connect to guest Windows

[Bug 1571420] Re: totem crashes on start up!

2016-04-19 Thread shinyblue
Seems to be the same (or very similar) to https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=730028 >From there, this workaround gets it working again (at least, for the mo): tracker-control -r; tracker-control -s ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #730028

[Bug 1568865] Re: [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915_bpo]] *ERROR* CPU pipe B FIFO underrun

2016-04-18 Thread shinyblue
Thanks. So I've never run anything before Ubuntu 16.04 on this laptop, so no, it's not an upgrade that's broken it. I installed linux-image-4.6.0-040600rc4-generic, ran Gnome-Shell and plugged in the external monitor, while watching syslog. Saw the same error about fifo underrun before the

[Bug 1571664] [NEW] Cannot connect to guest Windows share

2016-04-18 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: My printer offers up a windows share. It's a guest share with no username/password required. It used to be accessible to me by typing smb://epsonxp830.local/usbstorage into nautilus, or by browsing the Network to get there. Now I am unable to connect. I get a dialog box up

[Bug 1557050] Re: gnome-software crashed with SIGSEGV in g_hash_table_remove_all_nodes.part()

2016-04-17 Thread shinyblue
"Software" seems to be working fine now for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1557050 Title: gnome-software crashed with SIGSEGV in g_hash_table_remove_all_nodes.part() To manage

[Bug 1557069] Re: gnome-software crashed with SIGSEGV in magazine_cache_push_magazine()

2016-04-17 Thread shinyblue
"Software" seems to be working fine now for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1557069 Title: gnome-software crashed with SIGSEGV in magazine_cache_push_magazine() To manage

[Bug 1571420] [NEW] totem crashes on start up!

2016-04-17 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: was working fine. Now it starts up, window shows momentarily then it vanishes. Running from a terminal shows: % totem (totem:3301): Grilo-WARNING **: [thetvdb] grl-thetvdb.c:440: Failed to migrate database: sqlite3_prepare_v2 failed: no such table: fuzzy_series_names:

[Bug 1557089] Re: Activities: characters are not displayed in the order that they are typed

2016-04-17 Thread shinyblue
I have not encountered this bug for a week or two now, so from my POV, it can be closed, assumed fixed by some update since the first beta iso that I installed back then. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1557118] Re: Graphical Corruption after resume

2016-04-17 Thread shinyblue
I have not encountered this bug for a week or two now, so from my POV, it can be closed, assumed fixed by some updated code. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1557118 Title: Graphical

[Bug 1568865] [NEW] [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915_bpo]] *ERROR* CPU pipe B FIFO underrun

2016-04-11 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: Running Gnome-Shell on ubuntu 16.04 on my Dell XPS 15 9550 laptop using Intel graphics (Nvidia card turned off), I get this error in syslog when plugging in an external monitor (HDMI). Apr 11 14:28:38 miaco kernel: [ 2616.604641] [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler

[Bug 1562140] [NEW] When importing raw+jpg files shotwell needlessly creates _embedded.jpg files

2016-03-25 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: I have my camera (Canon D700) configured to record RAW+JPG files. So this generates, say, IMG_1234.CR2 and IMG_1234.JPG. However when importing these to Shotwell it goes and creates IMG_1234_embedded.jpg as well. This is not needed and wastes disk space and slows down

[Bug 1559308] Re: Plugging HDMI screen in causes system hang

2016-03-21 Thread shinyblue
OK so it might NOT be gnome-related. I've had a few of these crashes using Unity now. Attached is syslog that I was able to get after connecting an HDMI monitor via the external Dell usb-3.1 adaptor which exposes an HDMI port. Luckily ? while this did crash it didn't kill the machine, so I got

[Bug 1559308] Re: Plugging HDMI screen in causes system hang

2016-03-21 Thread shinyblue
Note: This only happens when I'm using gdm and gnome shell. I have successfully installed lightdm + unity and it works fine. So this is a gnome-related bug. Probably linked? https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1559304 -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1559304] Re: nvidia 361 drivers cause unresponsive machine

2016-03-21 Thread shinyblue
Note: This only happens when I'm using gdm and gnome shell. I have successfully installed lightdm + unity and it works fine. So this is a gnome-related bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1559308] [NEW] Plugging HDMI screen in causes system hang

2016-03-19 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: I have a 4K UHD laptop screen and am running Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 Beta1 using 4.4.0-13-generic and the Nouveau drivers. If I plug in an external HDMI monitor (FHD) either into either HDMI port (there's one on the machine and there's one available via a usb 3.1 extra adaptor)

[Bug 1559304] Re: nvidia 361 drivers cause unresponsive machine

2016-03-19 Thread shinyblue
Please note that because my system is unresponsive WITH this package installed, I had to run apport-bug when they were NOT installed, so some of the above may not be relevant! Very happy to provide other logs from my system or to try anything (although I'm not clever enough to start compiling

[Bug 1559304] [NEW] nvidia 361 drivers cause unresponsive machine

2016-03-19 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: Running Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 Beta1. Installing the proprietary drivers (either the tested or the updates) one results in: the splash screen goes away, revealing all the console output (with mostly green OKs) and the console log-in. This whole thing then flashes on and off and

[Bug 1557118] [NEW] Graphical Corruption after resume

2016-03-14 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: I'll attach a screenshot. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.18.4-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-12.28-generic 4.4.4 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64

[Bug 1557089] [NEW] Activities: characters are not in typed order

2016-03-14 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: Click Activities. Run finger from Q to T. You should get qwert but instead I get qwtre It also affects more normal use, e.g. I can't type term (for terminal), it comes out "temr". It seems to work if you type really slowly. I also noticed weird keyboard behaviour in gnome

[Bug 1255022] Re: Wireless networking unavailable/does not work

2013-12-05 Thread shinyblue
Well this is embarrassing. So not only does the last one you made work, but I re-tested the stock kernels and they now work as well: Linux reech 3.2.0-57-generic #87-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 12 21:35:10 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Linux reech 3.2.0-56-generic #86-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 23

[Bug 1255022] Re: Wireless networking unavailable/does not work

2013-12-03 Thread shinyblue
Working with: Linux reech 3.2.0-56-generic #86~lp1255022Commit99a1224 SMP Mon Dec 2 18:06:59 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1255022 Title:

[Bug 1257321] [NEW] Cannot install extensions from extensions.gnome.org

2013-12-03 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: I used to be able to install extensions by clicking the slidy switch, e.g. at https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/15/alternatetab/ Now when I operate the switch it says ON, but nothing happens. I do not get the darkened confirmation screen. My .xsession-errors file then

[Bug 1255022] Re: Wireless networking unavailable/does not work

2013-12-03 Thread shinyblue
Works with: Linux reech 3.2.0-56-generic #86~lp1255022Commitf418e2b SMP Tue Dec 3 18:59:33 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1255022 Title:

[Bug 1255022] Re: Wireless networking unavailable/does not work

2013-12-03 Thread shinyblue
Working with Linux reech 3.2.0-56-generic #86~lp1255022Commitae6f307 SMP Tue Dec 3 20:16:27 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1255022 Title:

[Bug 1255022] Re: Wireless networking unavailable/does not work

2013-11-28 Thread shinyblue
That said, using that kernel, I've had times when it's locked up - acting like I have no network connection but not saying disconnected. turning wifi off and on again (via network manager) brought it back again. Couuld be coincidence, but never needed to do this before. -- You received this bug

[Bug 1255022] Re: Wireless networking unavailable/does not work

2013-11-27 Thread shinyblue
Wifi works with that one: Linux reech 3.2.0-56-generic #86~lp1255022Commitc1bb8de SMP Wed Nov 27 17:43:16 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Thanks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1255022] [NEW] Wireless networking unavailable/does not work

2013-11-26 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: After an upgrade to the linux-image-3.2.0-56-generic kernel on Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS, my laptop had no wifi. No lights, nothing in network manager to even acknowledge the existance of a wireless capability. On rebooting into the previous kernel linux-image-3.2.0-55-generic it

[Bug 1255022] Re: Wireless networking unavailable/does not work

2013-11-26 Thread shinyblue
Tried those both: Linux 3.2.0-57-virtual #87-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 12 21:53:49 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Linux 3.2.0-57-generic #87-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 12 21:35:10 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux And neither worked. Back on -55 now in order to submit this report -- You

[Bug 923876] Re: FR: Limit and clean-up kernel images and headers automatically in LTS

2013-11-04 Thread shinyblue
Why is this bug marked fixed for Precise? And how can this bug be fixed for Quantal which is not LTS? The point of the bug title is that LTS is the one that this bug refers to because over 5 years the kernels will really accumulate. So I don't see how it can be fixed until it's fixed such that

[Bug 1132046] Re: [Acer Aspire 5750] Complete hang, no response to SysRq magic keys

2013-10-21 Thread shinyblue
Installed linux-crashdump. Test with AltGr+SysRq+C. Crashes. Hangs with no disk activity 5+minutes. Does not reboot. Nothing in /var/crash, nothing apparently unusual in /var/log/kern.log I'll assume that linux- crashdump is crashing and ignore that - install linux-crashdump- crashdump? ;-) Next

[Bug 1132046] Re: [Acer Aspire 5750] Complete hang, no response to SysRq magic keys

2013-10-21 Thread shinyblue
In case it's helpful, here's a screenshot of the panic from /var/log/syslog (never gets written to disk), after doing a test crash as explained at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/CrashdumpRecipe?action=showredirect=KernelTeam%2FCrashdumpRecipe (n.b. as instructed, I've stripped back the APPEND

[Bug 1132046] Re: [Acer Aspire 5750] Complete hang, no response to SysRq magic keys

2013-10-13 Thread shinyblue
I can confirm it still happens with the latest BIOS. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1132046 Title: [Acer Aspire

[Bug 1132046] Re: [Acer Aspire 5750] Complete hang, no response to SysRq magic keys

2013-10-07 Thread shinyblue
Aaaagh! I thought that flash routine ran fast. It hadn't worked. I've tried again: $ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date V1.21 08/09/2012 No crashes yet (5 mins use so far), but promise to update this if/when it happens again. Sorry for wasting your time, let's

[Bug 1132046] Re: [Acer Aspire 5750] Complete hang, no response to SysRq magic keys

2013-10-06 Thread shinyblue
$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date V1.20 03/16/2012 ** 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.

[Bug 1132046] Re: [Acer Aspire 5750] Complete hang, no response to SysRq magic keys

2013-10-06 Thread shinyblue
OK, still get hangs after the BIOS update :-( They mostly happen when running on battery, but had one lock up last week on AC power too. Currently on Ubuntu 12.04 Linux reech 3.2.0-53-generic #81-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 22 21:01:03 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug

[Bug 1132046] Re: [Acer Aspire 5750] Complete hang, no response to SysRq magic keys

2013-10-04 Thread shinyblue
Am trying new BIOS update. Thanks to a href=http://www.linuxinsight.com/how-to-flash-motherboard-bios-from- linux-no-dos-windows-no-floppy-drive.html these instructions/a for how to do this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1166104] [NEW] Forwarding a message breaks character encoding

2013-04-08 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: I received an email (MIME, multipart, UTF-8 text specified for both HTML and Plain parts). When I click Forward Message then the encoding gets broken. It appears that the UTF-8 has been interpreted as Latin-1 (or at least not UTF8) and 'converted' into UTF8, even though it

[Bug 1161135] Re: Wifi connection never completes

2013-03-30 Thread shinyblue
I installed http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.9-rc4-raring/linux- image-3.9.0-030900rc4-generic_3.9.0-030900rc4.201303232035_amd64.deb (inc. the extras package), rebooted the machine, but it no longer seemed to think it even had a wifi capability. The wifi light on the laptop was

[Bug 1161135] [NEW] Wifi connection never completes

2013-03-27 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: I have an intermittant problem with connecting to wifi networks. If the machine boots and connects successfully, the connection is reliable and stays up. If, however, the machine boots and has not connected, it never succeeds in establishing a connection. In the 2nd (failing)

[Bug 1132046] [NEW] i5 Complete hang, no response to SysRq magic keys

2013-02-23 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: This bug comes and goes. Recently it's started up again after about 6 months of not doing it. It started again around Linux reech 3.2.0-36-generic #57-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 8 21:44:52 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux and has just happened again. It's intermittant,

[Bug 1129508] [NEW] bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu6: bcmwl kernel module failed to build

2013-02-18 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: um new install. jockey came up, tried to install wifi driver. fails. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu0.0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-23.35~precise1-generic 3.5.7.2 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic

[Bug 1103482] [NEW] about:addons exentsion search fails to find exentsions by name

2013-01-23 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: I wanted to install Firebug. about:addons Search firebug. This shows a bunch of exenstions loosely related to firebug, EXECPT firebug itself. I've had the same frustration with a particular named video download helper, e.g. easy youtube video downloader - not listed. Even

[Bug 1071670] [NEW] Printers: cannot cancel job using GUI

2012-10-26 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: Gnome settings Printers plugin show jobs, but selecting on and clicking the square button (presume that means cancel) does nothing except disable that button. Visit http://localhost:631 and the job is easily cancelable. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package:

[Bug 1070256] [NEW] mount.cifs occasionally causes GPF error/kernel panic when mounting at boot

2012-10-23 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: I have a number of Ubuntu Precise Desktop machines which are turned on during office hours on a LAN which rely on /etc/fstab entries to auto mount cifs shares to a Debian Samba server on the LAN. Normally this works fine. Some machines have static IPs, some use DHCP.

[Bug 1060052] [NEW] gnome shell freezes on startup. intermittent

2012-10-02 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: Occasionally, gnome shell locks up right after lightdm login. The mouse moves, but nothing responds to clicks. Keyboard is ignored. I've found a work-around suitable for technical people only, which is to Ctrl-Alt-F1, log in, and type pkill -HUP gnome-shell, then log out and

[Bug 1060052] Re: gnome shell freezes on startup. intermittent

2012-10-02 Thread shinyblue
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1060052 Title: gnome shell freezes on startup. intermittent To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1046898] [NEW] complete system hang; no response to SysRq

2012-09-06 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: On this (and other) i5 machines, Ubuntu Precise has had daily lock-ups of this type. But the problem had gone away, and now this week it's back (happened on 2 consecutive days). I suspect an upgrade around 4/5th Sept made the change. Wasn't doing anything unusual or taxing

[Bug 1046898] Re: complete system hang; no response to SysRq

2012-09-06 Thread shinyblue
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1046898 Title: complete system hang; no response to SysRq To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1033532] [NEW] Won't load pages. Sits waiting for example.com

2012-08-06 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: Firefox on the same machine, at the same time, has no problems accessing webpages. Chromium has a not-quite-every-time habit of hanging, with the twirly indicator going backwards, saying Waiting for example.com. It will sit like that for minutes at a time, sometimes you get a

[Bug 1033532] Re: Won't load pages. Sits waiting for example.com

2012-08-06 Thread shinyblue
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[Bug 973644] Re: hangs on shutdown

2012-08-02 Thread shinyblue
This laptop was stolen so I can no longer test this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/973644 Title: hangs on shutdown To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1021635] Re: Fails to print to using epson-inkjet-printer-escpr

2012-07-20 Thread shinyblue
$ ldd `which inkscape` | grep gtk libgtkmm-2.4.so.1 = /usr/lib/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1 (0x7f6279da1000) libgtkspell.so.0 = /usr/lib/libgtkspell.so.0 (0x7f62785be000) libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 = /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 (0x7f6277f7a000) -- You received this bug

[Bug 1021635] Re: Fails to print to using epson-inkjet-printer-escpr

2012-07-20 Thread shinyblue
That command gave errors for me. I can offer: $ wajig version libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-0/natty uptodate 2.24.4-0ubuntu2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1021635 Title: Fails to print to

Re: [Bug 972486] Re: Hangs on attempted suspend; requires hard reset

2012-07-20 Thread shinyblue
Sorry, can no longer test as laptop stolen! Feel free to close bug. Thanks for your time. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/972486 Title: Hangs on attempted suspend; requires hard

[Bug 1021635] [NEW] Fails to print to using epson-inkjet-printer-escpr

2012-07-06 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: Inkscape does not print to this printer. No user error is generated. Just fails. It could, of course, be the driver's fault, so feel free to say not me and close it if you're sure. Inkscape does print to other printers + PDF. Attached 'troubleshooter' report from Ubuntu

[Bug 1021635] Re: Fails to print to using epson-inkjet-printer-escpr

2012-07-06 Thread shinyblue
** Attachment added: troubleshoot.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1021635/+attachment/3214791/+files/troubleshoot.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1021635 Title: Fails to

Re: [Bug 1021635] Re: Fails to print to using epson-inkjet-printer-escpr

2012-07-06 Thread shinyblue
On 06/07/12 16:54, Alvin Penner wrote: It could, of course, be the driver's fault. - do other applications successfully print to this printer? yep, inkscape is the only one to have probs. libreoffice, gimp, gnome's pic viewer, digikam, evince, acrobat reader... thats why I think it could be a

[Bug 1012571] [NEW] Causes ubuntu internal error on system start up

2012-06-13 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: I have now experienced this bug on two Intel i5 machines. It causes an ubuntu crash dialogue to pop up, but pressing continue to report problem just does nothing after the summary screen (the dialogue goes away, but no problem report is created.) ProblemType: Bug

[Bug 1012571] Re: Causes ubuntu internal error on system start up

2012-06-13 Thread shinyblue
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[Bug 1012572] [NEW] failed to create bug report on colord crash

2012-06-13 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: colord causes internal ubuntu error on start up, but apport fails to create bug report. I get the ubuntu internal error, then go to report, then the summary screen, then on clicking submit, it goes away and never gets here. I have experienced this bug on two (intel i5)

[Bug 1012572] Re: failed to create bug report on colord crash

2012-06-13 Thread shinyblue
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[Bug 1004363] [NEW] package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

2012-05-25 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: I had installed fglrx-updates through Jockey, which crashed. I had then gone to command line and apt-get install fglrx-updates, which didn't crash. I then rebooted a couple of times and all seemed well. Then today, with no other changes having happened, Gnome Shell ceased up

[Bug 1004363] Re: package fglrx (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

2012-05-25 Thread shinyblue
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[Bug 998762] Re: Cannot read 'this media contains X, wanna open with Y'

2012-05-14 Thread shinyblue
*blush* oh yeah. I think I was thrown by the odd alignment. Screenshot comes out odd, too - display was not garbled. Marked as invalid. pls ignore ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 401003] Re: [upstream] Writer hangs indefinitely opening MS Word .doc

2012-05-14 Thread shinyblue
Another example of same bug? Unfortunately I can't tell you what produced this document. ** Attachment added: Another example of same bug? https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/401003/+attachment/3145815/+files/Job%20Description.doc -- You received this bug

[Bug 998762] [NEW] Cannot read 'this media contains X, wanna open with Y'

2012-05-13 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: With a memory card plugged in Nautilus gives me the view shown in screenshot attached. I can't read the text because it's offset and cropped. (Actually I find these ribbons annoying anyway, and would like to disable, but suspect that's not a bug). ProblemType: Bug

[Bug 998762] Re: Cannot read 'this media contains X, wanna open with Y'

2012-05-13 Thread shinyblue
** Attachment added: screenshot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998762/+attachment/3144570/+files/Screenshot%20from%202012-05-13%2014%3A49%3A59.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 993178] Re: Fails to mount CIFS shares after upgrade

2012-05-13 Thread shinyblue
The problem is intermittent; one boot it works, one boot it hangs. I don't think I could conclusively test that. I've attached a photo of the kernel errors that come up. ** Attachment added: screenshot of kernel errors

[Bug 973644] Re: hangs on shutdown

2012-05-13 Thread shinyblue
Correction: yes it does! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/973644 Title: hangs on shutdown To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 997775] [NEW] Acer Aspire 5750 Freezes except mouse

2012-05-10 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: Apparently randomly, this laptop freezes up (~2 times a day) and nothing is clickable anymore. The mouse still moves. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-24-generic 3.2.0-24.37 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname:

[Bug 997775] Re: Acer Aspire 5750 Freezes except mouse

2012-05-10 Thread shinyblue
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[Bug 996467] [NEW] Hangs loading pages

2012-05-08 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: Intermittantly Chromium refuses to load a page, saying it's Waiting for host, but basically something's up and it will never display the page. Hit refresh as much as you like, very rarely will this work. Restart the browser and it will usually work. Obviously this is not

[Bug 996467] Re: Hangs loading pages

2012-05-08 Thread shinyblue
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[Bug 993178] [NEW] Fails to mount CIFS shares after upgrade

2012-05-02 Thread shinyblue
Public bug reported: After a distribution upgrade today (from Precise Beta, I presume) I got a load of kernel failure messages (attached) and can't mount CIFS shares. This is critical for me: all my files are on the samba server! ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package:

[Bug 993178] Re: Fails to mount CIFS shares after upgrade

2012-05-02 Thread shinyblue
** Attachment added: syslog errors https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/993178/+attachment/3124853/+files/syslog -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/993178 Title: Fails to mount CIFS shares

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