Re: [Bug 377671] Re: kubuntu-docs fails to configure; target missing

2009-06-09 Thread Bruce Miller
Yes. I update this system twice daily (at least). I just tried purging the package kubuntu-docs and installing it again. It continues to fail to configure on this system. -- - Original Message From: Jonathan Jesse jje...@gmail.com To: x...@xxx Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2009

[Bug 384579] Re: Linux thinks there’s a fl oppy drive when there’s not. Probing slows down bootup by almost a minute.

2009-06-10 Thread Bruce Miller
I am not experiencing a one-minute delay in boot-up, but am seeing dmesg being filled with seeks for a non-existent floppy drive: [92497.412378] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [92509.608803] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [92521.843198] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0,

[Bug 105371] [apport] firefox-bin crashed with SIGSEGV in __kernel_vsyscall()

2007-04-10 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox Interestingly, this bug report was autogenerated before I even tried to load Firefox. I have been having keyboard and mouse freeze problems (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=405814). I had just restarted the X server and had not even yet

[Bug 105371] Re: [apport] firefox-bin crashed with SIGSEGV in __kernel_vsyscall()

2007-04-10 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: CoreDump.gz http://librarian.launchpad.net/7260018/CoreDump.gz ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/7260019/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: Disassembly.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/7260020/Disassembly.txt ** Attachment

[Bug 104329] [apport] tracker-extract crashed with SIGSEGV in strlen()

2007-04-07 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: tracker crashed after restart of X server and new login to KDE after Kaffeine stopped responding while playing a commercial DVD ProblemType: Crash Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Apr 7 21:53:32 2007 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04 ExecutablePath:

[Bug 104329] Re: [apport] tracker-extract crashed with SIGSEGV in strlen()

2007-04-07 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: CoreDump.gz http://librarian.launchpad.net/7216430/CoreDump.gz ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/7216431/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: Disassembly.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/7216432/Disassembly.txt ** Attachment

Re: [Bug 629753] Re: printer-applet.py crashed with KeyError in get_notifications()

2011-09-28 Thread Bruce Miller
I am one of those who, as Scott Kitterman reported, has had a recent bug report marked as duplicate because it closely resembles an older and fixed bug.   I confirm that the current crash message is: 'job-originating-user-name.' -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 830802] Re: Firefox freezes and grays out because of missing i386 Flash Player dependencies on x86-64

2011-09-14 Thread Bruce Miller
This bug appears to have returned. I am reopening it. bruce@Xenophon:~/Documents/brm$ uname -a Linux Xenophon 3.0.0-11-generic #17-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep 9 17:48:40 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux bruce@Xenophon:~/Documents/brm$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID:

[Bug 830802] Re: Firefox freezes and grays out because of missing i386 Flash Player dependencies on x86-64

2011-09-14 Thread Bruce Miller
The system does not permit changes to the status of this bug. Am therefore opening a new one. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/830802 Title: Firefox freezes and grays out because of

[Bug 849904] [NEW] flashplugin-nonfree does not install on amd64 oneiric beta; old bug has returned

2011-09-14 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: This appears to be the same as Bug #830802. It is marked Fix released and the system does not allow that status to be changed. The symptoms have returned: bruce@Xenophon:~/Documents/brm$ uname -a Linux Xenophon 3.0.0-11-generic #17-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep 9 17:48:40 UTC 2011

[Bug 864826] [NEW] package ubuntu-docs 11.04.3 failed to install/upgrade: cannot access archive: No such file or directory

2011-10-02 Thread bruce miller
Public bug reported: package ubuntu-docs 11.04.3 failed to install/upgrade: cannot access archive: No such file or directory ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: ubuntu-docs 11.04.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic

[Bug 864826] Re: package ubuntu-docs 11.04.3 failed to install/upgrade: cannot access archive: No such file or directory

2011-10-02 Thread bruce miller
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[Bug 864828] [NEW] package ure 1.7.0+LibO3.3.3-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: cannot access archive: No such file or directory

2011-10-02 Thread bruce miller
Public bug reported: package ure 1.7.0+LibO3.3.3-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: cannot access archive: No such file or directory ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: ure 1.7.0+LibO3.3.3-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8 Uname: Linux

[Bug 864828] Re: package ure 1.7.0+LibO3.3.3-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: cannot access archive: No such file or directory

2011-10-02 Thread bruce miller
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/864828 Title: package ure 1.7.0+LibO3.3.3-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: cannot access archive: No such file or directory To manage

[Bug 864827] [NEW] package gnome-user-guide 3.0.0+git20110406ubuntu11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2

2011-10-02 Thread bruce miller
Public bug reported: package ubuntu-docs 11.04.3 failed to install/upgrade: cannot access archive: No such file or directory ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: gnome-user-guide 3.0.0+git20110406ubuntu11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8 Uname:

[Bug 864827] Re: package gnome-user-guide 3.0.0+git20110406ubuntu11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2

2011-10-02 Thread bruce miller
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/864827 Title: package gnome-user-guide 3.0.0+git20110406ubuntu11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2 To

Re: [Bug 577684] Re: Kubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 Live CD failed to start

2011-10-21 Thread Bruce Miller
of the download and of the burned CD, that is, at each step of the way.   This is why I am sceptical that one bad CD drive was responsible.  -- Bruce Miller, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada br...@brmiller.ca; (613) 745-1151 In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known. attributed

[Bug 425172] Re: Add support of new printers

2011-06-10 Thread Bruce Miller
I have reported to Brother Canada the problems using their drives on natty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to brother-cups-wrapper-laser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/425172 Title: Add support of new printers To

[Bug 743817] Re: kubuntu i386 natty daily alternate 20110325: error message: Your installation CD couldn't be mounted

2011-04-06 Thread Bruce Miller
Since reporting this bug, I have reproduced it on at least three other machines; it has also occurred using both the i386 and amd64 versions of the natty beta1 release. BTW, I am careful *_always_* to test the integrity of .isos, first by doing an md5sum on the download and then on the burned CD.

[Bug 746758] Re: 11.04 64bit Beta1 CD Installer crashed [no appropriate viewer found for /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so on amd64]

2011-04-07 Thread Bruce Miller
Earlier this week, I had a day from hell attempting to upgrade four different machines to natty. The moral of the story is to take detailed notes, which I failed to do and therefore the following is from memory. This bug affects both the kubuntu and ubuntu beta1 amd64 releases. To the best of my

[Bug 741232] [NEW] hard crash installing Kubuntu desktop i386 20110321

2011-03-23 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity 1. attempted to install Kubuntu i386 desktop daily version 20110321 2. installer crashed as I attempted to move on from (near?) final step of entering username, password, hostname 3. GUI froze hard, was able to switch to login console

[Bug 741232] Re: hard crash installing Kubuntu desktop i386 20110321

2011-03-23 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: syslog and partman https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/741232/+attachment/1934230/+files/partman -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/741232 Title: hard crash

[Bug 741232] Re: hard crash installing Kubuntu desktop i386 20110321

2011-03-23 Thread Bruce Miller
syslog also attached. Another BTW: when I rebooted and attempted to try Kubuntu, the system load died on a kernel panic ** Attachment added: syslog https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/741232/+attachment/1934232/+files/syslog -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 284730] Re: All printing from KDE4 broken

2008-12-28 Thread Bruce Miller
This bug remains unresolved. The symptoms have now changed slightly. When I print a document from kate, the footers print. The header does not print. The first 1.75 lines of each page are also truncated when printed either to paper or to a PDF virtual printer. With the missing header, 2.75 lines

[Bug 284730] Re: All printing from KDE4 broken

2008-12-29 Thread Bruce Miller
Thanks for reply. I should have mentioned yesterday that applications unrelated to KDE print perfectly routinely, e.g. Firefox. Thus, while I use kate for much drafting, I have to use gedit for printing. The print system is the standard CUPS as installed by Kubuntu 8.10 on 2008-10-29.

[Bug 312900] [NEW] dhelp indexes only /usr/share/doc; not info or man pages

2009-01-01 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: dhelp I am running Kubuntu 8.10 64-bit: ~$ uname -a Linux Xenophon 2.6.27-9-generic #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 22:15:32 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux br...@xenophon:~$ lsb_release -rd Description:Ubuntu 8.10 Release:8.10 When I last ran dhelp, it was

[Bug 377671] [NEW] kubuntu-docs fails to configure; target missing

2009-05-17 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kubuntu-docs Am running karmic Alpha1: br...@xenophon:~$ uname -a Linux Xenophon 2.6.30-5-generic #6-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 11 20:46:57 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux br...@xenophon:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu

[Bug 377671] Re: kubuntu-docs fails to configure; target missing

2009-05-19 Thread Bruce Miller
Tried manually creating the directory /usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en/kubuntu/ and then repeating the installation aptitude -f install. It appears that the installation *_deletes_* the directory. -- kubuntu-docs fails to configure; target missing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/377671 You received

[Bug 379267] [NEW] backintime segfaults every time it runs

2009-05-21 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: backintime-kde4 KDE generated the following backtrace which I have also e-mailed directly to the application developer: Application that crashed: kde4backintime.py Version of the application: 0.9.22.1 KDE Version: 4.2.85 (KDE 4.2.85 (KDE 4.3 Beta1))

[Bug 741232] Re: hard crash installing Kubuntu desktop i386 20110321

2011-03-27 Thread Bruce Miller
further comment: by the time I reached the point of this crash, root directory had already been written to. Because it was the only OS on this box, system was not bootable. Got grub rescue console instead. Subsequently successfully installed a kubuntu i386 maverick desktop from LiveCD. -- You

[Bug 743817] [NEW] kubuntu i386 natty daily alternate 20110325: error message: Your installation CD couldn't be mounted

2011-03-27 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: debian-installer Steps to reproduce: 1. started system with kubuntu i386 daily alternate CD 2. chose install 3. chose language (USA English) 4. chose country (Canada) 5. configured the keyboard: USA English 6. chose keyboard layout: USA English (to add

[Bug 821939] Re: no keyboard at gdm login

2011-08-06 Thread Bruce Miller
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[Bug 821939] [NEW] no keyboard at gdm login

2011-08-06 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: This bug appears similar to Bug #546587, but has arisen suddenly under 11.04 natty. I do a full-upgrade on this system several times a week, but am not aware of any (or which?) upgrade triggered this sudden failure. The primary symptom is a lack of keyboard function on gdm.

Re: [Bug 478818] Re: gnumeric doesn't do print preview or pdf printing

2010-09-26 Thread Bruce Miller
Problem persists in fully updated maverick beta 64-bit. br...@xenophon:~$ gnumeric Documents/fin/erik-2010.gnumeric (gnumeric:20890): Gtk-WARNING **: no pages to print (gnumeric:20890): Gtk-WARNING **: no pages to print (gnumeric:20890): Gtk-WARNING **: no pages to print br...@xenophon:~$

[Bug 478818] Re: gnumeric doesn't do print preview or pdf printing

2010-09-26 Thread Bruce Miller
Tried print preview and print with two other Gnumeric spreadsheets, using 64-bit maverick. Problem remains as described above -- gnumeric doesn't do print preview or pdf printing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478818 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 519332] [NEW] recent versions within Lucid do not print files converted from MS Office

2010-02-09 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org recent versions during Lucid development cycle (and transition to OOo v3.2 have ceased to print .odt files which originated in a save as conversion from MS Office 97/2000/XP .doc files verification of CUPS printer queue shows that these

[Bug 519384] [NEW] recent versions in Lucid of openoffice.org do not update directory listings

2010-02-09 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org this is a new bug in Lucid from *_about_* the time of the 3.1 == 3.2 transition. the only files listed in any OOo File Open dialog are those that existed when OOo was launched. This is a regression from the application's previous

[Bug 519386] [NEW] not possible to follow Ubuntu bug reporting guidelines for openoffice.org within Lucid

2010-02-09 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org The summary line says it all. The | Help | Report a Problem feature in OpenOffice.org 3.2 in Lucid Lynx does *_not_* work. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Feb 9 11:39:40 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 InstallationMedia:

Re: [Bug 519386] Re: not possible to follow Ubuntu bug reporting guidelines for openoffice.org within Lucid

2010-02-09 Thread Bruce Miller
1. When I click on | Help | Report a Problem, nothing happens. Nothing, in any event, that a user can discern. Since filing the bug, I have tried starting oowriter from an xterm (since I use Kubuntu, my console application is konsole) rather than from the customary application launcher (Alt-F2).

Re: [Bug 331192] Re: KDE printer configuration app stopped working on Lucid (TypeError in set_widget_value())

2010-02-10 Thread Bruce Miller
I agree that the problem appears to have been fixed with the release of KDE 4.4.0 -- KDE printer configuration app stopped working on Lucid (TypeError in set_widget_value()) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/331192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 567315] [NEW] dl-ubuntu-test-iso performs no work

2010-04-20 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubuntu-qa-tools The first time that I ran dl-ubuntu-test-iso, it created two new subdirectories: ubuntu and kubuntu in the ~/iso directory but performed no other work. Subsequent runs perform no work. The following feedback appears on screen within

[Bug 567315] Re: dl-ubuntu-test-iso performs no work

2010-04-20 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44898898/Dependencies.txt -- dl-ubuntu-test-iso performs no work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/567315 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 567315] Re: dl-ubuntu-test-iso performs no work

2010-04-20 Thread Bruce Miller
Neglected to mention in initial report above that I verified that there were updates to the .iso needing to be incorporated. The following syntax worked: zsync -i existing.iso http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/[daily|daily- live]/current/image-name.iso.zsync -- dl-ubuntu-test-iso performs no

Re: [Bug 567315] Re: dl-ubuntu-test-iso performs no work

2010-04-21 Thread Bruce Miller
Q. 1: Yes. As stated in a follow-up comment to the bug report, the traditional zsync -i syntax worked perfectly. Q. 2: Sorry. I will not be at my normal workstation for another several hours. I will run this test as soon as I get back. -- dl-ubuntu-test-iso performs no work

[Bug 335543] Re: jockey-gtk crashed with ImportError in module()

2010-04-09 Thread Bruce Miller
** Changed in: python-central (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released = New ** Tags added: regression-potential -- jockey-gtk crashed with ImportError in module() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/335543 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 558758] Re: jockey-gtk crashed with ImportError in module()

2010-04-09 Thread Bruce Miller
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 335543 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/335543 I believe that the duplicate status is wrong. I consider it buggy behaviour by Apport to mark issues such as this one as duplicates. In this case, and in other similar ones which I have noted in the past

[Bug 510781] Re: cups produces error on attempt to print test page

2010-05-06 Thread Bruce Miller
Thanks for following up on this bug. I am the original submitter. It has been fixed upstream. I have had to reinstall a 64-bit system since Lucid was released and explicitly tested the Print test page function in KDE System Settings. -- cups produces error on attempt to print test page

[Bug 538796] Re: cannot open Firefox when libmoon is installed

2010-03-21 Thread Bruce Miller
I did not intentionally or knowingly install libmoon. I have just got my 64-bit machine back from the shop after replacing a dead data drive and installed Lucid beta --- the first time that I have had Lucid on this machine. I tend to run a wide range of applications and have therefore installed

[Bug 538796] Re: cannot open Firefox when libmoon is installed

2010-03-21 Thread Bruce Miller
I have taken the liberty of changing the status of this bug report from Incomplete to Confirmed. It is reported as affecting several users. Two of them have uploaded the automatically generated crash report. -- cannot open Firefox when libmoon is installed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/538796

[Bug 543452] [NEW] KDE 64bit lucid beta loads to white screen apparently with neither usable WM nor DE

2010-03-21 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: I have installed lucid for the first time on this amd64 machine which has just come back from shop to replace dead data drive. Immediately after install from CD and before running online updates, KDE worked sort of. Sort of because krunner never worked. Since running online

[Bug 543452] Re: KDE 64bit lucid beta loads to white screen apparently with neither usable WM nor DE

2010-03-21 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: _usr_bin_kdeinit4.1000.crash http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41517016/_usr_bin_kdeinit4.1000.crash ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41516072/Dependencies.txt -- KDE 64bit lucid beta loads to white screen apparently with neither usable

[Bug 543452] Re: KDE 64bit lucid beta loads to white screen apparently with neither usable WM nor DE

2010-03-21 Thread Bruce Miller
Second (presumably relevant) crash report from /var/crash attached ** Attachment added: _usr_bin_jockey-kde.0.crash http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41517287/_usr_bin_jockey-kde.0.crash -- KDE 64bit lucid beta loads to white screen apparently with neither usable WM nor DE

[Bug 395968] [NEW] kwin intermittently fails to give focus to dialog box

2009-07-05 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kde-window-manager To produce bug: 1. Ensure that compositing is turned on. 2. In an application, click to open a dialog box 3. before dialog box opens, click in main application. Result: kwin does not give focus to the dialog but restricts it to the

[Bug 389078] Re: KDE embedded applications cause shortcut overlap and ambiguous shortcut messages

2009-07-05 Thread Bruce Miller
This bug is still present in KDE 4.2.95 == KDE 4.3RC -- KDE embedded applications cause shortcut overlap and ambiguous shortcut messages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/389078 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kde4libs in ubuntu.

[Bug 411077] Re: package kubuntu-grub-splashimages 2.2 failed to install/upgrade: sub-processo script po st-installation instalado retornou estado de saída de erro 1

2009-10-03 Thread Bruce Miller
the package fails to install if a copy of /boot/grub/menu.lst is not found new installations of Karmic use Grub 2 which does not use menu.lst worked around the problem by copying in a dummy copy (my old backup actually) of menu.lst -- package kubuntu-grub-splashimages 2.2 failed to

[Bug 390473] Re: high consumption of CPU by pulseaudio

2009-08-09 Thread Bruce Miller
I am running a development version of Kubuntu karmic updated at least 2x daily. While trying to figure out why KDE 4.3 bogs down so regularly, I ran top and noticed that pulseaudio was consistently using 50-60% of the CPU on this Intel Core 2 Duo E 2160 with 4 GB of RAM. Am running one mp3. will

[Bug 390473] Re: high consumption of CPU by pulseaudio

2009-08-10 Thread Bruce Miller
The functionality of apport-collect is, um, er, ragged. After authorizing it to run, I went off to have dinner. An hour or so later, it appeared to be still running in the konsole terminal. I pressed Ctrl-C and got two lines back that a report was being submitted to launchpad.net. However, I am

[Bug 445098] [NEW] Ubiquity freezes as partitioner begins install after step 8

2009-10-06 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity This bug reports a regression from the 2009-10-05 daily live (desktop) CD of Kubuntu karmic (which worked well) to the 2009-10-06 daily live (desktop) CDs of both Ubuntu and Kubuntu karmic, both of which crashed in similar, but not quite

[Bug 445098] Re: Ubiquity freezes as partitioner begins install after step 8

2009-10-06 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: brm_ubiquity_crash-20091006.tar.bz2 http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33193609/brm_ubiquity_crash-20091006.tar.bz2 -- Ubiquity freezes as partitioner begins install after step 8 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/445098 You received this bug notification because you are a

Re: [Bug 350114] Re: general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP

2009-09-22 Thread Bruce Miller
This was a short-term problem. I am currently running the latest Karmic kernel and do not have this problem. -- Bruce Miller, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada br...@brmiller.ca; (613) 745-1151 Computer programming is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof

[Bug 433299] [NEW] KDE keyboard layout switcher intermittently not started

2009-09-19 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: I work about 80% of the time in English with a standard US keyboard and 20% of the time in French with a Canadian multilingual keyboard. Intermittently (but greater than 25% of the time), keyboard layout switching is not loaded when I start a KDE session. The giveaway is the

[Bug 335543] Re: jockey-gtk crashed with ImportError in module()

2010-04-12 Thread Bruce Miller
Brian Murray, Thanks for taking a look at this. I have recreated the problem to the extent that I ran into it at least twice on successive installs to the same machine, first immediately after installing Kubuntu Lucid alternate CD, as described in Bug #548572 (about March 27, 2010) and second,

[Bug 609591] [NEW] Kubuntu desktop i386 installer crashes during manual partitioning

2010-07-24 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity Linux ubuntu 2.6.32-21-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16 08:10:02 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux Description:Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Release:10.04 ubiquity: Installed: 2.2.24 Candidate: 2.2.24 Version table: *** 2.2.24 0 500

[Bug 609591] Re: Kubuntu desktop i386 installer crashes during manual partitioning

2010-07-24 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: partman http://launchpadlibrarian.net/52446410/partman ** Attachment added: Casper.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/52446121/Casper.gz ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/52446122/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added:

[Bug 609591] Re: Kubuntu desktop i386 installer crashes during manual partitioning

2010-07-24 Thread Bruce Miller
syslog attached ** Attachment added: syslog http://launchpadlibrarian.net/52446458/syslog -- Kubuntu desktop i386 installer crashes during manual partitioning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609591 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 609591] Re: Kubuntu desktop i386 installer crashes during manual partitioning

2010-07-24 Thread Bruce Miller
attached /var/log/installer/debug ** Attachment added: installer debug file http://launchpadlibrarian.net/52446525/debug -- Kubuntu desktop i386 installer crashes during manual partitioning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609591 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 577684] [NEW] Kubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 Live CD failed to start

2010-05-08 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: casper to the best of my ability to judge, have burned a good CD: br...@xenophon:~$ cd iso/kubuntu/ br...@xenophon:~/iso/kubuntu$ cat ~/bin/rawread #!/bin/sh device=$1 blocksize=`isoinfo -d -i $device | grep ^Logical block size is: | cut -d -f 5`

[Bug 582726] Re: kmozillahelper crashed while starting Firefox

2010-05-28 Thread Bruce Miller
kmozillahelper crashes every time I try to start Firefox -- kmozillahelper crashed while starting Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/582726 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 557774] [NEW] fdupes follows symlink even when command line parameter *_not_* given

2010-04-07 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: fdupes I ran fdupes from my home directory with the command: fdupes -dr * According to the manpage and the --help summary, the application should not have followed symlinks, However, it did and asked me to resolve over 600 duplications in

[Bug 557774] Re: fdupes follows symlink even when command line parameter *_not_* given

2010-04-07 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43402228/Dependencies.txt -- fdupes follows symlink even when command line parameter *_not_* given https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/557774 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 524779] [NEW] Brother printer drivers in Lucid are 2.5 years out-of-date

2010-02-19 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: brother-cups-wrapper-laser I have compared driver versions in this package (and the related package brother-lpr-drivers-laser) with the driver dates listed on the Brother website

[Bug 524779] Re: Brother printer drivers in Lucid are 2.5 years out-of-date

2010-02-19 Thread Bruce Miller
since submitting above, have discovered following on Ubuntu wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsPrintersBrother -- Brother printer drivers in Lucid are 2.5 years out-of-date https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/524779 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 521007] [NEW] package kdelibs5-data 4:4.4.0-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: error writing to 'standard output': Input/output error

2010-02-12 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: I can offer limited additional information: only that the apport dialog box suddenly appeared about three hours into a KDE session. I had performed a full-upgrade with aptitude at the beginning of the session. aptitude had reported no potential problems. ProblemType:

[Bug 521007] Re: package kdelibs5-data 4:4.4.0-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: error writing to 'standard output': Input/output error

2010-02-12 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: AptOrdering.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39100310/AptOrdering.txt ** Attachment added: Df.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39100311/Df.txt ** Attachment added: Dmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39100312/Dmesg.txt ** Attachment added: DpkgTerminalLog.gz

[Bug 522259] [NEW] KDE SystemSettings does not implement selected xscreensaver or its settings

2010-02-15 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdebase-runtime I have tried repeatedly to select one of the screensavers from the xscreensaver package and to set a timeout to require a password for a resume KDE SystemSettings does not implement any of these choices (although I am always careful to

[Bug 522259] Re: KDE SystemSettings does not implement selected xscreensaver or its settings

2010-02-15 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39238595/Dependencies.txt -- KDE SystemSettings does not implement selected xscreensaver or its settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/522259 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 522570] [NEW] package language-pack-gnome-en 1:10.04+20100213.2 failed to install/upgrade: error writing to 'standard output': No such file or directory

2010-02-16 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: language-pack-gnome-en just performed a full upgrade (using aptitude --with-recommends full- upgrade) several language packs failed to install --- apparently all in the same way. ProblemType: Package Architecture: i386 Date: Sun Feb 14 18:32:16 2010

[Bug 522570] Re: package language-pack-gnome-en 1:10.04+20100213.2 failed to install/upgrade: error writing to 'standard output': No such file or directory

2010-02-16 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: AptOrdering.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39263959/AptOrdering.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39263960/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: Df.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39263961/Df.txt ** Attachment added:

[Bug 505936] Re: systemsettings crashed with TypeError in set_widget_value()

2010-01-20 Thread Bruce Miller
-I experienced this crash soon after a new lucid install on a P4 2.4GHz machine with 2GB RAM -was working in SystemSettings and had clicked on the PrinterConfiguration applet in the hope that the bug affecting it might have been fixed -systemsettings crashed immediately -- systemsettings

[Bug 510781] [NEW] cups produces error on attempt to print test page

2010-01-21 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: cups Actions taken: 1. point browser to localhost:631 2. select Printers | Manage Printers 3. select the physical printer (as opposed to the Virtual PDF Printer) 4. select Maintenance | Print Self Test Page Expected: printer issues the well-known CUPS

[Bug 510781] Re: cups produces error on attempt to print test page

2010-01-21 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38193220/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: CupsErrorLog.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38193221/CupsErrorLog.txt ** Attachment added: CurrentDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38193222/CurrentDmesg.txt **

[Bug 510781] Re: cups produces error on attempt to print test page

2010-01-21 Thread Bruce Miller
This bug appears to be related to --- although, in my view, not a duplicate of --- Bug #428065 -- cups produces error on attempt to print test page https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/510781 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 510885] [NEW] plasma-widget-googlecalendar does not load under Lucid Lynx Alpha 2

2010-01-21 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: plasma-widget-googlecalendar I have attempted to install plasma-widget-googlecalendar to the taskbar of the main panel. All that I get is a red box with a white letter X. When I click on the box, the following message is displayed: Could not open the

[Bug 510885] Re: plasma-widget-googlecalendar does not load under Lucid Lynx Alpha 2

2010-01-21 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38198612/Dependencies.txt -- plasma-widget-googlecalendar does not load under Lucid Lynx Alpha 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/510885 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 644006] [NEW] kdeinit4 crashed on first load after amd64 4.4.5.1 kdelibs packages repaired

2010-09-20 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: for roughly one week, it was not possible to run 64-bit KDE sessions in maverick this crash of kdeinit4 occurred on first load after these packages were repaired. KDE crash assistant prepared incomplete backtrace which is attached ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu

[Bug 644006] Re: kdeinit4 crashed on first load after amd64 4.4.5.1 kdelibs packages repaired

2010-09-20 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: kdeinit4 crash on maverick 64bit KDE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/644006/+attachment/1616247/+files/kded4-20100919-085105.kcrash ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/644006/+attachment/1616248/+files/Dependencies.txt -- kdeinit4

[Bug 636479] [NEW] keyboard shortcut in System Settings does not work in klipper

2010-09-12 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace Ctrl-Alt-V has always been KDE's default keyboard shortcut to bring up the list of clipboad entries maintained in klipper. It has worked unfailingly in every version of KDE that I have used since roughly KDE 1.x in roughly 1999. A

[Bug 636479] Re: keyboard shortcut in System Settings does not work in klipper

2010-09-12 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/636479/+attachment/1574734/+files/Dependencies.txt -- keyboard shortcut in System Settings does not work in klipper https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/636479 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 636685] [NEW] job options in system-config-printer-kde are not stored

2010-09-12 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdeadmin In Kubuntu 10.10 beta: Steps to reproduce: 1. Open |System Settings | Printer Configuration 2. Select a local printer 3. Open Job Options 4. Change options 5. Select apply and leave the settings dialog Expected behaviour: that the changed

[Bug 636685] Re: job options in system-config-printer-kde are not stored

2010-09-12 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/636685/+attachment/1575849/+files/Dependencies.txt -- job options in system-config-printer-kde are not stored https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/636685 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 640497] [NEW] KDE fails to load since updates 2010-09-15

2010-09-16 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace There was a major update to Kubuntu on 2010-09-15. Careful choice of packages was necessary in order to avoid massive removal of packages. After the partial update, KDE would not start. Entering username and password began splash

[Bug 640497] Re: KDE fails to load since updates 2010-09-15

2010-09-16 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: current .xsession-errors https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/640497/+attachment/1593642/+files/.xsession-errors ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/640497/+attachment/1593643/+files/Dependencies.txt -- KDE fails to load since updates

[Bug 550905] [NEW] dkms does not run when upgrade downloads new kernel version

2010-03-29 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: dkms I am using *_only_* Kubuntu amd64 repositories. Since the release of Lucid Lynx beta1, download of new kernel versions (2.6.32-1[78] has failed to: 1. download linux-headers packages; 2. trigger dkms routine to incorporate restricted modules into

[Bug 550905] Re: dkms does not run when upgrade downloads new kernel version

2010-03-29 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/42380516/Dependencies.txt -- dkms does not run when upgrade downloads new kernel version https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/550905 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 548373] [NEW] Ubuquity crashed: AttributeError: Partition instance has no attribute 'parent'

2010-03-25 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity ubiquity crashed during manual partitioning Following dialog box appeared: Traceback (most recent call last): File /usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde_components/PartitionModel.py, line 102, in parent parentItem = childItem.parent()

[Bug 548373] Re: Ubuquity crashed: AttributeError: Partition instance has no attribute 'parent'

2010-03-25 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: Syslog http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41999862/syslog -- Ubuquity crashed: AttributeError: Partition instance has no attribute 'parent' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/548373 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 548373] Re: Ubuquity crashed: AttributeError: Partition instance has no attribute 'parent'

2010-03-25 Thread Bruce Miller
/var/log/partman attached, as requested ** Attachment added: partman http://launchpadlibrarian.net/4122/partman -- Ubuquity crashed: AttributeError: Partition instance has no attribute 'parent' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/548373 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 548510] Re: jockey-kde crashed with ImportError in module()

2010-03-25 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/42013388/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: CurrentDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/42013389/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/42013390/Dependencies.txt **

[Bug 548510] Re: jockey-kde crashed with ImportError in module()

2010-03-25 Thread Bruce Miller
Following error report when I attempted to start jockey-kde from a konsole session: br...@xenophon:~/configs$ jockey-kde /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:127: RuntimeWarning: PyOS_InputHook is not available for interactive use of PyGTK set_interactive(1) Traceback (most

[Bug 548572] [NEW] kubuntu 64bit lucid alternate (text-based) beta daily 2010-03-25 throws error while installing software

2010-03-25 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: debian-installer 1. While reinstalling Kubuntu Lucid beta, package installation failed and screen went red 2. Backed out to ncurses menu and attempted to rerun install software step and encountered error again. 3. Remainder of install (install and

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