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

2010-03-25 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: installer logs from failed Lucid install http://launchpadlibrarian.net/42024569/Xenophon_amd64_install_log.tar.gz -- kubuntu 64bit lucid alternate (text-based) beta daily 2010-03-25 throws error while installing software https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/548572 You

[Bug 548576] [NEW] Lucide beta: no entries in /etc/resolv.conf after rebooting after installing proprietary video driver

2010-03-25 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: resolvconf Bug entry started directly from launchpad because of connectivity failure in lucid install: 1. Problematic install of kubuntu lucid daily alternate amd64. Software installation step stopped with red screen error (reported in separate bug

[Bug 544200] [NEW] nspluginscan crashes on startup; Protocol not supported: http

2010-03-22 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdebase Have *_zero_* functionality in konqueror Following a disk crash which wiped out (a carefully backed-up) /home drive, performed a clean install of Kubuntu Lucid Lynx beta 1 on 2010-03-20. Have reported in separate bug that KDE appears to load

[Bug 544200] Re: nspluginscan crashes on startup; Protocol not supported: http

2010-03-22 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41614331/Dependencies.txt -- nspluginscan crashes on startup; Protocol not supported: http https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/544200 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 544200] Re: nspluginscan crashes on startup; Protocol not supported: http

2010-03-22 Thread Bruce Miller
Forgot to include: this problem affects the amd64 instance only. My ia32 setup, which has been running Kubuntu 10.04 Alpha versions since 2009.11, continues to run routinely. -- nspluginscan crashes on startup; Protocol not supported: http https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/544200 You received

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

2010-04-04 Thread Bruce Miller
Good question. The package is not installed and the question is therefore why not? If it is required in order for dkms to install the proprietary module (nvidia-current in this case), should it not be listed as a dependency of either dkms and/or the proprietary module package? nvidia-current

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

2010-04-05 Thread Bruce Miller
Marking this bug invalid is to treat the symptom while disregarding the cause. That solves nothing. There is a problem here; I have no idea how many users are affected, but if it strikes a reviewer after Lucid is released, there is certain to be negative comment on Lucid. It is that risk which I

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

2010-04-06 Thread Bruce Miller
As requested, I performed a re-install of Kubuntu Lucid beta1. I used the daily alternate build of Mon 2010-04-05. I had previously had problems with Kubuntu daily builds around the time Beta1 was released: the problem with the LiveCD is Bug #548373 and with the alternate install CD is Bug

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

2010-03-26 Thread Bruce Miller
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 451105 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/451105 Bug #451105 applies to karmic and a fix has been released. The traceback on that bug reported ImportError: No module named kdecore. The traceback on this bug reports ImportError: No module named kdecore. Is

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

2010-03-27 Thread Bruce Miller
Further to point 8 above: $ sudo apt-cdrom add Using CD-ROM mount point /media/apt/ Identifying.. [88fcd7dee0ea7d715b004f299ca0b300-2] Scanning disc for index files.. Found 2 package indexes, 0 source indexes, 0 translation indexes and 1 signatures This disc is called: 'Kubuntu 10.04 _Lucid

[Bug 448095] Re: resolvconf starts after ifupdown, does not pick the dns-nameserver and dns-search lines up from /etc/network/interfaces

2010-03-27 Thread Bruce Miller
Duplicate Bug #548576 reports this same problem in Kubuntu Lucid Lynx Beta 1 amd64 daily disks of 2010-03-25 and 2010-03-27. On this network, individual hosts are set up to use DHCP and individual nameservers are not listed in /etc/network/interfaces. Predictable IP addresses are assigned by the

[Bug 451105] Re: jockey-kde crashed with ImportError in module()

2010-03-27 Thread Bruce Miller
** Changed in: kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released = New ** Changed in: kdebindings (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released = New ** Tags added: regression-potential ** Tags removed: regression-retracer -- jockey-kde crashed with ImportError in module()

[Bug 455780] Re: systemsettings crashed with TypeError in __init__()

2010-03-27 Thread Bruce Miller
I have just experienced this bug on Kubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 beta 1 (daily 2010-03-27) amd64, The bug appeared as soon as KDE loaded after a reboot. Interestingly, I had installed a printer during the previous session. That is the action which triggered this bug's original report. --

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

2010-05-25 Thread Bruce Miller
I am experiencing this bug as well when I try to print. As it happens, I had started gnumeric from a command line: I was careful within Gnumeric to set a print area. br...@xenophon:~/PDF$ gnumeric ~/Documents/fin/erik-2010.gnumeric [1] 6576 br...@xenophon:~/PDF$ (gnumeric:6576): Gtk-WARNING

[Bug 1173020] Re: upgrade from kubuntu 12.10 to 13.04. error with linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic

2013-04-29 Thread Bruce Miller
I have always set aside a small boot partition of 100 MB. This appears to be no longer enough. This is the error report that I get when I tried to install apport- collect: Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main python-problem-report all 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 [9,532 B] Get:2

[Bug 1173020] Re: upgrade from kubuntu 12.10 to 13.04. error with linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic

2013-04-29 Thread Bruce Miller
apport-collect attempted to open a chromium-browser window. Nothing happened. Attempting to open chromium-browser manually generated the following message: ruce@Pericles:~$ chromium-browser [1] 4649 bruce@Pericles:~$ [4649:4649:0429/130426:ERROR:process_singleton_linux.cc(907)] Failed to

[Bug 1173020] Re: upgrade from kubuntu 12.10 to 13.04. error with linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic

2013-04-29 Thread Bruce Miller
Interestingly, when this error message first appeared, chromium complained that it could not be run as root unless I set up a new profile. But at the same time, a launchpad log-in page opened in Firefox and it is from there that I am commenting on this bug report. I am going to try living

[Bug 1173020] Re: upgrade from kubuntu 12.10 to 13.04. error with linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic

2013-04-29 Thread Bruce Miller
the same permission denied error: Launchpad.net Not allowed here Sorry, you don't have permission to access this page or the information in this page is not shared with you. You are logged in as Bruce Miller. I am trying to provide the information which you requested from the original reporter

[Bug 1174432] [NEW] Supplementary information to bug 1173020

2013-04-29 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Please see my comments under bug 1170320, which explains why I am following this process. cat version.log Ubuntu 3.5.0-27.46-generic 3.5.7.7 bruce@Pericles:~/scratch$ lspcivnvn.log is attached. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package:

[Bug 1173020] Re: upgrade from kubuntu 12.10 to 13.04. error with linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic

2013-04-29 Thread Bruce Miller
I submitted the information requested as Bug #1174432 for the reasons explained above. I had to delete both /boot/initrd.img from 12.10 and 13.04 to get the installation process to complete satisfactorily, but the system has now booted into 13.04. ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)

Re: [Bug 1173468] Re: release upgrade doesn't properly calculate free space needed for /boot

2013-05-17 Thread Bruce Miller
The same problem appears to have occurred during the upgrade from 3.8.0-19 to 3.8.0-21. In other words, this bug appears to be of broader scope than just the release upgrade. I worked around the problem by deleting the abi, initrd.img and System.map files for 3.8.0-19. I did so with much

[Bug 1184380] [NEW] kernel upgrade fails; no space left on /boot

2013-05-26 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: This is the within-release equivalent to Bug #1173468. An upgrade to kernel 3.8.0 within raring failed because there was no space left on /boot. It is my recall that upgrades to 3.5.0 automatically cleaned up the old kernel files in /boot. If so, this would make this problem

[Bug 985145] Re: no audio on ubuntu 12.04 on an intel hda vt1705

2012-05-21 Thread Bruce Miller
[BACK TO SQUARE 1] So, having got it all working, the new linux kernel headers arrived. 3.2.0-24-generic #37 upgrade to #38 and now it has all stopped working . Argh... (check with 'uname -r' and 'uname -v') FWIW: people used to the terminal alsa panel may have noticed my

Re: [Bug 444740] Re: Karmic beta installer fail to reboot at the end of the installation.

2014-01-14 Thread Bruce Miller
No. From: Phillip Susi ps...@ubuntu.com To: b...@brmiller.ca Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 3:35:26 PM Subject: [Bug 444740] Re: Karmic beta installer fail to reboot at the end of the installation. 9.10 reached end of life several years ago, are you able

[Bug 997349] [NEW] Wishlist bug: clearer entries for MS Windows entries

2012-05-09 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: My wish is to simplify the language referring to Windows partitions in /boot/grub/grub.cfg. The current language is in terms that only a Unix geek could love: Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1). This does not contribute to resolution of bug #1. I am an advanced intermediate

Re: [Bug 986744] Re: On session start, amarok throws error: Process for file protocol died unexpectedly

2012-05-01 Thread Bruce Miller
bruce@Xenophon:~$ amarok -d --nofork QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave. unnamed app(13110): KUniqueApplication: Can't setup D-Bus service. Probably already running.  bruce@Xenophon:~$   Could you please run Amarok from a

[Bug 986744] [NEW] On session start, amarok throws error: Process for file protocol died unexpectedly

2012-04-21 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: This error occurs consistently every time I start a new KDE session. This instance of precise 12.04 is updated once or twice daily. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: amarok 2:2.5.0-0ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14 Uname:

[Bug 986744] Re: On session start, amarok throws error: Process for file protocol died unexpectedly

2012-04-21 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/986744 Title: On session start, amarok throws error: Process for file protocol died unexpectedly To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 997671] Re: [Ubuntu 12.04, N10/ICH 7, Green Headphone Out, Front] No sound at all

2012-05-18 Thread Bruce Miller
This seems to be an upstream kernel bug. I am having problems myself with this. Not sure if the latest ppa release will fix this. Upstream fix feb13, ubuntu ppa date feb16. Posting this up while the data is on my screen, before I do the reboots and such ... From:

[Bug 997671] Re: [Ubuntu 12.04, N10/ICH 7, Green Headphone Out, Front] No sound at all

2012-05-19 Thread Bruce Miller
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 985145 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/985145 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 985145 no audio on ubuntu 12.04 on an intel hda vt1705 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 922423] Re: [APMCP61-D3, VIA VT1705, Green Line Out, Rear] audio is muted by himself

2012-05-19 Thread Bruce Miller
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 985145 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/985145 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 997671 [Ubuntu 12.04, N10/ICH 7, Green Headphone Out, Front] No sound at all ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 997671 [Ubuntu 12.04, N10/ICH 7,

[Bug 985145] Re: no audio on ubuntu 12.04 on an intel hda vt1705

2012-05-19 Thread Bruce Miller
Have just linked two duplilicate threads to this one. Seems to be affecting several people. Apparently there is an upstream fix available but it needs packaging: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.2.7 commit 852c3a36c216e351d07ca96e9af30b81fff30ccc Author: Takashi Iwai

[Bug 985145] Re: no audio on ubuntu 12.04 on an intel hda vt1705

2012-05-19 Thread Bruce Miller
!! !!ALSA Information Script v 0.4.60 !! !!Script ran on: Sat May 19 07:11:55 UTC 2012 !!Linux Distribution !!-- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS \n \l DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=Ubuntu 12.04 LTS !!DMI Information

[Bug 985145] Re: no audio on ubuntu 12.04 on an intel hda vt1705

2012-05-20 Thread Bruce Miller
[SOLUTION / WORK-AROUND] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/385076 Message #6 I found that similar worked for me - At terminal, I ran 'alsamixer'. The Via VT1705 showed by default. At the interface I cursored over to make 'front' highlight in red then pressed 'm' as

[Bug 1310163] [NEW] chromium-browser with multiple tabs crashes on startup in KDE environment

2014-04-19 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: first output is with kwallet disabled. second output is after re-enabling kwallet ruce@Pericles:~$ ATTENTION: default value of option force_s3tc_enable overridden by environment. [6251:6251:0419/183400:ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(268)] InitializeSandbox() called with multiple

[Bug 422174] Re: cannot connect to hidden ssid

2016-04-30 Thread Bruce Miller
Reading around the problem, I found that some wifi drivers don't seem to run the KeyRing Authorization routine properly if a hidden SSID is used. This leads to the authorization not getting saved. This FIXED it for me: At the router, temporarily enable SSID broadcast. Make a connection and

Re: [Bug 1573787] Re: package kaccounts-providers (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/signon-ui/webkit-options.d/www.facebook.com.conf', which is also in package accou

2016-05-20 Thread Bruce Miller
Workaround: sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/kaccounts-providers_4%3a15.12.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1573787 Title: package

[Bug 422174] Re: cannot connect to hidden ssid

2016-05-03 Thread Bruce Miller
Update: It did fix it. But then I tried again to use the WiFi today and now it's stopped. Sorry to build up peoples' hopes. On the bright side, it looks like like it may be a clue to the source of the problem though. Maybe someone can figure out the rest for us? -- You received this bug

[Bug 1616924] [NEW] package account-plugin-google 0.12+16.04.20160126-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/accounts/providers/google.provider] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/signon-ui/w

2016-08-25 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: immediately after login, ran daily update; script uses "aptitude --with- recommends full-upgrade" ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: account-plugin-google 0.12+16.04.20160126-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/accounts/providers/google.provider]

[Bug 1644781] [NEW] Sushi-start fails with 16.10, both Unity and Mate

2016-11-25 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Dmesg:[ 573.856456] traps: sushi-start[4619] trap int3 ip:7f7ea46c3241 sp:7ffe3ae23350 error:0 in libglib-2.0.so.0.5000.0[7f7ea4673000+11] Since upgrade to 16.10 from 16.04 Sushi fails when pressing space-bar. In Mate, space-bar causes pluma text editor to open ...

[Bug 1644781] Re: Sushi-start fails with 16.10 upgrade, both Unity and Mate

2016-11-29 Thread Bruce Miller
** Summary changed: - Sushi-start fails with 16.10, both Unity and Mate + Sushi-start fails with 16.10 upgrade, both Unity and Mate -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1644781 Title:

[Bug 1644781] Re: Sushi-start fails with 16.10 upgrade, both Unity and Mate

2017-03-15 Thread Bruce Miller
1. The no-run problem still exists with Ubuntu Mate. I, personally, use Mate on older laptop. I prefer it to Lubuntu. I can live without Sushi running there. Others, however may not. Mate may be their main OS. Taking another look at my the Mate problem, I wonder if it is 64bit versus 32bit

[Bug 1644781] Re: Sushi-start fails with 16.10 upgrade, both Unity and Mate

2017-03-13 Thread Bruce Miller
Let me know if more needed. ** Attachment added: "Screenshot from 2017-03-13 12-56-02.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-sushi/+bug/1644781/+attachment/4836947/+files/Screenshot%20from%202017-03-13%2012-56-02.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1644781] Re: Sushi-start fails with 16.10 upgrade, both Unity and Mate

2017-03-13 Thread Bruce Miller
Yep. I think this is it. If I manually adjust the window it all goes away. But if I close the default window it doesn't remember the size I set it to. It goes back to being off size. Do you know where the configs are for the default window sizes? Reducing the vertical height seems to fix it for

[Bug 1644781] Re: Sushi-start fails with 16.10 upgrade, both Unity and Mate

2017-03-13 Thread Bruce Miller
Looks like a good move in the right direction! Not a full fix for me but a definite improvement. Installing gir1.2-evince-3.0 gets Sushi starting when using the Unity interface. It works on different types of files; .txt .png .. There's a wierd extra section to the menu bar though. I guess

[Bug 1644781] Re: Sushi-start fails with 16.10 upgrade, both Unity and Mate

2017-03-13 Thread Bruce Miller
Try this. I think this might be the fix? Edit /usr/share/sushi/js/util/constants.js Change 'let VIEW_PADDING_Y = 28;' to 'let VIEW_PADDING_Y = 2;' Tell me what you think. ;) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1318834] Re: Applications can no longer access your @gmail.com Online Account

2017-06-16 Thread Bruce Miller
This bug still affects Ubuntu 17.04. Uninstalling and re-installing chromium-browser has not helped. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1318834 Title: Applications can no longer access

[Bug 1737318] [NEW] dependency not met

2017-12-09 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: The following packages have unmet dependencies: libnss-resolve : Depends: systemd (= 234-2ubuntu12.1) but 234-2ubuntu12.2 is to be installed open: 23; closed: 490; defer: 5; conflict: 5

[Bug 1737318] Re: dependency not met

2017-12-12 Thread Bruce Miller
Sorry for the poorly formatted reply. In future, I will not use a webmail client tto send bugmail. ** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

Re: [Bug 1737318] Re: dependency not met

2017-12-12 Thread Bruce Miller
Incorrect. I am *_not_* installing packages from artful-proposed. I do *_not_* upgrade packages individually. Here is my sources.list: deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ artful main restricteddeb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ artful-updates main restricteddeb

Re: [Bug 1956263] Re: Situationm

2022-01-04 Thread Bruce Miller
Thanks for getting back to me. Can you recommend one or two books to help? On Mon, Jan 3, 2022, 8:55 PM Chris Guiver <1956...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make > Ubuntu better. > > Unfortunately, we cannot work on this bug because

[Bug 1956263] [NEW] Situationm

2022-01-03 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: I have been using ubuntu for nearly ten years, but have only recently started taking things seriously. My particular issue is that every now and then I have a screen blinking problem. I have done a bunch of research, and it points to the grub configuration. I have

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