[Bug 745608] Re: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900

2011-05-04 Thread Ferry Toth
And it's not just fonts, check these icons. ** Attachment added: "screenshot KDE save as dialog" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/745608/+attachment/2112270/+files/screenshot4.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 745608] Re: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900

2011-05-04 Thread Ferry Toth
Yes, I have natty-updates enabled and 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1 installed. The above screenshots were with the latest packages (natty-proposed not enabled). I looks like the longer I have an application running the more distored the fonts. I can hardly read what I'm typing right now. Could it be relat

[Bug 745608] Re: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900

2011-05-05 Thread Ferry Toth
No, on one system I never suspend. It seems more related to the time an application or the system is running. BTW it also occured on Debian Squeeze with kernels earlier then 2.6.38. I am not sure but I think it got introduced with the intel driver 2.14. Ferry -- You received this bug notificat

[Bug 774207] Re: [Natty Intel 945GME] No desktop effects (kwin 100% cpu)

2011-05-02 Thread Ferry Toth
I confirm this for Kubuntu 11.04. On eeepc 900 (32 bit) and a 2nd pc with 64 bit, desktop effects run with 2 fps and are then automatically disdabled. On another PC with nvideo they seem to run normally with about 30 fps. Ferry -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 769846] Re: Can't Boot into natty after installing nvidia driver

2011-05-03 Thread Ferry Toth
I noted that when boot hangs (during plymouth, but before kwin starts) the xorg.log always shows: open acpi socket failed then continues to load stuff ( amongst others glx nividea module) then start loading dri2 and then complains it can not load the nividea driver. I have not found a solution

[Bug 709778] Re: Libreoffice base form design doesn't show toolbars, can't show them

2011-05-12 Thread Ferry Toth
I think we need to build a ppa for Openoffice 3.2.1 until the issues with LO 3.3 and OO 3.3 get fixed. Anybody here have experience doing that? Ferry -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/709

[Bug 782292] [NEW] Base cannot add/edit records using postgres sdbc driver

2011-05-13 Thread Ferry Toth
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libreoffice Open a form or table in base, find there is no add record button. Also you can not change any exiting records. This problem applies to Natty and LO 3.3.2 when using the postgres SDBC driver. Ferry ** Affects: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Impo

[Bug 709778] Re: Libreoffice base form design doesn't show toolbars, can't show them

2011-05-13 Thread Ferry Toth
>From what I've read in the document foundation news group the problem is specific to the Ubuntu packaged version. It is claimed the problem does not occur in the document foundation build. If so, I think that would justify an update. Slowness: yes I've experienced that too. I guess you use the e

[Bug 696706] Re: `unison -ui graphic' does not show password dialog

2011-05-14 Thread Ferry Toth
We use keys, but with a pass phrase. Same problem: hangs on the pass phrase. Installing the deb worked for me. Thanks Ethan. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/696706 Title: `unison -ui

[Bug 745608] Re: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900

2011-05-15 Thread Ferry Toth
Hmm, This problem seems to depend on the actual Intel chip: eeepc 900: sometimes the broken fonts and other anomalies occur, restarting X seems to make them go away. Chip set: VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 04) asus mother

[Bug 762135] Re: [i865] natty - display heavily corrupted

2011-05-15 Thread Ferry Toth
I am having some problems with Natty Kubuntu, with different chip sets. eeepc 900: sometimes the broken fonts and other anomalies occur, restarting X seems to make them go away. Chip set: VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 04) a

[Bug 745608] Re: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900

2011-05-15 Thread Ferry Toth
Given how badly readable the display is on 82945G I would say the importance should be higher then 'low'. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/745608 Title: [915GM] font corruption on Intel

[Bug 709778] Re: Libreoffice base form design doesn't show toolbars, can't show them

2011-05-15 Thread Ferry Toth
Björn, Any chance that we could get the Maverick version of OO (3.2.1) built in the Scriblers PPA? There are other issues as well, like the postgres SDBC driver not working. Neither in LO3.3 nor OO3.3. It would be great to be able to fall back to a version with 'known' bugs, until 3.3.3 sees the

[Bug 709778] Re: Libreoffice base form design doesn't show toolbars, can't show them

2011-05-16 Thread Ferry Toth
Problem persists in LO proposed (3.3.2-1ubuntu5). Ferry -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/709778 Title: Libreoffice base form design doesn't show toolbars, can't show them -- ubuntu-b

[Bug 745608] Re: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900

2011-05-16 Thread Ferry Toth
Yes, and no. I'm not using a dutch localization, so you I don't normally have Cyrillic fonts :-) Also I'm using Kubuntu (though with evolution). But both on Eeepc and 945G the problem is that fonts are broken. Each broken letter shows the same distortion as shown in screenshot $1 (where the 'e' i

[Bug 782292] Re: Base cannot add/edit records using postgres sdbc driver

2011-05-17 Thread Ferry Toth
It also occurs with LO 3.3 winxp and OO 3.3. My guess the problem is with the sdbc driver 0.7.6.b. With OO 3.2.1 and sdbc 0.7.6.a there is no problem. For the time being I need to revert to the (very slow) jdbc driver. Ferry -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of U

[Bug 745608] Re: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900

2011-05-18 Thread Ferry Toth
This is related to bugzilla.kernel.org #26002. I think. Ferry -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/745608 Title: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubun

[Bug 745608] Re: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900

2011-05-18 Thread Ferry Toth
Sitofe, Currently on my eeepc I see these both problems sporadically, but it is very workable, so I don't dare to complain. I have had these same corruptions on the eeepc before. It seems to be coming and going with linux releases. On the desktop with 945G at times ff becomes unreadable, until

[Bug 785388] [NEW] [915GM] font corruption on Intel 945G

2011-05-19 Thread Ferry Toth
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 745608 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/745608 Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel This a duplicate or closely related to #940672 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubu

[Bug 785388] Re: [915GM] font corruption on Intel 945G

2011-05-19 Thread Ferry Toth
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 745608 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/745608 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 745608 [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900 * You can subscribe to bug 745608 by following this link: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-x

[Bug 745608] Re: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900

2011-05-19 Thread Ferry Toth
Is there anyway I can automatically collect all relevant info as in the bug description? Now I created a new bug report #785388. I can hardly believe that is the easy way. Ferry -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https:/

[Bug 782292] Re: Base cannot add/edit records using postgres sdbc driver

2011-05-20 Thread Ferry Toth
Nobody using postgresql here? What a shame. Ferry -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/782292 Title: Base cannot add/edit records using postgres sdbc driver -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list u

[Bug 745608] Re: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900

2011-05-20 Thread Ferry Toth
The are both Kubuntu Natty using the Intel driver. I could boot the 64-bit 945G with a 32-bit USB stick and see if that helps. And I could switch temporarily to a lower resolution, but not 1024x600 I guess. Actually the 64-bit machine has only 2GB of RAM not 4. I'll report back with the results

[Bug 745608] Re: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900

2011-05-20 Thread Ferry Toth
I think so too. It will probably turn out to be related to the 945G chip, or if I am unlucky, to the revision of the chip. But I have had these problems in the passed, and as the kernel got updated they went away again . Soi I am sure it can be done. Ferry -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 745608] Re: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900

2011-05-21 Thread Ferry Toth
Sitofe, I created an empty xorg.conf and pasted the lines exactly as above. Right now I have no artifacts as far as I can see (5 minutes ago I could hardly read the screen). I must admit: 15 minutes ago I added to ppa's: ppa:kubuntu-ppa and ppa:glasen/intel-driver and then rebooted prior to follo

[Bug 774207] Re: [Natty Intel 945GME] No desktop effects (kwin 100% cpu)

2011-05-21 Thread Ferry Toth
Bryce on #5: This is not true. With Maverick and Kubuntu updated to 4.6.2 from the PPA it worked fine. Right now I have updated both the eeepc and desktop again from the ppa to 4.6.3. For the eeepc (900MHz Pentium M) I get about 30 FPS with desktop effects enabled and the FPS widget enabled (sh

[Bug 709778] Re: Libreoffice base form design doesn't show toolbars, can't show them

2011-05-30 Thread Ferry Toth
@Guiodic: you need to add ppa:libreoffice/ppa to the sources in synaptic. Or go to https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ppa for more instructions. @ Björn: LO from the PPA solves the problem. I also checked for a regression in our of place object editing, but this option is not available wi

[Bug 709778] Re: Libreoffice base form design doesn't show toolbars, can't show them

2011-05-30 Thread Ferry Toth
@Guiodic: ah, sorry. My guess is an optional feature in the linux version (but not the windows version). When you right click an embedded object you select edit out of place. This feature is now not available any more. I think it never really worked well, because when you resized the out-of-place o

[Bug 782292] Re: Base cannot add/edit records using postgres sdbc driver

2011-06-05 Thread Ferry Toth
See upstream bug https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35784 Ferry ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #35784 http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35784 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https:

[Bug 782292] Re: Base cannot add/edit records using postgres sdbc driver

2011-06-05 Thread Ferry Toth
Maybe related problem: Setting the 'properties' of the database (via menu: ) is not possible anymore. I suspect this is unintentionally disabled. Ferry -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/

[Bug 709778] Re: Libreoffice base form design doesn't show toolbars, can't show them

2011-05-08 Thread Ferry Toth
Yes , I have this too, Kubuntu Natty with LibreOffice 3.3.2. Never had this before. Just checked on Kubuntu Maverich with OpenOffice 3.2.1 database editing forms works fine. 1920x1200 screen, Intel video, both cases. Ferry -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubunt

[Bug 709778] Re: Libreoffice base form design doesn't show toolbars, can't show them

2011-05-10 Thread Ferry Toth
This bug has been forwarded to upstream freedesktop-bugs #36684. But there is no mention of this specific problem with the status bar / edit tool bar in Base. Ferry -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchp

[Bug 745608] Re: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900

2011-05-22 Thread Ferry Toth
I need to clarify: - the option does not improve speed - updating KDE to 4.6.3 seems to improve speed on eeepc but not on 945G - font problem on 945G completely goes away using DebugWait - have not yet tested on eeepc. Ferry -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubun

[Bug 745608] Re: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900

2011-05-22 Thread Ferry Toth
- on eeepc 900 it seems the font/glyph errors also disappear - no noticeable speed deterioration -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/745608 Title: [915GM] font corruption on Intel GMA900

[Bug 403303] Re: power manager reports 1% battery even though it is full on Asus Eee PC netbook

2010-11-02 Thread Ferry Toth
The bug has been solved and patched in V2.6.37-rc1. An ubuntu kernel has just been built. Goto http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ and download v2.6.37-rc1-maverick/. I have installed this on my eeepc900 and it works. Haven't discovered any new issues yet. Thanks all contributors! Fe

[Bug 403303] Re: power manager reports 1% battery even though it is full on Asus Eee PC netbook

2010-10-12 Thread Ferry Toth
Looks like a lot of progress has been made in fixing this bug on bugzilla. I can't wait to see this popping up in Ubuntu. In the mean time, any chance we test the result, by getting the kernel with patches built in a ppa? Ferry -- power manager reports 1% battery even though it is full on Asus

[Bug 635223] Re: Wine applications not listed in Unity Applications Place

2010-10-11 Thread Ferry Toth
I may be missing the point here but... 1) the netbook-launcher in Lucid did pretty much the same job: transform the free-desktop structures into a flat structure. Why not do the same here? 2) Using the menu editor you could (Lucid UNE) hide unnecessary cruft from appearing under the wine folder

[Bug 23810] Re: Evolution is unusable in 800x600

2010-08-28 Thread Ferry Toth
On y eeepc 900 with 1024x600 evolution is my favourite and only email reader. It is certainly not unusable. The problem with dialog boxes on small screens is not unique to evolution. Fortunately Ubuntu allows you to solve this by click and dragging while holding the Alt key pressed anywhere in th

[Bug 403303] Re: power manager reports 1% battery even though it is full on Asus Eee PC netbook

2010-08-22 Thread Ferry Toth
I reported the bug to https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15979 and tried to help resolve it. However, it seems I am not skilled enough to get it right. Any kernel building wizard here that can help get it sorted? Ferry ** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #15979 http://bugzi

[Bug 628792] [NEW] zbarcam can not open video device

2010-09-02 Thread Ferry Toth
Public bug reported: After starting I get: I use a Logitech Quickcam Chat camera that works fine with other applications (like Skype). Got Kubuntu Lucid. By the way it works well with my Debian Squeeze with a different kind of Logitech camera. Error message reported: fe...@ferry-quad:~$ zbarc

[Bug 1848771] Re: Reboot after resume from suspend (deep)

2020-03-15 Thread Ferry Toth
Thanks. However on brainwashed chrome books there is no configuration screen, so I can't disable anything there. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1848771 Title: Reboot after resume from

[Bug 1971037] Re: [snap] Firefox starts very slow

2022-06-03 Thread Ferry Toth
Yes. But I'm mostly pissed that Canonical knowingly introduces this regression, without some kind of opt-in. And then incrementally starts fixing it. While technically we all know if will always be slower then it was and take up more disk space. -- You received this bug notification because you a

[Bug 2056555] Re: Allow bitbake to create user namespace

2024-07-13 Thread Ferry Toth
Yes, it seems what we need is an app in a non-user writable area (i.e. as part of the system) that disables the network for a child process and an apparmor profile that allows it to do so. Then call that app from bitbake. That sounds a lot better than asking user's 100's permissions they don't und

[Bug 2056555] Re: Allow bitbake to create user namespace

2024-07-14 Thread Ferry Toth
Like unshare(1)? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2056555 Title: Allow bitbake to create user namespace To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/

[Bug 2056555] Re: Python can't write to /proc files

2024-05-26 Thread Ferry Toth
chatgpt in this case suggests to Create a Custom AppArmor Profile: sudo nano /etc/apparmor.d/local/bitbake containing: home/**/bitbake/bin/bitbake-worker { # Include the basic AppArmor abstractions #include /proc/self/uid_map rw, capability sys_admin, } and reload the profile:

[Bug 2056555] Re: Python can't write to /proc files

2024-05-30 Thread Ferry Toth
Forget that, it doesn't work, don't know why. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2056555 Title: Python can't write to /proc files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bu

[Bug 2056555] Re: Allow bitbake to create user namespace

2024-07-19 Thread Ferry Toth
So let's say the trusted app is just a shell script with it's own profile enabled. And the script calls unshare with a fixed set of CLI parameters that only allow safe operations or even just disconnect networking for its childs. Then we decouple the unsafe operations from unshare that are disallo

[Bug 1971037] [NEW] [snap] Firefox starts very slow

2022-04-30 Thread Ferry Toth
Public bug reported: Since "22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)" Firefox is installed as a snap. This causes the startup time for Firefox to roughly double. This is particularly noticeable on computers that were already not the fastest. In my case brainwashed ex-Chromebook Acer C720P (Intel Celeron 2955U

[Bug 1971037] Re: [snap] Firefox starts very slow

2022-05-03 Thread Ferry Toth
That really is non-sense. Firefox is open source. Canonical can choose how to build/distribute it. And as a user I can choose to change that. And I just did, I followed these instructions https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/how-to-install- firefox-deb-apt-ubuntu-22-04 Now I changed back to a deb

[Bug 2056555] Re: Python can't write to /proc files

2024-06-16 Thread Ferry Toth
This seems to work (based on a note here: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-24-04-lts-noble-numbat-release- notes/39890): sudo vi /etc/apparmor.d/bitbake containing: abi , include /home/**/bitbake/bin/bitbake flags=(unconfined) { userns, } and reload the profile: sudo apparmor_pa

[Bug 2056555] Re: Python can't write to /proc files

2024-06-18 Thread Ferry Toth
I believe the issue is not in dash but in apparmor lacking a profile for bitbake ** Package changed: dash (Ubuntu) => apparmor (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2056555 Title:

[Bug 2072534] Re: Kodi crashes immediately when starting to play AV1 on Ubuntu 24.04 noble

2024-09-18 Thread Ferry Toth
I think the fix is actually here: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/issues/24069 ("Nexus + addons not compatible with Python 3.12") This bug is likely affecting everybody that uses Kodi on Ubuntu 24.04 due to a compatibility issue with Python 3.12. Given that there is a patch available it would be ver

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