[Bug 147623] Re: [EM64T + nvidia 8xxx]When booting, screen stays black.

2008-01-28 Thread John R
My situation fits in with the second description Fabio Papa gives above: "But 64 bits Ubuntu, which we are discussing here, has a completely different matter. Still a black screen, but boot time is normal." I am running AMD64 Gutsy (clean install) with an nvidia 8600GT. Booting time is normal (ve

[Bug 147623] Re: [EM64T + nvidia 8xxx]When booting, screen stays black.

2008-01-28 Thread John R
I should mention one thing that may help someone solve this problem: After implementing the suggestions on the web, for example setting vga=795 in /boot/grub/menu.lst and updating the resolution in usplash.conf (and doing the associated rebuild), I see one change: when I shut down the computer, no

[Bug 343707] Re: Rhythmbox tries to find a codec for a m3u/html file

2010-04-27 Thread John R
Still in Lucid, but the workaround is to just remove the gnome-codec- install package: sudo apt-get remove --purge gnome-codec-install Next time you start Rhythmbox - it shouldn't prompt you for any codecs. You'll probably have all of the codecs you need by now anyway... -- Rhythmbox tries to f

[Bug 562607] [NEW] Rhythmbox will not start

2010-04-13 Thread John R
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: rhythmbox Rhythmbox fails to start. No window appears, and there is no content displayed on the command line to suggest an error. There is no error reported, however running with strace shows the following: access("MARK: [main.c main 348] END starting rh

[Bug 562607] Re: Rhythmbox will not start

2010-04-13 Thread John R
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44085267/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "GConfNonDefault.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44085268/GConfNonDefault.txt ** Attachment added: "GstreamerVersions.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44085269/Gstre

[Bug 152742] Re: Blackberry 7730, possibly others don't work in at least Edgy Eft, Gutsy Gibbon

2010-03-14 Thread John R
This bug still occurs on Ubuntu 9.10. Attempting to connect a Blackberry Bold 9700 causes the connect / disconnect loop. berry_charge is not loaded as a module ** Attachment added: "System info attached" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/40937719/diag.tar.bz2 -- Blackberry 7730, possibly others

[Bug 540351] Re: gwibber crashed on startup with ServerError in _request()

2010-04-16 Thread John R
Each reboot causes this error to appear for me. -- gwibber crashed on startup with ServerError in _request() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/540351 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@

[Bug 460572] [NEW] After upgrade from Jaunty to Karmic RC, a number of fullscreen applications have begen to freeze on launch or quit.

2009-10-25 Thread John R
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: frozen-bubble This appears to affect other applications in Ubuntu Karmic 9.10 as well. Usually, these applications are fullscreen apps - but FB will hang in either mode. The only way to kill the app (when in fullscreen) is to open a new tty session and

[Bug 460572] Re: After upgrade from Jaunty to Karmic RC, a number of fullscreen applications have begen to freeze on launch or quit.

2009-10-25 Thread John R
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34365133/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "XsessionErrors.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34365134/XsessionErrors.txt -- After upgrade from Jaunty to Karmic RC, a number of fullscreen applications have begen to

[Bug 460577] [NEW] Tuxpaint hangs when attempting to quit after upgrade to Ubuntu Karmic from Jaunty

2009-10-25 Thread John R
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: tuxpaint Tuxpaint hangs when trying to quit in Ubuntu Karmic after an upgrade from Jaunty. The only way to regain access to the desktop is to switch to another tty using CTRL + ALT + Fx and use kill -s 9 to shut it down. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i

[Bug 460577] Re: Tuxpaint hangs when attempting to quit after upgrade to Ubuntu Karmic from Jaunty

2009-10-25 Thread John R
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34365444/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "XsessionErrors.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34365445/XsessionErrors.txt -- Tuxpaint hangs when attempting to quit after upgrade to Ubuntu Karmic from Jaunty https:/

[Bug 462299] Re: Synchronized files do not appear on the Ubuntu One web interface

2009-10-27 Thread John R
** Attachment added: ".home.john..cache.ubuntuone.log.syncdaemon.exceptions.log.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34504897/.home.john..cache.ubuntuone.log.syncdaemon.exceptions.log.txt ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34504898/Dependencies.txt ** Att

[Bug 462299] [NEW] Synchronized files do not appear on the Ubuntu One web interface

2009-10-27 Thread John R
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubuntuone-client Have attempted to upload both files and folders. Synchronising starts, and the notifier does show activity. But once the files have the synced 'tick', nothing appears on the web interface. The client tray app states that the files are up

[Bug 1313539] Re: monitor shows black screen and "no input signal" after turning the monitor off and on manually

2015-01-14 Thread John R
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1308105 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1308105 This affects me too. I have a GTX 660 connected to a HP LP2475w monitor with Ubuntu Desktop 14.04 over a DisplayPort cable. Switch the monitor off and on again, and it says no signal. I have to reboot to get

[Bug 1308105] Re: Xfce resets TV mode to NULL when power cycled

2015-01-21 Thread John R
Hey guys - a little help for a relative Ubuntu n00b? I'm *not* running Mythbuntu - I'm running standard Ubuntu Desktop 14.04. I don't have xfce4-settings installed, but I am seeing very similar behaviour to that described in this bug report. I have a DisplayPort monitor attached. If I switch it o

[Bug 1313539] Re: monitor shows black screen and "no input signal" after turning the monitor off and on manually

2015-01-21 Thread John R
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1308105 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1308105 I think the duplicate status is wrong. I see this behaviour with a DisplayPort monitor (and no other screens connected) on standard Ubuntu Desktop 14.04 - I am not running Mythbuntu and I don't have xfce4-se

[Bug 776656] Re: Sflphone does not support Unity-style tray icon

2013-07-26 Thread John R
Indeed, I've just started using SFLphone and just wasted an hour trying to work out why the window wasn't appearing when it started up. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/776656 Title: Sf

[Bug 595265] Re: Can not add Facebook account as add button not displayed after authorisation.

2010-09-10 Thread John R
Hi Guys, Just to let you know I tried a myriad of workarounds mentioned above - but this FINALLY got it working. 1. Check that you're running Gwibber 2.30.2 (start gwibber, go into Help > About) 2. Run "firefox ~/.local/share/desktop-couch/couchdb.html" (no quotes). This will take you to Gwibbe

[Bug 1166529] Re: Creative Recon3d & Sound Blaster Z (CA0132), No Sound At All; Broken Beyond All Repair

2014-02-07 Thread John R. Boutiette
I also have the Recon3D card with CA0132. I'm running linux mint 16 from a clean install. Sound will work on every other boot with the "sound fix=1" added. This also applies to windows 7. I use the program Pithos( a web client based player) for Pandora to record audio off the player through a pro

[Bug 635662] Re: not all updates succeeded

2014-02-13 Thread John R. Williams
** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/635662 Title: not all updates succeeded To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 635662] [NEW] not all updates succeeded

2010-09-11 Thread John R. Williams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubuntu-docs using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - the Lucid Lynx - released in April 2010. With all the latest updates. This morning I tried, and failed to install the latest update. The update came back with a error saying that all the changes didn't not succeed. I t

[Bug 555813] Re: Please, delete the unnecesary es_PR and es_ES templates for ubuntu-docs-about-ubuntu

2010-09-11 Thread John R. Williams
** Changed in: ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Please, delete the unnecesary es_PR and es_ES templates for ubuntu-docs-about-ubuntu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/555813 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to U

[Bug 1852486] [NEW] Crash upon installation

2019-11-13 Thread John R. Smith
Public bug reported: Could not install the bootloader. Tried multiple attempts with different formatting options. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10 Package: ubiquity 19.10.21 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-18.19-generic 5.3

Re: [Bug 228886] Need more information

2008-08-20 Thread John R. Woodward, MSW
On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:57:29 -, Brian Murray wrote > Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make > Ubuntu better. Could you please add the log files in '/var/log/dist- > upgrade' to this bug report as attachments? Thanks in advance. > > ** Changed in: update-manager

Re: [Bug 228886] Re: File for 7.04 to 7.10 upgrade not in gunzip format; installer can't recover

2008-08-20 Thread John R. Woodward, MSW
On Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:27:01 -, Jean-Baptiste Lallement wrote > Thanks for your report. This may also be caused by a failure on the > server side. Is this still an issue ? > > ** Changed in: ubuntu >Status: New => Incomplete > I don't think so. It was so long ago (April, I think.) -

[Bug 228886] [NEW] File for 7.04 to 7.10 upgrade not in gunzip format; installer can't recover

2008-05-09 Thread John R. Woodward, MSW
ere a workaround for this problem, such as another site I can use instead of security.ubuntu.com? Thank you for your assistance. John R. Woodward, MSW The entire message stream from the terminal session is here, if you need it: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo aptitude install update-manager