[Bug 987714] Re: package libsensors4 1:3.3.1-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: conffile './etc/sensors.d/.placeholder' is not in sync with other instances of the same package

2012-07-04 Thread Robert John Bowles
I think this duplicates a couple of other bugs already in the system. Either way I have added myself as someone affected by it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to lm-sensors in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1022434] [NEW] sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-08 Thread Robert John Bowles
Public bug reported: Please refer to the Ubuntu Forums thread where I sought help on this issue before filing this bug report: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2015385 This affects two laptops in my possession, both operating under 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: Dell Inspiron M4040 (AMD

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-08 Thread Robert John Bowles
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1022434 Title: sshd server crashes on startup To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-08 Thread Robert John Bowles
This problem started approximately 2 weeks ago. Before then, both laptops were using sshd with no problems. I cannot be exact about the date this started, but this leads me to suspect that a recently-changed 64-bit library package may be at the root. Also, I have tried using the dropbear package

Re: [Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-09 Thread Robert John Bowles
Hi Robie I have tried doing as you suggest, but the automatic upload of the information appears not to be working. Possibly this is another symptom of the same problem. I also tried implementing the upload from the command line, but the upload failed there, too. I am attaching TWO crash

Fwd: Re: [Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-09 Thread Robert John Bowles
Hi Robie Please find attached the crash reports from last Friday, from my other computer. One is for sshd, the other for dropbear. Best Wishes Bob Bowles Original Message Subject:Re: [Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:17:45

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-09 Thread Robert John Bowles
Yep, looks horribly familiar to me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1022434 Title: sshd server crashes on startup To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-14 Thread Robert John Bowles
Hi Michael, I have had problems getting the Ubuntu Apport system to work, it seems to cut out before uploading the files. It is not just this bug, either, I have encountered a number of crashes where I go through the process, and then instead of opening the browser page, nada. The crash reports I

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-14 Thread Robert John Bowles
Hi Robie I think you may be onto something, but I don't have the knowledge to offer any concrete way forward. I have seen liblsp.so and libc.so.6 repeatedly referred to in the crash reports I am getting, but this could just be because these libraries are so basic to the system functioning. AFAIK

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-14 Thread Robert John Bowles
This is just a thought, and I have no real evidence, but the problems started on my systems on or around the time I installed Eclipse and Python 3.2 to do some exploratory software work, just learning my way around Python. I also installed Pygame, which had to be compiled and installed manually to

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-17 Thread Robert John Bowles
Some more experiments following a lead about liblsp.so. This was not (as I thought) part of the core system, but it belongs to the astrill package, which provides vpn client software. It so happens I was given a beta version of the client. On the machine that mysteriously re-started working with

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-17 Thread Robert John Bowles
Looks like we found it! Just to update you, I have notified Astrill of this issue via their helpdesk. I am awaiting a response. This certainly needs fixing in their code before it goes on general release. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team,

[Bug 1028806] Re: 046d:c52b Cannot use logitech mouse M324 (Unifying Receiver)

2012-10-26 Thread Robert John Bowles
I have encountered the same issue with a Logitech unifying receiver, with K350 keyboard and M505 mouse. I set up the receiver on a Windows machine with no problem, but when I tried to use it with a new Dell Inspiron (USB3, Ubuntu 12.04) I could not get the mouse or the keyboard to work at all

[Bug 1028806] Re: 046d:c52b Cannot use logitech mouse M324 (Unifying Receiver)

2012-10-26 Thread Robert John Bowles
I'm sorry Christopher, I am not sure I do understand. I don't think I have a 'new' bug to report, the common issue here is the failure of the Logitech unifying receiver. I just wanted to help by adding my own experience to this thread. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1072082] [NEW] Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2012-10-27 Thread Robert John Bowles
Public bug reported: I recently purchased a new Logitech K350 keyboard (UK layout) and M505 mouse, both of which use the Logitech Unifying Receiver. I 'paired' the keyboard and mouse to the receiver by using the proprietary Logitech 'Setpoint' software on a friend's computer running Windows XP.

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2012-10-27 Thread Robert John Bowles
Further notes about the use of mousefix: Having installed the script in root crontab, plug cycling the receiver at the login screen restores keyboard and mouse function. Plug cycling _after_ login does not work, but the script does restore keyboard and mouse function when run as root from the

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-02-02 Thread Robert John Bowles
Christopher M. Penalver, no improvement over the A07 BIOS. After reading the upgrade notes it did not seem that any of the changes to the BIOS were targeted at improving USB3 performance, so this is not too surprising. To summarise, using the A05 BIOS the Logitech receiver does not work at all

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-02-03 Thread Robert John Bowles
Christopher M. Penalver, I followed your instructions, and then tested the new kernel (3.0.0-custom+) versus the current kernel (3.2.0.37-generic-44) by power-cycling and testing for keyboard/mouse availability at the login screen (no -re-plugging of the Logitech receiver). The test was repeated

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-02-04 Thread Robert John Bowles
** Tags removed: needs-upstream-testing ** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream kernel-bug-exists-upstream-3.4.0-rc6 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1072082 Title: 046d:c52b

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-02-04 Thread Robert John Bowles
Christopher M. Penalver, I tested the upstream kernel 3.4.0-030400rc6 using the same procedure as with the custom kernel. The test failed 10/10 times. NB in order to install the upstream kernel I had to remove the custom AMD graphics drivers and Broadcom wireless drivers I had been using, also

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-02-04 Thread Robert John Bowles
NB 2) Although I used the amd64 deb files, when I checked what was installed, the upstream kernel was marked as '32-bit'. I am not sure if this was just a documentation error or if the kernel was genuinely 32-bit. Everything else seemed to work, so I think it must have been a documentation issue

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-02-05 Thread Robert John Bowles
Christopher M. Penalver, will a Raring kernel work with a Precise installation - I am still using Ubuntu 12.04? I assumed not, which is why I tested the 3.4.0-rc6 kernel. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1072082] Re: Logitech Receiver bug

2013-03-05 Thread Robert John Bowles
Hi Benjamin The results are as follows. Please see the attached log file tracking the fetch, checkout, build, etc.. The quick test worked after a replug. After a full install into the 3.2.0-38-generic kernel, I performed the usual power cycle test, and it passed 20/20 times. For comparison,

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-02-05 Thread Robert John Bowles
v3.8.0-cr6 test results: Total tests 20. Pass 2, Fail 18 It is not clear to me if the 2 passes are statistically significant, but they are the reason I did the test 20 times rather than 10. So, it seems that the 2 passes out of a total of 20 tests represent no real improvement. I am recording

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-02-06 Thread Robert John Bowles
Christopher M. Penalver, here are the results of the test of the 3.0.0-custom2+ kernel, over 20 trials: Pass 3; Fail 17 This looks very similar to the result for the Raring 3.8.0-rc6 kernel. It is not clear if there is a statistically significant difference from using the current Precise

[Bug 1072082] 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-02-10 Thread Robert John Bowles
bob@bobDell:/$ # Launchpad Short Description: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver bob@bobDell:/$ # Launchpad Long Description: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1072082 Commit that caused the regression 534a7b8e10ec55d9f521e68c20dbb3634c25b98a. I recently

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-02-10 Thread Robert John Bowles
Text of bug report to kernel.org (NB cc email to Launchpad failed): bob@bobDell:/$ # Launchpad Short Description: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver bob@bobDell:/$ # Launchpad Long Description: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1072082 Commit that caused

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-02-11 Thread Robert John Bowles
Hi Julian Thanks for getting back to me. Following advice received earlier from Christian Lamparter, I have already submitted the report to linux-input. Best Wishes Bob Bowles On 11/02/13 01:26, Julian Calaby wrote: Hi Bob, This isn't the correct place to ask about this hardware, this

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-17 Thread Robert John Bowles
Looks like we found it! Just to update you, I have notified Astrill of this issue via their helpdesk. I am awaiting a response. This certainly needs fixing in their code before it goes on general release. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 220991] Re: Thunderbird corrupts attachments from IMAP exchange server

2012-04-22 Thread Robert John Bowles
Many Thanks for this useful thread, and special thanks to theodotos for first pointing in the right direction. This problem drove me nuts for weeks. My mother regularly sends me important pdf attachments, sometimes they worked, sometimes they didn't. Even more bizarrely, I use TB on two different

[Bug 614918] Re: Terrible wrestool performance with very large executables

2012-06-08 Thread Robert John Bowles
Also confirmed for 12.04. I found this bug trying to look through some old game CDs with large Windows exes on them. To unmount and remove the CDs from my machine I had to repeatedly kill wrestool and md5sum, which were between them hogging all resources and preventing umount from working. --

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-14 Thread Robert John Bowles
Hi Michael, I have had problems getting the Ubuntu Apport system to work, it seems to cut out before uploading the files. It is not just this bug, either, I have encountered a number of crashes where I go through the process, and then instead of opening the browser page, nada. The crash reports I

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-14 Thread Robert John Bowles
Hi Robie I think you may be onto something, but I don't have the knowledge to offer any concrete way forward. I have seen liblsp.so and libc.so.6 repeatedly referred to in the crash reports I am getting, but this could just be because these libraries are so basic to the system functioning. AFAIK

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-14 Thread Robert John Bowles
This is just a thought, and I have no real evidence, but the problems started on my systems on or around the time I installed Eclipse and Python 3.2 to do some exploratory software work, just learning my way around Python. I also installed Pygame, which had to be compiled and installed manually to

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-17 Thread Robert John Bowles
Some more experiments following a lead about liblsp.so. This was not (as I thought) part of the core system, but it belongs to the astrill package, which provides vpn client software. It so happens I was given a beta version of the client. On the machine that mysteriously re-started working with

[Bug 1015375] [NEW] package cvsd 1.0.22 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2012-06-19 Thread Robert John Bowles
Public bug reported: I bugged out of the user dialog after deciding I did not want chrooted cvs. Manually cleaned up using apt-get remove. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: cvsd 1.0.22 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic

[Bug 1015375] Re: package cvsd 1.0.22 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2012-06-19 Thread Robert John Bowles
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1015375 Title: package cvsd 1.0.22 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage

[Bug 1265013] [NEW] Ubuntu installer crashed on fresh install

2013-12-30 Thread Robert John Bowles
Public bug reported: Ubiquity crashed during a fresh install on a brand new PC. The requested partitioning was as follows: Root 25 Gb Swap 10 Gb /home 65 Gb (the reaminder of the disk) Requested update of software and download of fluendo. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package:

[Bug 1265013] Re: Ubuntu installer crashed on fresh install

2013-12-30 Thread Robert John Bowles
** Attachment added: Partition Manager log https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1265013/+attachment/3937802/+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/1265013

[Bug 1265013] Re: Ubuntu installer crashed on fresh install

2013-12-30 Thread Robert John Bowles
The second attempt, overwriting the failed install, succeeded. I can only speculate the original failure was generated by a bad internet connection. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1072082] Re: hid-logitech-dj: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-02-14 Thread Robert John Bowles
Hi Benjamin Following the install, the workaround succeeded on 10/10 power cycle tests to be operational on the login screen. It looks like you are on the right track. I await further news with interest. I won't sign off the bug till you are happy. Regards Bob Bowles On 14/02/13 15:05,

[Bug 1039143] Re: 046d:c52b USB3 port Logitech mouse using unifying receiver not detected

2013-06-20 Thread Robert John Bowles
Sry forgot to say, the current kernel id you want is 3.5.0-34. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1039143 Title: 046d:c52b USB3 port Logitech mouse using unifying receiver not detected

[Bug 1039143] Re: 046d:c52b USB3 port Logitech mouse using unifying receiver not detected

2013-06-20 Thread Robert John Bowles
IDK about the 3.2 series kernel, but the quantal kernal is available for release 12.04.2, and this already has the fix. Upgrade your kernel and you should be good to go. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-01-08 Thread Robert John Bowles
Christopher M. Penalver I have tried a few more ways to execute the BIOS upgrade file I downloaded from Dell. None of them worked, but I am documenting them here for the record. Thinking that FreeDOS was the problem, I tried making an XP MS-DOS bootable USB. This failed in exactly the same way,

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-01-08 Thread Robert John Bowles
Christopher M. Penalver: I have managed to run the BIOS upgrade. It does seem to have made a significant difference, but it still falls short of ideal behaviour. The original behaviour with the A05 BIOS was that, without the 'mousefix' installed in crontab or /etc/rc.local, the Logitech Unifying

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-01-08 Thread Robert John Bowles
I have put the method for upgrading the BIOS on AskUbuntu (http://askubuntu.com/questions/237741/how-to-update-dell-laptop- bios/237742#237742). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1072082

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-01-09 Thread Robert John Bowles
My original QA on the BIOS upgrade for Dell referred to in theprevious post has been merged with an older question covering the same topic at this link: http://askubuntu.com/questions/100945/how-do-i-update-the- bios-of-a-dell-laptop/237742#237742 -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2012-12-29 Thread Robert John Bowles
Christopher M. Penalver, thank you for notifying me of the BIOS upgrade. I downloaded it, but it is provided only as a Windows executable. I have requested guidance from Dell on how to implement the BIOS upgrade under Ubuntu. I will advise as/when I have further information. Meanwhile I am

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2012-12-30 Thread Robert John Bowles
Christopher M. Panalver, the short answer is 'no'. The article appears to be out of date, the publication was in 2009, and it refers to pages that were last active in 2008 or before. The links to Dell sites express plans and aspirations that do not appear to have been implemented. So far I have

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2012-12-30 Thread Robert John Bowles
I have now tried all the different methods I could find to upgrade the BIOS, including making a .img file and booting to it from grub. In the cases that work at all, I get the message at the DOS prompt 'Test.' It appears that the .exe file has been nerfed so it will only work 'properly' under

[Bug 1072082] Re: 046d:c52b Problems using Logitech Unifying Receiver

2013-01-03 Thread Robert John Bowles
Christopher M. Penalver, this is an update on the BIOS issue. Unfortunately, it is bad news. I was contacted yesterday by email from Dell support to phone them, which I did this morning. I spent 2 hours on the phone describing the issue and the problems regarding flashing the new BIOS. Basically

[Bug 1057860] [NEW] package libapt-inst1.4 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2 [modified: usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/libapt-inst1.4.mo usr/share/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/libapt-inst1.4.mo usr/share/locale/bg/LC

2012-09-27 Thread Robert John Bowles
Public bug reported: I was trying to recover my apt-install system by following the instructions on this website:

[Bug 1057860] Re: package libapt-inst1.4 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2 [modified: usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/libapt-inst1.4.mo usr/share/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/libapt-inst1.4.mo usr/share/locale/bg/LC_M

2012-09-27 Thread Robert John Bowles
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1057860 Title: package libapt-inst1.4 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2 [modified: usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/libapt-inst1.4.mo

[Bug 1057860] Re: package libapt-inst1.4 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2 [modified: usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/libapt-inst1.4.mo usr/share/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/libapt-inst1.4.mo usr/share/locale/bg/LC_M

2012-09-27 Thread Robert John Bowles
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1039685 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1039685 Found the original bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1039685 This bug may be a duplicate, but it is possible that it is a secondary issue arising from the first one. -- You received

[Bug 1039685] Re: package libapt-pkg4.12 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3 failed to install/upgrade: './usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/libapt-pkg4.12.mo' is different from the same file on the system

2012-09-27 Thread Robert John Bowles
Workaround to untangle the mess and get updates working again can be found here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2045321page=2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1039685 Title:

[Bug 1039685] Re: package libapt-pkg4.12 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3 failed to install/upgrade: './usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/libapt-pkg4.12.mo' is different from the same file on the system

2012-10-01 Thread Robert John Bowles
The discussion in the link I gave is not very clear, probably because the guys were working it out as they went. Nevertheless, judicious use of the various tools they talk about there did (eventually) solve it for me. The key in my case was to delete and re-install the i386 package. -- You

[Bug 974842] Re: [Studio XPS 1645, IDT 92HD73C1X5, Speaker, Internal] No sound at all. Sound stopped working after an update on 2012-04-05

2012-04-05 Thread Robert John Bowles
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/974842 Title: [Studio XPS 1645, IDT 92HD73C1X5, Speaker, Internal] No sound at all. Sound stopped working after an update on 2012-04-05 To manage

[Bug 974842] [NEW] [Studio XPS 1645, IDT 92HD73C1X5, Speaker, Internal] No sound at all. Sound stopped working after an update on 2012-04-05

2012-04-05 Thread Robert John Bowles
Public bug reported: After downloading a large number of updates yesterday I found that the sound on my laptop was no longer working. I have tried all the suggestions I can find on various Ubuntu forums, including reloading Pavucontrol and re-installing Alsa. Nothing has worked. The only clue I

[Bug 974842] Re: [Studio XPS 1645, IDT 92HD73C1X5, Speaker, Internal] No sound at all. Sound stopped working after an update on 2012-04-05

2012-04-09 Thread Robert John Bowles
Status changed to 'Invalid'. After taking said laptop out and bringing it back, I found the external microphone jack had been inadvertently put into the wrong socket... Problem solved, very embarrassed ** Changed in: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- You received this

[Bug 987714] Re: package libsensors4 1:3.3.1-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: conffile './etc/sensors.d/.placeholder' is not in sync with other instances of the same package

2012-07-04 Thread Robert John Bowles
I think this duplicates a couple of other bugs already in the system. Either way I have added myself as someone affected by it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/987714 Title: package

[Bug 989326] Re: package libdb5.1-java (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: './usr/share/java/db-5.1.25.jar' is different from the same file on the system

2012-07-05 Thread Robert John Bowles
This affected me doing a re-install of 12.04. Clean re-install of root partition. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989326 Title: package libdb5.1-java (not installed) failed to

[Bug 1022434] [NEW] sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-08 Thread Robert John Bowles
Public bug reported: Please refer to the Ubuntu Forums thread where I sought help on this issue before filing this bug report: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2015385 This affects two laptops in my possession, both operating under 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: Dell Inspiron M4040 (AMD

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-08 Thread Robert John Bowles
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1022434 Title: sshd server crashes on startup To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-08 Thread Robert John Bowles
This problem started approximately 2 weeks ago. Before then, both laptops were using sshd with no problems. I cannot be exact about the date this started, but this leads me to suspect that a recently-changed 64-bit library package may be at the root. Also, I have tried using the dropbear package

Re: [Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-09 Thread Robert John Bowles
Hi Robie I have tried doing as you suggest, but the automatic upload of the information appears not to be working. Possibly this is another symptom of the same problem. I also tried implementing the upload from the command line, but the upload failed there, too. I am attaching TWO crash

Fwd: Re: [Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-09 Thread Robert John Bowles
Hi Robie Please find attached the crash reports from last Friday, from my other computer. One is for sshd, the other for dropbear. Best Wishes Bob Bowles Original Message Subject:Re: [Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:17:45

[Bug 1022434] Re: sshd server crashes on startup

2012-07-09 Thread Robert John Bowles
Yep, looks horribly familiar 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/1022434 Title: sshd server crashes on startup To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1242394] Re: iBus package broken in Ubuntu 13.10

2014-08-10 Thread Robert John Bowles
I recently upgraded from 12.04 LTS to 14.04 LTS and this same bug seems to be affecting me. Ibus stopped working after the upgrade. At first it was not obvious because part of the upgrade also reset my keyboard to US English. What happens (having changed the shortcut keys to something sane