[Bug 393008] Re: [Karmic] power management icon says laptop is connected to power when it isn't

2009-11-19 Thread jimpop
OK, I finally got around to testing something, and am happy to report that the fix is adding the following to rc.local cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1/state /dev/null -- [Karmic] power management icon says laptop is connected to power when it isn't https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/393008 You

[Bug 386916] Re: Add support for hidden menu (press Esc to display) in default config

2009-10-10 Thread jimpop
How log does it usually take to eliminate this 'cause it's not working for me in Karmic Beta GRUB_DEFAULT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=2 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true GRUB_TIMEOUT=10 -- Add support for hidden menu (press Esc to display) in default config https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/386916 You

[Bug 330906] Re: MASTER: GMA-500 lacks driver for 8.10 and 9.10 (poulsbo works only on 8.04 and 9.04)

2009-10-10 Thread jimpop
Video improvement for full screen HD video, set DefaultDepth 16 in your xorg.conf -- MASTER: GMA-500 lacks driver for 8.10 and 9.10 (poulsbo works only on 8.04 and 9.04) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/330906 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 330906] Re: MASTER: GMA-500 lacks driver for 8.10 and 9.10 (poulsbo works only on 8.04 and 9.04)

2009-10-07 Thread jimpop
I have zero lags. The psb driver (sans the packaging/distribution mess) works perfectly. I don't see any need for Intel to formally support the psb driver on Karmic as long as they just support the driver in general. Did Atheros support the Hardy wireless driver of years past? This whole psb

[Bug 330906] Re: MASTER: GMA-500 lacks driver for 8.10 and 9.10 (poulsbo works only on 8.04 and 9.04)

2009-10-08 Thread jimpop
How much more 2d or 3d accelleration do I need beyond what the present psb (that is incorrectly packaged and distributed) gives: ~$ glxgears 1256 frames in 5.0 seconds 1425 frames in 5.0 seconds 1499 frames in 5.0 seconds 1459 frames in 5.0 seconds The trick to Poulsbo is to have all chipset

[Bug 330906] Re: MASTER: GMA-500 lacks driver for 8.10 and 9.10 (poulsbo works only on 8.04 and 9.04)

2009-10-08 Thread jimpop
BTW Loïc, @boredandblogging and @linuxcrypt (who together with me started #atllinuxfest) both witnessed the existing psb driver working on my AO751h yesterday. -- MASTER: GMA-500 lacks driver for 8.10 and 9.10 (poulsbo works only on 8.04 and 9.04) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/330906 You

Re: [Bug 330906] Re: MASTER: GMA-500 lacks driver for 8.10 and 9.10 (poulsbo works only on 8.04 and 9.04)

2009-10-08 Thread jimpop
On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 13:36, Loïc Minier l...@dooz.org wrote: @jimpop: on which release are you seeing which package work perfectly? linux-image-2.6.31-12-generic psb-kernel-source-4.41.6-0ubuntu1~910 xserver-xorg-video-0.31.0-0ubuntu1~904 Yes, I know those are 2D packages... but they produce

[Bug 393008] Re: [Karmic] power management icon says laptop is connected to power when it isn't

2009-10-08 Thread jimpop
$ sudo reboot .. $ acpi -ab Adapter 0: off-line $ acpi -p -b Battery 0: discharging, 25%, 01:44:23 remaining This leads me to assume that the problem lies in /sys somehow. -- [Karmic] power management icon says laptop is connected to power when it isn't

[Bug 330906] Re: MASTER: GMA-500 lacks driver for 8.10 and 9.10 (poulsbo works only on 8.04 and 9.04)

2009-10-09 Thread jimpop
Wow, apparently no one can say it better than this guy: http://www.happyassassin.net/2009/01/30/intel-gma-500-poulsbo-graphics- on-linux-a-precise-and-comprehensive-summary-as-to-why-youre-screwed/ -- MASTER: GMA-500 lacks driver for 8.10 and 9.10 (poulsbo works only on 8.04 and 9.04)

[Bug 440465] Re: [karmic] removing pulseaudio breaks sound control

2009-10-27 Thread jimpop
Sebastien, That raises the very valid question of why make so many significant changes from Jaunty with such a understaffed department? -- [karmic] removing pulseaudio breaks sound control https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/440465 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 393008] Re: [Karmic] power management icon says laptop is connected to power when it isn't

2009-10-15 Thread jimpop
Any idea on when we can get new pkgs to test? Anyone? Bueller? I'm surprised that something this serious (seems to affect most laptops) is going stale I wonder if this bug will languish on like this one did: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/60442 -Jim P.

[Bug 444495] Re: Grub 2 1.97 Beta 4 Hidden Menu No Longer Works

2009-10-16 Thread jimpop
Yes, problem still exists. -- Grub 2 1.97 Beta 4 Hidden Menu No Longer Works https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 393008] Re: [Karmic] power management icon says laptop is connected to power when it isn't

2009-10-16 Thread jimpop
I think it is only partially resolved. See: http://picasaweb.google.com/jimpop/Public#5393220845517413378 Maintainer: Should a new bug be opened? -Jim P. -- [Karmic] power management icon says laptop is connected to power when it isn't https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/393008 You received

[Bug 444495] Re: Grub 2 1.97 Beta 4 Hidden Menu No Longer Works

2009-10-22 Thread jimpop
Yep, 2 OSes configured. Honestly, it's NOT that big of a deal... but it is still a bug. Don't let it hold up the release :-) -- Grub 2 1.97 Beta 4 Hidden Menu No Longer Works https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 330906] Re: MASTER: GMA-500 lacks driver for 8.10 and 9.10 (poulsbo works only on 8.04 and 9.04)

2009-10-30 Thread jimpop
@amichair: see port #44 in this thread for the installation steps. The author of that blog post is spot-on. I did a deep-dive of the source and it is a mess, mostly due to it's age. Linux DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) has changed a lot since the psb code was written... and at this point it's

[Bug 330906] Re: MASTER: GMA-500 lacks driver for 8.10 and 9.10 (poulsbo works only on 8.04 and 9.04)

2009-10-31 Thread jimpop
I honestly don't know why Ubuntu MOTU wouldn't include something, from a previous release, that works in the current release. I often suspected politics as a LOT of the formal Ubuntu replies/comments are rather questionable (i.e. Intel won't support the psb on Karmic, as if Intel would support a

[Bug 330906] Re: MASTER: GMA-500 lacks driver for 8.10 and 9.10 (poulsbo works only on 8.04 and 9.04)

2009-10-06 Thread jimpop
For Karmic (9.10) here is what I had to do (from http://mail.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2009-October/113618.html) The solution is to manually d/l and install this package: http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mobile/ppa/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xserver-

[Bug 433189] Re: snd-hda-intel: spurious response messages in dmesg - causes crackle

2009-10-06 Thread jimpop
what does 'dpkg --list irqbalance' say? -- snd-hda-intel: spurious response messages in dmesg - causes crackle https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/433189 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list