[Bug 347361] Re: libsnmp-python segmentation fault

2009-03-23 Thread steve.horlsey
** Attachment added: CrashTest.py http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24276402/CrashTest.py -- libsnmp-python segmentation fault https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347361 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to net-snmp in ubuntu. --

[Bug 347361] [NEW] libsnmp-python segmentation fault

2009-03-23 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libsnmp-python Using the snmp python bindings, I can walk the system mib (of the localhost Ubuntu machine) but I get a segmentation fault when I try to walk the hrStorage mib. Walking the mib using snmpwalk from the command line fetches the table

[Bug 480601] [NEW] mysql 5.1 client segfault talking to 4.0 server

2009-11-11 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mysql-client-5.1 Connecting to an old (4.0) mysql server. Segfault when using the status command. I also find that mysql-admin crashes when trying to look at the server status, and I presume it is the same problem. This is using Ubuntu 9.10 as the

[Bug 480601] Re: mysql 5.1 client segfault talking to 4.0 server

2009-11-12 Thread steve.horlsey
OK. It took a while to figure out that I don't get any output from mysql - no prompt. But it did crash appropriately when I entered the status command. Debug output attached (IP address and username manually edited). ** Attachment added: gdb-mysql.txt

[Bug 63869] Cannot install grub into root partition

2006-10-03 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: base-installer The Edgy (beta) alternate installer cannot install grub into the system root partition. Since I quad-boot, I don't want my BMR bootloader replaced, thanks. I told the installer not to install GRUB on the MBR, but to install into

Re: [Bug 63869] Re: Cannot install grub into root partition

2006-10-03 Thread steve.horlsey
Ooh! I haven't tried Windows again yet. Fortunately, all I have to do is restore the MBR from a backup, because I haven't been changing partitioning, just installing onto a pre-existing partition. They really need to get their act together with partitioning - diskDrake was doing this kind of

Re: [Bug 32529] Re: Installer corrupting partition table

2006-10-27 Thread steve.horlsey
If end is last-used rather than first-free, then so do partitions 7 and 8. I think the table had been manually edited with cfdisk to create those partitions, and then Linux installed into the existing partitions, but I'm not certain - it's been a long time. This doesn't necessarily mean that the

[Bug 160833] Dolphin corrupts / forgets smb username and password

2007-11-07 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: dolphin This on Gutsy. Dolphin 0.9.2 on KDE 3.5.8 Dolphin fails to remember the username and password after connecting to an SMB share. If you double-click a folder (or try to change up to the parent folder), the user/password dialog is re-presented.

[Bug 161183] Printer PPD (HP 1280) errors

2007-11-09 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: hpijs-ppds The PPD for the HP Deskjet-1280 has naming errors resulting in the user being offered a printer mode of High Quality three times in the print dialog. Two of these are actually monochrome and one is also draft quality. Additionally, it appears

[Bug 161183] Re: Printer PPD (HP 1280) errors

2007-11-09 Thread steve.horlsey
Forgot to mention, this is with Ubuntu version 7.10, hpijs-ppds version 2.7.7 -- Printer PPD (HP 1280) errors https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/161183 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 161183] Re: Printer PPD (HP 1280) errors

2007-11-09 Thread steve.horlsey
Attached my hand-modified file cupstestppd HP-DeskJet_1280-hpijs.ppd reports PASS. I load the hpijs PPD because this seems to fix the problem with wrong margins that the default Ubuntu drivers have. Also, the GIMP printer setup doesn't offer an option for Deskjet 1280, so use the PPD file

Re: [Bug 84537] Re: sysctl.conf, net.ipv4.conf.default.forwarding, race condition?

2008-01-07 Thread steve.horlsey
This bug report (marked as a duplicate) fixes it for me: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procps/+bug/156017 -- sysctl.conf, net.ipv4.conf.default.forwarding, race condition? https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/84537 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 225141] [NEW] Nautilus doesn't read Domain/user from SMB URLs

2008-05-01 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus nautilus version 2.2.22 from Hardy (8.10) does not understand SMB URLs - it does not extract the domain name and username. For example, the URL: smb://MYDOMAIN;[EMAIL PROTECTED]/D$ pops up a dialog box filled in with the default values of my

[Bug 225141] Re: Nautilus doesn't read Domain/user from SMB URLs

2008-05-01 Thread steve.horlsey
Aargh. Hardy is 8.04, not 8.10. Sorry. -- Nautilus doesn't read Domain/user from SMB URLs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/225141 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

Re: [Bug 86893] Re: [Feisty] Starting HPLIP Toolbox in DVD edition or after update through internet: No python-qt3, but plenty of space on DVD or internet repository

2007-05-06 Thread steve.horlsey
That's odd. I did a fresh install of feisty from the alternate installer CD, and I get a suitable pop-up telling me what package needs installing to get the HPLIP GUI and the command to do it. -- [Feisty] Starting HPLIP Toolbox in DVD edition or after update through internet: No python-qt3, but

[Bug 156017] Commented out lines in sysctl.conf wrong

2007-10-22 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: I want to have IPv4 forwarding enabled when the PC boots. Googling found a forum thread that says to add this line to /etc/sysctl.conf: net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 The above line works. However, the file contains the following commented-out lines: # Uncomment the next line to

Re: [Bug 134918] Re: Misleading error message - software source for package is not enabled

2007-10-15 Thread steve.horlsey
Thanks for the acknowlegement. It just struck me as soon as I saw it that this message was going to be a real slap in the face for noobs. We really don't want to send them away feeling insulted. Hell, even if you understand what the message means, it's not true! How the hell is a noob supposed to

[Bug 134918] Re: Misleading error message - software source for package is not enabled

2007-09-03 Thread steve.horlsey
Yes, this was a fresh install of Gutsy tribe 5. The only deviation from a standard install, which I don't think is relevant, was that I tried to install Grub to the superblock of my jfs root partition instead of to the MBR, and this failed leaving me to manually install GRUB and create a menu.lst

Re: [Bug 86893] Re: [Feisty] Starting HPLIP Toolbox in DVD edition or after update through internet: No python-qt3, but plenty of space on DVD or internet repository

2007-08-24 Thread steve.horlsey
You work for an HP competitor perhaps? I agree that it cold be prettier, but having an HP printer myself, I find being able to check the ink levels rather useful. On 24/08/07, Jeffrey Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the real question is why we need this useless program cluttering up the

[Bug 14010] Re: grub-install fails for JFS root partition

2007-08-26 Thread steve.horlsey
Confirmed (again) for Gutsy Tribe-5 (installing to jfs root partition). -- grub-install fails for JFS root partition https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/14010 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 134918] Misleading error message - cannot install 3d drivers

2007-08-26 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: I just installed Gutsy tribe 5. Impressively, I get an alert straight away that a proprietary video driver is available. Of course I choose to install the driver, to which I receive a box with a no entry sign and the text: The software source for package nvidia-glx-new is

[Bug 347361] [NEW] libsnmp-python segmentation fault

2009-03-23 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libsnmp-python Using the snmp python bindings, I can walk the system mib (of the localhost Ubuntu machine) but I get a segmentation fault when I try to walk the hrStorage mib. Walking the mib using snmpwalk from the command line fetches the table

[Bug 347361] Re: libsnmp-python segmentation fault

2009-03-23 Thread steve.horlsey
** Attachment added: CrashTest.py http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24276402/CrashTest.py -- libsnmp-python segmentation fault https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347361 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 326351] [NEW] sane crashes, invalid argument, v4l:/dev/video0

2009-02-06 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libsane Whan starting xsane, it crashes with the following popup error: Failed to open device 'v4l:/dev/video0': Invalid argument. This is on an Advent 4211 which I believe is an MSI Wind clone. Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid OS. The error happens even if I

[Bug 357257] [NEW] nautilus crash showing long filename

2009-04-07 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus The attached tar file contains a file with a name that makes nautilus crash. The filename contains two UTF8 3-byte sequences which I think represent a pair ot Line Separator characters, but it's nto as simple as that because shortening the

[Bug 357257] Re: nautilus crash showing long filename

2009-04-07 Thread steve.horlsey
Correction: The html file crashes the gnome-panel when I view the file in FIREFOX, not nautilus as I wrote. Sorry. -- nautilus crash showing long filename https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/357257 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 357257] Re: nautilus crash showing long filename

2009-04-07 Thread steve.horlsey
** Attachment added: CrashNautilus.tar http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24970883/CrashNautilus.tar -- nautilus crash showing long filename https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/357257 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

Re: [Bug 285682] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 can't mount digital camera showing a window popup message: -60 could not lock the device message

2009-03-28 Thread steve.horlsey
It's a bug to my mind. It prevents me from browsing to the camera. Something I have done regularly for years. Fortunately, it's easily fixed like this: *sudo killall gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor sudo chmod -x /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor* 2009/3/28 David Tombs cyan.s...@gmail.com

[Bug 285682] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 can't mount digital camera showing a window popup message: -60 could not lock the device message

2008-11-27 Thread steve.horlsey
I also habe a problem, with a Pentax optio 550. Worked perfectly with every version of Ubuntu until 8.10. In 8.10, the camera is recognides and I choose to browse as a folder - I always use this method. In intrepid, nautilus freezes trying to browse the camera. While the frozen window is on the

[Bug 285682] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 can't mount digital camera showing a window popup message: -60 could not lock the device message

2008-11-27 Thread steve.horlsey
More info. When I plug the camera in and I am logged into gnome, the camera does not work. Gnome offers to open the camera, and sometimes the folder view shows the top-level DCIM directory, but it hangs when I try to look inside that directory. I attach a screenshot of the problem (with a tail

[Bug 480601] Re: mysql 5.1 client segfault talking to 4.0 server

2009-11-12 Thread steve.horlsey
OK. It took a while to figure out that I don't get any output from mysql - no prompt. But it did crash appropriately when I entered the status command. Debug output attached (IP address and username manually edited). ** Attachment added: gdb-mysql.txt

[Bug 435352] Re: regression: uvcvideo module makes cannot reset port error on usb with bison webcam (5986:0203): USB and suspend fails

2009-11-14 Thread steve.horlsey
It looks to me as though their fix is to make a note in the relase note and then completely ignore the bug. They don't even have the courage to actually admit here that that's what theyre doing. Fix released they say. The bureaucrats have well and truly taken over. With that kind of attitude

[Bug 435352] Re: regression: uvcvideo module makes cannot reset port error on usb with bison webcam (5986:0203): USB and suspend fails

2009-11-14 Thread steve.horlsey
It's not the failure to fix it I'm upset about. There's not anything the Ubuntu folk can really do other than report upstream. I know that. And I read that there already has been upstream discussion. It's the self deception, pretending that it's fixed that bothers me. Makes the fix rate look good

[Bug 480601] [NEW] mysql 5.1 client segfault talking to 4.0 server

2009-11-11 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mysql-client-5.1 Connecting to an old (4.0) mysql server. Segfault when using the status command. I also find that mysql-admin crashes when trying to look at the server status, and I presume it is the same problem. This is using Ubuntu 9.10 as the

[Bug 435352] Re: regression: uvcvideo module makes cannot reset port error on usb with bison webcam (5986:0203): USB and suspend fails

2009-11-15 Thread steve.horlsey
@jbob (#119): Is there a bug A (on the camera problem/USB itself)? I still haven't found one. @Stefan, Catcrash: I don't know how to compile a kernel. But if you can show me how or provide a link to a download, I will be happy to try it out and give feedback. I have an Advent wind clone. --

[Bug 435352] Re: regression: uvcvideo module makes cannot reset port error on usb with bison webcam (5986:0203): USB and suspend fails

2009-11-17 Thread steve.horlsey
Gah! I'm so far behind you guys! I followed the procedure in #126 with little or no comprehension of what I was doing. Copy/paste, so I shouldn't have got it wrong. Woke up this morning and found that I only have 2 of the 5 debs I'm supposed to have:

[Bug 435352] Re: regression: uvcvideo module makes cannot reset port error on usb with bison webcam (5986:0203): USB and suspend fails

2009-11-17 Thread steve.horlsey
@knuutsen@ Thanks for the help. You are right, I forgot the binary-indep step after the compile. I have now managed to install and run my home-compiled kernel. Hooray! Now I can start trying different values for the udelay. Steve -- regression: uvcvideo module makes cannot reset port error

[Bug 79490] Re: Problems with partitioning on Feisty Herd1 and Herd2 (alternate iso)

2007-02-16 Thread steve.horlsey
Problem confirmed still present in the daily download as of 15th Feb. It's a corker! It thinks sda5 is a primary partition, it uses error text from an Exception as partition table data, and wants to write five separate sda7 partitions. I added a comment to the forums thread:

[Bug 408516] [NEW] ubiquity crash while installing grub

2009-08-03 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity Karmic Koala Alpha3. Installer crashed while installing GRUB. I think it was looking for other operating systems at the time. Actually, every installer has done this for a couple of years or more on my system. I suspect it may be because I have

[Bug 408532] [NEW] tty uk keyboard map wrong

2009-08-03 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Ubuntu Karmic Koala alpha3 After specifying a UK keyboard during installation, the keyboard mapping on the TTY consoles is wrong. It appears to be mainly a US keyboard layout, but shift-2 and shift-3 don't seem to work at all. As it happens, this prevented me from logging in

[Bug 408532] Re: tty uk keyboard map wrong

2009-08-03 Thread steve.horlsey
P.S. In case it's relevant - the computer in question is a Dell Latitude E5500 laptop. -- tty uk keyboard map wrong https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408532 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

Re: [Bug 97629] Re: Feisty Beta - Cannot disable installer CD repo in Synaptic

2007-03-29 Thread steve.horlsey
Sebastian, Sorry for the delay in answering - I only just got home from work. I looked in both those locations, and they both give me the same dialog. Maybe I'm being dumb, but I cannot find where to disable the CD. I can see checkboxes for Main, Universe, Restricted and Multiverse, but not to

[Bug 97629] Re: Feisty Beta - Cannot disable installer CD repo in Synaptic

2007-04-02 Thread steve.horlsey
No, I use normal Ubuntu with the Gnome desktop. Screenshot attached. I do hope I'm not missing something stupidly obvious. ** Attachment added: Screenshot.png http://librarian.launchpad.net/7112549/Screenshot.png -- Feisty Beta - Cannot disable installer CD repo in Synaptic

Re: [Bug 86893] Re: [Feisty] Clicking on HPLIP Toolbox in gnome menu does nothing

2007-03-27 Thread steve.horlsey
Till - I just tried the following: Used Synaptic to uninstall py-qt3, hplip, hplip-data and hpjis packages. Installed hpijs-ppds_2.7.2+1.7.3-0ubuntu1_all.deb, hpijs_2.7.2+1.7.3-0ubuntu1_i386.deb, hplip-data_1.7.3-0ubuntu1_all.deb and hplip_1.7.3-0ubuntu1_i386.deb from your link above by

[Bug 14010] Re: grub-install fails for JFS root partition

2007-03-28 Thread steve.horlsey
I confirm this bug is still present in Feisty Beta 1 Alternate installer CD. During the install, I chose manual partitioning and selected an existing partition for reformatting as my root partition. Then at the question Install bootloader to MBR? I chose No, and instead said to install to

[Bug 97629] Feisty Beta - Cannot disable installer CD repo in Synaptic

2007-03-28 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: synaptic There doesn't seem to be a way to disable the original installer CD as a repository in the new Feisty Beta Synaptic. It's easy to do by editing sources.lst of course, but given that many users will not be keeping their original installer disk

[Bug 63869] Re: Cannot install grub into root partition

2007-04-07 Thread steve.horlsey
This problem still exists in Feisty beta. I told the installer not to install GRUB on the MBR, and then told it to install on (hd0, 6) instead. This is the partition (/dev sda7) that I was installing to. In this instance, it was formatted with JFS, but last time it was formatted EXT3, so I don't

[Bug 93288] Re: gxine hangs on resizing video

2007-03-24 Thread steve.horlsey
Confirming, problem still there in Feisty beta. I also notice there is no maximise button on the window title bar - just minimise and close buttons. Don't know it it's relevant but it's a change since Edgy. -- gxine hangs on resizing video https://launchpad.net/bugs/93288 -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 95737] HPLIP Toolbox won't start, missing python-qt3

2007-03-24 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: hplip I think the hplip package should list python-qt3 as a dependency. On Feisty beta, HPLIP fails to start and no error window is shown without qt3. Fortunately, starting it in a console shows a good error message. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386

[Bug 542778] [NEW] Alternate CD unable to create partition

2010-03-20 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: base-installer Alternate installer is unable to create a new partition to install into. Using manual partitioning. Here is the existing partition table it shows me: /dev/sda - 160.0 GB ATA WDC WD1600BJKT-7 #1 primary 238.5 MB fat16 #2 primary

[Bug 542778] Re: Alternate CD unable to create partition

2010-03-20 Thread steve.horlsey
Aargh. copy/paste error typing out the partition table. Sorry, Herre is the correct partiton table (#8 is 102GB not 10GB). /dev/sda - 160.0 GB ATA WDC WD1600BJKT-7 #1 primary 238.5 MB fat16 #2 primary 21.0 GB B ntfs #5 logical 10.5 GB jfs #6 logical 10.5 GB jfs #7

[Bug 558627] Re: Power manager mistakenly thinks my battery power is critically low, and hibernates -- MSI Wind U100

2010-04-30 Thread steve.horlsey
This procedure fixed it for me (Advent 4211 which is a wind clone): Press Ctrl-Alt-F2 and use the pop-up to launch gconf-editor. Navigate to Apps / gnome-power-manager / general. De-select the option use_time_for_policy. No need to restart, just close the config editor. I read in another forum

[Bug 434941] [NEW] ubiquity crashes runnung update-grub

2009-09-22 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity Karmic alpha- 6 i386 desktop, installing from USB stick (created with Jaunty USB boot stick creator) onto a Dell E5500. Using custom partitioning to install to a preexisting (ex Intrepid) partition. Installation runs normally until the stage

[Bug 525291] [NEW] Live CT triggers security alert

2010-02-21 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: A couple of times recently, I have started an Ubuntu live CD at work, shortly after which I get an upset security guy wanting to know why my IP address is trying to log into lots of the network infrastructure. Sure enough I can see that as I started the live CD, all switches

[Bug 632026] Re: simple-scan fails to scan: invalid argument

2010-10-11 Thread steve.horlsey
Fault still exists in release version of Ubuntu 10.10 i386 Desktop. -- simple-scan fails to scan: invalid argument https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/632026 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 632026] Re: simple-scan fails to scan: invalid argument

2010-10-11 Thread steve.horlsey
I found a fix someone else posted: http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9943325 In summary: Edit /etc/sane.d/dll.conf, comment out the line epson2 and un-comment the line epson. -- simple-scan fails to scan: invalid argument https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/632026 You received this

[Bug 545064] [NEW] kubuntu lucid beta1 can't get IP address

2010-03-23 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: wicd Installed wicd on kubuntu Lucid beta1 desktop 386. Wicd is unable to connect to access point. It fails at the stage of trying to get an IP address. While it's trying to get an IP address, the status bar shows lots of hex strings which might be a

[Bug 545064] Re: kubuntu lucid beta1 can't get IP address

2010-03-23 Thread steve.horlsey
** Attachment added: snapshot1.png http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41715325/snapshot1.png -- kubuntu lucid beta1 can't get IP address https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/545064 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 545064] Re: kubuntu lucid beta1 can't get IP address

2010-03-23 Thread steve.horlsey
And here's the log file ** Attachment added: wicd.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41715356/wicd.log -- kubuntu lucid beta1 can't get IP address https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/545064 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 632000] [NEW] Scanner utility crashes - fletiga no such file

2010-09-06 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: flegita Ubuntu 10.10 beta The Graphics menu offers an application Scanner Utility. However, this crashes when I try to launch it with an error fletiga (no such file or directory). Perhaps a message saying you need to install the flegita package would

[Bug 632021] [NEW] flegita crashes trying to scan

2010-09-06 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: flegita Ubuntu 10.10 beta st...@steve-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy flegita flegita: Installed: 0.6.2-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 0.6.2-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 0.6.2-0ubuntu2 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386

[Bug 632026] [NEW] simple-scan fails to scan: invalid argument

2010-09-06 Thread steve.horlsey
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: simple-scan Ubuntu 10.10 beta st...@steve-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy simple-scan simple-scan: Installed: 2.31.91-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 2.31.91-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 2.31.91-1ubuntu1 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/