[Bug 759772] Re: grub2: btrfs: does not install core.img to boot block

2014-11-27 Thread Gene Cumm
I believe the primary use case would be when you wish to target the volume (i.e. grub-install /dev/sda1). If the concern is size, this has been officially resolved with Boot Area B's specifications. https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org/msg34016.html We do leave the first

[Bug 1063120] Re: vmware-view-client deb package cannot be downloaded from partner

2012-10-27 Thread Gene Cumm
Tried again lately? It appears OK but if not I'd make note of the IP address to which it attempts to fetch from. `netstat -tn|grep :80` or a similar command may help. ** Changed in: vmware-view-client (Ubuntu) Status: New = Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 619575] Re: btrfs-tools fsck bug can cause data loss

2011-04-19 Thread Gene Cumm
rubo77: fsck.btrfs at this time can not fix errors. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/619575 Title: btrfs-tools fsck bug can cause data loss -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 764893] [NEW] os-prober: does not detect Ubuntu in btrfs subvolume

2011-04-18 Thread Gene Cumm
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: os-prober In testing Ubuntu-11.04-beta1 (Natty), I configured a 3 GB partition (sda1) as btrfs. This can boot with minor adjustments (resolved already in current beta/daily). The default Ubuntu install creates two subvolumes, @ and @home when using a

[Bug 35530] Re: USB Keyboard not working

2011-04-16 Thread Gene Cumm
1) I'd classify the need to have legacy USB support as a BIOS bug. Any relatively modern full OS will have USB HID support by default. DOS (by default) and Syslinux have no USB HID support. Grub2 has optional USB HID support when set by the configuration. 2) With regards to the Syslinux

[Bug 757446] Re: grub2: btrfs: not known to reserve space for DOS-style boot

2011-04-13 Thread Gene Cumm
Correction: I forgot the mount option subvol=@. Specifying this resolves all issues. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/757446 Title: grub2: btrfs: not known to reserve space for

[Bug 759772] [NEW] grub2: btrfs: does not install core.img to boot block

2011-04-13 Thread Gene Cumm
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: grub2 btrfs reserves the first 64kiB for boot loaders as its CoW (Copy-On- Write) features mean that a file may change logical blocks. This area may also be referred to as the embed area, embedded area or embedding area, depending on the context.

[Bug 757446] Re: grub2: btrfs: not known to reserve space for DOS-style boot

2011-04-12 Thread Gene Cumm
Fails. With the almost untested patch I just got today, it almost worked. I got to a grub rescue prompt. Using the commands 'set prefix=(hd0,msdos1)/@/boot/grub; insmod normal; normal' (you noted this in bug 712029; https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/712029 ), everything

[Bug 757446] [NEW] grub2: btrfs: not known to reserve space for DOS-style boot

2011-04-11 Thread Gene Cumm
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: grub2 # grub-install /dev/sda1 /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: hd0 appears to contain a btrfs filesystem which isn't known to reserve space for DOS-style boot. Installing GRUB there could result in FILESYSTEM DESTRUCTION if valuable data is overwrittten

[Bug 574896] Re: Can not create new wireless profiles in knetworkmanager

2011-02-03 Thread Gene Cumm
A workaround that I discovered while fumbling with things is to not create it in the more straight forward fashion. Click KNetworkManager's system tray icon, click Manage Connections. Under Network Connections on the left, click the Wireless tab on the right then click Add. At this point,

[Bug 640181] Re: lack of libgcc.a for amd64-mingw32msvc-gcc

2010-09-19 Thread Gene Cumm
gcc-mingw32 contains /usr/lib/gcc/i586-mingw32msvc/4.4.2/libgcc.a for the creation of 32-bit Windows (i586) code but the same does not exist (along with a bunch of other lib*.a files) for the amd64 target. -- lack of libgcc.a for amd64-mingw32msvc-gcc https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/640181 You

[Bug 640181] Re: lack of libgcc.a for amd64-mingw32msvc-gcc

2010-09-19 Thread Gene Cumm
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 568028 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/568028 gcc-mingw32 for Maverick (10.10) on amd64 and i386 contains /usr/lib/gcc/amd64-mingw32msvc/4.4.4/libgcc.a as of 2010-09-19. Is there any way the changes needed could be incorporated into gcc-mingw32 for

[Bug 568028] Re: 4.4.2-3 unusable for 64bit development

2010-09-19 Thread Gene Cumm
Copying my comments from bug # 640181. gcc-mingw32 contains /usr/lib/gcc/i586-mingw32msvc/4.4.2/libgcc.a for the creation of 32-bit Windows (i586) code but the same does not exist (along with a bunch of other lib*.a files) for the amd64 target. gcc-mingw32 for Maverick (10.10) on amd64 and i386

[Bug 576992] Re: Hidden SSID still not work in 10.04

2010-08-29 Thread Gene Cumm
PC working is only with wired network. ;-) Nice. But this bug is not dedicated to the WLAN security! It should solve the missing ability of connecting to an AP with a hidden SSID. True. I've had some success with Ubuntu Maverick Merrkat 10.10 Alpha 3 but I want to do some more testing between

[Bug 576992] Re: Hidden SSID still not work in 10.04

2010-08-29 Thread Gene Cumm
I'm merely a user like you, not really someone in Canonical or working closely with Ubuntu. I just happen to be affected by it and have the equipment/resources to test. There are means by which you can manually configure your WLAN card but it's all command-line based and easier if you remove it

[Bug 576992] Re: Hidden SSID still not work in 10.04

2010-08-27 Thread Gene Cumm
(Corrected from the off-topic rant I first wrote before submission) I will agree that connecting to a non-broadcasting SSID would be a preferred feature when traveling to a network that you don't manage. I agree on this ability solely for this purpose and not because you want to use old insecure

[Bug 622403] [NEW] bash-completion: readline expand-tilde not acknowledged

2010-08-22 Thread Gene Cumm
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: bash-completion _expand() in /etc/bash_completion, a part of bash-completion, does not acknowledge the readline variable expand-tilde as of version 1.1-3ubuntu2. Typing 'ls ~/tab' currently results in the command being expanded to 'ls /home/user/', even

[Bug 290742] Re: asprintf() and vasprintf() missing in cstdio header file

2010-06-19 Thread Gene Cumm
If I were to guess, a part of the issue with the bug acting dead is the lack of a proper package association. I just installed the package that is the owner of the appropriate file in my distro, (K)Ubuntu 10.04. The file /usr/include/c++/4.4/cstdio is owned by libstdc++6-4.4-dev however your

[Bug 593239] Re: [855gm] black screen at logon screen on 1st boot after install

2010-06-16 Thread Gene Cumm
sudo only ever asks for your password. When the prompt says '[sudo] password for ubuser:', it wants the password for the user ubuser. So, in a terminal, you entered 'echo options i915 modeset=1 | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/i915-kms.conf' (without the quotes, of course), entered your password at

[Bug 576992] Re: Hidden SSID still not work in 10.04

2010-06-15 Thread Gene Cumm
I've been trying from the official Lucid Lynx 10.04 x64 CDs, installing locally to the laptop. I first tried Kubuntu but when I started experiencing this issue, I also tried Ubuntu, both with current updates (as of the time that I had it running). Currently, I'm running Kubuntu. I have,

[Bug 576992] Re: Hidden SSID still not work in 10.04

2010-06-15 Thread Gene Cumm
Separately, I can confirm that Kubuntu 8.04 does have a full workaround. Many times, I have attempted to store the configuration of the same WLAN as above to no avail. Workaround: manually configure it every user session that I want to connect to the WLAN. This is only effective if you know the

[Bug 576992] Re: Hidden SSID still not work in 10.04

2010-06-15 Thread Gene Cumm
After researching the fact that turning off the SSID broadcast (aka hidden SSID, SSID cloaking) is against the standard, I feel that any time a checkbox is included to use a non-broadcasting SSID (at least on the APs), it should pop-up a warning that it's not a security feature, breaks the

[Bug 496908] Re: Not clear what update this installer will do

2010-06-15 Thread Gene Cumm
How about something simple: Clicking the button/text will present a pop- up acknowledgment that will inform the user that it will attempt to update the installer but that an internet connection must already be configured. If proxy information is required, boot to the live CD session, configure

[Bug 593239] Re: [855gm] black screen at logon screen on 1st boot after install

2010-06-15 Thread Gene Cumm
I just attempted to do a fresh install on a system with a similar chipset and found this page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes Apparently, this is a known issue. Using the first workaround worked perfectly. Append the kernel command line parameter 'i915.modeset=1' and all is

[Bug 518057] [NEW] libdvdread: install-css.sh not current

2010-02-06 Thread Gene Cumm
Public bug reported: install-css.sh (at /usr/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh) in package libdvdread4-4.1.3-5ubuntu2 does not fetch current version of libdvdcss2. Fetches libdvdcss2_1.2.10-0.2medibuntu1_amd64.deb

[Bug 518057] Re: libdvdread: install-css.sh not current

2010-02-06 Thread Gene Cumm
The design question is whether to always update the script (and as a result, the package) when Medibuntu releases a new version (as I think is the current design) or to design it dynamically with a static fall back. By this, I mean fetch the current repository list (I think

[Bug 518057] Re: libdvdread: install-css.sh not current

2010-02-06 Thread Gene Cumm
I've tested this and so far things work well. It doesn't query the source list but does query and parse the current Packages list. ** Patch added: Change install-css.sh to use current Packages list. http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38836907/install-css-100102061332.diff -- libdvdread:

[Bug 35530] Re: USB Keyboard not working

2008-11-23 Thread Gene Cumm
I personally can confirm the issue. I first noticed it with another Linux distro (a rescue distro) that loaded menu.c32 by default. From syslinux 3.53 to 3.61, the bug existed. The last patch (to the syslinux core/) before 3.62 resolved the issue. 3.62 and later work without any known issues