[Bug 1014494] Re: Improper display on Xfce 4.10/Cinnamon running on Ubuntu 12.04/Mint

2016-01-25 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Since this bug is obviously not going to be fixed any time soon, there is an alternative for Cinnamon users: Multi-Core System Monitor 1.5 http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/79 You can install it from Linux Mint's Panel Applets list -- You received this bug notification because y

[Bug 1276186] Re: System becomes unresponsive, ibus-ui-daemon takes ~150 % cpu

2015-06-12 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Affects me when simply writing text in gedit! Killing ibus-daemon in the terminal cuts the CPU usage and restores responsiveness. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1276186 Title: System

[Bug 1366519] Re: Incredibly slow editing of documents when connected to network

2015-03-22 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
"Workaround from upstream: clear the recent documents list (File->Recent Documents->Clear List)" This doesn't work for me. Why? Because clicking on any item in the Recent Documents List, including "Clear List" actually just opens up the first Recent Document!! Most enterprise users will load and

[Bug 1276960] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 upgrade broke click-and-drag

2015-01-22 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
After a fuck-tonne of Googling, I have a temporary workaround: sudo rmmod psmouse sudo modprobe psmouse Simply unloading and reloading the mouse kernel module fixes the problem. This seems to be a kernel driver bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 1276960] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 upgrade broke click-and-drag

2015-01-22 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Also apparent in 14.04 with Synaptics Touchpad. If the cursor is in motion while the left touchpad button is pressed, the click event only occurs after a long delay. I've tried all sorts of synclient settings, nothing improves the situation. Interestingly a USB mouse works fine, it's just the touc

[Bug 1289977] Re: Ubuntu 14.04 Update breaks grub, resulting in "error: symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found"

2014-04-23 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Affects me too. Stock upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04. The arrogance and buck-passing behaviour of the Ubuntu devs on here is astounding. This is a very definite critical bug where the update process is failing to handle what seems to be a common situation. Stop arguing and start fixing, there clearl

Re: [Bug 910812] Re: Multi-display - when exiting from full screen applications, unity icons moved, windows aligned mostly off screen, right desktop intermittently lost

2012-04-27 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
chael -- Dr. Michael Brooks (MA Cantab. MB BChir Cantab.) Locum Neurosciences Doctor (ST1 level) CEO - Onley Group http://www.onleygroup.com Tel: 07793383397 -- On 4 April 2012 19:35, Omer

Re: [Bug 910812] Re: Multi-display - when exiting from full screen applications, unity icons moved, windows aligned mostly off screen, right desktop intermittently lost

2012-04-09 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Mike -- Dr. Michael Brooks (MA Cantab. MB BChir Cantab.) Locum Neurosciences Doctor (ST1 level) CEO - Onley Group http://www.onleygroup.com Tel: 07793383397 -- On 4 April 2012 19:35,

[Bug 910212] Re: Workspace switcher displays badly on dual monitors

2012-01-05 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
** Package changed: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) => unity (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/910212 Title: Workspace switcher displays badly on dual monitors To manage notifications abo

[Bug 912232] [NEW] Audio output fails on resume from hibernate, Dell Vostro, Ubuntu 11.10

2012-01-05 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Public bug reported: Platform: Ubuntu 11.10 running latest ALSA, PulseAudio and outputting via a M-Audio Delta 1010LT soundcard. Trigger: On resuming a session from hibernate Expected behaviour: I should be able to output audio from the selected default device in Settings -> Sound, much as I was

[Bug 910812] [NEW] Multi-display - when exiting from full screen applications, unity icons moved, windows aligned mostly off screen, right desktop intermittently lost

2012-01-02 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Public bug reported: When exiting from a full-screen program (e.g. Firefox on F11 mode), the window is returned with its top left corner aligned off the top of the screen. Reproducible on any multi-screen desktop environment where the screens have different resolutions or different orientations su

[Bug 910212] Re: Workspace switcher displays badly on dual monitors

2011-12-30 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
** Attachment added: "Screenshot of borked workspace switcher" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/910212/+attachment/2651763/+files/Unity_funted_switcher-Screenshot.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.laun

[Bug 910212] [NEW] Workspace switcher displays badly on dual monitors

2011-12-30 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Public bug reported: On Oneiric with Unity, when using dual monitors in different orientations (Samsung 1440 x 900, one landscape, one portrait, ATI Radeon graphics card), the workspace switcher fails to display correctly: Expected: - Previews of the four workspaces visible on both monitors, abil

[Bug 892595] [NEW] Max fan speed severly limited.

2011-11-19 Thread Michael Brooks
Public bug reported: I am running Ubuntu 11.10 on a laptop and the heat management is very bad. The system will heat up and under clock to avoid damage. When the system is restarted and in GRUB the fan speed will go to MAX. The moment the kernel loads the fan speed drops dramatically.Why no

[Bug 798888] Re: Ctrl+Alt+M no longer minimizes all windows

2011-08-22 Thread Michael Brooks
wow thats random. Some are super, some are ctrl+alt.Hey for the next version can you mix them up all again? Just to keep your users on their toes? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/7

[Bug 798888] Re: Ctrl+Alt+M no longer minimizes all windows

2011-08-22 Thread Michael Brooks
That doesn't work on my machine. In fact the only command that still works is ctrl+alt+l for lock screen. Why would it be D? Its been M for so long. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798

[Bug 798888] Re: Gnome command missing.

2011-08-21 Thread Michael Brooks
Its on the new unity system. And its very easy to verify, just hit ctrl+alt+m. How could this possibly be incomplete? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/79 Title: Gnome command mis

Re: [Bug 781368] [NEW] Unity breaks windows.

2011-08-17 Thread Michael Brooks
To be honest when this bug report was written this is exactly how Unity acted. It fell apart by just looking at it. It has gotten a lot better in the past few months and whatever bug cause this nonsense it has been resolved. Unity is less buggy, which makes me wonder why this clearly alpha so

[Bug 798893] Re: Incorrect handling of multiple wireless nics.

2011-06-17 Thread Michael Brooks
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798893 Title: Incorrect handling of multiple wireless nics. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netw

[Bug 798893] [NEW] Incorrect handling of multiple wireless nics.

2011-06-17 Thread Michael Brooks
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: network-manager I have two wireless devices on my laptop. The internal wireless device is so bad i can't get a signal if i am on-top of a wireless AP. I have a USB wireless nic plugged in.Every time I boot the machine both wireless devices are ena

[Bug 798888] [NEW] Gnome command missing.

2011-06-17 Thread Michael Brooks
Public bug reported: To recreate this bug hit: ctrl+alt+m In every gnome based version of Ubuntu before 11.04 this minimized all windows, and now it does nothing. Please re-instate this very useful command by default. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: gnome (not installed)

[Bug 781368] Re: Unity breaks windows.

2011-05-11 Thread Michael Brooks
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/781368 Title: Unity breaks windows. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 371195] Re: Backlight stays lit

2011-04-26 Thread Michael Brooks
It looks like we have a regression issue. This bug has resurfaced in 11.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371195 Title: Backlight stays lit -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 370173] Re: laptop overheats and suddenly shuts down/off

2011-02-25 Thread Michael Brooks
I am running a fully updated Ubuntu 10.10 and this issue is **A SERIOUS PROBLEM**. It appears as though the fan never goes to its max speed. It should be noted that this issue isn't as bad as it was under 9.10, but still very annoying. -- You received this bug notification because you are a memb

[Bug 371195] Re: Backlight stays lit

2011-02-15 Thread Michael Brooks
Yep this issue is fixed. Thank you! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371195 Title: Backlight stays lit -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.c

Re: [Bug 371195] Re: Blacklight stays lit

2010-10-26 Thread Michael Brooks
I thin its funny that wanting Ubuntu to not rape the environment and my battery is a "wish list" item. Clearly there is a problem with Canonical's view of their impact. On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 1:04 AM, hjaddadi <371...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Same problem here with Ubuntu 10.10 on Aspire 5

Re: [Bug 578922] Re: mysql configuration should be adjusted to help prevent against chained attacks against LAMP stack

2010-08-16 Thread Michael Brooks
ocesses in the form of these > header files. In fact every time you see an #include in an app armor rule > set, its a point of weakness.I hope to give a another killer > blackhat/defcon talk, this time i am talking about about my exploit and > these abuses against apparmor. > &

Re: [Bug 371195] Re: Blacklight stays lit

2010-06-22 Thread Michael Brooks
I fail to see the point of a screen saver that is attempting to display a perfectly black, but instead displays a grey screen which is waisting the life, using Co2, eating up my battery and burning out my display. On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 9:05 PM, kurt belgrave wrote: > Thank you for taking the

Re: [Bug 578922] Re: mysql configuration should be adjusted to help prevent against chained attacks against LAMP stack

2010-06-04 Thread Michael Brooks
Hey Mr Cook, I am very interested in how this patch. Before your roll it out i want to make sure there isn't a trivial bypass. Please keep me informed, I want Ubuntu be rock solid. Thanks, Michael Brooks On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Kees Cook wrote: > ** Changed in: apparmor

[Bug 578922] Re: mysql configuration should be adjusted to help prevent against chained attacks against LAMP stack

2010-05-12 Thread Michael Brooks
Hey Jamie, For the most part I agree with your stance and I am happy to see the summary update. I also totally agree with this statement: "Our stance is that if a security feature[SELinux] breaks default and common configurations, users will turn off the feature." PHP-Nuke will not run on a de

[Bug 578922] Re: mysql configuration does not prevent against combined attacks against LAMP stack

2010-05-12 Thread Michael Brooks
rn. Perhaps AppArmor can inherit this elegance. Thanks, Michael Brooks -- mysql configuration does not prevent against combined attacks against LAMP stack https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578922 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 354033] Re: Screen stays on when optical mouse is attached

2010-04-26 Thread Michael Brooks
So you don't have an optical mouse and an LCD screen? Thats cool, I don't care if your software burns a hole in the ground, i'm not using it anymore. -- Screen stays on when optical mouse is attached https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/354033 You received this bug notification because you are a me

Re: [Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-07-09 Thread Michael Brooks
: > I tend to believe this is not a symptom of fan speed being too slow; I > have experiented with fan speed (which I can control on my ThinkPad) at > relatively high levels, with the result still being processor getting > hotter than it should. > > @Michael Brooks: I hope your movi

Re: [Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-07-09 Thread Michael Brooks
lve the problem for hardware that does not > provide that control at all)? > > OTOH, I guess it would be helpful if you could document your workaround, > for people that might benefit from it. > > Andreas > > > Am Donnerstag, den 09.07.2009, 20:20 + schrieb Michael Brooks: &

Re: [Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-07-09 Thread Michael Brooks
cles. This bug is wide spread and very easy to reproduce, yet there has been no official fix, even to this day. Peace On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Michael Brooks wrote: > You know what I don't even care that I fixed this bug.   Fuck this > shit I'm moving to Fedora. > >

Re: [Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-07-09 Thread Michael Brooks
You know what I don't even care that I fixed this bug. Fuck this shit I'm moving to Fedora. Peace On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Michael Brooks wrote: > My laptop stopped shitting down every 20 minutes when i sped up the > fan.  So Andy is mistaken.   This bug should have ne

Re: [Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-07-09 Thread Michael Brooks
ble workaround for these users, it's basically a fix for symptoms > and nothing else. > > Andreas > > Am Donnerstag, den 09.07.2009, 19:48 + schrieb Michael Brooks: >> Andy,  why hasn't Canonical released a fix to speed up the fan?   It >> has been MONTHS and this

Re: [Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-07-09 Thread Michael Brooks
Andy, why hasn't Canonical released a fix to speed up the fan? It has been MONTHS and this issues affects everyone at some level. There are so many people on this thread, the bug is obvious like cerebral palsy. peace On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 3:47 AM, CharleyS wrote: > ACPI dump > > ** Attachmen

Re: [Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-07-09 Thread Michael Brooks
Hey Andy sounds like you have a heap of fail on your hands. I have had a patch for a few weeks now. Ubuntu's fan speed is too slow, and this is the cause of 99% of the 100 posts on this thread. You probalby can't reproduce the issue because your laptops are not powerful enough. I can't even run

Re: [Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-07-09 Thread Michael Brooks
Do my eyes deceive me? Did canonical finely recognize this after 96 emails to my inbox? Andy you are testing this on a desktop? This is a problem with laptops! Mr Prabhakar, downgrade to 8 or use Fedora if you want an immediate fix. Peace out On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 12:26 AM, Prabhakar N

Re: [Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-06-22 Thread Michael Brooks
Perhaps there is some magical "issue 2" . But how do you know your fan is spinning properly if you haven't tried to speed it up? Being unscientific is only creating more problems for this bug. m4cph1sto you one of the people being very unscientific about this bug. I know for a fact that we are

Re: [Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-06-19 Thread Michael Brooks
m4cph1sto: My fan spins in circles derp derp. I sped up the fan and the problem went away. Can you tell me why would that happen? On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 10:56 AM, m4cph1sto wrote: > I'll add my 2 cents. My laptop, Pentium M 2.0 GHz, is experiencing CPU > temps 10-20 degrees C hotter in Jaunty

Re: [Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-06-18 Thread Michael Brooks
No that is a mistype. Of course the machine shuts down at 104c! So it sounds like you all are still chasing your tails or denying the bug.I don't give a fuck about this tread anymore, I have my patch that's all I need. If you are still waiting for canonical to even acknowledge this issue t

Re: [Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-06-16 Thread Michael Brooks
I know for a fact the fans are too slow, I have proved it. If you speed up the fan, its stops over heating, plain and simple. There might be other issues at play eating up processor time and thus battery life. I wish a had a mode just for battery life Peace On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 6:12

Re: [Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-06-15 Thread Michael Brooks
This is not a hardware specific issue. Some people here have ATI graphics or AMD chips. I have a nVidia chip with a dual core 2.4ghz Intel.The heat control on Jaunty was changed, the fans stopped the oscillated "breathing" which to be honest was annoying. All of the evidence i have seen is

Re: [Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-06-15 Thread Michael Brooks
Andreas you are wrong. The problem is very simple and my python patch works GREAT on my system. If you speed up the fan, then the machine works like a CHAMP. By default the fan is too fucking slow and the machine overheats and dies. I'm going to stick with Ubuntu until I get burned again. (No

Re: [Bug 370173] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 laptop overheat and shutdown

2009-06-15 Thread Michael Brooks
Yeah, i have been using my own patch for my Dell Laptop. Basically i have just been speeding up the fan to max. Its looped to fight to keep the speed at max, it kind of breaths again.Its a dirty hack for sure, but not as dirty as Canonical for releasing such as shitty bug. #!/usr/bin/pyth

[Bug 375285] Re: jaunty constant overheating

2009-06-05 Thread Michael Brooks
Wow, abhiroopb good post! Unfortunately my system fails to booting with the complete fix, so be careful. I know you guys are going to laugh at this python script, but it works! I just nohup it when I use vmware or really anything. #!/usr/bin/python import os import time #apt-get install i8ku

[Bug 375285] Re: jaunty constant overheating

2009-06-04 Thread Michael Brooks
Okay, so it has been verified by 3 people now. Is Canaonical going to do something about it before they loose every laptop user? ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- jaunty constant overheating https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/375285 You received this bug notificati

Re: [Bug 375285] Re: jaunty constant overheating

2009-05-12 Thread Michael Brooks
Here is the machine crashing using eclipse. The current temp is 104C, when it hit 105C it turned off which was less than a minute after this was taken: http://yfrog.com/0jscreenshotwiip Thanks, Michael On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Michael Brooks wrote: > To be fair it doesn't ha

Re: [Bug 375285] Re: jaunty constant overheating

2009-05-12 Thread Michael Brooks
Peace On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Michael Brooks wrote: > Vmware! > > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Mathieu Comandon wrote: >> Could you run top or sudo top and tell which process eats all CPU ? >> >> -- >> jaunty constant overheating >> https://b

Re: [Bug 375285] Re: jaunty constant overheating

2009-05-12 Thread Michael Brooks
Vmware! On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Mathieu Comandon wrote: > Could you run top or sudo top and tell which process eats all CPU ? > > -- > jaunty constant overheating > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/375285 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bu

[Bug 375285] Re: jaunty constant overheating

2009-05-12 Thread Michael Brooks
** Description changed: I just updated to jaunty from dapper and my machine overheats a lot. Its a powerful laptop, Intel core 2 duo 2.4ghz . I noticed that my laptop stopped "breathing" like it did in dapper, but it never speeds up the fan and just shuts down. To recreate the issue t

[Bug 375285] [NEW] jaunty constant overheating

2009-05-11 Thread Michael Brooks
Public bug reported: I just updated to jaunty from dapper and my machine overheats a lot. Its a powerful laptop, Intel core 2 duo 2.4ghz . I noticed that my laptop stopped "breathing" like it did in dapper, but it never speeds up the fan and just shuts down. To recreate the issue try and slam

[Bug 371195] [NEW] Blacklight stays lit

2009-05-03 Thread Michael Brooks
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome When the machine is left alone then the screen will display black, however the backlight will remain lit for a considerable amount of time there after. An easy way to check is by putting the machine in a totally dark room, the screen should not be

[Bug 354033] [NEW] Screen stays on when optical mouse is attached

2009-04-02 Thread Michael Brooks
eeping the machine from gong to sleep. However this is not the case, the chordates stay constant, however they are displayed as full integers. Is it possible that chordates could be a float and that it is too sensitive? Thanks, Michael Brooks ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided

[Bug 313548] [NEW] Many features in Eclipse are broken.

2009-01-03 Thread Michael Brooks
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: eclipse Eclipse is a very powerful IDE, and what sets it apart from the rest is its built-in documentation, its auto-completion and helpful hints for solving bugs. Its turns out that these three key features (and probably more) are totally non-function

Re: [Bug 313162] Re: Trouble installing java on a fresh ubuntu install

2009-01-02 Thread Michael Brooks
Wow, its cool to have someone to talk to. Yeah i just didn't read the CLI output, I had to download the doc's from sun's website. The java documentation is installed but eclipse doesn't see it. The reason why eclipse is so popular is because of its auto completion and built-in java doc. Its

Re: [Bug 313162] Re: Trouble installing java on a fresh ubuntu install

2009-01-02 Thread Michael Brooks
I remember clicking a checkbox in a lower left corner, but yeah the license was a bit strange. Why doesn't it ask me again? It is reporting that the package is broken On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 8:40 AM, goto wrote: > >From the log file: > > user did not accept the sun-dlj-v1-1 license > > Could y

[Bug 313162] Re: Trouble installing java on a fresh ubuntu install

2009-01-02 Thread Michael Brooks
** Attachment added: "DpkgTerminalLog.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20858367/DpkgTerminalLog.gz -- Trouble installing java on a fresh ubuntu install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/313162 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ub

[Bug 313162] [NEW] Trouble installing java on a fresh ubuntu install

2009-01-02 Thread Michael Brooks
Public bug reported: I'm installing the JDK 6 and some other java packages with Synaptic. I had a silent crash, the only way i knew was from the notice in the upper left corner. Really the bigger issue here is that Ubuntu doesn't come with the most common programming language in the world, Ja