[Bug 1461708] Re: Several duplicate entries in places tab

2015-06-07 Thread Steve Riley
Possible fix... Here ~/.local/share/user-places.xbel is correctly formatted. It contains one each of the standard items for: * Places (Home, Network, Root, Trash) * Recently Saved (Today, Yesterday, This Month, Last Month) * Search For (Documents, Images, Audio Files, Videos) * Devices

[Bug 1461708] [NEW] Several duplicate entries in places tab

2015-06-03 Thread Steve Riley
Public bug reported: The Places tab in Gwenview is accreting duplicates of the default Home/Network/Root/Trash items. See https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?68105p=373643viewfull=1#post373643 for an example. The number has been slowly growing. There are currently six of these.

[Bug 1406987] [NEW] Fails DNS lookup in IPv4-only networks

2015-01-01 Thread Steve Riley
Public bug reported: Trying to run mtr in a network without IPv6 results in the following error, even when told to use IPv4 only: $ mtr -4 name.of.some.site Unable to allocate IPv6 socket for nameserver communication: Address family not supported by protocol Looks like mtr is still trying use

[Bug 1394085] [NEW] Some plugins from kipi-plugins no longer work

2014-11-18 Thread Steve Riley
Public bug reported: In Utopic, some Kipi plugins no longer appear in the Plugins menu in Kipi-aware programs like Gwenview or Digikam. One example is the Export to Imgur plugin, one that I frequently use. After examing a few file locations, I saw that the file kipiplugin_imgurexportui.rc isn't

[Bug 61619] Re: ntpdate in -minimal should have an alternative

2014-07-17 Thread Steve Riley
Probably like the rest of you, I stumbled across this bug when I was looking for a way to remove ntpdate from my system because I'm using ntp, and I don't want the meta package to go away. Here's a workaround. 1. Install the package equivs. This is a simple tool to create trivial Debian packages.

[Bug 61619] Re: ntpdate in -minimal should have an alternative

2014-07-17 Thread Steve Riley
Probably like the rest of you, I stumbled across this bug when I was looking for a way to remove ntpdate from my system because I'm using ntp, and I don't want the meta package to go away. Here's a workaround. 1. Install the package equivs. This is a simple tool to create trivial Debian packages.

[Bug 1255761] Re: localepurge breaks KDE l10n

2014-06-28 Thread Steve Riley
Curtis, the dpkg -S command can help in situations like this. $ dpkg -S /usr/share/locale/l10n kde-runtime-data: /usr/share/locale/l10n $ dpkg -S /usr/share/locale/currency kde-runtime-data: /usr/share/locale/currency Reinstalling the kde-runtime-data package should take care of this for you.

[Bug 1324420] Re: Widget causes Plasma to crash after system restart

2014-06-04 Thread Steve Riley
Never mind. Something in my ~/.kde/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc file was malformed. I recreated that file and now the Redshift widget works fine. I will mark this invalid. ** Changed in: plasma-widget-redshift (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 1324420] [NEW] Widget causes Plasma to crash after system restart

2014-05-29 Thread Steve Riley
Public bug reported: Installing plasma-widget-redshift causes the Plasma Desktop to crash with segfault 11 after restarting the computer. The widget will work as expected if you run /usr/bin/redshiftautostart immediately after installation: the icon appears in the system tray and Redshift

[Bug 1058751] Re: The -b switch for modifying a variable doesn't work

2014-01-04 Thread Steve Riley
@paulle and @us2000 ... would you please mark that this bug affects you? Launchpad will then automatically change the status to Confirmed and perhaps that'll trigger some attention. Thanks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1255761] Re: localepurge breaks KDE l10n

2014-01-03 Thread Steve Riley
I would hope not. I think enough people find localepurge useful that we might consider another approach. It seems that restoring the following missing items fixed the problems: * /usr/share/locale/all_languages * /usr/share/locale/l10n/* * /usr/share/locale/currency/* So if localepurge could be

[Bug 1255761] Re: localepurge breaks KDE l10n

2013-12-23 Thread Steve Riley
@Knut: this isn't a bug in kde-runtime, so keeping it there is not the right thing to do. Furthermore, according to man localepurge: Please note, that this tool is a hack which is not integrated with Debian's package management system and therefore is not meant for the faint of heart.

[Bug 1255761] Re: Can't configure country, languages, or spell checker

2013-12-21 Thread Steve Riley
Bingo! That file was indeed missing. Reinstalling kdelibs5-data didn't bring it back. Then I thought -- maybe localepurge (http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=localepurge) is the culprit? I uninstalled localepurge, reinstalled kdelibs5-data, and now the file is present. -- You received

[Bug 1247235] Re: SRU tracking bug for KDE SC 4.11.3

2013-12-10 Thread Steve Riley
Been running 4.11.3 on Saucy since it first appeared in the Kubuntu PPA. Haven't noticed any problems. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1247235 Title: SRU tracking bug for KDE SC

[Bug 1255761] [NEW] Can't configure country, languages, or spell checker

2013-11-27 Thread Steve Riley
Public bug reported: In System Settings - Locale - Country/Region Language - Country, my only choices are: * System Country () * No Country (Default Settings) In System Settings - Locale - Country/Region Language - Languages, I see a long list of most two-letter country codes. Curiously, the

[Bug 1255761] Re: Can't configure country, languages, or spell checker

2013-11-27 Thread Steve Riley
Whoops, forgot this: steve@t520:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description:Ubuntu 13.10 Release:13.10 Codename: saucy steve@t520:~$ uname -a Linux t520 3.12.1-031201-generic #201311201654 SMP Wed Nov 20 21:54:49 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64

[Bug 1061195] Re: Can't create EWS or MAPI account

2013-10-24 Thread Steve Riley
Ross, you received the email because you appear in the list of subscribers. Most likely, that happened when you filed comment #20 to this bug on 2013-07-10. ** Changed in: evolution-data-server (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = New -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1061195] Re: Can't create EWS or MAPI account

2013-10-24 Thread Steve Riley
Bumping status up to new. In light of the continued reports, is someone able to take a look at this issue? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1061195 Title: Can't create EWS or MAPI

[Bug 1173423] Re: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011]

2013-08-08 Thread Steve Riley
Per your request. Following same testing procedure as in my posts #32 and #40. == BEFORE: root@t520:~# efibootmgr -v BootCurrent: 0019 Timeout: 0 seconds BootOrder: 0019,0006,000C,0007,000A,0008,000D,000E,000F,000B,0009,0011,0012,0010,0013 Boot Setup Boot0001 Boot

[Bug 1173423] Re: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011]

2013-08-06 Thread Steve Riley
Joseph, have these patches landed in Raring yet? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1173423 Title: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS

[Bug 1173423] Re: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011]

2013-08-06 Thread Steve Riley
My apologies... I just now noticed the in progress status at the top of the bug report. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1173423 Title: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering

[Bug 1173423] Re: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011]

2013-07-18 Thread Steve Riley
Max, Phillip already explained that we can't help you here with your problem. This bug specifically regards a flaw in how the kernel was writing NVRAM variables for UEFI boot loaders. It is unrelated to GRUB. You will need to file a new bug for the problem you're having. -- You received this bug

[Bug 1173423] Re: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011]

2013-07-17 Thread Steve Riley
Works here with kernel 3.10-saucy from Ubuntu mainline, installed on Raring. BEFORE: root@t520:~# efibootmgr BootCurrent: 0019 Timeout: 0 seconds BootOrder: 0019,0006,000C,0007,000A,0008,000D,000E,000F,000B,0009,0011,0012,0010,0013 Boot Setup Boot0001 Boot Menu Boot0002 Diagnostic Splash

[Bug 556372] Re: Please remove the plymouth dependency from mountall / cryptsetup

2013-06-30 Thread Steve Riley
Reopened. Son long as I have to keep purging something to have a properly functioning system, the bug has not been fixed. ** Changed in: plymouth (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1173423] Re: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011]

2013-05-31 Thread Steve Riley
Yes, my test was with that exact kernel. Earlier today I installed 3.9.4-saucy. And the problem still exists. Here are my steps. 1. I use rEFInd, not GRUB, to boot. I made a copy of the rEFInd boot loader, just to be sure that efibootmgr isn't throwing the error in case you're trying to

[Bug 1173423] Re: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011]

2013-05-31 Thread Steve Riley
Sure, I'll try that now. Happy to help. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1173423 Title: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904

[Bug 1173423] Re: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011]

2013-05-31 Thread Steve Riley
Alas, 3.9.0-saucy also fails. I followed the same steps as before, and got the same error in syslog. For completeness, I also installed the 3.8.0-20 kernel you posted that reverts commit 68d9298 (http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~jsalisbury/lp1173423/). This one works! Adding the NVRAM variable

[Bug 1173423] Re: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011]

2013-05-31 Thread Steve Riley
Apologies for the delay, work intruded ;) Same test as before, and another failure. But the status in the error message is different: May 31 16:40:31 t520 kernel: [ 38.749919] efivars: set_variable() failed: status=-28 Haven't seen that one before... -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 1173423] Re: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011]

2013-05-29 Thread Steve Riley
** Tags added: kubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1173423 Title: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011] To

[Bug 1173423] Re: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011]

2013-05-28 Thread Steve Riley
A quick test on 3.9.3 (Saucy kernel on Raring) shows the problem hasn't been fixed there, either. When trying to add a variable, the following appears in /var/log/syslog: efivars: set_variable() failed: status=8009 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1174689] Re: Nvidia/Dual screen - No Taskbar/Kdemenu on default install Kubuntu 13.04

2013-05-16 Thread Steve Riley
Is bug 1180400 possibly a duplicate? That bug also mentions nVidia, but no details about the number of monitors. I'll ask the OP to add extra info. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1180400] Re: New User creation results in nearly bare panel

2013-05-16 Thread Steve Riley
Oshun... looks like this is being tracked in bug 1174689, and might be specific to multi-monitor setups. How many monitors do you have? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1180400 Title:

[Bug 1180400] Re: New User creation results in nearly bare panel

2013-05-16 Thread Steve Riley
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1174689 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1174689 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1174689 Nvidia/Dual screen - No Taskbar/Kdemenu on default install Kubuntu 13.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1178294] Re: Install fails with Kubuntu 13.04 on UEFI system

2013-05-11 Thread Steve Riley
I think this is another manifestation of the problem documented in bug 1167622. See the description for details. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1178294 Title: Install fails with

[Bug 1167622] Re: Cannot change EFI variables using efibootmgr (raring regression)

2013-05-10 Thread Steve Riley
Can we get an update on this status? On Kubuntu Forums, we've had a number of folks running into this problem. UEFI installs are not completing or getting broken. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1059297] Re: Please add support for GPT disks

2013-05-05 Thread Steve Riley
Still present in Raring. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1059297 Title: Please add support for GPT disks To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1175026] [NEW] Please update elilo to a newer version

2013-04-30 Thread Steve Riley
Public bug reported: The repository contains version 3.12: steve@t520:~$ apt-cache policy elilo elilo: Installed: (none) Candidate: 3.12-4ubuntu1 Version table: 3.12-4ubuntu1 0 500 http://mirror.anl.gov/ubuntu/ raring/universe amd64 Packages As you can see at

[Bug 1024383] Re: update-grub generates only BIOS based menu entries for Windows, even on UEFI systems

2013-04-19 Thread Steve Riley
Another report, from one of our members at Kubuntu forums. http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?62191 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1024383 Title: update-grub generates only

[Bug 1168659] Re: efibootmgr can't set EFI parameters via /sys/firmware/efi/vars

2013-04-18 Thread Steve Riley
Ah, bug 1167622 seems to have the answer. A new commit between kernels 3.8.2 and 3.8.3 adds some paranoia around writing to the UEFI. This is going to be troublesome. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1167622 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1169820] Re: Adding an NVRAM variable entry fails with status=8000000000000009

2013-04-18 Thread Steve Riley
Ah, here's the culprit. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1167622 ** Changed in: efibootmgr (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1168659] Re: efibootmgr can't set EFI parameters via /sys/firmware/efi/vars

2013-04-18 Thread Steve Riley
Numerous reports exist across the web describing this exact problem. The theme seems to be kernel 3.8.x https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/34641 https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/34700 https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1251880 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-bugs/2013-04/msg01558.html I

[Bug 1167622] Re: Cannot change EFI variables using efibootmgr (raring regression)

2013-04-18 Thread Steve Riley
Looks like a fix is coming soon. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.efi/1081 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1167622 Title: Cannot change EFI variables using efibootmgr

[Bug 1169820] [NEW] Adding an NVRAM variable entry fails with status=8000000000000009

2013-04-16 Thread Steve Riley
Public bug reported: I have noticed this problem with all kernels in the 3.8 series. Any attempts to add a new NVRAM variable fails. The error in syslog is: | kernel: [41072.889984] efivars: set_variable() failed: status=8009 The command used to create the variable is: efibootmgr

[Bug 1169238] Re: [UIFe] BFB icon swirl should run clockwise not anti-clockwise

2013-04-15 Thread Steve Riley
Who gets to set the rules that clockwise is correct and counter- clockwise is incorrect? The notion that left = bad and right = good is steeped in ancient (and wrong) beliefs about what nature prefers. Consider the centuries of abuse that left-handed folks had to endure, for instance. That clocks

[Bug 556372] Re: Please remove the plymouth dependency from mountall / cryptsetup

2013-04-10 Thread Steve Riley
We are not asking to drop plymouth from the default installation. Actually, I think it should be removed. Go take a look at the zillion posts in Ubuntu and Kubuntu forums about problems during boot. In many cases, we have to spend useless time telling people how to disable the pretty graphical

[Bug 1003842] Re: dnsmasq sometimes fails to resolve private names in networks with non-equivalent nameservers

2013-02-01 Thread Steve Riley
I started using my employer's OpenVPN today and encountered name resolution problems. From my research, this here bug appears to be plaguing me, as well (I'm on 12.10). Commenting the line dns=dnsmasq in /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf does fix the problem. However, _all_ DNS is routed out

[Bug 1003842] Re: dnsmasq sometimes fails to resolve private names in networks with non-equivalent nameservers

2013-02-01 Thread Steve Riley
I started using my employer's OpenVPN today and encountered name resolution problems. From my research, this here bug appears to be plaguing me, as well (I'm on 12.10). Commenting the line dns=dnsmasq in /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf does fix the problem. However, _all_ DNS is routed out

[Bug 1101867] Re: virtualbox-guest-dkms 4.1.22-dfsg-0ubuntu2: virtualbox-guest kernel module failed to build [VBoxGuest-linux.c:206:49: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘

2013-02-01 Thread Steve Riley
The steps by axeoth (#10) worked perfectly. Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1101867 Title: virtualbox-guest-dkms 4.1.22-dfsg-0ubuntu2: virtualbox-guest kernel module failed

[Bug 1061195] Re: Can't create EWS or MAPI account

2013-01-24 Thread Steve Riley
Several reports of the fix not working. ** Changed in: evolution-data-server (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1061195 Title: Can't

[Bug 1061195] Re: Can't create EWS or MAPI account

2013-01-24 Thread Steve Riley
I changed the status back to confirmed because of the ongoing reports. I don't have Evolution currently installed on any of my machines at this point, however, so I can't check myself. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1094465] Re: Upgrading to Kubunt: './usr/share/doc/libdrm2/changelog.Debian.gz' is different from the same file on the system

2012-12-30 Thread Steve Riley
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1068165 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068165 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1068165 package libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libdrm2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is

[Bug 1074952] Re: I have tried the tricks given in various forums but cannot get ttf-mscorefonts-installer to install on Kubuntu 12.04. As soon as it tries to download Arandale, it hangs up, then give

2012-11-05 Thread Steve Riley
SteveRiley here... I directed our forum user to post this bug. Here's the output of the attempt to install ttf-mscorefonts-installer: $ sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW

[Bug 1061195] Re: Can't create EWS or MAPI account

2012-10-20 Thread Steve Riley
Marc, try cleaning everything up and then creating your Gmail once more. This time, deselect the options to include calendar and contacts. Does it work now? I've seen scattered reports that Gmail will work this way, and that's what I did when I configured mine. I can't say whether adding contacts

[Bug 954453] Re: fail2ban in precise defaults to gamin, does not work

2012-10-19 Thread Steve Riley
I just stumbled across this bug trying to diagnose a non-functioning fail2ban. #15 indicates that a fix is released, but my Precise server still has 0.8.6-3. Adding the -proposed repository didn't provide a newer version, although I see that 0.8.7.1-1 is in Quanal. Will this be made available for

[Bug 1039261] Re: Version Error loading touchpad kcm: Xinput extension is too old

2012-10-18 Thread Steve Riley
@Chris Samuel: You're right. I released the APT hold I placed on xserver-xorg-input- synaptics version 1.6.2 and allowed it to upgrade to 1.6.99 from Xorg- Edgers. And, alas, the updated KCM still segfaults. It really would be nice to get that commit incorporated... -- You received this bug

[Bug 1002736] Re: [xorg-edgers] Synaptics driver crashes KDE touchpad control module

2012-10-18 Thread Steve Riley
Sounds good. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to synaptiks in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1002736 Title: [xorg-edgers] Synaptics driver crashes KDE touchpad control module To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 1039261] Re: Version Error loading touchpad kcm: Xinput extension is too old

2012-10-17 Thread Steve Riley
Also working here on Quantal. Does this new version incorporate the commit mentioned in #7 above? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to synaptiks in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1039261 Title: Version Error loading

[Bug 1061195] Re: Can't create EWS or MAPI account

2012-10-15 Thread Steve Riley
Colin, thanks for adding your comment... would you please indicate that the bug affects you? Perhaps then it might receive more visibility. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1061195

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-10-08 Thread Steve Riley
12.10 has been trouble-free for me. I have attempted to duplicate the exact conditions that would reliably crash 12.04 on my T520, and so far, the system has resolutely failed to fail :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1061195] Re: Can't create EWS or MAPI account

2012-10-06 Thread Steve Riley
Update... when I logged out and logged back in, then restarted Evolution, the left-side pane filled with my multiple attempts at creating EWS and MAPI accounts. So the account gets created, but doesn't appear in the list for some reason. I had to kill all Evolution processes to regain control of

[Bug 1061195] [NEW] Can't create EWS or MAPI account

2012-10-03 Thread Steve Riley
Public bug reported: Evolution appears unable to create an EW or MAPI account. All the steps proceed normally, including fetching the URL (for EWS) or authenticating (for MAPI). However, at the conclusion of account creation process, no actual account appears in the list. I've tried starting

[Bug 1061195] Re: Can't create EWS or MAPI account

2012-10-03 Thread Steve Riley
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1061195 Title: Can't create EWS or MAPI account To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1059297] Re: Please add support for GPT disks

2012-10-01 Thread Steve Riley
Dave, this is for KDE Partition Manager, not Parted. I haven't actually experimented with Parted, although a quick check shows that Parted at least recognizes GPT: steve@t520:~$ sudo parted GNU Parted 2.3 Using /dev/sda Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands. (parted) p

[Bug 1059297] [NEW] Please add support for GPT disks

2012-09-30 Thread Steve Riley
Public bug reported: The version of KDE Partition Manager currently packaged cannot manipulate partitions on GPT disks. They appear in the UI but nothing can be done with them. See http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?60281p=310429viewfull=1#post310429 Such support is becoming more

[Bug 1059297] Re: Please add support for GPT disks

2012-09-30 Thread Steve Riley
Also filed in https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=307643 ... I'm not sure whether this issue is Kubuntu specific. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to partitionmanager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1059297 Title:

[Bug 1059297] Re: Please add support for GPT disks

2012-09-30 Thread Steve Riley
** Bug watch added: KDE Bug Tracking System #307643 https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=307643 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1059297 Title: Please add support for GPT disks To

[Bug 1058751] Re: The -b switch for modifying a variable doesn't work

2012-09-29 Thread Steve Riley
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058751 Title: The -b switch for modifying a variable doesn't work To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1058751] [NEW] The -b switch for modifying a variable doesn't work

2012-09-29 Thread Steve Riley
Public bug reported: I have been experimenting with the kernel's support for booting from UEFI. Using efibootmgr, I can successfully create new NVRAM variables and successfully delete existing ones. However, modifying existing variables does not work. According to the documentation, I should be

[Bug 1035986] [NEW] libav-extra package not appearing in package lists

2012-08-12 Thread Steve Riley
Public bug reported: After running dist-upgrade today, I noticed that libav-tools was being held back. Upon investigation, I discovered it's because I had replaced the standard codecs and processors with their -extra versions. When LibAV was upgraded from 4:0.8.1 to 6:0.8.3, the -extra versions

[Bug 1035986] Re: libav-extra package not appearing in package lists

2012-08-12 Thread Steve Riley
Ah, OK. Thanks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1035986 Title: libav-extra package not appearing in package lists To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1002736] Re: [xorg-edgers] Synaptics driver crashes KDE touchpad control module

2012-08-11 Thread Steve Riley
Perhaps it's already known, but in case not... a couple months ago, lunaryorn (Sebastian Wiesner) posted on Github that he's looking for someone else to take over maintenance of Synaptiks. https://github.com/lunaryorn/synaptiks/issues/55 On my Quantal box, Synaptiks 0.8.1 works with

[Bug 996569] Re: unused parameter: spf-policyd_time_limit in amavisd-new-postfix

2012-07-27 Thread Steve Riley
On my server, the incorrect setting causes Postfix to fail to start. Ubuntu 12.04 mail-stack-delivery 1:2.0.19-0ubuntu1 amavisd-new-postfix 1:2.6.5-0ubuntu3.1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to amavisd-new in Ubuntu.

[Bug 996569] Re: unused parameter: spf-policyd_time_limit in amavisd-new-postfix

2012-07-27 Thread Steve Riley
On my server, the incorrect setting causes Postfix to fail to start. Ubuntu 12.04 mail-stack-delivery 1:2.0.19-0ubuntu1 amavisd-new-postfix 1:2.6.5-0ubuntu3.1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 999910] Re: [IVB]12.04 64 bit System freezes (mouse, keyboard)

2012-07-23 Thread Steve Riley
My ThinkPad X1 never freezes. My ThinkPad T520 constantly freezes. There are two major differences between these computers. The T520 has nVidia Optimus graphics, which I've disabled in the BIOS. Linux sees only the Intel graphics. The T520 also spends its day with three USB peripherals attached:

[Bug 999910] Re: [IVB]12.04 64 bit System freezes (mouse, keyboard)

2012-07-20 Thread Steve Riley
I have experienced three freezes *today*, on 3.5.0-5.5 and 3.2.0-28.44. Then I remembered something: when Intel SNA support first started appearing in Intel Graphics drivers for Linux back in 11.10 days in the Xorg-Edgers/Sarvatt PPA, there were various reports of SNA not working on some hardware

[Bug 999910] Re: [IVB]12.04 64 bit System freezes (mouse, keyboard)

2012-07-20 Thread Steve Riley
I hereby retract my suggestion in #100. Freeze number four just occurred. I suppose the only thing left for me to do is wipe Precise off my machine and move on to Quantal. I have no idea what else to do. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 999910] Re: [IVB]12.04 64 bit System freezes (mouse, keyboard)

2012-07-20 Thread Steve Riley
@NaveeN (#102): It runs very well on my ThinkPad X1. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/10 Title: [IVB]12.04 64 bit System freezes (mouse, keyboard) To manage notifications about

[Bug 999910] Re: [IVB]12.04 64 bit System freezes (mouse, keyboard)

2012-07-13 Thread Steve Riley
I just tried 3.2.20-28.44 from pre-proposed. It booted fine. I connected to my VPN and started up my softphone. Shortly after that, I had the kind of freeze where all applications froze (second hand on clock stopped) but mouse movement still worked. Magic SysRq did work to safely reboot. When I

[Bug 999910] Re: [IVB]12.04 64 bit System freezes (mouse, keyboard)

2012-07-12 Thread Steve Riley
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week were blissfully freeze-free. Today, not so good. This morning's dist-upgrade included several Intel graphics and Mesa updates from Xorg-Edgers, as well as new packages. I've been running kernel 3.5.0-4.4 from Xorg-Edgers for a number of days, and even

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-07-06 Thread Steve Riley
Nothing's holding me back...not sure what you mean by that? If you look through all the comments in this bug, you'll see that the variety of systems and symptoms is so varied that it's difficult for the developers to find anything common. Some people experience complete and total freezes, where

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-07-05 Thread Steve Riley
@Steve Hayes (#361): unfortunately, in its present state, this bug report has become unmanageable. There are too many variations in systems and reported symptoms for anyone to try to make sense of out what's here. Bug 10 is tracking a similar issue, but ONLY for: * systems that freeze

[Bug 999910] Re: [IVB]12.04 64 bit System freezes (mouse, keyboard)

2012-06-27 Thread Steve Riley
Timo: 3.2.0-26.41 has been the most stable kernel on the PC that crashes. I had complete freezes with 3.5-rc1 and 3.5-rc2, but I don't remember what my rc6 settings were at the time (and I'm not near that PC to check). I will experiment a bit over the weekend and file new bugs as appropriate. --

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-24 Thread Steve Riley
@milton (#318): Yes, the freeze happens in other flavors. I'm running Kubuntu and it happens on my T520. Since you can move your mouse cursor, your problem is a different one than the complete freeze reported here (and also in bug 10). -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 999910] Re: [IVB]12.04 64 bit System freezes (mouse, keyboard)

2012-06-20 Thread Steve Riley
Are these fixes also present in any 3.5 kernels? I've had tw complete freezes today, one on 3.5-rc2 from mainline and one on 3.5.0-1 from the Xorg Edgers PPA. System: ThinkPad T520, Intel HD 3000 (nVidia chip disabled in BIOS) OS: Kubuntu 12.04 64-bit -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-17 Thread Steve Riley
Hey... I know that two anecdotes don't make for good data, but it sure looks like Willem's experience matches mine. I wonder if the root cause is somehow USB-related? I hope more people experiment with this. Let's see if we can figure out a trend! -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-15 Thread Steve Riley
Well, on day five with kernel 3.5rc2 (and _rc6=0 and _fbc=0), I finally experienced a freeze. During the middle a VoIP call. So the root cause of this nasty bug *still* appears unsolved. QUESTION FOR ALL: has anyone experienced this problem while using a machine that has *no* external USB devices

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-12 Thread Steve Riley
Well, I'm not sure we can know that the issue is confined to an interaction between some X update and kernel 3.2. Many of us have tried later kernels and still experience the problem. I was planning to delay writing about my next experiment, but since the issue of kernel versions came up again,

[Bug 1011683] Re: Nepomuk File Indexer, Service unable to start.

2012-06-11 Thread Steve Riley
This is because libkdeinit4_nepomukserver.so is missing from the 4.8.80 build of kdepim-runtime. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kde-workspace in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1011683 Title: Nepomuk File Indexer,

[Bug 1011683] Re: Nepomuk File Indexer, Service unable to start.

2012-06-11 Thread Steve Riley
Oh, is that where the file goes? I based my comment on the output of this: steve@t520:~$ apt-file search nepomukserver.so kde-runtime: /usr/lib/kde4/libkdeinit/libkdeinit4_nepomukserver.so kde-runtime-dbg: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/kde4/libkdeinit/libkdeinit4_nepomukserver.so Maybe I shouldn't

[Bug 1011683] Re: Nepomuk File Indexer, Service unable to start.

2012-06-11 Thread Steve Riley
Oh. Well, now I see what's going on. Apt-file says: Ignoring source without Contents File: http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu/dists/precise/Contents-amd64.gz ...I missed that! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-08 Thread Steve Riley
So today I went dockless... actually the only external device connected was my USB headset. And I had yet another freeze. Curiously, it was during a VoIP call. Perhaps this bug is some nasty regression that gets triggered when an external device is in use on systems with Intel graphics? I find it

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-07 Thread Steve Riley
@Danny Goodall (#279): Indeed, my freeze experiences have been only with the laptop that I regularly dock, my ThinkPad T520. Connected to that are an external monitor, mouse, and keyboard. I'd have to say I wouldn't have thought to consider this arrangement to be a contributor to the problem, but

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-07 Thread Steve Riley
Grr *@#$%! Moments after I typed #281, my T520 froze up. Again, during a mouse movement. Thus, on the third day of my experiment, using kernel 3.4.1 as an attempt to expunge this problem has failed. Sigh. I'll try disabling FBC now. I really don't want to give up the dock just yet. --- Holy

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-07 Thread Steve Riley
I just endured freeze #3 today. I wasn't even moving the mouse! I was on a VoIP call (with Twinkle) and the audio went away. I knew the cause was the same crash because all the other symptoms were present: mouse cursor won't move, second hand on clock was stopped, no TTY switching, and magic SysRq

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-06 Thread Steve Riley
@pureblood: I wish I could answer your questions, but alas, I cannot. I can report that I enjoyed no crashes today. Two full days of no crashing is a welcome relief. But like many folks chiming in here, I am at a loss to understand the causes of these crashes, so I can't explain why 3.4.1 appears

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-06 Thread Steve Riley
There are muliple RC6 modes. From modinfo i915: + | parm: i915_enable_rc6:Enable power-saving render C-state 6. Different stages | can be selected via bitmask values (0 = disable; 1 = enable rc6; 2 = enable deep rc6; | 4 = enable deepest rc6). For example, 3 would enable

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-06-05 Thread Steve Riley
I see this bug is now filed under xserver-xorg-video-intel. Given that the reports include all matter of graphics equipment, is that assignment correct? Anyway...given that I'm not sure, at this point, where else to report some potential success, I thought I'd offer something here. This morning I

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently

2012-06-01 Thread Steve Riley
More follow-up. Today, before starting my VM, I changed the VM's settings. I selected Disable acceleration for binary translation and I deselected Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI. And good news: no freezes! I've been moving my mouse about the desktop with reckless abandon all day, and

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently

2012-05-31 Thread Steve Riley
I'm experiencing the total freeze bug. And it appears not to be Unity- related, as I'm running Kubuntu. The complete freeze (no mouse, no REISUB, no nothing) occurs with three different kernels: * 3.2.0-25 * 3.4.0-030400 (Ubuntu mainline) * 3.4.0-3 (from Xorg-Edgers) I'm running the Xorg-Edgers

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently

2012-05-31 Thread Steve Riley
Following up to my #207... nope, changing mice didn't help. Just experienced another complete freeze. Absolutely zero response, even magic SysRq failed. This particular time I was on the 3.4.0-030400 kernel, had my VM open, and was dragging the mouse inside a Rekonq window. -- You received this

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