[Bug 1650301] [NEW] xdm xdmcp support broken after recent update

2016-12-15 Thread tonyw
Public bug reported: The venerable xdm provides support for xdmcp as needed for remote logins and Xvnc. It had been working fine until recently when an update seemed to have broken xdm support for xdmcp. Note that xdm itself does not appear to have been updated in years. xdm is especially needed w

[Bug 1650301] Re: xdm xdmcp support broken after recent update

2016-12-15 Thread tonyw
Forgot to mention that I am using Ubuntu 14.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1650301 Title: xdm xdmcp support broken after recent update To manage notifications about this bug go to

[Bug 1412438] Re: OCF:pacemaker:o2cb broken in 14.04

2015-01-19 Thread tonyw
Digging deeper, it seems that the /usr/sbin/ocfs2_controld.pcmk script was removed upstream (see https://lists.debian.org/debian- user/2014/06/msg01224.html) due to openais no longer being part of the system - and oracle have yet to update the ocfs2-tools package to provide a non-openais version.

[Bug 1412548] [NEW] OCF Resource Agent "Filesystem" is still CMAN dependent

2015-01-19 Thread tonyw
Public bug reported: The script /usr/lib/ocf/resource.d/heartbeat/Filesystem is used as part of the pacemaker system to mount disks, especially those on shared filesystems. In the version of the script provided with 14.04, when the filesystem is of type "ocfs2", the script incorrectly checks that

[Bug 1412438] [NEW] OCF:pacemaker:o2cb broken in 14.04

2015-01-19 Thread tonyw
Public bug reported: The pacemaker resource agent ocf:pacemaker:o2cb requires /usr/sbin/ocfs2_controld.pcmk in order to execute correctly. This binary used to be in ocsf2-tools- pacemaker in earlier releases (e.g. 12.04). However, this is omitted from 14.04. As a result, resource agent is broken

[Bug 1359208] [NEW] Trang Exception java.lang.NullPointerException

2014-08-20 Thread tonyw
Public bug reported: Ref: 20131210+dfsg+1-1 (trusty) Trang appears to be broken on 14.04 (trusty). A simple command e.g. trang -I dtd -O xsd test.dtd test.xml always fails with Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException at com.thaiopensource.xml.em.ResolverUriEntityMan

[Bug 1065506] Re: rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin firmware missing from oneiric backport to 10.04

2012-10-11 Thread tonyw
Any references to dovecot are purely imaginary -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1065506 Title: rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin firmware missing from oneiric backport to 10.04 To manage notificati

[Bug 1065506] [NEW] rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin firmware missing from oneiric backport to 10.04

2012-10-11 Thread tonyw
Public bug reported: In order to get a new usb Wifi dongle working, I installed the linux- image-generic-lts-backport-oneiric package on an existing Ubuntu lucid 10.4 system. lsusb had reported the device as "13d3:3310 IMC Networks", which uses a r8712u chip. Supported from 2.6.37 kernels. Once

[Bug 990740] Re: upgrading from lucid to precise fails

2012-09-27 Thread tonyw
I fell into this bug doing a test upgrade in a virtual machine before upgrading a working server. Created the VM from the original distribution disk and then ran 'do-release-upgrade'. The upgrade failed do a dependency problem - almost certainly because I had omitted to upgrade lucid to the curren

[Bug 491483] Re: Since failsafe-x was enabled in karmic it starts if gdm is disabled and kdm is used. (low graphics mode error)

2011-03-26 Thread tonyw
This bug still re-appears in lucid. The underlying problem seems to be that /etc/init.d/failsafe-x.conf is in the wrong package. x11-common should know nothing about gdm and yet here is a gdm referencing file, so as soon as you stop using gdm 2.3, the system is broken. This file should be in the gd

[Bug 741190] [NEW] libfbclient.so not in libfbclient2 package

2011-03-23 Thread tonyw
Public bug reported: The libfbclient.so link is not present in the libfbclient2 package. However, it is installed by the Firebird2.1-dev package. Perhaps only installing libfbclient.so.2 is consistent with the package being for Firebird 2. However, why does the -dev package install it? Conventiona

[Bug 738831] [NEW] Nvidia 173.14.28 needs to be backported to Lucid 10.4

2011-03-20 Thread tonyw
Public bug reported: Lucid 10.4 currently ships with the Nvidia 173.14.22 driver. However, while this version of the driver works OK with a single screen, it fails when operating in Dual Screen mode. Installing the more recent 173.14.28 driver fixes the problem. My configuration is a two card two

[Bug 585765] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 random freezes

2010-07-11 Thread tonyw
I had this problem with a new Lucid 10.4 install. However, turning off Hyperthreading in the BIOS seemed to fix the bug. -- Ubuntu 10.04 random freezes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/585765 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 568401] Re: Indicator applets open when pressing S or M key via NX, VNC

2010-05-10 Thread tonyw
I came across this problem this morning (10/5/10) on an amd64 installation of lucid accessed remotely using vnc4server. The fixed installed without a problem and seems to work fine. Thanks guys for sorting it out so quickly. -- Indicator applets open when pressing S or M key via NX, VNC https://b

[Bug 178442] Re: Pulseaudio fails to initialize ICE1712 chipsets

2009-12-03 Thread TonyW
HannesB could you possibly tell me the deviceID you used as I am trying to get the same card working to no avail? Many thanks. -- Pulseaudio fails to initialize ICE1712 chipsets https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/178442 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whi

[Bug 305081] [NEW] cfg80211 module does not automatically determine regulatory domain

2008-12-04 Thread tonyw
Public bug reported: On a system running Intrepid IBEX and with the Intel 4965AGN WiFi chipset, the IEEE 802 regulatory domain is always set to the restrictive US domain. This means that by default the operation in other parts of the world (e.g. Europe) can be problematic as the WiFi will not work

[Bug 179698] Re: (Intrepid, Hardy) Intel 4965 wlan stops working

2008-12-04 Thread tonyw
Having spent many unhappy hours trying to get Intrepid to work on my Laptop, I finally gave up, backed-up the important files and prepared to re-install Hardy on my Laptop. But before I did so, I thought I would do a clean install of Intrepid and see if it made a difference - it did. Everything now

[Bug 292836] Re: Cannot browse samba shares

2008-11-26 Thread tonyw
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 282298 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282298 I forget to mention - this setup worked fine until a recent update screwed things up. -- Cannot browse samba shares https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292836 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 292836] Re: Cannot browse samba shares

2008-11-26 Thread tonyw
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 282298 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282298 I don't see why this has been marked as a duplicate of 292836. I have this problem on Hardy. I have a server running 8.04 and Samba. I have no problem seeing this server from WinXP, but it has become invisibl

[Bug 179698] Re: (Intrepid, Hardy) Intel 4965 wlan stops working

2008-11-19 Thread tonyw
>My 4965 is working fine on Wireless G networks. Are you talking about on N? Maybe your problem is stemming from proposed and/or backports being enabled, although I do have the linux modules backports package installed I am trying to use it with a 'G' network on channel 13. This needs an extra mod

[Bug 179698] Re: (Intrepid, Hardy) Intel 4965 wlan stops working

2008-11-18 Thread tonyw
I think I am just about ready to give up on Intrepid for now and re- install Hardy on my Laptop. Even with every update, proposed update and backport installed neither the Intel 4965 AGN Wireless or the Realtek AC883 sounds works. They worked fine under Hardy. The Laptop hangs every time it boots.

[Bug 219473] Re: no policykit access on ltsp thin client

2008-11-11 Thread tonyw
Perhaps worth noting is that I have seen the same problem for locally connected terminals with MultiseatX on 8.04. Seems that policykit only works for a local console on a single terminal system. -- no policykit access on ltsp thin client https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219473 You received this b

[Bug 283679] Re: wifi-radar faill to execute

2008-11-09 Thread tonyw
I can confirm that this is an annoying bug and is still present in the final release of Intrepid. For some reason, the command to launch WiFi Radar has been changed to use su-to-root instead of gksu. As su-to-root is not part of the default installation or the WiFi radar dependencies - the menu com

[Bug 250090] [NEW] winbind upgrade breaks smbusers

2008-07-19 Thread tonyw
Public bug reported: Applying the recent upgrade to winbind (3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.4) broke access to samba shares from both Windows and Linux Clients when the username is listed in smbusers. Removing the winbind package on the server fixed the problem and restored access. The Server is running XUbunt

[Bug 210741] Re: no way to read and write files on mounted samba share on hardy

2008-05-16 Thread tonyw
I think I have almost found the answer. Look at this bug: https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2512 I turned off "Unix Extensions" on the server side and lo and behold I could mount the share on the client using CIFS and the program worked! It looks like CIFS is not telling the how truth wh

[Bug 195982] Re: Shift key (and caps lock) stop working when using VMWare

2008-05-16 Thread tonyw
The comment on the keyboard layout selection is interesting. I checked my setting in Open System -> Settings -> Keyboard and select layout and although only one layout "United Kingdom", it was not selected as the default. I selected it (and it has remained selected) and I have not seen the proble

[Bug 210741] Re: no way to read and write files on mounted samba share on hardy

2008-05-16 Thread tonyw
Steve, To answer your questions about the bug I am seeing, I have compiled the following. Look below, there is a significant difference in the client side file permissions when cifs is used to mount the volume and when smbfs is used. This is fully repeatable and the listings below did not require

[Bug 210741] Re: no way to read and write files on mounted samba share on hardy

2008-05-15 Thread tonyw
Jan, You want to get the samba 3.0.28a archive from http://us1.samba.org/samba/ftp/old-versions/samba-3.0.28a.tar.gz expand it into a temporary location, cd to the source folder and enter the command: ./configure --with-smbmount --sysconfdir=/etc/samba --with- lockdir=/var/cache/samba --with-pi

[Bug 210741] Re: no way to read and write files on mounted samba share on hardy

2008-05-15 Thread tonyw
I can confirm that TMwtP 's solution also works for me. Recompiling samba on the client only and manually installing smbfs fixes the problem I had with Tas Books. Looks like the CIFS client distributed with Hardy 8.04 is broken. -- no way to read and write files on mounted samba share on hardy

[Bug 224171] Re: Upgrade to 8.04 (Hardy) trashed RAID Array

2008-05-13 Thread tonyw
Thanks for the link - its the first time I heard about this having come to Ubuntu after Edgy and from SuSe 9.2. I long as I have known Linux, IDE disk devices have always been entirely predictable from the cabling. It's the SCSI, SATA and USB drives that have a predictability problem - so I am not

[Bug 195982] Re: Shift key (and caps lock) stop working when using VMWare

2008-05-07 Thread tonyw
i am also having this problem after upgrading to hardy - note lack of shift key and hence capitals as the bug has hit. running vmware player 2.0.3 causes the problem. no problem inside a vm, but no alt, shift or control outside. can't run a terminal as this crashes as soon as keyboard is pressed.

[Bug 226948] [NEW] Sendmail Upgrade failed

2008-05-05 Thread tonyw
Public bug reported: Upgrading an existing 7.10 to 8.04 failed so badly that it finished with the worrying "Sorry your installation may not work" or similar. The problem was in the Sendmail upgrade that failed badly and then seemed to take out the Apache2 upgrade as well, and the upgrade manager

[Bug 210741] Re: no way to read and write files on mounted samba share on hardy

2008-05-03 Thread tonyw
Marcin, the unmount on shutdown problem has been noted elsewhere (bug #211631) and is probably a mis-ordering of the shtudown script. -- no way to read and write files on mounted samba share on hardy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/210741 You received this bug notification because you are a membe

[Bug 225667] Re: Totem plugin for mozilla interferes with Real Player

2008-05-02 Thread tonyw
It would certainly be good if the Firefox plugins page was more configurable. The simple enable/disable doesn't seem to do the job. But - Ubuntu's claim is "it just works". Real Player may be commercial and all that, but it is often needed and is a free download. The Adobe Flash Player has a simil

[Bug 225667] [NEW] Totem plugin for mozilla interferes with Real Player

2008-05-02 Thread tonyw
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: totem-mozilla By default the Ubuntu Hardy installer appears to install Firefox with the Totem plug in for media handling. The problem is that this does not appear to work with the BBC audio and video feeds and Real Player is needed instead, if you want to

[Bug 210741] Re: no way to read and write files on mounted samba share on hardy

2008-05-02 Thread tonyw
There certainly appears to be a problem with the Hardy CIFS/SMBFS implementation. For me it has broken a wine application that used smbfs/cifs to access a remote set of files. We use an old Windows based account packages (TAS Books). Works fine and runs under Linux/wine, so no real need to replace

[Bug 224171] [NEW] Upgrade to 8.04 (Hardy) trashed RAID Array

2008-04-29 Thread tonyw
Public bug reported: This issue should be covered in the release notes, but appears not to be. I was upgrading an Xubuntu based server from 7.10 to 8.04. This system ran a 2.6.22-14-server kernel image and had an ATA-133 IDE system disk (/dev/hda) and two SATA 320GB disks as a RAID-1 array (/dev/

[Bug 191638] [NEW] Too difficult to get real player running on 64 bit ubuntu

2008-02-13 Thread tonyw
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: alsa-oss Getting Real Player to work properly in 64 bit Ubuntu is well beyond the level of the novice user and needs to be seriously improved. The thread at http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-158671.html tells you something of the problem and poi

[Bug 152682] vmware player conflicts with libdbus (7.10 RC1)

2007-10-14 Thread tonyw
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: vmware-player Just upgraded kubuntu 7.04 to 7.10 RC1 (64-bit) and found that there is still a conflict reported that stops vmware player from being installed. The conflict is reported against libdbus1-2 - but libdbus1-3 is installed. vmware player install