[Bug 1876157] Re: Memtest86+ in Ubuntu 20.04 doesn't work, switch to Coreboot branch or package new release v5.31b is available since 12/04/2020

2021-07-28 Thread Alec Wright
Also encountering this same issue on ubuntu 20.04.2 with HP zbook 17 G2. Memtest loaded through grub freezes. I thought this was because my hardware was faulty. I nearly returned it under warranty. But downloading memtest86+ 5.01 from memtest.org and loading via syslinux worked fine, and memtest

[Bug 433500] Re: gvfsd memory leak

2010-06-22 Thread Alec Wright
I cant work out how to add this to the list at the top of the page, because launchpad confuses me. But I've forwarded the bug upstream: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=622455 I've had the problem on gentoo and its been reported on opensuse too, so it must be an upstream bug ** Bug

[Bug 225615] Re: Heavy memory leak in gvfsd-http

2010-06-13 Thread Alec Wright
I can confirm that this issue exists in ubuntu 10.04. gvfsd was using 6GB of RAM -- Heavy memory leak in gvfsd-http https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/225615 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 225615] Re: Heavy memory leak in gvfsd-http

2010-06-13 Thread Alec Wright
(I'm not sure when the problem started for me, but it could have been because i mounted an SSH share. I started transfering an 88MB file before cancelling, then noticed this issue several hours later) -- Heavy memory leak in gvfsd-http https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/225615 You received this bug

[Bug 477447] [NEW] linaxepad needs packaging

2009-11-07 Thread Alec Wright
Public bug reported: Would it be possible for linAXEpad to be added to the multiverse repository If you download the files from http://www.rev-ed.co.uk/picaxe/ (click on software at the top of the page and scroll down to linaxepad) and extract the contents for the archive into /opt/linAXEpad or

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Italian ubuntian in Exeter

2009-04-08 Thread Alec Wright
I think there could be a problem with WiFi standards... isnt european wifi incompatible with UK WiFi 2009/4/8 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk: m.pal...@tiscali.it wrote: Dear Folks, I am an Italian ubuntian who came to Exeter for a course. I brought my notebook with me, I was hoping to use it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop

2009-03-04 Thread Alec Wright
I bought an inspiron 6400 with ubuntu preloaded back in the ubuntu feisty days (about 1.5 years ago). I'm afraid I'm gonna have to agree - their build quality is poor, as is their support. I'm not going to deny that my laptop does take a bit of a beating being carried to and from school every day,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can somebody help with manual command

2009-02-20 Thread Alec Wright
Stick sudo in front and run it in the terminal sudo dpkg --reconfigure -a Sudo makes you administrator and allows you to run commands which affect the entire system. Itll ask you for your password 2009/2/20 John jake...@sky.com: Sorry again, for asking, but I tried to use a different Terminal,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can somebody help with manual command

2009-02-20 Thread Alec Wright
://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/free/libd/libdvdcss/libdvdcss2_1.2.10-0.2medibuntu1_amd64.deb 2009/2/20 John jake...@sky.com: Alec Wright wrote: Stick sudo in front and run it in the terminal sudo dpkg --reconfigure -a Sudo makes you administrator and allows you to run commands which affect

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can somebody help with manual command

2009-02-20 Thread Alec Wright
uname -m in the terminal. If it sayd i686, you're running x86. If it says anything else, post it here. 2009/2/20 John jake...@sky.com: Alec Wright wrote: You need libdvdcss2, which allows you to watch DVDs with CSS (content scrambling system) copy prevention. If you're using ubuntu intrepid

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help get Windows out of schools (UK Marketing!)

2009-02-09 Thread Alec Wright
Imho, a great place to advertise would be the morning star newspaper: http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk Its socialist/communist, so it would be good targeted advertising (since socialism/communism=no to capitalism eg big companies like Microsoft) The circulations not bad at about 50,000 copies

Re: [ubuntu-uk] £7 laptop in india - runs Linux

2009-02-09 Thread Alec Wright
Read about this in the guardian a while back. I agree with chris - any laptop would probably be worth more than that even as scrap. 2009/2/9 Paul Sutton zl...@zleap.net: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Yay

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Buying a Acer Notebook.....

2009-02-02 Thread Alec Wright
I got myself one of those. It's got a very dated an unattractive looking interface, and firefox 2 beta. It runs a 2.4 kernel on a MIPSEL processor. You cant reach the TTY or a graphical shell, andthe pacakge management/upgrade system doesnt work. The OS is a lockdown so you cant install anything

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google blocking the Ubuntu home page

2009-01-31 Thread Alec Wright
Its doing that for every single website. Its a bug, they should have it fixed soon. 2009/1/31 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com Hi -- is there a good reason for Google warning me away from the Ubuntu site?It's telling me that the site may harm my computer, then throwing me a 502 when I look for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Clearing home directory at logout

2009-01-29 Thread Alec Wright
Not sure about clearing it on logout, but i expect clearing it on login will do? SystemPrefsSessions AddCommand: rm -fr $HOME/* ; cp /etc/skel/* $HOME/ That deletes everyhting in the come dir and then copies the default home dir 2009/1/29 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk Hi folks, I was wondering

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Clearing home directory at logout

2009-01-29 Thread Alec Wright
*come=home sorry 2009/1/29 Alec Wright ale...@gmail.com Not sure about clearing it on logout, but i expect clearing it on login will do? SystemPrefsSessions AddCommand: rm -fr $HOME/* ; cp /etc/skel/* $HOME/ That deletes everyhting in the come dir and then copies the default home dir 2009

Re: [Bug 11334] Re: Copy-Paste doesn't work if the source is closed before the paste

2008-12-30 Thread Alec Wright
On Tue, 2008-12-30 at 12:38 +, Patrick Roberts wrote: Can this please be fixed? Comments like that don't help in any way to speed up the bug fixing process. -- Copy-Paste doesn't work if the source is closed before the paste https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/11334 You received this bug

[Bug 286148] [NEW] Three commas shown after name in authentication screen

2008-10-19 Thread Alec Wright
Public bug reported: Intrepid Open the authentication screen, eg by going to systemadministrationusers and groups, then click unlock. Three commas will be shown after your name. As far as I'm aware, there's no reason for this, so I'm assuming its a bug. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance:

[Bug 286148] Re: Three commas shown after name in authentication screen

2008-10-19 Thread Alec Wright
** Attachment added: Screenshot-Authenticate.png http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18703527/Screenshot-Authenticate.png -- Three commas shown after name in authentication screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/286148 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 201495] Re: Policy Kit auth dialogue lists me as ${My Name}, , , ,

2008-10-19 Thread Alec Wright
Confirmed in intrepid (see dupe: bug 286148) -- Policy Kit auth dialogue lists me as ${My Name} https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/201495 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 282906] Re: intrepid: gnome-sound-properties no longer allows enabling/disabling of system beep

2008-10-18 Thread Alec Wright
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #556819 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=556819 ** Also affects: gnome-control-center via http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=556819 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- intrepid: gnome-sound-properties no longer allows

[Bug 282875] Re: about:rights does not display

2008-10-18 Thread Alec Wright
Confirmed. ** Attachment added: ff.png http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18673563/ff.png -- about:rights does not display https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282875 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 282906] [NEW] intrepid: gnome-sound-properties no longer allows enabling/disabling of system beep

2008-10-13 Thread Alec Wright
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-control-center In previous versions of ubuntu, there was an option to enable/disable the system bell in gnome-sound-manager. There's no such option in intrepid. Edgy (and i think up to hardy):

[Bug 282906] Re: intrepid: gnome-sound-properties no longer allows enabling/disabling of system beep

2008-10-13 Thread Alec Wright
** Attachment added: Screenshot-Sound Preferences.png http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18512402/Screenshot-Sound%20Preferences.png -- intrepid: gnome-sound-properties no longer allows enabling/disabling of system beep https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282906 You received this bug notification

[Bug 282906] Re: intrepid: gnome-sound-properties no longer allows enabling/disabling of system beep

2008-10-13 Thread Alec Wright
Someoe else having the same problem: http://tennessee.ubuntuforums.com/showthread.php?p=5942442 -- intrepid: gnome-sound-properties no longer allows enabling/disabling of system beep https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282906 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 282182] [NEW] LiveCD partitioner uses megabytes exclusively

2008-10-12 Thread Alec Wright
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity In the livecd partitioner (which i think is ubiquity), it shows all partition sizes in megabytes, even where gigabytes would be a more appropriate unit. Brainstorm #13823: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/13823/ Screenshot:

[Bug 282182] Re: LiveCD partitioner uses megabytes exclusively

2008-10-12 Thread Alec Wright
** Description changed: Binary package hint: ubiquity In the livecd partitioner (which i think is ubiquity), it shows all partition sizes in megabytes, even where gigabytes would be a more appropriate unit. Brainstorm #13823: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/13823/ Screenshot:

[Bug 273761] Re: telinit crashed with SIGSEGV in main()

2008-09-29 Thread Alec Wright
Same problem here. No idea wtf happened. Crash report just popped up about 3 mins after login -- telinit crashed with SIGSEGV in main() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/273761 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 89364] Re: Apache2 default site contains only the words It works!

2008-09-16 Thread Alec Wright
My idea for it works page replacement: The replacement page should have the ubuntu theme and should say something along the lines of congratulations, your apache2 web server is working! for more information and help visit (link to somewhere on help.ubuntu.com). If you want to remove this page,

[Bug 89364] Re: Apache2 default site contains only the words It works!

2008-09-16 Thread Alec Wright
My idea for it works page replacement: The replacement page should have the ubuntu theme and should say something along the lines of congratulations, your apache2 web server is working! for more information and help visit (link to somewhere on help.ubuntu.com). If you want to remove this page,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] df and du give different results

2008-01-03 Thread Alec Wright
Its probably because the filesystem itself takes up some space. On 03/01/2008, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Help! I'm running a Dapper webserver and I'm having terrible problems with du and df giving different results: df -h gives me. FilesystemSize Used Avail

[ubuntu-uk] Starting a PSU

2007-12-20 Thread Alec Wright
I've got an old PSU from a computer that died, and im trying to start it, does anyone know how? Do I just poke a wire between the purple wire (which it calls PG SIGNAL) and the black wire on the motherboard cable? I've already tried putting a 100R resistor across it, to no avail. I'll try putting

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Starting a PSU

2007-12-20 Thread Alec Wright
Replace all purple with grey. Sorry On 20/12/2007, Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got an old PSU from a computer that died, and im trying to start it, does anyone know how? Do I just poke a wire between the purple wire (which it calls PG SIGNAL) and the black wire

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Starting a PSU

2007-12-20 Thread Alec Wright
Actually dont worry, ive sorted it now =] I had to short green to ground On 20/12/2007, Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got an old PSU from a computer that died, and im trying to start it, does anyone know how? Do I just poke a wire between the purple wire (which it calls PG SIGNAL

[Bug 11334] Re: Copy-Paste doesn't work if the source is closed before the paste

2007-12-20 Thread Alec Wright
This bug definitely is valid, and confirmed by several people. It should probably be wishlist rather than medium though. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- Copy-Paste doesn't work if the source is closed before the paste https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/11334 You

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mp3 to Ogg Conversion

2007-12-18 Thread Alec Wright
Converting between 2 lossy formats loses quality. If you converted MP3FLAC, you'd get the same quality as the original MP3, but it would take up about 10x as much space. Or even better, re-rip everything as ogg vorbis. On 18/12/2007, Stuart Bird [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All I have a large

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Stop Ubuntu

2007-12-15 Thread Alec Wright
On Sat, 2007-12-15 at 06:04 +, Dennis Holdroyd wrote: I have constant messages downloading to my e-mail I only asked a question with regard to my new ubuntu download not one answer did I get yet a load of rubbish with stupid abbreviations that only the senders are in the know about. How

[Bug 149791] Re: Black White Video Output (Gutsy)

2007-12-14 Thread Alec Wright
Confirmed on Hardy too. Its affected me for all of the time I've had this dell laptop (which is supposedly designed for Ubuntu). I've had to switch back to the i810 driver to get around this, which means my touchpad scroll bars don't work :( -- Black White Video Output (Gutsy)

[Bug 64257] Re: Crash when opening a .rtf file

2007-12-12 Thread Alec Wright
Sorry I'd managed to completely forget about this bug report. I dont even remeber fliling it! But I can confirm that android's rtf freezes OOo, makes my hard drive whizz and then freezes the whole of xorg in hardy. -- Crash when opening a .rtf file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/64257 You

[Bug 174571] Re: Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV

2007-12-08 Thread Alec Wright
This has happened to me several times too. Once when i was one running virutalbox, shutting down my windows xp VM and once when i clicked on a link in evolution which opened in firefox. Because this bug is so unpredicatble, it could be hard to get a backtrace without running xorg under gdb all the

[Bug 164976] Re: [hardy] error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad_0.10.5-4ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack)

2007-12-05 Thread Alec Wright
I agree. Seems fixed to me. -- [hardy] error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad_0.10.5-4ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164976 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] boot problem

2007-11-25 Thread Alec Wright
On Sun, 2007-11-25 at 12:39 +, norman wrote: I have recently installed windows 2K and Edubuntu to give a dual boot set up for my granddaughter. Edubuntu is great and she is really enjoying using it. However, I am unable to boot the windows system. When I select it from the starting menu

[Bug 164976] [hardy] error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad_0.10.5-4ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack)

2007-11-25 Thread Alec Wright
Public bug reported: gstreamer bad and bad multiverse plugins seem to want the same file: Preparing to replace gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad 0.10.5-4ubuntu1 (using .../gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad_0.10.5-4ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad ... dpkg: error processing

[Bug 164718] Re: [hardy] gnome-btdownload menu item says gnome-btdownload

2007-11-23 Thread Alec Wright
** Attachment added: Screenshot http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10532407/gbtd.jpg -- [hardy] gnome-btdownload menu item says gnome-btdownload https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164718 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu.

[Bug 164718] [hardy] gnome-btdownload menu item says gnome-btdownload

2007-11-23 Thread Alec Wright
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-btdownload The menu item for gnome-btdownload actually /says/ gnome-btdownload in hardy. I think this should be something more user friendly eg Gnome Bittorrent, Gnome Bittorrent Downloader, Bittorrent Downloader etc ** Affects: gnome-btdownload

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wireless adapter

2007-11-18 Thread Alec Wright
only the version my mate got. -- Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wireless adapter

2007-11-17 Thread Alec Wright
of the advice is out of date. Norman My friend got a d-link usb adapter the other day (54mbps). It worked like a charm on windows and ubuntu. It even said that it works with linux on the box. I'll try and get the model number next time I talk to him. Alec Wright -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

[ubuntu-uk] Linux Comaptible Hardware

2007-11-13 Thread Alec Wright
and it had a picture of tux on it =] The ict staff still insisted on plugging it into a windows computer though =[ Has anyone else noticed this? -- Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?

2007-11-11 Thread Alec Wright
On Sat, 2007-11-10 at 23:29 +, Kris Douglas wrote: Hi, a while ago I noticed a thread going on about the iPod Classic 160GB... Now I know, they're expensive and all that, so lets forget all that flaming... I was just wondering what the support in Ubuntu was like... Are there any things

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?

2007-11-11 Thread Alec Wright
On Sun, 2007-11-11 at 13:39 +, Kris Douglas wrote: On 11/11/2007, Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2007-11-10 at 23:29 +, Kris Douglas wrote: Hi, a while ago I noticed a thread going on about the iPod Classic 160GB... Now I know

Re: [ubuntu-uk] can someone point me in the right direction??

2007-11-07 Thread Alec Wright
On Sun, 2007-11-04 at 20:43 +, Pascal Khoury wrote: Hi guys Hope everyone's well. I am new to the forum. I have installed Ubuntu on my Dell Inspiron 6400, and I am trying to configure my screen resolution with no success. The resolution is by default 1024x768, and this is too small for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2007-11-07 Thread Alec Wright
sOn Wed, 2007-11-07 at 22:39 +, STONE COLD wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 22:26:52 + Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject) On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 21:57 +, STONE COLD wrote: I cant write

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Freeview

2007-11-03 Thread Alec Wright
On Sat, 2007-11-03 at 12:11 +, norman wrote: No one seems to have mentioned it so I will. Make sure that you have digital quality cable from your aerial to the box. Norman Normal cable worked fine for me, and I'm in a no signal area, using an analogue aerial. --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu CD cover

2007-11-02 Thread Alec Wright
On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 13:54 +, Stephen Drake wrote: Are there any good CD covers like the one provided by the Open Disc project? Preferably using the same origami style template. I think it looks really good and would be better than just handing out a plain CD.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Freeview

2007-11-02 Thread Alec Wright
TV sound so geeky!? Packet loss!? -- Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[Bug 159546] Re: Exists doesnt need a parameter

2007-11-02 Thread Alec Wright
** Attachment added: exists.jpg http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10251904/exists.jpg -- Exists doesnt need a parameter https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159546 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 130490] Re: No usb disks at all mount [gutsy]

2007-11-02 Thread Alec Wright
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 134712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134712 Oz123, the first partition of the iPod isnt a filesystem, but the iPod's firmware. Try the 2nd partition (sda2, sdb2 etc). It will probably be sdb2 if you have a SATA hard disk. -- No usb disks at all mount

[Bug 159546] Exists doesnt need a parameter

2007-11-02 Thread Alec Wright
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: evolution When you create a filter in evolution and choose the condition as exists, it provides a text input box to supply an extra parameter, which is not nescassary (see part circled in red in attached screenshot) ** Affects: evolution (Ubuntu)

[ubuntu-uk] Hardy?

2007-11-01 Thread Alec Wright
Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the feisty release, so am i likely to be able to use hardy? Cheers Alec Wright -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo

[ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Alec Wright
the HARDWARE problem because it runs Linux. He told me to reinstall windows and phone back... Well that's gonna be fun when it cant stay on for more than five seconds... Just thought you guys might be interested -- Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Alec Wright
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 15:03 +, Mark Harrison wrote: Hi, I'm calling back. Your tech support guy told me to re-install Windows, but the PC is switching off before it starts the install... Suggested that to my dad (whos making the calls now) too Thanks -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Alec Wright
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 15:34 +, Dougie Richardson wrote: It may be worth reading this http://www.dti.gov.uk/consumers/fact-sheets/page38311.html carefully so you know all your rights before going any further. From the warranty terms and conditions: 1. Cover provided by this contract: ...

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

2007-11-01 Thread Alec Wright
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 16:01 +, Pete Stean wrote: That Slashdot article is certainly worth a read btw, although it doesn't help the OP. Yep I read it quite a while ago. That's where i got the inspiration for the title of this shred - one of the new articles about the hinge was titled Linux

Re: [ubuntu-uk] PDF file ADOBE alternative...in Ubuntu and windows

2007-10-30 Thread Alec Wright
On Tue, 2007-10-30 at 12:46 +, STONE COLD wrote: that is fine...but what bout in a windows environment where openoffice is not a choice!? OpenOffice.org for windows =] http://download.openoffice.org/2.3.0/contribute.html?product=OpenOffice.orgos=winwjrelang=en-USversion=2.3.0 --

[Bug 59695] Re: default value in power.sh potentially kills laptop disks

2007-10-30 Thread Alec Wright
225 Load_Cycle_Count0x0012 097 097 000Old_age Always - 33260 and thats in a few weeks so I think thats confirmed in gutsy. Please make this high priority, I don't want to have to get a new hard drive every year! -- default value in power.sh potentially kills

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu TV Advert

2007-10-28 Thread Alec Wright
On Sun, 2007-10-28 at 10:07 +, Darren Mansell wrote: I'm thinking now is about the right time to really introduce the uninitiated to Ubuntu. We are at about critical mass where software and hardware companies can't just ignore Linux so lets take it a step further. I think the

[Bug 157605] Re: rhythmbox plays m4a very slowly

2007-10-27 Thread Alec Wright
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 138728 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/138728 Marked as dupe of bug 138728 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 138728 m4a files playback choppy with crossfading on -- rhythmbox plays m4a very slowly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157605

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Interesting BBC Poll Choices

2007-10-26 Thread Alec Wright
On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 15:32 +0100, Daniel Lamb wrote: Think their polls work on ip addresses? Or think you could sit there and continually click linux? Daniel You can vote more than once - I accidentally voted 3 times when i was resfreshing the page to see how the results had changed --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tesco Selling Ubuntu 6.06 Machines - Good value.

2007-10-21 Thread Alec Wright
On Sun, 2007-10-21 at 21:16 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote: Is there a page on the wiki / ubuntu main for links to these manufacturers? Regards, Do you mean of companies who sell pcs with ubuntu preinstalled? If so, I just started one: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/UbuntuPreinstalled -- Alec

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ports UK Mirror

2007-10-19 Thread Alec Wright
On Fri, 2007-10-19 at 12:31 +0100, Andrew Barber wrote: Hey all, I wondered if anybody knows of any UK based mirrors of the 'ports' ubuntu folder. I am trying to download Gutsy for my PPC and I am getting extremely slow download speeds, and I think the server is US based. Surly there is

[Bug 144419] Re: WINE Trying to load JPEG picture, but JPEG supported not compiled in.

2007-10-19 Thread Alec Wright
Confirmed due to muncrief's comment. ** Changed in: wine (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- WINE Trying to load JPEG picture, but JPEG supported not compiled in. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144419 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How to delete all .m4a files from music library

2007-10-16 Thread Alec Wright
. Sorry if this is dead obvious - I can't see how to do it. TIA Mac Try: rm -R *.mp4 *.m4a -- Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[Bug 85253] Re: Update Manager vs. update manager vs. Software Updates

2007-10-14 Thread Alec Wright
I confirm that this is fixed Changing status to fix released ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed = Fix Released -- Update Manager vs. update manager vs. Software Updates https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/85253 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 99153] Re: Typo in Distribution Upgrade window

2007-10-14 Thread Alec Wright
This doesn't seem to be the only occurence of Runing: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/um$ grep -R Runing update-manager-0.81/ update-manager-0.81/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeControler.py: logging.debug(Runing PostInstallScript: '%s' % script)

[Bug 152564] Update-manager should have Close window when finished checkbox

2007-10-14 Thread Alec Wright
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager Synaptic has this feature, and I think update manager should too ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Update-manager should have Close window when finished checkbox

[Bug 151944] Re: rhythmbox stalls 2 seconds bewteen changing songs

2007-10-14 Thread Alec Wright
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 45518 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/45518 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 45518 Doesn't support gapless playback -- rhythmbox stalls 2 seconds bewteen changing songs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/151944 You received this bug

[Bug 152675] Rhythmbox plays about half a second of music when closed if crossfading enabled

2007-10-14 Thread Alec Wright
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: rhythmbox Steps to repeat: Enable crossfading and restart rhythmbox. Start a song playing and then pause it. Close rhythmbox and it will play a tiny bit more music. ** Affects: rhythmbox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy or Feisty for install party?

2007-10-10 Thread Alec Wright
On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 10:19 +0100, Philip Newborough wrote: I'm off to an install party tomorrow night and I've arranged with the organiser to take along some Ubuntu disks. Basically, what are your opinions on which version to take along? Gutsy. When I'm installing Ubuntu for anyone else, I use

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy or Feisty for install party?

2007-10-10 Thread Alec Wright
On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 21:31 +0100, Philip Newborough wrote: Well I was going to download the Beta tonight while at work, however it appears to have been pulled from the servers to make way for the release candidate. Oh well. Daily builds work just as well:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] sunkeyboard not welcome

2007-10-09 Thread Alec Wright
On Mon, 2007-10-08 at 05:49 -0700, tryo tas wrote: hoi, has anybody an idea why my sun keyboard type 5 from an old ultra5 is not recognised by the lovely ubuntu server? cheers shen __ Don't let your dream ride pass you

[Bug 147739] Re: system locks during creation of .wine folder

2007-10-09 Thread Alec Wright
Ah, well im not using raid. -- system locks during creation of .wine folder https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147739 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 144419] Re: WINE Trying to load JPEG picture, but JPEG supported not compiled in.

2007-10-09 Thread Alec Wright
If you've the patience, you could try running it under linux32 and see if that makes any difference. I'm not sure how much help that'll be though. -- WINE Trying to load JPEG picture, but JPEG supported not compiled in. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144419 You received this bug notification

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tag Lines?

2007-10-07 Thread Alec Wright
On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 17:32 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote: Ubuntu is an ancient African word which means 'Slackware is too hard for me...' Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning I can't configure Debian -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

[ubuntu-uk] Who's got/ordered Dell Ubuntu Laptops?

2007-10-07 Thread Alec Wright
Title says it all really. I just ordered one three minutes ago xD -- Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[Bug 144419] Re: WINE Trying to load JPEG picture, but JPEG supported not compiled in.

2007-10-07 Thread Alec Wright
I get a completely differnet error: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ wine GameBasic3D.exe fixme:actctx:parse_depend_manifests Could not find dependent assembly LMicrosoft.Windows.Common-Controls err:module:import_dll Library MSVBVM60.DLL (which is needed by LZ:\\tmp\\GameBasic3D.exe) not found

[Bug 144419] Re: WINE Trying to load JPEG picture, but JPEG supported not compiled in.

2007-10-07 Thread Alec Wright
WFFM now that ive got that installed. It's probably an AMD64 specific issue, which an AMD64 user will have to investigate. -- WINE Trying to load JPEG picture, but JPEG supported not compiled in. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144419 You received this bug notification because you are a member

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How 'Gnu' are you?

2007-10-06 Thread Alec Wright
On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 14:40 +, andylockran wrote: We had some fun on Wednesday night on IRC installing Virtual Richard Stallman on our ubuntu boxes to see how many non-free products were installed. Well, as it's a friday afternoon, and people are probably looking for something to

[Bug 88285] Re: Wine package does not include referenced wine.xpm

2007-10-06 Thread Alec Wright
Confirmed, again in gutsy. Can someone set a priority and (perhpas) milestone for this? I recommend low importance, and a milestone of either gutsy (because it's so easy to fix, just package a .xpm file) or hardy (because it's so unimportant, and gutsy release is only 21 days from now) --

[Bug 144419] Re: WINE Trying to load JPEG picture, but JPEG supported not compiled in.

2007-10-06 Thread Alec Wright
What windows program were you using to try and open the JPEG? Are you sure it isn't a bug in the windows app? -- WINE Trying to load JPEG picture, but JPEG supported not compiled in. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144419 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 145099] Re: wine 0.9.45-0ubuntu1 missing libwine.so.1

2007-10-06 Thread Alec Wright
I don't think this bug's valid if you're mixing distros. Can anyone enlighten me as to whether or not it is? I recommend upgrading to gutsy properly (it works fine for me in my /real/ gutsy machine its only 21 days till the release) or using the official package:

[Bug 147739] Re: system locks during creation of .wine folder

2007-10-06 Thread Alec Wright
Works fine for me. You sure you aren't using the version from the official wine repos and are actually using the ubuntu version? To check/make sure, can you post the output of the command: apt-cache policy wine Cheers -- system locks during creation of .wine folder

[Bug 128304] Re: Wine package does not include MIME file.

2007-10-06 Thread Alec Wright
Confirmed. This is one of the many pieces of polish which the ubuntu wine package, annoyingly lacks. ** Changed in: wine (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- Wine package does not include MIME file. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128304 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 145099] Re: wine 0.9.45-0ubuntu1 missing libwine.so.1

2007-10-06 Thread Alec Wright
Ok well if it's fixed for you, marking as fix released ** Changed in: wine (Ubuntu) Status: New = Fix Released -- wine 0.9.45-0ubuntu1 missing libwine.so.1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/145099 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug

[Bug 149998] Re: tab completion crashes fish shell

2007-10-06 Thread Alec Wright
Works fine for me, but I'm using i386 so thats probably not much help. -- tab completion crashes fish shell https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/149998 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 144419] Re: WINE Trying to load JPEG picture, but JPEG supported not compiled in.

2007-10-06 Thread Alec Wright
Did you use exactly the same binary for both windows and wine or id you compile it with something else? If they are the same, any chance you could send me it and tell me exactly how to reproduce it so i can confirm this bug? (Binary please, I've not the faintest idea how to compile visual basic

[Bug 129472] Re: rhythmbox crashes when seeking in =96kbps mp3 files

2007-10-06 Thread Alec Wright
Ok the symptoms have changed. It doesn't make it actually crash anymore so I cant get a backtrace. Usually you can skip once, or perhaps a few times, but then when you try to skip again, either the slider will carry on moving but the song will not play or the slider will not move and the song

[Bug 114017] Re: cups fails to print multiple 140Mb files

2007-10-05 Thread Alec Wright
This is just a complete guess (I dont know much about cupsys), but maybe unless you supply LimitRequestBody and MaxRequestSize as infinity, it will automatically set them accordign to your amount of RAM. -- cups fails to print multiple 140Mb files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/114017 You

[Bug 149106] Re: package cupsys 1.3.2-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/libcupsys2/CREDITS.txt', which is also in package libcupsys2

2007-10-05 Thread Alec Wright
For all those who say they cant upgrade to the new version (eg dominik Mircea), just be patient, It'll be uploaded to your mirror soon. Probably within a day at the max. If you're really desperate, I can confirm that the UK mirror (http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) has the upgrade on it.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

2007-10-04 Thread Alec Wright
manager for almost everything (HTTP, FTP, SAMBA, DHCP, netboot etc), but this isn't run on the server. It's run on a client, and this administrator communicates with the server, sending simple commands, perhaps hell commands over SSH. Comments? If people like it, I'll make an LP blueprint. -- Alec

[Bug 138728] Re: m4a files playback choppy with crossfading on

2007-10-01 Thread Alec Wright
Confirmed. And already reported upstream. Comment #6 upstream: '''I confirme that aac files ( ISO Media, MPEG v4 system, iTunes AAC-LC ) doesn't work with crossfading enabled. Doesn't work means It would play one shakky second of music every 15 seconds. Disabling crossfading or using totem is

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