[Bug 790450] Re: 'Submitting now...' spinner runs forever on usefulness submit fails

2014-07-30 Thread Bob Kline
Looks like we have a regression, because this bug is back in trusty (14.04). I've waited several hours for the Submitting now ... spinner to stop (see attached screen shot) and I'm not hopeful. :-) Unfortunately, the interface for changing the status of this issue appears to be broken or disabled.

[Bug 790450] Re: 'Submitting now...' spinner runs forever on usefulness submit fails

2014-07-30 Thread Bob Kline
Killing the python submit usefulness scripts didn't do the trick. It really was a zombie, which I had to kill using sudo. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/790450 Title: 'Submitting

[Bug 790450] Re: 'Submitting now...' spinner runs forever on usefulness submit fails

2014-07-30 Thread Bob Kline
Even that didn't work. I'm going to have to reboot the system, as this USC image still keeps popping up. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/790450 Title: 'Submitting now...' spinner runs

[Bug 790450] Re: 'Submitting now...' spinner runs forever on usefulness submit fails

2014-07-30 Thread Bob Kline
It's worse than I thought. I finally gave up and closed down Ubuntu Software Center, or at least I thought I did, but every minute or so it reappeared, obscuring the windows for the foreground apps I was working in. I did some more digging, and found this using ps: 6131 ?Sl 0:00

[Bug 790450] Re: 'Submitting now...' spinner runs forever on usefulness submit fails

2014-07-30 Thread Bob Kline
Reboot wasn't necessary. I was able to launch USC from the applications menu and then close it again, and it appears to have cleaned up after itself this time (at least I haven't seen the phantom image since then, and during the time which has elapsed I would have seen it multiple times, so I've

[Bug 132350] Re: Mozilla-thunderbird does not save drafts

2013-11-22 Thread Bob Kline
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 966428 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/966428 Just out of curiosity, how did this bug, which was filed over a half- dozen years ago, get marked as a duplicate of a bug filed last year? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1237562] Re: Software updater broken

2013-10-10 Thread Bob Kline
$ /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check -p gpgv libsasl2-2 libsasl2-modules -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1237562 Title: Software updater broken To manage notifications about this bug

[Bug 1237562] Re: Software updater broken

2013-10-10 Thread Bob Kline
There was one more line of output that I missed, because it wasn't terminated by a newline: gpgv libsasl2-2 libsasl2-modules gnupg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1237562 Title:

[Bug 1237562] Re: Software updater broken

2013-10-10 Thread Bob Kline
I'm working around the problem by opening up a console window and running sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade but that's getting old. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1237562

[Bug 1237562] [NEW] Software updater broken

2013-10-09 Thread Bob Kline
Public bug reported: I rebooted my Xubuntu 13.04 laptop after a set of updates. When the machine came back up, the update icon was back in the tray, saying There are 11 updates available. So I clicked on Show updates at which a dialog window came up and said The software on this computer is up to

[Bug 1213933] [NEW] Slideshow recommends trying out environment which isn't present

2013-08-19 Thread Bob Kline
Public bug reported: Installing from a DVD (Xubuntu 13.04 64-bit in this case) offers two buttons: one to try running the OS from the DVD, and the other to install the OS directly. One of the panels which is displayed during the installation process suggests experimenting with the live

[Bug 224004] Re: Envy doesn't recognize GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i

2013-04-11 Thread Bob Kline
Invalid seems a puzzling status for a bug that was fixed years ago. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224004 Title: Envy doesn't recognize GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i To manage

[Bug 223357] Re: print selection Only does not work in firefox3

2012-11-30 Thread Bob Kline
Does this error still occur ...? Not as described in the original report, which said that only one full line and portions of two additional lines were printed, but the behavior is still not correct in 12.04 LTS / Firefox 17.0. I followed my own repro instructions in comment #21, and the output

Re: [Bug 441835] Re: Clicking on floppy gives no device media found

2012-06-09 Thread Bob Kline
/+subscriptions -- Bob Kline http://www.rksystems.com mailto:bkl...@rksystems.com -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441835 Title: Clicking on floppy gives no device media found To manage

[Bug 998573] Re: xfdesktop displays permanent instructions not to remove ejected media

2012-05-18 Thread Bob Kline
Perfect! Had to log out and back in for the removal of notify-osd to take effect, and then the notification to wait for flushing to the device to complete disappeared when it was safe to remove it. I did some digging to find out how to replace notify-osd with xfce4-notifyd and found a post [1]

[Bug 998573] Re: xfdesktop displays permanent instructions not to remove ejected media

2012-05-17 Thread Bob Kline
Thanks, Lionel. I'll dig around and see what I need to do to replace notify-osd with xfce4-notifyd without breaking anything further. :-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998573 Title:

Re: [Bug 998573] Re: xfdesktop displays permanent instructions not to remove ejected media

2012-05-16 Thread Bob Kline
report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998573 Title:  xfdesktop displays permanent instructions not to remove ejected media To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfdesktop4/+bug/998573/+subscriptions -- Bob Kline http://www.rksystems.com

[Bug 998573] Re: xfdesktop displays permanent instructions not to remove ejected media

2012-05-16 Thread Bob Kline
No, this is what I see (attachment). Note xfdesktop in the title bar. ** Attachment added: Message which is never updated. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfdesktop4/+bug/998573/+attachment/3149539/+files/Screenshot%20-%2005162012%20-%2003%3A04%3A40%20PM.png -- You received this

[Bug 998573] Re: xfdesktop displays permanent instructions not to remove ejected media

2012-05-16 Thread Bob Kline
Thanks, Lionel. When you say you should probably use notify-osd only with Unity only do you mean I need to switch to a different desktop manager, or are you suggesting that I replace notify-osd with some other comparable package that plays better with xfdesktop? I'm not 100% how the pieces fit

[Bug 998573] [NEW] xfdesktop displays permanent instructions not to remove ejected media

2012-05-12 Thread Bob Kline
Public bug reported: When I right-click a desktop icon for a removable media device and select eject, xfdesktop display a dialog message which says Writing data to device. There is data that needs to be written to the device [device-label] before it can be removed. Please do not remove the

[Bug 615215] Re: Floppy stops working after kernel update (lucid)

2011-04-21 Thread Bob Kline
Why was the status left at 'incomplete' after Paul supplied all of the requested information? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/615215 Title: Floppy stops working after kernel update

Re: [Bug 441835] Re: Clicking on floppy gives no device media found

2010-08-31 Thread Bob Kline
On 8/31/2010 2:01 PM, Martin Pitt wrote: it'll be very hard to try and fit an IDE floppy disk into a laptop :-), so at most this could be an USB drive; no idea whether these are broken as well. Yep, same problem as with IDE floppy drives. -- Bob Kline http://www.rksystems.com

[Bug 615215] Re: Floppy usable in 10.04 until update

2010-08-20 Thread Bob Kline
Same problem on 64-bit version of Ubuntu 10.4 with 2.6.32-24 kernel. -- Floppy usable in 10.04 until update https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/615215 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 538499] Re: warning spam on stdout: CRITICAL **: murrine_style_draw_box_gap: assertion `height = -1' failed

2010-07-05 Thread Bob Kline
Unfortunately Alf's workaround is temporary, as Update Manager wipes out the fix from time to time. -- warning spam on stdout: CRITICAL **: murrine_style_draw_box_gap: assertion `height = -1' failed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/538499 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 296937] Re: Firefox not rendering pages from Windows web server correctly

2010-01-23 Thread Bob Kline
The correct status in this instance is Invalid, as we do not know what fixed the problem, ... feel free to report any other bugs you find in Ubuntu ... I guess I don't understand how having our valid bug reports flagged as invalid is supposed to make us feel like filing more bug reports.

[Bug 296937] Re: Firefox not rendering pages from Windows web server correctly

2010-01-20 Thread Bob Kline
It appears that the Mozilla team has fixed the bug. I kind of miss the days when the developers would actually report back to the tracking system when they fixed a bug users had taken time to report (rather than relying on an annual sweep of issues which have had no activity because the users

[Bug 220992] Re: Message filter ignoring front of Subject line

2009-11-16 Thread Bob Kline
Did you have message threading enabled when the mails were being filtered to the wrong folder? If the Ubuntu team seriously wants answers to questions like this they're going to have to ask them sooner than 19 months after the original problem report. -- Message filter ignoring front of

[Bug 220992] Re: Message filter ignoring front of Subject line

2009-11-16 Thread Bob Kline
Based on which evidence is this report marked as invalid? -- Message filter ignoring front of Subject line https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220992 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 224004] Re: Envy doesn't recognize GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i

2009-07-22 Thread Bob Kline
Upgraded the machine to Intrepid and the problem has been fixed; I no longer have to rebuild the proprietary driver by hand every time the kernel is upgraded. Thanks. -- Envy doesn't recognize GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224004 You received this bug

[Bug 279676] Re: network manager applet whows red x even when network connected

2009-05-20 Thread Bob Kline
I am confirming that this behavior is still present in Jaunty. network-manager: Installed: 0.7.1~rc4.1.cf199a964-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 0.7.1~rc4.1.cf199a964-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 0.7.1~rc4.1.cf199a964-0ubuntu2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages 100

[Bug 296937] Re: Firefox not rendering pages from Windows web server correctly

2009-01-22 Thread Bob Kline
I'm sorry, but the machine on which this behavior occurs is my main production workstation, and I'm reluctant to upgrade it, given that the last time I tried to upgrade an Ubuntu system from 8.04 to 8.10 the upgrade process crashed, and the bug report filed with launchpad for this crash was

[Bug 298126] Re: package samba-common 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:

2008-12-24 Thread Bob Kline
Well, I give up. Apparently no one on the Ubuntu team views an upgrade process which scrambles users' computers to be a serious problem so I scrubbed the machine and did a fresh installation. Don't bother to post the normal are you still having the problem you reported six months ago? can we

[Bug 298126] Re: package samba-common 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:

2008-12-24 Thread Bob Kline
Well, I give up. Apparently no one on the Ubuntu team views an upgrade process which scrambles users' computers to be a serious problem so I scrubbed the machine and did a fresh installation. Don't bother to post the normal are you still having the problem you reported six months ago? can we

[Bug 225130] Re: Cannot get back to a terminal after X has started

2008-12-22 Thread Bob Kline
I've got the same problem under Ubuntu 8.10 (Ctrl+Alt+Fx results in a blank screen instead of a prompt in a console window). This bug was opened back in May, but it's still marked as New; what do we need to do to get a response? Or are we not supposed to use console windows any more in this new

[Bug 309317] Re: 8.10 doesn't recognize wireless mouse

2008-12-19 Thread Bob Kline
It appears that the USB subsystem on the machine is dead, so of course the wireless mouse isn't detected. Let's just hope that the fact that the demise of the USB hardware and the installation of 8.10 happened at the same time was just a coincidence. -- 8.10 doesn't recognize wireless mouse

[Bug 309317] Re: 8.10 doesn't recognize wireless mouse

2008-12-18 Thread Bob Kline
** Attachment added: dmesg.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20545779/dmesg.log -- 8.10 doesn't recognize wireless mouse https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/309317 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 309317] Re: 8.10 doesn't recognize wireless mouse

2008-12-18 Thread Bob Kline
** Attachment added: lspci-vnvn.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20545789/lspci-vnvn.log -- 8.10 doesn't recognize wireless mouse https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/309317 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 309317] [NEW] 8.10 doesn't recognize wireless mouse

2008-12-18 Thread Bob Kline
Public bug reported: I've got a Logitech V450 Laser Cordless Mouse which worked just fine under Hardy. I did a fresh install of 8.10 (never got any responses from the bug report I filed for the 8.04-8.10 upgrade failure, so I'm reluctant to upgrade on any other machines). Now Ubuntu doesn't

[Bug 309317] Re: 8.10 doesn't recognize wireless mouse

2008-12-18 Thread Bob Kline
** Attachment added: lsusb-v.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20547721/lsusb-v.log -- 8.10 doesn't recognize wireless mouse https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/309317 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 220992] Re: Message filter ignoring front of Subject line

2008-12-15 Thread Bob Kline
Is this symptom still reproducible in 9.04 with TB 3.0? Apperently not. I don't suppose the folks who fix a bug (or pull in a fix from upstream) could let users who take the trouble to file bug reports know that the bug has been fixed by posting a comment in the bug report when the fix is

[Bug 193997] Re: Can't put hyperlink in cells

2008-11-29 Thread Bob Kline
I have no idea. The first time I tried upgrading 8.04 to 8.10 the upgrade process blew up. I filed a bug report, but never got a response, so I'm sticking with 8.04 on all our machines. -- Can't put hyperlink in cells https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/193997 You received this bug notification

[Bug 298126] [NEW] package samba-common 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:

2008-11-14 Thread Bob Kline
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: samba I got thrown into launchpad during an upgrade from Ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10. ProblemType: Package Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10 ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 3

[Bug 298126] Re: package samba-common 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:

2008-11-14 Thread Bob Kline
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19650473/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: VarLogDistupgradeAptlog.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19650474/VarLogDistupgradeAptlog.gz ** Attachment added: VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog.gz

[Bug 298126] Re: package samba-common 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:

2008-11-14 Thread Bob Kline
After the bug report was initially filed, the upgrade process aborted, with a warning that the system might not work properly. So what do I do now? -- package samba-common 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/298126 You received this bug notification

[Bug 298126] [NEW] package samba-common 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:

2008-11-14 Thread Bob Kline
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: samba I got thrown into launchpad during an upgrade from Ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10. ProblemType: Package Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10 ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 3

[Bug 298126] Re: package samba-common 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:

2008-11-14 Thread Bob Kline
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19650473/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: VarLogDistupgradeAptlog.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19650474/VarLogDistupgradeAptlog.gz ** Attachment added: VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog.gz

[Bug 298126] Re: package samba-common 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:

2008-11-14 Thread Bob Kline
After the bug report was initially filed, the upgrade process aborted, with a warning that the system might not work properly. So what do I do now? -- package samba-common 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/298126 You received this bug notification

[Bug 296937] [NEW] Firefox not rendering pages from Windows web server correctly

2008-11-11 Thread Bob Kline
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 Firefox 3.0.3 on Ubuntu 10.4 is rendering the same HTML page differently depending on which server it gets the page from, and if it gets the page from a Windows server, it's not rendering the page correctly. Now, I'm no more a fan of Windows

[Bug 296937] Re: Firefox not rendering pages from Windows web server correctly

2008-11-11 Thread Bob Kline
** Attachment added: portion of Firefox window displaying web page from Windows server http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19574858/repro-from-windows.png -- Firefox not rendering pages from Windows web server correctly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296937 You received this bug notification

[Bug 296937] Re: Firefox not rendering pages from Windows web server correctly

2008-11-11 Thread Bob Kline
Here's a screen shot for the same page, pulled by Firefox from Apache on Linux. ** Attachment added: repro-from-linux.png http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19574883/repro-from-linux.png -- Firefox not rendering pages from Windows web server correctly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296937 You

[Bug 223357] Re: print selection Only does not work in firefox3

2008-09-24 Thread Bob Kline
working fine. Yes, confirmed with both of the last two repro cases given above. I'm puzzled that 65 reported that he/she still needs to use Wine to work around the bug. -- print selection Only does not work in firefox3 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/223357 You received this bug

[Bug 267921] [NEW] xboard reports incorrect position information

2008-09-08 Thread Bob Kline
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xboard Unbuntu 8.04 xboard 4.2.7-7ubuntu2 To reproduce: (1) open xboard (2) select Edit Game from the Mode menu (3) paste the following sequence of moves using File / Paste Game: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7.

[Bug 237612] Re: Heron freezing with latest kernel (2.6.24-18)

2008-08-27 Thread Bob Kline
Thanks, Leann. Can I get an answer to my question, please? What can I as a mere mortal do differently when I file a bug report for a serious show-stopper like this in order to get the attention of those doing triage on the incoming reports? [See my post to the issue on June 6 for fuller

[Bug 237612] Re: Heron freezing with latest kernel (2.6.24-18)

2008-08-26 Thread Bob Kline
Sorry, I gave up a while ago on all hope of getting the attention of anyone in a position to help with the problem (see the question at the end of my previous comment on this bug) and was forced to abandon the hardware on which I was experiencing the problem, so I am no longer in a position to

[Bug 179637] Re: powernowd causes firefox+flash to hang

2008-08-17 Thread Bob Kline
Sorry, I gave up waiting for a response to the bug report and got rid of the machine on which I was experiencing the problem. I don't see how filing bug reports will do anything toward helping to make Ubuntu better if they're ignored. -- powernowd causes firefox+flash to hang

[Bug 123307] Re: OpenOffice fails to open odbc table with compound primary key

2008-07-23 Thread Bob Kline
No, it appears that the problem has been resolved. -- OpenOffice fails to open odbc table with compound primary key https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123307 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 242369] Re: oobase wizard hangs on startup

2008-07-19 Thread Bob Kline
Well, when I went to check I discovered that between 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu1 and 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2 they fixed the problem. Too bad they didn't say anything here. So technically, you can close this bug. But it would still be nice to find out how to start oobase with command-line arguments which will

[Bug 242369] [NEW] oobase wizard hangs on startup

2008-06-23 Thread Bob Kline
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org-base version of the package: 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu1 version of Ubuntu: 8.04, fully updated When I launch oobase directly (command-line or UI menus) a wizard is started up which just hangs forever. I can start oobase by double- clicking on an

[Bug 223357] Re: print selection Only does not work in firefox3

2008-06-23 Thread Bob Kline
In an earlier comment I reported: RC-1 has been released, and the bug is fixed in that version. At this point the final release for Firefox 3.0 is in the default repositories for Ubuntu 8.04, and sad to say, the bug is back (perhaps in a worse form: see my previous comment). To reproduce: *

Re: [Bug 223357] Re: print selection Only does not work in firefox3

2008-06-19 Thread Bob Kline
printing. :-( -- Bob Kline http://www.rksystems.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- print selection Only does not work in firefox3 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/223357 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

Re: [Bug 223357] Re: print selection Only does not work in firefox3

2008-06-13 Thread Bob Kline
, but are applicable to all of Ubuntu. The answers.launchpad.net site looks promising, though; I'll give that a shot (if I can ever get http://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu to respond -- it seems to be having a rough morning). Thanks. -- Bob Kline http://www.rksystems.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Bug 223357] Re: print selection Only does not work in firefox3

2008-06-11 Thread Bob Kline
the package manager. Of course, I'll need assistance finding out what some of the answers are myself first. :-) -- Bob Kline http://www.rksystems.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- print selection Only does not work in firefox3 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/223357 You received this bug notification

Re: [Bug 223357] [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Submit Request Failure]

2008-06-11 Thread Bob Kline
On Wed, 2008-06-11 at 17:37 +, Alexander Sack wrote: what questions do you have in particular in mind for the FAQ? All of the ones I listed in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/223357/comments/8 -- Bob Kline http://www.rksystems.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

[Bug 223357] Re: print selection Only does not work in firefox3

2008-06-07 Thread Bob Kline
Daz: Sorry it didn't work out for you. In fairness to the Ubuntu maintainers, while it's not uncommon in the Linux world to be told we'd like you to install and test this beta software that might mess up your system and confuse the package manager, and we're not going to tell you how to avoid

[Bug 237612] Re: Heron freezing with latest kernel (2.6.24-18)

2008-06-06 Thread Bob Kline
An update on the reports of similar lockups with the latest kernel: one of the three users described above as having solved the problem by eliminating the older kernel images did some additional experimenting and reported the following sequence. First he re-installed 2.6.24-17 kernel image and

[Bug 237612] [NEW] Heron freezing with latest kernel (2.6.24-18)

2008-06-05 Thread Bob Kline
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.24-18-generic I ran update manager yesterday on my main workstation running Ubuntu 8.04, which pulled in a new kernel, 2.6.24-18-generic. Then when I started up the system it didn't make it a minute before freezing solid: wouldn't accept

[Bug 237612] Re: Heron freezing with latest kernel (2.6.24-18)

2008-06-05 Thread Bob Kline
** Attachment added: Output from lspci http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15057753/lspci.txt -- Heron freezing with latest kernel (2.6.24-18) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/237612 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 237612] Re: Heron freezing with latest kernel (2.6.24-18)

2008-06-05 Thread Bob Kline
Just to make this issue more intriguing, I thought I should note that in researching the problem I came across cases of three separate Ubuntu users whose system was hosed when they updated to 2.6.24-18-generic, and who reported that they solved the problem by (are you sitting down?) deleting the

[Bug 237612] Re: Heron freezing with latest kernel (2.6.24-18)

2008-06-05 Thread Bob Kline
... I came across cases of three separate Ubuntu users whose system was hosed ... Sorry, I should have written ... I came across cases of three separate Ubuntu users whose systems were hosed They weren't all running the same computer. :-) -- Heron freezing with latest kernel (2.6.24-18)

Re: [Bug 223357] Re: print selection Only does not work in firefox3

2008-06-05 Thread Bob Kline
John Vivirito wrote: Bob Kline wrote: Does this work in ffox 3 RC1? Chances could be improved of getting an answer to the question if (s)he is provided with instructions for how to test this without disturbing his/her package management system setup. I haven't had much luck

[Bug 231683] Re: Printer Dialogue doesn't work properly

2008-06-02 Thread Bob Kline
I stumbled across the same problem, then I noticed that this feature has been moved to the Options tab (which is unfortunate, since I use this frequently, and the tab selection isn't sticky). Another puzzling thing is that in your screenshot you have Markierung where I have Current so something

[Bug 223357] Re: print selection Only does not work in firefox3

2008-06-02 Thread Bob Kline
Does this work in ffox 3 RC1? Chances could be improved of getting an answer to the question if (s)he is provided with instructions for how to test this without disturbing his/her package management system setup. I haven't had much luck in getting responses to my requests for such instructions

[Bug 132350] Re: Mozilla-thunderbird does not save drafts

2008-06-01 Thread Bob Kline
John: I'm not even able to reproduce it at will using IMAP. This is one of those random bugs which decides on its own when it's going to happen. -- Mozilla-thunderbird does not save drafts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/132350 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 132350] Re: Mozilla-thunderbird does not save drafts

2008-05-31 Thread Bob Kline
I was tempted to create a new bug report, as this one does not exactly match the behavior I've observed with Thunderbird (which does save drafts -- just not all the time). Nor is 190877 the same (the reporter for that issue was trying to override default draft-saving behavior for multiple

[Bug 221304] Re: EnvyNG installs Ubuntu's lrm but it should install its own packages

2008-05-17 Thread Bob Kline
Alberto: I tested the new version with the GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i as you requested, and the behavior is still the same as described in https://bugs.launchpad.net/envy/+bug/224004/comments/2 (using envyng to install the driver leaves the display in 800x600 resolution, even though if I

[Bug 224004] Re: Envy doesn't recognize GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i

2008-05-06 Thread Bob Kline
I tried to test, but I guess I don't know enough about the Ubuntu repository thing. I went into synaptic and turned on hardy-proposed (and hit Reload), then removed and reinstalled envyng-gtk. Then I ran the NVIDIA...run script with the --uninstall option. Then I exited gdm and ran envyng -t

[Bug 224004] Re: Envy doesn't recognize GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i

2008-05-06 Thread Bob Kline
OK, I'll watch the blog [1] and hold off until you give the word. Are the steps to test this as described in my previous comment correct? Or do I need to jump through some additional hoops to entice the package manager to get the latest version from hardy-proposed, instead of just the first

[Bug 224004] Re: Envy doesn't recognize GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i

2008-04-29 Thread Bob Kline
OK, thanks. Here's a patch for the 7100, which I can confirm works with 169.12. ** Attachment added: Adds entry for 07e1 http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14012854/idcardlist.py.diff -- Envy doesn't recognize GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224004 You received

[Bug 224004] Re: Envy doesn't recognize GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i

2008-04-29 Thread Bob Kline
You're most welcome; and thanks for the very useful tool. -- Envy doesn't recognize GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224004 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 173418] Re: [Hardy] NVIDIA cards using vesa driver and low screen resolutions on livecd

2008-04-28 Thread Bob Kline
Could you run 'lscpi -nn |grep VGA' and post the results. For nVidia GeForce 7100: 00:10.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation Unknown device [10de:07e1] (rev a2) I, too, was able to use Avery's workaround, but I would be happier to have a solution which didn't leave me with a

[Bug 173418] Re: [Hardy] NVIDIA cards using vesa driver and low screen resolutions on livecd

2008-04-28 Thread Bob Kline
... what's the process for getting a card into the database for PCI IDs? I see that it's already in the upstream database, and I found the update-pciids command. I also did some research and found that gdm decides what the screen resolution is be reading the first mode in the Display section of

[Bug 220992] [NEW] Message filter ignoring front of Subject line

2008-04-23 Thread Bob Kline
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: thunderbird I have a filter which is supposed to look for the string RSS sites downloaded at the beginning of the Subject line and move any matching messages to a reports folder. This allows me to keep an archive of all of the automatically generated

[Bug 220992] Re: Message filter ignoring front of Subject line

2008-04-23 Thread Bob Kline
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13836933/Dependencies.txt -- Message filter ignoring front of Subject line https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220992 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 126413] Re: Odbc Mysql Openoffice

2008-03-31 Thread Bob Kline
This bug makes MySQL useless in OpenOffice on Ubuntu. Do you need assistance with testing the available upstream fix to the problem? Anything else we can help with to get this moving? -- Odbc Mysql Openoffice https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126413 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 126413] Re: Odbc Mysql Openoffice

2008-03-28 Thread Bob Kline
Is there a problem with getting this fixed? If it's just getting the later version of the upstream package, why not just do it? -- Odbc Mysql Openoffice https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126413 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 123307] Re: OpenOffice fails to open odbc table with compound primary key

2008-03-13 Thread Bob Kline
I'm afraid not. -- OpenOffice fails to open odbc table with compound primary key https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123307 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 123307] Re: OpenOffice fails to open odbc table with compound primary key

2008-03-13 Thread Bob Kline
Just out of curiosity, I notice that this issue is marked with a status of Incomplete; can you tell me what information you still need from me? -- OpenOffice fails to open odbc table with compound primary key https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123307 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 193997] [NEW] Can't put hyperlink in cells

2008-03-07 Thread Bob Kline
Public bug reported: There is no way to put a hyperlink in a spreadsheet cell using pyExcelerator. version 0.6.3a-1 on Ubuntu 7.10. ** Affects: pyexcelerator (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Can't put hyperlink in cells https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/193997 You

[Bug 198829] Re: Sent folder moved

2008-03-05 Thread Bob Kline
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12441978/Dependencies.txt -- Sent folder moved https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/198829 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 198829] [NEW] Sent folder moved

2008-03-05 Thread Bob Kline
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: thunderbird With the most recent upgrade to the thunderbird package (2.0.0.12 +nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10.0) on gutsy, all of a sudden the Sent folder for my IMAP account was moved from up at the top to near the bottom of the folders, which means I have to

[Bug 157777] Re: gutsy amd64 freeze crash lockup

2007-12-31 Thread Bob Kline
It seems Ubuntu 32 bit has not the same freeze crash lockup problem. I wish that were true. I tried switching to the 32-bit Gutsy on my AMD64 and Firefox still froze pretty regularly. I was able to make the freezes go away by ripping out Flash support, which isn't an acceptable solution, as it

[Bug 179637] powernowd causes firefox+flash to hang

2007-12-31 Thread Bob Kline
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: powernowd Ever since upgrading to Gutsy, I have experienced regular lockups of Firefox whenever visiting a site with Flash components. The only way I was able to avoid the problem was to rip out Flash support (not acceptable) or rip out powernowd. $

[Bug 179637] Re: powernowd causes firefox+flash to hang

2007-12-31 Thread Bob Kline
I'll be happy to provide any other information you need. ** Attachment added: $ sudo dmidecode dmi.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/11107367/dmi.txt -- powernowd causes firefox+flash to hang https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/179637 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 131399] Re: %sudo ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL seems to have no effect in sudoers

2007-11-26 Thread Bob Kline
It looks like sudo also ignores the instruction to allow a single account the ability to execute specific commands without supplying the account's password. For example: bkline localhost = NOPASSWD: /usr/local/bin/do-start-vpn, \ /usr/sbin/vpnc-disconnect This

[Bug 123307] Re: OpenOffice fails to open odbc table with compound primary key

2007-11-16 Thread Bob Kline
The bug is still present on Ubuntu 7.10 OpenOffice 2.3.0. -- OpenOffice fails to open odbc table with compound primary key https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123307 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 123307] Re: OpenOffice fails to open odbc table with compound primary key

2007-11-15 Thread Bob Kline
Haven't been able to schedule the upgrade yet (downloaded it the first day of release but this time of year gets too hectic). Thanks for the nudge -- I'll try to fit it in during the next week and let you know. -- OpenOffice fails to open odbc table with compound primary key

[Bug 72262] Re: Form Wizard in Base does not complete

2007-08-11 Thread Bob Kline
Steffen: I'm sure my knowledge of the Debian package internals is woefully inadequate compared with yours. I imagine that's probably true for most Ubuntu users, given the target audience for the distribution. I do know, however, that the bug fix in the version of Ubuntu which hasn't been

[Bug 72262] Re: Form Wizard in Base does not complete

2007-08-10 Thread Bob Kline
... it does not seem like there will be a fix in feisty ... If that's true, what did Matt Vickers mean when he wrote back in June: will request backport or stable release upgrade? -- Form Wizard in Base does not complete https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/72262 You received this bug notification

[Bug 72262] Re: Form Wizard in Base does not complete

2007-08-10 Thread Bob Kline
Who is the Ubuntu package maintainer for OOo (bringing up the Ubuntu home page and doing a search on package maintainers didn't provide anything useful)? If you let me have his/her email address I'll provide a nudge. Cheers, Bob -- Form Wizard in Base does not complete

[Bug 72262] Re: Form Wizard in Base does not complete

2007-07-04 Thread Bob Kline
Yet another workaround: I have found that copying the .odb file to a SuSE system, creating the form there, then copying back to the Ubuntu computer seems to work. Yes, it's a workaround with limited applicability (you have to have another computer available running a distribution of Linux on

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