[Bug 947236] Re: Please provide /etc/os-release

2012-08-30 Thread Mark Fernandes
Kindly fix as this helps people like me who continuously switch between distros and its annonying. I was one of those who was happy with lsb- release and the /etc/lsb-release already provided by Ubuntu, however, the reasoning given in this FAQ provides a calm, reasoned explanation why they came up

[Bug 803943] Re: compiz consuming a lot of cpu

2012-07-24 Thread Mark Fernandes
This is a problem for me too. After many attempts at doing other things I was able to reduce (not eliminate) load averages from around 50% to 20% by removing VBlank in the CCSM and disabling Vertical refresh in AMD cccle. After I did unity --reset I noticed I kept getting error messages but they

[Bug 951095] Re: New windows appear behind existing ones using Unity

2012-07-03 Thread Mark Fernandes
Just checked with fully up-to-date precise and bug persists. Steps to reproduce: 1. open gnome-terminal 2. Go to full-screen 3. type evince which opens correctly in foreground but gvim/chromium-browser/nautilus open incorrectly in background Basically gnome-based apps open correctly in

[Bug 964092] [NEW] Super key and Alt+F2 do not show same list, yet look the same visually

2012-03-24 Thread Mark Fernandes
Public bug reported: This bug affects Unity in Ubuntu 12.04 Beta. To repeat: - Press Super key and do a search for an application (firefox for example): a list of applications show up. Dismiss with Esc - Now press Alt+F2 and do a search for application (firefox for example): a list of most

[Bug 964225] Re: ubuntu-sso-login crashed with SIGSEGV in QSocketNotifier::setEnabled()

2012-03-24 Thread Mark Fernandes
** Visibility changed to: Public -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/964225 Title: ubuntu-sso-login crashed with SIGSEGV in QSocketNotifier::setEnabled() To manage notifications about

[Bug 964225] Re: ubuntu-sso-login crashed with SIGSEGV in QSocketNotifier::setEnabled()

2012-03-24 Thread Mark Fernandes
Sorry the file was an .ogv (video) not .ogg (audio) that I was playing back when the crash occurred. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/964225 Title: ubuntu-sso-login crashed with

[Bug 647802] Re: amdcccle crashed with SIGSEGV

2012-03-16 Thread Mark Fernandes
I had this problem when I booted my laptop into single display (basicially just the laptop screen) mode after having configured it earlier in multiple display (extended desktop) mode. Worked fine when it was configured in single display and later connected an external monitor (in that situation

[Bug 951095] Re: New windows appear behind existing ones using Unity

2012-03-12 Thread Mark Fernandes
One more thing, this happens when gnome-console is full screen. When the gnome-console is windowed, gvim appears fine. My system is kept upto date and I check for the bug again before posting, so yes the bug is still there as of this comment. -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 951095] [NEW] New windows appear behind existing ones using Unity

2012-03-09 Thread Mark Fernandes
Public bug reported: To reproduce: 1. Open terminal 2. In the terminal type gvim or any x window program 3. New window opens behind termnal window It used to open in front of the terminal window in 10.04 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: unity 5.4.0-0ubuntu2

[Bug 951095] Re: New windows appear behind existing ones using Unity

2012-03-09 Thread Mark Fernandes
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[Bug 949921] [NEW] X Server crashed when I tried to watch an mp4 movie in firefox

2012-03-08 Thread Mark Fernandes
Public bug reported: http://trailers.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/11027/gt_cryengine_techtrailer_gdc_cam_gt_640x360_1200_m30.mp4 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: firefox 11.0~b5+build1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.28-generic 3.2.9 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic

[Bug 949921] Re: X Server crashed when I tried to watch an mp4 movie in firefox

2012-03-08 Thread Mark Fernandes
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/949921 Title: X Server crashed when I tried to watch an mp4 movie in firefox To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 467127] Re: ksoftirqd/0 hogs one core after resume from suspend

2011-01-23 Thread Mark Fernandes
Here is mine: - lspci output: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Graphics Port (rev 07) 00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI

[Bug 467127] Re: ksoftirqd/0 hogs one core after resume from suspend

2010-10-25 Thread Mark Fernandes
Unsolved as of: #uname -a Linux adler 2.6.32-25-generic #45-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 19:52:42 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux My observation is that if Firefox with Flash running is suspended and then resumed the bug kicks in, however I cannot confirm that exactly. NOTE: I am not running sr_mod

[Bug 567660] Re: Suspend and Hibernate cause ksoftirqd to use 100% of a cpu core on resume

2010-09-01 Thread Mark Fernandes
This issue has not been resolved as of: #uname -a Linux adler 2.6.32-24-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Aug 20 14:21:58 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux #top|head top - 21:33:45 up 2:25, 2 users, load average: 1.16, 1.05, 0.70 Tasks: 180 total, 3 running, 177 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie Cpu(s):

[Bug 567660] Re: Suspend and Hibernate cause ksoftirqd to use 100% of a cpu core on resume

2010-07-29 Thread Mark Fernandes
This issue has not be resolved as of: #uname -a Linux adler 2.6.32-24-generic #38-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jul 5 09:20:59 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux #top|head top - 20:19:03 up 1:24, 3 users, load average: 1.03, 1.15, 0.92 Tasks: 184 total, 2 running, 182 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie Cpu(s):

[Bug 334544] Re: indicator applet needs keyboard shortcut

2010-04-08 Thread Mark Fernandes
Super+M used to toggle the laptop between normal and negative mode (easier on the eyes in different light conditions) in earlier versions of Ubuntu but it does not seem to work anymore, Instead now it highlights the mail message icon. How do I restore it to not go to the mail icon? -- indicator

[Bug 379780] Re: CD-ROM polling on some Optiarc drives causes high CPU usage

2010-04-08 Thread Mark Fernandes
OK I also found that the steps mentioned in my previous post were temporary, meaning the changes I made did not persist after a couple of reboots and resumes from suspend. The good news is now I now have the exact output that occurs after stopping /dev/sr0, it is as follows #

[Bug 379780] Re: CD-ROM polling on some Optiarc drives causes high CPU usage

2010-04-08 Thread Mark Fernandes
Thanks Chase (and Martin). Sorry I had not read his earlier post. The udev rules outlined in Martin's post worked after I rebooted. I'll post again should anything come up later. What I cannot understand though is if HAL is disabled, why then does the hald daemon automatically start. I do not

[Bug 379780] Re: CD-ROM polling on some Optiarc drives causes high CPU usage

2010-04-07 Thread Mark Fernandes
OK I just found a way to drop the CPU load without stopping udev. The trouble is I cannot confirm that this method will work because I was not able to re-duplicate it before posting, so your mileage might vary. Here is what I did: # hal-disable-polling --device /dev/sr0 It printed a bunch of

[Bug 379780] Re: CD-ROM polling on some Optiarc drives causes high CPU usage

2010-03-18 Thread Mark Fernandes
This bug is really bugging me, because despite being upto date with everything released so far, it wont go away for me. :) I have tried everything recommended on this thread, but the load does not come down as much as if I were to shutdown udev completely. I include a snapshot of all running

[Bug 379780] Re: CD-ROM polling on some Optiarc drives causes high CPU usage

2010-03-02 Thread Mark Fernandes
Ok after upgrading to the latest kernel I notice slight drop in load activity with udevd, but it is still too high - never below 0.6. Even after restarting it makes no difference. My details are: # uname -msrv Linux 2.6.32-15-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 2 02:23:29 UTC 2010 x86_64 # udevd

[Bug 379780] Re: CD-ROM polling on some Optiarc drives causes high CPU usage

2010-03-01 Thread Mark Fernandes
@Chase Douglas, You are right, if the stop udev command is put into /etc/rc.local my usb keyboard and mouse are not recognized at startup. However if I do not have the stop udev command in /etc/rc.local and only run the stop command after booting up and logging in with the usb keyboard and mouse

[Bug 525646] Re: udisks-daemon takes up too much CPU resources

2010-02-25 Thread Mark Fernandes
Thanks for the feedback. I tried doing what you asked but it did not go away. Besides that command stays in the foreground and does not return control back to me unless I terminate it with Ctrl+C. Even if I put it into the background top still shows udisks-daemon as being the no 1 process always.

[Bug 379780] Re: CD-ROM polling on some Optiarc drives causes high CPU usage

2010-02-25 Thread Mark Fernandes
I found a temp fix for me. I had top showing the load in excess of 1.00 but after shutting down udevd the load has come down to 0.04. The way I stopped it was: service udev stop. I am running Lucid Alpha on x86_64, # uname -v #20-Ubuntu SMP Sat Feb 20 05:18:19 UTC 2010 # udevd --version 151

[Bug 379780] Re: CD-ROM polling on some Optiarc drives causes high CPU usage

2010-02-25 Thread Mark Fernandes
Sorry I forgot to add: # dmesg|grep DVD [2.763607] ata2.00: ATAPI: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7560S, SX01, max UDMA/100, ATAPI AN [2.779568] scsi 1:0:0:0: CD-ROMOptiarc DVD RW AD-7560S SX01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 -- CD-ROM polling on some Optiarc drives causes high CPU usage

[Bug 347504] Re: CTRL+ALT+F1 = blank screen using nvidia 180.37

2010-02-25 Thread Mark Fernandes
Thanks for replying back. I decided to try Lucid Alpha after seeing your email and the issue seems to be resolved. Although I would prefer a better console font, the default is too big for me. :) I am reporting bugs in Lucid as I find them. -- CTRL+ALT+F1 = blank screen using nvidia 180.37

[Bug 525646] Re: udisks-daemon takes up too much CPU resources

2010-02-25 Thread Mark Fernandes
Killing udisks seemed to help. I notice that this problem is tied to udevd for the Optiarc DVD RW AD-7560S drive. I filled out a bug report there too. See bug #379780 -- udisks-daemon takes up too much CPU resources https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/525646 You received this bug notification

[Bug 525646] [NEW] udisks-daemon takes up too much CPU resources

2010-02-22 Thread Mark Fernandes
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: udisks udisks-daemon, along with udevd and gfs-gdu-volume take up too many CPU resources, keeping the load average greater than 1.00 almost always. This bug affects the Lucid alpha 2 release. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 CheckboxSubmission:

[Bug 525646] Re: udisks-daemon takes up too much CPU resources

2010-02-22 Thread Mark Fernandes
** Attachment added: AtaSmartBlob_sda.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39518262/AtaSmartBlob_sda.gz ** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39518263/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39518264/Dependencies.txt **

[Bug 482544] Re: Udev relatively high CPU usage

2010-02-21 Thread Mark Fernandes
Happens to me in Lucid, alpha 2 release, as well -- Udev relatively high CPU usage https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/482544 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 347504] Re: CTRL+ALT+F1 = blank screen using nvidia 180.37

2009-03-23 Thread Mark Fernandes
** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24285637/Xorg.0.log -- CTRL+ALT+F1 = blank screen using nvidia 180.37 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/347504 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 347504] [NEW] CTRL+ALT+F1 = blank screen using nvidia 180.37

2009-03-23 Thread Mark Fernandes
Public bug reported: I cannot get the login prompt when using CTRL+ALT+F(1...5). on Jaunty. I had the same problem with Ubuntu 8.04 with previous version of nvidia (173.x I think) Details: $ uname -a Linux adler 2.6.28-11-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 20 19:51:24 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux