Re: [Bug 104957] Re: users with no password can't log in with gdm

2011-11-01 Thread Flabdablet
On 2 November 2011 01:41, Michael Basse 104...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: why should it be a bug instead of a security-feature? Because the policy defined in /etc/securetty for local graphical terminals is inconsistent with the policy defined there for local text terminals, and because the lack

[Bug 386573] Re: gnome-appearance-properties crashes, or launches with an extremely wide and empty window

2011-01-20 Thread Flabdablet
Happened to me as well on Debian Squeeze, after setting 96dpi as a default. Changing the dpi key from integer 96 to float 96.0 fixed it for me too. Thanks, Mary. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 518422] Re: [MASTER] Firefox does not start with certain addons installed

2010-04-18 Thread Flabdablet
Bug still present for me after updating to Firefox 3.6.3 (Ubuntu Hardy, using Firefox from Ubuntuzilla repo). Adding rm ~/.mozilla/firefox/*.default/compatibility.ini to /opt/firefox/firefox script right before run-mozilla.sh is launched works around it. -- [MASTER] Firefox does not start with

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-04-01 Thread Flabdablet
Having trouble getting the box to boot at all with Lucid + xorg-edgers, as xserver-xorg-video-intel requires mode switching enabled in the kernel but leaving nomodeset=1 off the options line makes the machine boot into a video mode that its monitor doesn't support (probably related to bug 522488).

[Bug 532633] Re: [Master] Window Control buttons: position/order/alignment

2010-03-30 Thread Flabdablet
You're a smart man, Mark, but this decision is wrong. Moving standard controls around without an obviously compelling reason to do so is madness, as is encouraging your design team to ignore overwhelming user dissatisfaction. A spiffy aubergine paint job won't sell cars whose clutch, brake and

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-29 Thread Flabdablet
Same old freeze while using remote desktop viewer. -- [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/456902 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-29 Thread Flabdablet
Brian: after the last freeze, I accidentally rebooted into your patched kernel (2.6.31-50-generic) and ran it for a while with the same packages as in comment #200, and it also froze while I was using remote desktop viewer. So it looks like even that kernel's horrible GUI sloth doesn't actually

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-28 Thread Flabdablet
$ pkgs='libdrm-dev libdrm-intel1 libdrm-intel1-dbg libdrm-nouveau1 libdrm-nouveau1-dbg libdrm2 libdrm2-dbg xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-intel-dbg' $ dpkg --status $pkgs | grep Version | uniq uname -rv Version: 2.4.14-1ubuntu1 Version: 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2.2~gomyhr1~clipsolids~karmic

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-20 Thread Flabdablet
Now using Karmic with Jaunty's kernel. $ pkgs='libdrm-dev libdrm-intel1 libdrm-intel1-dbg libdrm-nouveau1 libdrm-nouveau1-dbg libdrm2 libdrm2-dbg xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-intel-dbg'; dpkg --status $pkgs | grep Version | uniq uname -rv Version: 1:2.4.11-2+karmic3 Version:

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-20 Thread Flabdablet
It died, but not exactly the same way: this time, there was a sudden burst of disk activity during which everything went black, then no response to mouse or keyboard. I've attached Xorg.0.log retrieved via ssh before I rebooted; looks like X has crashed and then failed on restart. ** Attachment

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-17 Thread Flabdablet
20 hours freeze free - I'm prepared to call it stable. -- [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/456902 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-16 Thread Flabdablet
OK, here I am back in Karmic, and just making sure we're all using the same stuff: $ pkgs='libdrm-dev libdrm-intel1 libdrm-intel1-dbg libdrm-nouveau1 libdrm-nouveau1-dbg libdrm2 libdrm2-dbg xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-intel-dbg'; sudo apt-get install $pkgs /dev/null dpkg

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-16 Thread Flabdablet
Karmic froze. Now testing Jaunty. -- [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/456902 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-13 Thread Flabdablet
$ dpkg --status libdrm-dev libdrm-intel1 libdrm-intel1-dbg libdrm-nouveau1 libdrm-nouveau1-dbg libdrm2 libdrm2-dbg xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-intel-dbg | grep Version | uniqow...@owner-desktop:~$ dpkg --status libdrm-dev libdlibdrm-nouveau1 libdrm-nouveau1-dbg libdrm2

Re: [Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-10 Thread Flabdablet
I haven't yet seen the familiar freeze, but I've also not really had the opportunity to work with that box for very long at a stretch, so I'm not prepared to swear it's stable yet. -- [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/456902 You received

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-07 Thread Flabdablet
$ dpkg --status libdrm-dev libdrm-intel1 libdrm-intel1-dbg libdrm-nouveau1 libdrm-nouveau1-dbg libdrm2 libdrm2-dbg xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-intel-dbg | grep Version | uniq Version: 2.4.11-0jaunty2 Version: 2:2.7.0-jaunty2 $ uname -rv 2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-07 Thread Flabdablet
Now trying your new libdrm with the old driver: $ dv=2:2.6.3-0ubuntu9; sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel=$dv xserver-xorg-video-intel-dbg=$dv $ dpkg --status libdrm-dev libdrm-intel1 libdrm-intel1-dbg libdrm-nouveau1 libdrm-nouveau1-dbg libdrm2 libdrm2-dbg xserver-xorg-video-intel

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-07 Thread Flabdablet
Just to clarify: I've had text console switching misbehaviour both times I've tried driver version 2:2.7.0-jaunty1. It's not a complete X freeze: the keyboard stays responsive, I can see the monitor turning its backlight off and on as I attempt to switch screens, and the monitor's OSD reports

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-03 Thread Flabdablet
$ echo deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/brian-rogers/graphics-testing/ubuntu jaunty main | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brian-rogers.list $ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 311bdf2d $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install libdrm-dev libdrm-intel1

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-03 Thread Flabdablet
No freeze so far, but I can't switch to a text console - any attempt gives me a black screen, after which I can't get the GUI back. Keyboard and (presumably) mouse still fully operational - I can successfully log in blind to a text console and issue a reboot command. Doing /etc/init.d/gdm restart

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-03 Thread Flabdablet
$ sudo ppa-purge ppa:brian-rogers/graphics-testing $ dpkg --status libdrm-dev libdrm-intel1 libdrm-intel1-dbg libdrm-nouveau1 libdrm-nouveau1-dbg libdrm2 libdrm2-dbg xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-intel-dbg | grep Version | uniq Version: 2.4.5-0ubuntu4 Version: 2:2.6.3-0ubuntu9 $

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-02 Thread Flabdablet
12:2.7.0 and friends listed above just froze while looking at a Flash- based web site, so I guess we're still looking at a driver issue, not a mesa or libdrm2 one. I don't have a Jaunty installer disc or any blanks here, but will burn one before coming to work tomorrow if you think running an

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-02 Thread Flabdablet
In the meantime, I will grit my teeth, knees and elbows and persist with testing linux-image-2.6.31-50-generic with a ppa-purged Karmic. -- [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/456902 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-02 Thread Flabdablet
Couldn't bear working with linux-image-2.6.31-50-generic any longer. Now running a fresh Jaunty installation. Will report any freezes. If there's somebody else whose freeze experience matches mine wrt driver versions in use, it would be good to put your hand up, as I won't have access to these

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-02 Thread Flabdablet
Now running a fresh-from-CD Jaunty with Option AccelMethod UXA added to the Device section in xorg.conf. Brian: if this doesn't freeze today, what's best to do next? -- [i845g] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/456902 You received this bug

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-01 Thread Flabdablet
After noticing in Xorg.0.log that 2.8.0 used UXA by default while 2.7.0 was picking EXA, I added Option AccelMethod UXA to the Device section in xorg.conf and reinstalled 2.7.0. This has fixed the early freeze reported in comment #138. I will be working with this box for the next couple of

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-01 Thread Flabdablet
2.7.0 just froze in the usual way, while scrolling a remote VNC window with vinaigre. I hadn't added your ppa to my sources.list.d; I've just been downloading and dpkg --installing xserver-xorg-video-intel .debs. So I've just done sudo apt-get update sudo dpkg --force-depends --remove

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-01 Thread Flabdablet
OK, assuming may impair performance in certain specific scenarios means the same thing as makes the entire desktop experience unresponsive enough to be intolerable except for debugging purposes it appears that your patched kernel is working as intended :-) Will report freezes if any occur. --

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-01 Thread Flabdablet
OK, I'll test that idea. There did seem to be a stability improvement going from the stock xserver-xorg-video-intel to your 7:2.8.99.901-5-g57fc09c version, so I'll start again with that and the libdrm2 and mesa stuff from your ppa: $ echo deb

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-03-01 Thread Flabdablet
Got the usual freeze while scrolling a Firefox tab. Now testing: kernel: 2.6.31-19-generic libgl1-mesa-dri, libgl1-mesa-glx, libglu1-mesa, libosmesa6, mesa-utils: 1:7.4.1-1ubuntu6+karmic libdrm2: 1:2.4.11-2+karmic3 xserver-xorg-video-intel: 12:2.7.0 What are the chances of a workaround kernel

[Bug 522488] Re: Missing monitor quirk for Acer AL1511 results in reduced resolution

2010-02-24 Thread Flabdablet
** Description changed: Acer SK20 computer (Intel 845G graphics), Acer AL1511 LCD panel. Karmic, kernels 2.6.31-17-generic and 2.6.31-19-generic tested. Both fail to set the panel to its native 1024x768 resolution automatically; 640x350 mode is chosen instead, which the panel really

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-02-24 Thread Flabdablet
These boxes are all booting with nomodeset=1 kernel parameters and 1024x768 forced in xorg.conf anyway, per bug 522488. 12:2.7.0 is a doozy! Freezes in the customary fashion before even making it to the desktop (these boxes are all set to auto-login) on four tries out of five so far, 15 seconds

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-02-23 Thread Flabdablet
After more than 24 hours of stable running on this box, 7:2.8.0-8-g12c5aec froze while attempting to use gdebi to install 7:2.8.0-27-g926c7e7. It also froze once while attempting to launch gedit on another identical box (I'm trying to set up a batch of elderly school computers for cost-recovery

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-02-23 Thread Flabdablet
Mouse cursor moves, but clicks are ignored and keyboard is locked up (caps/num lock produce no change in status LEDs, ctrl-alt-Fn doesn't work). Disk activity continues. If a freeze is going to happen, it will most often be right when an app is in the process of opening a new window. I'm using

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-02-23 Thread Flabdablet
I've just installed 11:2.8.0, and if it freezes I will watch the desktop clock for a minute and let you know. -- [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/456902 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-02-23 Thread Flabdablet
I now have two of these boxes on the same bench, both with 11:2.8.0 installed. The one I'm using to try to get today's work done is running sshd, and the other one is running top on it via ssh. I have pressed Murphy's Law into service to help these boxes freeze if they're going to freeze, by also

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-02-23 Thread Flabdablet
Thanks, Murphy. Love your work. 11:2.8.0 froze while using Firefox to compose a Gmail. As usual the mouse cursor remained movable (though stuck in the I-beam shape from the compose window, this time) but no response to clicks or keyboard. The desktop clock didn't update. The top listing on the

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-02-22 Thread Flabdablet
2.8.99.901-5-g57fc09c just froze, right as gdebi was about to install 2.8.99.901-16-g7e7db7a :-( Rebooted, installing 2.8.99.901-16-g7e7db7a now. -- [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/456902 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-02-22 Thread Flabdablet
2.8.99.901-16-g7e7db7a froze fairly quickly, as expected (playing Klondike, fwiw). Now trying 2.8.0-47-ge903b3e. -- [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/456902 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-02-22 Thread Flabdablet
2.8.0-47-ge903b3e froze. Trying 2.8.0-8-g12c5aec. -- [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/456902 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-02-22 Thread Flabdablet
No freeze so far with 2.8.0-8-g12c5aec. Have to go now; will leave this machine running and check it again in ~12 hours. -- [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/456902 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 456902] Re: [i845G] Karmic stops responding a few minutes after log in

2010-02-21 Thread Flabdablet
Acer SK20 here. 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 03) kernel: Linux version 2.6.31-19-generic (bui...@palmer) (gcc version 4.4.1 (Ubuntu 4.4.1-4ubuntu8) ) #56-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 28 01:26:53 UTC 2010 (Ubuntu

[Bug 522488] [NEW] Missing monitor quirk for Acer AL1511 results in reduced resolution

2010-02-15 Thread Flabdablet
Public bug reported: Acer SK20 computer (Intel 845G graphics), Acer AL1511 LCD panel. Karmic, kernels 2.6.31-17-generic and 2.6.31-19-generic tested. Both fail to set the panel to its native 1024x768 resolution automatically; 640x350 mode is chosen instead, which the panel really doesn't like

[Bug 522488] Re: Missing monitor quirk for Acer AL1511 results in reduced resolution

2010-02-15 Thread Flabdablet
** Attachment added: attachments.zip http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39257756/attachments.zip -- Missing monitor quirk for Acer AL1511 results in reduced resolution https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/522488 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 391705] Re: [Karmic] kernel = 2.6.30-10 with vga=791 tty consoles not accessible and not showing dmesg.

2010-01-21 Thread Flabdablet
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 391215 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391215 As far as I've been able to determine by experiment, the Karmic kernels completely ignore the vga= option, and rely on EDID to work out what resolution to use. For those of us unfortunate enough to own

[Bug 391705] Re: [Karmic] kernel = 2.6.30-10 with vga=791 tty consoles not accessible and not showing dmesg.

2010-01-21 Thread Flabdablet
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 391215 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391215 Whoops, sorry, missed duplicate status. Cross-posting a link and additional info. -- [Karmic] kernel = 2.6.30-10 with vga=791 tty consoles not accessible and not showing dmesg.

[Bug 391215] Re: vga=791 kernel line option breaks tty consoles

2010-01-21 Thread Flabdablet
As described in my careless post to a duplicate bug report at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/391705/comments/10 this happens to me as well. Acer SK20, Intel 845 graphics so I don't think it's just an nVidia issue. The following lines from dmesg (attached) are interesting:

[Bug 431212] Re: Sound fading out on Dell E521 with Nvidia and Karmic

2009-11-21 Thread Flabdablet
Getting the same fading effect with a fresh install of Karmic on a Dell Dimension E520. lspci lists the sound hardware as 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02) Steps to reproduce: 1. Plug headphones into the front panel. 2. Open Places-Home

[Bug 431212] Re: Sound fading out on Dell E521 with Nvidia and Karmic

2009-11-21 Thread Flabdablet
OK, this isn't a bug, merely a misconfiguration. See MrQuincle's helpful post here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8327304#post8327304 This particular Dimension E520 is now working well after adding the model=5stack option (it has the 5 jacks + SPDIF back panel). -- Sound fading out

[Bug 104957] Re: users with no password can't log in with gdm

2009-08-20 Thread Flabdablet
Nicolas François wrote on 2009-05-10: Why did you included the displays from 0 to 63? (Is 63 the maximum, or is it just meant to be mostly complete?) I had no idea about maximums - I was just following the existing pattern for ttyNN and vc/NN. But from what Steve Langasek wrote on 2009-08-19,

[Bug 93546] Re: [upstream] Openoffice.org Address data sources missing

2009-06-23 Thread Flabdablet
Is LDAP address book support actually provided by Gecko, then? -- [upstream] Openoffice.org Address data sources missing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/93546 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

Re: [Bug 104957] Re: users with no password can't log in with gdm

2009-05-09 Thread Flabdablet
2009/5/9 Mantas Kriaučiūnas man...@akl.lt: I've assigned this bug to shadow (login) packages, because according to latest comments from Flabdablet and steve.langa...@canonical.com the way to solve password-less local login bug by adding lines bellow to /etc/shadow is correct They need

Re: [Bug 104957] Re: users with no password can't log in with gdm

2009-03-04 Thread Flabdablet
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Steve Langasek steve.langa...@canonical.com wrote: I don't know if the display names always belong to local X servers; answering that question would go a long way to help resolve this bug. OK. I just tested this by turning on XDMCP on the desktop box

[Bug 104957] Re: users with no password can't log in with gdm

2009-03-03 Thread Flabdablet
My Hardy desktop box has five user accounts, one of which (visitor) has no password. I can confirm that appending the following to /etc/securetty enables visitor to log in via GDM and successfully unlock gnome-screensaver and switch users. # X displays :0 :0.0 :20 :20.0 :21 :21.0 :22 :22.0 :23

[Bug 214168] Re: glxgears and screensavers causes horizontal line corruption, freezes on i815 chipset

2008-07-29 Thread Flabdablet
For the benefit of others who find their way here via Google, here's the smallest workaround I've found so far: * Use dexconf to generate a minimal xorg.conf * Edit xorg.conf and make the following changes: - Change Driver vesa to Driver intel in Section Device - Add the following lines between

[Bug 211604] Re: trash icon disappears in panel

2008-04-25 Thread Flabdablet
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 195915 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195915 Not a dupe, as far as I can tell. I am seeing the specific behavior described here re. the garbage bin applet in a fresh install of Hardy (not a beta, the release). Unlike the bug described in #195915, this

[Bug 152889] Re: using a LDAP database source

2008-03-09 Thread Flabdablet
I think this is a duplicate of bug #93546. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/93546 -- using a LDAP database source https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/152889 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 93546] Re: Openoffice.org Address data sources missing

2008-03-08 Thread Flabdablet
Mozilla address book connectors I can see being a problem, because the Mozilla address book format is insane. But why is LDAP address book support missing? -- Openoffice.org Address data sources missing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/93546 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 93546] Re: Openoffice.org Address data sources missing

2008-03-08 Thread Flabdablet
Well, I'm running Gutsy, I have openoffice.org-core 1:2.3.0-1ubuntu5.3, and I see only -Evolution -Groupwise -Evolution LDAP -Other external data source After sudo apt-get install openoffice.org-kde, I get -Evolution -Groupwise -Evolution LDAP -KDE address book -Other external data source So

[Bug 138986] Re: [gutsy] HP DJ F380 ejecting blank pages

2008-03-01 Thread Flabdablet
Aaron, I did this: zcat /usr/share/hplip/data/ps/testpage.ps.gz testpage.ps sh inkjet.sh testpage.ps lpr -o raw testpage.pcl and my Mum's HP C3180 ejected a blank page. Gutsy, iMac G3. Attaching testpage.ps, inkjet.sh and testpage.pcl. ** Attachment added: testpage.zip

[Bug 138986] Re: [gutsy] HP DJ F380 ejecting blank pages

2008-03-01 Thread Flabdablet
I also did this: scp inkjet.sh testpage.ps my.x86.gutsy.server:/home/stephen/foo ssh my.x86.gutsy.server sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install hplip sudo apt-get install hpijs cd foo sh inkjet.sh testpage.ps logout scp my.x86.gutsy.server:/home/stephen/foo/testpage.pcl . lpr -o raw

[Bug 145278] Re: [gutsy] getting Error Printing: Too many failed attempts error when printing through GtkPrintOperation

2008-03-01 Thread Flabdablet
My filthy workaround for this issue: cd /tmp wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gtk+2.0/libgtk2.0-0_2.10.11-0ubuntu3_powerpc.deb dpkg -x libgtk2.0-0_2.10.11-0ubuntu3_powerpc.deb foo cd /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/printbackends sudo mv libprintbackend-cups.so

[Bug 138986] Re: [gutsy] HP DJ F380 ejecting blank pages

2008-03-01 Thread Flabdablet
OK, it's not hpijs, it's ghostscript. This rather horrid workaround has Mum printing again: cd /tmp wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-esp/libgs-esp8_8.15.4.dfsg.1-0ubuntu1_powerpc.deb dpkg -i libgs-esp8_8.15.4.dfsg.1-0ubuntu1_powerpc.deb wget

[Bug 146946] Re: [gutsy] Gnome settings daemon randomly does not work

2008-03-01 Thread Flabdablet
Gutsy PowerPC on iMac G3, upgraded from Feisty and up to date, experiencing this issue sporadically without ever having saved a session. I've installed dbus-x11 and will report back here if the problem recurs. Message text: There was an error starting the GNOME Settings Daemon. Some things,

[Bug 72814] Re: Crash at login

2008-02-29 Thread Flabdablet
The patched package I linked to in #163255 no longer fixes this issue for me. Plus, I got sick of having to uncheck liboil0.3 in the upgrade manager. So I've just now applied a filthy workaround: downgrade liboil to version 0.3.9-1.2, then copy the actual library /usr/lib/liboil-0.3.so.0.1.0

[Bug 138986] Re: [gutsy] HP DJ F380 ejecting blank pages

2007-12-09 Thread Flabdablet
My mother's g3 iMac, working fine with Feisty, started printing blank pages exactly as Pascal describes after the update to Gutsy. HP C3180 inkjet/scanner. Will attach appropriate debug stuff next time I have access to the machine. -- [gutsy] HP DJ F380 ejecting blank pages

[Bug 163255] Re: liboil 0.3.12-1 broken on G3 PPC

2007-11-21 Thread Flabdablet
Confirming this on a G3 iMac. Fixed for the time being using a patched package linked from here, which doesn't annoy Update Manager so much: https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/libvisual/+bug/72814/comments/17 Commands used to apply the temporary fix: wget

Re: [Bug 82312] Re: [nvidia-glx] X is blank after upgrade (laptop/Geforce Go)

2007-05-03 Thread Flabdablet
I think the problem is that the current nvidia drivers interact with x.org in strange and wondrous ways, and work more things out for themselves than they used to, and take less notice of some bits of xorg.conf than they used to. So before you give up on Feisty: start with the stock Feisty

Re: [Bug 82312] Re: [nvidia-glx] X is blank after upgrade (laptop/Geforce Go)

2007-05-03 Thread Flabdablet
Sitsofe, is there anything you think can be done about this, beyond possible inclusion of a warning about known issues on upgrade and a link to the BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia page in the package description? -- [nvidia-glx] X is blank after upgrade (laptop/Geforce Go)

Re: [Bug 82312] Re: [nvidia-glx] X is blank after upgrade

2007-04-25 Thread Flabdablet
For the benefit of others who spent ages tracking this down: next time something weird happens to your video display, dive straight into /var/log/Xorg.0.log and do your best to make sense of it. The penny dropped for me when I saw no error (EE) lines at all - as far as X was concerned, everything

[Bug 82312] Re: [feisty] X is blank after upgrade

2007-04-23 Thread Flabdablet
The attached xorg.conf fixed this issue on my Dell Inspiron 8200 (used with nvidia-glx, not nvidia-glx-legacy). Once you have basic nvidia functionality again, have a play with the nvidia-settings tool; all sorts of nice things can be done. ** Attachment added: xorg.conf

[Bug 44024] Re: Window dragging display corruption

2006-12-17 Thread Flabdablet
There's a link to a working rdesktop 1.5 .deb on the Ubuntu forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=18030d=1161587227 I've just installed this on Edgy and it works for me (note that although it claims to be a .tar.gz, it's actually just a .tar). Forum thread link is

[Bug 44024] Re: Window dragging display corruption

2006-11-22 Thread Flabdablet
I have the same problem. Edgy, rdesktop 1.4.1-1.1, nvidia-glx 1.0.8776+2.6.17.6-1. Didn't happen in Dapper. Can be made very slightly more tolerable by turning off Show window contents while dragging on the target Windows box (see attached screenshot); if this is done, corruption only occurs

[Bug 44024] Re: Window dragging display corruption

2006-11-22 Thread Flabdablet
** Attachment added: Show window contents while dragging off http://librarian.launchpad.net/5129166/Screenshot-1.png -- Window dragging display corruption https://launchpad.net/bugs/44024 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 26899] Re: boot splash has dashed vertical lines on inspiron 8200

2006-09-13 Thread Flabdablet
I've seen exactly the same kind of stripes when using a few other things that put my Inspiron 8200 into 640x480 resolution (a couple of DOS-based disk-repair utilities do this, among others) so I suspect it's actually a Dell BIOS bug. To work around it for Ubuntu, I added vga=792 to the kernel