[Bug 833467] [NEW] there should be an 'unstable' version for testing new features like -M mixed metadata/data blocks

2011-08-24 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Btrfs_source_repositories Support for mixed data/metadata is only in the integration branch and not the 2 year old stable branch. $ git clone http://git.darksatanic.net/repo/btrfs-progs-unstable.git $ cd btrfs-progs-unstable $ git

[Bug 823610] [NEW] nm-tool lists devices and access points but nm-applet lists only enable networking/wireless

2011-08-09 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: Ubuntu oneiric (development branch) 11.10 (updated about 20 min ago via hardline (which thankfully auto-configures for me)) network-manager 0.8.9997+git.20110721t045648.36db194... network-manager-gnome 0.8.9997+git.20110726t113022.cc3d423 nm-applet blongs to

[Bug 823610] Re: nm-tool lists devices and access points but nm-applet lists only enable networking/wireless

2011-08-09 Thread MichaelEvans
I tried getting more data after getting home. Killing network manager's applet and then reloading it from a console to capture the error stream. (nm-applet:13297): libnotify-WARNING **: Failed to connect to proxy ** (nm-applet:13297): DEBUG: old state indicates that this was not a disconnect 0

[Bug 810335] Re: NetworkManager crashed with SIGABRT in __kernel_vsyscall()

2011-08-05 Thread MichaelEvans
Me too in 11.10; apport also didn't want to authenticate me and I had to manually sudo to run it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/810335 Title: NetworkManager crashed with SIGABRT in

[Bug 821075] [NEW] debian-installer partition setup does not allow btrfs metadata_ratio selection OR manual specification of mount options

2011-08-04 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: My Eee901 has a 4 Billion Byte SSD and an 8 Billion Byte ssd. Selecting btrfs however results in out of space errors even before the initial stage of the install is complete due to exhaustion of nodes with the default FS values designed for larger devices. ** Affects:

[Bug 580408] Re: Option 'No' at question 'Continue without installing GRUB?' does nothing. Forced to answer 'Yes'.

2010-12-13 Thread MichaelEvans
Do I need to file a regression against 1.98-1ubuntu9 for Lucid 10.04 LTS? These precise symptoms are occurring again. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/580408 Title: Option 'No' at

[Bug 526912] Re: nouveau framebuffer crashed : [TTM] DRM memory manager type 2 is not clean. kernel BUG at /build/buildd/linux-backports-modules-2.6.32-2.6.32/debian/build/build-generic/nouveau/ttm/tt

2010-12-13 Thread MichaelEvans
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/526912 Title: nouveau framebuffer crashed : [TTM] DRM memory manager type 2 is not

[Bug 580408] Re: Option 'No' at question 'Continue without installing GRUB?' does nothing. Forced to answer 'Yes'.

2010-12-13 Thread MichaelEvans
I downloaded and installed grub-pc_1.99~20101126-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb 03-Dec-2010 06:05 872K (along with grub-common same version) and the problem is fixed in that version. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 594848] Re: php setting makes egroupware sessions fail

2010-12-10 Thread MichaelEvans
You no longer have to do this site-wide: sudo editor /etc/apache2/conf.d/egroupware php_admin_value request_order GPCS Why isn't this set by default? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 429254] Re: egroupware etemplate/doc directory not correctly detected

2010-12-10 Thread MichaelEvans
Better fix: sudo editor /etc/apache2/conf.d/egroupware Change this line to add /usr/share/doc (permissive; or have the packages it's split across added) php_admin_value open_basedir /usr/share/egroupware:/var/lib/egroupware:/tmp:/usr/share/php:/usr/share/doc NOTE: You should also add

[Bug 688772] [NEW] Updates to /etc/apache2/conf.d/egroupware needed to close two bugs

2010-12-10 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: egroupware I know it's already in these two bugs, but waiting for upstream changes is not necessary since two very simple workarounds that could be back- ported to many older versions exist. From bugs:

[Bug 543672] Re: metabug lucid check_for_bios_corruption on suspend/resume

2010-03-23 Thread MichaelEvans
This is fairly easy to repeat. Suspend laptop. (My battery happened to reach 100% recharge during suspend; relation undetermined) Resume laptop. [13429.220048] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present [13441.203970] Corrupted low memory at 88001580 (1580 phys) = 1a8635f004700 [13441.203980]

[Bug 543672] [NEW] metabug lucid check_for_bios_corruption on suspend/resume

2010-03-21 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: Apport is reporting horridly generic descriptions for this bug; absolutely useless. I'm going to create a bug with metabug in the subject and see if I can consolidate things that fit this pattern against a single bug. WARNING: at

[Bug 543672] Re: metabug lucid check_for_bios_corruption on suspend/resume

2010-03-21 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: AlsaDevices.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41545640/AlsaDevices.txt ** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41545641/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: Card0.Amixer.values.txt

[Bug 538054] Re: WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134 check_for_bios_corruption 0xe5/0x100()

2010-03-21 Thread MichaelEvans
Does this happen at 'cold' boot, or only when resuming from a suspend or hibernation? If the later is the case, please mark as duplicate of bug 543672. (unless another reply says otherwise) -- WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134 check_for_bios_corruption

[Bug 536922] Re: WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134 check_for_bios_corruption+0xe5/0x100()

2010-03-21 Thread MichaelEvans
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 543672 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/543672 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 543672 metabug lucid check_for_bios_corruption on suspend/resume -- WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134

[Bug 534023] Re: WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134 check_for_bios_corruption 0xcb/0xe0()

2010-03-21 Thread MichaelEvans
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 543672 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/543672 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 543672 metabug lucid check_for_bios_corruption on suspend/resume -- WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134

[Bug 533181] Re: WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134 check_for_bios_corruption+0xcb/0xe0()

2010-03-21 Thread MichaelEvans
This might be related to bug 543672. Does it happen _every_ time you boot, or just when you're coming out of suspend or hibernation? -- WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134 check_for_bios_corruption+0xcb/0xe0() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/533181 You received

[Bug 542989] Re: WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134 check_for_bios_corruption+0xe5/0x100()

2010-03-21 Thread MichaelEvans
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 543672 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/543672 I disagree that this is a duplicate of bug 418417; I think they could be fixed by the same solution, but one is for Karmic and the other Lucid. So instead I'll collect it in to bug 543672. ** This bug has

[Bug 540622] Re: WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134 check_for_bios_corruption+0xe5/0x100()

2010-03-21 Thread MichaelEvans
Are you getting this error only after the computer was put to sleep (in to a suspend or hibernation state)? If yes, please mark as duplicate of bug 543672. -- WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134 check_for_bios_corruption+0xe5/0x100()

[Bug 539850] Re: WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134 check_for_bios_corruption+0xcb/0xe0()

2010-03-21 Thread MichaelEvans
Are you getting this error only after the computer was put to sleep (in to a suspend or hibernation state)? If yes, please mark as duplicate of bug 543672. -- WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134 check_for_bios_corruption+0xcb/0xe0()

[Bug 543672] Re: metabug lucid check_for_bios_corruption on suspend/resume

2010-03-21 Thread MichaelEvans
I'm a bit perplexed by this: Corrupted low memory at 88001580 (1580 phys) = 1a8635f004700 Corrupted low memory at 88001588 (1588 phys) = f700 Corrupted low memory at 88001590 (1590 phys) = 1bfff9442e5b Corrupted low memory at 88001598 (1598 phys) =

[Bug 535553] Re: sleep,hibernation fail

2010-03-20 Thread MichaelEvans
I think this bug effects me too; and is matched to the sometimes detected kernel-error. However I only discovered it when I realized I was selecting Sleep and wondered where Suspend and Hibernate options were tossed; leading to a google search. -- sleep,hibernation fail

[Bug 535553] Re: sleep,hibernation fail

2010-03-20 Thread MichaelEvans
Maybe it's like bug 418417 but from another angle? -- sleep,hibernation fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/535553 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 447817] Re: System frezes after fscking root

2010-03-20 Thread MichaelEvans
I too am experiencing issues with multiple luks partitions. Under a single LVM I have three crypt-volumes. One for /, /home, and swap. All require passwords. I have read the man page for crypttab and my entries are NOT using noearly; therefore all three partitions should be prompted for and

[Bug 447817] Re: System frezes after fscking root

2010-03-20 Thread MichaelEvans
This, BTW, was at one point working in Karmic, but recently broke (I don't remember exactly what updates that occurred with) and also showed up when I re-installed with just Lucid since it had otherwise become stable enough for near normal use (and more in depth testing). -- System frezes after

[Bug 543018] [NEW] gnome-settings-daemon crash - related to recent updates?

2010-03-20 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-settings-daemon This seems to be a meta-glitch relating to an update that I applied last night. Logging in after booting this morning showed the custom background image, but none of the (autohide) taskbars appeared nor did alt+f2 work. Switching

[Bug 543018] Re: gnome-settings-daemon crash - related to recent updates?

2010-03-20 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41454575/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: InitctlList.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41454576/InitctlList.txt ** Attachment added: ProcAttrCurrent.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41454577/ProcAttrCurrent.gz

[Bug 418417] Re: WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.31/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134 check_for_bios_corruption+0xe5/0x100()

2010-03-18 Thread MichaelEvans
Agreed, this effects me as well in a similar way. Still present in current 10.04 kernel: 2.6.32-16-generic -- WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.31/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134 check_for_bios_corruption+0xe5/0x100() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/418417 You received this bug notification

[Bug 526912] Re: nouveau framebuffer crashed : [TTM] DRM memory manager type 2 is not clean. kernel BUG at /build/buildd/linux-backports-modules-2.6.32-2.6.32/debian/build/build-generic/nouveau/ttm/tt

2010-02-24 Thread MichaelEvans
Almost inexplicably after leaving the laptop turned off over-night and turning it back on (without first booting any other install on it) the system loaded without further issue. I have no idea if it is a race condition or some other cause. I'll keep updating and testing as normal. If I am

[Bug 525207] Re: black-screen framebuffer console: [lbm-drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: No ctxprog for NV86

2010-02-24 Thread MichaelEvans
** Changed in: linux-meta (Ubuntu) Status: New = Fix Released -- black-screen framebuffer console: [lbm-drm] nouveau :02:00.0: No ctxprog for NV86 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/525207 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 526912] [NEW] nouveau framebuffer crashed : [TTM] DRM memory manager type 2 is not clean. kernel BUG at /build/buildd/linux-backports-modules-2.6.32-2.6.32/debian/build/build-generic/nouveau/ttm/

2010-02-24 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: The 20100224 daily alternate installs and boots successfully to X. Install SSH server before rebooting. After applying the latest updates to the system/X upon reboot the laptop's screen is back-light off and the system non-navigable. ps axf PID TTY STAT TIME

[Bug 526912] Re: nouveau framebuffer crashed : [TTM] DRM memory manager type 2 is not clean. kernel BUG at /build/buildd/linux-backports-modules-2.6.32-2.6.32/debian/build/build-generic/nouveau/ttm/tt

2010-02-24 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: dmesg of event http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39698456/dmesg -- nouveau framebuffer crashed : [TTM] DRM memory manager type 2 is not clean. kernel BUG at /build/buildd/linux-backports-modules-2.6.32-2.6.32/debian/build/build-generic/nouveau/ttm/ttm_bo.c:1475!

[Bug 526912] Re: nouveau framebuffer crashed : [TTM] DRM memory manager type 2 is not clean. kernel BUG at /build/buildd/linux-backports-modules-2.6.32-2.6.32/debian/build/build-generic/nouveau/ttm/tt

2010-02-24 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39698486/Xorg.0.log -- nouveau framebuffer crashed : [TTM] DRM memory manager type 2 is not clean. kernel BUG at /build/buildd/linux-backports-modules-2.6.32-2.6.32/debian/build/build-generic/nouveau/ttm/ttm_bo.c:1475!

[Bug 518964] Re: cryptsetup can't get input at boot.

2010-02-23 Thread MichaelEvans
I noticed this regression after re-installing 9.10 and performing normal system updates. I was backing out of a full Lucid install to dual 9.10 / lucid installs. I can enter the passwords for / and swap correctly within the initrd. Then fsck is run on /boot (/dev/sda3) and / (lvm). Next a

[Bug 525085] Re: Regression (from 9.10) LVM /boot MBR install /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: no mapping exists for `lin-boot' - Lucid (10.04) netinstall (20100220)

2010-02-23 Thread MichaelEvans
Still doesn't work with 20100224. -- Regression (from 9.10) LVM /boot MBR install /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: no mapping exists for `lin-boot' - Lucid (10.04) netinstall (20100220) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/525085 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 518034] Re: [lucid] Plymouth hangs at boot

2010-02-22 Thread MichaelEvans
Daily build 20100222 fixes my framebuffer issues and this bug no longer effects me. However depending on a framebuffer as a core system component somehow seems like the wrong route to take. -- [lucid] Plymouth hangs at boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/518034 You received this bug

[Bug 525207] Re: black-screen framebuffer console: [lbm-drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: No ctxprog for NV86

2010-02-22 Thread MichaelEvans
It seems that the fix for this made it in to the Daily alternate CD for 20100222. I've installed it and the system allows me to unlock the single test partition I now have setup on my dual-ubuntu-boot laptop before flickering briefly and entering X. However I am then unable to access any other

[Bug 515246] Re: Intel 915GM/GMS/910GML: blank screen after booting 2.6.32

2010-02-22 Thread MichaelEvans
A different bug was my root cause. Though the bugs both involve lack of working framebuffer leading to an unusable, non-trivial to test/repair, system. -- Intel 915GM/GMS/910GML: blank screen after booting 2.6.32 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/515246 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 525664] [NEW] daily 20100222 (+?) nouveau framebuffer works for X, unable to switch back to normal virtual consoles

2010-02-22 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: Install as normal on a system that will default to nouveau framebuffer. X loads Switch to a virtual console (ctrl+alt+f1) Observed behavior: Static image of last X information. Expected behavior: Video-reset to standard bios console (old behavior) OR to framebuffer console

[Bug 525664] Re: daily 20100222 (+?) nouveau framebuffer works for X, unable to switch back to normal virtual consoles

2010-02-22 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: Dmesg booting an install from daily alternate 20100222 http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39521936/dmesg -- daily 20100222 (+?) nouveau framebuffer works for X, unable to switch back to normal virtual consoles https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/525664 You received this bug

[Bug 525207] [NEW] black-screen framebuffer console: [lbm-drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: No ctxprog for NV86

2010-02-21 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: My symptoms are an utter inability to have a working framebuffer console which creates a cascade of failure ending with what I learned was called plymouth freezing with a solid white bar of characters when I blacklisted all framebuffer/nvidia/nouveau related modules in chroot

[Bug 525207] Re: black-screen framebuffer console: [lbm-drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: No ctxprog for NV86

2010-02-21 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: One attempt that I noticed had interesting messages after... http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39469384/ubuntu-forced-flashdrive-boot.txt -- black-screen framebuffer console: [lbm-drm] nouveau :02:00.0: No ctxprog for NV86 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/525207 You

[Bug 524811] [NEW] Lucid (10.04) daily 20100220 linux-backports-modules-nouveau-lucid-generic: Depends: linux-backports-modules-nouveau-2.6.32-14-generic but it is not installable

2010-02-20 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: Feb 20 08:55:58 in-target: Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have Feb 20 08:55:58 in-target: requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable Feb 20 08:55:58 in-target: distribution that some required packages have not yet been

[Bug 524811] Re: Lucid (10.04) daily 20100220 linux-backports-modules-nouveau-lucid-generic: Depends: linux-backports-modules-nouveau-2.6.32-14-generic but it is not installable

2010-02-20 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: syslog http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39442430/partman -- Lucid (10.04) daily 20100220 linux-backports-modules-nouveau-lucid-generic: Depends: linux-backports-modules-nouveau-2.6.32-14-generic but it is not installable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/524811 You received

[Bug 524811] Re: Lucid (10.04) daily 20100220 linux-backports-modules-nouveau-lucid-generic: Depends: linux-backports-modules-nouveau-2.6.32-14-generic but it is not installable

2010-02-20 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: Sorry, THIS is syslog http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39442435/syslog -- Lucid (10.04) daily 20100220 linux-backports-modules-nouveau-lucid-generic: Depends: linux-backports-modules-nouveau-2.6.32-14-generic but it is not installable

[Bug 524811] Re: Lucid (10.04) daily 20100220 linux-backports-modules-nouveau-lucid-generic: Depends: linux-backports-modules-nouveau-2.6.32-14-generic but it is not installable

2010-02-20 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: hardware http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39442441/hardware-summary -- Lucid (10.04) daily 20100220 linux-backports-modules-nouveau-lucid-generic: Depends: linux-backports-modules-nouveau-2.6.32-14-generic but it is not installable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/524811

[Bug 524811] Re: Lucid (10.04) daily 20100220 linux-backports-modules-nouveau-lucid-generic: Depends: linux-backports-modules-nouveau-2.6.32-14-generic but it is not installable

2010-02-20 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: media info: Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx - Alpha amd64 (20100220) http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39442449/media-info -- Lucid (10.04) daily 20100220 linux-backports-modules-nouveau-lucid-generic: Depends: linux-backports-modules-nouveau-2.6.32-14-generic but it is not

[Bug 524811] Re: Lucid (10.04) daily 20100220 linux-backports-modules-nouveau-lucid-generic: Depends: linux-backports-modules-nouveau-2.6.32-14-generic but it is not installable

2010-02-20 Thread MichaelEvans
Confirmed also fails in a VM as well as when using a net-install from a USB drive. -- Lucid (10.04) daily 20100220 linux-backports-modules-nouveau-lucid-generic: Depends: linux-backports-modules-nouveau-2.6.32-14-generic but it is not installable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/524811 You

[Bug 525085] [NEW] Regression (from 9.10) LVM /boot MBR install /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: no mapping exists for `lin-boot' - Lucid (10.04) netinstall (20100220)

2010-02-20 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: grub-installer Feb 20 23:10:47 grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda' Feb 20 23:10:47 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install --no-floppy --force /dev/sda Feb 20 23:10:49 grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: no

[Bug 525085] Re: Regression (from 9.10) LVM /boot MBR install /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: no mapping exists for `lin-boot' - Lucid (10.04) netinstall (20100220)

2010-02-20 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: hardware http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39459532/hardware-summary -- Regression (from 9.10) LVM /boot MBR install /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: no mapping exists for `lin-boot' - Lucid (10.04) netinstall (20100220) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/525085 You received this

[Bug 525085] Re: Regression (from 9.10) LVM /boot MBR install /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: no mapping exists for `lin-boot' - Lucid (10.04) netinstall (20100220)

2010-02-20 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: partman http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39459548/partman -- Regression (from 9.10) LVM /boot MBR install /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: no mapping exists for `lin-boot' - Lucid (10.04) netinstall (20100220) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/525085 You received this bug

[Bug 525085] Re: Regression (from 9.10) LVM /boot MBR install /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: no mapping exists for `lin-boot' - Lucid (10.04) netinstall (20100220)

2010-02-20 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: syslog http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39459554/syslog -- Regression (from 9.10) LVM /boot MBR install /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: no mapping exists for `lin-boot' - Lucid (10.04) netinstall (20100220) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/525085 You received this bug

[Bug 524811] Re: Lucid (10.04) daily 20100220 linux-backports-modules-nouveau-lucid-generic: Depends: linux-backports-modules-nouveau-2.6.32-14-generic but it is not installable

2010-02-20 Thread MichaelEvans
Confirmed fixed when using net-install to download. Now I'm running in to other bugs... Thank you for the quick resolution. It seems like this is something an automated test should catch and hold production of the daily images over. -- Lucid (10.04) daily 20100220

[Bug 515246] Re: Intel 915GM/GMS/910GML: blank screen after booting 2.6.32

2010-02-20 Thread MichaelEvans
I think I might have the same issue on an Nvidia 8xxx based laptop; unfortunately I can't see anything past boot and am not sure if netconsole is built in to the kernel (which is how I debug things on kernels I compile for other distros). -- Intel 915GM/GMS/910GML: blank screen after booting

[Bug 456948] Re: [Wishlist] users-admin ease of use improvements (table based editing)

2009-10-21 Thread MichaelEvans
The problem with a normal table is you get a result like this: # | Really Long Description | Another big description | A third description | User 1 | User 2 | User 3 | I won't bother adding the spaces since the display will strip them out, but I think you can figure out how that grid wastes

[Bug 456082] Re: System administration task dialgues do not allow the account 'root' to authenticate even with a password

2009-10-20 Thread MichaelEvans
If that is the case then the root user should be added to the admin group by default. ** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = New -- System administration task dialgues do not allow the account 'root' to authenticate even with a password

[Bug 393854] Re: Update PAM policy to allow password-less logins set up via users-admin

2009-10-20 Thread MichaelEvans
Sorry, I was trying to clarify potential use cases, both for passwords with and passwords without sys-admin capabilities. Editing accounts is probably some other bug... all the usability issues that I see as related actually collections of different bugs. Each bug a small piece of grit fouling

[Bug 393854] Re: Update PAM policy to allow password-less logins set up via users-admin

2009-10-20 Thread MichaelEvans
Also, I just noticed when going to file the other wishlist bug... Why was my bug linked to GDM as a duplicate? I specifically chose the proper package and hadn't looked; this isn't related to mine at all! -- Update PAM policy to allow password-less logins set up via users-admin

[Bug 456948] [NEW] [Wishlist] users-admin ease of use improvements (table based editing)

2009-10-20 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools This is a wishlist priority item, please change that as I don't have that kind of access. I think it would be much easier to understand and control current account privileges if there were a tabular format. Across the top slanted (

[Bug 454256] Re: Unable to authenticate as user 'root' (I have added a password) OR as current user (account has no password due to end user preference)

2009-10-20 Thread MichaelEvans
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 393854 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/393854 While I agree that the correct policy would be to (after a clear warning) allow password-less accounts... 'Documentation' in this case should be a CLEAR error message triggered by this combination of events:

[Bug 456082] [NEW] System administration task dialgues do not allow the account 'root' to authenticate even with a password

2009-10-20 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools Tested on 9.10 beta and 9.04 as well. Steps to reproduce: #Set a root password. sudo passwd # Verify you can login at a local console. (ctrl+alt+f1) login... Logout/switch back to your X session. Attempt to launch a graphical

[Bug 393854] Re: Update PAM policy to allow password-less logins set up via users-admin

2009-10-20 Thread MichaelEvans
My use case is different. My parents are near retirement and just want a super-easy-to-use computer; that means security via physical access only. Accounts are merely a preference filing system to them. Password-less accounts in the admin group are a questionable thing; but if that's what the

[Bug 454256] Re: Unable to authenticate as user 'root' (I have added a password) OR as current user (account has no password due to end user preference)

2009-10-18 Thread MichaelEvans
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 393854 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/393854 The user logged in at the time was NOT root. As I described, I had created a root password (I like su better than sudo -s, and local root login is nicer for servicing a system than the potential alternative

[Bug 454256] Re: Unable to authenticate as user 'root' (I have added a password) OR as current user (account has no password due to end user preference)

2009-10-18 Thread MichaelEvans
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 393854 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/393854 I should clarify, this is an issue I encountered trying to unlock the privileged mode of system administration tasks. As an example, adding/modifying users/groups with the tool found in the system menu. It

[Bug 454256] Re: Unable to authenticate as user 'root' (I have added a password) OR as current user (account has no password due to end user preference)

2009-10-18 Thread MichaelEvans
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 393854 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/393854 Having this behavior isn't in it's self a bug. Not /documenting/ the behavior properly in dialogs related to system administration tools /is/ a bug. Additionally when root ==HAS A PASSWORD== it is a valid

[Bug 454256] Re: Unable to authenticate as user 'root' (I have added a password) OR as current user (account has no password due to end user preference)

2009-10-17 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33849674/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33849675/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33849676/ProcStatus.txt -- Unable to

[Bug 454256] [NEW] Unable to authenticate as user 'root' (I have added a password) OR as current user (account has no password due to end user preference)

2009-10-17 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools Unable to authenticate as user 'root' (I have added a password) OR as current user (account has no password due to end user preference). The end users in question want one click logins and to not remember passwords. They might be

[Bug 452796] Re: Ubiquity fails after the summary, dies while trying to show the partition editor

2009-10-16 Thread MichaelEvans
If you upgrade the version of webkit on the CD, or download today's daily-live CD (http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/), does the bug still happen? Thank you, I didn't know about -that- set of daily builds and the 2009-10-16 build has proceeded past the section where the 9.10-Beta-x86 CD

[Bug 453570] [NEW] Copies all accounts in to the single-initial account instead of copying accounts to -new- accounts of the same name.

2009-10-16 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: migration-assistant This is the actual real-world use case: While trying to pitch Linux (Mint) to older users (50/60s) as a replacement for an aging WinXP installation migration-assistant fails to copy and create the selected accounts from the Windows

[Bug 453570] Re: Copies all accounts in to the single-initial account instead of copying accounts to -new- accounts of the same name.

2009-10-16 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: Install Log from ubuntu 9.10 beta http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33804152/install-logs.tar.gz -- Copies all accounts in to the single-initial account instead of copying accounts to -new- accounts of the same name. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/453570 You received this

[Bug 453586] [NEW] Migration Assistant should be usable outside the installer

2009-10-16 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: migration-assistant Migration-assistant should allow the following: 0) Operation Before, During, and After install. 1) Create new accounts 2) As mentioned in some ubuntu task documents, allow for backup/archiving accounts to other media in the case of a

[Bug 453586] Re: Migration Assistant should be usable outside the installer

2009-10-16 Thread MichaelEvans
Please set importance to Wishlist (I don't seem to be able to make that change) -- Migration Assistant should be usable outside the installer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/453586 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 452796] Re: Ubiquity fails after the summary, dies while trying to show the partition editor

2009-10-15 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: partman.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33770448/partman.gz ** Attachment added: Casper.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33770449/Casper.gz ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33770450/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added:

[Bug 452796] Re: Ubiquity fails after the summary, dies while trying to show the partition editor

2009-10-15 Thread MichaelEvans
** Attachment added: syslog.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33770524/syslog.gz -- Ubiquity fails after the summary, dies while trying to show the partition editor https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/452796 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 452796] [NEW] Ubiquity fails after the summary, dies while trying to show the partition editor

2009-10-15 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity Ubuntu 9.10 Beta cd, ubituity as included and updated via apt-get update ; apt-get install ubiquity (to 2.0.0) apt-cache policy ubiquity ubiquity: Installed: 2.0.0 Candidate: 2.0.0 Version table: *** 2.0.0 0 500

[Bug 452796] Re: Ubiquity fails after the summary, dies while trying to show the partition editor

2009-10-15 Thread MichaelEvans
It would be very nice to attach multiple attachments in one post... or more than one with the first. ** Attachment added: ubiquity-debug.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33770607/ubiquity-debug.gz -- Ubiquity fails after the summary, dies while trying to show the partition editor

[Bug 91867] Re: [PATCH] allow resume from LUKS encrypted swap partition

2009-08-24 Thread MichaelEvans
I confirm that this patch works for me, though it does ask me to decrypt my root partition prior to resuming from swap (which is an un-necessary entry of a password, unless it's checking the disk for resume entries/info first; though it mounts / after it checks resume so I doubt that is the case).

[Bug 348519] Re: kgpg crashes when refreshing keys from the key server or retrieving keys

2009-08-22 Thread MichaelEvans
-Fully- updated xubuntu jaunty (9.04) install (amd64, 2gb ram, Turion64 (AMD dual core)). KGpg Version 2.1.0 Using KDE 4.2.2 (KDE 4.2.2) gpg (GnuPG) 1.4.9 While refreshing a selection of keys from the keyserver (after it updates the keyring successfully) Application: KGpg (kgpg), signal

[Bug 348519] Re: kgpg crashes when refreshing keys from the key server or retrieving keys

2009-08-09 Thread MichaelEvans
The upstream bug is unconfirmed, while I can confirm that it does affect me as well. Unfortunately it looks, from a glance, that upstream needs a debug symbols version of kgpg run to collect additional information, but ubuntu provides only stripped binaries. Are there packages containing split

[Bug 404357] [NEW] xmlto or docbook or docbook-dsssl or docbook-xml or docbook-xsl fails to import an xsl

2009-07-24 Thread MichaelEvans
Public bug reported: xmlto or docbook or docbook-dsssl or docbook-xml or docbook-xsl fails with xsl:import : unable to load http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/html/chunk.xsl dpkg -l *docbook* Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold |

[Bug 332270] Re: udev repeatedly generates change events for the same block device(s)

2009-02-24 Thread MichaelEvans
The Updates appear to work on my laptop Disk |-Swap |-Boot |-LVM |-lv-Crypto-Root |-lv-Crypto-Home |-lv-Crypto-Other -- udev repeatedly generates change events for the same block device(s) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/332270 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 278588] Re: konsole crashed with SIGSEGV in KWindowSystem::compositingActive()

2009-02-24 Thread MichaelEvans
I just got a crash that matched this bug description exactly. If it's reproducible I'll open another bug. -- konsole crashed with SIGSEGV in KWindowSystem::compositingActive() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/278588 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 329150] Re: [Feature Request] Add GUI option to enable ctrl-alt-backspace

2009-02-24 Thread MichaelEvans
This is a major problem. Ctrl+Alt+Backspace is a STANDARD DEFAULT key sequence. This is deliberately breaking a feature that long time users, support staff, and others expect to be there and work. Deviating from established conventions such as this should require at least two things. 1) A way

[Bug 332270] Re: udev repeatedly generates change events for the same block device(s)

2009-02-23 Thread MichaelEvans
If watch is the problem, what is it supposed to be doing anyway? -- udev repeatedly generates change events for the same block device(s) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/332270 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 329616] Re: Multiple instances of xfdesktop started simultaneously

2009-02-23 Thread MichaelEvans
Setting importance is a problem; only a restricted set of users may set it. I believe this bug may be effecting me as well. It seems to thrash the system for around 5 min, and then I'm left with a bazillion sleeping processes. 4635 root 20 0 845m 474m 39m R8 23.9 0:41.44 Xorg

[Bug 328377] Re: xfdesktop crashed with SIGSEGV in g_list_foreach()

2009-02-23 Thread MichaelEvans
It would be nice if there were a status that reflected the general sentiment of... 'Stale, possibly fixed with other updates' ** Changed in: xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu) Status: New = Incomplete -- xfdesktop crashed with SIGSEGV in g_list_foreach() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/328377 You

[Bug 332270] Re: udev repeatedly generates change events for the same block device(s)

2009-02-23 Thread MichaelEvans
TJ if that's the case then this is probably a flaw of the entire block IO system design. In my mind, the ideal solution would be to have an abstraction which eventually reduces to a list of raw devices and block-ranges of action per device. When a watch or event occurs it would only be within

[Bug 332270] Re: udev repeatedly generates change events for the same block device(s)

2009-02-23 Thread MichaelEvans
Yeah, Fishor if TJ is correct then what's happening is this. Udev adds watches on any of these devices which you have... disk/partition lvm crypto raid (any other device-mapper things) Only, unfortunately, two or more of those are the same real device. A race condition (which would probably be

[Bug 332270] Re: udev repeatedly generates change events for the same block device(s)

2009-02-23 Thread MichaelEvans
Another workaround -might- be possible within grub then. During menu-selection hit e to edit arrow over the kernel line e to edit the line add (after a space) to the end 'maxcpus=1' and it might boot. I'll see if I can test that. -- udev repeatedly generates change events for the same block

[Bug 332270] Re: udev repeatedly generates change events for the same block device(s)

2009-02-23 Thread MichaelEvans
Unfortunately that does not seem to work on my test setup. -- udev repeatedly generates change events for the same block device(s) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/332270 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 332270] Re: udev repeatedly generates change events for the same block device(s)

2009-02-23 Thread MichaelEvans
Scott, you have a strongly supported hypothesis, a problem domain of LVM and -any- of the other watch rulesets. Looking over every comment in this bug and everyone that mentions system setup also seems to be running LVM in one way or another. The topic in #ubuntu+1 should be updated to help

[Bug 325690] Re: udev has wrong name for devmapper devices, cryptsetup initramfs hook fails

2009-02-23 Thread MichaelEvans
Interesting, I followed a different guide when setting up my lvm+cryptsetup system and I have not had an issue with initrds not containing cryptsetup, -except- once when I used -u instead of -c to run update-initramfs. http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-encrypted-partitions-over-lvm-with-luks-

[Bug 332270] Re: [jaunty] doesn't boot anymore after udev upgrade

2009-02-22 Thread MichaelEvans
My setup: Dual core X2, 2gb ram, sata hard disk (sdaX), etc. A windows vista partition (came with laptop -rarely- used... 'when I have to') A normal boot partition An LVM partition crypttab rootvolume /dev/ubuntu/encryptedroot none luks,retry=1 homevolume /dev/ubuntu/encryptedhome none

[Bug 332270] Re: [jaunty] doesn't boot anymore after udev upgrade

2009-02-22 Thread MichaelEvans
jh, can you get in or chroot and run: sudo dpkg -l udev You should see this: ii udev 138-2~tj~ppa2j rule-based device node and kernel event manager If you do, please run this: (I use -c since -u has broken the cryptsetup

[Bug 332270] Re: [jaunty] doesn't boot anymore after udev upgrade

2009-02-22 Thread MichaelEvans
Interesting, I don't remember if I tried commenting it out with the first spin of the PPA package or the 138-1 version of the package. Does installing the PPA version of the package fix it? -- [jaunty] doesn't boot anymore after udev upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/332270 You received

[Bug 332270] Re: [jaunty] doesn't boot anymore after udev upgrade

2009-02-22 Thread MichaelEvans
If you've -only- commented it out like in my prior post: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udev/+bug/332270/comments/16 You -ALSO- need to update the initrd. The stale initrd will still have the bad rulesets in it. sudo update-initramfs -c -k all gunzip -dc

[Bug 332270] Re: [jaunty] doesn't boot anymore after udev upgrade

2009-02-22 Thread MichaelEvans
Downgraded to 138-1 Copied auto-gen initrd to a temporary one and setup a grub line to boot that. Edited /lib/udev/rules.d/60-persistent-storage.rules to remove the 'watch' lines. regenerated initrds (which then become the defaults). Results: ppa-2 == Boots (already inside it before I started

[Bug 332270] Re: [jaunty] doesn't boot anymore after udev upgrade

2009-02-22 Thread MichaelEvans
Is anyone that does -not- use LVM or RAID or other device-mapper items effected? (I believe the effect for this is that the device-mapper devices have different names/patterns that are user selectable, and that other devices are black-listed from the watch some other way, instead of white-listing

[Bug 332270] Re: [jaunty] doesn't boot anymore after udev upgrade

2009-02-22 Thread MichaelEvans
Here are some probable blacklist lines. # skip rules for inappropriate block devices KERNEL==ram*|fd*|nbd*|gnbd*|dm-*|md*|btibm*, GOTO=persistent_storage_end # never access non-cdrom removable ide devices, the drivers are causing event loops on open() KERNEL==hd*[!0-9], ATTR{removable}==1,

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