[Bug 1697784] Re: RTL wifi module drops connection
Have tested. Problem exists in 4.12-rc5 (today's build). Problem existed in mainline kernel before 4.10.0-22, but one could build the rtkwifi-new package agianst it using nonfree drivers as a workaround - that doesn't build properly against -22. Hvae rolled back to 4.10.0-21 and it seems to work. In 4.12-rc5 daily the problem is slightly different - rather than completely ending the latency grows and grows over a period of time before the connection dies. It may be worse under network load - "seems" so but have not rigorously tested (and does not only occur under load) ** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1697784 Title: RTL wifi module drops connection To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1697784/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1697784] [NEW] RTL wifi module drops connection
Public bug reported: have to manually rmmod and modprobe rtl8821ae no messages in dmesg or any logile I can find Even when connected system drops ~1% of packets. Usable but not ideal in 4.10.0-21 I could use https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new which significantly reduced errors (from once in 5 minutes to once in 5 hours, more or less), but on 4.10.0-22 when trying to add the module to the kernel dmesg reports Jun 13 21:45:31 unacceptableBehaviour kernel: [ 262.904550] rtl8821ae: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel. Jun 13 21:45:31 unacceptableBehaviour kernel: [ 262.904741] rtl8821ae: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel Jun 13 21:45:31 unacceptableBehaviour kernel: [ 262.904838] rtl8821ae: Unknown symbol rtl_get_tx_report (err 0) Jun 13 21:45:31 unacceptableBehaviour kernel: [ 262.904886] rtl8821ae: Unknown symbol rtl_c2hcmd_enqueue (err 0) Jun 13 21:45:31 unacceptableBehaviour kernel: [ 262.904943] rtl8821ae: Unknown symbol rtl_tx_report_handler (err 0) Jun 13 21:46:06 unacceptableBehaviour kernel: [ 297.488867] rtl8821ae: Unknown symbol rtl_get_tx_report (err 0) Jun 13 21:46:06 unacceptableBehaviour kernel: [ 297.43] rtl8821ae: Unknown symbol rtl_c2hcmd_enqueue (err 0) Jun 13 21:46:06 unacceptableBehaviour kernel: [ 297.488902] rtl8821ae: Unknown symbol rtl_tx_report_handler (err 0) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: linux-image-extra-4.10.0-22-generic 4.10.0-22.24 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-22.24-generic 4.10.15 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: glen 1320 F pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p: glen 1320 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: glen 1320 F pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon Date: Tue Jun 13 22:48:56 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-05 (8 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. VC62B ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-22-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=2fa9aa4c-411f-4c74-8f07-fb05a977131b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.10.0-22-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.10.0-22-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.164.1 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 03/23/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0405 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: VC62B dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0405:bd03/23/2015:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnVC62B:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnVC62B:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: VC62B dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug zesty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1697784 Title: RTL wifi module drops connection To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1697784/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1521005] [NEW] Something crashes at the end of install
Public bug reported: On rebooting, no net, sound modules loaded, and the system is in an inconsistent state. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: ubiquity 2.21.37 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Sun Nov 29 22:15:13 2015 InstallCmdLine: initrd=/casper/initrd.lz file=/cdrom/preseed/kubuntu.seed boot=casper maybe-ubiquity quiet splash --- BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug kubuntu ubiquity-2.21.37 wily -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1521005 Title: Something crashes at the end of install To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1521005/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1521005] Re: Something crashes at the end of install
Tried updating the installer before installing - no change. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1521005 Title: Something crashes at the end of install To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1521005/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1380983] [NEW] package roundcube-core 0.9.5-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Public bug reported: Upgrading roundcube failed trying to drop a table that does not exist. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: roundcube-core 0.9.5-4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-69.103-generic 3.2.62 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-69-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Oct 14 02:37:40 2014 DuplicateSignature: package:roundcube-core:0.9.5-4:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-12 (396 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.1 LTS Precise Pangolin - Release amd64 (20120817.3) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: roundcube Title: package roundcube-core 0.9.5-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-10-14 (0 days ago) mtime.conffile..etc.roundcube.apache.conf: 2014-02-25T23:29:54.070361 ** Affects: roundcube (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package dist-upgrade trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1380983 Title: package roundcube-core 0.9.5-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/roundcube/+bug/1380983/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1380983] Re: package roundcube-core 0.9.5-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
An error occurred while upgrading the database: │ │ mysql said: ERROR 1091 (42000) at line 3: Can't DROP 'cache_id'; check │ that column/key exists │ │ Fortunately, /var/cache/dbconfig-common/backups/roundcube_0.7.1-2.mysql │ holds a backup of the database, made just before the upgrade. │ │ If at this point you choose retry, you will be prompted with all the │ configuration questions once more and another attempt will be made at │ performing the operation. retry (skip questions) will immediately │ attempt the operation again, skipping all questions. If you choose │ abort, the operation will fail and you will need to downgrade, │ reinstall, reconfigure this package, or otherwise manually intervene to │ This is on do-release-upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1380983 Title: package roundcube-core 0.9.5-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/roundcube/+bug/1380983/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1328345] Re: iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: fail to flush all tx fifo queues Q 2
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1328345 Title: iwlwifi :01:00.0: fail to flush all tx fifo queues Q 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1328345/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1166514] Re: firefox --version → GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion `sys_page_size == 0' failed
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1160569 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1160569 Confirmed in Firefox 23. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1166514 Title: firefox --version → GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion `sys_page_size == 0' failed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1166514/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1160569] Re: [regression] GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion `sys_page_size == 0' failed
Confirmed in Firefox 23, printing fails with (firefox:13668): Gtk- WARNING **: Unknown paper size A4 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1160569 Title: [regression] GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion `sys_page_size == 0' failed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/1160569/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1028446] Re: 8086:4236 Wireless / iwlwifi / Intel Corporation Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300 intermittent disconnection - under load?
** Tags removed: needs-upstream-testing ** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1028446 Title: 8086:4236 Wireless / iwlwifi / Intel Corporation Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300 intermittent disconnection - under load? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1028446/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1028446] [NEW] Wireless / iwlwifi / Intel Corporation Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300 intermittent disconnection - under load?
Public bug reported: I've been wondering about this for a while now, so I think this is an ongoing issue - it's just gotten worse after this reboot (to 3.2.0-27): lspci -vv output: 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300 Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 1011 Physical Slot: 1 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast TAbort- TAbort- MAbort- SERR- PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 47 Region 0: Memory at f250 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K] Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3 Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ Address: fee0300c Data: 4122 Capabilities: [e0] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00 DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s 512ns, L1 unlimited ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset+ DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported- RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+ FLReset- MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend- LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 128ns, L1 32us ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+ ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- UESvrt: DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+ CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+ AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap- CGenEn- ChkCap- ChkEn- Capabilities: [140 v1] Device Serial Number 00-16-ea-ff-ff-b3-78-32 Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi Kernel modules: iwlwifi iwconfig output: wlan0 IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:CampusGuest Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:1A:1E:7E:8E:C1 Bit Rate=5.5 Mb/s Tx-Power=3 dBm Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=69/70 Signal level=-41 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:11555 Invalid misc:3060 Missed beacon:0 (FWIW, CampusGuest is an open network) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-27-generic 3.2.0-27.43 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. AplayDevices: List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: glen 2190 F pulseaudio CRDA: country GB: (2402 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20) (5170 - 5250 @ 40), (N/A, 20) (5250 - 5330 @ 40), (N/A, 20), DFS (5490 - 5710 @ 40), (N/A, 27), DFS Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf262 irq 48' Mixer name : 'Conexant CX20561 (Hermosa)' Components : 'HDA:14f15051,17aa20ff,0010' Controls : 21 Simple ctrls : 13 Card29.Amixer.info: Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw 7XHT24WW-1.06' Mixer name : 'ThinkPad EC 7XHT24WW-1.06' Components : '' Controls : 1 Simple ctrls : 1 Card29.Amixer.values: Simple mixer control 'Console',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Date: Tue Jul 24 14:09:24 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=dba363a9-992e-4587-9ee2-adacf87f7884 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu
[Bug 1028446] Re: Wireless / iwlwifi / Intel Corporation Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300 intermittent disconnection - under load?
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[Bug 1028446] Re: Wireless / iwlwifi / Intel Corporation Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300 intermittent disconnection - under load?
Still happens in 3.4.0-030400-generic #201205210521 SMP - may be worse. Very bad at start-up - seems to take a few tries to start, then eventually connects (then eventually disconnects) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1028446 Title: Wireless / iwlwifi / Intel Corporation Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300 intermittent disconnection - under load? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1028446/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1028446] Re: Wireless / iwlwifi / Intel Corporation Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300 intermittent disconnection - under load?
Right, seems to be worse under Skype. Also, this: Why is it trying to authenticate/being denied authentication? (this is an open network) Jul 24 17:05:08 calvino wpa_supplicant[1135]: Trying to authenticate with d8:c7:c8:b8:0d:e0 (SSID='CampusGuest' freq=2437 MHz) Jul 24 17:05:08 calvino kernel: [ 102.604295] wlan0: authenticate with d8:c7:c8:b8:0d:e0 Jul 24 17:05:08 calvino kernel: [ 102.634457] wlan0: send auth to d8:c7:c8:b8:0d:e0 (try 1/3) Jul 24 17:05:08 calvino kernel: [ 102.643719] wlan0: d8:c7:c8:b8:0d:e0 denied authentication (status 17) Jul 24 17:05:13 calvino kernel: [ 107.649109] iwlwifi :03:00.0: ACTIVATE a non DRIVER active station id 0 addr d8:c7:c8:b8:0d:e0 Jul 24 17:05:58 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: warn Activation (wlan0/wireless): association took too long, failing activation. Jul 24 17:05:58 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info (wlan0): device state change: config - failed (reason 'supplicant-timeout') [50 120 11] Jul 24 17:05:58 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: warn Activation (wlan0) failed for access point (CampusGuest) Jul 24 17:05:58 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: warn Activation (wlan0) failed. Jul 24 17:05:58 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info (wlan0): device state change: failed - disconnected (reason 'none') [120 30 0] Jul 24 17:05:58 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info (wlan0): deactivating device (reason 'none') [0] Jul 24 17:05:58 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info (wlan0): supplicant interface state: authenticating - disconnected Jul 24 17:05:58 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: warn Couldn't disconnect supplicant interface: This interface is not connected. Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info Auto-activating connection 'Auto CampusGuest'. Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info Activation (wlan0) starting connection 'Auto CampusGuest' Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info (wlan0): device state change: disconnected - prepare (reason 'none') [30 40 0] Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info (wlan0): device state change: prepare - config (reason 'none') [40 50 0] Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info Activation (wlan0/wireless): connection 'Auto CampusGuest' requires no security. No secrets needed. Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info Config: added 'ssid' value 'CampusGuest' Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1' Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'NONE' Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info Config: set interface ap_scan to 1 Jul 24 17:06:01 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected - scanning Jul 24 17:06:03 calvino wpa_supplicant[1135]: Trying to authenticate with d8:c7:c8:b8:0d:e0 (SSID='CampusGuest' freq=2437 MHz) Jul 24 17:06:03 calvino kernel: [ 158.354300] wlan0: authenticate with d8:c7:c8:b8:0d:e0 Jul 24 17:06:03 calvino kernel: [ 158.357047] wlan0: send auth to d8:c7:c8:b8:0d:e0 (try 1/3) Jul 24 17:06:04 calvino NetworkManager[1088]: info (wlan0): supplicant interface state: scanning - authenticating Jul 24 17:06:04 calvino kernel: [ 158.560055] wlan0: send auth to d8:c7:c8:b8:0d:e0 (try 2/3) Jul 24 17:06:04 calvino kernel: [ 158.568104] wlan0: d8:c7:c8:b8:0d:e0 denied authentication (status 17) Jul 24 17:06:09 calvino kernel: [ 163.574605] iwlwifi :03:00.0: ACTIVATE a non DRIVER active station id 0 addr d8:c7:c8:b8:0d:e0 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1028446 Title: Wireless / iwlwifi / Intel Corporation Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300 intermittent disconnection - under load? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1028446/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1000172] Re: Network printer install fails, causes printer problems
Appears to be resolved after a few test prints. Don't want to kill trees or anything, but... Thanks eversomuch for a quick fix! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1000172 Title: Network printer install fails, causes printer problems To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1000172/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1000172] [NEW] Network printer install fails, causes printer problems
Public bug reported: Using the system add printer tool makes an unusable network printer (Xerox Phaser 88650 DN) We get the error message Printer does not support IPP/2.0, trying IPP/1.1. The printer goes into a loop of rebooting when this happens. Workaround: set up the printer using Appsocket/Jetdirect via IP in the CUPS interface. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: cups 1.5.2-9ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed May 16 11:52:18 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx - Release amd64 (20100429) Lpstat: device for PDF: cups-pdf:/ device for YF-VPS1-XeroxPhaser8650: socket://192.168.60.50 MachineType: LENOVO 7459A84 Papersize: a4 PpdFiles: YF-VPS1-XeroxPhaser8650: Xerox Phaser 8560 Foomatic/Postscript (recommended) PDF: Generic CUPS-PDF Printer ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=UUID=c03bec8e-3cd1-41b9-b2c9-b6a768c9c818 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: cups UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-15 (0 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 12/02/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 6DET67WW (3.17 ) dmi.board.name: 7459A84 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6DET67WW(3.17):bd12/02/2010:svnLENOVO:pn7459A84:pvrThinkPadX200:rvnLENOVO:rn7459A84:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 7459A84 dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X200 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO ** Affects: cups (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1000172 Title: Network printer install fails, causes printer problems To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1000172/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1000172] Re: Network printer install fails, causes printer problems
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[Bug 1000172] Re: Network printer install fails, causes printer problems
Adding comment: The workaround only sort of works. I can use a ljet4d (PCL5) PPD which fails with fonts and fails with images and fails with colour but at least prints. Other drivers give: ERROR: undefined OFFENDING COMMAND ~stack: ~MARK~MARK~MARK partway through printing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1000172 Title: Network printer install fails, causes printer problems To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1000172/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1000198] [NEW] Libreoffice ignores libpaper1 setting (a4) and defaults, over and over again, to US Letter
Public bug reported: My location is set to London, EN-GB, libpaper1 setting and /etc/papersize set to A4, but Writer defaults to Letter. What's really odd is that if I open, say, 2 documents to print (cv and covering letter, say) and manually change one, then the 2nd document doesn't need changing. But then when I close those and open the next 2, they need changing again. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libreoffice-writer 1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/doc/libreoffice-writer/copyright] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed May 16 13:26:08 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx - Release amd64 (20100429) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-15 (0 days ago) ** Affects: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1000198 Title: Libreoffice ignores libpaper1 setting (a4) and defaults, over and over again, to US Letter To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1000198/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1000198] Re: Libreoffice ignores libpaper1 setting (a4) and defaults, over and over again, to US Letter
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1000198 Title: Libreoffice ignores libpaper1 setting (a4) and defaults, over and over again, to US Letter To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1000198/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1000335] [NEW] No English thesaurus on libreoffice other than en-us
Public bug reported: This was fixed. You could even make a meta package, but there's currently no way to make an en-gb (or en-anything-but-us) dictionary or thesaurus that we can tell. Which means that despite having a thesaurus package installed, I can't use it. Regressed bug from switching to libreoffice from OOo. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libreoffice-writer 1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/doc/libreoffice-writer/copyright] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed May 16 17:34:28 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx - Release amd64 (20100429) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-15 (1 days ago) ** Affects: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1000335 Title: No English thesaurus on libreoffice other than en-us To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1000335/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1000335] Re: No English thesaurus on libreoffice other than en-us
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1000335 Title: No English thesaurus on libreoffice other than en-us To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1000335/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preferred online storage solution?
Dropbox. It just works. It's cross-platform. They've ironed out most of the bugs. On 16/02/2011 11:36, Dave Hanson wrote: I sure you can tell from the subject where this is going :) I'm particularly keen to find out what everyones preferred online storage solution is and why, I ask because I am struggling to find one suitable for Ubuntu, here's what I have tried; - Ubuntu One (obviously) The main issue with this for me is that it seems to be ALWAYS doing something in the background even if there is nothing to sync, and when it does do the syncing it's so slw. I'm not moving huge files around but some are a good few MB in size and a the cluttered directory structure I use accompanied with the large amount of small files just don't seem to be suited as it can take an absolute age for the browser based version of Ubuntu One to correspond to what my local folder contains once I have moved something around or added to the folder. - Spider Oak It seemed ideal at first as I study at University, Spider Oak boasts that it will automatically backup my files each time I save and keep a copy for me at no cost to my storage limit, excellent? Not quite, the backup of the files is true but the use of space is not, and I have already run out of my allowance. You can download the files from their site, but you cannot then upload!? - odd. (well, it seems odd to me anyway?) The uploads/syncing also seems to be a lot quicker than One. - Sky Drive/Live Mesh (I know it's a bit taboo talking about MS here, apologies in advance) The best I have tried in my opinion, fast syncing uploads, didn't seem to be doing a huge about in the background wasting resources and the Sky Drive also comes with 25GB of online storage, The drive can also be mounted to windows so it seems like a standard drive. shame it can't be ran on Ubuntu as I have recently made the permanent 'switch' and abandoned Windows all together. So that concludes my (very) shortlist and my experiences, And as I say I'm particularly keen to find out what everyones preferred online storage solution is and why. Thanks Everybody. -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba | t: @gmehn UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] buying a laptop?
I've had great luck in general with IBM (I guess now Lenovo) thinkpads. They're a bit spendier but. Also have a 3 button mouse. Pretty much everything just works, though I have looked typically to make sure I'm getting the right wifi card, etc. thinkwiki has loads of useful info for anything that doesn't work, but aside from the middle-button-scrolling thing, I've not had to do anything since about 8.04. There have been times when linux has been available, though I think a hidden option. You can often find them online without OS (i.e., if it's an off-lease model or somesuch). -g On 19/01/2011 02:33, Paula wrote: I have a Novatech laptop, two years old, older model. Ubuntu went on no probs and never had any issues re ubuntu - overall its battery catch has broken which is annoying as the battery is prone to drop out. The piano black cases are a tad flimsy and the keyboard's a bit springy. The laptop inside is great though. I asked Novatech before I bought it if it would work with Ubuntu and they got tetchy - they don't test them and it's at your own risk. I googled, couldn't see any probs and there were none. If you want it tested, it's back to LE. Paula - Original message - On 18/01/11 21:32, George Tripp wrote: Just wondered are there any novatechi3 (http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/laptop/range/novatechi3.html) users out there who can comment on Ubuntu compatibility? I haven't used one of these machines, but as with most Core i3/i5 systems at the moment, I suspect that you will probably run into this little bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/614238 if you want to use the VGA port. This bug seems to affect any Linux (not just Ubuntu) on any Core i3/5 system that is using the integrated GPU. But it does seem as though there may be fix in the wings... With my Samsung Core i3 lappy, the HDMI port does work OK however (and can be adapted to DVI with a cheapish cable) so it isn't the end of the world. You could always ask Novatech beforehand - they might even offer to take it back if fails to work to your satisfaction, or, if you happen to be near one of their showrooms, you could ask to take along a USB stick and test it before buying? I see no harm in asking at least... Cheers Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Special bugs, and Live CDs. Help with this Bug please?
On 12/11/10 09:57, Liam Proven wrote: Yes, but *what* particular sequence? Nobody has yet spelled it out, AFAICS. I'd like to know so I can avoid it! It's listed in the bug in the original post. -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Book costs (was Re: e-books without Adobe Digital Editions)
On 10/11/10 10:20, richard wrote: I know nothing about publishing but if you look at the banks, an online account is usualy a better deal because the costs are lower. There will always be sales for paper books, because sometimes it is nicer to hold a nicely made book in your hands, but when there are enough kindles etc out there e books will be a market on their own, selling at a discount. That is just my prediction, and what do I know? The other aspect that occured to me was that the distribution of books is in fewer hands every year, with a small number of shops choosing the titles that they think will make them the most money. If you are an e book only seller you have a usp right there. Probably the biggest thing is the economies of scale involved. Digital margins are tiny. Print and distribution is dirt cheap at volume (think: people have been doing it for several hundred years and figuring out how to make it cheaper). The bank analogy doesn't exactly make sense as banks are replacing something expensive for them (employees, time, and physical space) with something very scalable and well-understood (web apps). Books switching to ebook is replacing something well-understood and dirt cheap (printing/distribution) with something not so well understood (three major competing formats, a dizzying array of DRM options or not, personal fears in a declining industry, no standard) A big thing is that digital distribution requires re-editing and re-layout to make the book readable on a variety of ereaders. There aren't that many people who know how to do that, therefore supply is restricted, and price goes up (fundamental microeconomics). Furthermore, there's not as high demand, so it appears to be a bit of a boutique item, therefore price goes up. Then there's DRM costs. They do have to license these things. There's all the support staff around dealing with amazon/sony/adobe/etc. The difference between DRM for books and for ebooks, of course, is that you can loan one book out to your mate, but one person (in theory) could make 1mm copies of a book and really put a potential dent in sales. There's probably some sort of middle way that'll eventually happen. The price will come down at some point. Personally, I think (hope!) we'll end up in a world where content publishers will charge either micropayments for the service or a flat monthly charge for, say, groups of newsmagazines/books/whatever, and you'll consume as fast as you read. Right now, the consumer (you and I) are getting the worst end of the stick. I've resorted to the library for most things, which isn't good for the publisher or the retailer. Further pretty good discussions here: http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/06/24/ebook-costs-and-pricing-part-i-the-costs/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/06/28/ebook-costs-and-pricing-part-ii-the-pricing/ http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/08/pr_burningquestion_ebooks/ -g -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[Bug 670535] Re: Update manager's authentication request needs fixing
I get the same behaviour. 10.10 upgraded from 10.04 It isn't only with update-manager, but with most system-level things. The authentication box opens, I enter my password, then it demands authentication again with no password dialogue. Closing the box allows the upgrade to proceed. -- Update manager's authentication request needs fixing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/670535 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 https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 594571] Re: my screensaver asks password twice
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 556255 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/556255 Ditto. Recently did several rounds of updates (not sure which), but in the October timeframe. Happens on one, but not a 2nd, 64-bit 10.04 machine, and doesn't appear to happen on 10.10 (though it could turn up). Problem occurred after reboot. There were 2 gnome-screensaver processes running, but I couldn't disable one in the startup options. -- my screensaver asks password twice https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/594571 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 https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 556255] Re: unlock screen -dialog comes up twice
Same behaviour confirmed (With multiple gnome-screensaver processes running). Manually killing extra processes makes it somewhat OK. Strangely, this only occurs on one (10.04) of my 3 machines (2 of which are 10.04 and one of which is 10.10). All identical-ish in terms of packages. -- unlock screen -dialog comes up twice https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/556255 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 https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Clever tricks using vsftpd virtual users to have seperate permissisons
I've not set up an ftpd in some years, but you might look at pure-ftpd I believe that it allows you to map users to /etc/passwd entries (even if those entries have no login permissions) as well as specifying a different ftproot for different users. It was also at the time one of the more secure ftpds. Your mileage may vary. Best, Glen On 04/11/10 15:20, Matt Darcy wrote: Hi Ubuntu uk, This is tricky subject to summerize. I'm pretty confident there isn't a solution to do what I want, but I need a sounding board, so your it. I'm looking at using vsftpd as an open ftp daemon, utilising the virtual user functionality so I don't have to use genuine /etc/passwd or shell based accounts. The issue I've got is that I need multiple users (no problem so far) to then have different read/write access to different directories under the ftp root. The virtual users have no awareness or interaction with the Unix file system permissions, nor do they respect them as they work through the ftpd process owning account. I'm looking at clever ways to do this such as a permissions schema linking into mysql, but it's starting to get a bit over the top. I'm confident this isn't possible but thought I'd throw it out to the list to see if any of you have come up with clever solutions. Thanks, Matt -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server won't start without screen
On 27/10/10 12:24, Paul Willis wrote: As far as what happened at the point where the Mac Mini was on but not visible on the network I'm not sure what stage it was at. As I mentioned this is in a remote office so I'm troubleshooting it via email and phone with a non technical person but I'll check if they actually plugged the screen in at that point and what they saw if they did. I'm new to Ubuntu on a Mac that isn't running in VMWare to be honest. I'm not sure if I'm using Bootcamp. We booted from an Ubuntu CD we had downloaded and chose the option to overwrite the whole disk. I don't believe there is any Apple software on the disk but I must admit I'm not really sure how the installer does it. Paul, I think you need this. http://refit.sourceforge.net/ Which is an alternative bootloader. Best of luck, Glen -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[Bug 551977] Re: Evince replaces bullet by infinity symbol
Confirmed in Lucid 64-bit, using OOO 3.2's export to pdf function. Rather annoying, but good to know it's in Evince and not my CVs that I'm sending out to prospective hires! -- Evince replaces bullet by infinity symbol https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551977 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 https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server won't start without screen
Do you get to see what happens when the screen is plugged in? i.e,. is it stuck before grub or after? I kind of assume you aren't running X on the server (stock ubuntu server, right?) I know of a hosting company who uses mac minis (though I can't think of who they are at the moment... grumble...) as a server that sits between dedicated machines and virtual servers. Obviously only good for low-intensity i/o tasks. You might try to find them to see if there's something mac-specific that's going on. I would easily put £20 on it being a mac thing that has to be disabled in the mac prom, but I've no idea how to do that (I don't think that apple opens up their firmwares to outside people) Aha! Here's the company. The short version suggests not using boot camp (I'm not sure what else you might use) http://www.mythic-beasts.com/support/macminicolo_howto.html On 26/10/10 21:57, Simon Greenwood wrote: On 26 October 2010 21:09, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk mailto:r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: On 26/10/10 20:50, Paul Willis wrote: Hi I set up Ubuntu 10.04 LTS server on a Mac Mini and shipped it off to our other office (too far for me to go and troubleshoot) where they plugged in a screen configured the network settings in the cli and then unplugged the screen. Everything worked fine until at some point a few weeks later the machine was switched off and when turned on again it wouldn't boot up properly (well it wouldn't appear on the network) until a screen was plugged in at which point it booted fine and appeared on the network without any problem. Unfortunately I'm not sure how the unit came to have the power disconnected it is plugged into a UPS all I know is that it was turned off when staff came in in the morning. This same scenario occurred a second time a week or so later and once again a screen was required for the server to be fully operational. When it starts up with a screen I'm told there i I've run a couple of headless servers and never had this issue, it just carries on. That's not to say there maybe a setting where the Mac expects a monitor to be connected. I've seen something along these lines on some PCs although it tends to be more a keyboard or mouse not plugged in rather than a screen not plugged in. Does it boot when the screen is plugged in but turned off? Also, could it be that some cleaner is unplugging the UPS or something thinks that the machine should be turned off to save electricity thinking they're being helpful? If you solve it or not I'd suggest maybe putting something on the plug or a note over the socket saying that the kit has to be kept plugged in and turned on. I've seen some things that you can get which fit round the plug and cover the power switch (although I don't know where you can get them from, maybe Maplins, CPC etc or even an office supplies company maybe?). By the way, I did a quick google search, looks like someone else is having a similar issue with a Mac Mini but with XP... http://forums.macnn.com/104/alternative-operating-systems/296206/headless-mac-mini-server-using-bootcamp/ Might give you more to go on. You could try disabling the DVI port in the Ubuntu config. Xorg does test on boot whether a screen is installed or not, so you might need to set the DVI port to be ignored. This article gives a clue: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=992602 but not much detail. s/ -- My CV: http://bit.ly/sfgreenwood_cv Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/simonfgreenwood Twitter: @sfgreenwood -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] apache not correctly running php scripts
did you do a2enmod to enable your php module? On 22/10/10 21:35, Jacob Mansfield wrote: still nothing I'm afraid Jacob Mansfield Programmer On 20 October 2010 23:42, Marc Deslauriers marcdeslauri...@videotron.ca mailto:marcdeslauri...@videotron.ca wrote: On Wed, 2010-10-20 at 22:29 +0100, Jacob Mansfield wrote: I am trying to install squirrelmail onto my new mail server, however it appears that Apache is not running the server-side php scripts as when I try to open the squirrelmail page FireFox reports that the file will be downloaded as it's mime type is application/x-httpd-suphp if i open the downloaded file I can see that none of the php has been phrased is is clearly visible, which it should not be. I'd like some help on this one as I'm a web developer not a mail server admin I've seen this happen before if php was installed after, or at the same time as Apache. You need to restart the apache server for it to start serving php pages. Once you visit it with firefox once, it's now in firefox's cache, so it will always offer you to download that page from now on, even if you restarted your apache server. You might need to completely clear out firefox's cache, or try from a different computer. Marc. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-us...@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-us...@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] What accounting software to recommend
There's not a whole lot in the linux world which equates to quickbooks or sage, unfortunately. It's a massive hole. OpenERP is a solid but massive bit of software which is likely to be overkill. I've had complaints from clients that it's really user-unfriendly (and these were accountants, mindyou) I know of some people who have had good luck with Turbocash (though the developers are a bit odd, and I think the UK chart of accounts is fairly limited...). There's also Postbooks, which apparently *looks* the easiest and cleanest to me, but I've as yet not had a chance to try it out properly. There's a wikipedia page on comparison of accounting systems which may help you out. I would personally be interested to hear what your mate's reaction to the software is, once he has one. -g On 22/10/10 13:49, Will Bickerstaff wrote: For single user, very small businesses try GnuCash: http://www.gnucash.org/ For larger organisations I'd go with something like OpenERP: http://www.openerp.com/ Al Thanks Alan, I'll have a look at these two and find out which Sage he's using, I'll probably give him both and let him decide which best suits his requirements. I don't think scalability is a high priority so am hoping to find something that he will be most comfortable with when making the transition. Something that behaves similarly would be ideal, think transition from MSO to OOO, not AutoCAD - QCAD (Which I've found nearly impossible) though I've just found http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/09/free-autocad-clone-draftsight-coming-to-linux/ which looks interesting. Like I say, I'm not an accounting type, so will give him a few to try so as he can make up his own mind. I don't want to give him too much choice and up confusing the guy or give him something that is so alien, that he simply doesn't bother trying to learn it. A quick search has given me some hint that it may be possible to get his sage stuff in to either of these apps so thanks again. -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrade woes
Hi Barry, You're not by any fortunate chance in London, are you? Can you give us an idea of your filesystem layout? i.e.: /dev/sda1 is /boot /dev/sda2 is /home /dev/sda3 is / or whatever? I am willing to bet you're not getting all the filesystems mounted properly/in their proper place. For instance, in the example above, you'd have: boot to your live CD Open a terminal window Type 'sudo -s' #this should give you a root prompt mkdir /mounts/oldroot mount /dev/sda3 /mounts/oldroot mount /dev/sda2 /mounts/oldroot/home mount /dev/sda1 /mounts/oldroot/boot chroot /mounts/oldroot # you should now have a root prompt that may look a little different # maybe here just try running update-grub2 # then grub-install /dev/sda #assuming your ubuntu install is on /dev/sda # and tell us what the output is. I am assuming here that you have only one OS on this disk and aren't doing anything funky. Cheers, Glen On 18/10/10 07:27, Barry Titterton wrote: On Sun, 2010-10-17 at 20:48 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: On 17/10/10 17:34, Barry Titterton wrote: I finally found the time to try and fix this machine but I could not get this to work when running from a LTS live CD: when running dpkg virtually every line in the terminal had permission denied, then the process gave up with the message too many errors. Can you please give me exact, Linux for Idiots instructions for every step of the operation as I am obviously not doing something right. I'm guessing you need to run the command as root, so put sudo in front of each of the commands. Rob I tried this and it had no effect, same errors. Should I be mounting the hard disk in a particular way or with specific modifiers? Barry -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrade woes
Please please please file against update-manager. Rob: you can try this: Boot from usb stick or live cd Mount your filesystems in their correct places, so that your old / is at /mounts/oldroot Open a terminal Type 'chroot /mounts/oldroot' Run 'dpkg --configure -a' Run 'grub-install' (shouldn't be necessary, but can't hurt) Exit the chroot Unmount Reboot without the cd Best of luck! Glen Mehn e: glen.m...@oba.co.uk t: @gmehn skype: glenmehn -Original Message- From: ian pettitt ian.pett...@bbsrc.ac.uk Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:46:30 To: UK Ubuntu Talkubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrade woes On 12/10/10 07:13, Barry Titterton wrote: I have just tried to upgrade my sickly install of 10.04 to 10.10. The install process failed just after half way when it threw up a window which appeared to be asking me what I wanted to do with my modified version of GRUB2. This window was positioned behind the progress window, and I could only see the top quarter of the window, which contained a drop down list of options of what to do with my current version of GRUB. The bottom three quarters of the window were hidden so I could not select any 'Accept' button. I was unable to move either window to one side, nor shrink either window. The install stopped at this point and my only option was to press the power button. My computer is now dead. I shall have to download the ISO and try a fresh install. Please note that I had added boot options to GRUB in an effort to solve my reliability problems in 10.04. Has anyone else seen this problem? I do not know if this is a bug that needs filing, or another symptom of my faulty install of 10.04. Barry Hi I had exactly the same problem. Whatever I did, I could get not to the window behind. I opened a terminal, killed the updating process. I then ran sudo dpkg --configure -a to finishing configuring the package upgrades that hadn't completed. This partially completed, but exited reporting errors. These errors were being reported as /var/cache/debconf/lock was not released when the update manager process was killed. Searching on launchpad I found the simplest way to release the lock was to sudo rm -rf /var/cache/debconf/* Rerunning sudo dpkg --configure -a then completed without error. I was presented with a number of configuration screens giving me the option to keep or replace a number of configuration files (php, samba, rsnapshot, postfix etc) Once this was completed I then reran apt-get to update, to ensure that everything was updated, which also completed without error. At this point I was confident to reboot and when I did I was able to restart and log into 10.10 I had backed up everything before starting, and also cloned my 10.04 install on to an external USB drive using Clonezilla so restoring my working 10.04 install wouldn't have been too hard. My internet connection is quite slow at work and in the past I have had the update process trip up on some packages that didn't download, so I was prepared for potential problems in the process. However, I have read on this list and other places to not restart the machine if there is a problem as it maybe possible to rescue a seemly failed upgrade, which in this case proved to be correct. I would like to file a bug on this, but I am unsure of the best place to do so. I have searched launchpad and I think I should file it against update-manager, but I wonder if this is the correct package? Could anyone confirm this, or direct me to the correct one? Thanks Ian -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Symlinking to USB hard drives
On 04/10/10 20:25, Neil Greenwood wrote: Hi all, I have a couple of matched USB hard drives that I use as part of my backup strategy. At the moment they both have the same label, so they end up mounted at /media/backup. But this means I can't easily tell which drive is which, and when I plug the second in, it gets mounted at /media/backup_. I'd like to re-label the drives to backup1 and backup2, but then have a symlink automatically created at /media/backup to whichever drive was first plugged in. I think I need to use a udev rule, but other than that I'm not sure. Does anyone have any ideas? Hi Neil, You can rename partitions in parted or gparted, which should sort it out for you. Then in your backup script, put something like: if test -d /mounts/backup1 do ln -s /mounts/backup1 /mounts/backup elif test -d /mounts/backup2 do ln -s /mounts backup2 /mounts/backup else print neither backup mount point exists, exiting; exit 1 Does that make sense? Best, Glen -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] usb devices and ubuntu 10.04
Hi Paul, I've had no problems with this from, broadly, 7.x to 10.04/10.10. /media should be dynamically creating folder names to mount things. From what I can tell, you have several problems of problems: 1 - the Sansa MP3 player sometimes mounts and sometimes randomly unmounts 2 - the USB hard drive mounts when plugged in directly, but not via the hub 3 - you can only access one USB drive through the hub Is that correct? The behaviour you're describing sounds rather a lot like something I have experienced: a dodgy USB cable and/or connection-- you might check the cable, the socket on the hub, and the socket on the mp3 player. Once you've cleared cables, try this: What is the output of lsusb with: - evertything unplugged - the hub only plugged in (no devices attached to it) - the hub plugged in with 1, then 2 devices attached to it. That'll let you know waht the USB bus is seeing. You might also google the model number of your hub and linux or ubuntu to see if other folks are experiencing the same issue. I would suspect that the system isn't seeing the hub as a hub, so only able to attach one device on to it. Hope this helps. Glen On 29/09/10 20:05, Paul Sutton wrote: Hi using ubuntu 10,04 I am trying to copy data to a sansa clip usb mp3 player if I plug it in as me, then it sometimes mounts and I can view the data on it, however it does not always mount properly or seems to randomly disconnect and the icon is removed from the desktop my user is a admin user on ubuntu, if i try and plug it in as a normal user nothing seems to happen at all with the music device, the external hard disk seems well behaved for the most part. i also have a usb hard disk which if plugged in to the desktop system, directly mounts, if I try and plug this in to the usb external hub it won't mount, if I try and plug both devices in to the external hub i get either one or the other mounting, but not both if they are both plugged in are there issues with dbus that can cause problems what has changed in terms of the content of /media it used to have folders which I now understand are dynamically created. before we had folders that acted as mount points, something has changed between 10.04 and earlier versions in the way ubuntu handles things I am getting lots of messages referring to dbus, so not sure if there are know bugs in that. I am really really struggling to explain exactly what the situation is as to me it seems random, sometimes I can plug the music device in and it works. It just seems to randomly work, i am worried as to why something would just unmount for no aparent reason (or appear to) i did manage to get both working, and tried to copied 2 folders of music across to the player only half way through the copy dialog seemed to be stalled, so after a while i ended it, and tried to unmount, i then got another dialog saying it was writing remaining data, which again didn't seem to be doing much, just displaying a status box with another bar moving back and forth quickly. has anyone else had any issues trying to plug in two usb storage devices. Paul -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC iPlayer Desktop and 10.04
On 28/09/2010 07:58, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Anybody got this to install on 10.04? The Adobe Air seems to install OK but the next step just hangs.and hangs.and hangs.and hangs.. I got it to install like this: Used the .bin installer (I'm on 64-bit) per a whole load of blogs It installed fine and sort of just worked, but... When I ask it to download programmes, though, it just doesn't do anything. Both fresh installs of 10.04. iplayer streaming works perfectly (after doing some fiddle with the flash properties file) Glen -- Glen Mehn e: glen.m...@oba.co.uk | t: @gmehn m: +44 7942 675 755 | w: http://glen.mehn.net b: http://glen.mehn.net/mba -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
On 16/09/2010 18:19, Tony Pursell wrote: On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 18:13 +0100, Steve Fisher wrote: Well that answers part of it, but not why mine still works, 64bit browser (Chromium) and iPlayer works fine. Steve It seems that what you cannot do is download programs because that needs Air and Air does not install on Lucid. I.e you can only watch programs streamed in your browser. You can install 32 bit air on 10.04, even 64-bit. Essentially, you need to download the .bin (not the .deb) version. I use it for tweetdeck and iplayer-- though my iplayer often hangs when downloading. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/09/how-to-install-adobe-air-in-ubuntu-10-10-64bit/ (there are other similar suggestions) Glen -- Glen Mehn e: glen.m...@oba.co.uk | t: @gmehn m: +44 7942 675 755 | w: http://glen.mehn.net b: http://glen.mehn.net/mba -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO
has better add-in support, but fewer add-ins... - Calc has a *much* better ODBC interface, unless you're using SQL server on the back-end... Gnumeric kicks Excel up and down the street, if for no other reason than for having support for Monte Carlo simulations and other advanced stats support built-in. Base tosses Access down the road and out the corner, quite frankly, but I don't know who really uses that. Powerpoint is really 10 years ahead of Impress. More default icons and images. Faster with large (100MB) presentations. More image manipulation tools. SmartArt. More and better templates. That being said, the OOO UI team is on Impress first of all. I think there's been a lot of frustration with the Ribbon, and it's understandable. MS has rejiggered the Ribbon in 2010, and I must say, it's a lot better, but it's still a fundamental shift. For me, personally, the Mac 2008 MSO interface, with its floating menus and whatnot is a complete nightmare. Everything seems really cluttered and nonsensical items are put together, and I can't find what I need, ever. I think it's important to recognise the power of the default choice-- which is what we already know. All that being said, however, OOO is a fantastic product, especially at the price. If you're using Alfresco, for instance, it Just Makes Sense. Ditto Sharepoint and MSO. Anyway. My 2p, as a pretty heavy technical and nontechnical user of both sets of products, whose heart is with OOO (and I've installed and trained a couple of hundred users on it-- from Brixton to Zambia-- but sometimes, when I just want to Get Things Done, end up with MSO. Best, Glen -- Glen Mehn e: glen.m...@oba.co.uk | t: @gmehn m: +44 7942 675 755 | w: http://glen.mehn.net b: http://glen.mehn.net/mba -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] backup home folder
On 16/09/2010 10:33, Norman Silverstone wrote: I frequently read that, before carrying out various operations, one should first backup the home folder. Does this mean simply taking a CD and copying the home folder to it? This is absolutely possible although probably not totally necessary. Assuming that this is correct does it mean that if I mess things up or even have to re-install Ubuntu from scratch, copying this home folder back into the new installation will restore such things as my email address book and stored emails, for example? Snip Thanks folks for the answers, so far, to my question. What I am thinking of doing is to dual boot my in-use HDD and, to save a lot of hassle I thought that the easiest thing to do would be to install XP thereby losing my Ubuntu installation and then installing the same version of Ubuntu back on. Before installing XP I propose to take a copy of the home folder and then copy that back into the new installation of Ubuntu. Does this make sense? Norman, That makes perfect sense. Make sure you copy /home/norman (or whatever it is), rather than /home/norman/*, as if you do the latter, you'll miss all the hidden directories and files (Which includes .config, .ssh, and loads of stuff you'll want. Best, Glen -- Glen Mehn e: glen.m...@oba.co.uk | t: @gmehn m: +44 7942 675 755 | w: http://glen.mehn.net b: http://glen.mehn.net/mba -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Wubi on a dual partition machine
On 15/09/10 07:30, Jacob Mansfield wrote: what's that ment to do Hi Jacob, That should, I assume, bring up the boot menu, which means you should be able to boot to a USB stick. The thing is, when you run via WUBI, you run in a container on an NTFS filesystem. That may sound like gobbledygook, but what it means is that linux will have no control over the fragmentation (are all the bits of the files in the same place on the disk) and you may suffer some performance limitations. Wubi's a good solution, but there's no way from within Wubi to directly install linux (someone shout if I'm wrong). I think if you get a linux install from, say, pendrivelinux, and then use the f12 as suggested by Tommy, you'll be able to reinstall over your Windows 7, which is what you suggested you wanted to do. Glen -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Wubi on a dual partition machine
On 15/09/10 14:39, Jacob Mansfield wrote: I agree, I have tried all of the boot options with both USB memory stick and cdrom pluged in, still nothing, but I do have ubuntu on it at the moment Hi Jacob, I apologise for not realising this sooner-- Matt's pointed out that the bios on your netbooks is, at a minimum, a bit odd. I'm sure you're now frustrated by us all yelling at you! (well, maybe not yelling, but insisting that it *should* work) This page may/should have what you need: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromWindows Scroll down to the CD Image approach section. Alternatively, you *may* be able to re-install using wubi and select something like full installation (rather than install inside Windows). I hope this helps. -g On 15 September 2010 14:07, Matthew Daubney m...@daubers.co.uk mailto:m...@daubers.co.uk wrote: On 15 September 2010 10:36, Matthew Daubney m...@daubers.co.uk mailto:m...@daubers.co.uk wrote: On Wed, 2010-09-15 at 09:53 +0100, Jacob Mansfield wrote: the F12 options are PCMIA cdrom, hard disk and network boot Did you have a bootable USB stick in at the time? It will only show you what it detects (and the standard CDROM/Hard disk thing) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ On Wed, 2010-09-15 at 13:49 +0100, Jacob Mansfield wrote: yep, I used the usb disk creator on my desktop with the nbr image Actually reading around, it seems Toshiba really are that dumb! There is a workaround here http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/post/39955/#p39955 Seems to boot a toshiba r100 from an image you need either a toshiba cdrom drive or a toshiba floppy drive. Which is an emensley bad design decision, as if the HDD conks out, you need one of those to recover your system! Bonkers, truely truely bonkers! -Matt Daubney -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Wubi on a dual partition machine
Will work just fine. On 09/09/10 09:39, Keith Powell wrote: I would like to install Ubuntu 10.4, using Wubi, on a machine which has Windows7 installed. The Windows7 installation uses two partitions - the main one and a rescue partition. No CDs supplied! If I understand things correctly from what I have found on the forum, trying to install Wubi on such a two partition machine doesn't work and is likely to 'wreck' the Windows installation if I try. Please could someone comment on this? I'm trying to get the computer's owner interested in Ubuntu, so at this stage 'messing about' dual booting his hard drive or fitting a second drive, is out of the question. Many thanks Keith -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 10.04 Pssword request each 6 minutes
Alternatively you can install caffeine-- when you click it (and it's full of coffee), it'll temporarily disable the video timeout. Best, Glen On 12/09/10 11:57, Michael Daniels wrote: Thanks, Alan, was active and set to 5 minutes, now set to inactive and 2 hours, will see how it goes. Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 11:53:28 +0100 From: alan.b...@theopenlearningcentre.com To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] 10.04 Pssword request each 6 minutes On 12/09/10 11:50, Michael Daniels wrote: Having checked all settings, I do not see why I have to input my password every 6 minutes, if no input. This is a problem with streaming video, part is missed whilst the password is re-entered. Have tried 3 browsers, same problem. Any suggested solution, appreciated, thanks. do you mean that the screensaver cuts in? if so just turn it off. System-preferences-screensaver and turn it off or make the idle time longer. You can also tell it not to lock the screen when the screensaver is active, that way it won't ask for the password when you move the mouse or whatever. Alan. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[Bug 614176] Re: [855gm] 2.6.35-14: Invisible Cursor
Confirmed kernel 2.6.35-20-generic on 686 with an IBM X40 (Intel 855GM): Invisible mouse pointer which comes back after suspend/resume. -- [855gm] 2.6.35-14: Invisible Cursor https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614176 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 https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Flash problems in 10.10
On 08/09/10 07:00, Xiamen wrote: im using 10.10 , chromium on a macbook 2.1. when I watch flash movies (youtube youku tudou ...) the plug in crashes all the time... /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so . is anyone else getting this? happens more when I open the ubuntu SC. I get it too. I have to close Chrome down, then reboot and it comes back. Installed from .deb or from the browser (i.e., direct from Adobe) http://www.liberiangeek.net/2010/09/install-adobe-flash-player-ubuntu-10-10-maverick-meerkat/ Have you tried firefox? Does it still crash (even if you don't use it, handy to know) 64-bit or 32? -g -- Glen Mehn e: glen.m...@oba.co.uk | t: @gmehn m: +44 7942 675 755 | w: http://glen.mehn.net b: http://glen.mehn.net/mba -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Does a hard shutdown actually damage anything?
when you do the power pull, you could have data corruption for anything that's not written to the filesystem (the details of this are a) very boring and b) vary by filesystem. To avoid problems, stop (or kill) all running programs, and do: sudo halt or sudo shutdown -h now (which is what the poweroff button calls in any case) It's not the end of the world, but I have had wedged systems with unkillable files and whatnot before. Typically, you can reinstall the affected applications if you know what they are. Best, Glen On 03/09/10 09:50, Rowan Berkeley wrote: Hi, Once again I lost my shutdown function; not only did shutdown vanish from my main menu, but when I added the Session Indicator Applet to the panel, the shutdown option on this did not work either; only the user switcher option worked. Therefore, I had to shutdown by pressing and holding the power button. This being the second time this has happened, I should like to know, what are the dangers of doing a hard shutdown? Thanks, Rowan -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu?
I think you'll have at least a bit of trouble doing this with current-ish kit, the big killer will be the silent requirement. I suspect, though, that putting together osmething like one of those Shuttle mini things with an Atom or C3 processor will do what you need. Alternatively, a netbook and a couple of external USB boxes for your drives. Also, finding an old-ish machine and underclocking the CPU might work-- I'm thinking centrino-era solos. Or why not put the drives in your mid-tower? If you're running it most of the time anyway. The best you'll get will be about 12-15w consumption, so maybe doing the math will see if it makes sense to just have a single box vs. the additional capital expense/carbon/energy/etc. of having a separate box. Best of luck, Glen On 02/09/2010 10:04, Andrew Oakley wrote: I'm looking for a low power NAS box that supports: * Two SATA hard drives up to 2TB each in RAID1 mirroring * Runs Ubuntu Server or can be flashed/reinstalled to run a variant of Ubuntu (or failing that, Debian) - in particular, must be able to run cron/at jobs, must be able to do overnight large file transfers and torrents * Is low power (I already have an miditower Linux server... it uses too much power and does too little to warrant 24/7 ATX PSU power consumption) * Is silent or near-silent (may be situated in spare bedroom that is frequently occupied) * Can operate in a dusty environment (may be situated in loft with dust and occasional spiders) * Ideally has E-SATA and USB2 ports for occasionally connecting external drives * Ideally budget of £50-£100 (without drives, I already have the 2 drives) but up to £150 if outstanding Any suggestions gratefully received please, thanks all. *Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development* Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ T 01242 211460 F 01242 211122 W www.hesa.ac.uk http://www.hesa.ac.uk/ _ Try our free UK HE Stats iPhone app - http://www.hesa.ac.uk/iapp1 No iPhone? Use our mobile website - http://m.hesa.ac.uk/ _ Higher Education Statistics Agency Ltd (HESA) is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England at 95 Promenade Cheltenham GL50 1HZ. Registered No. 2766993. The members are Universities UK and GuildHE. Registered Charity No. 1039709. Certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 27001. HESA Services Ltd (HSL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of HESA, registered in England at the same address. Registered No. 3109219. This email is private and confidential. If you have reason to believe that you have received this message in error, please contact the sender immediately and remove it from your system. No employee or agent is authorised to conclude any agreement binding on HESA/HSL without express written confirmation by the Chief Executive or an employee of HESA/HSL with director in their title. _ This outgoing email was virus scanned for HESA by MessageLabs. _ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing a hack attempt
You can't hide /etc/passwd because that's how the system translates userids into usernames (and thus how the system understands whether a user has access to a specific file or not) What you might consider is using non-password authenticated SSH sessions-- you can do this in /etc/sshd/sshd_config (turn passwordAuthentication off) and put public keys in $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys This isn't 100% secure, but it's often good for end-users who require shell access but perhaps can't be trusted to not use good passwords. Also, the password can't be given out. It may require a bit of fuddling on your end to make sure they're set up (you may need putty and pagent, for instance, if it's a windows client). They keys are still steal-able, but if you put a passphrase on the key it's a bit cleaner. Of course, if the attacker has physical access to the compromised machine (or a keystroke logger or something) then you're perhaps a bit horked anyway. On the upside, it's important to recognise that what you have *is working*-- you detected the attack before it became a problem. I would echo Sean's advice about using nonstandard ports as well. Makes it a bit trickier to find deal with, though not 100% sure. What you want to do is layer loads of 99% solutions up until you get a reasnable assurance. You might also consider using a chroot() environment for your user if that'll work for you. Best, Glen On 28/08/10 01:22, Daniel Case wrote: Hi there, One of my servers has recently been attacked, it has one remote SSH user which cannot run 'sudo', i made it like that so that if it was comprimized, no-one would be able to do much. However, someone managed to gain the password to that account on the server then used vi /etc/passwd to gain a list of users, then launched a bruteforce using su against my admin account. (that's what I can gather from the logs) This did not get very far before I saw and kicked the user off and changed all of the passwords, but I would like to know how to prevent this sort of thing happening again. I need to know mainly how to stop the SSH user running su in the first place and how to stop the user seeing files like /etc/passwd Anyone have any suggestions? -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shredding HDD data
If you really want to do something like this, you'd need to write a bit of C or something that outputs 1s and compile it. You could, I suppose, in python (or even bash) do something like while true() print chr(0xff) though if you do the equivalent in C (or anything compiled) as it'll be much faster, then runYourProg | dd of=/dev/(yourdevice) but I haven't a clue as to why you'd want to do this. It'll still be slower than using /dev/zero (unless, I suppose, you write your own kernel module to create it?) -g On 11/08/2010 12:41, Bill Cumming wrote: Quick question: With dd (and dcfldd) it's east to write 0 (zeros) out to a drive but how can you write just *1 (ones) out instead? On 11 August 2010 12:33, Vince Marsters vi...@marsters.co.uk mailto:vi...@marsters.co.uk wrote: On Wed, 2010-08-11 at 12:15 +0100, John Matthews wrote: What about hd you are still using, but have deleted stuff on them. Is there any way to bring that back, or even completely delete it? I had a program for windows when i used it, but I cant find anything for linux. For data recovery you can use testdisk (its in the Universe repo for Lucid). As for completely delete it then the only way to be 100% certain is to physically destroy the drive but I have been informed by a KrollOntrack employee (they do commercial data recovery as well as commercial erasing solutions) that 3 overwrites with different data stops them from recovering data from a drive. Also it is important to make sure that when doing secure erases that the bit pattern is different for each wipe (e.g. if you write zeros on the first pass then there should be no zeros in the second). Using one of the Gov approved schemes will usually do this. For most home users a single random wipe will be more than enough as this prevents most people getting at any of the data. Vince -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Regards Bill Cumming Twitter: @s0l_uk Skype: s0litaire eMail: b...@s0l.co.uk mailto:b...@s0l.co.uk -- Glen Mehn e: glen.m...@oba.co.uk | t: @gmehn m: +44 7942 675 755 | w: http://glen.mehn.net b: http://glen.mehn.net/mba -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] ASP under Ubuntu?
it may be possible to run ASP code under MONO. I'd probably only want to do so, however, in a development situation. Best of luck! -g On 11/08/2010 14:35, Daniel Case wrote: Alright, so I have a client wanting a few programs modified in ASP, I am mainly a PHP Programmer but do have a bit of ASP knowledge. My question to you guys, i currently have 1 VPS which is running Ubuntu which does fine for the PHP side of things, but could I possibly get it to allow me to execute ASP programs or will I need Windows Server (Arrggg!!!)? Daniel -- Glen Mehn e: glen.m...@oba.co.uk | t: @gmehn m: +44 7942 675 755 | w: http://glen.mehn.net b: http://glen.mehn.net/mba -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 10.04: 64-bit or 32-bit install?
On 31/07/10 13:32, David wrote: I suspect that this is a bit of an FAQ (albeit one with constantly-changing answers..), apologies if so. I have done some web searching on 64-bit issues, but there's a lot of (also constantly-changing) information to read through.. Short answer (from my perspective): If you're handy enough to make this list, you'll be fine. If you were asking for a computer for your nan, I'd suggest 32 bit. There are a few niggles. More below. [SNIP] Nvidia drivers Fine Firefox (plus a variety of add-ons, any potential issues there?) Fine Flash (in Firefox, particularly BBC iPlayer, 4OD, etc, which are must-haves! Adobe's withdrawal of Flash-64 sounds like a warning..) All works fine-- if you use the Ubuntu packages. They've sorted the 32/64 bit issue (by including the required 32-bit libs. Java plug-in in Firefox Fine (comes in 64 bit) Thunderbird (again, any potential issues with extensions?) None that I know of, though I'd seriously suggest finding a backport of TB 3.1 (indexing issues) In general, OSS == fine OpenOffice, GnuCash, Gimp a local LAMP (P=PHP) set-up, although to be honest I tend to do very little web dev at home these days, mainly at work instead. If I need to install 32-bit apps in a 64-bit OS, is this a painful process? Any particularly convoluted set-up or reliability issues that I need to be aware of? The only niggle I've had is with Adobe AIR and some of the apps-- essentially, they end up with an unresolved dependency. The solution (in this case) was to use the binary (NOT .deb) version of the package, then tweetdeck et all don't demand to be uninstalled due to dependencies. The only thing will be the 32 bit libs you'll need for other packages-- or to recompile them, which typically isn't that big of a deal (if it's OSS). Friendly package maintainers and their mailing lists will probably help you if you can't sort it So, I'd say that 98% of the time it all just works... then, occasionally there's a niggle, which is less than you'd get with OSX or whatever... but seems really annoying 'cos you can't immediately sort it out. If I could also ask a couple of related questions: What's the general view on the size of the swap partition these days? Is 2x RAM still the best policy? I am not 100% sure of this, but I have heard loads of people say, basically, that unless you have *very* specific requirements, more than 2GB of swap (even with 4GB RAM) is overkill. That's what I've got, and it seems to be fine. YMMV, of course. ext3 v ext4? I've heard various grumbles about ext4 being slower (I think it was something to do with rewriting files during software updates in particular? - I've forgotten the exact details), and it also still seems a bit 'new' ..or am I just worrying too much? Go with EXT4. Faster, better journalling, etc. Of course, you will pay, but unless you have *very* specific requirements, go with what works. Alternatively, I've had really good with XFS as well, which is fast, stable, etc. Best of luck! Glen -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
