Re: [Bug 220226] Re: Screen briefly appears after suspend despite lock

[DaveAbrahams]

I don't know. Switched to mac in part because of this dynamic: I go to  
the trouble to report a bug; it gets confirmed, but nobody addresses  
it so months or years later I am asked if it's present in some newer  
version (or even a prerelease!) and the bug is marked incomplete.   
Unless I'm willing to keep on top of the status of all the problems I  
report in some bleeding-edge version, the bug gets no further  
attention and lives on forever.

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On Oct 4, 2009, at 4:00 PM, Tormod Volden   
wrote:

> Is this still a problem in Ubuntu 9.04 or Ubuntu 9.10 Beta?
>
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Re: [Bug 289322] Re: gnome-power-manager needs different idleness definition for turning off display

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On Apr 29, 2009, at 10:26 AM, Pedro Villavicencio wrote:

> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been
> any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue
> for you? Could you try to reproduce the same with Ubuntu 9.04?  
> Thanks in
> advance.


You tell me.  It's not a symptom but a complaint about the  
documentation.  Do the docs for g-p-m now give a precise definition of  
"idle?"

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[Bug 220657] Re: reduce backlight brightness / dim display when idle

[DaveAbrahams]

Yes, it's still an issue.

The first piece of work to be done on the bug is to fix the
documentation:

* fill in the missing details about the intended behavior of this interface.
* explain what "dimming" really means
* Fix the screenshots

Once that's done, maybe we have a hope of seeing whether the
functionality conforms to the specification.

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[Bug 309434] Re: Caps Lock stops being a Control key with an external keyboard

[DaveAbrahams]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 289781 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289781

I think the duplicate status /may/ be wrong.  That other bug has been
variously "closed as incomplete" and marked as "probably fixed".
Although its status is currently "new," there's no explanation why.  It
is not entirely clear that it's the same bug and it's especially not
clear that the other bug is still considered to be an open issue,
although I can confirm that this problem still exists.

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[Bug 289781] Re: Intrepid: Xmodmap needs to be run again after resume from hibernate/suspend

[DaveAbrahams]

My workaround for this problem is at 
http://wiki.github.com/techarcana/ubuntu-config.
The workaround should shed a little light on the reasons for the problem.

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[Bug 173350] Re: Caps lock LED changes state even when caps lock is mapped to ctrl

[DaveAbrahams]

Still a problem for me in Intrepid with an external keyboard on my
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[Bug 309434] Re: Caps Lock stops being a Control key with an external keyboard

[DaveAbrahams]

I can confirm that, having mapped Caps Lock to Control, my laptop
keyboard's Caps Lock acts as a control key but my external keyboard's
caps lock does not.  Re-mapping it in gnome-keyboard-properties with the
external keyboard connected makes all Caps Locks (including the
laptop's) act as control, but disconnecting the external keyboard causes
it to revert so that it only applies to the internal keyboard.

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[Bug 309434] Re: Caps Lock stops being a Control key with an external keyboard

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I meant to add that this is on Intrepid (8.10)

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[Bug 310831] Re: gnome-power-manager interface confusing and undocumented

[DaveAbrahams]

@Dean, could you please explain why this isn't a valid bug against
Ubuntu Documentation?

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[Bug 308815] Re: Display sleep settings are bogus

[DaveAbrahams]

> I think this would be perfect for a bug

Done: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-screensaver/+bug/310822

> You might also consider submitting the above idea toBrainstorm

Done: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/16754/

Also: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/310829,
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/310831, and
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/310833

This is a lot of work; something should be done to make this easier on
the reporter: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/16758/

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[Bug 310833] [NEW] gnome-power-manager interface confusing (and undocumented)

[DaveAbrahams]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager

I know there are at least several levels of display sleep (available
through xset) and the interface doesn't tell me which one(s) I'm going
to get. Is this the full power saving I really want, or some
intermediate state, or what? Also, the "Set display brightness to:"
sliders have an unclear effect. Just when does that brightness setting
take place? Is it part of g-p-m's notion of "display sleep?" What does
"Dim display when idle" do exactly? How long does the computer have to
be idle before dimming begins? Is the display supposed to undim when I
start using the computer again?

The answers to at least some of these questions should be self-evident
from looking at the UI, but they are not.

This is in Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10

gnome-power-manager:
  Installed: 2.24.0-0ubuntu8.1

Please see also https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/308815 and 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-doc/+bug/310831
Also, note that http://www.shallowsky.com/linux/x-screen-blanking.html makes a 
credible claim that screen power management should be handled by screensavers.

** Affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)
 Importance: Undecided
 Status: New

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[Bug 310829] [NEW] blank screen screensaver doesn't work

[DaveAbrahams]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver

 If I select and activate "blank screen," after the time elapses, one of
my two monitors begins a gradual dimming progression. The other one
stays on full blast. When the dimming finally finishes, the monitor that
was getting dimmer immediately comes back to full brightness.

This is ubuntu 8.10

gnome-screensaver:
  Installed: 2.24.0-0ubuntu2

** Affects: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
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[Bug 310822] Re: Should allow all displays to power down

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** Also affects: gnome-screensaver
   Importance: Undecided
   Status: New

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[Bug 310822] [NEW] Should allow all displays to power down

[DaveAbrahams]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager

[submitted at the suggestion of an ubuntu dev:
]

g-p-m should offer the ability to have the
monitor power down after a certain period of inactivity. Ideally it
would be possible to have the screensaver run for some period, for
entertainment purposes, but then shut off and power down the monitor
after a bit. LCD monitors come back almost instantly, so it isn't
nearly the liability that it was in the days of CRTs

** Affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)
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Re: [Bug 308815] Re: Display sleep settings are bogus

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on Tue Dec 16 2008, duanedesign  wrote:

> Thank you for taking the time to submit this bug. Everyones input is
> very important in the development of Ubuntu. 

Thank you for your prompt reply,

I must say it's very encouraging to get a response that doesn't start
with "have you tried this in the unreleased version of ubuntu to see if
it's still an issue?"

> It looks like you have three problems (bugs) here that need
> addressing.
>
> 1. You have a feature request: Power Manager should offer additional
> options beyond sleep.

No, not necessarily.  I want PM to start by defining what it means by
"sleep!"  All of the labels in the UI and text in the documentation is
vague at best about what the thing is actually supposed to be doing.

My feature request is specifically that PM offer the ability to have the
monitor power down after a certain period of inactivity.  Ideally it
would be possible to have the screensaver run for some period, for
entertainment purposes, but then shut off and power down the monitor
after a bit.  LCD monitors come back almost instantly, so it isn't
nearly the liability that it was in the days of CRTs.

> 2. You have a support problem: Your power manager is not working correctly : 
> "put
> display to sleep" controls have no effect at all.

> see if this helps:
> http://live.gnome.org/GnomePowerManager/FAQ#head-5d4d7bb306ca154c956e3ef69dae036942f6cf40

That reads

  "Why does GNOME Power Manager not let me suspend or hibernate?"

Sorry, I can't see how that's relevant.  Besides GPM does let me do both
those things (not reliably, of course, but that's the subject of a whole
suite of other bug reports).

> If the problem persists to help in fixing that problem could you please 
> attach the
> resulting log file of: gnome-power-bugreport.sh &> gpm.log to the
> report? 

You must have overlooked it:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/308815/comments/1

> Also take a
> look at the Debugging instructions located at:
>  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingGNOMEPowerManager
> for any other logs related to your problem that you can submit with your 
> report.

Already done.  Nothing jumped out at me as relevant.  If you have a
specific suggestion, please make it.

> 3. the man page

I'm not talking about the man page; I'm talking about what you get when
you click the "Help" button in gome-power-preferences.

> should be more clear.

No, I'm not saying they're unclear; I'm saying they're **useless** and
**incorrect**.  I don't mean to be strident, but please re-read my
message again. Seriously, they show pictures of UI elements that don't
exist in reality, and most of the little text that is there has the
semantic value equivalent of adding the comment: "increment i" to a a
line of 'C' that reads "++i", which is to say no value at all.

> I would re submit this with a detailed description of what you would
> like to see and attach this bug to Ubuntu-docs package.

This is really disappointing.  I understand that in the open source
world we all have to contribute (and I do), but here you are asking a
user for more than a complete suggestion or even a bugfix.  You are
essentially asking me to do the entire documentation job, including
taking screenshots, myself.  Even that wouldn't be so unreasonable, but I
have just told you that the documentation doesn't make it clear what
this interface does!  So you want me to read the source code, figure out
what it does, divine the original intention of the authors with respect
to the functionality, and document that?  I'm sorry, no.  That is the
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[Bug 289322] Re: gnome-power-manager needs different idleness definition for turning off display

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-screensaver/+bug/308815

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[Bug 308815] Re: Display sleep settings are bogus

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** Attachment added: "gpm.log"
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** Also affects: gnome-screensaver
   Importance: Undecided
   Status: New

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[Bug 308815] [NEW] Display sleep settings are bogus

[DaveAbrahams]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager

Note: this bug also affects gnome-screensaver-preferences

Problem: none of the built-in GUI controls allow a user to turn off monitors to 
save power after a certain amount of idle time.
Ancillary problem: the interface is confusing and effectively undocumented.

This is primarily a gnome-power-manager problem, but the story starts
with gnome-screensaver-preferences.  There's a screensaver called "blank
screen" there.  If I select and activate that screensaver, after the
time elapses, one of my two monitors begins a gradual dimming
progression.  The other one stays on full blast.  When the dimming
finally finishes, the monitor that was getting dimmer immediately comes
back to full brightness.  So, although arguably, it should be, that is
clearly not a way to save power.

gnome-screensaver-preferences has a "Power Management" button that leads
to gnome-power-manager.  Obviously *that* is the way to turn off
monitors and save power, right?  Wrong; the "put display to sleep"
controls have no effect at all.  The display never goes to sleep.  In
fact, most of the problems described in
http://www.shallowsky.com/linux/x-screen-blanking.html (written for
Gutsy!) seem to persist to this day, although "xset dpms force off" does
work for me.

Coming back around to gnome-screensaver-preferences, at the end of
http://www.shallowsky.com/linux/x-screen-blanking.html, they explain why
perhaps all such power management *should* really be handled through a
screensaver and not through g-p-m.

On to the confusing and undocumented interface: First, I know there are
at least several levels of display sleep (available through xset) and
the interface doesn't tell me which one(s) I'm going to get.  Is this
the full power saving I really want, or some intermediate state, or
what?  Also, the "Set display brightness to:" sliders have an unclear
effect.  Just when does that brightness setting take place?  Is it part
of g-p-m's notion of "display sleep?"  What does "Dim display when idle"
do exactly?  How long does the computer have to be idle before dimming
begins?  Is the display supposed to undim when I start using the
computer again?  The "Gnome Power Manager Manual" that you reach through
the "Help" button is totally useless; all it shows are pictures of the
UI with no explanation.  In fact, the pictures don't even match the
actual UI (e.g. they contain a "Computer Speed Policy" menu that doesn't
appear in the actual g-p-m UI).  I know I reported some of these doc
issues against a previous Ubuntu release; it's very frustrating to see
that things have, if anything, gotten worse.

This is in Ubuntu 8.10

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 Importance: Undecided
 Status: New

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[Bug 289322] Re: gnome-power-manager needs different idleness definition for turning off display

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I think the problems are way deeper than lack of intuitiveness.  Most or all of 
the problems described in 
http://www.shallowsky.com/linux/x-screen-blanking.html seem to still be present 
in Intrepid.  
Fundamentally, if there's a bug, it's that the g-p-m "put display to sleep" 
controls give the impression that they can be used to save power, but they just 
don't do anything.  I'm filing a new bug on that issue and will reference it in 
a follow-up

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[Bug 200337] Re: CD/DVD burning problem in hardy

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For what it's worth, I'm still not able to burn dual-layer DVDs in Hardy
even though I'm using a kernel from Intrepid.

uname -a gives:
Linux hydra 2.6.26-6-server #4 SMP Thu Aug 7 15:52:39 EDT 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Furthermore, after a failure, my drive has now stopped detecting
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[Bug 258900] [NEW] Sharing dialog misleading label

[DaveAbrahams]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: nautilus

This is in hardy.

In order to share a folder so that *I* can write to it from another
machine, it appears I have to click "Allow other people to write in this
folder."  If that's the case, the label is misleading; it should say
something like "Allow remote machines to write in this folder."
Otherwise, if  there I alone am supposed to have remote write permission
without checking that box, I'd like to know how, because it's not
working for me accessing the share from windows or macos guests.  Yes, I
have the same password on the remote machines as on the server.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description:Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release:8.04

$ apt-cache policy nautilus
nautilus:
  Installed: 1:2.22.3-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:2.22.3-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1:2.22.3-0ubuntu2 0
500 http://ubuntu.media.mit.edu hardy-updates/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
 1:2.22.2-0ubuntu4 0
500 http://ubuntu.media.mit.edu hardy/main Packages

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[Bug 220383] Re: contents of /etc/acpi/suspend.d ignored

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I've integrated my replacement for DOUBLE_CONSOLE_SWITCH into the
workaround posted in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-
restricted-modules-2.6.24/+bug/197209

Yes, separating it would be better.  Maybe someday.

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[Bug 220383] Re: contents of /etc/acpi/suspend.d ignored

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It's just broken.  /etc/default/acpi-support, if it has any effect at
all, can't have all the effects it purports to.  For example,
DOUBLE_CONSOLE_SWITCH is activated by one of the /etc/acpi/resume.d
scripts.  Really, I appreciate all the work that's done gratis to make
Ubuntu great, but I think this is a serious problem.  It's bad enough to
break backward compatibility without providing a transition path, but to
leave the old stuff lying around and yet non-operational seems
irresponsible.  People will think existing instructions and their
dapper/edgy/feisty/gutsy tweaks work, but they don't.

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[Bug 224974] Re: nautilus doesn't handle fonts:/// or themes:///

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 193897 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/193897

It's not a duplicate unless you add the missing support for themes:///
to the other bug, where it's not mentioned.

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[Bug 224237] Re: magically accumulating batteries

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Done

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[Bug 224237] [NEW] magically accumulating batteries

[DaveAbrahams]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager

I have only one battery in my ThinkPad T60p, but as you can see from the
attached screenshot, the number reported by g-p-m's applet keeps
growing!

** Affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)
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 Status: New

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[Bug 224237] Re: magically accumulating batteries

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** Attachment added: "Screenshot.png"
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[Bug 93281] Re: "Suspend failed" message gives false advice

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The bug is a bad error message; it's still in Hardy.  It's surprising
that the response to a documentation bug report with contains a
suggested fix is "is this still an issue for you in the latest release?"
It would have been easy to check the source, as Matthew Paul Thomas did
in this ticket.

I don't mean to be rude, but just fix the error message, please.


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[Bug 220657] Re: reduce backlight brightness / dim display when idle

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Works just fine for dimming the laptop's LCD.  When the laptop is
driving external monitors, it doesn't work, but I'm essentially never
driving external monitors when I'm on battery anyway.

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[Bug 220657] Re: reduce backlight brightness / dim display when idle

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I've attached the log.  As for looking at the debugging guide, I don't
see how it could be of any use until I know how  the features are
supposed work when they're working correctly.

** Attachment added: "gpm.log"
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[Bug 151536] Re: [MASTER] E-D-S hangs on login and uses 100% cpu

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Me too, on a fully updated Hardy

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[Bug 220383] Re: contents of /etc/acpi/suspend.d ignored

[DaveAbrahams]

I take my second comment back; /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/* are not
ignored.  However,

1. I stand by my initial statement that /etc/acpi/suspend.d/* are
ignored.

2. the usual tricks one uses to run X applications as the X user
(setting up XAUTHORITY and DISPLAY) don't seem to work in /usr/lib/pm-
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[Bug 220657] [NEW] reduce backlight brightness / dim display when idle

[DaveAbrahams]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager

These options are unexplained in documentation and it's not even clear
that they work as intended.  If you choose "help" from the g-p-m menu,
you'll see screenshots that don't show these options in the "On Batter
Power" tab.  It's unclear what the difference is between reducing the
backlight brightness and dimming the display, and when I make the
transition from AC to battery the display is dimmed once.  I never see
any idle dimming.  There's no description of how long I have to leave
the computer alone before it is considered "idle".  When I click "reduce
backlight brightness" there is no perceivable effect.

I'm fairly certain there's a functionality bug here, but it's hard to
tell because there's certainly a documentation bug.  Any behavior at all
short of a crash could be considered legitimate when the features aren't
documented!

I'm using Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 with all the latest updates.

If more info is needed, please ask.

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 Importance: Undecided
 Status: New

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[Bug 220383] Re: contents of /etc/acpi/suspend.d ignored

[DaveAbrahams]

The same goes for the contents of /etc/pm/sleep.d and /usr/lib/pm-
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[Bug 220383] [NEW] contents of /etc/acpi/suspend.d ignored

[DaveAbrahams]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager

This is in the latest hardy:

Linux delly 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008
i686 GNU/Linux

To reproduce:
$ sudo -s
# cat > /etc/acpi/00-test.sh

[Bug 220232] [NEW] fgrlx+compiz+FireGL v5200/v5250 => 100% cpu after resume

[DaveAbrahams]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager

The combination of certain ATI chipsets plus compiz yields 100% cpu in
Xorg after resume on Hardy.  See
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/197209 for some details.  Filed
here against g-p-m because someone in that thread considered the 100%
cpu issue a separate one, and because we can't seem to get the
/etc/acpi/suspend.d scripts to execute for us to implement a workaround.

** Affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)
 Importance: Undecided
 Status: New

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[Bug 220226] [NEW] Screen briefly appears after suspend despite lock

[DaveAbrahams]

*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***

Public security bug reported:

Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager

When I suspend my Dell Inspiron 9300 using the ATI Mobility Radeon x300
with fglrx, and then resume it, before the password dialog appears, I
can briefly see the screen exactly as it was before I initiated the
suspend.  Given that screen lock is intended to protect the machine's
owner from unauthorized access to information, it seems like this is a
security vulnerability.

I'm using Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 with alll the latest updates.

** Affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)
 Importance: Undecided
 Status: New

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[Bug 102495] Re: 'Always perform this action': Ignore for photo card option doesn't work.

[DaveAbrahams]

This comes up every time I plug in my iPhone.  Horribly annoying.  Why
give me the checkbox if you're going to ignore its setting.  Can we
please at least have this bug accepted for Hardy?

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[Bug 43363] Re: network: should list NFS shares too

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That last link seems to have moved to: http://library.gnome.org/users
/user-guide/2.14/nautilus-accessnetwork.html.en

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[Bug 43363] Re: network: should list NFS shares too

[DaveAbrahams]

Quoting from the thread referenced above at
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=421182 :

Files, Folders and Documents
Working with files
6.11. Navigating Remote Servers
6.11.2 To access network places

Quote:
If your system is configured to access places on a network, you can use the 
file manager to access the
network places.

To access network places, open the file manager and choose Places →
Network Servers. A window opens that displays the network places that
you can access. Double-click on the network that you want to access.

To access UNIX shares, double-click on the Unix Network (NFS) object. A
list of the UNIX shares available to you is displayed in the file
manager window.

To access Windows shares, double-click on the Windows Network (SMB) object. A 
list of the Windows shares available to you is displayed in the file manager 
window.
Also found here:

http://www.gnome.org/learn/users-guide/2.6/ch07s08.html

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[Bug 43363] Re: network: should list NFS shares too

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In my opinion there's no way this should be marked invalid.  As
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=421182 describes, the
documentation clearly states that you can browse NFS shares through the
GUI.  If you don't want to implement that right now, that's fine, but
then this should be considered a valid documentation bug.

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[Bug 25931] Re: Failed to initalize HAL.

[DaveAbrahams]

I just upgraded to Gutsy and am seeing this problem too.  With all due
appreciation for the benefits of free software (really!) I find it
incredible that this bug has persisted through so many ubuntu releases,
has been _refused_ for Gutsy, and that no Ubuntu developer has described
a definitive and reliable workaround in this bug entry.

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[Bug 112987] Re: [feisty] services-admin lies about the state of some services

[DaveAbrahams]

Sorry, I don't understand the question.  Maybe this helps:

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo lvm version
  LVM version: 2.02.06 (2006-05-12)
  Library version: 1.02.08 (2006-07-17)
  Driver version:  4.11.0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$

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[Bug 113942] Re: progress bar inaccurate when copying over network

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 * You mean an empty directory?  That would surely happen too fast to be
able to see any effect.

 * Hidden files and links: occasionally. I don't remember what I was
copying when I made this report

 * Every time?  It did happen repeatedly.

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[Bug 112987] [feisty] services-admin lies about the state of some services

[DaveAbrahams]

You have been subscribed to a public bug:

services-admin tells me that LVM is not enabled (the checkbox is not
checked), but LVM certainly is operational, since most of my partitions
are on LVM LV's.

** Affects: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
 Importance: Low
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[Bug 113942] Re: progress bar inaccurate when copying over network

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Sorry, it's feisty.

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[Bug 113942] progress bar inaccurate when copying over network

[DaveAbrahams]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: nautilus

I copied a folder from a samba share today.  I saw typical numbers like
"Copying 647 of 317".  If it's not going to count all the files, it
shouldn't pretend to :)

** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
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 Status: Unconfirmed

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[Bug 113940] nautilus search in shared

[DaveAbrahams]

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Binary package hint: nautilus

Nautilus will allow me to specify a samba share such as
smb://server/share as a location in which to search, but then it just
ignores that and searches my home directory.

** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
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 Status: Unconfirmed

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[Bug 112910] [Feisty] vumeter window can't be moved

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1. `alt-F2 vumeter'
2. click and drag the titlebar of the resulting "Volume Meter" window

Note that the window can be moved by resizing it  (drag lower-right
corner to enlarge, then drag upper-left to reduce again).

** Affects: gnome-media (Ubuntu)
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[Bug 109667] totem visual effects take 100% cpu

[DaveAbrahams]

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Binary package hint: totem

In the latest feisty beta, with fgrlx,

  totem http://www.radioparadise.com/musiclinks/rp_128-8.m3u

drives my frequency scaling to the max unless I turn off visual effects
in totem (which incidentally don't go away until I restart totem).  Not
a big loss, since the visuals are pretty uninspired anyway, but that
sorta makes the expense even harder to accept.

** Affects: totem (Ubuntu)
 Importance: Undecided
 Status: Unconfirmed

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[Bug 62660] Re: File Chooser: changing the path in the location bar does not update list view

[DaveAbrahams]

I don't believe it's fixed, or at least there's been a regression; I see
the same behavior in Feisty.  It's incredibly annoying for someone who
primarily works by typing.

** Changed in: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu)
   Status: Fix Released => Unconfirmed

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[Bug 104429] hald boot delay in feisty

[DaveAbrahams]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: hal

There is a noticeable pause during boot as HALD starts up on my IBM
t60p.

** Affects: hal (Ubuntu)
 Importance: Undecided
 Status: Unconfirmed

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[Bug 104429] Re: hald boot delay in feisty

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** Attachment added: "/var/log/syslog, in case that helps"
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[Bug 58445] Re: crashed after clicking on crash symbol

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"Me too."  The attached crash report actually does seem to contain a
backtrace.

** Attachment added: "Crash report with backtrace"
   
http://librarian.launchpad.net/5581132/_usr_lib_notification-daemon_notification-daemon.1000.crash

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[Bug 39787] Re: Second CPU Frequency Scaling does not work

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The applet works for me on my t60p, but I added the panel to the applet
by right clicking the panel and selecting "CPU Frequency Scaling
Monitor".  I select the CPU index in the right click preferences menu.

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