[Bug 2026309] Re: Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox
Thanks for asking, but a year later? Some sort of anniversary celebration? I don't even remember what that bug was about. The new problem is that Firefox just fails to show up... But I'm pretty sure it isn't the firefox package, but one of the lower-level display packages. When I "upgraded" to Numbat things got much worse than with the previous version, where the main problems were just cursor things. I spent a while trying to report the new problems, but eventually gave up and settled for tedious workarounds. The worst new problem appears to involve initialization of the virtual displays. If the initialization succeeds, which happens rarely, then everything is okay. If not, then I have developed a long serious of workarounds. Sparing you the details, but it starts with to get a new window where I can resize in two steps... If that doesn't work... Nothing I can recommend to anyone who doesn't have a hacking background. I see it as a kind of mental exercise, but not a system that I could use or recommend for anything serious. Mozilla has other problems, but I think the main one remains the financial model. The things Mozilla implements are NOT things I want, but there is no way to donate for the features I actually do want. Unable to remember the last time anything in Firefox changed in a way that I would have been glad to have contributed to the change... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2026309 Title: Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/2026309/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1895157] Re: Boinc cannot enable RPC access to start client or manager
Tried the suggestion in comment #9 and that produced the error message "Invalid client RPC password. Try reinstalling BOINC." I already did a reinstall using aptitude. I also found a version of the file at a higher level, but messing with that one didn't help, either. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1895157 Title: Boinc cannot enable RPC access to start client or manager To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/boinc/+bug/1895157/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1895157] Re: Boinc cannot enable RPC access to start client or manager
The minimal solution of comment #4 did not work for me. I also tried manually changing the permissions of the file to make it "Read and write", but I didn't look for the BOINC group, so I'm going to try that next... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1895157 Title: Boinc cannot enable RPC access to start client or manager To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/boinc/+bug/1895157/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 492995] Re: Howmany option from grub no longer available in grub2
Not sure why it's marked incomplete at this late date, but if I remember correctly the problem was fixed not long after I reported it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/492995 Title: Howmany option from grub no longer available in grub2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/492995/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1815258] Re: 4.18.0-14-generic unbootable on Toshiba
Okay, after the latest update (from the 0-13 kernel) it now seems to be booting normally. I hope that means the problem has been corrected and this bug can be closed. Perhaps some kind of regression bug? If anyone over there wants me to collect any additional information about what was going on, please let me know what you need and how to collect it. Minimum might be some confirmation if you have a hypothesis of what got broken and want to make sure you squashed the bug. P.S. I'd be more enthusiastic if I had a few bucks on the table (for example, via that imaginary charity share brokerage). I don't really feel that I have much skin in the game beyond the fuzzy philosophy that freedom involves choice and Linux is one of the choices I should understand and consider. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1815258 Title: 4.18.0-14-generic unbootable on Toshiba To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1815258/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1815258] Re: 4.18.0-14-generic unbootable on Toshiba
I am unable to run that command under the afflicted kernel because the machine cannot boot under that kernel. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1815258 Title: 4.18.0-14-generic unbootable on Toshiba To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1815258/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1815258] Re: 4.18.0-14-generic unbootable on Toshiba
The robotic message tells me to change the status to confirmed after adding the previous comment, but the instructions there say that the confirmed status is supposed to be done by someone else. By the way, my current theory (based on weak understanding) is that there might be some logs of the boot failures somewhere else, but I do not know where they are. Under Linux I can only boot under the 0-13 kernel, and the problem appeared with the 0-14 kernel. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1815258 Title: 4.18.0-14-generic unbootable on Toshiba To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1815258/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1815258] Re: 4.18.0-14-generic unbootable on Toshiba
** Description changed: After the update for the 4.18.0-14-generic kernel the machine freezes on booting. Machine still books under the 0-13 kernel. Booting in Recovery Mode seems go normally to the Recovery Menu. At that point it reports - "Starting Avahi mDNS-SD Stack" and gets and OK. That is repeated with - another OK. Then it says "Starting Daily apt upgrade and clean + "Starting Avahi mDNS-SD Stack" and gets an OK response. That is repeated + with another OK. Then it says "Starting Daily apt upgrade and clean activities" followed by an OK. Next is a second attempt and it appears to be frozen. No OK ever received and no further progress towards booting. Not sure how additional details can be acquired. ** Description changed: After the update for the 4.18.0-14-generic kernel the machine freezes on booting. Machine still books under the 0-13 kernel. Booting in Recovery Mode seems go normally to the Recovery Menu. At that point it reports "Starting Avahi mDNS-SD Stack" and gets an OK response. That is repeated with another OK. Then it says "Starting Daily apt upgrade and clean - activities" followed by an OK. Next is a second attempt and it appears - to be frozen. No OK ever received and no further progress towards - booting. + activities" followed by an OK. Next is a second attempt for the same + "apt upgrade" and it appears to be frozen. No OK ever received and no + further progress towards booting. Not sure how additional details can be acquired. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1815258 Title: 4.18.0-14-generic unbootable on Toshiba To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1815258/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1815258] [NEW] 4.18.0-14-generic unbootable on Toshiba
Public bug reported: After the update for the 4.18.0-14-generic kernel the machine freezes on booting. Machine still books under the 0-13 kernel. Booting in Recovery Mode seems go normally to the Recovery Menu. At that point it reports "Starting Avahi mDNS-SD Stack" and gets and OK. That is repeated with another OK. Then it says "Starting Daily apt upgrade and clean activities" followed by an OK. Next is a second attempt and it appears to be frozen. No OK ever received and no further progress towards booting. Not sure how additional details can be acquired. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1815258 Title: 4.18.0-14-generic unbootable on Toshiba To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1815258/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1532226] Re: No menu bar in gtk apps on fresh boot
Correction: "when away" should be "went away". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1532226 Title: No menu bar in gtk apps on fresh boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+bug/1532226/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1532226] Re: No menu bar in gtk apps on fresh boot
@Ian (ian-bradley) You say it makes a lot of sense, but not to me, so I must have been unclear in my description of what does not make sense. The Title bar where the menus will appear is there and taking up screen real estate whether or not you are hovering over it. The new feature (if I understand it correctly) appears to make the menus go away some of the time, and I can't imagine why that is supposed to be sensible behavior. Selecting the location of where the menus appear makes some sense, but hiding them altogether just doesn't make sense for the focal app that might want to do something... My current theory of the bug that I saw (which I am still pretty sure is related to the one described here) is that the menu-hiding thing was somehow getting weirded out and became unable to unhide the menus when it should. My strongest evidence is that it when away when I changed the Appearance settings to disable the dynamic menu behavior. That is not conclusive both because other upgrades were still being installed (including at least one large one about 100 MB) and because I'm not even certain that I was seeing the same bug... However, the more serious bug that seemed to be a memory leak affecting BOINC Manager has almost surely been cured. At this point I'm basically okay with 16.04 and just regard these things as teething problems--but I still haven't found any fresh new or even compelling features in 16.04... My concrete definition of compelling feature is "Would I have donated some money to help implement or support the ongoing costs of that feature?" So far I haven't found anything... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1532226 Title: No menu bar in gtk apps on fresh boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+bug/1532226/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1532226] Re: No menu bar in gtk apps on fresh boot
How do we know if this problem has gone away? Anyway, I'm pretty sure that disabling the hover for menus was sufficient to eliminate the problem on my machine. )However I can't imagine why anyone would want such a feature in the first place. Just because Microsoft uses a similar feature in certain places?) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1532226 Title: No menu bar in gtk apps on fresh boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+bug/1532226/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1574189] Re: Memory leak in BOINC Manager
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1532226 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1532226 At this time I'm inclined to regard this as a separate bug not directly related to the gdk menu bar problem. They appeared at the same time, but that was just because of the upgrade. Not sure how to prove that until I hear that Bug #1532226 has been closed and I see whether or not the problematic behavior persists. Optimistically, this bug just reflects a fairly substantial reduction in free memory under 16.04. Pessimistically, there's a memory leak that is most visible with long- running tasks such as BOINC units. I've tweaked the BOINC memory settings on the optimistic assumption. Maybe that's enough? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574189 Title: Memory leak in BOINC Manager To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/boinc/+bug/1574189/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1532226] Re: No menu bar in gtk apps on fresh boot
About 90% sure this is the same as a bug I tried to report earlier, but is there any test to be sure? I have a couple of peculiar observations that might help in the diagnosis and cure... Suspending seemed to fix it, at least temporarily. Before that there was nothing random about it. There were never any menus except for Firefox. No mention of the Appearance setting to stop the dynamic behavior of the menus. I switched it to static, and haven't seen it since then. I'm still wondering if this bug might be related to memory problems that BOINC Manager started having after the upgrade, but right now I think they are separate problems. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1532226 Title: No menu bar in gtk apps on fresh boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+bug/1532226/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1574160] Re: Menu bar options lost for most programs
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1532226 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1532226 Is there any way to confirm that I am 90% sure that Bug #1532226 is the proper one for what I reported? (Even better, is there some way I could have been directed to that bug as I was describing my symptoms and before spawning the new bug? Didn't my draft use enough words related to the proper bug to recognize the similarity?) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574160 Title: Menu bar options lost for most programs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1574160/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1574189] Re: Memory leak in BOINC Manager
If it is related to the Menu bar bug I reported earlier, then this one should be folded into that one (Bug 1574160) and the Bug Heat of that one should be increased. My initial research suggested that was the primary problem, but I'm not certain that the apparent bug isn't a design change with an unclear rationale... Maybe the Menu bar break is somehow masked by Firefox? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574189 Title: Memory leak in BOINC Manager To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/boinc/+bug/1574189/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1574189] [NEW] Memory leak in BOINC Manager
Public bug reported: This behavior only began after installing 16.04 a few days ago. Watching BOINC Manager start with four running tasks, the memory utilization steadily creeps upward from about 30% and eventually it starts shutting down tasks, but has to be tricked into resetting the memory status. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: boinc-manager 7.6.31+dfsg-6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Apr 24 17:11:29 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-05 (355 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1) SourcePackage: boinc UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-21 (2 days ago) ** Affects: boinc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574189 Title: Memory leak in BOINC Manager To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/boinc/+bug/1574189/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1574160] [NEW] Menu bar options lost for most programs
Public bug reported: The Summary is just the most distinctive symptom now. There seem to be a number of related pre-release reports, but none of them seemed the correct link to what I'm seeing. Only Firefox seems to have access to the Menu bar now. All other programs display only the program name, but no menu options. Machine is a generic Toshiba notebook dual booting with Windows 10 (upgraded from 7) in another partition. Upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 a few days ago with no apparent problems during the upgrade process. (Just started testing with a desktop machine running Ubuntu 16.04 in a VM, but I'm still hoping that the peculiarities are just operator failures.) Not sure if it's related, but there are also problems in the BOINC Manager on the Toshiba notebook, but I think the Menu bar problem is the probable root problem. In the BOINC Manager, the problem symptom is a reported memory problem, but at this point I'm pretty sure the System Manager is correct and there is plenty of RAM available. I am not certain the Menu bar is owned by Unity, but my research seemed to indicate it was the responsible process. I am not sure how else I can help apart from reporting the peculiar behavior. It was pretty difficult for me to even figure out how to run apport-cli against unity. Glad to run such other tests as might be helpful. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: unity 7.4.0+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Apr 24 13:23:49 2016 DistUpgraded: 2016-04-22 08:59:23,494 DEBUG icon theme changed, re-reading DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [1179:fd10] GsettingsChanges: b'org.compiz.core' b'outputs' b"['1366x768+0+0']" b'org.compiz.core' b'active-plugins' b"['core', 'composite', 'opengl', 'compiztoolbox', 'place', 'imgpng', 'move', 'wall', 'vpswitch', 'copytex', 'snap', 'grid', 'resize', 'regex', 'mousepoll', 'commands', 'session', 'unitymtgrabhandles', 'animation', 'workarounds', 'fade', 'expo', 'scale', 'ezoom', 'unityshell']" b'com.canonical.Unity' b'minimize-count' b'100' b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'gtk-im-module' b"'gtk-im-context-simple'" b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'scaling-factor' b'uint32 1' InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-05 (354 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04d9:2082 Holtek Semiconductor, Inc. Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: TOSHIBA dynabook T350/46BR ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-21-generic root=UUID=d0f530ed-499e-4642-aa78-f889e0057040 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-21 (2 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 06/27/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE dmi.bios.version: 2.20 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Portable PC dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.board.version: Base Board Version dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvr2.20:bd06/27/2011:svnTOSHIBA:pndynabookT350/46BR:pvrPT35046BSFR:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: dynabook T350/46BR dmi.product.version: PT35046BSFR dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 xserver.bootTime: Sun Apr 24 12:26:35 2016 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs:
[Bug 1573210] Re: Huge memory leak when playing video in Ubuntu 16.04
Not sure if it's the same problem, but if so, BOINC is triggering it, too. GPU is enabled, so that might be related to the video observation above. Not sure how to include the diagnostic information if that will help, but right now I'm going to reboot and confirm that the fresh boot is normal. Oh yeah. I should note that I just upgraded to 16.04 this morning and BOINC has never had memory problems on this machine before this. Then again, BOINC has had problems in the past and it might be a new one with coincidental timing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1573210 Title: Huge memory leak when playing video in Ubuntu 16.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1573210/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 197537] Re: [MASTER] Can't read PDF file with CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) text
god damn spammer. How is this sort of crap supposed to be reported? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197537 Title: [MASTER] Can't read PDF file with CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) text To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/poppler/+bug/197537/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 656777] Re: Wrong keyboard selection with starting directly ubiquity
Similar problem in the Japanese version--but at this point I'm expecting Ubuntu to become more useless with each so-called upgrade. I'm just trying to do the upgrade, and the first question it asks is for a keyboard, but it does NOT offer ANY option that is recognizably similar to the keyboard they I am using. I wouldn't mind so much if it was some kind of exotic computer, but it is NOT. Just a plain Jane Lenovo X61 ThinkPad. Ever heard of it? Evidently not. Look, I really want you to succeed, but you are failing more and more. I have already decided NOT to install Ubuntu on any more machines, because it gets worse and worse each time. At this point I'm still attempting to update some of my VMware installations... Or at least I tried it once. The so far evidence is that I should just give up now and save myself the additional grief. Waste of time, but I'm going to repeat myself: I don't blame you for failing. I think the problem is your economic model, which is basically the big donor model for charity. That can work if the donor is rich enough, but he isn't, or if he always makes perfect decisions, but he doesn't. I'm going to try to end on a constructive note that addresses the REAL problem here by suggesting that you need to adjust your economic model to get MUCH more testing into the process. My main conclusion at this point is that you need to insure there is enough testing BEFORE you release an upgrade, even if it delays the upgrades. Here's a suggested funding mechanism that would get committed funds from small donors BEFORE you program: http://eco-epistemology.blogspot.com/2009/11/economics-of-small-donors- reverse.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/656777 Title: Wrong keyboard selection with starting directly ubiquity -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 747854] Re: console-setup kernel args no longer recognized
I think I'm seeing this problem in the upgrade causing it to ask me to select a keyboard when there should be no change in the keyboard configuration--but at this point I'm expecting Ubuntu to become more useless and troublesome with each so-called upgrade. Look, I'm just trying to do the upgrade, and the first question it asks is for a keyboard, but it does NOT offer ANY option that is recognizably similar to the keyboard they I am using. I wouldn't mind so much if it was some kind of exotic computer, but it is NOT. Just a plain Jane Lenovo X61 ThinkPad. Ever heard of it? Evidently not. Look, I really want you to succeed (at despicable Microsoft's cost), but you are failing more and more. I have already decided NOT to install Ubuntu on any more machines, because it gets worse and worse each time. At this point I'm still attempting to update some of my VMware installations... Or at least I tried it once. The evidence so far is that I should just give up now and save myself the additional grief. It's a waste of time, but I'm going to repeat myself: I don't blame you for failing. I think the deep problem is your economic model, which is basically the big donor model for charity. That can work if the donor is rich enough, but he isn't, or if he always makes perfect decisions, but he doesn't. I'm going to try to end on a constructive note that addresses the REAL problem here by suggesting that you need to adjust your economic model to get MUCH more testing into the process. My main conclusion at this point is that you need to insure there is enough testing BEFORE you release ANY upgrade, even if it delays the upgrades. Here's a suggested funding mechanism that would get committed funds from small donors (who would also be potential testers) BEFORE you even start the actual programming: http://eco-epistemology.blogspot.com/2009/11/economics-of-small-donors- reverse.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/747854 Title: console-setup kernel args no longer recognized -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 728643] Re: Kinetic scrolling improperly interacts with modifier keys
I think this bug is affecting me because I cannot install ANY keyboard for my ThinkPad--but at this point I'm expecting Ubuntu to become more useless and troublesome with each so-called upgrade. Look, I'm just trying to do the upgrade, and the first question it asks is for a keyboard, but it does NOT offer ANY option that is recognizably similar to the keyboard they I am using. I wouldn't mind so much if it was some kind of exotic computer, but it is NOT. Just a plain Jane Lenovo X61 ThinkPad. Ever heard of it? Evidently not. Look, I really want you to succeed (at despicable Microsoft's cost), but you are failing more and more. I have already decided NOT to install Ubuntu on any more machines, because it gets worse and worse each time. At this point I'm still attempting to update some of my VMware installations... Or at least I tried it once. The evidence so far is that I should just give up now and save myself the additional grief. I'm sure this is a waste of time, but I'm going to repeat myself: I don't blame you for failing. I think the deep problem is your economic model, which is basically the big donor model for charity. That can work if the donor is rich enough, but he isn't, or if he always makes perfect decisions, but he doesn't. I'm going to try to end on a constructive note that addresses the REAL problem here by suggesting that you need to adjust your economic model to get MUCH more testing into the process. My main conclusion at this point is that you need to insure there is enough testing BEFORE you release ANY upgrade, even if it delays the upgrades. Here's a suggested funding mechanism that would get committed funds from small donors (who would also be potential testers) BEFORE you even start the actual programming: http://eco-epistemology.blogspot.com/2009/11/economics-of-small-donors- reverse.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/728643 Title: Kinetic scrolling improperly interacts with modifier keys -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
I'll just note that I'm still seeing it, but quite rarely now. In contrast, the new Firefox shutdown problem has become quite frequent... -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 612131] Re: Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox
Just stopped by to see if anyone else has reported it. Amusingly enough, I asked the other local user of Ubuntu about it, and he said his Firefox does it, too--but he's never bothered to report it. He just figured it was because he has too many Firefox windows open, which got me to try the experiment of running with one window and doing everything in tabs-- but it still crashed. Actually, in my case the crashes have become more frequent again. I still use the Ubuntu machine every day--but not for anything serious or important. I have to assume that Firefox may shut down at any time and for no apparent reason. Meanwhile, I have started looking at Windows 7 machines, but not too seriously yet... I'm going to wait for one more upgrade cycle (as in next month) to see which way things are going. Unless there is clear evidence that Ubuntu has turned the corner, I'll just give up on the machine and let it take Ubuntu with it. On the other hand, if I only have direct access to one Firefox on Ubuntu user and if he has a similar problem to this one, maybe I should wonder about the frequency of the problem? Maybe the surviving Ubuntu users are just becoming accustomed to this sort of flakiness? -- Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/612131 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 612131] Re: Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox
Sorry I've been kind of busy and haven't gotten back to you on this. I really do appreciate your attempt to follow up on it, and I value your technical acumen, but like many people, I have competing priorities. I've already noted why Ubuntu has become a relatively low one for me. More importantly, it seems that almost no one else is seeing anything similar enough to this problem to add their comments in this thread, so I'm willing to assume it is just something I'm doing wrong or something unusual about my configuration on that particular machine. If it will help diagnose a more widespread problem, then I'm willing to put more time into it (but I'm still going to be hard pressed to give it much priority). I don't understand your explanation of the Firefox 3.0 versus 3.5 thing. This machine was almost surely originally a Firefox 2.0 machine, and now that it's been upgraded to 9.10, I don't see how Firefox 3.0 is involved. (However, I do see how that might prevent other people with similar problems from finding this thread, since it is absolutely clear the problem did not appear until the Firefox upgrade, probably to version 3.6.) What I can say is that this particular shutdown seems to be less frequent now. Unfortunately, I can't correlate it to anything that has changed, and I never had the bug in a can. Without a trigger mechanism to reproduce the bug on demand, who can tell anything? Unfortunately, as I had suspected, the WSOD problem has become more frequent with the updated version of Ubuntu on that machine. Right now both of these crashes are rare enough to tolerate, but I'm knocking on wood. Especially for the WSOD, it wouldn't take too much of an increase to make the machine unusable. Big picture solution? I'm probably going to try forcing the main experimental partition on the troubled machine to a different version of Ubuntu at some point after the next release (after waiting long enough for the early mortality bugs to be eliminated). However, when I replace the machine, which will probably be early next year, I have no plans to do any serious Ubuntu work on the new one. I probably won't even bother with the virtual machine approach, given the problems encountered on three machines where I've been using Ubuntu in VMware Player virtual machines... (I still have no Windows 7 machines of my own, but at least it isn't an obvious stinker like Vista--and Linux has (in my judgment) returned to the not-ready-for-real-world-use status. I'm saddened and disappointed, but...) (By the way, what's gone wrong with the BitTorrent download of the basic 10.04? The 9.08 version is apparently still valid, but 10.04 is being disavowed by the Ubuntu.com website? I was still sharing both seeds, but now the 10.04 is just an error message, and I'm sort of guessing that the release version of 10.04 was so bad that it's been replaced, and the Ubuntu people just don't want to talk about it. I haven't been motivated enough to pursue another Ubuntu problem now...) -- Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/612131 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 612131] Re: Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox
WA70:~$ lspci -vvnn 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 Host Bridge [1002:5950] (rev 01) Subsystem: Sharp corporation Device [13bd:104c] Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium TAbort- TAbort- MAbort+ SERR- PERR- INTx- Latency: 64 Kernel modules: ati-agp 00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge [1002:5a3f] Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium TAbort- TAbort- MAbort- SERR- PERR- INTx- Latency: 128 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32 I/O behind bridge: c000-dfff Memory behind bridge: c000-cfff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 9000-9fff Secondary status: 66MHz+ FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium TAbort- TAbort- MAbort+ SERR- PERR- BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA+ MAbort- Reset- FastB2B- PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn- Capabilities: access denied Kernel modules: shpchp 00:14.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Texas Instruments PCI4510 PC card Cardbus Controller [104c:ac44] (rev 03) Subsystem: Sharp corporation Device [13bd:104c] Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium TAbort- TAbort- MAbort- SERR- PERR- INTx- Latency: 168, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17 Region 0: Memory at 2800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=06, sec-latency=176 Memory window 0: 2000-23fff000 (prefetchable) Memory window 1: 2400-27fff000 I/O window 0: 1800-18ff I/O window 1: 1c00-1cff BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- ISA- VGA- MAbort- Reset+ 16bInt+ PostWrite+ 16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001 Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus Kernel modules: yenta_socket 00:14.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Texas Instruments PCI4510 IEEE-1394 Controller [104c:8029] (rev 01) (prog-if 10) Subsystem: Sharp corporation Device [13bd:104c] Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium TAbort- TAbort- MAbort- SERR- PERR- INTx- Latency: 128 (500ns min, 1000ns max), Cache Line Size: 16 bytes Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 19 Region 0: Memory at d000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K] Region 1: Memory at d0004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: access denied Kernel driver in use: ohci1394 Kernel modules: firewire-ohci, ohci1394 00:15.0 Multimedia video controller [0400]: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [14f1:8800] (rev 05) Subsystem: Sharp corporation Device [13bd:104c] Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium TAbort- TAbort- MAbort- SERR- PERR- INTx- Latency: 128 (5000ns min, 13750ns max), Cache Line Size: 16 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18 Region 0: Memory at d100 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Capabilities: access denied Kernel driver in use: cx8800 Kernel modules: cx8800 00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration [1022:1100] 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- Capabilities: access denied 00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map [1022:1101] 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- 00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller [1022:1102] 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- 00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control [1022:1103] Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
[Bug 612131] Re: Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox
The attempt to add the basic Report a Problem... information failed, as did the attempt to use the apport-collect 612131. This was after the first unprovoked shutdown of the evening, which was actually quite slow --already over an hour. -- Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/612131 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 614861] Re: Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox
Working on a reliable Windows computer now, so I can comment in a bit more detail. Sad to report it, but I used to think of Ubuntu as more reliable than Windows. Because this shutdown bug was so annoying and unpredictable and undiagnosable, I finally decided to upgrade the machine in question from 9.10 to 10.4 in the belief that this should cure the Firefox problem-- and even though I suspect 10.4 may have more problems with the ancient white screen of death problem, which remains undiagnosed after several years. Unfortunately, I must report that this bug survived the upgrade, and Firefox may still close down without any provocation or warning. (I haven't seen the WSOD yet, but it's usually a rare crash.) This suggests the bug is fairly serious and deep within Firefox. I use a number of computers on a regular basis, with Firefox as the primary browser on all of them. The configurations and plugins are (predictably) quite similar on all of my machines, and only one of them is showing any suspicious behavior in Firefox. However, that behavior is on Windows and seems to involve Adobe's software, so I doubt it is related to the problem I am reporting here. It is possible that this is some kind of browser-based security vulnerability. In that case, it is quite likely that many people may be at risk and that the Firefox and Ubuntu security people should be looking for the problem. In that context, and even though I have abandoned all hope for Ubuntu's future, I do have a constructive suggestion for this case. There should be a security-threat-state-preserving re-installation utility. Obviously the browser is the primary application of concern, but it should probably be generalized to cover any program that is at risk--the BitTorrent client obviously comes to mind. This utility would archive the current state of the application program in question, then fully uninstall it, and finally download and reinstall a reliably clean copy. If the new copy does run without the problems, then the user may want to report the event as a possible security threat, explain the basis for thinking so, and send the archived version to the support people for investigation of the threat. Right now I don't feel like I have sufficient evidence to conclude that it is a security threat. I don't see anything clearly suspicious within Firefox, but I would assume that any competent black hat hacker would be motivated to devise some way to hide an unauthorized extension or plugin. A regular re-installation of Firefox and some related components using Synaptic did not fix the problem. Overall, I just classify it as one of the increasing number of reasons Ubuntu is getting worse and less plausible as a replacement for the despicable Windows of Microsoft. -- Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614861 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 612131] Re: Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox
Thank you (Mr Gersten) for linking from the other bug. If I can at least temporarily overcome my increasingly hopeless feelings towards Ubuntu, I may also attempt the steps recommended by madbiologist (since the backtrace approach failed (and going even farther by the way, the backtrace had probably failed even earlier, since the software had already been installed at some point before I attempted to follow the most recent instructions)). I do note that this bug report seems to be linked to firefox 3.0, and I'm sure that the current version of the bug on the afflicted machine is NOT 3.0, and did not even appear until 3.5 or later. It doesn't appear that any of the latest Report Problem... information has been copied over to this bug. However, I've made a note of this bug number, and I should have plenty of opportunities to get that information again. Firefox shut down at least three times this morning during a short session on that machine. Just in case it's related, I'll report this symptom though I doubt it is directly related to this bug. Rather I think this belongs to an earlier Java-related bug which I never even bothered to report. That Java bug had gotten worse about the time this bug appeared, but after the upgrade from 9.10 to 10.4, it has returned to its previous state. At least I don't remember ever reporting this one, but it goes far enough back that I may have reported it during my 'youthful enthusiasm for Ubuntu' phase. The origins may have involved extensive difficulties installing Java to execute within Firefox for the use of such sarcasmtrivial and unknown/sarcasm websites as Yahoo. (Did the sarcasm pseudo-tag survive? If not, take it as a micro-review of the Yahoo portal. Yahoo certainly deserves to be regarded as trivial and unknown for their ongoing support of spammers.) Anyway, Java does work, but there is an initialization delay of several minutes each time before it is ready to function normally. This has been it's stable-but-buggy state for a long time, going back well before this bug. However, at some point, probably close to the appearance of this bug, Java became completely disabled within Firefox. At that point, I simply regarded it as yet another lack- of-usability problem of Ubuntu, and I didn't even report it (unless I was venting and have already forgotten the vent). I simply stopped attempting to use any webpage that used Java on the afflicted machine. (There are no Java-in-Firefox problems on other machines, but I don't recall if I ever tried it under Ubuntu, though I'm sure it was okay for Windows.) As noted early in this paragraph, after the upgrade from 9.10 to 10.4, Java was again running within Firefox, though once again with the long delay for some kind of initialization. I haven't timed it exactly, but it's about three or four minutes. Some kind of network timeout before a fallback? I haven't cared enough to investigate. I just work in another program or on another machine for a while. During this weird initialization period, Firefox is completely unusable on the afflicted machine. (Users are so adaptable, eh? I now apparently regard it as normal that hitting a webpage that invokes Java will cripple Firefox for several minutes.) With regards to your (Mr Gersten's) encouraging comment in the duplicate bug report, I accept that you are sincere in encouraging the reporting of bugs--but the results are NOT showing up in improvements in the usability of Ubuntu for regular non-technical users, or even for quasi- pseudo-technical former hackers like me. I remain extremely and increasingly disillusioned with Ubuntu. I still think it is a great idea to create a viable Linux-based alternative to Windows, but Ubuntu is clearly going in the wrong direction. There was a time, probably about 2 years ago, when I was feeling that I could consider recommending Ubuntu as an alternative OS without being inundated with calls for help from any non-technical friend who followed my recommendation--but that is NOT the case now. As noted earlier, I think the real problem is that ALL of the economic models for Linux have failed and are continuing to fail. Proper testing is fundamentally tedious and boring work... (I can't reveal any details of internal discussions within our company, but I will hazard a summary of my perceptions here: The local Ubuntu partisans have lost their enthusiasm, too. In the best case, should you simply hope that my own disillusionment is the most extreme case? If I were you, I wouldn't put that in your business plan.) -- Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/612131 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 614861] [NEW] Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox-3.5 will it even save the bug report this time? guess what. I don't care. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Sun Aug 8 08:35:41 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 Package: firefox 3.6.8+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-22.61-generic SourcePackage: firefox-3.5 Uname: Linux 2.6.31-22-generic i686 ** Affects: firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 -- Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614861 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 614861] Re: Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53252772/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: XsessionErrors.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53252773/XsessionErrors.txt -- Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614861 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 612131] Re: Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox
No, I cannot do that because your (Micah Gersten's) instructions (in the previous message and in the linked webpage) are incomplete or incorrect. I have just wasted another half hour or so trying to figure out various combinations of the most likely corrections. I made that much effort in an attempt to be polite, not because I have any residual enthusiasm for helping Ubuntu. I suppose you are sincere and you believed that the instructions were sufficient. However, the net result is to reduce my appreciation for Ubuntu even lower. -- Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/612131 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 612131] Re: Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox
By the way, even if I had succeeded, I still do not have any reliable mechanism with which to trigger the bug. It happens when it feels like happening. The last time just happened to be when I was looking at the email that told me you had posted your comment to Launchpad. Sometimes it happens several times in an hour, and other times it doesn't happen for several hours. -- Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/612131 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 316586] Re: firefox-3.0 shutdown automatically when i open web page
Whoops. This is obviously not the bug I'm looking for, though it sounded very similar... -- firefox-3.0 shutdown automatically when i open web page https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/316586 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 612131] [NEW] Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 This is in Firefox 3.6.8, but may have begun with 3.6.7 under Ubuntu 9.04. (Later versions of Ubuntu have been tested on the machine, but this seems to be the most stable. The main stability problem is probably related to some kind of display bug (causing a white screen of death) discovered several years ago and still probably unresolved, though very rare under 9.04.) Current problem is random and sometimes frequent unclean shutdowns of Firefox. No evident provocation. Sometimes nothing seems to be happening, sometimes I'm moving the mouse, or sometimes I've just clicked something, but no clear pattern at all. I have attempted to upload the apport diagnostic information several times. Several times it clearly seemed to fail, though other times it seemed to succeed. Looking at that information, I was not able to see anything suggestive or helpful. I also studied the various logs without recognizing anything that seemed suspicious or possibly related to the Firefox problems. No new plugins have been added for a long time, though NoScript was recently updated (but without any sign of problems on several other machines that I use). This is the only machine I am running under Ubuntu 9.04, and I currently believe it is probably specific to this version and probably related to poor regression testing, which seems to be a growing problem in Ubuntu. Having said all of that (and without a crash so far knock on wood), I don't much care anymore. I had very high hopes for Ubuntu to become a viable alternative to such ugly options as Windows. I really hoped that Ubuntu could help Linux become more than a tiny niche OS for geeks and nerds. My hopes were not dashed. More like chewed to pieces by catty bugs. ** Affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Unprovoked shutdowns of Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/612131 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 228806] Re: [MASTER] various unrelated crashes for firefox-3.0 and xulrunner-1.9
Thanks to whoever provided the useful reminder about the tab setting in response to the previous spleen venting. I don' t know if this is really the same bug I'm seeing--and I don't care anymore. After several years of using Ubuntu, I am now convinced that it is going down the toilet and cannot be relied upon. This comment (which was just interrupted by ANOTHER unprovoked Firefox shutdown--at least the 3rd this hour), is just spleen venting. I'm just waiting for a better alternative or to be forced all the way back to Microsoft. I am NOT waiting for Ubuntu to get better. The trend line on Ubuntu is absolutely clear: Right down the toilet. I guess that's enough and I may as well post this before Firefox crashes again. -- [MASTER] various unrelated crashes for firefox-3.0 and xulrunner-1.9 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228806 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 228806] Re: [MASTER] various unrelated crashes for firefox-3.0 and xulrunner-1.9
Oh yeah. One more point of annoyance. A bug-reporting system that strongly depends on a buggy piece of software is not worth much. However, I've already suggested the obvious REAL improvement directed at the root of increasing the regression testing. -- [MASTER] various unrelated crashes for firefox-3.0 and xulrunner-1.9 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228806 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 228806] Re: [MASTER] various unrelated crashes for firefox-3.0 and xulrunner-1.9
I don't mind discussing thing, but it seems pretty pointless. Actually, on the two machines that I normally run under Ubuntu, I also am forced to use older versions of Ubuntu because the newer versions are NOT reliable enough. I am running the newest version experimentally on three machines--but I can't rely on it. This is NOT progress. For what little it is worth, I think the fundamental problem with Ubuntu is that the economic model they are using is broken. It worked to a certain point, but at this point the regression testing is clearly inadequate. As a constructive suggestion, here is a link to a funding model that might provide a better balance between new features and keeping things working: http://eco-epistemology.blogspot.com/2009/11/economics-of-small-donors- reverse.html -- [MASTER] various unrelated crashes for firefox-3.0 and xulrunner-1.9 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228806 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 228806] Re: [MASTER] various unrelated crashes for firefox-3.0 and xulrunner-1.9
I have (at least twice) already used the supposedly automatic system to collect and submit the information that is supposed to diagnose these new Firefox problems. In the past, before I lost hope for Ubuntu, I also volunteered to undertake additional diagnostic measures or to run additional tests (within reason). I have seen possibly related problems in Firefox running on some of my other machines--even including one of the Windows boxen--but this particular machine is the only combination that is so utterly problematic. At this point I'm actually getting close to retirement. Maybe I'll even do some volunteer programming when I have the time, but at several periods in my career I was a professional programmer at various levels, so I know how difficult it is to write good code. Mostly at database levels, but sometimes as low as assembly. Unfortunately, I was only a second-string programmer--but that means I appreciate the value of first-string programmers and I know that they are worth paying for. My company even provides some programmers to support open source projects-- but the truth is that we are going to tend to focus our precious first- string programmers on our most important projects... A browser that closes randomly is not very useful for serious work. -- [MASTER] various unrelated crashes for firefox-3.0 and xulrunner-1.9 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228806 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 228806] Re: [MASTER] various unrelated crashes for firefox-3.0 and xulrunner-1.9
I was getting too afraid to continue pending the next crash, but so far it's been stable... knock on wood I really want viable alternatives to Windows. I believe that freedom is a good thing and that freedom depends on meaningful choice. Linux could be such a choice, but so far it has remained a minor niche product. Ubuntu once appeared to have the potential to be another viable alternative to Windows--but I obviously no longer feel that way. I am mostly disappointed, but also frustrated and somewhat angry when one of the crashes manages to destroy something I'm attempting to do on this machine. -- [MASTER] various unrelated crashes for firefox-3.0 and xulrunner-1.9 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228806 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 228806] Re: [MASTER] various unrelated crashes for firefox-3.0 and xulrunner-1.9
With regards to the earlier comment about Windows, I believe there was only one time in my life when I freely purchased a copy of Windows, though there were a couple of times when I chose to buy other Microsoft products. Long time ago. I'm still forced to use Microsoft products--because their ugly economic model works. You're supposed to recommend Apple as the alternative--but they are becoming more evil and more anti-freedom than Microsoft these days. Maybe Chrome will be the option? Google has shown some cleverness in devising new economic models--though they have also shown increasing evidence of evil... -- [MASTER] various unrelated crashes for firefox-3.0 and xulrunner-1.9 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228806 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 609593] [NEW] Lots of problems with new Firefox
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 Actually several of those existing bug reports are probably the same, but at this point I don't care enough about Firefox to worry about it. I'm only writing this because the new bugs are just SO fucked up and they AGAIN clearly show the need for some competent regression testing over there. My real attitude is that I'm just waiting for a better alternative--but maybe I'll be forced back to Microsoft's garbage. #1 problem: Now Firefox crashes and closes all of its windows at random intervals. The restore when restarted usually works pretty well. #2 problem: Tabs visible even when there is only one tab. Annoying waste of screen space--but it used to be an actual advantage for the Ubuntu/Linux version of Firefox over Windows. #3 problem: Probably the broken webpages, but there are so many problems now that I can't really say. Suggested REAL solution. A better economic model that insures adequate regression testing. Whatever you have now, it is NOT working well. I don't really care what you do anymore, but here is one suggestion: http://eco-epistemology.blogspot.com/2009/11/economics-of-small-donors- reverse.html At this point Ubuntu is so bad that I am only using it on inertia (and on the two main machines I'm basically forced to use the old less flaky versions, though I am running the newest version on three other machines for experimental purposes--that continually fail). I hope some viable alternative will appear, but I have no more enthusiasm for Ubuntu. I knew quite a number of Ubuntu enthusiasts, but as far as I know, the best case is that some of them are still trying to defend it. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04 Package: firefox 3.6.7+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: firefox-3.0 Uname: Linux 2.6.28-19-generic i686 ** Affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 -- Lots of problems with new Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609593 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 609593] Re: Lots of problems with new Firefox
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/52446667/Dependencies.txt -- Lots of problems with new Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609593 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 609593] Re: Lots of problems with new Firefox
Upon reflection, I think that #3 should be the utter mangling of the form and search history data. It USED to be a useful feature in Firefox. -- Lots of problems with new Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609593 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 609593] Re: Lots of problems with new Firefox
Oh yes. Apologies for the profanity. I tried to keep it calm, but one word slipped through. Not really a defense of my transgression, but if I wasn't so annoyed, I wouldn't have wasted the time in the first place. Overall, I'm just venting my frustration at the failure of Ubuntu, which long ago did seem to be a very good thing. Perhaps it should be compared with the widespread disillusionment with President Obama? -- Lots of problems with new Firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609593 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 198162] Re: GNOME Bug Report Tool missing arguments
I couldn't remember this discussion after a couple of years, but I was amused by the comment and depressed to see that after two (more) years things have NOT turned around. I still want alternatives to Microsoft's awful software, but the major change of the last few years is that Microsoft has apparently lost their drive to be the evil empire and Apple has taken over as the leading contender (though Google is showing increasing signs of evil ambitions and capabilities). Comment 1: I have basically given up on Ubuntu, though I am still using OLD versions on two machines. I have experimented with later versions on several machines, and Ubuntu has become less and less ready for prime time. I managed to avoid ever buying a Vista machine, Apple has dropped out of my consideration, but I increasingly doubt any acceptable alternatives will appear before I am obliged to buy a Windows 7 box... Right now Google's Chrome looks to be the best alternative, but I feel like I've wasted a LOT of time with Ubuntu, and that casts a shadow on all of the Linux alternatives. (My company uses RHEL, which I've never managed to like. If it was actually offered as an option on a machine, I'd probably take it over Windows--but so far it has not been competitive in the real-world market.) Comment 2: I think the REAL problem is Ubuntu's financial model doesn't provide sufficient push for regression testing against the pushes for the development of new features. The most serious problems I've encountered over the years are almost always breakage in old features. The problems with new features are annoying, but rarely show stoppers. Ergo, I suggest Ubuntu might be salvaged with an alternative funding model that supported MUCH more testing, especially boring old regression testing. Perhaps something like this: http://eco-epistemology.blogspot.com/2009/11/economics-of-small-donors- reverse.html In applying the model to Ubuntu's situation, I think that the project models should have substantial allocations for testing in their budgets --but the virtual shareholders would also become the highest-priority candidates to become testers. In other words, if you bought a share in a particular project, you could also volunteer as a tester at that time, and record your configuration. At that point it would be a bit of a lottery, but essentially the Ubuntu people would be picking testers to maximize coverage, and the winners would be paid for their testing work. The value paid for testing would probably be more than the cost of shares, so the winners would be happy and it would be yet another motivation to support a development project. I think the main advantage is that the projects would be buying testing from normal users--but perhaps that's because I think that the earliest users of most programs tend to be on the strange side or stranger. (The main risk might actually be a kind of gambling by people who think they have especially useful configurations for testing...) I still want more options, and I wouldn't mind a bit if the Ubuntu people could turn things around--but I'm not worrying about it at this point, and I even resent the loss of capabilities and increasing bugginess of newer versions... -- GNOME Bug Report Tool missing arguments https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/198162 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 492995] Re: Howmany option from grub no longer available in grub2
Congratulations on figuring out the new hoops to jump through to report a bug. I couldn't figure it out, but at this point I don't care enough about Ubuntu to worry about it. I'm just stalling and waiting for a better alternative, perhaps Chrome? (My employer favors RHEL, but I can barely stand it... I tried a bunch of other distros, and for a while Ubuntu WAS the very best, but in a very strong sense of WAS.) Anyway, here is the bug I would have reported if I could have figured out how to do so. It comes closest to matching this bug report of the ones I could find: Fresh install of Lucid Lynx in it's very own partition. I made the change in /etc/default/grub to save default so it is supposed to report to the last booted partition. Works fine on one machine (a Sharp notebook) and absolutely refuses to work on another machine (an IBM/Lenovo R53). Looking in /boot/grub/grub.cfg seems to show the proper code has been added to save the default, but something is not working-- AND I DON'T REALLY CARE ANYMORE. I have already wasted a lot of time with this supposedly improved version of Ubuntu. Based on prior experiences with Ubuntu, my two most heavily used machines are both running OLD versions of Ubuntu and I have NO plans to upgrade them for worse functionality. Hint (on the theory that there is some Ubuntu so-called staff person who cares): Making the reporting of bugs more difficult does NOT make Ubuntu better. It does not reduce the number of bugs or improve the quality of the software. It simply makes Ubuntu more like Microsoft Windows. P.S. I hate Microsoft and now I'm beginning to hate Ubuntu. That is NOT progress. Apple is no better, and Google will probably go completely evil before Chrome is released... I don't believe the world is really going to hell in a hand-basket, but things only improve on the long-term average, and I seem to be living in the short term. -- Howmany option from grub no longer available in grub2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/492995 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
I don't object to your closing it, but I feel obliged to let you know you that I think this bug is still present in Koala. However, the release before Koala seems to be good enough, and that's where I've been staying with the machine for most of the time. I'm going to go ahead and install the new Lynx in the experimental partition and run it for a while, but I'm not optimistic about it. I haven't run Koala very much on this sick Sharp, and I've seen the crash a couple of times... So far I've only upgraded to Lynx on one machine, where it seems to be working pretty much okay, and done fresh installs on two other machines, where it is having moderate problems already. I hope it isn't as bad as Koala, which gave me big troubles with the sound cards on several machines for several months... -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
Should I do this from the J or K version? Or maybe wait for L? I have both J and K installed here, but Koala had so many problems with the sound card that I still regard it as experimental and I normally run from J. The problem has become quite infrequent under J, however, so I wasn't too worried about it. However, it has not gone away, and I saw it at least once last month--quite possibly while I was running under Koala. Still, with the crashes so infrequent, it seems really hard to test or know if it is has been eliminated or just waiting. I don't suppose you have any way to trigger the crash before and after changing the pci setting? I really do wish Ubuntu success, but I am just about on the edge of giving up on it... The sound hassles were quite annoying, and most recently I spent a number of hours trying to read a Star Trek DVD that a friend loaned me... (In Windows, I could easily watch the classic Amok Time.) -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
I finally got this bug into a can yesterday. I thought it had gone away, but it started showing up again, though very rarely. Then yesterday, I found a way to reproduce it. At least it worked twice in a row. If someone will tell me what to do, maybe it will be possible to diagnose it now. The situation that triggers the bug is on a completely fresh installation of the latest Ubuntu 9.10, with the updates to yesterday. As soon as the machine is booted, start Firefox, and then open a terminal window. The command sudo update-grub will ask for the password and then immediately go to the white screen of death. I'm not sure what to do from this position, or how to set up the machine to capture the required information, but this is the first time I've apparently found a way to reproduce the crash. I want to help, and I'm willing to try to fix this OLD bug--but I admit that at this point I'm increasingly doubtful that Ubuntu is worth the effort. I am pretty strongly motivated by my love of freedom, and my desire to be free of Microsoft and Apple--but Ubuntu seems to be going in the wrong direction in terms of offering a viable option that will bring us more freedom. I absolutely cannot recommend recent versions of Ubuntu to anyone. This 9.10 release is totally crippled in the sound on many machines that I've tested, which already tells me that they testing was totally inadequate. This old bug of the WSOD is still around after a couple of years, so it is obvious that the real cause has never been found and fixed. I desperately want Ubuntu to succeed, but it is increasingly obvious that this economic model is NOT working to provide sufficient testing. -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 197537] Re: [MASTER] Can't read PDF file with CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) text
I wanted to check the status of this ancient bug, but on this particular machine I only have a VMware Player with Ubuntu as a guest OS. It runs, but I am unable to get the Japanese support to work properly for Japanese input now that I have upgraded it to the newest version of Ubuntu. I can confirm that some of the Japanese display is definitely broken now, but I can't check the status for the PDF files specifically. It will not allow me to switch to Japanese input mode, which is necessary to find the PDF files for testing. Perhaps some parts of the problem would be fixed by installing the XPDF package on this machine, but my main conclusion is that I should not have to do such things, and I am agreed with the comments that Ubuntu seems to be going backwards. However, for me, the new problems with the sound are much more significant, and completely a show stopper in terms of recommending Ubuntu to anyone at this time. I'll go check the status of that bug report, but I know that the sound problems are unresolved on several machines that I have tested. I want to close on a constructive note, but the only thing I can think of is to suggest that Ubuntu needs to consider a better financial model. I suggest something like what I describe in the blog entry at the URL below this paragraph. The goal is to align Ubuntu's new features with what the users want and need. In this case, they should be getting funding for fixing this specific bug, but in the more general case, they need to include feature-related funding for proper regression testing to avoid such massive failures as completely breaking the sound system... I have been using Ubuntu for several years now, and I mostly like it, but it is getting more broken with each new release. This is bad. http://eco-epistemology.blogspot.com/2009/11/economics-of-small-donors- reverse.html Ubuntu people: Are you listening? Ubuntu is NOW on the road to failure. Can you turn things around? -- [MASTER] Can't read PDF file with CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) text https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197537 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 428619] Re: pulseaudio crackle/distortion with cs46xx on latest update
This bug is listed as a duplicate of a different bug report that more accurately described the symptoms that I am seeing. In my machines. What I see is total sound failure (apart from a few intermittent clicks at boot time) on machines that worked fine with 9.04. That includes three machines from two different makers, Lenovo and Sharp. Actually, it might be three makers, since one of the machines is old enough that it is probably an IBM. I've tried upgrades, clean installs, running live from the CD, and also from VMware Player. Most of the machines are fairly new. Excuse me, but this is a massive failure. Ubuntu needs to do much better regression testing. I like Ubuntu, but it is no longer an OS that I can recommend to anyone. Off topic, but I think the main problem with Ubuntu is now the broken economic model that is driving the adoption of features without adequate testing, while at the same time leaving old bugs open, sometimes for years... (I've already suggested an alternative funding mechanism, but never detected any interest at the Ubuntu end...) Unless these massive show-stopping problems are fixed, Ubuntu is going to fail. -- pulseaudio crackle/distortion with cs46xx on latest update https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/428619 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 428619] Re: pulseaudio crackle/distortion with cs46xx on latest update
Whoops, I meant to say at least 3 machines, but I think I may have tested it on as many as five machines that failed, and found only one machine where the sound worked properly (from the live CD, as I recall). -- pulseaudio crackle/distortion with cs46xx on latest update https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/428619 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
I'm afraid to say anything, since I haven't seen the bug in a long time. Let me knock on some wood before continuing... However, from looking at this thread now, I'm pretty sure you were talking to someone else, probably Bryce Harrington. Do you want me to try to run the same information? I don't know if it would help, because in my case it would now appear to be trying to prove a negative. knocks on wood again... It really was a pretty annoying bug when it was happening. -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 478134] Re: Totem silent in VMware Player after Koala upgrade
Sorry I'm slow getting back to you on this. I sort of hoped it was just the usual glitches (even though they're supposed to be ready to release the software when they release it)... However, it appears the sound- related problems are much more serious than I understood at the time, and much more widespread. With regards to your specific question, I can respond that all of the sound-related applications are apparently unable to work with the sound card. Probably as a result of one of the recent upgrades, it has started emitting a few clicks from time to time, but there is no sound on a machine that worked fine until the Koala upgrade. I wasn't using any of the other sound applications on that machine, so it took me a while to figure out what to test and how. Since then I've tried the live Koala CD and a Koala upgrade on a different machine. In both cases the sound is not working. These were NOT using VMware, but actual hardware. The first machine with the VMware Player is a Lenovo X61, and the other machine is a Sharp laptop. The Sharp has always had a number of minor peculiarities, but has basically worked well enough under earlier releases of Ubuntu, and there has never been any problem with the sound card (on either machine, as far as I can recall). At this point my feelings towards Ubuntu are declining pretty steeply. I don't have a lot of spare time that I want to spend trying to debug problems with the OS... I regard Microsoft or Apple as clutching evils, but I don't feel like Ubuntu is offering much of an option these days. I guess I'll continue struggling with Ubuntu for a while, but I sure can't recommend it based on my experiences with the last few releases... I think I had some trouble with my first one, too, but that was a long time ago and I figured it was just the normal learning curve, but these kinds of crippling problems are just not going to work... *sigh* I want to close on a constructive note, so I'll include a link to the following alternative mechanism for funding the production of better open source software, but I'm feeling pretty discouraged about all of this stuff right now. I really hate using Microsoft garbage. http://metablog-shanen.blogspot.com/2009/11/economics-of-small-donors- reverse.html -- Totem silent in VMware Player after Koala upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478134 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 405405] Re: [Koala] problem with sound in totem, rhytmbox, but no in firefoxes flash videos
I'm seeing related problems in two machines, but I can say that Firefox is not involved in my case... The machines worked well until Koala upgrades apparently destroyed the sound capabilities... (Mostly commenting here so that (I think) I'll be subscribed for updated information on this bug in case it become relevant to my case and because this is the top-rated bug report on Launchpad (according to Google).) -- [Koala] problem with sound in totem, rhytmbox, but no in firefoxes flash videos https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405405 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 411574] Re: [karmic] No sound on Intel 82801H HD Audio
Different Shannon here... I think I'm confirming this bug for two machines and hoping to see updates. However, so far I'm mostly just overwhelmed by noise and a feeling of hopelessness. This seems to be a pretty basic level of functionality. About the only things I can see to add to the discussion (that I didn't see in earlier posts) are that one of the machines is running Ubuntu in a VMware Player as upgraded several times, and the other machine has a 32-bit AMD CPU, also upgraded several times before Koala killed the sound. As far as the solutions go, there are LOTS of things I could try now, but I mostly feel like my tinkering would be likely to make the situation worse. -- [karmic] No sound on Intel 82801H HD Audio https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/411574 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 480596] Re: Incompatible extension 'Google Gears' in Firefox 3.5
I'm pretty sure I've been seeing the same problem for several weeks now, but only on one machine. It's a Sharp running the Jackalope version of Ubuntu, and is reported almost every boot, and sometimes twice, when it apparently tries to upgrade the extension version. The error message says to report it to the creator of the extension, which is Google, but I haven't figured out how to do so, and the Google search sent me over here... Seems a bit of a circle jerk, eh? Not sure if it's related, but I do have Japanese capability installed in the system, including the ANTHY input system for Japanese and the Japanese language extensions for Firefox. I should check Firefox's language preferences on that particular machine, but I usually specify American English, generic English, and then Japanese in the third slot. -- Incompatible extension 'Google Gears' in Firefox 3.5 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/480596 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 478134] [NEW] Totem silent in VMware Player after Koala upgrade
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: totem My main audio use of Ubuntu was for streaming MP3 audio, and it's been working fine (for perhaps a year or two on this machine) until the Koala upgrade. It seems to be attempting to do something, but there's no sound and I can't find any way to get sound out of it (so far). I can say that removing pulseaudio did not work in my case. (Sorry, not sure where that workaround was recommended, but I'm pretty sure I've completely undone it, including the reinstall of ubuntu-desktop.) ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Sun Nov 8 16:15:15 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/totem LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron - Release i386 (20080423) Package: totem 2.28.1-0ubuntu4 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic SourcePackage: totem Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686 XsessionErrors: (gnome-settings-daemon:1518): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed (gnome-settings-daemon:1518): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed (nautilus:1573): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1592): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed (gnome-panel:1572): Gdk-WARNING **: /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.18.3/gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c:952 drawable is not a pixmap or window ** Affects: totem (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 -- Totem silent in VMware Player after Koala upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478134 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 478134] Re: Totem silent in VMware Player after Koala upgrade
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35352536/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35352537/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35352538/ProcStatus.txt -- Totem silent in VMware Player after Koala upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478134 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 222931] Re: Gparted can't resize NTFS
I'm the original reporter, but I'm unsure how to check it. I can say that it does sound plausible as the explanation for what I saw. If so, then what I did with the Windows internal (chkdsk?) disk checking utility (whatever it is in the tools from the disk properties?) was actually resetting or repairing the bad clusters file. A little hard for me to remember after all this time, but I think I helped someone else with a similar problem some months ago, and I think the workaround of the #1 reply did succeed in that case, too. Unfortunately, I don't even remember who asked me about it or where. -- Gparted can't resize NTFS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/222931 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 392691] Re: Security Certificate only valid for IE
I've had trouble with that new bug reporting feature you mentioned, so I have mostly been bypassing it. I should try to go back to it to see if the bugs have been worked out of the bug reporting... As regards this bug, I just installed Firefox 3.5, and I can confirm that the same problem exists there, too. I don't know how to link the two reports, but there is a separate discussion of this same problem involving the GlobalSign certificate. I'm not an expert, so I can't really say, but if I understand the situation roughly correctly, IE is doing some sloppy and basically unsafe form of error recovery. The actual error is in the configuration of the NTTPC server and involves some intermediate certificates, but the NTTPC people are either incompetent or anti-Firefox, or both. (I have trouble buying the pure incompetence explanation, since they are part of the conglomerate of the largest phone company in Japan, and ostensibly are major players in the Japanese Internet. Other subsidiaries focus on backbone services and portable phones, for examples.) However, because Microsoft gets to ram their standards down everyone's throats, it seems that Firefox should handle the situation differently. When I think about it that way, it seems the proper solution would be for Firefox to check for the IE-only situation and explain why Microsoft's so-called solution is bad. Users would still have the manual override, with or without the permanent option, but the blame for the situation would be properly distributed between Microsoft and the anti- Firefox websites. (Alternatively, Firefox could adopt Microsoft's flawed implementation, but I don't like bad standards just because Microsoft said so.) -- Security Certificate only valid for IE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392691 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
Just had another one, but that's only the second time since switching to Jackelope, so I feel like it's mostly cured. However, I'll say this was an especially nasty one to fix. The automatic recovery did not work and after several failed iterations, I remembered to try a manual fsck, which seems to have taken care of it (for now). -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 343798] Re: Consider adding GlobalSign CA certificate
Well, now I can't find the other bug report that I prepared, but the problem is more complicated than it appears, and it only affects Firefox. Since I can't find that bug, I'll go ahead and summarize the critical details here, and attach the NTTPC certificate that is supposed to use GlobalSign. It fails on Firefox in both Windows and Ubuntu, but on the same Windows machine IE works and establishes the HTTPS connection without any problem. Therefore the real problem seems to be something wrong with Firefox, not with the GlobalSign certificate. ** Attachment added: broken-in-Firefox security certificate http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28704967/www.nttpc.ne.jp.pem -- Consider adding GlobalSign CA certificate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/343798 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 343798] Re: Consider adding GlobalSign CA certificate
I'm still confused why it works for IE but not Firefox, but this doesn't seem to be the right venue for that discussion in detail. I did try to find out what was going on, but obviously didn't get the right reference. Can you post a URL for an explanation focusing on the specific problem you referenced? With regards to getting it fixed by NTTPC, I really have to wish you luck. My experiences with them have convinced me that they are awesomely incompetent. For example, they're servers have been set with the wrong time zones for years, though I apparently managed to get it to the attention of the right guy so that they fixed it this week. -- Consider adding GlobalSign CA certificate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/343798 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 343798] Re: Consider adding GlobalSign CA certificate
Well, whatever is going on is rather more complicated, but I'm going to report those details over in a newer bug report. However, what I can say is that there is definitely something wrong with the way Firefox is handling this Certificate Authority, even though the appropriate root authority is installed in Ubuntu (and Windows). -- Consider adding GlobalSign CA certificate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/343798 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 392691] Re: Security Certificate only valid for IE
More data: There appear to be two GlobalSign root certificates--and they are already installed. Here is a case-by-case report of what I know: In Ubuntu (with Firefox, of course), the NTTPC certificate fails, reporting that GlobalSign is not known. Looking in the list of installed certificates, it shows two root certificates for GlobalSign. When I copied the corresponding certificate from a Windows machine and tried to import it, I was told that the certificate is already installed. In Windows using IE, the NTTPC certificate works, and the HTTPS connection is established. In Windows using Firefox, the NTTPC certificate fails, with the identical error report as in Ubuntu. That was on the same Windows machine where IE worked. Seems like there is something wrong with the way Firefox handles this certificate, but I can't imagine what it is. What additional data should I search for? -- Security Certificate only valid for IE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392691 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 392691] Re: Security Certificate only valid for IE
Figured out how to read it, though not how to cut and paste it into this system (though I'd think some expert there should be able to figure it out from the file I attached?). So here is the scoop on the anti-Firefox security certificate: Common Name: GlobalSign Domain Validation CA Organization: GlobalSign-nv-sa Organizational Unit: Domain Validation CA I don't know if it's a legit company, but NTT is supposed to be legit, and they're using this operation as the source of their so-called security. Also, Microsoft Explorer apparently accepts it. Hmm... Could I validate it by somehow importing the root certificate from IE into my Firefox? ** Also affects: firefox Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Security Certificate only valid for IE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392691 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 343798] Re: Consider adding GlobalSign CA certificate
I ran into this same certificate authority being used by NTTPC, a subsidiary of NTT, the main phone company of Japan. IE accepts it, but I don't think it's pure anti-Firefox behavior, just typical mindless incompetence from the NTT zombies. The status of this bug seems to claim the bug has been fixed, but not as of today for Firefox 3.0.11. It seems that the problem is at the level of Firefox, since I've seen the certificate be accepted by IE on one machine where it is rejected by Firefox? -- Consider adding GlobalSign CA certificate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/343798 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 392691] [NEW] Security Certificate only valid for IE
Public bug reported: Not sure exactly where to report this, but the problem is really a kind of anti-Firefox problem. The security certificate is supported by IE, but returns the error message below from Firefox. I've tested it both in Ubuntu and under Windows (in the same machine where IE accepts it). I'd laugh it off as typical Japanese incompetence or nationalism or even xenophobia, but NTT (parent company of NTTPC) is actually one of the largest companies in Japan and a key player in the Japanese parts of the Internet. Or maybe they just want to support Microsoft and interfere with Firefox users? Can't Firefox add the appropriate certificate authority? (Yeah, I assume it's some minor fly-by-night security authority, but at least large enough for NTT to do business with.) I've attached the exported security certificate, too, though I'm not sure how to read it by itself. Secure Connection Failed www.nttpc.ne.jp uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is unknown. (Error code: sec_error_unknown_issuer) * This could be a problem with the server's configuration, or it could be someone trying to impersonate the server. * If you have connected to this server successfully in the past, the error may be temporary, and you can try again later. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Security Certificate only valid for IE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392691 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 392691] Re: Security Certificate only valid for IE
** Attachment added: www.nttpc.ne.jp http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28438182/www.nttpc.ne.jp -- Security Certificate only valid for IE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392691 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
I should have known better to say anything... It's back! Unprovoked and unexplained white screen of death. Oh well. Overall I still think Jaunty Jackalope is generally better than the last few releases of Ubuntu for this troublesome machine. Time to try a complete install from scratch? -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
Knocking on wood, but it seems that Jackalope has fixed this bug. I haven't seen any of these crashes since I upgraded to Jackalope. -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 340857] [NEW] NetworkManager needs dnsmasq-base to share a connection
Public bug reported: No warning messages or anything, but NetworkManager is unable to share a connection unless dnsmasq-base is installed. When you select the option to share the connection Shared to other computers, it should obviously warn you if dnsmasq-base is not installed. I saw some evidence of a reported bug with the full dnsmasq package not working properly with NetworkManager, but that might be related to a more severe but sporadic bug that somehow prevents the connection from being properly shared, even though the DHCP part is working and the IP addresses are being assigned to the other computers. Only workaround I've found for that one is a full reboot, but it's infrequent enough to live with. Less serious, but I think NetworkManager should also retain this shared- connection setting through reboots, perhaps with a warning about the nonstandard status of the network configuration. Also, it should remember that I've disabled the wireless connections... ** Affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- NetworkManager needs dnsmasq-base to share a connection https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/340857 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 340853] [NEW] NetworkManager can't connect D02HW to eMobile (Japan)
Public bug reported: This D02HW is a Chinese-made USB device, but will not connect through NetworkManager. I've been told that eMobile has configured their network in such a way that this problem affects many of the other devices they supply for use with their wireless network. (The eMobile support people are not very competent or even interested in providing support, so based on prior experiences, I never asked them about it and recommend against wasting your time in the attempt. Heck, I'm planning to cancel my eMobile contract as soon as the penalty clause expires next year.) The device does work with pon, as documented in various places, but to make it work with NetworkManager required a few changes in the 10-modem.fdi file. Basically I added this line: append key=modem.command_sets type=strlistIS-707-A/append That was right after the ID for the device: match key=@info.parent:usb.product_id int=0x1003 match key=@info.parent:usb.interface.number int=0 There were two other command_sets lines there, and I commented them out when it didn't work on the first attempts. However, the Japanese webpage http://d.hatena.ne.jp/munetoh/20081121 where I got this fix doesn't seem to say anything about needing to comment out those command_sets (but I don't read Japanese all that well). (Thanks and a tip of the hat to Munetoh-san.) ** Affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- NetworkManager can't connect D02HW to eMobile (Japan) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/340853 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 287258] Re: ALSA doesn't work after upgrade to Intrepid Ibex beta
Seems pointless to note that I'm another victim of this bug, closed or not. Main reason I'm replying is because this particular description of the problem seems to match my own particular version of the problem more closely than the various other bug reports I've looked at. I would say so far, but I'm giving up again. Stuff like this has made it impossible for me to recommend Ubuntu to other people. -- ALSA doesn't work after upgrade to Intrepid Ibex beta https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/287258 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 245946] Re: Intrepid Ibex - Lost sound after dist-upgrade
Me, too, on the death of sound. Tried many of the things in this thread, followed some of the links and tried lots of the things in those places, too. Already spent way too much time on this, so I'm giving up, but just feel obliged to note that it seems to be another example of Ubuntu not being ready for prime time. Even if it's a major upgrade, it should not cripple your system to this degree. I like Ubuntu and will continue to use it. It works quite well on about five machines, pretty well on one, and quite poorly on this one (where the upgrade has broken other things besides the sound). I may have a masochistic streak. However, I cannot recommend it to anyone else, and especially not to friends or beginners. I think it quite sad and unfortunate that Linux basically completely failed to take advantage of the Vista debacle. -- Intrepid Ibex - Lost sound after dist-upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/245946 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 197537] Re: Can't read PDF file with Japanese text
With poppler-data installed it shows garbage characters all over the place. Some of them were graphic characters, and others looked like numbers from Unicode. Seems like xpdf is still the solution. Thanks for the suggestion. -- Can't read PDF file with Japanese text https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197537 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 197537] Re: Can't read PDF file with Japanese text
Well, I just checked the latest Japanese file, and it's still broken, and xpdf still works properly. -- Can't read PDF file with Japanese text https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197537 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 197537] Re: Can't read PDF file with Japanese text
Whoops. I forgot to note that I'm running Ibix 8.10 now, and with all of the latest updates. -- Can't read PDF file with Japanese text https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197537 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
Seems to be worse than usual now. Already two crashes this morning. At this point I'm teetering on giving up Ubuntu. It's not very useful when the machine can crash at any moment, is it? I suppose the alternative would be to try a different computer, but that sort of cancels the argument that Linux is cost competitive, eh? Actually, I already tried to find some information about computers and brands that are recommended with Linux, but I haven't been about to find much clear information. Ditto on information about what to avoid. Maybe this machine is a bummer because of the AMD CPU? I still suspect it's mostly Sharp's fondness for non-standard tweaks. -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 165316] Re: finding a lost swap partition?
I'll just note that I ran into some of these problems again in conjunction with some more upgrades. I'm getting much too familiar with the internal GRUB commands to find partitions and to find and display files. I feel like the proper solution would be a graphic repair interface for GRUB. In almost all cases I was able to boot the machine somewhere--but they could still put the utility on the live CD. -- finding a lost swap partition? https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/165316 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 230922] Re: Firefox grays out and crashes
I have just confirmed that it continues to exist in Ibex, but I still have no real idea about the real cause and I'm still unwilling (and regard myself as basically technically incompetent) to tackle the complicated backtrace procedures. Currently what I have done is disable the proprietary driver for the ATI graphics. However, this seems to be like trying to prove the negation, and I'm not optimistic. There are often long periods when I see no crashes--but I've seen two in the last two days. I had actually run Ibex experimentally on another partition for several days before upgrading my primary working partition--and then the crashes started again, after long crash-free period. I'm getting so fed up that I'm starting to think about dumping this Sharp notebook even though it isn't that old. It's just too much of a nuisance under Ubuntu... How much am I willing to pay to avoid Windows? Especially since it's no skin off of Microsoft's nose. The maker already paid for my Windows even if I don't use it. -- Firefox grays out and crashes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/230922 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
Bug has survived the transition to Ibex, apparently. I initially did the upgrade to a scratch partition and ran it for a few days without seeing the crash, but as soon as I upgraded my main working partition, it returned. At least twice in the last few days since I did the upgrade. I noticed that Ibex had installed a new proprietary driver for the ATI chipset, so I've disabled that now, and I'm waiting to see if the crash recurs. Unfortunately the frequency of the crash is so low that I will never be sure it's gone... At least that's how I feel about it. -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 246205] Re: Wordcommunitygrid Message Peer certificate cannot be authenticated with known CA certificates.
Mostly just noting that I ran into this too, and think it should have a high priority for repair. Many, or perhaps most people will never even notice that it's hung up. I also wish someone would modify the misleading directions. Being too enthusiastic, I used the version that said to detach from the project, and it appears that the detach step wasn't needed--though it did through away some finished work. I'm still not certain it is fully working until it gets through a couple of complete cycles--and is not broken when the actual patch comes down. Speaking from the IBM food chain, I think IBM is really sincere about supporting Linux, but this is the kind of thing that helps nudge against Ubuntu. -- Wordcommunitygrid Message Peer certificate cannot be authenticated with known CA certificates. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246205 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
The frequency of the crashes is increasing again after a low-crash period. Lovely pastel death this morning. Right now I have to regard the machine when running under Ubuntu as unsuitable for any serious work (unless the working program includes a Gmail-like remote backup every few minutes). This problem now goes back at least two major releases, and we're about to enter a third. I sure hope it goes away--but I can't be optimistic. I have been unable to diagnose or fix it myself and unable to help anyone else do anything about it. I think I understand how open source works, and I even work in the food chain of one of the companies that is a big contributor to open source, especially Apache and Eclipse. We even have an in-house Linux distro that I use some of the time (and don't like much). However, I personally am *NOT* in a position to do much to help you here. Back in my programming days I was just a database programmer. I did a bit of assembly-level hacking, but I was never much good at it. I do think a serious hacker could probably pin this bug down. I don't have a reliably trigger, but the frequency is pretty high... Unfortunately, it seems that there isn't a serious hacker using Ubuntu on these models of Sharp. As the situation is, I'm actually considering buying a new machine to get away from the problems with Ubuntu. I've also been experimenting with other distros, but haven't found any that I like as much as Ubuntu, so I'm feeling like just throwing money at the problem... (I already have several personal machines, and many others at work, but this Sharp with the AMD Sempron CPU is the only egregious troublemaker.) -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 185157] Re: There was an error starting the GNOME Settings Daemon
I haven't been willing to try Intrepid yet, but I'm still seeing it on one machine. I actually have a highly reproducible version on that machine. Do you want me to try to get some diagnostics, or can it be regarded as a moot point as Intrepid arrives? -- There was an error starting the GNOME Settings Daemon https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/185157 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
Well, I can now confirm that the .gnomerc approach did not solve the problem. There was one crash since I added that file. Just to confirm I did it right, here is the cat result: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat .gnomerc export WINDOW_MANAGER=metacity I need to run another memory check from GRUB, but I basically don't believe it is hardware. Not sure because I think the best check is running in Windows, and I haven't been running the machine in Windows very much. What I can say is that I have never seen the crash when I was running in Windows, and there was about a year when I only used the machine in Windows. The crashes started only after Ubuntu was installed. With regards to the recommended stack/back traces from X, this part seems too complicated for me, though I may tackle it again. However, what I'd much prefer is that I *NOT* spend lots of time trying to fix Ubuntu's problems. It's bad enough when I lose work in a crash--and I'm getting antsy now and feel the pressure to save this before it crashes. Look. Ubuntu is realizing that a crash has occurred. After the crash it does the disk scan and an extra reboot before it's ready to go again. That's the place where it should trigger it's debugging procedures and install whatever needs to be installed to do fancy traces or backtraces or whatever. If they can't fully automate it, at least the system should report the problem to the Ubuntu people and they should be able to get back to me (assuming there are enough similar crash events to be worth worrying about). Anyway, time to save it before it crashes again... -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
Getting really bad these days, with increasingly frequent crashes. Minor variant is that not all of them are white screens now, but sometimes pastel colors of various types. -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
There is no .gnomerc file here, and I have upgraded to Hardy. The problem is rather sporadic, and so far I haven't been able to spot any sure-fire trigger. Sometimes it doesn't appear for weeks, and other times it will happen several times within a few hours. -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
Just had another one. At least three or four crashes in the last few hours... I'm trying your .gnomerc solution, though I'm not happy about the idea of winding up in a unique configuration that I don't really know how to maintain -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 181184] Re: vertical text spacing problem
What new information did you ask for? The bug still existed the last time I checked, but you never asked for anything else. I understand you want to close the open bug reports, but shouldn't you fix the bugs first? Would it help to remind you that Microsoft Office does print tategaki correctly? ** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Incomplete -- vertical text spacing problem https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/181184 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
Just had another one, and there was a day last week when I had about three of them in just a few hours. Seems like it's getting worse again. However, it also seems like no one else is seeing it... Not sure what that signifies, but I don't feel like this is an especially odd machine. Perhaps the most unusual feature is that the CPU is an AMD Sempron? The ATI graphics are pretty standard... -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 197537] Re: Can't read PDF file with Japanese text
Not sure which way you're handling this, but the bug is still present in the default document viewer as of today. However, my workaround was to install the xpdf viewer, and it handles the Japanese without any problems. -- Can't read PDF file with Japanese text https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197537 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 159594] Re: Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?)
Hadn't seen it for a while, but just had one a few minutes ago. Still don't know what diagnostic information to collect, and still can't stop any particular trigger event. -- Crash to white screen of death (possibly Firefox?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159594 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 159649] Re: gcj plugin broken and won't uninstall
Mostly I'm running Hardy now, and I haven't attempted to use Java on my last Gutsy machines. However, I concur that the bug is probably closeable, but still don't know how to do it. -- gcj plugin broken and won't uninstall https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159649 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 156536] Re: BOINC World Community Grid stuck Waiting for memory
I still see it sometimes, but more rarely. It's become one of those things that's fluttering at the edge of traceability. That machine actually has two versions of Ubuntu on it right now. My feeling is that the problem is less common with Hardy Heron, but more common with Gutsy. When it does happen, the condition seems to persist, though sometimes resetting the project will start it on a work unit that does not hang. (Other times multiple resets have no effectiveness.) I basically feel like this is outside of Ubuntu's scope, but is a work unit allocation problem on the project end. You'd think that the size of the problems would be matched to the resources of the volunteer's machine, but if that's supposed to happen, then sometimes it fails. Since no one else has commented on the bug, I suppose we can assume it's quite rare, though the machine that shows it is a very vanilla IBM NetVista. On the old side, but certainly not a rare machine in its day. This one actually has some extra memory above the original factory installed. -- BOINC World Community Grid stuck Waiting for memory https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/156536 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 229425] Re: Can't quit Firefox or shutdown computer
No one else has reported a similar problem on this bug, and I haven't seen it in a long time, so I think it can be closed on the belief it was related to some software that was upgraded later on. However, I don't see any way for me to close it. Wait, maybe I found it... -- Can't quit Firefox or shutdown computer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/229425 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 229425] Re: Can't quit Firefox or shutdown computer
Seems to be the only thing I can mark it with, though it's basically just a guess that the bug was fixed by something somewhere. ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Fix Released -- Can't quit Firefox or shutdown computer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/229425 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
