Re: [Bug 255651] Re: floppy disk drive not detected (module not loaded) in Intrepid and Jaunty
Andy Whitcroft wrote: This is triggered by the removal of some udev rules. These rules however are plain wrong the correct fix is to add the correct acpi MODALIAS to the floppy driver. This is being attacked as part of the modprobe.d fixups. This will fix all machines using ACPI. ** Changed in: linux (Baltix) Status: New = Invalid Thanks for that, now I have another problem. Any time I try to install Ubuntu (and also Debian) in a computer running an analog monitor I am confined to resolution of 800 x 600. There are NO options. Do the same with an LCD screen and no problems. Help please, I have several people waiting on this. D. -- floppy disk drive not detected (module not loaded) in Intrepid and Jaunty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 255651] Re: floppy disk drive not detected (module not loaded) in Intrepid and Jaunty
Andy Whitcroft wrote: ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Andy Whitcroft (apw) Status: Triaged = In Progress What is all that about?Is it good? Bad? Has the bug been fixed yet? What about 9.04? I am back with 8.04 so am not worried either way but am fed up with the robotic mail flooding in here. D. -- floppy disk drive not detected (module not loaded) in Intrepid and Jaunty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 255651] Re: floppy disk drive not detected (module not loaded) in Intrepid and Jaunty
Sergio Zanchetta wrote: @Derek Try to be more polite, please. We all here are waiting a fix for this bug. Have a look here to understand the meaning of different status https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status Andy is working on a fix. Thank you for the reply. Believe me I was being polite ! I will not record my thoughts. Look at it this way - - - - I have people interested in changing to Ubuntu but what am I supposed to tell them? Wait another 6 months? I am glad to hear that it is being worked on. That is the first positive thing I have heard in 4 months. How about 9.04? D. -- floppy disk drive not detected (module not loaded) in Intrepid and Jaunty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 330882] Re: Floppy not working on Ubuntu 8.10
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 255651 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651 miketan63 wrote: *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 255651 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651 Edmond Thiebaud, Bugs fixed successfully. Attached document. ** Attachment added: Floppy Drive Activation for Ubuntu 8.10 .doc http://launchpadlibrarian.net/23210759/Floppy%20Drive%20Activation%20for%20Ubuntu%208.10%20.doc Too late. I am with Debian. D. -- Floppy not working on Ubuntu 8.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/330882 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 330882] !!
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 255651 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651 I am tired of getting this and similar mail. D. -- Floppy not working on Ubuntu 8.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/330882 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 255651] Re: floppy disk drive not detected (module not loaded) in Intrepid final release kernel 2.6.27-9
jimlovell777 wrote: I'm running 8.10 final fully updated and my floppy drive doesn't work or show up anywhere. I've also loaded 9.04 Alpha and the problem exists for that release as well. I have 9.04 Alpha as up to date as i can get it. Go back to 8.04. I did. D. -- floppy disk drive not detected (module not loaded) in Intrepid final release kernel 2.6.27-9 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 255651] Re: floppy disk drive not detected (module not loaded) in Intrepid Alpha 4 kernel 2.6.27-2
Edmond Thiebaud wrote: I can also confirm this, floppy icon doesn't appear, i did sudo modprobe floppy, but that is just temporary, because when when you re-boot again the floppy icon is not there.And by the the way the floppy icon was in 8.04 by default on my system. I seem to have the fix for this problem - it works for me anyway. Would you like me to send details to fix it ? D. -- floppy disk drive not detected (module not loaded) in Intrepid Alpha 4 kernel 2.6.27-2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 301549] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 No floppy drive is available
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 255651 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651 Chris Coulson wrote: *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 255651 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651 What was unhelpful about the reply. This bug is a duplicate of a bug that has already been reported, so I told you that and gave you the number of the master bug report (which has a workaround). So, what did I say that was not helpful? Sorry if I upset you but look at it from my point of view. I am not a geek, I am still new to Ubuntu and this problem has been around too long. In fact it happened years ago with an earlier version of Ubuntu and again it took a year to be fixed. I tried the workaround but failed probably because of inexperience in use of Terminal and the language. I spent hours getting nowhere until asking a neighbour for help. Two of the replies I had consisted of nothing but pages of numbers, they were of no help at all. I like Ubuntu and have no desire to go back to MS but I will never recommend Ubuntu to friends unless I consider that they are as stubborn as myself. The jump from MS to Linux is beyond most people who are (they think) safe with MS. The devil thy know - - - - - - - etc. One final excuse - I am 84 and there is some truth in the saying You can't teach an old dog new tricks. But I keep trying. D. -- Ubuntu 8.10 No floppy drive is available https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301549 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 301549] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 No floppy drive is available
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 255651 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651 Andy Whitcroft wrote: *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 255651 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651 On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 07:08:55AM -, Derek Bollam wrote: She had the answer in a few minutes and now I have access to the floppy drive. She did in a few minutes what Ubuntu appear to failed to do in over twelve months. Basically the floppy drive had been ignored and was not mounted. To save the next person the same pain it would be helpful if you could detail the magic as performed by your friend in this bug. This will: 1) benefit any person stubmling upon this bug trying to find a solution, and 2) allow 'ubuntu' to understand the fix and work out how to prevent it in the future. Linux is a colaborative effort overall. Hi, Below you will find the 'magic' as it was emailed to me. All I can say is it worked for me and it may not be perfect since it claims it cannot mount while actually doing so. *** Ubuntu has really missed the boat on this floppy problem if they haven't created a mount point for it. Before doing anything else, check to see if there is a mount point on your setup by opening a terminal and running this command: ls -l /media/ Here is what I see when I run it: total 16 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-05-27 13:35 card lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root6 2007-09-24 17:54 cdrom - cdrom0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2007-09-24 17:54 cdrom0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root7 2007-09-24 17:54 floppy - floppy0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2007-09-24 17:54 floppy0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2007-11-04 17:16 usbdisk The - indicates a soft link to the real mount point. The one you want is the floppy0. If it isn't there, you can create it by using your usual sudo command (with your options s and h) mkdir, such as: sudo -s -h mkdir /media/floppy0 I am not sure how you give the s and h options. Do as you usually do and then check the ls -l command again to see if your permissions are the same as mine (drwxr-xr-x). If not, then give this command (preceded by sudo): chmod 755 /media/floppy0 That is a shorter way of doing what he says with the g+rwx command. Do you have the soft link in your listing? Maybe you will need that for automounting. If it isn't there, give this command (using sudo): ln -s /media/floppy0 /media/floppy Leave the additional line in fstab as in mine: # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # file system mount point type options dump pass /dev/fd0/media/floppy0 autorw,user,noauto 0 0 Also, leave floppy in /etc/modules (without quotation marks and in lower case). On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 09:41:57AM +1300, Derek Bollam wrote: I can always fall back on modprobe floppy in terminal but this thing is beginning to annoy me and to add to the problem I see that gfloppy formatter does not work either. Try in a terminal with an unmounted floppy: superformat /dev/fd0 HD I don't have to use sudo but you may. There we are, I hope this is of use to all and sundry. A final thought - - - I know from experience that a great number of people would be interested in changing to Linux but are put off by similar experiences to mine. Does Ubuntu really want more users or do they prefer to remain as a select 'group'?I think this is an important question and deserves a serious answer from high up in the Canonical hierarchy. I am perfectly willing to give my views as a new and somewhat baffled user if it would help to see things from my level. D. -- Ubuntu 8.10 No floppy drive is available https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301549 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 301549] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 No floppy drive is available
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 255651 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651 Chris Coulson wrote: *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 255651 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255651 Thank you for your bug report. This bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 255651. Please feel free to report any other bugs you find. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None = linux Status: New = Invalid ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 255651 floppy disk drive not detected (module not loaded) in Intrepid Alpha 4 kernel 2.6.27-2 I found this reply somewhat unhelpful and turned instead to a neighbour who runs Debian. She had the answer in a few minutes and now I have access to the floppy drive. She did in a few minutes what Ubuntu appear to failed to do in over twelve months. Basically the floppy drive had been ignored and was not mounted. Remembering that the previous 8.04 suffered the same fault. I like Ubuntu but feel that there is too much emphasis on the next update in six months. Maybe once a year (or 18 months) and get it right first? D. -- Ubuntu 8.10 No floppy drive is available https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301549 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 301549] [NEW] Ubuntu 8.10 No floppy drive is available
Public bug reported: 8.10 is installed and working fine, however I am unable to find or use the floppy drive. Can see no trace of it showing in /etc/fstab. modprobe floppy will bring it to life but would prefer the way it was in 7.10. Has anybody found the fix for this problem? Derek ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: yelp 2.24.0-0ubuntu2 ProcEnviron: PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: yelp Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic x86_64 ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug -- Ubuntu 8.10 No floppy drive is available https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301549 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 301549] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 No floppy drive is available
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19896609/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19896610/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19896611/ProcStatus.txt -- Ubuntu 8.10 No floppy drive is available https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301549 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 116729] Re: 7.04 Object disappears totally when minimised !
Travis Watkins wrote: This seems to be not a bug but a user configuration issue, closing. ** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: compiz = gnome-panel Status: Unconfirmed = Rejected I am still unclear about the connection between the Window Selector and the Desktop Effects but enough. It all works now and I have found how to control the Window Selector. Thanks for all the advice given. Derek. -- 7.04 Object disappears totally when minimised ! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/116729 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 116729] Re: 7.04 Object disappears totally when minimised !
Sebastien Bacher wrote: the desktop-effects option activates compiz with a different window manager, that's normal that using it leads to differences, if you don't want them you can keep using the default one I suspect we are talking at cross purposes. I managed to get back to normal by Right Clicking on the bottom panel then clicking on Add to Panel and then adding the Window Selector. I did try the Desktop Effects but turned it off again. This email conversation is a great PR exercise and a great help to new Linux users who are sometimes struggling. Thanks again, Derek -- 7.04 Object disappears totally when minimised ! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/116729 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 116729] Re: 7.04 Object disappears totally when minimised !
Sebastien Bacher wrote: Thank you for your bug. Do you use the desktop effects option? ** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium Status: Unconfirmed = Needs Info Thank you for the reply. The answer is Yes I do now Question - how come the default was changed for 7.04? All is well now. -- 7.04 Object disappears totally when minimised ! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/116729 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 116729] Re: 7.04 Object disappears totally when minimised !
Sebastien Bacher wrote: what default has been changed? desktop-effects is an option you have to active if you want to use it ** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: gnome-panel = compiz Status: Needs Info = Unconfirmed Hi again, You have lost me. In earlier copies of Ubuntu and also in the latest Debian the minimise button drops the subject to one of the panels. I install Ubuntu 7.04 and it takes me two days to find where the object has gone. That to me is a change in the default setting. No ?? Gee, I love an argument. Seriously I am going to ram this conversation down the throats of MS users far and wide. Can you see W.Gates answering a question like this? Regards, Derek -- 7.04 Object disappears totally when minimised ! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/116729 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 116729] 7.04 Object disappears totally when minimised !
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-panel Ubuntu 7.04First noticed when looking at photos with g-thumb. An individual photo was minimise and it disappeared as expected. However it was expected to show up on the bottom panel but did not. Nor anywhere else. Same problem with documents etc. Otherwise no problems - yet. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Fri May 25 15:22:47 2007 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-panel Package: gnome-panel 1:2.18.1-0ubuntu3.1 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcCmdline: gnome-panel --sm-client-id default1 ProcCwd: /home/derek ProcEnviron: PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-panel Uname: Linux derek-desktop 2.6.20-15-generic #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 07:36:31 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux ** Affects: gnome-panel (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- 7.04 Object disappears totally when minimised ! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/116729 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 116729] Re: 7.04 Object disappears totally when minimised !
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/7826274/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/7826275/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/7826276/ProcStatus.txt -- 7.04 Object disappears totally when minimised ! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/116729 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
