Bug#510910: dphys-config: backslash characters stripped from postinstall commands

2009-01-05 Thread Bernard Boudet
Package: dphys-config Version: 20061020-1 Severity: normal Example: The file dphys-config.list contains the following line: etc/bash.prompt:/:grep -q /etc/bash.prompt /etc/bash.bashrc || echo -e '\nsource /etc/bash.prompt\n' /etc/bash.bashrc This should result in the following command being

Bug#502796: openoffice.org-calc: XIRR() function gives Err:502 when annualised return is -30%

2008-10-19 Thread Bernard Boudet
Package: openoffice.org-calc Version: 2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch5 Severity: normal As per the subject, XIRR() function gives Err:502 when annualised return is -30%. I have an example spreadshhet and will attempt to attach it to this report. -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers

Bug#463585: apticron: RTNETLINK answers: Address family not supported by protocol

2008-02-01 Thread Bernard Boudet
Package: apticron Version: 1.1.12 Severity: important The following error occurs with apticron on a vps system: ~# /usr/sbin/apticron RTNETLINK answers: Address family not supported by protocol Dump terminated From Unix man pages: *rtnetlink* (4) http://www.rt.com/man/rtnetlink.4.html

Bug#438335: dtach -n error - tcgetattr: Inappropriate ioctl for device

2007-08-16 Thread Bernard Boudet
Package: dtach Version: 0.7-1 Severity: normal It seems dtach -n attempts to determine the current terminal settings. I think -n option should be able to fake the terminal settings. It is arguable that the current terminal is not relevant for the -n option. To demonstrate the problem: ~$

Bug#430014: foomatic-db-hpijs: Missing dependency against package pnm2ppa

2007-06-21 Thread Bernard Boudet
Package: foomatic-db-hpijs Version: 20061031-1 Severity: normal I hope this report is filed against the correct package. Problems printing with CUPS to a HP-710C deskjet, eventually traced to pnm2ppa not being present. I fixed the problem with apt-get install pnm2ppa. The following reply

Bug#430017: kernel: Recording silence, chipset: Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/24 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator]

2007-06-21 Thread Bernard Boudet
Package: kernel Version: Linux 2.6.18-4-686 #1 SMP Wed May 9 23:03:12 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux Severity: normal As reported in this post, and its various follow-ups: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2007/06/msg01762.html Microphone is set as the capture device, but when recording with

Bug#412021: grub fails to cope with '/boot' on different partition to '/'

2007-02-22 Thread Bernard Boudet
Package: grub Version: 0.97-23 Severity: critical Justification: breaks the whole system My /boot partition is on /dev/hda11, so in menu.lst it says: root (hd0,11) update-grub trashes that and resets each case to: root (hd0,0) This happens whenever a new kernel is installed and it leaves the