[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1617535] Re: geoip.ubuntu.com does not utilize HTTPS

2017-09-26 Thread xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob
@jim no the ubuntu security team also did not respond regarding this issue. unfortunately, it is actually being abused by the great firewall of china to spy on ubuntu users within the border of china. from what we can tell, the ubuntu security team does not take nation state level issues very

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1668321] Re: Vulnerability allows read/write/exec access on Ubuntu 16.04 Screenlock as lightdm user

2017-03-07 Thread xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob
Nice find. There is another lock screen bypass that still exists if you hold right click option down before the screensaver activates. I don't believe that has even been fully and properly patched and has existed for years. And now the accessibility features seem like ripe targets for further

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1389215] Re: Brightness controls are not working in Unity / Xorg because of Nvidia proprietary driver.

2017-02-12 Thread xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob
nox2apic seems like a poor workaround and also doesnt resove the issue on most systems -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1389215 Title: Brightness

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1389215] Re: Brightness controls are not working in Unity / Xorg because of Nvidia proprietary driver.

2017-02-12 Thread xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob
impacting every platform that quadro runs on: http://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/494532-Brightness-doesn-t -change-on-openSUSE-13-1-Nvidia-quadro http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?topic=136106.0 https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/639374/recent-nvidia-drivers-

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1389215] Re: Brightness controls are not working in Unity / Xorg because of Nvidia proprietary driver.

2017-02-12 Thread xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob
this may actually be a microcode flaw since it apparently affects windows too? https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/910276/screen-brightness- issues-with-a-quadro-card/ ** Also affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1281019] Re: 10de:0dda [HP EliteBook 8560w] Brightness controls are not working nvidia-319 and nvidia-331

2017-02-12 Thread xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1389215 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1389215 this issue is more generic than the HP hardware. this bug appears to affect ALL QUADRO CARDS ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1389215 Brightness controls are not working in Unity / Xorg

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1241745] Re: 10de:0dfa [HP EliteBook 8560w] Changing the screen brightness does not work anymore in 319.xx

2017-02-12 Thread xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob
still seems to be a bug in nvidia-drivers version 375 ** Changed in: nvidia Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-319 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1241745

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1241745] Re: 10de:0dfa [HP EliteBook 8560w] Changing the screen brightness does not work anymore in 319.xx

2017-02-12 Thread xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob
would be great if nvidia could explore why the brightness gets properly restored only after a sleep and is not polling the brightness properly in real-time -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-319 in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1281019] Re: 10de:0dda [HP EliteBook 8560w] Brightness controls are not working nvidia-319 and nvidia-331

2017-02-12 Thread xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1389215 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1389215 still broken in version 375 ** Also affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 (Ubuntu) Status: New =>

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1445523] Re: gnome-system-log segmentation fault

2017-01-18 Thread xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob
This bug persists upstream in Gnome, with no full resolution still. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=802334 This bug still appears to be present upstream. The segfault now occurs not on opening, but instead when you click any sidebar item like "All Logs". I think a longer term

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1363670] Re: 8480dn

2016-10-29 Thread xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob
the driver appears to be corrupting the printer in some way. brother has the same problem even in their windows drivers, at least in earlier versions. the only "fix" is to break up every print job into 1-page documents, send 1 page, let it print, reboot the printer, delete the printer, re-add the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1363670] Re: 8480dn

2016-10-29 Thread xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob
i can confirm this bug is still present in yakkety and has been an issue for a long time. ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu.