Re: [Kernel-packages] [Bug 1080674] Re: [QEMU] Corrupted desktop screen for raring desktop installation in QEMU guest (Cirrus graphics). Affects KVM but not VBox.

2014-05-23 Thread Phill Whiteside
Go drum up some support and nag https://launchpad.net/~mlankhorst to actually fix it. He knows the fix, just will not commit time to it. Get it passed around the heat built up (that is get people to mark it as 'affects me') Regards, Phill. On 23 May 2014 20:27, Kevin Masaryk <1080...@bugs

Re: [Kernel-packages] [Bug 1080674] Re: [QEMU] Corrupted desktop screen for raring desktop installation in QEMU guest (Cirrus graphics). Affects KVM but not VBox.

2014-04-22 Thread Phill Whiteside
Don't go complaining to me.. they marked it as won't fix... all I do is tell people the workaroud it was, and still an WTF moment that they will refuse to even look at the issue --- but there you go... a couple of extra steps... choose 'extra' switch the video mode to SVGA. click on 'OK (or wha

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1244645] Re: 8086:0106 [Lenovo B570] Brightness is at 100 percent and will not change

2014-01-08 Thread Phill Whiteside
it may be worth asking the x-server team if they have received the proposed fix and what their attitude of implementing it is so that it lands with the kernel team. I've never had communication with the x-server team, but have found the kernel team to be absolute stars of the first magnitude in hel

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1244645] Re: Brightness is at 100 percent and will not change

2014-01-07 Thread Phill Whiteside
https://launchpad.net/~f-jack My dear friend... My reply to the bug was such that I know it is a bug (and I have asked others to verify). Using #15 does make things easier as the devs can see who has what and ask if they can check out things :) Go rally some troups for the bug, go see if you ca

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1244645] Re: Brightness is at 100 percent and will not change

2014-01-07 Thread Phill Whiteside
Brightening and darkening is working fine with lubuntu 14.04 My hardware is http://phillw.net/hardware/aDU4RVzY If you want to let the devs know more of your system please do have a read of https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Hardware This actually makes the tasks of the devs a little easier as they may

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1235525] Re: error on sudo parted -l

2013-10-18 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi Joe, IMHO this can be marked as invalid. It was just a FUD created when hunting down the actual issue (which has been wonderfully solved thanks to your patience). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https:/

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1220165] Re: Error informing the kernel about modificatons

2013-10-11 Thread Phill Whiteside
@ Erick, please do so using the instructions from #24. The 'conversation' between a bug being reported by lots of people and the questions so far asked are lamentable. There is a bug, the devs need more information. Our head of QA suggested the link in #24; which from I can read should have been do

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1220165] Re: Error informing the kernel about modificatons

2013-10-11 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi, could you have a read through https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingUbiquity and see if you make the bug reproducable. Regards, Phill. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/122016

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1235525] Re: error on sudo parted -l

2013-10-09 Thread Phill Whiteside
Joe, I've just had a thought as zram is actually a compressed area of RAM and not a physical device, why would we expect parted to recognise what is going on? As far as I can read, it is actually reporting things entirely correctly. parted is a disk partitioning and partition resizing

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1235525] Re: error on sudo parted -l

2013-10-08 Thread Phill Whiteside
It seems I made a mess of installing the 3.11.4 kernel... It now seems to support zram.. I also re-installed the 3.12.rc1 kernel. both show the parted -l error. Details below: phillw@piglet:~$ uname -a Linux piglet 3.11.4-031104-generic #201310051136 SMP Sat Oct 5 15:38:11 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1235525] Re: error on sudo parted -l

2013-10-07 Thread Phill Whiteside
zram is called by an upstart job in lubuntu. I'll re-check to see if zram swap is enabled with the 3.12 kernel, but it will be tomorrow. Regards, Phill. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchp

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1235525] Re: error on sudo parted -l

2013-10-07 Thread Phill Whiteside
ignore the ps -ef, it is a red herring! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1235525 Title: error on sudo parted -l Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1235525] Re: error on sudo parted -l

2013-10-07 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi Joe, phillw@piglet:~$ uname -a Linux piglet 3.11.4-031104-generic #201310051136 SMP Sat Oct 5 15:38:11 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux phillw@piglet:~$ swapon -s FilenameTypeSizeUsedPriority /dev/sda6 pa

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-10-04 Thread Phill Whiteside
As requested, the other issue has been reported at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1235525 this is for saucy. For reporting in raring, please raise a new bug report and mention the 1235525 bug so the kernel team can look into what the issue is. -- You received this bug notifi

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1235525] [NEW] error on sudo parted -l

2013-10-04 Thread Phill Whiteside
Public bug reported: In the current kernel issuing such a command results in the following output: Error: /dev/zram0: unrecognised disk label Error: /dev/zram1: unrecognised disk label This bug will be tied to the raring kernel which also sees it. The 3.12rc1 and 3.12rc2 kernel does not show t

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-10-01 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi Nio, I just popped desktop amd64 onto my VM, no hang and.. swapon -s reports zram as being in use. Happy days! Phill. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1227202 Title:

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-27 Thread Phill Whiteside
Joe, it may be worth looking at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1215379 to see if we would be going that route (all far too technical for me !). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-26 Thread Phill Whiteside
i *think* lubuntu uses a slightly different setting for configuring up zram in our desktop images. This was turned on only for lubuntu-desktop as far as I'm aware (e.g. does not apply to alternate). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscr

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-26 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi Nio, with the new kernel, zram is turned off. It not only causes the fail after install, is suspected of random freezes that we've seen but also http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2162655&page=3 It's a shame they didn't file a bug back then as we'd have had much more time to investigate :

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-25 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi Joe, install went okay, (slow, but to be accepted with 512MB RAM and Ubuntu). Reboot did not freeze and the system rebooted fine. Uses a heck of a lot of swap (again to be expected). So, the major bug is now resolved. We can now look at other issues once we have a full set of ISO's for lubuntu.

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-25 Thread Phill Whiteside
Ubuntu ISO is 1GB+ in size (hence it taking so long for me to download it). Lubuntu ISO's are CD sized at ~700MB :) Beggars can't be choosers! 512MB is the absolute minimum for Ubuntu (from in 13.04 release), I've not tried a Ubuntu 13.10 ISO this testing cycle so far. Phill. -- You received thi

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-25 Thread Phill Whiteside
Nio, I still have 90 mins to go for my local download to be completed. As you have seen, I've asked on lubuntu-qa mail listing to see if there are others who can get a test done more quickly. If I use QEMU to fire up a KVM on my dedi server, it will slow down the down-load to my local machine whic

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-25 Thread Phill Whiteside
Joe, thanks, that's great... we have the same figures! Phill. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1227202 Title: Unexpected freezes Saucy Status in “linux” package in Ubunt

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-25 Thread Phill Whiteside
Nio, I've just pulled it into my dedi-server... Length: 1049980928 (1001M) [application/x-iso9660-image] appears to match your file length and md5sum gives e939fec65cd6d9a01689b22468f2300a ubuntu-13.10-desktop-amd64-lp1227202.iso That's as close as I can get to confirm things. Regards, Phill.

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-25 Thread Phill Whiteside
I'm grabbing now, but a full ISO takes a while on my 'narrow' band. could you post up the md5sum of the ISO so we know we have a non- corrupted version. as regards to the other issue(s), these are reported by amd-mac / 32 bit /ppc etc. which do not have access to the cherry- picked kernel fix as th

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-24 Thread Phill Whiteside
The kernel in #6 does not crash, but there has not been an ISO made with it in to see if it resolves the hang at the end of desktop install of Lubuntu on Low RAM machines. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. ht

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-23 Thread Phill Whiteside
Joe, there is also http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/v3.12-rc2-saucy/ I've not pulled that one in, as you requested rc1. I'm happy to pull that one in if requested. Phill. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to lin

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-23 Thread Phill Whiteside
Joe, the new kernel does not have the error as reported on http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2162655&p=12735571#post12735571 I think, there for that the zram team have been true to their word of having it fixed. This close to kernel freeze, apart from zero, what are the chances of bumping

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-23 Thread Phill Whiteside
hi Joe, I downloaded http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/v3.12-rc1-saucy/linux- headers-3.12.0-031200rc1-generic_3.12.0-031200rc1.201309161735_amd64.deb and then did sudo dpkg -i linux- image-3.12.0-031200rc1-generic_3.12.0-031200rc1.201309161735_amd64.deb Here goes a reboot wish

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-21 Thread Phill Whiteside
I'm beginning the thought that http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2162655&p=12735571#post12735571 actually holds the key to this issue. They may well be 2 separate bugs, but they both head towards zram. It seems very broken. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] Re: Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-18 Thread Phill Whiteside
The kernel boots and system does not crash when asked to use swap. An ISO needs to be generated to check that this does fix the issue with the installer system. (This is just an update from email and IRC conversations for people following the bug). -- You received this bug notification because yo

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1227202] [NEW] Unexpected freezes Saucy

2013-09-18 Thread Phill Whiteside
Public bug reported: When using desktop-installer with lubuntu there is a freeze at the very end (bug 1225429) which also affects desktop-i386 and desktop-amd64. There are also unexplained freezes on the system when using it. Further tracking down has found http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1218691] [NEW] Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/KAVERI

2013-08-29 Thread Phill Whiteside
Public bug reported: When updating the kernel today to 3.11.0-4-generic I saw the same warning messages I saw when I upgraded to 3.11.0-3-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.11.0-4-generic W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/KAVERI_sdma.bin for module radeon W:

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1066435] Re: powerpc: "Fixing recursive fault but reboot is needed!"

2013-08-18 Thread Phill Whiteside
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Saucy) Status: Confirmed => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1066435 Title: powerpc: "Fixing recursive fault but reboot is n