Re: Revisiting default initramfs compression

2022-03-09 Thread Paul Sladen
On Wed, 9 Mar 2022, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > On Wed, Mar 09, 2022 at 02:10:57PM +1300, Michael Hudson-Doyle wrote: > > On Thu, 9 Dec 2021 at 06:13, Julian Andres Klode > > > > wrote: > > > changed from lz4 -9 to zstd -19. This caused significant problems: > > change to initramfs-tools to

Re: Ubuntu on the M1 chip

2020-12-19 Thread Paul Sladen
On Sat, 19 Dec 2020, Dmitry Shachnev wrote: > On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 03:54:04PM -0700, Neal McBurnett wrote: > > Is there any update on the prospects for native Linux on the M1, > > Linus Torvalds doubts Linux will get ported to Apple M1 hardware > Here is someone who started crowdfunding for

Re: [Bug 1875240] Re: vbetool: mmap /dev/zero: Operation not permitted Failed to initialise LRMI (Linux Real-Mode Interface).

2020-04-28 Thread Paul Sladen
To assist with debugging please try both of these options (individually) from a clean state: (a) sudo mount -o remount,exec /dev (b) sudo setsebool -P mmap_low_allowed (ie. boot, test, reboot, test the other). Do either of those work? -- You received this bug notification because you are a

Re: Supporting LZ4 as initramfs compressor

2019-05-30 Thread Paul Sladen
On Thu, 30 May 2019, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: > On Thu, 30 May 2019 at 11:35, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: > > On Fri, 24 Aug 2018 at 14:11, Colin Ian King > > wrote: > > > http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~cking/kernel-boot-speed-vs-compression.ods > > Is the rationale for lzma installer initrds still

[Bug 1830379] Re: It is not clear how to install sources for the running kernel

2019-05-24 Thread Paul Sladen
** Description changed: On Ubuntu 18.04, with `apt-get source ` being the de facto way of getting (src-deb) sources for a binary package, it is not so with the linux kernel. `apt-get source linux-image-$(uname -r)` -- leads to "linux-signed" which is not the kernel src deb `apt-get

[Bug 1821610] Re: is openbve-data useful without openbve?

2019-04-17 Thread Paul Sladen
The new upstream maintainers are quite enthusiastically working to help get Openbve back into Debian/Ubuntu. If the data files hang around, it is likely to be less work later on: * https://github.com/leezer3/OpenBVE/issues/330#issuecomment-484102817 (The data files can be used with other

[Bug 56459] Re: Unix putty does not accept user@host syntax

2019-03-20 Thread Paul Sladen
Excellent, Jacob! Thanks for keeping tabs on it! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/56459 Title: Unix putty does not accept user@host syntax To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 1574534] Re: Aspect ratio of Ubuntu Mono font at small sizes changed

2018-11-22 Thread Paul Sladen
** Changed in: fonts-ubuntu (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574534 Title: Aspect ratio of Ubuntu Mono font at small sizes changed To

[Bug 1794318] BIOS shows RAID1, newer mdadm --detail-platform does not

2018-09-27 Thread Paul Sladen
https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2018/09/27/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t11:31 The BIOS shows a RAID1 (mirror) pair, this is designated as: RAID Level: "Recovery (Cont.)" in the BIOS. (screenshot) This stands for "Recovery Set" == RAID1/Mirror group. Newer 'mdadm --detail-platform' only reports: $

[Bug 1794318] Not kernel, mdadm initramfs

2018-09-26 Thread Paul Sladen
TL;DR: probably mdadm commit from April 2018; see end. Today's IRC logs of debugging session with reporter: https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2018/09/26/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t06:41 Current understanding of the situation from log analysis: 08:21 reboot with (4.15.0-29.31-generic), no problem

[Bug 1794318] Which kernel?

2018-09-25 Thread Paul Sladen
Per the earlier conversation: https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2018/09/25/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t09:22 need to know: * exact version number of last working Linux kernel * exact version number of non-working Linux kernel -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1512111] Re: "Ubuntu Light" font has heavier weight than "Ubuntu"

2018-01-22 Thread Paul Sladen
The valid CSS would be: font-weight: lighter; In the case of explicitly wanting "Ubuntu Light", once everything is fixed, the CSS access will hopefully be just: font-family: "Ubuntu"; font-weight: 300; -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 1512111] Re: "Ubuntu Light" font has heavier weight than "Ubuntu"

2018-01-22 Thread Paul Sladen
Hello Daniel, plan is to switch the fonts for source-built versions. These source-built fonts should in the first instance be work-alikes (equivalents) to the binary fonts currently shipped via Google Fonts. The versions hosted on Google Fonts have undergone various refinements of the metadata

[Bug 1734147] Re: corrupted BIOS due to Intel SPI bug in kernel

2018-01-10 Thread Paul Sladen
Christian: looking back and your reply in #478, it would appear that you're on Mint, not Ubuntu. It is likely the case that Mint is still shipping the buggy kernel(s). We can see in #478: "When installing the Kernels provided above, I can again do changes in BIOS and they stay over reboot.

[Bug 1734147] Re: corrupted BIOS due to Intel SPI bug in kernel

2018-01-05 Thread Paul Sladen
@Paul sabret00the. Please can you file separate new bugs for the "disassociated with its launcher icon", "my swap disk has issues", and "I can't launch any Virtual Boxes". These are not related to the CMP bit in the flash chip, and putting them on this bug report adds confusion to this issue

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-21 Thread Paul Sladen
Register map documentation for the SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) in recent Intels begins on page 5626 https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/datasheets/atom-z8000 -datasheet-vol-2.pdf HSFSTS (Hardware Sequencer Status) + HSFCTL (Hardware Sequencer Control) are covered

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-20 Thread Paul Sladen
** Description changed: SRU Justification Impact: Many users are reporting issues with bios corruption with 17.10. This seems to stem from enabling the intel-spi-* drivers in the kernel, which don't appear to be ready for use on end-user machines. Fix: Disable this driver.

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-20 Thread Paul Sladen
Could somebody with the hardware also do a test with the following lines commented out in 'intel-spi.c', commenting out the writel() that disables SMI interrupt generation, re-compile the kernel and retest:

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-20 Thread Paul Sladen
Mika Westerberg emailed again with a pointer to the commit from a few months ago, specifically dealing with a similar issue on Lenovo Yoga machines: """ mfd: lpc_ich: Do not touch SPI-NOR write protection bit on Haswell/Broadwell At least on Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga, the BIOS seems to monitor the

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-20 Thread Paul Sladen
(For clarity the above upload of linux (kernel)=4.13.0-21.24) is a workaround that just disables compiling in of the module under suspicion. Because the module is not compiled it, it will not therefore be loaded either). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-20 Thread Paul Sladen
[The two theories provided by Mika Westerberg, verbatim] """ Instead I have a theory since as far as I know there have been to kinds of issues. 1. Flash is left locked. This makes the BIOS impossible to save settings. This seems to happen only for GigaDevice flashes and for all of

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-20 Thread Paul Sladen
Have received an excellent reply from Mika Westerberg (thank you!). One with a suggestion regarding 'GigaDevice' flash chips, and one regarding certain 'Winbond' flash chips. Is somebody with access or one of more of these machine(s) able to provide insight into what flash parts are in their

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-20 Thread Paul Sladen
Page 5 of: http://opensecuritytraining.info/IntroBIOS_files/Day2_03_Advanced%20x86%20-%20BIOS%20and%20SMM%20Internals%20-%20SPI%20Flash%20Protection%20Mechanisms.pptx Talks about "Flash Protection Mechanism"; "Write Protect / Writes blocked / Not Range Specific / SMI# override: Same as Write

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-20 Thread Paul Sladen
I've emailed Mika Westerberg (author of the module) to ask to share anything further documentation they've got that would allow a better understanding of the (intended) operation of the 'intel-spi' module. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-20 Thread Paul Sladen
FWIW, the Intel-SPI Readme contains: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/mtd/intel- spi.txt "makes it possible to read and write the SPI serial flash, if certain protection bits are not set and locked." "… If it finds any of them set, the whole MTD device is made

Re: Ubuntu font in debian repository

2017-08-08 Thread Paul Sladen
On Tue, 8 Aug 2017, Garrett R. wrote: > Ubuntu font ... requires proprietary software to build > (https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=603157). > Can a change be made ... ? debian-devel: "Can Ubuntu font be added to a Debian repository?"

Re: Can a signed hash be added to font.ubuntu.com?

2017-08-08 Thread Paul Sladen
On Tue, 8 Aug 2017, Garrett R. wrote: > http://font.ubuntu.com/ ... the domain not secured with https Hello Garrett, thank you for suggestion to use HTTPS, which is now in the bug tracker for the Ubuntu Font Family Website: "font.ubuntu.com should use HTTPS"

Re: Σχετ: canonical livepatch

2016-11-04 Thread Paul Sladen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, 4 Nov 2016, kallinikos Evangelopoulos wrote: > kernel: 4.4.0-45.66-generic >     version: "" > except for the version again, [...] unlike every other instance Hello Kall. What is the Locale/$LANG set to on this machine? -Paul

Re: Unique operating system

2016-10-25 Thread Paul Sladen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 25 Oct 2016, Дмитро Співак wrote: Hello Dmytro, > create some operatingsystemmap.file ... save ... in usb device ... > Must be created some user`s guide too (command=customnamedcommand, > for example /bin/bash=... Thank You! This sounds

[Bug 412503] Re: OpenBve+Class 323 does not support plugin DLLs on Linux

2016-09-12 Thread Paul Sladen
Aidan: I think I made the code to make it work. From what I recall the main upstream author is/was not happy with the just API compatibility (recompiling) and would have preferred to see an ABI compatible (binary compatibility). This effectively means the need for a full i386+Win32 environment

[Bug 1599775] Re: "low-graphics mode" in VirtualBox guest, but X server running

2016-07-13 Thread Paul Sladen
This changeset was applied upstream: https://www.virtualbox.org/changeset/62201/vbox/trunk/src/VBox/Additions/common/crOpenGL/egl.c -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1599775 Title:

[Bug 1599775] Re: "low-graphics mode" in VirtualBox guest, but X server running

2016-07-12 Thread Paul Sladen
Further discussion at: https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2016/07/12/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t15:20 with a pointer to: https://www.virtualbox.org/browser/vbox/trunk/src/VBox/Additions/common/crOpenGL/egl.c#L136 And side-discussion of possible better ways of how to detect client GL vs. server GL, which

[Bug 1599775] Re: "low-graphics mode" in VirtualBox guest, but X server running

2016-07-08 Thread Paul Sladen
@ellisistfroh: I cannot see anything in the lightdm (1.18.2-0ubuntu1) changelog to suggest that it might have addressed this issue. @michael-thayer: thank you for spending the extra time to confirm that lightdm (1.18.2-0ubuntu1) is still affected. -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 1599775] Re: "low-graphics mode" in VirtualBox guest, but X server running

2016-07-07 Thread Paul Sladen
** Description changed: I sometimes get the "low-graphics mode" message when starting an Ubuntu 16.04 virtual machine inside of VirtualBox (current development code trunk, somewhere past version 5.1 beta 3 and a debug build). When I switch to VT-7 I find the X server running without any

Re: snapd contribution license

2016-06-15 Thread Paul Sladen
On Wed, 15 Jun 2016, thgntlmnfrmtrlfmdr wrote: > The thing is I don't see why [a custodian] would need or want the > right to relicense things [...] Classic example of a relicence from GPL to MIT/X11 was Mesa3D to enable tight integration with the X.org codebase. This means we all now have

Re: Seeking right direction ( project group) to translate Ubuntu system language to Tibetan language.

2016-04-28 Thread Paul Sladen
On Wed, 27 Apr 2016, LOBSANG TSERING 15MIS0245 wrote: > I really wanted to translate entire Ubuntu system language to Tibetan Hello Lobsang Tsering, Ubuntu is intended to be for everyone, in whatever language they use, so that includes Tibetan/Dzongkha. There is some information from the

[Bug 1573275] Re: ifupdown should not hard-depend upon 'mountkernfs' and 'urandom'

2016-04-22 Thread Paul Sladen
Alternative solution implemented via Open Build Service 'Ubuntu:16.04' configuration update. ** Changed in: ifupdown (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1573275] Re: ifupdown should not hard-depend upon 'mountkernfs' and 'urandom'

2016-04-22 Thread Paul Sladen
So, guessing, was this the diff that was applied: --- Ubuntu-16.04.txt.orig 2016-04-22 14:24:12.163974719 +0200 +++ Ubuntu-16.04.txt2016-04-22 14:23:51.095974821 +0200 @@ -88,2 +88,3 @@ +Ignore: upstart:ifupdown Ignore:

[Bug 1573275] Re: ifupdown should not hard-depend upon 'mountkernfs' and 'urandom'

2016-04-22 Thread Paul Sladen
Neal: do you have eg. an OBS commit log/changeset we can link this to? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1573275 Title: ifupdown should not hard-depend upon 'mountkernfs' and 'urandom'

[Bug 1572588] Re: Toolkit should use new orange #e95420

2016-04-22 Thread Paul Sladen
** Summary changed: - does not use the new orange + Toolkit should use new orange #e95420 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1572588 Title: Toolkit should use new orange #e95420 To

[Bug 1573275] Re: ifupdown should not hard-depend upon 'mountkernfs' and 'urandom'

2016-04-21 Thread Paul Sladen
** Description changed: '/etc/init.d/networking' for 'ifupdown' starts with:   # Required-Start:mountkernfs $local_fs urandom it would appear that 'mountkernfs' and 'urandom' are not hard- dependencies, and their presence prevents successful installation in - virtual machines in

[Bug 1573275] Re: ifupdown should not hard-depend upon 'mountkernfs' and 'urandom'

2016-04-21 Thread Paul Sladen
** Description changed: '/etc/init.d/networking' for 'ifupdown' starts with: - # Required-Start:mountkernfs $local_fs urandom +   # Required-Start:mountkernfs $local_fs urandom it would appear that 'mountkernfs' and 'urandom' are not hard- dependencies, and their presence

[Bug 1573275] [NEW] ifupdown should not hard-depend upon 'mountkernfs' and 'urandom'

2016-04-21 Thread Paul Sladen
Public bug reported: '/etc/init.d/networking' for 'ifupdown' starts with:   # Required-Start:mountkernfs $local_fs urandom it would appear that 'mountkernfs' and 'urandom' are not hard- dependencies, and their presence prevents successful installation in virtual machines in some

[Bug 1512111] Re: "Ubuntu Light" font has heavier weight than "Ubuntu"

2016-01-06 Thread Paul Sladen
(For want of a better place to put it), useful ttx diffs + changelog forwarded to me at the end of yesterday which gives more context on what the above referenced .zip file delivery is. [Kudos to DM Engineering to doing this in an automated fashion, and those along the chain for passing it

[Bug 1066963] Re: Dash - Update the Dash to use the Ubuntu medium font weight

2016-01-05 Thread Paul Sladen
I received a 'Ubuntu_0.831.zip' file yesterday, without any context, but appears to a possible test case[1] that if applied to the main font build would unblock this and allow Dash to select Medium (hopefully; other blocker was in Qt). [1] (Selected font test, probably for confirmation of that

[Bug 1512111] Re: "Ubuntu Light" font has heavier weight than "Ubuntu"

2016-01-04 Thread Paul Sladen
The test case suggests a change to 'Ubuntu Mono', but the 'Ubuntu_0.831.zip' I have here doesn't have any Ubuntu Mono (nor source, nor changelog, nor scripting, nor test cases, nor any contextual information). I can see: 2016-01-04 11:31 Zip file (repacked today?) 2015-12-04 10:55 .ttfs

[Bug 861334] Re: [nc] Ship Ubuntu Mono .psf as default console font in Ubuntu 11.10

2015-12-17 Thread Paul Sladen
If other people want to test: sudo apt-get install fonts-ubuntu-font-family-console dpkg -L fonts-ubuntu-font-family-console | grep -m1 .psf | xargs sudo setfont -C /dev/tty2 and then it's possible to flick between: Ctrl-Alt-F1 (tty1 showing Ubuntu Mono Regular rendered to 8x16)

[Bug 1525150] Re: Ubuntu font missing part of 8 and 3 in hexchat

2015-12-11 Thread Paul Sladen
Possibly from the numeral glyphs being fetched from Ubuntu Arabic Regular, and the Latin coming from Ubuntu Regular, and the metrics somehow being confused. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1519393] Re: New revision of 0c45:8419 Microdia/Wivitouch USB Infrared Touchscreen no longer working under 14.04

2015-11-24 Thread Paul Sladen
** Description changed: Filing here per request at:   http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2015/11/24/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t14:35 - The issue is regarding touch infra-red overlay touch screen panels from + The issue is regarding infra-red overlay touch screen panels from Wivitouch in China: -

[Bug 1519393] Re: New revision of 0c45:8419 Microdia/Wivitouch USB Infrared Touchscreen no longer working under 14.04

2015-11-24 Thread Paul Sladen
** Description changed: Filing here per request at:   http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2015/11/24/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t14:35 - I have approximately 300 USB touch panels. These are from two different - batches, but all report the same USB ID 0c45:8419. The manufacturer - told me they had

[Bug 1519393] Re: New revision of 0c45:8419 Microdia USB Touchscreen not working under 14.04

2015-11-24 Thread Paul Sladen
** Description changed: Filing here per request at:   http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2015/11/24/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t14:35 I have approximately 300 USB touch panels. These are from two different batches, but all report the same USB ID 0c45:8419. The manufacturer told me they had

[Bug 1519393] Re: New revision of 0c45:8419 Microdia/Wivitouch USB Infrared Touchscreen no longer working under 14.04

2015-11-24 Thread Paul Sladen
** Summary changed: - New revision of 0c45:8419 Microdia USB Touchscreen not working under 14.04 + New revision of 0c45:8419 Microdia/Wivitouch USB Infrared Touchscreen no longer working under 14.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1519393] Re: New revision of 0c45:8419 Microdia USB Touchscreen not working under 14.04

2015-11-24 Thread Paul Sladen
** Attachment removed: "hidreplay-not-working .txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evtest/+bug/1519393/+attachment/4524728/+files/hidreplay-not-working%20.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1519393] Re: New revision of 0c45:8419 Microdia USB Touchscreen not working under 14.04

2015-11-24 Thread Paul Sladen
** Description changed: Filing here per request at:   http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2015/11/24/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t14:35 - I have approximately fifty USB touch panels. These are from two - different batches, but all report the same USB ID 0c45:8419. The - manufacturer told me they had

[Bug 1519393] Re: New revision of 0c45:8419 Microdia USB Touchscreen not working under 14.04

2015-11-24 Thread Paul Sladen
Cesar, there is only one copy of the output of "sudo lsusb - -d 0c45:8419", please can you run if for *both* the old and new firmware- revision devices, so that it's possible to compare and see if there is a way to tell them apart. Please can you include the information from the manufacturer

[Bug 1519393] Re: New revision of 0c45:8419 Microdia USB Touchscreen not working under 14.04

2015-11-24 Thread Paul Sladen
(Extracted from tarball and re-attached). ** Attachment added: "lsusb--0c45:8419-not-working.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evtest/+bug/1519393/+attachment/4524711/+files/lsusb--0c45%3A8419-not-working.txt ** Description changed: Filing here per request at: -

[Bug 1519393] Re: New revision of 0c45:8419 Microdia USB Touchscreen not working under 14.04

2015-11-24 Thread Paul Sladen
(Extracted from tarball and re-attached). ** Description changed: - This new device does not work. + Filing here per request at: - EventTest of not working one - $ sudo evtest - No device specified, trying to scan all of /dev/input/event* - Available devices: - /dev/input/event0: Power

[Bug 1158010] Re: Shutdown dialog asks a yes/no question but doesn't offer a binary choice

2015-11-23 Thread Paul Sladen
Will: Ideally, please consider getting MPT's input on this prior to picking one, he has a good knack for finding clear solutions in cases like this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 683294] Re: do not hardcode x86 hw breakpoint instruction

2015-09-09 Thread Paul Sladen
Woo! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/683294 Title: do not hardcode x86 hw breakpoint instruction To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1449271] Re: znc-dev 1.6 will not compile modules which need libicu functions.

2015-07-22 Thread Paul Sladen
** Description changed: - This is an issue that I have confirmed in ZNC 1.6. + ZNC is an IRC proxy. This is an issue that I have confirmed in ZNC 1.6. When a module is being compiled by znc-buildmod as part of znc-dev, and relies on unicode support or any functions provided by the icu

Councils' Threshing meeting, Friday 19 June 2015 17:00 UTC, #ubuntu-meeting

2015-06-17 Thread Paul Sladen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 A positive suggestion has been made to hold a public IRC meeting regarding a number of high-profile occurances which have come to light during May/June 2015. A time-slot has been suggested[1] as the Ubuntu Community Council #ubuntu-meeting timeslot

[Bug 1379960] Re: Menu interaction in fully maximised window causes the next click on the title bar to restore the window (after 2^31ms of uptime)

2015-05-22 Thread Paul Sladen
Simon: excellent work. I have a particular fondness for reading the write-ups on this time of bug. It reminds me a little of the infamous Doesn't print on Tuesdays (bug #248619). Once again, kudos to gradually narrowing down how to replicate it, then finding it and finally offering the patch.

Re: Ubuntu Touch File System

2015-05-19 Thread Paul Sladen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 19 May 2015 astavroula...@os3.nl wrote: Phone Call History. At the risk of other people doing /all/ of your homework for you; Matthias Apitz (17 May 2015) Things to note (unsorted until now) about the BQ Aquaris E 4.5 Ubuntu phone

[Bug 1455766] Re: package nginx-core 1.6.2-5ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subproces post-installation script geïnstalleerd gaf een foutwaarde 1 terug

2015-05-16 Thread Paul Sladen
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1447294 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1447294 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1447294 package nginx-full 1.6.2-5ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 -- You

[Bug 1449903] Re: package nginx-core 1.6.2-5ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2015-05-16 Thread Paul Sladen
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1447294 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1447294 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1447294 package nginx-full 1.6.2-5ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 -- You

[Bug 1449903] Re: package nginx-core 1.6.2-5ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2015-05-16 Thread Paul Sladen
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1447294 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1447294 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1447294 package nginx-full 1.6.2-5ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 -- You

[Bug 1455766] Re: package nginx-core 1.6.2-5ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subproces post-installation script geïnstalleerd gaf een foutwaarde 1 terug

2015-05-16 Thread Paul Sladen
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1447294 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1447294 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1447294 package nginx-full 1.6.2-5ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 -- You

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone performance one month on

2015-05-09 Thread Paul Sladen
On Sat, 9 May 2015, Gareth France wrote: the last week or so Which precise update is installed? it seems to be pot luck as to whether I can make or receive calls. What precise steps are you taking to: (a) make a call (b) receive a call Where is the call being made to, or from. The

[Bug 863358] Re: [pkg] Can't easily use Ubuntu without using Ubuntu Mono

2015-05-06 Thread Paul Sladen
As Ubuntu (proportional) and Ubuntu Mono have different family names it would probably make sense to split the binary packages produced into two .debs built at the same time—this would allow installing one or the other. Doing this as a one-off would be painful, but it would be relatively quick

[Bug 851084] Re: [pkg] does not show up in list returned by xfontsel, don't know 14-part font name

2015-05-06 Thread Paul Sladen
This likely needs a day or two of debugging depending. For fixing: once it's possible to rebuild the font, this is then likely to be relatively easy to patch; either in the source, or binary. And then an hour or so to confirm the fix works. -- You received this bug notification because you are

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Issues packaging software

2015-05-02 Thread Paul Sladen
On Sat, 2 May 2015, Gareth France wrote: debian/source/format debian/cliftontestsuite.install Please post the output of: $ grep . debian/{source/format,*.install} -Paul -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Issues packaging software

2015-05-02 Thread Paul Sladen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, 2 May 2015, Gareth France wrote: debian/source/format:3.0 (quilt) I've run a few experiments trying variations like weird DOS line endings, extra lines/newlines and so forth but I can't reproduce the error message that you are seeing.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release drinks in central London?

2015-04-25 Thread Paul Sladen
On Wed, 8 Apr 2015, Alan Pope wrote: On 8 April 2015 at 11:55, Will Cooke will.co...@canonical.com wrote: evening of Thursday April 23rd in central London. Excellent plan. I'll be there. Missed it; but there's another Ubuntu UK Party on May 7th in Stoke: http://www.ubuntuparty.co.uk/

[Bug 783220] Re: [needs-packaging] Missing packages for mbm-gpsd and mbm-gps-control

2015-03-23 Thread Paul Sladen
Just a general observation on timings: when I last used this it was for OpenStreetMap collection, where 1Hz is the generally required/desired rate for track collection. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

2015-03-23 Thread Paul Sladen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 23 Mar 2015, Gareth France wrote: Lets assume that every minute of replying takes away from potential debugging/improvement time on Ubuntu and the Ubuntu Phone; Oh well, I guess it's important. Is it just me or have Canonical chosen ...a

[Bug 1430104] Re: Uses obsolete package naming

2015-03-10 Thread Paul Sladen
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 851457 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/851457 (Hasn't been updated, because there hasn't been a upstream realise to fix it in). ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 851457 [pkg] package should be renamed according to new Debian Fonts Policy

[Bug 934038] Re: [nc] FFe: Upload $newer upstream version

2015-03-04 Thread Paul Sladen
All in good time hopefully! :-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/934038 Title: [nc] FFe: Upload $newer upstream version To manage notifications about this bug go to:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problem with wine ....

2015-01-20 Thread Paul Sladen
On Tue, 20 Jan 2015, Barry Drake wrote: impossible to install .msi file using wine under Ubuntu Which precise .msi file? (ie. URL) The suggestions Which exact suggestions did you try? (ie. exact command lines/steps). I've been taking part in a discussion on a forum ... Someone who uses

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reverse engineering data files

2014-12-28 Thread Paul Sladen
On Tue, 25 Nov 2014, Paul Sladen wrote: On Mon, 24 Nov 2014, Gareth France wrote: Sounds good. The tricky bit is they seem to have encrypted the results There doesn't appear to be anything encrypted. A newer '.sss' version (found packed inside a '.gar' container format) does appear to have

[Bug 1403293] Re: Unity Dash can't understand logout, reboot, or shutdown

2014-12-19 Thread Paul Sladen
Install attached to: ~/.local/share/applications/logout.desktop and a Logout icon will appear in Unity when typing logout. ** Attachment added: logout.desktop https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1403293/+attachment/4284166/+files/logout.desktop -- You received this bug

[Bug 1403293] Re: Unity Dash can't understand logout, reboot, or shutdown

2014-12-19 Thread Paul Sladen
Install attached to: ~/.local/share/applications/shutdown.desktop and a Shutdown icon will appear in Unity when typing shutdown. ** Attachment added: shutdown.desktop https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1403293/+attachment/4284167/+files/shutdown.desktop -- You received

[Bug 1403293] Re: Unity Dash can't understand logout, reboot, or shutdown

2014-12-19 Thread Paul Sladen
Lonnie: being familiar with the Design team (having worked in it…), my suspicion is that this class of feature improvement often gets bogged down for (very) long periods of time. Therefore a method that can be deployed (or at least prototyped) immediately using existing external mechanisms is far

[Bug 1403293] Re: Unity Dash can't understand logout, reboot, or shutdown

2014-12-19 Thread Paul Sladen
** Attachment removed: xserver.devices.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1403293/+attachment/4282487/+files/xserver.devices.txt ** Attachment removed: xdpyinfo.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1403293/+attachment/4282486/+files/xdpyinfo.txt

[Bug 1403293] Re: Unity Dash can't understand logout, reboot, or shutdown

2014-12-17 Thread Paul Sladen
It should be possible to solve this by providing a '.desktop' file containing entries for 'shutdown', 'logout', and 'reboot/restart'; and then it's not a Unity dash issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

Re: Launchpad profile should resize mugshot images

2014-12-13 Thread Paul Sladen
On Fri, 12 Dec 2014, Damian Yerrick wrote: I have subscribed your LP account to: Launchpad should resize user uploaded mugshots for them https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad/+bug/1384307 which is duplicate of: Launchpad should automatically resize multiple mugshot icons if not provided

[Bug 864323] Re: Category fonts in application lens is empty thus obsolete

2014-12-10 Thread Paul Sladen
Is the category empty for a reason, or is the filtering just broken? (If so that could be fixed instead of removal). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/864323 Title: Category fonts in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reverse engineering data files - debug utility

2014-11-28 Thread Paul Sladen
On Fri, 28 Nov 2014, Gareth France wrote: Doing the conversions on F3 01 90 B7 gives 4279 as expected I pushed the script I have to github: https://github.com/sladen/pat/blob/master/portableappliancetest.py This fully decodes the file and validates the checksums (producing the attached

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reverse engineering data files

2014-11-27 Thread Paul Sladen
On Thu, 27 Nov 2014, Gareth France wrote: Hex Result F3 01 48 79 - 99.99 F3 01 90 B7 - 42.79 - 0x90b7 0x7fff = 0x10b7 = 4279 decimal F3 01 48 D8 - 99.99 F3 01 48 DB - 99.99 F3 01 48 DB - 99.99 F3 01 48 D6 - 99.99 F3 01 97 78 - 60.08 - 0x9778 0x7fff = 0x1778 = 6008

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reverse engineering data files

2014-11-27 Thread Paul Sladen
On Thu, 27 Nov 2014, Gareth France wrote: The file we began looking at came from my old machine ... the basic structure remains the same. 01 looks like 0x01 is probably the number of samples that follow for that particular test type (F3 Earth Insulation) in this case. other one/two are the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reverse engineering data files

2014-11-27 Thread Paul Sladen
On Thu, 27 Nov 2014, Gareth France wrote: I really don't understand what you have done here. F3 01 90 B7 - 42.79 - 0x90b7 0x7fff = 0x10b7 = 4279 decimal F3 01 97 78 - 60.08 - 0x9778 0x7fff = 0x1778 = 6008 decimal The two bytes we're interested in (0x90b7) together give us 16 bits of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reverse engineering data files

2014-11-27 Thread Paul Sladen
-meter, and just like using a multi-meter, sampling the properties of real world physics gives jitter in the results. This is entirely expected. On 27/11/14 13:49, Paul Sladen wrote: In this case, this is above 99.99, which the new meter shows as '99.99' so we need to cap it with the minimum

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reverse engineering data files

2014-11-26 Thread Paul Sladen
On Wed, 26 Nov 2014, Gareth France wrote: f2 80 05 f3 4e 08 f6 80 49 00 08 f8 80 00 (Washing machine) f2 80 06 f3 4e 08 f6 80 01 00 08 f8 80 00 (Fridge) IDEarth Insulation LoadLeakage Continuity Descript D7785 0.0599.99 0.050.73(No

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reverse engineering data files

2014-11-25 Thread Paul Sladen
#!/usr/bin/env python # Paul Sladen, 2014-11-25, Seaward SSS PAT testing file format debug hardness # Hereby placed in the public domain in the hopes of improving safety and interoperability # Examples of the types of PAT-testing fields that are likely to be contained # http

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reverse engineering data files

2014-11-25 Thread Paul Sladen
On Tue, 25 Nov 2014, Gareth France wrote: tell me where the numbers 0.06 and 99.99 are. f2 80 05 f3 4e 08 f6 80 49 00 08 f8 80 00 (Washing machine) f2 80 06 f3 4e 08 f6 80 01 00 08 f8 80 00 (Fridge) If you know the numbers, they are easy to find. The top bit ('0x80') is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reverse engineering data files

2014-11-24 Thread Paul Sladen
On Mon, 24 Nov 2014, Gareth France wrote: www.cliftonts.co.uk/SSS the possibility of being given the design specs and signing a non-disclosure agreement. I wouldn't bother waiting nor risk the complications arising from signing an agreement. You're doing something for the purposes of

[Bug 974480] Re: Notification area whitelist is obsolete

2014-09-01 Thread Paul Sladen
Anton: I'm interested in understanding the situation a little better: 1. Internal applications originally targeting eg. GNOME 2, and you're now needing to run these under Unity. 2. Bought-in (external non-IBM) applications originally targeting eg. GNOME 2, and you're now needing to run

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Alphabetise != en_GB

2014-07-30 Thread Paul Sladen
On Wed, 30 Jul 2014, Alan Lord (News) wrote: Alphabetise Desktop Icons... Sort by name There, I shorterised it. -Paul -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[Bug 784549] Re: Mono: Style: Cyrillic Ghe Г has incorrect bottom serif and looks strange

2014-06-27 Thread Paul Sladen
Clockwork: The glyph has been replaced in 0.910-prerelease (see above). 0.910 currently has other regressions that make it hard to release in its current form. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 784549] Re: Mono: Style: Cyrillic Ghe Г has incorrect bottom serif and looks strange

2014-05-21 Thread Paul Sladen
Hello Alex, Г has been fixed in the 0.910-prerelease Ubuntu Mono received from Dalton Maag. This PDF should shows the Russian, Ukrainian and some other Balkan Cyrillic glyphs as they are in the 0.910-prerelease mono. The 0.910-prelease has a number of other fixes (this is a good thing), but also

[Bug 1314616] Re: bitcoin to be maintained upstream in PPA: Replace distro archive bitcoin bitcoin with an empty dummy package

2014-05-13 Thread Paul Sladen
** Summary changed: - Replace the package bitcoin with an empty dummy package + bitcoin to be maintained upstream in PPA: Replace distro archive bitcoin bitcoin with an empty dummy package ** Description changed: + The Bitcoin utilities are a set of virtual-currency tools. Going + forward the

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