[Bug 2039235] Re: gnome-online-accounts -> when signing into google account, infinite loading after entering password

2024-05-29 Thread Bruce Crowther
So this has been closed because it is fixed in 24.04, except that overnight this behaviour is now occurring in 24.04. Overnight my Gnome Online Accounts simply disappeared. When I attempt to re-establish them the GOA tool in settings opens my browser, I follow the onscreen prompts and the last scr

[Bug 1741074] Re: [snap] chrome-gnome-shell extension fails to detect native host connector

2020-05-21 Thread Bruce Crowther
Nope, never mind gnome-tweaks. Removed Chromium snap and installed Google Chrome. Problem goes away. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1741074 Title: [snap] chrome-gnome-shell extension

[Bug 1741074] Re: [snap] chrome-gnome-shell extension fails to detect native host connector

2020-05-21 Thread Bruce Crowther
Harrumph: not impressed. Was working fine this morning, then an update landed me with the snap version. Back to gnome-tweaks... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1741074 Title: [snap] c

[Bug 1825717] Re: hplip issue during hp-setup - stuck at plugin install

2019-06-13 Thread Bruce Crowther
Brilliant! Solved my problem. Thank you. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1825717 Title: hplip issue during hp-setup - stuck at plugin install To manage notifications about this bug g

[Bug 1316384] Re: After upgrade from Lubuntu 13.10 to 14.04, color customization is ignored

2014-09-20 Thread Bruce Crowther
Turns out when I checked my lxsession had reverted to a previous version: reinstalling lxsession/0.4.9.2+git20140410-0ubuntu3 DID cure the problem, and the desktop.conf file is persistent with the line commented out. Thanks for the help. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1316384] Re: After upgrade from Lubuntu 13.10 to 14.04, color customization is ignored

2014-09-19 Thread Bruce Crowther
I have done all that (a week or so ago), and the "~/.config/lxsession/Lubuntu/desktop.conf" is still regenerating after each logout or reboot, despite the # to comment the line out. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https

[Bug 1316384] Re: After upgrade from Lubuntu 13.10 to 14.04, color customization is ignored

2014-09-05 Thread Bruce Crowther
Same issue, the line is regenerated after every logout or reboot. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1316384 Title: After upgrade from Lubuntu 13.10 to 14.04, color customization is ign

[Bug 1311191] Re: Pcmanfm: Cannot Rename .desktop launcher

2014-08-28 Thread Bruce Crowther
I am similarly afflicted, Lubuntu 14.04. Rename is available on right- click menu of PCManFM on local files, but on a remote server I have to use Nautilus, or an ftp client to rename files. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubunt

[Bug 769644] Re: Alt-F2 (or "lxpanelctl run") doesn't work

2014-04-21 Thread Bruce Crowther
After much searching, I checked the key-binding section of ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml, and found the command to execute for Alt + F2 was: lxsession-default launcher_manager I changed that to: lxpanelctl run and now everything is hunky-dory. Bit staggering to have to get under the hood so ea

[Bug 769644] Re: Alt-F2 (or "lxpanelctl run") doesn't work

2014-04-20 Thread Bruce Crowther
Just installed lubuntu 14.04, and this problem is present. Kind of annoying when I prefer the keyboard over the mouse. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/769644 Title: Alt-F2 (or "lxpanel

[Bug 1220717] Re: Disable Applications / Dash plugins, can't re-enable

2014-02-07 Thread Bruce Crowther
Just answered my own question: DConf-editor>com>unity>lenses>disabled scopes - just highlight them all, backspace, leave the entry reading [ ] Reboot, done. Sorry to waste your time. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. h

[Bug 1220717] Re: Disable Applications / Dash plugins, can't re-enable

2014-02-07 Thread Bruce Crowther
If it is fixed, how do I re-enable scopes after turning them all off in my ignorance? Ubuntu 13.10, 64 bit, installed version of package: 7.1.0+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launc

[Bug 487690] Re: No spell check in Kompozer ver. version 0.8a4 (20081229) Karmic Koala

2013-08-19 Thread Bruce Crowther
Blue Griffon makes an excellent replacement for Kompozer, and (at least in my case) the spell check works straight out of the box. I still give my thanks to those who have kept Kompozer going for us up till now. It is a great kindness when others use their time and skill to give us mere button-pu

[Bug 729979] Re: [nvidia] Windows appear blank white

2012-06-07 Thread Bruce Crowther
Abandoning the nvidia driver for Nouveau was the simple answer for me. Definitely Nouveau is not the equal of the Nvidia driver, but it provides adequate display for me, and causes no problems. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to U

[Bug 982485] Re: [regression] Nvidia 295.40: Unity 3D does not work at all with the new nvidia driver

2012-05-02 Thread Bruce Crowther
"I don't know about you boys and gals, but I removed the nvidia-current package and it fell back to using the nouveau driver. This means I am now on Unity 3D and it works for me just fine." Tried that, and my machine fell back to VESA, meaning 2D Unity only, as ugly as Unity was when it first app

[Bug 487690] Re: No spell check in Kompozer ver. version 0.8a4 (20081229) Karmic Koala

2012-04-29 Thread Bruce Crowther
Hmm, if I download the deb package from here: http://kompozer.net/download.php and then extract it inside a folder in my home partition and run it from there, Kompozer spell checks just fine. Now I have to work out how to point blasted Unity's launcher at that version.. And it tu

[Bug 487690] Re: No spell check in Kompozer ver. version 0.8a4 (20081229) Karmic Koala

2012-04-29 Thread Bruce Crowther
Didn't worry me so much a couple of years ago when this happened, but as my hair gets greyer and my braincells die I find I'm getting more dependent on spell checkers. I have English US and English GB MySpell dictionaries installed via the add on menu, but the tickbox for "Underline Misspelled Wor

[Bug 872026] Re: guvcview crashes when starting to record video

2012-01-31 Thread Bruce Crowther
Try the 1.5.1 version as in answer #15 in this thread, Tomislav. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/872026 Title: guvcview crashes when starting to record video To manage notifications a

[Bug 872026] Re: guvcview crashes when starting to record video

2011-12-27 Thread Bruce Crowther
Certainly does: good call, Mark, and nice verks, Paulo. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/872026 Title: guvcview crashes when starting to record video To manage notifications about this

[Bug 872026] Re: guvcview crashes when starting to record video

2011-12-25 Thread Bruce Crowther
I get the same problem, with this message in a terminal: "Closing audio stream... [libvo_aacenc @ 0x7f8058002000] codec type or id mismatches could not open codec [xcb] Unknown request in queue while dequeuing [xcb] Most likely this is a multi-threaded client and XInitThreads has not been called

[Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-11-27 Thread Bruce Crowther
Go to Launchpad and add the ppa for ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates. You will need to completely remove nvidia current with synaptic or via a terminal before you will be able to install the new version, if your system is as crabby as mine was about installing the 290.10 version. It certainly seems to w

[Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-11-08 Thread Bruce Crowther
I can confirm this is still every bit as much a problem with Oneiric as it was with Natty: no change. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/753144 Title: focused, or maximized windows blank

[Bug 883078] Re: Bluetooth applet cannot push files to other device

2011-10-28 Thread Bruce Crowther
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[Bug 883078] [NEW] Bluetooth applet cannot push files to other device

2011-10-28 Thread Bruce Crowther
Public bug reported: Since installing oneiric bluetooth is not working. Although I can pair my phone and computer, I cannot send files from the computer, or browse the phone. The phone can send files to the computer, but cannot browse files. Wammu cannot find the phone. ProblemType: Bug DistroRe

[Bug 667662] Re: User unable to save attached/embedded images

2011-10-16 Thread Bruce Crowther
Whoopee! Finally fixed in Evolution 3.2 in Ubuntu 11.10. And reference my my wondering above in #6: "The nuisance part of that is that all my calendar, contacts, and so on and so forth would need migrating if I opted to go the Thunderbird way. Let alone what happens to syncing contacts via Ubuntu

[Bug 663261] Re: Evolution does not allow me to save inline images

2011-10-16 Thread Bruce Crowther
This facility is FINALLY found again in Evolution 3.2 in Ubuntu 11.10. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663261 Title: Evolution does not allow me to save inline images To manage notifi

[Bug 667662] Re: User unable to save attached/embedded images

2011-09-07 Thread Bruce Crowther
Yup, I quite agree. The fact that this continues to be on the "too hard" list may be one of the reasons that Thunderbird is apparently the default email client Ubuntu 11.10. The nuisance part of that is that all my calendar, contacts, and so on and so forth would need migrating if I opted to go

[Bug 765847] Re: Send to Email is missing on Natty

2011-07-09 Thread Bruce Crowther
Works for me on my netbook, but stubbornly refuses to happen on the desktop. I have no idea what the difference is (yet!) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/765847 Title: Send to Email i

[Bug 667662] Re: User unable to save attached/embedded images

2011-07-08 Thread Bruce Crowther
But if you really DO have to save a picture (reasonably) quickly: - View the message source, select all, paste into a text editor, save the file. - Install xdeview from the repos: I suggest you use Synaptic, because it didn't install when I used the Software Centre. - Open the text file with xdev

[Bug 667662] Re: User unable to save attached/embedded images

2011-07-08 Thread Bruce Crowther
It is still an issue with Evolution 2.32.2 and Natty (both on 32 and 64 bit machines, and has been an issue for a way long time. The only way I have found to save them is to copy the source and then decode them with another app: way too much trouble. This is an Evolution problem, not an Ubuntu on

[Bug 765847] Re: Send to Email is missing on Natty

2011-07-06 Thread Bruce Crowther
No difference: nothing happens unless Evolution is running, when clicking "Send" in the Send to dialog will bring Evolution into focus. No new email is created. (Dell C521, 11.04 AMD 64) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 765847] Re: Send to Email is missing on Natty

2011-06-30 Thread Bruce Crowther
Will this fix be built for Natty, or are we waiting for Octember and Oneiric? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/765847 Title: Send to Email is missing on Natty To manage notifications a

[Bug 550764] Re: Brother CUPS wrapper fails to change LPR driver settings

2011-06-18 Thread Bruce Crowther
I can now confirm all my printer settings are reset when I print from LibreOffice or Image Viewer, using the Ctrl+P print dialog, which is a first for a very long time. I can print DLE envelopes, first time I have managed this without a major fight with Ubuntu, so I will no longer have to start my

[Bug 550764] Re: Brother CUPS wrapper fails to change LPR driver settings

2011-06-18 Thread Bruce Crowther
Well, try this, which HAS worked for me: - opened the patch file with the archive manager. - opened the folder ink3_patch_1.0.2-0 and then opened the folder bin. - copied the file brcupsconfpt1. - in a terminal, gksudo nautilus, go to /usr/Brother/Printer, trash the brcupsconfpt1 that is there, a

[Bug 550764] Re: Brother CUPS wrapper fails to change LPR driver settings

2011-06-18 Thread Bruce Crowther
Installing the patch does nothing for me, either, with regard to paper size. Of course, as well as paper size we sometimes want to change paper type and resolution as well, and these options are no longer changeable with the Brother drivers. I have gotten no worthwhile advice from Brother in New

[Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-05-08 Thread Bruce Crowther
That's a pretty impressive workaround. I also increased from 64 to 128Mb, and that allows me to run 7 maximised windows before I strike the problem, using the "current" driver. That is way over double the previous best. My machine has the GEForce 6150. Well done, Dreamfire! -- You received th

[Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-05-04 Thread Bruce Crowther
Quote from Peter Laird, "This is a tangent, but you can extract the content of your old notes via: cat ~/.gnome2/stickynotes_applet" Or just browse via Nautilus and open the xml file in gedit. I have added xpad, and set it to run at start up, does the job for me. (see, I didn't give up after al

[Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-05-02 Thread Bruce Crowther
I give up on Unity, but not because of this bug. This morning I needed a phone number I had left on a sticky note on the desktop (using the Gnome Stickynote applet), so I had to logout and log back in in the classic desktop to read my note. And here I will stay, Ubuntu, Unity is a failed experime

[Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-05-01 Thread Bruce Crowther
I take your point, Josh, but it is easier for me to leave 11.04 on my machine and use the 173 driver than it is to reinstall a previous version of the OS. If I was to do that I would tend to go back to the last LTS version, and without looking, I just bet I've lost all the "howto" notes I made mys

[Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-04-30 Thread Bruce Crowther
Must be old age or tiredness: re-read the posts above, changed to nvidia driver 173, no more problems. I could rapidly start to enjoy Unity now. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/753144 T

[Bug 72321] Re: Include Brother scanner drivers

2011-04-30 Thread Bruce Crowther
I used the fix as per 9.04/10.04 from the Brother FAQ's: not successfully at first. Then I re-read line 2 of their instruction, and put the extra line in the right place, (it's also clearly indicated where to put it in the start of the file, if only I read the instructions ocasionally - "# To

[Bug 753144] Re: focused, or maximized windows blank

2011-04-30 Thread Bruce Crowther
Only had the OS installed for 24 hours and this issue is driving me bats! Message #29 suggests I won't get ahead any better by changing drivers, so I'll just hang fire and hope for a fix. I have been in a habit of running most windows maximised and "tab + alt"ing through them while I am working.

[Bug 550764] Re: Brother CUPS wrapper fails to change LPR driver settings

2011-04-20 Thread Bruce Crowther
Got my hopes up way too soon about the drivers downloaded from Brother (#13 above). As suggested in #17 I too have contacted Brother, and I have to say their lack of interest leads me to have little hope of them providing a fix any time soon. Does this problem plague other Debian distros, or is t

[Bug 538796] Re: cannot open Firefox/Chromium/Google Chrome when libmoon is installed

2010-10-19 Thread Bruce Crowther
Have just installed Maverick on my desktop (64 Bit) and both Google Chrome and Chromium crashed immediately after launching (but Chrome works fine on my 32 Bit netbook - go figure). I removed Moonlight as per Michael's post, and Chromium now runs fine. -- cannot open Firefox/Chromium/Google Chro

[Bug 550764] Re: [Lucid]Brother CUPS wrapper fails to change LPR driver settings

2010-07-16 Thread Bruce Crowther
And yet the drivers from the Brother site work fine? Go figure. -- [Lucid]Brother CUPS wrapper fails to change LPR driver settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/550764 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mai

[Bug 550764] Re: [Lucid]Brother CUPS wrapper fails to change LPR driver settings

2010-06-14 Thread Bruce Crowther
Gave up on the Ubuntu drivers, and installed the 32 bit Brother drivers for my DCP130C using "-force all". (There are clear instructions on the Brother Printer Driver webpages: http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/index.html ) First attempt failed, and I had to create a n

[Bug 550764] Re: [Lucid]Brother CUPS wrapper fails to change LPR driver settings

2010-06-13 Thread Bruce Crowther
As well as the paper size, none of the other settings seem to work, either. Any printing I do now where I want anything other than the "Normal" resolution, I have to do via XP running in VirtualBox. This is a huge regression from Karmic -- [Lucid]Brother CUPS wrapper fails to change LPR driver

[Bug 550764] Re: [Lucid]Brother CUPS wrapper fails to change LPR driver settings

2010-05-14 Thread Bruce Crowther
I have the same problem with Lucid AMD 64 and a Brother DCP130C: I was therefore very grateful to find this work around rather than having to use "force architecture" to install Brother drivers. -- [Lucid]Brother CUPS wrapper fails to change LPR driver settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/550

[Bug 437192] Re: [ubuntu karmic] no microphone in skype

2009-11-21 Thread Bruce Crowther
I added all the latest updates to 32 bit NBR on my Aspire One this morning, and again tried Skype 2.1, no mic. Bloody Pulse Audio. Sure-fire cure is to get rid of Skype 2.1 and Skype Common via Synaptic, then download the Jaunty packages from Medibuntu for Skype Static OSS 2.0 and skype common

[Bug 263441] Re: kompozer crashes in intrepid when opening the recent files menu

2009-08-05 Thread Bruce Crowther
Santiago, This is a lng thread to read through now, but the answers for Kompozer on 64 bit Jaunty are up the page: Follow the steps in post #70 and post #76, and you will be away laughing. Regards, Bruce. -- kompozer crashes in intrepid when opening the recent files menu https://bugs.launc

[Bug 326674] Re: Logitech Quickcam E2500 not supported

2009-06-12 Thread Bruce Crowther
I just enabled Jaunty Proposed, and straight away the Quickcam E2500 works, albeit with a small green margin in the bottom of the frame. Works with Skype straight out of the box, and the sound quality with Skype is far superior to the ratty old budget, budget, budget webcam I bought for NZ$9.01 in

[Bug 359022] Re: [jaunty] Front mic input doesn't work in

2009-04-25 Thread Bruce Crowther
I have just removed Pulse Audio, which has solved my problem. Skype Static OSS works fine again. Pulse Audio is a disaster area, and seems to get worse on my machine each time a new distribution arrives: avoid it like poison is my suggestion. -- [jaunty] Front mic input doesn't work in https://b

[Bug 359022] Re: [jaunty] Front mic input doesn't work in

2009-04-25 Thread Bruce Crowther
Last night made a new install of 9.04 AMD 64 (Dell C521 Desktop, NVidia GEForce6150) Now cannot record sound at all, cannot use Skype (worked fine in all versions prior to Intrepid, Static OSS version worked in Intrepid) Have played with all the controls on the volume control and sound settings,

[Bug 263441] Re: kompozer crashes in intrepid when opening the recent files menu

2009-03-15 Thread Bruce Crowther
?? In my setup, using Guiseppe's repo version, I can see the source at the bottom of the screen. To edit it, I click the element I wish to edit, then Alt+Enter, make the edits, then commit them by typing Alt+Enter again. It did take a while to get used to, but I like it well now. Gui

[Bug 263441] Re: kompozer crashes in intrepid when opening the recent files menu

2009-03-05 Thread Bruce Crowther
Puteruser, The version of Kompozer that is currently in the software repositories will most certainly crash; if you scroll back up this page you will find several posts explaining how to use the current Alpha, which works fine. Kompozer is too good a program to give up on: if a bozo like me, an

[Bug 273727] Re: gspca does not compile anymore

2009-01-05 Thread Bruce Crowther
"Bruce, Can you please tell me which camera it is? Kind Regards, Martijn" Martjin, It calls itself an Auriga Smartlook, I think it is a cheap thing knocked out for the Australia/New Zealand market. Perhaps more to the point is what lsusb finds, which points those with the knowledge at the sens

[Bug 273727] Re: gspca does not compile anymore

2009-01-02 Thread Bruce Crowther
Bought a cheap camera (NZ$9.00) on an auction site, and it works straight out of the box in 64 bit 8.10 with 2.6.27-ll from the repos (proposed). Anyone want a Logitech E2500? Not seriously, I am sure a fix will come for it, and I will hand the el cheapo on. -- gspca does not compile anymore ht

[Bug 273727] Re: gspca does not compile anymore

2009-01-01 Thread Bruce Crowther
Hmm, silly me: added gspca_zc3xx to /etc/modules and it loads, but still no webcam. I have the source, and I have added a line to it to include my camera, but how to compile it and replace the old driver is quite beyond me. -- gspca does not compile anymore https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/273727

[Bug 273727] Re: gspca does not compile anymore

2008-12-29 Thread Bruce Crowther
Yep, that's about my problem too. I cannot compile gspca with kernel 2.6.27-11 generic in 64 bit Intrepid. Synaptic tells me I have the latest version, but it doesn't load at boot. Something does not compute, pardon the pun. There are issues abroad with Logitech Quickcam E2500 which require patch

[Bug 263441] Re: kompozer crashes in intrepid when opening the recent files menu

2008-12-10 Thread Bruce Crowther
I'm glad I have helped make some other peoples lives a little easier. I can take no credit for the jazz, that is a different Bruce. My homepage is http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~bandjc Personally I give full and absolute credit for fixing one of my favourite apps to Kaze: a great job done in a sho

[Bug 263441] Re: kompozer crashes in intrepid when opening the recent files menu

2008-12-09 Thread Bruce Crowther
Kompozer really doesn't need to be installed, it is such a neat application because everything it needs to run comes inside the zip/tar file. Download kompozer-20081205.tar.gz, and put it somewhere you can find it. (In my case, i have a seperate Home partition, so I keep it there, then it doesn'

[Bug 270271] Re: evolution crashed with SIGSEGV in g_signal_emit_valist()

2008-11-14 Thread Bruce Crowther
Shortly after posting the above, and closing down the computer, I found, on rebooting that I had the famous ".dmrc file being ignored" pop-up. Attempting to fix that via the terminal, I must have entered a typo when recursively changing the mode and ownership of my home partition, and lost /hom

[Bug 270271] Re: evolution crashed with SIGSEGV in g_signal_emit_valist()

2008-11-14 Thread Bruce Crowther
Last night Evolution was working fine, this morning, without having changed anything, it crashes with a sefault if I try to use the button at the bottom of the sidebar to switch to the calendar. (Ubuntu 8.10 AMD64, Evolution 2.24.1). Experimentation has shown me that I can invoke the program to o

[Bug 282491] Re: [intrepid] impossible to sync palm pilot device

2008-11-10 Thread Bruce Crowther
Well! Boyz and girlz, you explain, 'cos I by can't. I've given up, right? But still: go to Synaptic, completely remove Gnome Pilot, Pilot-Xfer, install Gnome-Pilot. Sudo gedit, edit /etc/modules for the umpteenth time and add visor. Reboot. Ignore Evolution preferences, synchronisation options

[Bug 282491] Re: [intrepid] impossible to sync palm pilot device

2008-11-10 Thread Bruce Crowther
me that the world has people in it with minds like that! I will bug you no more on my bug, which, indeed, does not seem to be a Gnome-Pilot issue. Kind regards, Bruce Crowther. (Caution - never fry bacon in the nude) -- [intrepid] impossible to sync palm pilot device https://bugs.launchpad.net/bug

[Bug 282491] Re: [intrepid] impossible to sync palm pilot device

2008-11-10 Thread Bruce Crowther
Ed comer wrote, "No Joy I have loaded the proposed version of gnome-pilot 2.0.15-2ubuntu4. I set the gnome-pilot Device Settings to Type USB and Device usb: When I hotsync nothing happens. The system does see the PDA etc." I have done the same (Intrepid AMD 64), still no joy. I have been using

[Bug 282491] Re: [intrepid] impossible to sync palm pilot device

2008-11-04 Thread Bruce Crowther
In 32 bit Feisty my Kyocera 6135 synced fine. In 64 bit Feisty likewise. 8.04, 8.10 Alphas 32 bit, hasn't synced. 8.10 Beta, 8.10 64 bit, won't sync. Machine detects a Kyocera device connected to the USB, but in Gnome Pilot, or with pilot xfer, with or without visor loaded, the thing just locks

[Bug 263441] Re: kompozer crashes in intrepid when opening the recent files menu

2008-10-31 Thread Bruce Crowther
Have just finished a new install of Intrepid: the crash behaviour is even more instant than it has been in any of the Alphas or the Beta. However, the Win32 version runs fine in Wine, which saves me having to reboot into WinDoze whenever I want to use Kompozer. It seems bizarre, though, that an a

[Bug 83587] Re: HP ScanJet 5300C doesn't work

2008-10-08 Thread Bruce Crowther
Since 7.04 I have had to fight Ubuntu to get my scanner (Brother DCP130C) to work. Usually I have to resort to using sudo xsane to get it to launch, then chmod 666 the images after scanning. I got it going in 8.10 Alpha 6 by going to users and groups and putting a tick in EVERY heading's propert

[Bug 145360] Re: compiz.real crashed with SIGSEGV

2008-10-06 Thread Bruce Crowther
I have no idea. Screen comes up, there is a crash icon. Only thing I notice is no connection to my router, but surely that is a different issue? -- compiz.real crashed with SIGSEGV https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/145360 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, w

[Bug 148576] Re: kompozer-bin crashed with SIGSEGV

2008-10-06 Thread Bruce Crowther
Good one, Alessandro. You can indeed pretty much stop any software from crashing by uninstalling it, Ubuntu, for instance. Thing is that I like Ubuntu, except that to use Komposer I have to get out of Linux and boot WinXP, and use the WinDoze version. Oh, the shame of it all. My bad, not a clear

[Bug 148576] Re: kompozer-bin crashed with SIGSEGV

2008-10-04 Thread Bruce Crowther
How can I stop Kompozer crashing under Ubuntu 8.10 Beta? ** Changed in: kompozer (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** bug changed to question: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kompozer/+question/47171 -- kompozer-bin crashed with SIGSEGV https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/14857

[Bug 148576] Re: kompozer-bin crashed with SIGSEGV

2008-10-03 Thread Bruce Crowther
Rightee, just made a new install of Intrepid Beta: Evolution "crash with SIGSEGV" has gone away, but that with Kompozer persists. Going near the Table or Insert menus precipitates an immediate crash. -- kompozer-bin crashed with SIGSEGV https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/148576 You received this bu

[Bug 277402] Re: NetworkManager crashed (on login) with SIGSEGV in start_thread()

2008-10-03 Thread Bruce Crowther
Apparently this happened to me, also, and I didn't even notice. Had all kinds of problems with Alphas 3,4 and 6, but most seem to haver gone with the Beta. Well done developers say I: ity is simple to just click the "work online" button in Evolution, compared to the hassles in the Alphas. -- Ne

[Bug 273031] Re: evolution crashes as soon as I start to type a message in email

2008-09-27 Thread Bruce Crowther
I am having a similar problem: newly installed ubuntu 8.10 alpha amd64. As soon as I start typing in the body of a new message either the composer window and the main Evolution window go grey and freeze, requiring me to force quit, or (more often) the app crashes and vanishes. I can receive mail

[Bug 226197] Re: visor module broken in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS's kernel (2.6.24-16)

2008-09-26 Thread Bruce Crowther
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 222052 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/222052 Well, I'm glad it works for you. I have just installed Alpha 6, and I still have to use Windows XP to sync to my Kyocera, 'cos Ubuntu still doesn't do it for me, unless I go back to Hardy, where it works fin

[Bug 148576] Re: kompozer-bin crashed with SIGSEGV

2008-09-26 Thread Bruce Crowther
Have just installed amd64 version of Alpha 6. Same problem with Kompozer as under previous versions of Intrepid. Kompzer freezes as soon as the "Table" menu is touched. -- kompozer-bin crashed with SIGSEGV https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/148576 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 226197] Re: visor module broken in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS's kernel (2.6.24-16)

2008-08-28 Thread Bruce Crowther
Let Synaptic update the kernel, now pulse audio is kaput, nvidia driver not working, computer sometimes boots, sometimes doesn't, can't see half the desktop because of the absurd screen resolution: don't even want to think about trying to fix all this for myself, let alone think about trying to

[Bug 148576] Re: kompozer-bin crashed with SIGSEGV

2008-08-08 Thread Bruce Crowther
Intrepid 8.10 Alpha 1, Kompozer version 0.7.10 (20080314). Kompozer crashes whenever any of the "Table" menu items are clicked on. (And it's instantaneous!) -- kompozer-bin crashed with SIGSEGV https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/148576 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 226197] Re: visor module broken in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS's kernel (2.6.24-16)

2008-07-30 Thread Bruce Crowther
"I realize that 8.10 is still in alpha, and we should expect breakage to happen. However, Mr. Crowther's comments about not being able to sync with Evolution on 8.10 alpha 3 concern me. The workaround using usb: instead of the visor module does not work for me on an up-to-date 8.04 system with a Pa

[Bug 226197] Re: visor module broken in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS's kernel (2.6.24-16)

2008-07-30 Thread Bruce Crowther
Have updated to Ubuntu 8.10, Alpha 3, which uses the 2.6.26 kernel, and still cannot sync with Evolution, either via usb: or loading the Visor module and using /dev/ttyUSB1. So something that just WORKED in 7.10 is still broken in 8.10 (at least in my installation): I still wonder if this is a p

[Bug 226197] Re: visor module broken in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS's kernel (2.6.24-16)

2008-07-22 Thread Bruce Crowther
This workaround does not provide a cure for me, with a Kyocera 6135 and attempting to use Gnome-Pilot to sync with Evolution. Long wait now for Ubuntu to do something about it. -- visor module broken in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS's kernel (2.6.24-16) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/226197 You received this

[Bug 205496] Re: [Hardy]Xsane needs root to operate scanner

2008-05-24 Thread Bruce Crowther
"I know that this does not fix the bug, but FWIW it may help somebody. For now, this works for me: make a file /etc/udev/rules.d/50-scanner-kludge.rules, containing: SYSFS{idVendor}=="04b8", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0130", MODE="664", GROUP="scanner" (substitute your vendor and product numbers shown by

[Bug 205496] Re: [Hardy]Xsane needs root to operate scanner

2008-05-17 Thread Bruce Crowther
Bruce Crowther [2008-05-16 3:33 -]: > I have now got the latest version of Hardy installed, with all > current updates, User is in the scanner group, and I still have to > use "sudo xsane". The scanner group does not help any more, we have a more dynamic system now. Ca

[Bug 205496] Re: [Hardy]Xsane needs root to operate scanner

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Crowther
I have now got the latest version of Hardy installed, with all current updates, User is in the scanner group, and I still have to use "sudo xsane". Does anyone have any bright ideas as to what I can do to sort this out? Could this be because some setting is being carried over in my home partition

[Bug 205496] Re: [Hardy]Xsane needs root to operate scanner

2008-03-26 Thread Bruce Crowther
"The solution is to add your user to the scanner group, then find what bus your USB scanner is on with "lsusb" (you get a number like 002:004), then sudo chown root:scanner /dev/bus/usb/002/004 (or what ever the numbers are)" User WAS in the scanner group, and I have added the latest updates avai

[Bug 205496] Re: [Hardy]Xsane needs root to operate scanner

2008-03-25 Thread Bruce Crowther
It is called sane-utils, and I uninstalled the Brother drivers before putting in sane-utils, then installed the driver, which Brother say is the way to do it. Still need to use "sudo": that's okay, if the wife can't work it she can't forge banknotes, eh? It's not a big problem to launch via the ter

[Bug 205496] Re: [Hardy]Xsane needs root to operate scanner

2008-03-25 Thread Bruce Crowther
I am having this problem also. Brother scanner runs with "sudo xsane" but not otherwise. I read above about "This bug was fixed in the package sane-backends - 1.0.19-1ubuntu3", so I figured to check if I had the latest and greatest, with this result: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get install san

[Bug 82945] Re: Synaptic crashes.

2008-03-25 Thread Bruce Crowther
Clean install of Ubuntu has Synaptic running again, I will watch like a hawk as I reinstall apps to see if/where the problem reoccurs. Thank you for your help: I sympathise with you, it is hard to fly like an eagle when you are surrounded by turkeys (and I guess I'm one of them.) Kind regards, Br

[Bug 82945] Re: Synaptic crashes.

2008-03-25 Thread Bruce Crowther
sudo apt-get did get the updates, and apparently removed the Brother drivers, but no change in the behaviour of Synaptic. The root/.synaptic directory it is trying to find IS where it belongs, as you said it should be: the app is looking in the wrong place. -- Synaptic crashes. https://bugs.la

[Bug 82945] Re: Synaptic crashes.

2008-03-25 Thread Bruce Crowther
I am not making myself very clear, sorry. Yesterday I upgraded from 7.10 to 8.04 Beta - had all sorts of issues (my usual experience with upgrading the OS). So I did a clean install of 8.04 Beta off a live CD. Synaptic, Update Manager, and Add/Remove Applications worked fine until shortly after

[Bug 82945] Re: Synaptic crashes.

2008-03-25 Thread Bruce Crowther
I can't say, because I can't get into Synaptic to check! I did install the Brother drivers via GDebi, but that didn't get the printer going, I did a compete uninstallation of these via Synaptic, then used the packages available in Synaptic for the DCP135C. I do not even know if it was caused by

[Bug 82945] Re: Synaptic crashes.

2008-03-25 Thread Bruce Crowther
I have a similar problem, coincidentally after getting my Printer running with driver in Synaptic, not from Brother, Synaptic crashes. Whether I am trying to let an update run via the Update Manager, or run Synaptic from System>Administration>Synaptic Package Manager, I get a pop up window (imag

[Bug 25966] Re: NEW PACKAGE: Printer drivers for Brother needed

2008-03-25 Thread Bruce Crowther
Installed 8.04 Beta today, eventually got DCP130C printer running using DCP135C driver, could not install DCP130C one via Synaptic, because it has dependency issues. (Printer runs really well! Better than in 7.04 using the Brother supplied drivers.) Have installed the Brother Scanner driver, but