[Bug 177713] Re: CFS in 2.6.24 kernel needs cpu_share adjustment for "niced" processes

2008-02-01 Thread DanaGoyette
I'm adding an assignment to linux-source-2.6.24, because working around the bug in boinc does not fix the underlying cause. In addition to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] issues, I've also noticed dropouts / skipping in PulseAudio upon doing things such as closing my laptop lid; under the 2.6.22 kernel, I n

[Bug 177713] Re: CFS in 2.6.24 kernel needs cpu_share adjustment for "niced" processes

2008-02-02 Thread DanaGoyette
Aah, okay. Perhaps this bug just needs to be renamed back to being specific to 'boinc' again, and not marked fixed yet since it's not yet a 'proper' fix. I can confirm, by installing the old .22 kernel, that the audio dropouts only happen with the new .24 kernel. It's especially noticeable with

[Bug 188226] Re: Kernel should use CONFIG_FAIR_CGROUP_SCHED

2008-02-02 Thread DanaGoyette
Although this mailing list applies to PowerPC specifically, the comments are relevant to the behavior seen with my [EMAIL PROTECTED] process, as commented in bug 177713 and bug 178807 : http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/linuxppc/patch?q=scheduling&id=16345 http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/linuxppc/patch?q=s

[Bug 70525] Re: gsynaptics-init won't load settings

2007-01-17 Thread DanaGoyette
I noticed something new (now on Fiesty also): Although the misspelling seems to have been fixed, my setting still don't reliably load. ** (gsynaptics-init:10682): WARNING **: Using synclient Unknown parameter CoastingSpeedThreshold When I first log in, the circular and vertical scrolling don't wo

[Bug 70525] gsynaptics-init won't load settings

2006-11-05 Thread DanaGoyette
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gsynaptics Install gsynaptics and have gsynaptics-init in startup (or just run it manually in the console)... $ gsynaptics-init ** (gsynaptics-init:5925): WARNING **: Using synclient Unknown parameter CoastingSpeedThreashold ..and because it doesn't

[Bug 121833] Re: LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle

2007-09-19 Thread DanaGoyette
** Attachment added: "uname-a.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9390542/uname-a.log -- LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/121833 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 121833] Re: LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle

2007-09-19 Thread DanaGoyette
** Attachment added: "version.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9390563/version.log -- LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/121833 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 121833] Re: LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle

2007-09-19 Thread DanaGoyette
** Attachment added: "dmesg.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9390564/dmesg.log -- LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/121833 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs

[Bug 121833] Re: LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle

2007-09-19 Thread DanaGoyette
** Attachment added: "lspci-vvnn.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9390565/lspci-vvnn.log -- LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/121833 You received this bug notification because you are a member of U

[Bug 121833] Re: LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle

2007-09-19 Thread DanaGoyette
Also, a note: With the recent updates to the kernel 'video' module, gnome-power-manager, and the acpi-support scripts, my brightness keys no longer work at the kernel level. Instead, it is left up to the userspace, which renders the system unable to change brightness when in console-only mode.

[Bug 140485] Re: gnome-settings-daemon not starting with 1:2.19.92-0ubuntu3

2007-09-20 Thread DanaGoyette
I've always used gsynaptics, anyway the new panel is nearly useless, because it is too basic -- it doesn't even have sensitivity adjustments, for example. I think SHMConfig should be enabled by default, and gsynaptics installed with it. At least that works with touchpad as CorePointer. I h

[Bug 121833] Re: LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle

2007-10-01 Thread DanaGoyette
Oh great, now my workaround has been broken, too! Now I have to press the brightness keys FIVE times to go between adjacent brightness levels -- and some levels are still missing! I can't, for example, use the levels 12, 37, 62, or 87, despite those levels working when I directly manipulate the b

[Bug 121833] Re: LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle

2007-10-01 Thread DanaGoyette
Hmm, good point there. However, it still frustrates me that something was broken, and then I found a workaround, and then that workaround was broken without fixing the original issue, which is the lcd backlight turning off. In addition, when gnome-power-manager isn't running, then only the auto

[Bug 121833] Re: LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle

2007-10-10 Thread DanaGoyette
Oh, and now I still get the LCD turning off when idle, and what's worse is that now if I don't do my no_automatic_changes=0 workaround, my brightness keys don't work at all! What gives? Also, I'm still curious why the multiples of 13 don't work through /sys/, but do work through /proc. ** Summ

[Bug 121833] Re: LCD backlight turns off when between discrete levels, both from hotkeys and from dim-on-idle.

2007-10-10 Thread DanaGoyette
Okay, it turns out that the total-breakage was merely HAL breaking on upgrade; this was fixed by rebooting. -- LCD backlight turns off when between discrete levels, both from hotkeys and from dim-on-idle. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/121833 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 121833] Re: LCD backlight turns off when between discrete levels, both from hotkeys and from dim-on-idle.

2007-10-14 Thread DanaGoyette
I managed to fix my LCD-turns-off issue by editing my DSDT; it turns out that whoever coded it foolishly used "if LEqual" instead of "if LLessEqual", which meant that any time an invalid brightness value was passed in, the LCD would turn off. I changed the conditions to make more sense, and no

[Bug 111145] Re: sigmatel STAC9250 on ATI HDA SB on gateway laptop - no sound capture

2007-12-13 Thread DanaGoyette
This issue is still present in Gutsy, and even into Hardy at this point (kernel 2.6.24-1-generic). One note: I have noticed this error in dmesg, though I'm not sure exactly when it occurs. I assume it's when I try capturing (which turns out to be when PulseAudio starts). [ 3378.669683] hda_intel

[Bug 111145] Re: sigmatel STAC9250 on ATI HDA SB on gateway laptop - no sound capture

2007-12-13 Thread DanaGoyette
** Attachment added: "Driver INI for XP" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10898632/stac9250_xp.ini -- sigmatel STAC9250 on ATI HDA SB on gateway laptop - no sound capture https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/45 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 111145] Re: sigmatel STAC9250 on ATI HDA SB on gateway laptop - no sound capture

2007-12-13 Thread DanaGoyette
Another note: Since apparently each port can be either input or output, would it be possible to allow the "mic as output" or "line-in as output" options for this audio chip? In addition, I noticed that ALSA reports some IEC958-related pins, even though my notebook lacks a physical output. However

[Bug 177713] Re: 2.6.24-2: Regression with idle cpu cycle handling

2008-01-19 Thread DanaGoyette
Oh wait, I just misinterpreted my own comment. What I mean is that issues with 'nice' handling (namely, 'nice' loads not showing up as 'nice') seem to be more complicated than just that user factor. -- 2.6.24-2: Regression with idle cpu cycle handling https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/177713 You r

[Bug 177713] Re: 2.6.24-2: Regression with idle cpu cycle handling

2008-01-19 Thread DanaGoyette
Well, I don't run my [EMAIL PROTECTED] as a different user (actually, I ran it as root, though I suppose I should change that now), and I have noticed the issue still applies even to other non distributed-computing cpu loads: "I tried to reproduce this using a simple busy loop in bash, and with 'y

[Bug 177713] Re: 2.6.24-2: Regression with idle cpu cycle handling

2008-01-19 Thread DanaGoyette
Hmm, it seems like the only thing being marked as 'invalid' is the 'boinc' assignment; the 'linux' assignment seems to have mysteriously been replaced by the confusing statement: "This bug is not recorded as needing to be fixed in linux (Ubuntu). " I sure hope it is being left as valid for 'linu

[Bug 177713] Re: 2.6.24-2: Regression with idle cpu cycle handling

2008-01-19 Thread DanaGoyette
Well, if this is by design, then I guess I need a new method of running [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- whether I run it as root or as a new user, even at IDLEPRIO and +19, the [EMAIL PROTECTED] process still slows down other things on the system. The input lag is no longer present, and the process does show

[Bug 179444] Re: gnome-settings-daemon crashed with signal 5

2008-01-07 Thread DanaGoyette
I don't have a secondary display to attach, but I still do get the same crash upon hitting my 'hotkey display switch' hotkey. Last line of gnome-settings-daemon console output is this: ** ERROR **: file gnome-settings-multimedia-keys.c: line 749 (do_action): should not be reached aborting...

[Bug 179444] Re: gnome-settings-daemon crashed with signal 5

2008-01-07 Thread DanaGoyette
Oh, and another note (curse the lack of edit function...): when I repeatedly kill gnome-settings-daemon so it stops respawning, then I can run 'xev' and hit the hotkey, and it tells me the key is 'xf86display'. Apport didn't automatically post the stack trace to this existing bug, so I've just

[Bug 181101] Hardy: new 2.6.24 'power_supply' interface confuses HAL (sees duplicate batteries)

2008-01-07 Thread DanaGoyette
Public bug reported: When I boot the 2.6.24 kernel, gnome-power-manager shows two battery devices, one of which changes indicated value only upon switching from battery to AC (and not vice versa). The old interface is through the ACPI 'battery' module, and shows up as product "Li-Ion". This batt

[Bug 181101] Re: Hardy: new 2.6.24 'power_supply' interface confuses HAL (sees duplicate batteries)

2008-01-08 Thread DanaGoyette
Correction: the NEW interface is the one that's not emitting 'change' events. If I make an fdi file to ignore the power_supply object with name Li-ion, I'm left with just the working battery. However, this is not a solution -- it's just a workaround. Ideally, once the lack of events is fixed the

[Bug 177570] Re: [hardy] two batteries display when left clicking on g-p-m

2008-01-09 Thread DanaGoyette
Comments copied (and fixed) from my bug report LP: 181101: The old interface is through the ACPI 'battery' module, and shows up as product "Battery Bay". The new interface is through the 'power_supply' module, and shows up as product 'Li-ion'. The old battery interface disappears upon removal; th

[Bug 178807] Severe sluggishness under 'nice' load in 2.6.24 kernels

2007-12-26 Thread DanaGoyette
Public bug reported: I usually run two instances of [EMAIL PROTECTED], using schedtool to assign each to a different CPU core, and both to nice +19 and SCHED_IDLEPRIO. Since booting the 2.6.24 -generic kernels, my system has become severely sluggish -- it will take somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 s

[Bug 177713] Re: 2.6.24-2: Regression with idle cpu cycle handling

2007-12-26 Thread DanaGoyette
[Comments copied from other bug report:] I usually run two instances of [EMAIL PROTECTED], using schedtool to assign each to a different CPU core, and both to nice +19 and SCHED_IDLEPRIO. Since booting the 2.6.24 -generic kernels, my system has become severely sluggish -- it will take somewhere b

[Bug 82680] Re: [feisty] regression: ti mmc card reader not working (worked flawlessly in edgy)

2007-02-26 Thread DanaGoyette
As you said, "The sudo setpci -s nn:nn.n 4c.b=0x02 fix doesn't fix the underlying problem." That is true for me -- I don't have the SDHCI controller at all, so that fix doesn't apply. My card reader is the TI PCI7412 -- 1 Cardbus, 2 firewire (though Gateway only gives me 1), and one media card

[Bug 82680] Re: [feisty] regression: ti mmc card reader not working (worked flawlessly in edgy)

2007-02-11 Thread DanaGoyette
I have the same issue, except I don't remember it working entirely correctly in Edgy, either -- I'd get duplicate /media/SD /media/SD_ /media/SD__ ... My chip is the PCI7412. All the tutorials I can find refer to some function xx.xx.3 Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host

[Bug 82680] Re: [feisty] regression: ti mmc card reader not working (worked flawlessly in edgy)

2007-02-14 Thread DanaGoyette
** Attachment added: "/proc/devices with no card inserted" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6439595/proc_devices_nocard.txt -- [feisty] regression: ti mmc card reader not working (worked flawlessly in edgy) https://launchpad.net/bugs/82680 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.

[Bug 82680] Re: [feisty] regression: ti mmc card reader not working (worked flawlessly in edgy)

2007-02-14 Thread DanaGoyette
** Attachment added: "/proc/devices with (128MB) sd card inserted" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6439596/proc_devices_sdcard.txt -- [feisty] regression: ti mmc card reader not working (worked flawlessly in edgy) https://launchpad.net/bugs/82680 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists

[Bug 82680] Re: [feisty] regression: ti mmc card reader not working (worked flawlessly in edgy)

2007-02-14 Thread DanaGoyette
Actually, there appears to be no difference between the two. -- [feisty] regression: ti mmc card reader not working (worked flawlessly in edgy) https://launchpad.net/bugs/82680 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 94133] Re: ipw3945 wireless doesn't work after resume from suspend

2007-03-25 Thread DanaGoyette
Hmm, well, /etc/modprobe.d/ipw3945 should already take care of stopping and starting the daemon, IF you modprobe -r the module first. Try this: make the script 'modprobe -r' and 'modprobe', but not 'killall' the daemon. -- ipw3945 wireless doesn't work after resume from suspend https://launchpad

[Bug 94133] Re: ipw3945 wireless doesn't work after resume from suspend

2007-03-25 Thread DanaGoyette
Hmm, well, /etc/modprobe.d/ipw3945 should already take care of stopping and starting the daemon, IF you modprobe -r the module first. Try this: make the script 'modprobe -r' and 'modprobe', but not 'killall' the daemon. -- ipw3945 wireless doesn't work after resume from suspend https://launchpad

[Bug 82680] Re: [feisty] regression: ti mmc card reader not working (worked flawlessly in edgy)

2007-03-06 Thread DanaGoyette
I discovered that the Makefile in the linked download puts the modules in the wrong place when you make install. It puts them in misc/ instead of kernel/drivers/misc. Once I corrected it, I found that it does work for me -- now I can read SD cards. I believe MMC cards may still not be supporte

[Bug 82680] Re: [feisty] regression: ti mmc card reader not working (worked flawlessly in edgy)

2007-02-16 Thread DanaGoyette
Even if I modprobe mmc_block (note that tifm_sd already pulls in mmc_core), the /dev/mmcblk0 device still isn't created, and I see nothing new in dmesg. Here's lspci -nnv (nn makes it show both names and numbers.) ** Attachment added: "lspci -nnv as root" http://librarian.launchpad.net/64529

[Bug 82680] Re: [feisty] regression: ti mmc card reader not working (worked flawlessly in edgy)

2007-02-16 Thread DanaGoyette
That is correct. I do now see a "254 mmc" line after manually modprobing mmc_block, but there still is no /dev/mmcblk0 file created. -- [feisty] regression: ti mmc card reader not working (worked flawlessly in edgy) https://launchpad.net/bugs/82680 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists

[Bug 70525] Re: gsynaptics-init won't load settings

2007-02-01 Thread DanaGoyette
The odd thing for me is that it does work... sometimes. I'll log in to find the scrolling not working, but then after a while of normal usage, I'll suddenly note that the scrolling has started working. It seems really random to me. The CoastingSpeedThreshold misspelling has been fixed, but I st

[Bug 70525] Re: gsynaptics-init won't load settings

2007-02-01 Thread DanaGoyette
(no 'edit' or 'append' function) Oh, and I also forgot this: somewhere along the line I manually put the relevant circularscrolling options directly into xorg.conf. (I used synclient directly to get the rightedge just perfect): Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option

[Bug 82680] Re: [feisty] regression: ti mmc card reader not working (worked flawlessly in edgy)

2007-03-15 Thread DanaGoyette
Perhaps we need a modprobe script to load tifm_sd whenever tifm_7xx1 is loaded. Something like, /etc/modprobe.d/tifm_7xx1 install tifm_7xx1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install tifm_7xx1 $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe tifm_sd ; } -- [feisty] reg

[Bug 124073] Re: Gutsy Gnome menu System->Preference->Appearance->Fonts

2007-07-16 Thread DanaGoyette
I think what the original bug report is saying is that font changes are no longer applied on the-fly -- now you have to restart Xorg to apply font changes. This is a massive regression in my mind, and the bug should be titled as such. -- Gutsy Gnome menu System->Preference->Appearance->Fonts htt

[Bug 121833] Re: LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle

2007-07-16 Thread DanaGoyette
** Summary changed: - LCD backlight turns off when at idle or on battery. + LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle -- LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle https://bugs.launchpad.ne

[Bug 111145] Re: sigmatel STAC9250 on ATI HDA SB on gateway laptop - no sound capture

2007-07-19 Thread DanaGoyette
I have the same issue, even in Gutsy, with my STAC9250 in my Gateway M685 (also known as NX860 or PA6). If I try to arecord, all I get is this, followed by an application hang, then a read error due to timeout: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ arecord -fcd Recording WAVE 'stdin' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian

[Bug 121833] Re: LCD backlight turns off between brightness levels during fades, and when on battery or at idle

2007-08-15 Thread DanaGoyette
Another note on my system: while my hotkeys still change brightness properly, Gnome somehow does not notice the change (reflected in the sysfs actual_brightness file), so the slider does not move. and I don't get any OSD. I do, however, get OSD on the (blinking) fades. -- LCD backlight turns off

[Bug 41427] Re: "slow keys" can turn on surreptitiously & cause confusion.

2007-07-30 Thread DanaGoyette
This also still happens in Gutsy. I'd call this a MAJOR bug. At the very least, PLEASE don't make the dialog turn the feature on unless you press YES! What's worse is that even pressing escape does NOT disable the feature. I've finally had to set the slowkeys time to 1 millisecond, in order t

[Bug 41427] Re: "slow keys" can turn on surreptitiously & cause confusion.

2007-07-30 Thread DanaGoyette
Actually, it looks like setting the time to be zero actually disables the prompt. The shortcut still causes a beep, but the dialog no longer comes up, and the feature is effectively disabled even if it does actually turn on. (dang, I wish we could edit posts, even if limited to, say, 5 minutes or

[Bug 41427] Re: "slow keys" can turn on surreptitiously & cause confusion.

2007-07-31 Thread DanaGoyette
Hmm, it seems the time can only be set to zero when the feature is enabled, and as soon as it is disabled in any way, it sets itself to 1 and the dialog is re-enabled. -- "slow keys" can turn on surreptitiously & cause confusion. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41427 You received this bug notific

[Bug 121831] Current gusty /usr/lib/libglademm-2.4.so.1 missing _ZN4Glib5Class21register_derived_typeEm

2007-06-22 Thread DanaGoyette
Public bug reported: I discovered this when trying to run 'paman' or 'pavucontrol': paman: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libglademm-2.4.so.1: undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib5Class21register_derived_typeEm pavucontrol: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libglademm-2.4.so.1: undefined symbol: _ZN4G

[Bug 121832] Current gusty /usr/lib/libgconfmm-2.6.so.1 missing _ZN4Glib13wrap_registerEmPFPNS_10ObjectBaseEP8_GObjectE

2007-06-22 Thread DanaGoyette
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: paprefs When I attempt to run paprefs, I receive this message: paprefs: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libgconfmm-2.6.so.1: undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib13wrap_registerEmPFPNS_10ObjectBaseEP8_GObjectE Current version of libgconfmm-2.6-1c2 is 2.18.0-0ubuntu1

[Bug 121833] LCD backlight turns entirely off when set between brightness levels.

2007-06-22 Thread DanaGoyette
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager When gnome-power-manager dims the screen when on battery or when idle, the backlight turns entirely off. In addition, during the fade the screen blinks: 100%, OFF, 75%, OFF, 50%, OFF. cat /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCD/brightness

[Bug 121833] Re: LCD backlight turns off when at idle or on battery.

2007-06-27 Thread DanaGoyette
Actually, my laptop is a Gateway M685 -- the non-consumer version of the NX860. Video card is NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600. Gateway actually does not have any proprietary ACPI modules -- they just have standard ACPI 3.0 code, likely in order to comply with Microsoft's desires for Vista. http://www.g