[Bug 778319] Re: Installation via USB-stick impossible

2015-08-01 Thread DrJohn
Found this problem installing 14.04-2 server from USB stick created with Startup Disk Creator. Installer mounts /dev/sdxn (the USB stick partition, in my case /dev/sdc1) to /media but the installer looks for it at /cdrom. Above solution to remount at /cdrom worked for me too. H/W is an ASRock

[Bug 1093541] Re: [Asus P8Z77-V LK] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed

2014-01-04 Thread DrJohn
Updated to BIOS 1301, problem still exists: ~$ cat /var/log/syslog | grep ACPI Error Jan 4 14:54:24 p8z77v kernel: [1.037017] ACPI Error: [DSSP] Namespace lookup failure, AE_NOT_FOUND (20121018/psargs-359) Jan 4 14:54:24 p8z77v kernel: [1.037020] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution

[Bug 1093541] Re: [Asus P8Z77-V LK] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed

2014-01-04 Thread DrJohn
I don't know if there is any impact on my usage; the error messages are too cryptic for me to know or imply where to look for resulting problems. I have no other similar machine, let alone without the errors, with which to make any comparison. Thus I am not in a position to make any specific

[Bug 1093541] Re: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed

2013-08-06 Thread DrJohn
Recently performed fresh-install of 13.04, syslog report of ACPI lookup error remains but has changed. BIOS not updated from 908. Now at: Linux version 3.8.0-27-generic (buildd@roseapple) (gcc version 4.7.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.3-1ubuntu1) ) #40-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jul 9 00:17:05 UTC 2013 (Ubuntu

[Bug 962376] Re: spicevmc not supported in QEMU binary

2012-12-31 Thread DrJohn
Works for me, but... the KVM guest window hangs after shutting down the guest. Ubuntu 12.04 host, VIrt-manager 0.9.1, Ubutnu 12.04 guest Installed qemu-kvm-spice and changed link as in #10 above. Installed python-spice-client-gtk (restart Virt-manager) Set the guest's Display to Spice (accept

[Bug 1093541] [NEW] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed

2012-12-24 Thread DrJohn
Public bug reported: New ASUS P8Z77-V LK motherboard, Intel Core i7-3770K, 16G RAM, 2x 1TB SATA3 RAID/LVM W/ shipped BIOS v.812 and after updating to current BIOS v.908, kern.log always contains: Dec 24 15:38:10 P8Z77V kernel: [1.817451] ACPI Error: [DSSP] Namespace lookup failure,

[Bug 1093541] Re: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed

2012-12-24 Thread DrJohn
uninstalled lm-sensors; did not affect the issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1093541 Title: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 1009531] Re: configuring grub-pc install devices did not work

2012-10-07 Thread DrJohn
Similar happened to me upon update manager upgrade to grub -pc 1.99-21ubuntu3.4. The COnfigure Grub Devices dialog offered choices of /dev/sda and /dev/sda6. Selecting both of these, the Details display of update manager showed /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot stat '/,' I deselected /dev/sda6

[Bug 1009531] Re: configuring grub-pc install devices did not work

2012-10-07 Thread DrJohn
Grub menu, Ubuntu, and Win7 startups are normal. I didn't note in the previous post that running dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=gnome grub-pc did not change the output of debconf-show grub- pc. So, this looks like a mis-directed attempt by the package upgrade process to install Grub in the

[Bug 1047859] [NEW] Upon starting shotwell, gsettings-data-convert crash with signal 5

2012-09-08 Thread DrJohn
Public bug reported: Start shotwell; after a few seconds a crash notification pops up: The application Gsettings Data Conversion has closed unexpectedly. Choosing Send an error report to help fix this Problem appears to do nothing; the Details portion cannot be copied to the clipboard. Title of

[Bug 1047859] Re: Upon starting shotwell, gsettings-data-convert crash with signal 5

2012-09-08 Thread DrJohn
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[Bug 1047859] Re: Upon starting shotwell, gsettings-data-convert crash with signal 5

2012-09-08 Thread DrJohn
Also, same crash occurs on a second PC, also a 10.10 ... -- 12.04 upgraded system. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1047859 Title: Upon starting shotwell, gsettings-data-convert crash

[Bug 1047859] Re: Upon starting shotwell, gsettings-data-convert crash with signal 5

2012-09-08 Thread DrJohn
gsettings-data-convert crash also occurs again if choosing Leave closed from the bug dialog popup, and then later restarting Shotwell (w/o a new login). Counter-intuitive since choosing Relaunch for gsettings-data-convert and then restarting Shotwell does not crash gsettings... The gsettings crash

[Bug 1017296] [NEW] package colord 0.1.16-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2012-06-24 Thread DrJohn
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1005954 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1005954 Public bug reported: Updating from 11.10 to 12.04 when this error first occurred. Also a problem with Mythtv (frontend only) upgrade--unable to create /var/lib/mythtv/videos. Had an autofs5 mount point at

[Bug 1017296] Re: package colord 0.1.16-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2012-06-24 Thread DrJohn
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1005954 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1005954 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1017296 Title: package colord 0.1.16-2 failed to

[Bug 1005954] Re: package colord 0.1.16-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2012-06-24 Thread DrJohn
Happened after 11.10 -- 12.04 upgrade, in relation to configuring MythTV. This fixed it for now, don't know what will happen when colord needs to be reconfigured. (From http://wilkiecat.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/colord-error-after-installing-ubuntu-12-04/) code sudo ldconfig sudo dpkg -r

[Bug 1006141] Re: nm-applet system tray drop-down menu items missing

2012-06-18 Thread DrJohn
Seems to be fixed after installing updates of 06-12-2012 including network-manager:i386 (0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4, 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1). However, the fix could have appeared in the 06-15-2012 update that included linux-image-3.2.0-25-generic:i386 (3.2.0-25.40). Didn't notice exactly with which update it

[Bug 1006141] [NEW] nm-applet system tray drop-down menu items missing

2012-05-29 Thread DrJohn
Public bug reported: After upgrading Asus EEE-1215N from 11.10 -- 12.04, the nm-applet dropdown menus, right- or left-click, on the system-tray nm icon show only 'Enable Networking', 'Enable Wireless', 'Connection Information', 'Edit Connections...'. Other items such as the list of wired and

[Bug 1006141] Re: nm-applet system tray drop-down menu items missing

2012-05-29 Thread DrJohn
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[Bug 1006141] Re: nm-applet system tray drop-down menu items missing

2012-05-29 Thread DrJohn
Found in syslog: [CODE]~$ cat /var/log/syslog | grep May 29.*Netw.*error May 29 13:19:42 eee-1215N NetworkManager[941]: error [1338322782.289666] [wifi-utils-nl80211.c:654] nl80211_wiphy_info_handler(): Don't know the meaning of NL80211_ATTR_CIPHER_SUITES 0x000fac06.[/CODE] Occurs once per boot.

[Bug 1006141] Re: nm-applet system tray drop-down menu items missing

2012-05-29 Thread DrJohn
SIGKILL to nm-applet's pid followed by starting nm-applet again brings it up with the full set of drop-down menu items. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1006141 Title: nm-applet system

[Bug 658691] Re: mythfrontend.real crashed with SIGSEGV in exit()

2010-10-25 Thread DrJohn
Yes, crashes back to login prompt as stated in the second-above post for a second machine, and the Xorg crash occurs on both o fmy machines. Bug # 660833 is a duplicate -- the originator posted about this in ubuntu forums as well. Definitely treat these as the same bug. -- mythfrontend.real

[Bug 658691] Re: mythfrontend.real crashed with SIGSEGV in exit()

2010-10-16 Thread DrJohn
Problem recurs on another machine: ASUS m4a78t, Ubuntu 10.10 desktop with in-place upgrade from 10.04 -- 10.10. Myth desktop frontend role with remote backend (the previously mentioned machine) via Mythbuntu Control Centre, also upgraded in place; using nVidia current driver. After the upgrade I

[Bug 658691] Re: mythfrontend.real crashed with SIGSEGV in exit()

2010-10-11 Thread DrJohn
** Visibility changed to: Public -- mythfrontend.real crashed with SIGSEGV in exit() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658691 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com