[Bug 1898210] Re: X11 applications do not refresh in a timely fashion, resulting in screen corruption, when using custom xrandr scaling

2020-10-23 Thread Ethan Blanton
What additional information is needed so that this bug is not closed as incomplete in a few days? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1898210 Title: X11 applications do not refresh in a

[Bug 1898210] Re: X11 applications do not refresh in a timely fashion, resulting in screen corruption, when using custom xrandr scaling

2020-10-19 Thread Ethan Blanton
See the fd.o bug, but this xrandr configuration seems to behave normally: xrandr --fb $((1920 * 3))x1080 --dpi 100 \ --output eDP-1 --mode 1920x1080 \ --output DP-2-8 --auto --left-of eDP-1 \ --output DP-2-1 --auto --left-of DP-2-8 -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 1893969] Re: Characters are rendered with a slight border when using custom xrandr scaling

2020-10-19 Thread Ethan Blanton
The emacs rendering bugs go away with this RandR configuration: xrandr --fb $((1920 * 3))x1080 --dpi 100 \ --output eDP-1 --mode 1920x1080 \ --output DP-2-8 --auto --left-of eDP-1 \ --output DP-2-1 --auto --left-of DP-2-8 -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1898210] Re: X11 applications do not refresh in a timely fashion, resulting in screen corruption, when using custom xrandr scaling

2020-10-10 Thread Ethan Blanton
I can still reproduce this problem with Kernel 5.6.0-1028-oem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1898210 Title: X11 applications do not refresh in a timely fashion, resulting in

[Bug 1898210] Re: X11 applications do not refresh in a timely fashion, resulting in screen corruption, when using custom xrandr scaling

2020-10-04 Thread Ethan Blanton
Filed: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/issues/1084 ** Bug watch added: gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/issues #1084 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/issues/1084 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1898210] [NEW] X11 applications do not refresh in a timely fashion, resulting in screen corruption

2020-10-02 Thread Ethan Blanton
Public bug reported: Many X11 applications do not refresh in a timely fashion, and the window must be disturbed to achieve refresh. Typical disturbances causing refresh are: typing in the window, interacting with the mouse, focusing a different application, etc. I have seen this behavior in: *

[Bug 1893969] Re: Characters are rendered with a slight border when using custom xrandr scaling

2020-10-02 Thread Ethan Blanton
I just filed #1898210 for comment #9. Note for the record that the Emacs behavior is _exactly the same_ as Firefox, and is not _always_ related to the cursor. In particular, changing window focus causes it to redraw correctly without fail. -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 1893969] Re: Characters are rendered with a slight border when using custom xrandr scaling

2020-10-02 Thread Ethan Blanton
I will open a second bug for comment #9, then. Regarding #8 and Emacs; I am running exactly the same Emacs with exactly the same configuration (the configurations are both checkouts of exactly the same Mercurial repository) on three different machines. This is the only machine that displays that

[Bug 1893969] Re: Characters are rendered with a slight border when using custom xrandr scaling

2020-10-01 Thread Ethan Blanton
I have other problems that I assume are related but may not be the same bug, so I did not report them here; for the record (in case it helps), they include: * OBS will not repaint its preview window _at all_ and sometimes hangs UNLESS I move it to my leftmost display (DP-2-1) _and resize it_.

[Bug 1893969] Re: Characters are rendered with a slight border when using custom xrandr scaling

2020-10-01 Thread Ethan Blanton
This video shows litter at the cursor when using Swiper for Emacs search. Note near the top left of the screen, while the search string "bitwise" is being typed in at the bottom, that the first match (the word Bitwise in \subtitle{Bitwise Operations}) does not correctly repaint, with echoes of

[Bug 1893969] Re: Characters are rendered with a slight border when using custom xrandr scaling

2020-10-01 Thread Ethan Blanton
This video is taken under the same conditions as the previous (emacs- search.mp4) video. It shows me killing a Firefox tab, and the screen covered in litter; as I edit in the Launchpad comment box and move the cursor within firefox, you can see parts of the screen repaint. The entire window does

[Bug 1893969] Re: Characters are rendered with a slight border when using custom xrandr scaling

2020-10-01 Thread Ethan Blanton
I have disabled compton as follows: * Quit Firefox and other applications that have shown these problems * Kill compton * Restart applications Unfortunately, I still see the same behavior, in just a few seconds of tinkering. I'll leave compton off until I have to start it (e.g., for Zoom, which

[Bug 1893969] Re: Screen corruption and delayed update using onboard Intel video

2020-09-22 Thread Ethan Blanton
It happens for sure in the following applications (which I think rules out the application and toolkit, but not the compositor or Xorg): * Firefox * Emacs * Electron apps (Keybase, Slack, Element) * Okular * OBS (maybe; this may be a different problem) * FreeCAD (maybe; FreeCAD has painting

[Bug 1893969] Re: Screen corruption and delayed update using onboard Intel video

2020-09-18 Thread Ethan Blanton
The specific part of the screen shot with obvious corruption is cropped below. I'll try to get a video; one problem I have is that many of the specific things I do that reliably show the problem are at times when private data is visible on my screen. I _cannot_ show this problem without the

[Bug 1893969] [NEW] Screen corruption and delayed update using onboard Intel video

2020-09-02 Thread Ethan Blanton
Public bug reported: I frequently get screen corruption or delayed screen updates using onboard Intel video (i7-10710U in a Dell XPS 13 7390). I am attaching a screen shot of an example of this in Emacs, where you can see echoes of past cursor locations (center right side of screen, the

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2020-05-19 Thread Ethan Blanton
This problem went away some time between 16.04 and 19.10 (I went from 16.04 to 18.04 some time ago, and I believe it disappeared in that jump); I no longer have a way to test it on 16.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1876520] [NEW] Frequent hangs with linux 5.3.0-51-generic using video

2020-05-02 Thread Ethan Blanton
Public bug reported: After updating 19.10 to linux-image-5.3.0-51-generic and rebooting, some video playing applications (notably Zoom) cause frequent, brief (several seconds) kernel hangs. The following message is logged the first time it happens, and the second line is repeated each subsequent

[Bug 1748925] Re: hgview will not start

2018-02-13 Thread Ethan Blanton
Both 1.10.0 and 1.9.0 + revision cb30615c7174 work here. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1748925 Title: hgview will not start To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1748925] Re: hgview will not start

2018-02-13 Thread Ethan Blanton
I would. I assume this is the fix: https://hg.logilab.org/review/hgview/rev/cb30615c7174 I will try 1.10.0 later today; I assume Ubuntu would pull just that patch to 1.9.0, I will also try to check that. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1748925] ProcEnviron.txt

2018-02-12 Thread Ethan Blanton
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcEnviron.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1748925/+attachment/5053692/+files/ProcEnviron.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1748925

[Bug 1748925] Dependencies.txt

2018-02-12 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1748925] [NEW] hgview will not start

2018-02-12 Thread Ethan Blanton
Public bug reported: When trying to start hgview 1.9.0-1.1 on Artful, it fails to start with the following message: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/hgview", line 38, in main() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/hgviewlib/application.py", line 226, in main

[Bug 1748925] ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt

2018-02-12 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1748925] JournalErrors.txt

2018-02-12 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2016-09-09 Thread Ethan Blanton
Yes, I am running A06. However, a) the A08 update does not indicate anything but a touchpad fix for Windows 10 32-bit (I realize this can be unreliable) and b) since the A06 update I have been unable to successfully boot a FreeDOS image to update my BIOS. If you have any information on how to

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2016-08-31 Thread Ethan Blanton
This just happened again, linux-image-4.4.0-31-generic 4.4.0-31.50, 16.04. It certainly happens less often with 16.04 than it did in 15.04 and previous. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1581241] Re: bluetooth headset doesn't automatically configure for a2dp correctly (regression)

2016-07-13 Thread Ethan Blanton
I have isolated a method for making things work, for others who may have similar problems: 1) Connect headset by turning it on. 2) Set headset to headset (not a2dp) mode using blueman-manager 3) Disconnect headset from blueman-manager 4) Reconnect headset from blueman-manager; it will show Audio

[Bug 1582046] Re: Missing Lubuntu Plymouth logo

2016-06-30 Thread Ethan Blanton
Updating this package did not fix my problem (described in duplicate bug #1574317), but updating the (related?) plymouth-theme-lubuntu-logo to 0.61.1 did. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1581241] [NEW] bluetooth headset doesn't automatically configure for a2dp correctly (regression)

2016-05-12 Thread Ethan Blanton
Public bug reported: I have a bluetooth headset capable of several modes of connection (headset, handsfree, and a2dp). In 15.10, once I had correctly configured it for a2dp once, applications using pulseaudio could use it freely each time it was connected to the machine. In 16.04, upon

[Bug 1579559] Re: Font glyphs do not render correctly in some applications after suspend

2016-05-08 Thread Ethan Blanton
The COGL_ATLAS_DEFAULT_BLIT_MODE workaround was not permanent. After a good long sleep (several hours), fonts are no longer rendering in awesome. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579559

[Bug 1579559] [NEW] Font glyphs do not render correctly in some applications after suspend

2016-05-08 Thread Ethan Blanton
Public bug reported: After suspend/resume of my laptop, some applications do not reliably render Xft fonts, leaving the areas where such fonts should be rendered entirely blank. Both rxvt-unicode and awesome show this problem. Installed versions of these packages are rxvt-unicode 9.21-1build1

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2016-05-01 Thread Ethan Blanton
15.10 and 16.04 both appear to be much improved. I haven't been running 16.04 long enough to be sure, but 15.10 probably required reinsertion of the drivers no more than 2-3 times over the six months I ran it. What I do find is that the wireless card is often (but not always) disabled after wake

[Bug 1574317] Re: Prompt to decrypt LVM device is hidden behind (blank) splash screen

2016-04-26 Thread Ethan Blanton
OK! Changing themes to the ubuntu logo (using update-alternatives) causes a passphrase prompt to be displayed normally. Changing back to the lubuntu logo theme behaves the same as the initial report, showing a blank screen with no place to enter the passphrase. It looks like the theme is at

[Bug 1574317] Re: Prompt to decrypt LVM device is hidden behind (blank) splash screen

2016-04-26 Thread Ethan Blanton
** Attachment added: "initrd.img for running kernel" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/1574317/+attachment/4647846/+files/initrd.img-4.4.0-21-generic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1574317] Re: Prompt to decrypt LVM device is hidden behind (blank) splash screen

2016-04-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
Correct, sda3 is an encrypted partition containing an LVM PV. Within that PV are three logical volumes, corresponding to /, /home, and a swap partition. I do not recall if I configured this using the Ubuntu installer (if I did, it was probably 15.04 ) or by hand. I suspect it was the Ubuntu

[Bug 1574317] ProcCpuinfo.txt

2016-04-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcCpuinfo.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574317/+attachment/4647242/+files/ProcCpuinfo.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574317

[Bug 1574317] ProcEnviron.txt

2016-04-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcEnviron.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574317/+attachment/4647243/+files/ProcEnviron.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574317

[Bug 1574317] UdevDb.txt

2016-04-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
apport information ** Attachment added: "UdevDb.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574317/+attachment/4647246/+files/UdevDb.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574317 Title:

[Bug 1574317] ProcModules.txt

2016-04-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcModules.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574317/+attachment/4647245/+files/ProcModules.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574317

[Bug 1574317] Lspci.txt

2016-04-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
apport information ** Attachment added: "Lspci.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574317/+attachment/4647240/+files/Lspci.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574317 Title:

[Bug 1574317] Dependencies.txt

2016-04-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1574317] ProcInterrupts.txt

2016-04-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1574317] JournalErrors.txt

2016-04-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1574317] EtcDefaultGrub.txt

2016-04-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
apport information ** Attachment added: "EtcDefaultGrub.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574317/+attachment/4647238/+files/EtcDefaultGrub.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1574317] Lsusb.txt

2016-04-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1574317] CurrentDmesg.txt

2016-04-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
apport information ** Attachment added: "CurrentDmesg.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574317/+attachment/4647236/+files/CurrentDmesg.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1574317] Re: Prompt to decrypt LVM device is hidden behind (blank) splash screen

2016-04-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: After updating from 15.10 to 16.04, the passphrase prompt to decrypt my LVM disk is not presented when the boot splash screen is enabled. The bluish background is drawn and then the boot hangs indefinitely,

[Bug 1574317] [NEW] Prompt to decrypt LVM device is hidden behind (blank) splash screen

2016-04-24 Thread Ethan Blanton
Public bug reported: After updating from 15.10 to 16.04, the passphrase prompt to decrypt my LVM disk is not presented when the boot splash screen is enabled. The bluish background is drawn and then the boot hangs indefinitely, waiting for the passphrase to be typed with no on-screen indication

[Bug 258008] Re: gnupg 1.4.6 in hardy heron fails to verify some files signed by gnupg 1.4.9

2016-04-24 Thread Ethan Blanton
This bug can be closed. As far as I know it is still valid, but as it was not addressed in a timely fashion it is no longer relevant. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/258008 Title:

[Bug 1318865] Re: The grub boot menu is often not drawn or visible

2015-08-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
I answered the question on this bug. Closing it due to incompleteness is not correct. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1318865 Title: The grub boot menu is often not drawn or visible

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2015-08-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
I'm now on 15.04, BIOS A06, kernel 3.19.0-25, and I still have intermittent problems, although things are better than they were at their worst. When I do have problems, removing and reinserting iwlmvm/iwlwifi fixes it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1318865] Re: The grub boot menu is often not drawn or visible

2015-06-20 Thread Ethan Blanton
Hi, sorry for the delay -- I was out of the country when this was asked, and lost track of it by the time I had returned. The system does boot without navigating the menu. The menu simply does not appear onscreen and it is difficult to get it to come up. I have manually changed nothing related

[Bug 1318865] Re: The grub boot menu is often not drawn or visible

2015-03-03 Thread Ethan Blanton
I'm sorry, I didn't realize that comment was something that would expire this bug, and I hadn't had time to try it out. I am now on 14.10, using EFI boot with grub2 2.02~beta2-15 and the symptoms have not changed except that the screen where the menu *would* appear is now solid purple, instead of

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2015-02-10 Thread Ethan Blanton
OK. 3.16.0-29 seems to be much better, but I just experienced the same symptoms as for the logs (I believe) referred to in comment 77 above; specifically, the machine lost association with the AP and could not reestablish. Removing and reinserting the iwlmvm and iwlwifi modules fixed the problem

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2015-01-17 Thread Ethan Blanton
A06 11/07/2014 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315221 Title: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260 To manage

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2015-01-14 Thread Ethan Blanton
I am now running BIOS A06 and Ubuntu 14.10 due to a mainboard failure on the laptop necessitating repair by Dell. I will update here if there appear to be any substantial improvements/regressions. I apologize if this loses track of the state for LTS, but as this is a machine I need for daily use

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-11-06 Thread Ethan Blanton
Still using 3.13.0-37-generic #64+iwlltr0001, this afternoon I had a spat where the card lost association and would not reacquire it. Removing and reinserting iwlwifi/iwlmvm fixed it immediately. Seth, I am emailing you wifi-debug output from both before and after reinsertion (which should show

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-10-08 Thread Ethan Blanton
Seth, It's not completely clear to me whether this kernel helps or not, but I think it does. Certainly it is no worse than the last kernel I tested. * It is my general sense that I am experiencing fewer slowdowns, but they are certainly still occurring. * I have had zero complete failures of

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-10-02 Thread Ethan Blanton
I have just rebooted to this kernel, I will report back with any improvements or regressions after some experience using it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315221 Title: 8086:08b1

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-08-25 Thread Ethan Blanton
I was just unable to connect using 3.13.0-32-generic #57+lp1349572v20140847, and the problem was fixed by removing and reinserting iwlmvm and iwlwifi. Due to an unfortunate stupidity on my part, I am unable to send the wifi-debug files. This problem occurred, I believe, due to spending a

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-08-19 Thread Ethan Blanton
After a week on 3.13.0-32-generic #57+lp1349572v20140847 on several wireless networks, I believe I can confidently say that the disassociation problem is not present in this kernel. I still get dragging speeds from time to time consistent with the rate-related problems discussed previously,

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-08-12 Thread Ethan Blanton
I am now running 3.13.0-32-generic #57+lp1349572v20140847, I will let you know how it goes. I have been having relatively less trouble than usual the past few days (for whatever reason; this bug is rather inconsistent), so it may take a while to know if there's much improvement. Thanks for

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-07-30 Thread Ethan Blanton
Seth, I just sent some wifi-debug output to your @canonical email address. This may not be a great capture, let me know if it's not useful to you and I'll try to get another. I have unfortunately not been sitting at this laptop much the past couple of days for various reasons, so when I've

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
Seth: I am currently running, and have been running for a couple of days, linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic and linux-firmware 1.127.5. I was in fact going to post here that performance seems to be *worse* than it had been for some time; three times recently my laptop has lost its wifi association

[Bug 1315221] CRDA.txt

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
apport information ** Attachment added: CRDA.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315221/+attachment/4165245/+files/CRDA.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315221 Title:

[Bug 1315221] ProcCpuinfo.txt

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1315221] PulseList.txt

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
apport information ** Attachment added: PulseList.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315221/+attachment/4165256/+files/PulseList.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315221

[Bug 1315221] Lsusb.txt

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
apport information ** Attachment added: Lsusb.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315221/+attachment/4165250/+files/Lsusb.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315221 Title:

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: My Intel 7260 network card regularly shows very poor performance and/or loses its connection entirely. On several occasions I have been unable to reestablish an association with the AP without rebooting. This

[Bug 1315221] ProcInterrupts.txt

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
apport information ** Attachment added: ProcInterrupts.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315221/+attachment/4165254/+files/ProcInterrupts.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1315221] BootDmesg.txt

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1315221] UdevLog.txt

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
apport information ** Attachment added: UdevLog.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315221/+attachment/4165259/+files/UdevLog.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315221 Title:

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
This apport collect is after an association failure this morning; the machine was rebooted about two hours ago and has been associated since. If that is too long after reboot, let me know and I'll collect another set of data. This machine has no wired Ethernet and I do not have a USB dongle.

[Bug 1315221] UdevDb.txt

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1315221] ProcEnviron.txt

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1315221] RfKill.txt

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1315221] WifiSyslog.txt

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1315221] ProcModules.txt

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1315221] Lspci.txt

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1315221] CurrentDmesg.txt

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1315221] IwConfig.txt

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
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[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
That is the same conclusion I came to at the time, that it made no sense. I wondered if linux-firmware didn't change somewhere in there. As I recall, 3.13 uses the -8 firmware, and 3.15 used the -9, and I wondered if -9 might have been updated. I can retry 3.15.0-rc1 -rc2 -rc3 if that would be

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-07-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
OK, I've had time to triage wifi-debug (sorry, but I'm sure you understand!), and it is now running. This failure takes between a few minutes to several hours to emerge; I will almost certainly see wifi dropouts in the next few hours, but it may or may not lose association entirely for a very long

[Bug 1318865] Re: The grub boot menu is often not drawn or visible

2014-07-28 Thread Ethan Blanton
Some additional experience with this problem has shown me that: 1) I can no longer *ever* see a boot menu, on either cold boot or reboot, during the normal boot sequence. 2) If I rapidly press the ESC key while the aforementioned border is drawing and vislble on the screen, after several seconds

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-07-08 Thread Ethan Blanton
asala: While it's known that there are forward fixes, it also worked in an earlier kernel. This means that there is previous breakage, as well. The fixes may be for that same breakage, I haven't looked into that. I believe 3.16 is fixed, as well. -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 (rev 6b) [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-07-07 Thread Ethan Blanton
I can. This will take me some time, as the problem does not necessarily show up immediately. It is also somewhat better (though not entirely fixed) in 3.13.0-30 compared to 3.13.0-24, under which this was reported. (The connection still drops frequently, but it seems to recover much more

[Bug 1328412] [NEW] Huawei E398 GSM modem configuration data not included

2014-06-10 Thread Ethan Blanton
Public bug reported: Configuration data for the Huawei E398 modem is not included in the usb- modeswitch-data package, and its mode is not switched upon insertion. Bug #1192297 is for a similar device, and the instructions included there describe a working fix. (The second comment includes the

[Bug 1318865] [NEW] The grub boot menu is often not drawn or visible

2014-05-12 Thread Ethan Blanton
Public bug reported: On most boots of my machine, the grub boot menu is not drawn. The background color appears as a thin border around the edge of the screen, but no menu is visible and grub does not appear to respond to keyboard input. The system boots normally after this, but only to the

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-05-07 Thread Ethan Blanton
Since Youresorock reported problems with 3.15.0rc4, I tried it on my laptop -- it seems to work as well as 3.15.0rc3. I may try a saucy kernel if it also works, because the lack of multitouch on the trackpad in 3.15 is maddening! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-05-05 Thread Ethan Blanton
This problem appears to be fixed in 3.15.0-rc3. I have not had a wifi drop in more than 36 hours. Additionally, the reported wireless signal strength doesn't bounce around wildly. ** Tags added: kernel-fixed-upstream kernel-fixed-upstream-3.15.0-rc3 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status:

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-05-04 Thread Ethan Blanton
It will take some time to know for sure as the problem is intermittent, so I'm not going to update tags just yet, but I have been on 3.15.0-031500rc3-generic for about 24h now with no dropouts or slowdowns. This kernel is looking promising. Unfortunately it has a regression in that the touchpad

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-05-02 Thread Ethan Blanton
The new BIOS info: A04 03/19/2014 I am running the new BIOS now, and will report back as to condition changes. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315221 Title: 8086:08b1 [Dell XPS 13

[Bug 1315221] Re: 8086:08b1 [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-05-02 Thread Ethan Blanton
No change with the new BIOS. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315221 Title: 8086:08b1 [Dell XPS 13 9333] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260 To manage

[Bug 1315221] [NEW] iwlwifi regularly loses connection/becomes unusable on Intel 7260

2014-05-01 Thread Ethan Blanton
Public bug reported: My Intel 7260 network card regularly shows very poor performance and/or loses its connection entirely. On several occasions I have been unable to reestablish an association with the AP without rebooting. This occurs even if the laptop is within a few feet of the AP. I did

[Bug 1305305] Re: 8086:08b1 [Sony VAIO SVP1321M2E] Wifi keeps dropping.

2014-04-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
This bug affects me on a Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition (Sputnik 3) in 14.04. Wifi is almost totally unusable at times. It was reliable under 12.04 with a raring (I believe) backported kernel; iwlwifi drivers may have been supplied by Dell, I am not sure. 14.04 is a clean install, not an

[Bug 247359] Re: linux-image 2.6.24-19 does not initialize and boot

2010-03-13 Thread Ethan Blanton
I no longer use this hardware, so I cannot update this information for you. The bug can be closed. -- linux-image 2.6.24-19 does not initialize and boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/247359 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 69827] Re: 'defoma-app update x-ttcidfont-conf' fails leaving kochi X core fonts unusable

2008-08-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
My Hardy boxes seem to work. From my perspective, the issue can be closed. -- 'defoma-app update x-ttcidfont-conf' fails leaving kochi X core fonts unusable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/69827 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 247359] Re: linux-image 2.6.24-19 does not initialize and boot

2008-08-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
I just tested linux-image-2.6.27-1-generic_2.6.27-1.2 from Intrepid Ibex, and it has the same problem. -- linux-image 2.6.24-19 does not initialize and boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/247359 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 123501] Re: sshfs : : Permission denied

2008-08-29 Thread Ethan Blanton
(OT) Damian: Does newgrp actually work that way for you? It has never worked thus for me, but I wasn't sure at the time of your comment, so I did not reply. I had occasion to use newgrp yesterday, however, so I tried it without logout -- and got the same behavior I always have, which is that it

[Bug 257950] [NEW] smime_keys misinterprets paths containing '~'

2008-08-14 Thread Ethan Blanton
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mutt Ubuntu 8.04.1 mutt 1.5.17+20080114-1ubuntu1 openssl 0.9.8g-4ubuntu3.3 The smime_keys perl script (distributed with mutt) uses 'mutt -Q' to fetch a number of path variables from the mutt configuration. These path variables may be (and, in fact,

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