[Bug 1270676] Re: SD Card Reader broken on UX302LG

2019-04-14 Thread HaraldK
Is this still active in some way? Laptop: ASUS BU201 uname -a Linux ... 4.4.0-144-generic #170~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Mon Mar 18 15:02:05 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Is this still the right place to go? % cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/iacobs-au6601-trusty.list deb

[Bug 1396378] Re: evince does not follow Xubuntu scroll direction

2018-06-02 Thread HaraldK
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1368402 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1368402 BTW: I just started using qpdfview. Seems to work equally well. Not overly long dependency list from the qt set of software and it seems to be able to highlight text in files. Aaaah, and it scrolls into

[Bug 1396378] Re: evince does not follow Xubuntu scroll direction

2018-05-31 Thread HaraldK
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1368402 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1368402 This is evince 3.10.3 on Mint. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1396378 Title: evince does

[Bug 1396378] Re: evince does not follow Xubuntu scroll direction

2018-05-31 Thread HaraldK
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1368402 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1368402 Like @Aaron I doubt it is a duplicate, since I see the same: all applications I use scroll in a certain way --- as if grabbing a paper and pushing it around. Only evince insists that an up-moving gesture

[Bug 1243642] Re: .Xmodmap not automatically loaded on start

2016-12-05 Thread HaraldK
It is a sad development that for such a simple task as to give one or two keys another meaning the completely sufficien Xmodmap does not work any more. I finally gave in and started using xkb. I described the way it worked for me in detail here: http://askubuntu.com/a/846184/367444 . The question

[Bug 879950] Re: pidgin not showing up

2016-06-14 Thread HaraldK
Same here: # cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=LinuxMint DISTRIB_RELEASE=17.2 DISTRIB_CODENAME=rafaela DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela" The workaround described in comment #30 works for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1284308] Re: Can't copy files from a bluetooth device: Another operation in progress

2016-03-09 Thread HaraldK
Can confirm the workaround of johannes (#50) on Linux Mint DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela" I had a file browser open listing the device under its name after using a "browse files on device" button in one of the bluetooth applets. I had to "eject" this device in the file browser.

[Bug 1243642] Re: .Xmodmap not automatically loaded on start

2016-02-13 Thread HaraldK
Reading the bugzilla bug linked in #16, we are asked to not use gnome if we want to be able to tweak one or the other key on our keyboard, because they are not able to build a working UI on top of xmodmap. At least this is what I read from it. -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1243642] Re: .Xmodmap not automatically loaded on start

2015-03-01 Thread HaraldK
Well, % find /usr/share/X11/xkb/ -type f|wc -l 273 there are 273 files in this folder a I would definitively need a whole tutorial to change keyboard settings. My hunch is that changing xkb is a developer's job, while .Xmodmap is just great to change these one or two odd keys on the keyboard.

[Bug 1243642] Re: .Xmodmap not automatically loaded on start

2015-02-28 Thread HaraldK
Finally I got so fed up with gnome that I switched to XFCE and never looked back. Despite all the other benefits I personally think it has, .Xmodmap works as expected again, in particular also when waking up from sleep. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1292398] Re: Second screen position isn't saved from one session to another

2014-12-31 Thread HaraldK
Wow, what a day. Hoping for relieve on this bug I apt-get install'ed xfce. It has the same problem with a crashing settings-deamon (it has its own). And I noticed that even xrandr just crashed on, what I think, where completely sane inputs with a floating point exception. And I did not really like

[Bug 1292398] Re: Second screen position isn't saved from one session to another

2014-12-31 Thread HaraldK
Well, what is strange is that lsmod does not show fglrx. So it may be that I installed fglrx but am not using it and still it seems to have helped.-( -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1292398] Re: Second screen position isn't saved from one session to another

2014-10-09 Thread HaraldK
If the login screen is not properly set, it may actually help to copy a working monitors.xml to /etc/gnome-settings-daemon/xrandr. If Windows drag ghost pictures, gnome-settings-daemon was still started to early. For my setup it helped to increase the waiting time to 6 seconds. -- You received

[Bug 1292398] Re: Second screen position isn't saved from one session to another

2014-08-18 Thread HaraldK
Tried the approach of thw-th (comment #46) and it kind of works. This is an 8 year old Lenovo T500 laptop and I had to enter 6 seconds delay before it started to work. A downside is that my selected desktop background image is not set, or rather removed that way: it is set at some time first, then

[Bug 1292398] Re: multi-monitor : second screen position isn't saved from one session to another

2014-08-06 Thread HaraldK
What do you mean on the left? Somehow it is hard to believe the actual physical location should be important. But clearly one of the monitors must be listed first in monitors.xml and gets x,y=0,0 assigned, while the other monitor is then relative to this one. So we have three properties a monitor

[Bug 1292398] Re: multi-monitor : second screen position isn't saved from one session to another

2014-08-06 Thread HaraldK
Now here is something that did help. In effect it is likely much the same as killing gnome-settings-manager, except it is not killed, but just started later: sudo echo manual /usr/share/upstart/sessions/gnome-settings- daemon.override This prevents the gnome-settings-daemon to be started by the

[Bug 1310313] Re: Dual monitor configuration not saved (

2014-07-15 Thread HaraldK
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1292398 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1292398 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1292398 multi-monitor : second screen position isn't saved from one session to another -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1311399] Re: Ubuntu 14.04 forgets Display Settings from monitors.xml / xorg.conf (Dual-Screen Setup)

2014-07-15 Thread HaraldK
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1292398 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1292398 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1292398 multi-monitor : second screen position isn't saved from one session to another -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1341283] [NEW] desktop file mentions executable which does not exist

2014-07-13 Thread HaraldK
Public bug reported: The upstart .desktop file mentions an executable which does not exist. % apt-cache show gnome-power-manager|grep -i version Version: 3.8.2-1ubuntu2 % dpkg -L gnome-power-manager |grep desktop /usr/share/applications/gnome-power-statistics.desktop

[Bug 1292398] Re: multi-monitor : second screen position isn't saved from one session to another

2014-07-13 Thread HaraldK
Someone says it might be a timing problem. Since upstart does not log time stamps (:-/), would it help to run strace on lightdm or gnome-shell when they start and provide the resulting log to see which processes are started in which order and which files are accessed on the way? -- You received

[Bug 1312763] Re: Display Settings will not save monitor arangement when running gnome

2014-05-11 Thread HaraldK
May I say: me too. I am using a laptop with an additional monitor and I have to arrange the montitors after each login. (It may be totally unrelated, but actually the screen display is flaky before I rearrange the monitors in that when moving a window, the background is not properly updated,

[Bug 1312763] Re: Display Settings will not save monitor arangement when running gnome

2014-05-11 Thread HaraldK
Is this a duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome- control-center/+bug/1292398.? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1312763 Title: Display Settings will not save

[Bug 1292398] Re: multi-monitor : second screen position isn't saved from one session to another

2014-05-11 Thread HaraldK
Can confirm Juliens solution of killing the gnome-settings-daemon on statup. It may help to delete ~/.config/monitors.xml and configure your monitos freshly to clean this file up. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1243642] Re: .Xmodmap not automatically loaded on start

2014-05-11 Thread HaraldK
man-year-wasting indeed :-( -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1243642 Title: .Xmodmap not automatically loaded on start To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1166812] Re: black screen 3.2.0-40-generic kernel

2013-04-29 Thread HaraldK
Strange observation. I tried this now several times: if I keep moving the mouse while booting, it works (4 tries). If I leave the machine alone, I get a black screen (2 tries) on my Lenovo T500. May still be just luck. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1166812] Re: black screen 3.2.0-40-generic kernel

2013-04-21 Thread HaraldK
Correction to comment #12. Thinkpad T500 does not consistenly boot ok after sudo update-initramfs -u. Like others reported, sometimes it works sometimes not. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1166812] Re: black screen 3.2.0-40-generic kernel

2013-04-15 Thread HaraldK
Same problem as original report on my lenovo T500 with DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS 3.2.0-39 works just fine. Screen goes black on boot process with 3.2.0-40 really soon after selecting the kernel in grub. -- You

[Bug 1166812] Re: black screen 3.2.0-40-generic kernel

2013-04-15 Thread HaraldK
I checked the boot processs of 3.2.0-40 after reboot with -39 in /var/log/kern.log and could not find anything out of the ordinary. Any errors or problems reported where the same as for -39. I think I am able to blindly switch to a text console, log in and run a script. If anyone has an idea what

[Bug 1166812] Re: black screen 3.2.0-40-generic kernel

2013-04-15 Thread HaraldK
This helped: http://askubuntu.com/questions/279527/grub-quiet-splash- linux-image-3-2-0-40-generic-full-disk-encryption-boot Basically it says to run sudo update-initramfs -u and it worked for me on the lenovo thinkpad T500. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 748574] Re: 11.04 Beta started to stress cpu fan and heating cpu

2011-05-02 Thread HaraldK
Probably not really needed, but I can confirm this the same problem (upgrade from Kubuntu 10.10 to 11.04, /proc/acpi/thermal_zone is missing, fan spins at high speed, and CPU still gets throttled (/sys/devices/system/cpu0/thermal_throttle/core_throttle_count shows not 0) due to overheating).

[Bug 748574] Re: 11.04 Beta started to stress cpu fan and heating cpu

2011-05-02 Thread HaraldK
Small script to display the CPU frequencies the CPU will use and the number it was throttled due to overheating. I use it a lot to set frequencies and verify it this way. And when the machine gets hot, I can quickly see if the CPUs were throttled. ** Attachment added: Small script to display

[Bug 748574] Re: 11.04 Beta started to stress cpu fan and heating cpu

2011-05-02 Thread HaraldK
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/756472 says that the Linux kernel since 2.6.37 has no /proc/acpi/thermal_zone, and instead it's now moved into sys: # cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp 73500 That is consistent with what sensors shows (+73.0 degreed Centigrade).

[Bug 449394] Re: Huawei E220 modem unable to connect under Karmic

2010-02-20 Thread HaraldK
Update to my post #54 on 2010-02-06 As it seems, the firmware is not the problem. I found a wvdial script in this comment http://www.ende-der-vernunft.org/2009/04/29/eine-pest-namens- networkmanager/comment-page-1/#comment-9912 that worked right away like this: 1) boot, HUAWEI not plugged. 2)

[Bug 449394] Re: Huawei E220 modem unable to connect under Karmic

2010-02-20 Thread HaraldK
Here the dmesg output missing from my last post: [ 373.792045] usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3 [ 373.935394] usb 1-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 374.025150] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... [ 374.025754] scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass

[Bug 449394] Re: Huawei E220 modem unable to connect under Karmic

2010-02-06 Thread HaraldK
Still not working for me. Mine is a E160 sold bei Medion (Aldi) in Germany as a S4011 web stick. It has firmware: 11.608.06.00.52 build: 20090728 195006 % lsusb | grep Huaw Bus 001 Device 007: ID 12d1:1003 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E220 HSDPA Modem / E270 HSDPA/HSUPA Modem I am on ubuntu

[Bug 444597] Re: After upgrade to karmic cups server do not start.

2009-12-30 Thread HaraldK
Welcome to the brave new world of Ubuntu==Microsoft Windows. In the old days, I could simply watch the system boot. Any hickup would be noticed easily and the cause could be investigated. Today, karmic covers everything with a boot splash, things go wrong underneath badly but we pretend everything

[Bug 444597] Re: After upgrade to karmic cups server do not start.

2009-12-30 Thread HaraldK
Ok, found it myself: apt-get install startupmanager Run it, get rid of the boot splash and make sure to activate show text during boot. Harald. -- After upgrade to karmic cups server do not start. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/444597 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 410968] [NEW] vnstat does not list other interfaces if eth0 is never used

2009-08-09 Thread HaraldK
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: vnstat Typically I have 2 or three network interfaces (potentially) running: eth0 -- ethernet cable eth1 -- wlan ppp0 -- UMTS modem Since eth0 is nearly never used (at least not since I startet using vnstat), there is nothing to report on eth0. When

[Bug 400604] [NEW] long line, for example forced by long urls, in the body text result in a printed font size of super-tiny

2009-07-17 Thread HaraldK
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: thunderbird If the body text contains a very long line that cannot be broken up, e.g. a long url, the printed page is shrunk to accomodate the long line. As a result, font size get so small that the text cannot be read anymore. ProblemType: Bug

[Bug 376997] [NEW] contrary to statement in the manual, bcrypt removes input file

2009-05-15 Thread HaraldK
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: bcrypt Look at the following transcript. It demontrates the disastrous effect of using bcrypt -or. Neither the encrypted nor the original file are available afterwards. % echo dada testfile % bcrypt testfile Encryption key: Again: % ll insgesamt 20

[Bug 285868] [NEW] Sorting images again with the same criteria does not work

2008-10-19 Thread HaraldK
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gthumb To reproduce the bug, do the following a) Have a view with a view thumbs. b) Sort them according to comment. c) Change a comment such that it would end up at another place in the sort order. d) Use View-Sort-Comment (which should currently be

[Bug 285868] Re: Sorting images again with the same criteria does not work

2008-10-19 Thread HaraldK
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18689225/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18689227/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18689228/ProcStatus.txt -- Sorting

[Bug 184782] CutPaste missing in Certificate Alert window

2008-01-21 Thread HaraldK
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox There is a website https://developer.berlios.de/svn/?group_id=3505 where firefox reports something about a wrong certificate if I click on the link for Browse with WebSVN (on the right side of the page). The alert instructs me to send an email

[Bug 184782] Re: CutPaste missing in Certificate Alert window

2008-01-21 Thread HaraldK
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/11458049/Dependencies.txt -- CutPaste missing in Certificate Alert window https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/184782 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for

[Bug 172264] Re: [Gutsy SRU Request] Ghostscript in Gutsy and Hardy is not able to print encrypted PDFs out of Adobe Reader 8.1.1

2008-01-09 Thread HaraldK
8.61 (2007-08-02) It still says pre-release, but maybe I misinterpreted some comments noting that this indicates a wrong version. HaraldK. -- [Gutsy SRU Request] Ghostscript in Gutsy and Hardy is not able to print encrypted PDFs out of Adobe Reader 8.1.1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/172264 You

[Bug 172264] Re: [Gutsy SRU Request] Ghostscript in Gutsy and Hardy is not able to print encrypted PDFs out of Adobe Reader 8.1.1

2008-01-07 Thread HaraldK
an deb). HaraldK -- [Gutsy SRU Request] Ghostscript in Gutsy and Hardy is not able to print encrypted PDFs out of Adobe Reader 8.1.1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/172264 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu