[Bug 943195] Re: xpdf.real crashed with SIGSEGV in GooHash::hash()

2013-09-04 Thread Ian Hutchinson
If the fix just applied disables controlling xpdf by the keys, then it's not a fix. It totally escapes me why, since one can install xpdf from source (see #36 above) one can't simply package that and have done with it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1014891] Re: Laptop doesn't suspend when power is unplugged while lid is closed

2013-07-30 Thread Ian Hutchinson
This is an annoying shortcoming in the current gnome-settings (used to be gnome-power-manager). It does not check whether it should suspend when entering on-battery state. Here's a work-around: Put the following into an (executable) file /etc/pm/power.d/zzsleepiflidclosed #!/bin/sh # If the lid

[Bug 1014891] Re: Laptop doesn't suspend when power is unplugged while lid is closed

2013-07-30 Thread Ian Hutchinson
This bug is now identified as a shortcoming in gnome-settings-daemon. A work around is available. ** Package changed: linux (Ubuntu) = gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Status: Expired = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 763148] Re: Adding/Removing an external monitor causes open windows to move to another workspace

2013-04-03 Thread Ian Hutchinson
Thanks fo Daniel van Vugt for recurrent attention to this bug. But I presume his repeated changes to milestone mean that no one is paying the slightest attention to actually fixing it. Is there a realistic expectation that it will ever be fixed? -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1059633] Re: Emacs 'Ediff' Window Shrinks Horizontally To One Column Wide

2012-11-10 Thread Ian Hutchinson
Happens to me too. Is there any work around that folks have found? It's horrible to have ediff broken. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1059633 Title: Emacs 'Ediff' Window Shrinks

[Bug 1059633] Re: Emacs 'Ediff' Window Shrinks Horizontally To One Column Wide

2012-11-10 Thread Ian Hutchinson
Only way I've found to run ediff is to run a text emacs: $ emacs -nw and Meta-x ediff from that. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1059633 Title: Emacs 'Ediff' Window Shrinks

[Bug 943195] Re: xpdf.real crashed with SIGSEGV in GooHash::hash()

2012-09-02 Thread Ian Hutchinson
/ --with-freetype2-includes=/usr/include/freetype2 make sudo make install This gives a robust xpdf. The patch is a trivial cast correction. I found it necessary to correct a compile failure. Good luck to you all. Ian Hutchinson -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs

[Bug 794814] Re: Wireless networking is broken in 2.6.32-33

2011-06-09 Thread Ian Hutchinson
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 794291 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/794291 Marked this as a duplicate of 794291. ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 794291 iwlagn driver update breaks compatibilty with firmware -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 794814] [NEW] Wireless networking is broken in 2.6.32-33

2011-06-08 Thread Ian Hutchinson
Public bug reported: In the new kernel released today for Ubuntu 10.04, namely linux- image-2.6.32-33-generic, wireless networking using 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless WiFi Link 5300 on a Thinkpad T400 is broken. I can reliably document this by using the grub menu to boot

[Bug 794814] Re: Wireless networking is broken in 2.6.32-33

2011-06-08 Thread Ian Hutchinson
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[Bug 794814] Re: Wireless networking is broken in 2.6.32-33

2011-06-08 Thread Ian Hutchinson
Actually I see in the wifisyslog.txt the error reported: Jun 8 21:55:51 localhost kernel: [ 21.523886] iwlagn :03:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode Jun 8 21:55:51 localhost kernel: [ 21.525729] iwlagn :03:00.0: Driver unable to support your firmware API. Driver

[Bug 558691] Re: Emacs23 bibtex-ing a file changes directory and fails

2011-01-12 Thread Ian Hutchinson
Yes I can see that change. But it does not actually fix the bug. Replacing in tex-mode.el 2646 (source-file (tex-main-file)) with 2646 (source-file (expand-file-name (tex-main-file))) the bug still exists. For now, I've hacked in a fix by commenting out the offending command:

[Bug 447961] Re: Printer autoconfigured, but LPR prints with to wide font/cpi setting

2010-02-04 Thread Ian Hutchinson
Confirming that this work-around installs and reconfigures via enable the proposed repository following: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed $ sudo apt-get install cups and that this fixes the character width bug. Linux tp400-64 2.6.31-17-generic #54-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 10 17:01:44

[Bug 193487] Re: load with libc_p.a causes floating exception

2009-12-20 Thread Ian Hutchinson
Same problems as everyone else $ uname -a Linux tp400-64 2.6.31-16-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 8 04:02:15 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux $gfortran -v Using built-in specs. Target: x86_64-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --with-pkgversion='Ubuntu 4.4.1-4ubuntu8'

[Bug 384304] Re: devicekit-power fails to realize I'm on battery after AC disconnect

2009-12-09 Thread Ian Hutchinson
This bug is present with Lenovo T400, with fully updated Karmic AMD64 release. I downloaded the 11/23 builds and installed them with dpkg -i. It did not appear to make any difference. Unplugging and replugging the power cord a time or two when the battery is nearly fully charged, leads to a

[Bug 474962] Re: text prints in wide font, errors logged

2009-11-20 Thread Ian Hutchinson
Confirming that Karmic Koala AMD64 text printing is broken. The text comes out with a ridiculous wide font that overflows the side of the page. I tried setting the cpi and lpi values, but that did not fix the problem. Please can someone give us some advice on how to work around or fix this bug.

[Bug 379761] Re: MASTER - FF 3.5 font hinting does not honour gnome-settings

2009-10-24 Thread Ian Hutchinson
The solution in #28 worked wonders for Firefox 3.5 in the karmic RC, but it kills the font rendering in applications that use qt4 (I think; stuff like VirtualBox, VLC) -- MASTER - FF 3.5 font hinting does not honour gnome-settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379761 You received this bug

[Bug 460063] [NEW] Shouldn't lock all audio sliders together

2009-10-24 Thread Ian Hutchinson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-media In Karmic, the redesigned volume controls don't allow the individual sound sliders to be altered (PCM, wave, etc). My sound card has a problem which requires the PCM to be turned down to get rid of fuzzy audio. The alsamixer PCM slider lets

[Bug 436340] Re: Installer fails: grub fails on Intel ICH10 raid

2009-10-13 Thread Ian Hutchinson
I did a virtual machine in VirtualBox that had 2 hard drives, and I tried an installlation using the linux software RAID provided by the mdadm package, and will a bit of extra legwork, it managed to boot the RAID0 system using grub2. I dunno if the kinda setup you guys and girls have needs to

[Bug 436340] Re: Installer fails: grub fails on Intel ICH10 raid

2009-10-10 Thread Ian Hutchinson
I'd like to bump this, it'll stop folks with RAID configurations from being able to use Karmic. -- Installer fails: grub fails on Intel ICH10 raid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436340 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 442462] Re: boots to busybox prompt: Target filesystem doesn't have /sbin/init

2009-10-05 Thread Ian Hutchinson
I also get this bug using a Karmic beta LiveUSB. It produces these messages... cp: cannot create '/root/var/log/' : No such file or directory cp: cannot create '/root/etc/' : Is a directory mount: mounting /dev on /root/dev failed: No such file or directory mount: mounting /sys on /root/sys

[Bug 438536] Re: Notifications should show up closer to top right

2009-10-05 Thread Ian Hutchinson
I'm sure it can be cooked up so that users who find it a little strange can change it from the slightly-lower position to the place it was in Jaunty? Makes sense in terms of usability, but it's a little dodgy on the design front.. -- Notifications should show up closer to top right

[Bug 442248] [NEW] Hiding desktop icons causes multiple 'Starting File Manager'

2009-10-04 Thread Ian Hutchinson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus In Karmic beta, when the desktop icons are hidden by unchecking apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop in gconf, there seems to be about 20 instances of 'Starting File Manager' when Ubuntu starts. ** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance:

[Bug 442248] Re: Hiding desktop icons causes multiple 'Starting File Manager'

2009-10-04 Thread Ian Hutchinson
** Tags added: nautilus ** Tags added: beta gconf icons karmic ** Tags added: desktop hidden -- Hiding desktop icons causes multiple 'Starting File Manager' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/442248 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 379761] Re: MASTER - FF 3.5 font hinting does not honour gnome-settings

2009-10-04 Thread Ian Hutchinson
Getting this problem on the Karmic beta, but using the two commands suggested by Nattgew, sorted the problem out and Firefox 3.5 is using the same hinting as the rest of Ubuntu -- MASTER - FF 3.5 font hinting does not honour gnome-settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379761 You received this

[Bug 403497] [NEW] Click using touchpad doesn't work on Acer Aspire One

2009-07-23 Thread Ian Hutchinson
Public bug reported: On the Acer Aspire One 150, under Karmic Alpha 2, the touchpad doesn't respond to tapping that allows the touchpad to be used for left-button clicking. The physical buttons work fine. In the mouse settings, the option to allow tapping to be used as left- clicking was

[Bug 403497] Re: Click using touchpad doesn't work on Acer Aspire One

2009-07-23 Thread Ian Hutchinson
I guess I spoke too soon :P I got my hands on Alpha 3 just recently and gave it a spin, seems like all is well now. ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Invalid -- Click using touchpad doesn't work on Acer Aspire One

[Bug 402029] Re: Unmounted private folder on switch user causes hang on return

2009-07-21 Thread Ian Hutchinson
Any idea of a quick and dirty work around for the folks back home? :P -- Unmounted private folder on switch user causes hang on return https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/402029 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 402029] [NEW] Unmounted private folder on switch user causes hang on return

2009-07-20 Thread Ian Hutchinson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ecryptfs-utils Where the unlock dialog appears for a user to enter their password when they return from suspend, hibernate or switching back from another user being logged in, the dialog hangs at Checking... when the password is entered. This happens

[Bug 373774] Re: weather details tooltip does not work in clock applet 9.04 64-bit

2009-07-17 Thread Ian Hutchinson
I get this behaviour on Ubuntu 9.04 32-bit. I notice that the tooltip returns when the seconds option for the time is disabled. For some reason, this problem only happens when I'm using a different theme than the default Human. I'm using the bundled New Wave theme, and I get this problem, which