[Bug 241145] Re: [Hardy AMD64] xorg unrecoverable crash when closing a Firefox tab with Flash inside

2008-07-24 Thread JeffV
Ditto this bug. Been happening for a while, intermittently. Finally driven to do something about it because I spent a most frustrating day continually having crashes. Originally I thought it was the ati fglrx driver most likely at fault. Can confirm tha upgrading to the 8.7 catalyst does nothing t

[Bug 210749] Re: Openoffice spreadsheet crashes x

2008-04-18 Thread JeffV
Nope. It's fixed. Brilliant! Thanks for looking at it; I haven't tried using OO since I reported it. -- Openoffice spreadsheet crashes x https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/210749 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-b

[Bug 219863] [NEW] xorg/system freezes randomly on Hardy rc1

2008-04-20 Thread JeffV
Public bug reported: For the last 3 or 4 days I've been having random system freezes. It's been happening about once a day. It's not something that I had happen before and I've been running Hardy as my main OS for about the last month for up to 18 hours a day. I haven't detected a pattern to the

[Bug 219863] Re: xorg/system freezes randomly on Hardy rc1

2008-04-20 Thread JeffV
I've just discovered that alt+ctrl+f keys have become unbound somewhere in the last few days. That could explain why I can't switch to console. Haven't tried ctrl+alt+backspace yet. Maybe xorg has changed. A couple of weeks ago I changed the xorg keyboard configuration while trying to get my MS N

[Bug 220541] [NEW] Gmail crashes firefox 3 beta 5 in hardy

2008-04-22 Thread JeffV
Public bug reported: I'm using Hardy Heron RC1, updated daily. Google gmail on Firefox3 beta 5 is crashing Firefox when I compose a mail. Sometimes it's immediately on pressing Compose, sometimes on pressing another button. Sometimes it's freezing, rather than crashing completely. Seems more lik

[Bug 210140] Re: Error in activating xkb configuration

2008-04-22 Thread JeffV
With later Ubuntu beta versions, this bug was solved. Or at least the error message no longer shows. The underlying problem of xorg not recognizing uk layout is still present. A little experimentation showed that setting the keymap from the command line gives me the right keyboard. I'm not sur

[Bug 219863] Re: xorg/system freezes randomly on Hardy rc1

2008-04-22 Thread JeffV
Some things to add. Ctrl+Shift+Backspace works under normal circumstances. When the machine has crashed, the keyboard is completely unresponsive. Caps Lock doesn't work. Under normal circumstances I can ssh into the machine. Today when it crashed after about 8 hours use, I could ping and receiv

[Bug 241145] Re: [Hardy AMD64] xorg unrecoverable crash when closing a Firefox tab with Flash inside

2008-07-29 Thread JeffV
I concur: I've had 5 days without this crash when I was having at least one a day. For those considering the change: the beta is not perfect - on my computer it frequently renders the deepest black as white, and the brightest white as black. An overflow error I presume. Nevertheless, slightly brok

[Bug 241145] Re: [Hardy AMD64] xorg unrecoverable crash when closing a Firefox tab with Flash inside

2008-07-29 Thread JeffV
** Also affects: flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- [Hardy AMD64] xorg unrecoverable crash when closing a Firefox tab with Flash inside https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/241145 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whic

[Bug 210749] Re: Openoffice spreadsheet crashes x

2008-04-02 Thread JeffV
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13045520/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcMaps.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13045521/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcStatus.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13045522/ProcStatus.txt -- Openof

[Bug 210749] [NEW] Openoffice spreadsheet crashes x

2008-04-02 Thread JeffV
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org-common I upgraded to the latest Hardy Heron repository this morning, and when starting OpenOffice Calc, clicking on File or File, Open now crashes my X server comprehensively. I get a black screen of death and no keyboard input. All was fin

[Bug 208595] Re: nautilus fails on sftp (and other remote access protocols)

2008-04-05 Thread JeffV
I think what's happening for me is that the server is timing out, and dropping the connection. But Nautilus isn't realising that the connection is dead, and when I try to do something, like open a folder, it's taking a long time before giving this error. I haven't confirmed that I'm right about thi

[Bug 208595] [NEW] nautilus fails on sftp (and other remote access protocols)

2008-03-28 Thread JeffV
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus I'm using Hardy Heron Beta. I'm at most ever 12 hours out of sync with the repositories. This bug has been around for at least the last week - possibly before, but that's when I first tried Hardy Heron - just before beta. If I use gftp or comman

[Bug 208595] Re: nautilus fails on sftp (and other remote access protocols)

2008-03-28 Thread JeffV
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12957098/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcMaps.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12957099/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcStatus.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12957100/ProcStatus.txt -- nautil

[Bug 210140] Re: Error in activating xkb configuration

2008-04-01 Thread JeffV
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13014463/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcMaps.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13014464/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcStatus.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13014465/ProcStatus.txt -- Error

[Bug 210140] [NEW] Error in activating xkb configuration

2008-04-01 Thread JeffV
Public bug reported: On starting logging in to gnome, I get: "Error activating XKB configuration. It can happen under various circumstances: - a bug in libxklavier library - a bug in X server (xkbcomp, xmodmap utilities) - X server with incompatible libxkbfile implementation X server version dat

[Bug 219863] Re: xorg/system freezes randomly on Hardy rc1

2008-08-03 Thread JeffV
No: this disappeared in one of the last few updates before final release. I think it was an xorg problem, but I have no direct proof of that. Can be closed I reckon unless there are others still suffering it, but there's no evidence of that here. Jeff -- xorg/system freezes randomly on Hardy rc

[Bug 330310] Re: no logs or log files in vino

2012-04-19 Thread JeffV
Exactly the same as everyone else: forgot about PnP, forgot that vino was enabled. Had an intrusion I spotted, but there's no log. It's quite unbelievable that vino does not have a log, and I wouldn't call this a wishlist item. I'd call it a critical security issue. -- You received this bug noti

[Bug 1092903] Re: pure-ftpd does not work in 12.04.1 LTS

2014-03-18 Thread JeffV
The 12.10 package doesn't seem to work for me on 12.04LTS. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1092903 Title: pure-ftpd does not work in 12.04.1 LTS To manage notifications about this bug

[Bug 996770] Re: Lock screen is occasionally solid black except for mouse cursor after resuming from suspend

2012-12-06 Thread JeffV
12.10 64bit. Intel 4000 graphics. No gnome-screensaver; I took it off. Still happens. Gnome 3.6 on Ubuntu. I suspect there could be two bugs: sometimes I can type the password blind, and get back in again. Other times I can't. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 669921] [NEW] package openjdk-6-jdk 6b18-1.8.2-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/man/man1/java.1.gz', which is also in package openjdk-6-jre-hea

2010-11-02 Thread jeffv
Public bug reported: Forcing version downgrade to try and fix problem with Google chrome after 10/28/10 updates. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: openjdk-6-jdk 6b18-1.8.2-4ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-generic-pae 2.6.32.21+drm33.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-

[Bug 669921] Re: package openjdk-6-jdk 6b18-1.8.2-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/man/man1/java.1.gz', which is also in package openjdk-6-jre-headl

2010-11-02 Thread jeffv
-- package openjdk-6-jdk 6b18-1.8.2-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/man/man1/java.1.gz', which is also in package openjdk-6-jre-headless 0:6b18-1.8.2-4ubuntu2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/669921 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 759724] Re: Suggestion for "Workspace Switcher", "Applications", "Files & Folders" and "Trash" icons

2011-05-16 Thread JeffV
I concur that these icons are relatively useless in this position... I'm a heavy workplace user. I often have 20 applications open, spread across two monitors, with 4 workplaces. For me the Unity bar is a regression in usability: there's not enough space to list all the running programs since the

[Bug 795172] [NEW] Gnome 3 (at least in Fedora) doesn't work in Virtualbox 4.0.4 except in classic mode. Fixed by 4.0.8

2011-06-09 Thread JeffV
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose Virtualbox 4.0.4 doesn't support Gnome 3. It was fixed upstream by 4.0.8. See http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog which includes "3D support: fixed GNOME 3 rendering under Ubuntu 11.04 and Fedora 15" I'm not sure if this only applies

[Bug 247364] Re: Some emails are not displayed but are saved in the mailbox file

2010-03-28 Thread JeffV
Aha! I have had this bug too but... I have just found that Evo is independently classifying some messages as junk and storing them in the Junk folder. In Thuinderbird they still show up in the inbox but in Evo they don't appear in the Inbox! This may be because of the Spamassassin plugin. -- So

[Bug 530414] Re: Unable to access Galileo Update and Discovery sites

2010-04-22 Thread JeffV
This is still a problem in the default install on 10.04 Beta2. I did a vanilla install, plus Apache, PHP, and Eclipse. -- Unable to access Galileo Update and Discovery sites https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/530414 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 530414] Re: Unable to access Galileo Update and Discovery sites

2010-04-22 Thread JeffV
Works with the very latest updates applied to Beta2. I had to add http://download.eclipse.org/releases/galileo as a source because there were no default sources in the updated version of Eclipse. -- Unable to access Galileo Update and Discovery sites https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/530414 You re

[Bug 542806] Re: In chat rooms, empathy should not scroll to the bottom whenever a new message is received.

2010-05-05 Thread JeffV
This behavior makes Empathy unusable in quick-moving IRC rooms. @13: Understandably, before Lucid getting working installations was more important, but now that Lucid has launched IMO this should be treated as an important issue: since Empathy is the default Ubuntu IM client, it should work proper

[Bug 107115] Re: log out or switch user results in crash

2008-04-15 Thread JeffV
I'm experiencing this on Hardy Heron beta. fglrx (ATI) + compiz. I haven't tried many options to fix it. I can however log out, and log in as a new user. Jeff -- log out or switch user results in crash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/107115 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 235565] [NEW] x crashes randomly

2008-05-28 Thread JeffV
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg I'm reporting this because it may flag a problem in updates over the last few days.. I'm running 8.04 and have been since late alpha. My set up has been rock solid since 8.04 release. In the last few (2 or 3 I think, maybe 4) days, my x server has s

[Bug 208595] Re: nautilus fails on sftp (and other remote access protocols)

2008-05-10 Thread JeffV
I filed the original bug, and I'm no longer getting it. I'm using Hardy final release now. -- nautilus fails on sftp (and other remote access protocols) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/208595 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubunt