[Bug 284212] Re: VPN connection fails: "unable to find valid VPN secrets"

2008-11-01 Thread John Brown Jr.
Hi, I just wanted to let you know that the latest network manager from "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/network-manager/ubuntu intrepid main" still fails with "shared secrets" error if password is saved in the keyring. -- VPN connection fails: "unable to find valid VPN secrets" https://bugs.launchpa

[Bug 259168] Re: Network Manager unable to connect to PPTP VPN

2008-11-01 Thread John Brown Jr.
Today I installed the latest NetworkManager from "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/network-manager/ubuntu intrepid main". I can now finally connect to my VPN network! However, if I try to save the password in the keyring, I still get a VPN error about 'shared secrets'. And I am also having some DNS iss

[Bug 81767] Re: Suspend to RAM does not work well on HP notebook nx7400 in feisty

2008-09-12 Thread John Brown Jr.
Did not quite work for me in Intrepid Alpha 5 with all the updates. The result is the same as in previous two Ubuntu releases. The system does not wake up from suspend to ram on it's own. (Unless I don't hold down a (any) key on the keyboard. Then it wakes up in ~10-15 seconds). uname -a: Linux la

[Bug 192310] Re: package openoffice.org-hyphenation-en-us None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/openoffice.org-hyphenation-en-us.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/myspell/d

2008-02-16 Thread John Brown Jr.
I'm having this bug as well. -- package openoffice.org-hyphenation-en-us None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/openoffice.org-hyphenation-en-us.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/myspell/dicts/hyph_en_US.dic', which is also in package openoffice.org-hyphenation https

[Bug 91192] Re: kernel lockup on feisty because of rt61 driver

2008-02-07 Thread John Brown Jr.
I have no lockups in Gutsy right now. However, as I experimented with manually compiling rt2x00 drivers, etc, I do not have the stock Gutsy anymore. -- kernel lockup on feisty because of rt61 driver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/91192 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 163115] Re: HP nx7400 fails to resume from suspend to RAM

2008-02-05 Thread John Brown Jr.
After I executed "sync; echo 1 > /sys/power/pm_trace; /etc/acpi/sleep.sh force" as a root, the system did not go into suspend, but hanged instead. The power led remained on instead of blinking as expected. I switched the system off, then turned back on and captured dmesg.log Please let me know if

[Bug 163115] Re: HP nx7400 fails to resume from suspend to RAM

2008-02-04 Thread John Brown Jr.
I have installed Hardy Alpha 4, the problem now happens randomly. From 5 suspends, 2 were successull without any additional help, but 3 others required to hold down a keyboard button (as in Gutsy). It is worth noting that if I do not press any key, the system will sometimes come out of suspend of i

[Bug 189007] Re: Trackpad scrollbar not working in Hardy Alpha 4

2008-02-04 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "version.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/11757037/version.log ** Description changed: My HP nx7400 laptop has a trackpad with special scroll area on it' s left. In Hardy this scroll area does not work as expected (does not scroll) but instead behaves like a gener

[Bug 189007] Re: Trackpad scrollbar not working in Hardy Alpha 4

2008-02-04 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "uname-a.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/11757035/uname-a.log -- Trackpad scrollbar not working in Hardy Alpha 4 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/189007 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. --

[Bug 189007] Re: Trackpad scrollbar not working in Hardy Alpha 4

2008-02-04 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "lspci-vvnn.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/11757032/lspci-vvnn.log -- Trackpad scrollbar not working in Hardy Alpha 4 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/189007 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu

[Bug 189007] Re: Trackpad scrollbar not working in Hardy Alpha 4

2008-02-04 Thread John Brown Jr.
dmesg ** Attachment added: "dmesg.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/11757030/dmesg.log -- Trackpad scrollbar not working in Hardy Alpha 4 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/189007 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -

[Bug 189007] [NEW] Trackpad scrollbar not working in Hardy Alpha 4

2008-02-04 Thread John Brown Jr.
Public bug reported: My HP nx7400 laptop has a trackpad with special scroll area on it' s left. In Hardy this scroll area does not work as expected (does not scroll) but instead behaves like a general touchpad. I am using a freshly installed Hardy Alpha 4 with all updates applied as of 04 febr.

[Bug 163115] Re: HP nx7400 fails to resume from suspend to RAM

2008-01-17 Thread John Brown Jr.
I have tested suspend with Hardy Alpha 3 LiveCD. There are no improvements, it's actually a little worse: now it won't wake up with or without pressing any keys on the keyboard. -- HP nx7400 fails to resume from suspend to RAM https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/163115 You received this bug notifica

[Bug 163115] Re: HP nx7400 fails to resume from suspend to RAM

2007-12-10 Thread John Brown Jr.
I also tried to manually compile the latest kernel (2.6.23.something with the latest prepatch). Resume then works better (the above-mentioned keydown fix required only sometimes), but the laptop always hangs on shutdown. -- HP nx7400 fails to resume from suspend to RAM https://bugs.launchpad.net

[Bug 163115] HP nx7400 fails to resume from suspend to RAM

2007-11-16 Thread John Brown Jr.
Public bug reported: Hewlett Packard nx7400 fails to properly wake up after suspend to RAM. I am running Gutsy with daily updates as of 16 November, 2007. After suspend, the hard disc spins up, but the screen appears blank. One workarround is to press any button on the keyboard (i'm using left a

[Bug 163115] dmesg.txt

2007-11-16 Thread John Brown Jr.
dmesg.txt (obtained after resume, laptop suspended with "sync; echo > /sys/power/pm_trace; /etc/acpi/sleep.sh force", resumed by holding down left arrow on the keyboard) ** Attachment added: "dmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10440405/dmesg.txt -- HP nx7400 fails to resume from suspend

[Bug 163115] Re: HP nx7400 fails to resume from suspend to RAM

2007-11-16 Thread John Brown Jr.
package changed to linux-source-2.6.22 ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => linux-source-2.6.22 -- HP nx7400 fails to resume from suspend to RAM https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/163115 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, w

[Bug 163115] Re: HP nx7400 fails to resume from suspend to RAM

2007-11-16 Thread John Brown Jr.
lspci.txt, obtained by executing "sudo lspci -vvnn > lspci.txt" ** Attachment added: "lspci.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10440450/lspci.txt -- HP nx7400 fails to resume from suspend to RAM https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/163115 You received this bug notification because you are a membe

[Bug 146484] "Language Support" applet, default language dropdown problems

2007-09-28 Thread John Brown Jr.
Public bug reported: There is something wrong in the way "Language Support" applet works 1) Installed Gutsy Beta, during installation changed keyboard layout to Latvian (aposthrope variant), left default English system language. 2) After installation I was unable to change system default languag

[Bug 91192] Re: kernel lockup on feisty because of rt61 driver

2007-06-22 Thread John Brown Jr.
Hey Jeff, these are great news. Does anybody have an idea on when this bugfix might end up in 'regular' Feisty updates? -- kernel lockup on feisty because of rt61 driver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/91192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the

[Bug 106063] Re: MASTER: Computer will not boot after 2.6.20-14.23 kernel upgrade

2007-04-13 Thread John Brown Jr.
For me, it does not boot even with 15.25 kernel. It shows something along the lines "ata sectors mismatch" (see screenshots). The last working kernel remains the 13th. ** Attachment added: "Screenshot of some of the errors" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7329378/1.jpg -- MASTER: Computer

[Bug 96833] Re: Blank screen with the latest nv drivers

2007-03-26 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "uname -a" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6991217/uname.log -- Blank screen with the latest nv drivers https://launchpad.net/bugs/96833 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 96833] Re: Blank screen with the latest nv drivers

2007-03-26 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "dmesg" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6991226/dmesg.log -- Blank screen with the latest nv drivers https://launchpad.net/bugs/96833 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 96833] Blank screen with the latest nv drivers

2007-03-26 Thread John Brown Jr.
Public bug reported: Black screen is displayed when booting into X. I applied todays updates, then immediately rebooted. If I remember correctly, there was a new nv driver among the updates. I am using Feisty Beta, my video card is an old NVIDIA GeForce2 400MX. I would be delighted to provide an

[Bug 96833] Re: Blank screen with the latest nv drivers

2007-03-26 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "xorg.conf" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6991228/xorg.conf -- Blank screen with the latest nv drivers https://launchpad.net/bugs/96833 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 96833] Re: Blank screen with the latest nv drivers

2007-03-26 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "lspci -vvnn" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6991223/lspci-vvnn.log -- Blank screen with the latest nv drivers https://launchpad.net/bugs/96833 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 91192] Re: kernel lockup on feisty

2007-03-26 Thread John Brown Jr.
I can now confirm this - if rt61 is blacklisted, the problem is gone. If I leave rt61, the system is unstable even with completely up-to-date Feisty Beta. I remember reading that rt2x00 drivers do not like SMP kernels. Maybe that's somehow connected? -- kernel lockup on feisty https://launchpad.

[Bug 81767] Re: Suspend to RAM does not work well on HP notebook nx7400 in feisty

2007-03-23 Thread John Brown Jr.
Feisty Beta almost works - it manages to wake up from suspend2ram just fine, only the display stays off, as others have noted. It can be fixed, though (at least it works for my nx7400 flavor). There were 2 steps to enable display to resume: 1) I compiled i8042 as module, configured /etc/default/ac

[Bug 92323] Re: 'bad state' problem on HP nx/nc series laptops

2007-03-23 Thread John Brown Jr.
Feisty Beta does not have this problem. I checked Ubuntu kernel sources, it seems that the beforementioned fix is included in them. Some ACPI problems remain with suspend2ram functionality (laptop wakes up with black screen / without mouse and keyboard) but that's another bug. -- 'bad state' prob

[Bug 92085] Re: Feisty network-manager 0.6.4-6ubuntu3 update killed NIC

2007-03-17 Thread John Brown Jr.
Since I'm the 3rd person who hits this bug, changing status to Confirmed. ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- Feisty network-manager 0.6.4-6ubuntu3 update killed NIC https://launchpad.net/bugs/92085 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.u

[Bug 92085] Re: Feisty network-manager 0.6.4-6ubuntu3 update killed NIC

2007-03-17 Thread John Brown Jr.
I can confirm that Feisty's NetworkManager indeed misbehaves when there is more than one network card present. I have two cards, one connected to public internet, one is for my home network. Only one card works at the time, I can even use NetworkManager to choose, which one. As others have noted,

[Bug 91222] Re: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX-400 not autodetected on Feisty

2007-03-17 Thread John Brown Jr.
Still didn't work on March 17 daily build. Feisty uses the same old 'vesa' driver both when booted from LiveCD/installed on HDD. Did March 17 build include the updated discover-data? Should I also test beta release when it becomes available? -- NVIDIA GeForce2 MX-400 not autodetected on Feisty ht

[Bug 92323] Re: 'bad state' problem on HP nx/nc series laptops

2007-03-14 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Changed in: Ubuntu Sourcepackagename: None => linux-source-2.6.17 -- 'bad state' problem on HP nx/nc series laptops https://launchpad.net/bugs/92323 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 92323] Re: 'bad state' problem on HP nx/nc series laptops

2007-03-14 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "lspci-vvnn.log" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6806371/lspci-vvnn.log -- 'bad state' problem on HP nx/nc series laptops https://launchpad.net/bugs/92323 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 92323] Re: 'bad state' problem on HP nx/nc series laptops

2007-03-14 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "dmesg.log" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6806367/dmesg.log -- 'bad state' problem on HP nx/nc series laptops https://launchpad.net/bugs/92323 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 92323] Re: 'bad state' problem on HP nx/nc series laptops

2007-03-14 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "uname -r" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6806366/uname.log -- 'bad state' problem on HP nx/nc series laptops https://launchpad.net/bugs/92323 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 92323] 'bad state' problem on HP nx/nc series laptops

2007-03-14 Thread John Brown Jr.
Public bug reported: There are problems with ACPI management on my HP nx7400 laptop. The laptop does not detect changes in power source (for example, when AC adapter added/removed). There is also some weird fan behavior. Furthermore, it does not wake up from suspend2ram - the screen remains blank

[Bug 91192] Re: kernel lockup on feisty

2007-03-13 Thread John Brown Jr.
This bug seems to be pretty similar: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/83009 -- kernel lockup on feisty https://launchpad.net/bugs/91192 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 91192] Re: kernel lockup on feisty

2007-03-13 Thread John Brown Jr.
Mattias, thank you for your post. At least we are getting somewhere :) This could indeed be the problem as I actually have rt61 card, too. I recompiled my kernel using sources from kernel.org, afterwards I had no wireless support, but also no freezes. There has to be something wrong with rt61 driv

[Bug 91222] Re: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX-400 not autodetected on Feisty

2007-03-11 Thread John Brown Jr.
Thanks! It works now. -- NVIDIA GeForce2 MX-400 not autodetected on Feisty https://launchpad.net/bugs/91222 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 91222] Re: 1280x1024 screen resolution not supported in Feisty

2007-03-10 Thread John Brown Jr.
Update: according to the information printed on system startup, it's NVIDIA GeForce2 MX-400, Bios version 3.11.01.48MB6. Hope this helps. -- 1280x1024 screen resolution not supported in Feisty https://launchpad.net/bugs/91222 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://list

[Bug 91222] Re: 1280x1024 screen resolution not supported in Feisty

2007-03-10 Thread John Brown Jr.
Hi, it's ancient NVIDIA card - GeForce 2 MX, AGP 4X with 64MB memory. It seems that Feisty does not get along with it. I also tried to install nvidia restricted drivers for it (sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx- legacy), but then X would crash at startup (had to copy back the old xorg.conf from the b

[Bug 91192] Re: kernel lockup on feisty

2007-03-10 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Description changed: Computer freezes when running Feisty. This happens when using LiveCD, but also with HDD-based-version with all updates installed. System stops responding, mouse cursor freezes, no response to any keyboard input, including Num Lock. Freezes occur on average every 2-

[Bug 91222] Re: 1280x1024 screen resolution not supported in Feisty

2007-03-10 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "lspci-vvnn" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6725275/lspci-vvnn.log -- 1280x1024 screen resolution not supported in Feisty https://launchpad.net/bugs/91222 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 91222] Re: 1280x1024 screen resolution not supported in Feisty

2007-03-10 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "dmesg.log" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6725273/dmesg.log -- 1280x1024 screen resolution not supported in Feisty https://launchpad.net/bugs/91222 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 91222] Re: 1280x1024 screen resolution not supported in Feisty

2007-03-10 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "xorg.conf" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6725285/xorg.conf ** Description changed: The highest resolution supported by Feisty is 1024x768, although my monitor's, Samsung SyncMaster 913n native resolution is 1280x1024. + + It seems that xorg.conf actually contains t

[Bug 91222] Re: 1280x1024 screen resolution not supported in Feisty

2007-03-10 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "uname -a" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6725283/uname.log -- 1280x1024 screen resolution not supported in Feisty https://launchpad.net/bugs/91222 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 91222] 1280x1024 screen resolution not supported in Feisty

2007-03-10 Thread John Brown Jr.
Public bug reported: The highest resolution supported by Feisty is 1024x768, although my monitor's, Samsung SyncMaster 913n native resolution is 1280x1024. It seems that xorg.conf actually contains the correct resolution, but somehow System->Preferences->Display resolution applet won't show it in

[Bug 91192] Re: kernel lockup on feisty

2007-03-10 Thread John Brown Jr.
Please let me know if I can add any other information. This bug is a showstopper for me for obvious reasons (freeze every 2-3 minutes :) -- kernel lockup on feisty https://launchpad.net/bugs/91192 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo

[Bug 91192] Re: kernel lockup on feisty

2007-03-10 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "dmesg.log" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6724891/dmesg.log -- kernel lockup on feisty https://launchpad.net/bugs/91192 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 91192] Re: kernel lockup on feisty

2007-03-10 Thread John Brown Jr.
Thank you very much for your quick response. The output of uname -a is "Linux desktop 2.6.20-9-generic #2 SMP Mon Feb 26 03:01:44 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux". ** Attachment added: "lspci-vvnn.log" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6724890/lspci-vvnn.log -- kernel lockup on feisty https://launchpad

[Bug 91192] Re: kernel lockup on feisty

2007-03-10 Thread John Brown Jr.
** Attachment added: "lspci -v from working Edgy system" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6724840/lspci.txt -- kernel lockup on feisty https://launchpad.net/bugs/91192 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 91192] kernel lockup on feisty

2007-03-10 Thread John Brown Jr.
Public bug reported: Computer freezes when running Feisty. This happens when using LiveCD, but also with HDD-based-version with all updates installed. System stops responding, mouse cursor freezes, no response to any keyboard input, including Num Lock. Freezes occur on average every 2-3 minutes.