[Bug 1425221] Re: [OptiPlex 9020, Realtek ALC280, Green Line Out, Rear] tinny sound

2015-10-14 Thread John Cottier
I have alsa-utils and alsa-tools, but neither has hdajacksensetest included in them. However I do have an output from HDA-analyzer :- HDA Analyzer :- Node 0x1b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out Control: name="PCM Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=1

[Bug 1425221] Re: [OptiPlex 9020, Realtek ALC280, Green Line Out, Rear] tinny sound

2015-10-09 Thread John Cottier
Same here on a Dell T1700 that has the same chip Realtek ALC280, sound card HDA Intel PCH on 14.04 64 bit. Tinny and distorted on main rear output jack, perfect on the front headphone jack. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubu

[Bug 1315964] Re: cryptkeeper segfaults at start sometimes

2015-04-02 Thread John Cottier
This is what it generates in the syslog:- cryptkeeper[3026]: segfault at d3 ip 7f817fb30935 sp 7fff389025b0 error 4 in libgtk-x11-2.0 Sometimes different after segfault at, but always error 4. It is totally random, tried having it run at startup and it random whether it start, generates

[Bug 1315964] Re: cryptkeeper segfaults at start sometimes

2015-02-20 Thread John Cottier
Same here, sometimes fails when started via unity. Then after 3 attempts will start from terminal. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315964 Title: cryptkeeper segfaults at start sometim

[Bug 1269992] Re: 2.02~beta2 requires manual testing

2014-04-02 Thread John Cottier
It would not install boot-repair as its not available for 14.04 64 bit yet. Tried sudo debconf-show grub-pc but did not seem to show any path. Tried sudo dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc and it just gave a blank command line. Booted the live CD to re-install and it offered an upgrade from 14.04 to 14.04 ?

[Bug 1269992] Re: 2.02~beta2 requires manual testing

2014-04-01 Thread John Cottier
I tried a test install of Trusty beta2 on 30/03/14. It installed fine then when I rebooted I got :- error: symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found Entering rescue mode... I am going to try boot-repair to see if that fixes it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member o

[Bug 798445] Re: can't discern between two files or folder with identical names

2014-03-05 Thread John Cottier
It seems a fundamental problem to me. Even without the duplicated name problem, its pretty important to be able to see a file path to know where is it located. The only way at the moment is to open it and then do save as to see its path. A mouse over popping up the path would seem the obvious solut

[Bug 1241589] Re: ubuntu 13.10 unable to boot on live usb (busy box - initramfs)

2013-10-23 Thread John Cottier
I had a similar issue with a 13.10 live DVD. It was fine until I had a new SATA 2TB drive, then I could not run or install from the DVD, I just got busybox and initramfs error and the PC was locked. I read that this might be a SATA bios issue and the tip was to change the SATA mode or choose RAID

[Bug 993187] Re: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently.

2012-12-20 Thread John Cottier
I am running 12.04 kernel 3.2.0-35-generic-pae (32 bit) on a Dell E521 AMD dual core machine. I have experienced hard locks (IE a power off job) and partial locks (still responds to raw keyboard mode commands Ctrl+Alt+Sys Req+r etc). The last hard lock was a few days ago. But this is always trigger

[Bug 1066484] Re: long delay at shutdown/reboot - network-manager doesn't close correctly

2012-11-02 Thread John Cottier
This affects me too after an upgrade from 10.04. The last thing I see is after "nmdispatcher.action caught signal 15 shutting down ..." is :- "*All processes ended within 2 seconds" Then no activity for about 2 minutes and then it shuts down. There are messages just before is shuts down but are far

[Bug 728745] Re: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop

2012-10-22 Thread John Cottier
Thats with the 173 current and 173 post driver. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/728745 Title: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop To manage notifications abou

[Bug 728745] Re: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop

2012-10-22 Thread John Cottier
There seems to be more going on than just nvidia driver trouble. I have just installed 12.04 64 bit on a third machine with a more modern nvidia card (Geforce 9) and neither nouveau or nvidia driver will run unity. Thats three fails. Just a blank desktop (wallpaper) which seems to be a very common

[Bug 787014] Re: Canon, Inc. CanoScan LiDE 200: "Failed to scan. Unable to start scan"

2012-07-30 Thread John Cottier
** Also affects: sane-frontends (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/787014 Title: Canon, Inc. CanoScan LiDE 200: "Failed to scan. Unabl

[Bug 787014] Re: Canon, Inc. CanoScan LiDE 200: "Failed to scan. Unable to start scan"

2012-07-30 Thread John Cottier
I have an LIDE 60 running on 10.04, and most times is will not scan and gives this error message. Sometimes it will work if you try it a few times. Seems be quite random. Interestingly it will always work after being initialized by windows (VMware). IE Do a scan in windows, and then remove from wi

[Bug 770382] Re: sound too loud at login screen

2012-05-14 Thread John Cottier
This bug affect me too. It happened after an update. I noticed the alert sounds where really quiet so I turned them up in sound preferences. At the next boot I realised that the login volume was now 100% (distorting), but after login finished returned to normal volume. I disabled the drum login

Re: [Bug 989793] Re: [nouveaufb, efifb] blank screen on startup, "Visual is FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR; not using graphics"

2012-05-08 Thread John Cottier
The nouveau driver is not very happy. I was just researching in FireFox and it hard locked! Only, Ctrl+Alt+SysReq+r and then Ctrl+Alt+Del worked after that (X server would not respond to Ctrl+Alt+BkSpace). Blank display during power down (monitor in standby). On 08/05/12 17:04, John Cottier

[Bug 989793] Re: [nouveaufb, efifb] blank screen on startup, "Visual is FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR; not using graphics"

2012-05-08 Thread John Cottier
Here is the output:- mode "1680x1050" geometry 1680 1050 1680 1050 32 timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 accel true rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,0/0 endmode Frame buffer device information: Name: nouveaufb Address : 0xd0049000 Size: 7258112 Type: PACKED PIXELS

[Bug 989793] Re: [nouveaufb, efifb] blank screen on startup, "Visual is FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR; not using graphics"

2012-05-08 Thread John Cottier
occasionally I catch brief bits of "Crash report submission stopping" or "Broken pipe" on the text. On one occasion it turned my monitor off (standby IE no signal) during boot. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bu

Re: [Bug 989793] Re: [nouveaufb, efifb] blank screen on startup, "Visual is FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR; not using graphics"

2012-05-08 Thread John Cottier
I am pretty certain this PC (circa 2007) does not support EFI boot. The service manual does not mention it, and as far I can find out, only some Power Edge models have this. I have no special partition for EFI either. I only have standard EXT4 partitions for root home and swap. On 08/05/12 15:3

Re: [Bug 989793] Re: blank screen on startup

2012-05-08 Thread John Cottier
Hi Steve, I am not sure about EFI. My PC is not at all new (Dell E521) and it seems to have a standard BIOS to me. The only slightly unusual thing is that I boot it from an external USB hard drive, as this is all just experimental. My SATA drive still has 10.04 on it. Is it possible that the sy

[Bug 989793] Re: blank screen on startup

2012-05-04 Thread John Cottier
plymouth log ** Attachment added: "plymouth log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/989793/+attachment/3129971/+files/plymouth-debug.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.n

[Bug 989793] Re: blank screen on startup

2012-05-04 Thread John Cottier
Hi Steve, ok I added that without the quotes after splash in the boot commands. Is that correct? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793 Title: blank screen on startup To manage notifi

[Bug 989793] UdevLog.txt

2012-05-02 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "UdevLog.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3124706/+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/989793 Title: bl

[Bug 989793] ProcModules.txt

2012-05-02 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcModules.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3124704/+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/989793 Ti

[Bug 989793] UdevDb.txt

2012-05-02 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "UdevDb.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3124705/+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/989793 Title: blan

[Bug 989793] ProcInterrupts.txt

2012-05-02 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcInterrupts.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3124703/+files/ProcInterrupts.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9897

[Bug 989793] ProcCpuinfo.txt

2012-05-02 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcCpuinfo.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3124702/+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/989793 Ti

[Bug 989793] Lsusb.txt

2012-05-02 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "Lsusb.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3124701/+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/989793 Title: blank

[Bug 989793] Lspci.txt

2012-05-02 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "Lspci.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3124700/+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/989793 Title: blank

[Bug 989793] EtcDefaultGrub.txt

2012-05-02 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "EtcDefaultGrub.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3124699/+files/EtcDefaultGrub.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9897

[Bug 989793] Dependencies.txt

2012-05-02 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3124698/+files/Dependencies.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793

[Bug 989793] CurrentDmesg.txt

2012-05-02 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "CurrentDmesg.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3124697/+files/CurrentDmesg.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793

[Bug 989793] Re: blank screen on startup

2012-05-02 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Description changed: This boot screen with "Ubuntu" and the dots works fine on the live CD. But after installation it is either a blank black screen (mostly) or occasionally a purple screen with "ubuntu" in a tiny terminal type character font. On shutdown it usually s

[Bug 989793] BootLog.gz

2012-05-02 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "BootLog.gz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3124696/+files/BootLog.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793 Title: blan

Re: [Bug 989793] Re: blank screen on startup

2012-05-02 Thread John Cottier
Hi Steve, No, but I forgot to re-run update-grub...Doh! It takes about 20 seconds to boot. I will update and run apport again. Regards John Cottier. On 02/05/12 07:10, Steve Langasek wrote: > The apport information shows the following kernel commandline: > >BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz

[Bug 989793] Re: blank screen on startup

2012-05-01 Thread John Cottier
ok, done that. This apport info was with grub reverted to default, and the nouveau driver in use. The behaviour is more consistent now, it always has a black screen, with a couple of dozen high res text lines flashing up just before the login screen (too quick to read). Same thing in reverse at

[Bug 989793] UdevLog.txt

2012-05-01 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "UdevLog.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3122699/+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/989793 Title: bl

[Bug 989793] UdevDb.txt

2012-05-01 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "UdevDb.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3122698/+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/989793 Title: blan

[Bug 989793] ProcCpuinfo.txt

2012-05-01 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcCpuinfo.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3122695/+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/989793 Ti

[Bug 989793] EtcDefaultGrub.txt

2012-05-01 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "EtcDefaultGrub.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3122692/+files/EtcDefaultGrub.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9897

[Bug 989793] ProcModules.txt

2012-05-01 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcModules.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3122697/+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/989793 Ti

[Bug 989793] ProcInterrupts.txt

2012-05-01 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcInterrupts.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3122696/+files/ProcInterrupts.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9897

[Bug 989793] Lsusb.txt

2012-05-01 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "Lsusb.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3122694/+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/989793 Title: blank

[Bug 989793] Dependencies.txt

2012-05-01 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3122691/+files/Dependencies.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793

[Bug 989793] Lspci.txt

2012-05-01 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "Lspci.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3122693/+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/989793 Title: blank

[Bug 989793] CurrentDmesg.txt

2012-05-01 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "CurrentDmesg.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3122690/+files/CurrentDmesg.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793

[Bug 989793] BootLog.gz

2012-05-01 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "BootLog.gz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3122689/+files/BootLog.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793 Title: blan

[Bug 989793] Re: blank screen on startup

2012-05-01 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Description changed: This boot screen with "Ubuntu" and the dots works fine on the live CD. But after installation it is either a blank black screen (mostly) or occasionally a purple screen with "ubuntu" in a tiny terminal type character font. On shutdown it usually s

[Bug 989850] Re: nvidia driver causes console freeze

2012-05-01 Thread John Cottier
This seem to be related to frame buffer mode. If I enable text mode console in the grub script, then the console Ctrl+Alt+Fx works fine. But when returning to the graphic screen Ctrl+Alt+F7 the screen is totally corrupted. Moving the mouse repaints the screen back to normal. So far it has not locke

[Bug 989793] Re: blank screen on startup

2012-04-30 Thread John Cottier
The apport info was run after I had installed the nvidia "recommended" driver. Also I amended grub to remove "splash" and enable text console (yes, I have been having fun...). If you need me to revert to the original post install state, please let me know and I will try to get the nouveau driver b

[Bug 989793] UdevDb.txt

2012-04-30 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "UdevDb.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3120340/+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/989793 Title: blan

[Bug 989793] ProcModules.txt

2012-04-30 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcModules.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3120339/+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/989793 Ti

[Bug 989793] ProcInterrupts.txt

2012-04-30 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcInterrupts.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3120338/+files/ProcInterrupts.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9897

[Bug 989793] Lspci.txt

2012-04-30 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "Lspci.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3120335/+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/989793 Title: blank

[Bug 989793] UdevLog.txt

2012-04-30 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "UdevLog.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3120341/+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/989793 Title: bl

[Bug 989793] Dependencies.txt

2012-04-30 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3120333/+files/Dependencies.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793

[Bug 989793] CurrentDmesg.txt

2012-04-30 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "CurrentDmesg.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3120332/+files/CurrentDmesg.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793

[Bug 989793] ProcCpuinfo.txt

2012-04-30 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcCpuinfo.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3120337/+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/989793 Ti

[Bug 989793] EtcDefaultGrub.txt

2012-04-30 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "EtcDefaultGrub.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3120334/+files/EtcDefaultGrub.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9897

[Bug 989793] Lsusb.txt

2012-04-30 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "Lsusb.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3120336/+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/989793 Title: blank

[Bug 989793] BootLog.gz

2012-04-30 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Attachment added: "BootLog.gz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793/+attachment/3120331/+files/BootLog.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989793 Title: blan

[Bug 989793] Re: blank screen on startup

2012-04-30 Thread John Cottier
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected precise ** Description changed: This boot screen with "Ubuntu" and the dots works fine on the live CD. But after installation it is either a blank black screen (mostly) or occasionally a purple screen with "ubuntu" in a tiny terminal type c

[Bug 989850] [NEW] nvidia driver causes console freeze

2012-04-27 Thread John Cottier
Public bug reported: Ubuntu 12.04 release version, 32 bit PAE kernel. When the recommended additional driver is installed (nVidia Geforce 7300 LE) is activated unity 3d works fine. But if you press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to go to a console, then you get a blank black screen. Exiting back to graphics using

[Bug 989828] Re: unity choose window function has bad resolution

2012-04-27 Thread John Cottier
** Attachment added: "Screenshot from 2012-04-27 16:40:41.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/989828/+attachment/3109163/+files/Screenshot%20from%202012-04-27%2016%3A40%3A41.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subsc

[Bug 989828] [NEW] unity choose window function has bad resolution

2012-04-27 Thread John Cottier
Public bug reported: Ubuntu 12.04 release version, 32 bit PAE kernel. Unity 2D Start two instances (windows) of say firefox (right click and "Open a new window") . Click on the firefox icon on the unity toolbar. It shrinks both the windows so you can choose which instance (window) you want. Thi

[Bug 989793] [NEW] blank screen on startup

2012-04-27 Thread John Cottier
Public bug reported: This boot screen with "Ubuntu" and the dots works fine on the live CD. But after installation it is either a blank black screen (mostly) or occasionally a purple screen with "ubuntu" in a tiny terminal type character font. On shutdown it usually shows purple screen with a t

[Bug 433851] Re: Authentication dialog doesn't get focus

2012-04-27 Thread John Cottier
It is doing this on the release version of 12.04 Unity desktop with nouveau driver. When you start Synaptic and start typing in the password, a little box appears in the bottom right of the screen and shows the text for the password for all to see. Just a slight security issue! When you click to g

[Bug 989776] [NEW] update manager not asking for root privileges

2012-04-27 Thread John Cottier
Public bug reported: I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 release version. Despite not selecting "install updates" it spent about two hours downloading kernels, language packs and translations. When the install was finished it later prompted to install another 9 updates (19 MB) but would just

Re: [Bug 953919] Re: corrupt boot splash and terminal console with nvidia driver

2012-03-13 Thread John Cottier
or maybe plymouth and jockey-gtk too. On 13/03/12 14:36, Fabio Marconi wrote: > Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make > Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which > is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper > develop

Re: [Bug 953919] Re: corrupt boot splash and terminal console with nvidia driver

2012-03-13 Thread John Cottier
Hello Fabio, Ok thanks. I hope you are correct, but I suspect it may be more than one package involved. Unfortunately I do not have enough knowledge to know if it is xorg, nvidia, compiz, unity or any other related packages. Regards John. On 13/03/12 14:36, Fabio Marconi wrote: > Thank you fo

[Bug 953919] [NEW] corrupt boot splash and terminal console with nvidia driver

2012-03-13 Thread John Cottier
Public bug reported: The following occurs more or less the same in ubuntu 11.04, 11.10 and 12.04 beta1 I have an GeForce 7300 LE card driving a 22" 1680x1050 using DVI connection on a Dell E521 After install, the nouveau drivers work fine. After activating the default "Recommended" nvidia drive

[Bug 176088] Re: cypress.com site makes PC almost freeze

2012-01-16 Thread John Cottier
Hi Alberto, No I have not seen this bug since upgrading. Now on 10.04, but 8.04 was fine too.. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/176088 Title: cypress.com site makes PC almost freeze T

[Bug 563878] Re: Ubuntu splashscreen big and ugly after installing ATI/nVidia proprietary graphics driver

2011-10-18 Thread John Cottier
Sorry, I should say 11.10 is the same as 11.04. There is random black and white stripes, not big Ubuntu logo. So far its getting worse on every new release. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bug

[Bug 563878] Re: Ubuntu splashscreen big and ugly after installing ATI/nVidia proprietary graphics driver

2011-10-18 Thread John Cottier
Exactly the same bug is still on 11.10, fresh install. But the v86d fix does not work (blank screen) on this version so Ubuntu seems to have regressed here. Also the consoles (Ctrl+Alt+F1 etc) do not work which may be related, or maybe they are related to Bug #728745 I dont know. I pin my hopes on

[Bug 728745] Re: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop

2011-10-18 Thread John Cottier
@Ray No I have not tried startup manager since it did not work in 10.04. I used the v86d framebuffer method to (sort of) fix that. But the none working console issue is quite disturbing. I wonder if it is related to the boot splash issue. IE some kernel mode that is borking something else. I was ho

[Bug 728745] Re: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop

2011-10-17 Thread John Cottier
This was my experience with a fresh install of 11.10 release version on GeForce 7300 LE :- First login was fine, but graphical actions very sluggish (several seconds to move a window). I presume this was the nouveau driver since it was not 2D desktop. When prompted to install a driver for the

[Bug 728745] Re: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop

2011-06-02 Thread John Cottier
So, what is the workaround? Unity-2d? What about the trashed consoles? and plymouth? Are those an nvidia driver issue too? or are there xorg or other issues too? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.n

[Bug 728745] Re: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop

2011-05-25 Thread John Cottier
Also with the Nouveau experimental 3D driver, the console (Ctrl+alt+f1 etc) does not work. You just get a non responsive screen. Ctrl+alt+f7 brings it to life again. Also plymouth still gives random black and white stripes etc. This is not quite the most buggy Ubuntu yet (Gutsy just dumped into a c

[Bug 782264] Re: PC locks solid when USB headset unplugged

2011-05-13 Thread John Cottier
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[Bug 782264] [NEW] PC locks solid when USB headset unplugged

2011-05-13 Thread John Cottier
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: padevchooser When padevchooser is running, and a USB headset is plugged in it works fine. But as soon as the USB devices is unplugged the PC locks up solidly. Ctrl+Alt+bkspc, Ctrl+Alt+del, have no effect. Neither does Ctrl+Sysreq+R etc. Only forced power

[Bug 728745] Re: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop

2011-05-11 Thread John Cottier
I managed to get the Nouveau experimental 3D driver back after a few attempts. It seems to run the Unity desktop well, but if you try to run a 3D program (I always use tux racer as a test), then it locks up the PC solid! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bug

[Bug 728745] Re: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop

2011-05-06 Thread John Cottier
BTW I cannot try the above, because the console screens are corrupted! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/728745 Title: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop -- u

[Bug 728745] Re: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop

2011-05-06 Thread John Cottier
There is a bug in Jockey in that once a proprietary driver has been installed, then the Nouveau driver (Listed as Experimental 3D) disappears never to return!. Apparently you have to uninstall and purge the nvidia drivers and reset xorg.conf to get the Nouveau one back in the list, so it can be act

[Bug 726496] Re: Cannot use Unity or Classic desktop with effects after the latest nvidia+xorg update

2011-05-04 Thread John Cottier
The appears to be yet another duplicate of Bug #728745 and others. But this is not upgrade issue. It is a problem for certain nvidia cards that has been there since alpha and is sadly still in the release version from a fresh install. I have heard it maybe an nvidia driver issue, but that does not

[Bug 728745] Re: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop

2011-05-04 Thread John Cottier
I just want a working PC, proprietary drivers or open source, anything that works will do me. At the moment there is not a complete solution for anything except the Classic desktop with no effects, which is being phased out on the next release anyway. Guess I will stick with 10.04 for a while yet!

[Bug 563878] Re: Ubuntu splashscreen big and ugly after installing ATI/nVidia proprietary graphics driver

2011-05-04 Thread John Cottier
Which Ubuntu version is that working on? I cant find libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental for 10.04 I did try it on natty beta2 (called experimental 3D driver in jockey driver list) and it worked well, but it seems to have vanished now natty has been released. Plymouth does not work at all on natty, jus

[Bug 728745] Re: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop

2011-05-03 Thread John Cottier
Here is my nvidia bug report for the 270 (current) nvidia driver. You can do this bug report even thought the display is apparently frozen, but you will see no feedback at all (which is really weird). To do this, press Ctrl+Alt+t (which invisibly open a terminal window), and wait a few seconds.

[Bug 768145] Re: Plymouth boot logo corrupted - shows white vertical stripes

2011-04-28 Thread John Cottier
This does the same for me with Geforce 7300 LE. Also the console (Ctrl+Alt+F1-7) is similarly corrupted. So I think it maybe a nvidia driver issue, rather Plymouth. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad

[Bug 728745] Re: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop

2011-04-28 Thread John Cottier
Just found out some bad on the 173 driver: Using Ctrl+Alt+F1-7 to get console gives white screen plus garbled black text/chars. Then returning to X screen on F8, the screen is badly corrupted. The sidebar and notification area is ok, but the main wallpaper is random pixels. Application windows are

[Bug 768178] Re: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in nux::IOpenGLShaderProgram::Begin()

2011-04-28 Thread John Cottier
I think Bug #728745 may be a duplicate of this. The desktop *appears* to be unresponsive, but actually is just hiding the response. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/768178 Title: compiz

[Bug 728745] Re: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop

2011-04-28 Thread John Cottier
Ok, yes it was updated but it took several update attempts as it kept complaining about missing dependencies. Maybe something got borked by the beta updates. Anyway I started from scratch using the 11.04 release version, which I am writing from. Here is my experience:- Fresh install on single part

[Bug 760931] Re: Xorg freeze

2011-04-27 Thread John Cottier
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 728745 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/728745 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 728745 [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop * You can subscribe to bug 728745 by following this link: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubun

[Bug 563878] Re: Ubuntu splashscreen big and ugly after installing ATI/nVidia proprietary graphics driver

2011-04-27 Thread John Cottier
I cannot even get the nvidia drivers to work on 11.04. But have tried the v86d fix. It is functional, but the largest mode I am allowed is 1280 x 1024 (on a 1680 x 1050 monitor). The result is a logo thats still a bit fuzzy, and the background is sort of chequered stripes, with a gap for the Ubunt

[Bug 728745] Re: [nvidia, 7300, 7400] display freeze when using unity desktop

2011-04-27 Thread John Cottier
I have a GeForce 7300 LE and have exactly the same issue. I also get random black and white blocks and garbled characters during boot up. I tried the nvidia-173 driver, but this was worse for me. With the 173 driver I get the same black and white garbled stuff on the login screen too. Also, a resta

[Bug 711409] Re: [MASTER] -nvidia broken after Jan 31st updates, because it does not yet support xserver 1.10

2011-04-19 Thread John Cottier
I have installed the latest updates still don't see any difference on my nvidia geforce 7300. It just produces and unresponsive desktop. Its been this way since alpha3. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launc

[Bug 760931] Re: Xorg freeze

2011-04-15 Thread John Cottier
Similar experience here on natty beta 2, Geforce 7300 LE, generic-pae kernel. I just used the nvidia driver that jockey-gtk offered, and then you get black and white video garbage during boot, then get half a loaded desktop that is frozen. The mouse moves, and you can ctrl+alt+del to shut it down,

[Bug 707135] Re: Copy text from email adds HTML tags to clipboard

2011-04-08 Thread John Cottier
I waste time due to this bug every day at work. But I have just found a kind of work around. If you 'forward' or 'reply' to the email that you want to copy from, and then copy from that forward/reply window, then it does not have the html formatting on :-) -- You received this bug notification be

[Bug 563878] Re: Ubuntu splashscreen big and ugly after installing ATI/nVidia proprietary graphics driver

2011-03-17 Thread John Cottier
To me, the point is this. Canonical draw attention to this new feature by advertising it as an improvement. Then after the first boot, the user is *prompted*, by the system, to install the nvidia drivers. Then it goes all crappy. I just look away while its booting :-\ -- You received this bug not

[Bug 485727] Re: gnome-screensaver incorrectly monitors activity in virtual machines

2011-02-23 Thread John Cottier
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 49579 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/49579 Yes this bug affects me too. While working in the guest, the host screen saver is inhibited (by vmware) which is correct, but it seems that the screensaver is unaware of any activity in the guest. So as soon as

[Bug 563878] Re: Ubuntu splashscreen big and ugly after installing ATI/nVidia proprietary graphics driver

2010-10-11 Thread John Cottier
according to the Ubuntu 10.10 Release notes, this is currently broken and only shows text :-( "The logo will not display during boot when using the Nvidia proprietary driver. (653274) " -- Ubuntu splashscreen big and ugly after installing ATI/nVidia proprietary graphics driver https://bugs.laun

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