[Bug 1540014] Re: NetworkManager crashes over and over again, and does not launch

2016-02-01 Thread John Kuang
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1539634 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1539634 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1539634 network-manager crashes when using libnl-3-200-3.21.1-1ubuntu1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 1540088] Re: NetworkManager crashes after upgrade, preventing nm-applet to show

2016-02-01 Thread John Kuang
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1539634 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1539634 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1540014 NetworkManager crashes over and over again, and does not launch ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1540014 NetworkManager crashes over

[Bug 1297849] Re: Virtual private network connection fails after distribution upgrade due to outdated Network Manager configuration files

2015-03-25 Thread John Kuang
Seeing the same Failed to request VPN secrets problem in 14.10, and can confirm that a workaround is simply to log out and log back in, WITHOUT rebooting. #34 works simply because of the logging in and out, not because of moving/deleting the .gconf directory or its contents. #98's workaround is

[Bug 1192020] Re: Nautilus' file copy dialog cannot be opened again after closing because it does not use the app indicator system

2014-04-19 Thread John Kuang
I just noticed that if you right click on the nautilus launcher icon during a copy operation, 2 new actions in the quicklist will show up: show copy dialog and cancel all in-progress actions. Not too sure when this was implemented, but since this is an effective solution to the problem, I've

[Bug 763052] Re: Ubuntu can't boot on nvidia GeForce GT240 with nouveau drivers

2014-03-19 Thread John Kuang
FWIW, xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1 as found in 13.10 still has this exact same problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/763052 Title: Ubuntu can't boot on

[Bug 987060] Re: massive memory leak in unity-panel-service and hud-service when invoking the hud on Firefox profiles with large amounts of bookmarks

2014-03-11 Thread John Kuang
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/987060 Title: massive memory leak in unity-panel-service and hud-service when

[Bug 379873] Re: CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor reports incorrect CPU speeds when overclocked

2013-12-17 Thread John Kuang
I can confirm this bug is still exactly as described in 13.04. I may not have the latest kernel, but nothing has changed since the last activity in 2011, so this definitely is still a confirmed bug. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed -- You received this bug

[Bug 1261851] [NEW] CPU frequency reported incorrectly after overclocking

2013-12-17 Thread John Kuang
Public bug reported: Bug #379873 for my hardware: Intel E3300 on Gigabyte EP45-UD3L. The stock speed of Intel E3300 is 2.5 GHz (200*12.5). I had pushed the FSB from 200 MHz to 300 MHz in the BIOS, giving 3.75 GHz (300*12.5). However, cat /proc/cpuinfo and cpufreq-info incorrectly shows 3.33,

[Bug 1261851] Re: [Gigabyte EP45-UD3L] CPU frequency reported incorrectly after overclocking

2013-12-17 Thread John Kuang
** Attachment removed: CurrentDmesg.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1261851/+attachment/3931060/+files/CurrentDmesg.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1261851] Re: CPU frequency reported incorrectly after overclocking

2013-12-17 Thread John Kuang
** Attachment removed: WifiSyslog.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1261851/+attachment/3931072/+files/WifiSyslog.txt ** Attachment removed: UdevDb.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1261851/+attachment/3931070/+files/UdevDb.txt ** Attachment

[Bug 1261851] Re: [Gigabyte EP45-UD3L] CPU frequency reported incorrectly after overclocking

2013-12-17 Thread John Kuang
** Attachment removed: Lsusb.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1261851/+attachment/3931064/+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/1261851 Title:

[Bug 1261851] Re: [Gigabyte EP45-UD3L] CPU frequency reported incorrectly after overclocking

2013-12-17 Thread John Kuang
Unfortunately I can't run a Live USB as they don't work. My system seems to need the nvidia drivers; it crashes after booting with the nouveau driver. Should I still bother to test with a mainline kernel? Your instructions are not too clear as to exactly which version I should use. -- You

[Bug 1261851] Re: [Gigabyte EP45-UD3L] CPU frequency reported incorrectly after overclocking

2013-12-17 Thread John Kuang
I can only test it if there is a way to pre-install the nvidia drivers into a Live USB. I can't upgrade my permanent raring installation as it is my main working system. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1192020] Re: Nautilus' file copy dialog cannot be opened again after closing because it does not use the app indicator system

2013-06-18 Thread John Kuang
** Description changed: - In 12.10 and before, when you copy files in Nautilus, a window title + In 12.10 and before, when you copy files in Nautilus, a window titled File Operations will open to show you the progress, and to offer a button to stop the operation. You could close this window

[Bug 1192020] [NEW] Nautilus' file copy dialog cannot be opened again after closing because it does not use the app indicator system

2013-06-17 Thread John Kuang
Public bug reported: In 12.10 and before, when you copy files in Nautilus, a window title File Operations will open to show you the progress, and to offer a button to stop the operation. You could close this window by clicking on the X and an icon will pop up in the system tray notifying you that

[Bug 974480] Re: Notification area whitelist is obsolete

2013-06-17 Thread John Kuang
I just filed Bug #1192020 which describes how Nautilus' file copy dialog cannot be reopened once closed due to it requiring the use of the system tray whitelist. It is ironic that while the application indicator system has been in place for two years now, which should be long enough for

[Bug 663726] Re: pynotify.set_timeout() ignores timeout

2013-05-21 Thread John Kuang
Still not fixed as of 13.04! Please fix this! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663726 Title: pynotify.set_timeout() ignores timeout To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 196058] Re: Thunderbird starts in a full-screen mode and cannot be restored

2013-05-07 Thread John Kuang
This just happened to me on 13.04, I believe due to unity crashing. Editing sizemode=fullscreen to normal solved the problem too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196058 Title:

[Bug 1070229] Re: Twitter account loses access periodically

2013-04-26 Thread John Kuang
Same here, I have to re-grant access to twitter every 1-2 days. Doesn't happen with the facebook and google accounts. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1070229 Title: Twitter account

[Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking its Launcher Icon

2013-03-17 Thread John Kuang
http://www.webupd8.org/2013/03/unity-tweak-tool-available-in-ubuntu.html Could the dev of Unity Tweak Tool add this feature easily? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/733349 Title:

[Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking its Launcher Icon

2013-03-17 Thread John Kuang
TomasHynk, you are right. The dev of Unity Tweak Tool just replied to me that he can't since its not supported in unity (without recompiling unity) and he also doesn't like/want this feature. :( -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

Re: [Bug 1135029] Re: Unity-lens-photos crashes on start, photos in dash is empty

2013-02-28 Thread John Kuang
jkuang@momo:~$ apt-cache policy python-gobject python-gobject: Installed: 3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1 Candidate: 3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1 Version table: *** 3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.4.0-1 0

Re: [Bug 1135029] Re: Unity-lens-photos crashes on start, photos in dash is empty

2013-02-28 Thread John Kuang
Ah this should be the problem. libglib2.0-0: Installed: 2.35.4-0ubuntu5~webupd8~quantal On Thu 28 Feb 2013 10:00:03 AM CST, Michal Hruby wrote: More importantly what version of libglib2.0-0 do you have? ** Changed in: unity-lens-photos (Ubuntu) Status: New = Incomplete -- You

Re: [Bug 1135029] Re: Unity-lens-photos crashes on start, photos in dash is empty

2013-02-28 Thread John Kuang
I downgraded glib back to 2.34.1-1ubuntu1 and everything is working again. Thanks for the help! On Thu 28 Feb 2013 10:38:43 AM CST, Martin Pitt wrote: Michal: see the Dependencies.txt attachment (all hail apport): libglib2.0-0 2.35.4-0ubuntu5~webupd8~quantal [origin:

[Bug 1048038] Re: photo lens is empty

2013-02-27 Thread John Kuang
My photo lens is empty too despite having lots of photos in shotwell, facebook, picasa, last 2 linked in online accounts. Turns out the unity- lens-photos isn't running (can't kill it), and when I try to run it, I get this error message: /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gi/_gobject/__init__.py:279:

[Bug 1135029] [NEW] Unity-lens-photos crashes on start, photos in dash is empty

2013-02-27 Thread John Kuang
Public bug reported: My photo lens in dash is always empty, despite having many tagged photos in shotwell, and with facebook and picasa linked. I get the following error message when I try to start it manually from terminal. jkuang@momo:~$ /usr/lib/unity-lens-photos/unity-lens-photos

[Bug 1048038] Re: photo lens is empty

2013-02-27 Thread John Kuang
Since I am experiencing different symptoms, I think I have a real bug on hand, and have filed a new one at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-lens-photos/+bug/1135029 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 622004] Re: Rhythmbox does not remember column width

2012-10-23 Thread John Kuang
Bug still present in 12.10 with Rhythmbox 2.97. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/622004 Title: Rhythmbox does not remember column width To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 394095] Re: doesn't deal correctly with renames outside of rhythmbox

2012-10-23 Thread John Kuang
Just checked in 12.10 with Rhythmbox 2.97. This bug is still present in that Rhythmbox still does not handle a directory name change correctly. The tracks are moved into Missing Files when a directory is renamed using Nautilus, with Rhythmbox open. However, the metadata can be recovered by

[Bug 394095] Re: doesn't deal correctly with renames outside of rhythmbox

2012-10-23 Thread John Kuang
Rhythmbox already watches for new music files. Perhaps it should watch for removed files too, so the moment it detects the simultaneous removal and adding of a track with the same filename, it should interpret that as a directory change and just update the directory path in the database, leaving

[Bug 1024057] Re: gnome control center crashed when attempting to open privacy dialogue

2012-10-22 Thread John Kuang
This has been happening to me since oneiric. And still happening now in quantal! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1024057 Title: gnome control center crashed when attempting to open

[Bug 919659] Re: [Downstream] Can't open/save spreadsheet with password

2012-02-08 Thread John Kuang
I also encountered the same problem of being unable to open a previously password protected spreadsheet or save a new password protected spreadsheet. But the problem went away after fully removing libreoffice, purging deb files, reinstalling libreoffice. I suspect that the problem appeared after I

[Bug 636771] Re: In Calc, chart axis color change not permanent

2011-03-01 Thread John Kuang
I have been using LibreOffice. As of version 3.3.1 OOO330m19 (Build:8), this problem no longer exists! Awesome Libreoffice! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/636771 Title: In Calc,

[Bug 620528] Re: mouse back button nautilus list

2010-11-08 Thread John Kuang
This annoying problem has around been since I've started using ubuntu (gutsy), i.e. a LONG time. It is NOT device specific as I have experienced this with many different mouses. I've been using a work around to directly map the back button (alt_left) using xbindkeys. It would be nice if I didnt

[Bug 393012] Re: smb: Error while copying file, Invalid argument

2010-11-02 Thread John Kuang
As noted in Bug #659854, this time in maverick, the problem appears only when copying files greater than 48kb. This symptom was never mentioned in Bug #393012. Could this be a different bug altogether? -- smb: Error while copying file, Invalid argument https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/393012 You

[Bug 611591] Re: InvalidArgs - Mountpoint Already registered when mounting SMB share

2010-11-02 Thread John Kuang
I get this error message too most of the times when I click on unmounted bookmarked shares. This error message pops up: Could not display smb://server/share/folder. Error: DBus error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.InvalidArgs: Mountpoint Already registered Please select another viewer and try

[Bug 659854] Re: Nautilus 2.32.0: Copy to SMB

2010-10-25 Thread John Kuang
** Also affects: nautilus Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: samba (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Nautilus 2.32.0: Copy to SMB

[Bug 659854] Re: Nautilus 2.32.0: Copy to SMB

2010-10-25 Thread John Kuang
** Also affects: nautilus Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: samba (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Nautilus 2.32.0: Copy to SMB

[Bug 631664] Re: Clock / calendar / locations applet opens on wrong position of screen

2010-10-25 Thread John Kuang
regarding Kantastisk's workaround, using the Grab doesn't help get the right window title, resulting in ALL windows opening at the bottom right. to fix that, i manually entered name=clock-applet as the value. hope this helps someone. -- Clock / calendar / locations applet opens on wrong position

[Bug 636771] [NEW] In Calc, chart axis color change not permanent

2010-09-12 Thread John Kuang
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org The default color for the axis of a chart in Calc is 30% gray. When you try to change to another color, the next time you open the file and double click on the chart, it reverts back to 30% gray. If you open the saved file without double

[Bug 636771] Re: In Calc, chart axis color change not permanent

2010-09-12 Thread John Kuang
** Description changed: Binary package hint: openoffice.org The default color for the axis of a chart in Calc is 30% gray. When you try to change to another color, the next time you open the file and double click on the chart, it reverts back to 30% gray. If you open the saved

[Bug 539057] Re: ibus indicator icon does not respect show in system tray preference

2010-08-21 Thread John Kuang
The icon is there whenever I restart the system. When I go into ibus preferences, the show icon on system tray is unchecked. Checking it and unchecking it again removes it from system tray. But upon restarting, it is there again. Note that for me, ibus loads not from the startup applications, but

[Bug 622004] [NEW] Rhythmbox does not remember column width

2010-08-21 Thread John Kuang
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: rhythmbox Rhythmbox does not remember the column width that you set. Upon restart, all the columns in it goes back to some default width. This is annoying because I like to see the file location, which needs lots of space, so I make most of the other

[Bug 379873] Re: CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor reports incorrect CPU speeds when overclocked

2010-06-05 Thread John Kuang
I have experienced this with 2 overclocked processors. The current one is an Intel E3300, stock is 2.5GHz (200*12.5). I pushed the fsb from 200 to 300, giving 3.75GHz (300*12.5). However, the cpu scaling shows 3.33 2.67 2.13 1.6 GHz. I'm guessing the standard stock speeds it is adhering to are

[Bug 193578] Re: Basic graphics operations makes audio skip (1 sec pauses)

2009-06-04 Thread John Kuang
I also experience the same skipping in rhythmbox, but not so much during scrolling. The skipping is worst when I am switching between different windows, maximizing/unmaximizing windows and also switching between tabs on firefox. This skipping goes away if compiz is disabled. The crossfading

[Bug 232308] Re: corner of letter J gets stuck behind after moving window and changing position of J

2009-03-06 Thread John Kuang
Yes I only see this in Thunderbird. While it is definitely font related, it is also how the font interacts with the compose window of Thunderbird. I didn't see this font serif in openoffice. -- corner of letter J gets stuck behind after moving window and changing position of J

[Bug 232308] Re: corner of letter J gets stuck behind after moving window and changing position of J

2009-03-05 Thread John Kuang
Yes changing the font helps. I see this only with the font variable width which is the same as serif. I do transfer my profiles, but the bug is seen BEFORE I transfer anything. I noticed this issue on 3 different computers. 1. IBM T40, 1400*1050, ati mobililty9000, xorg drivers 2. intel e2160

[Bug 232308] Re: corner of letter J gets stuck behind after moving window and changing position of J

2009-03-05 Thread John Kuang
It occurs before and after transferring my profiles. In text mode, this doesn't happen. Only happens in HTML mode with variable width or serif. You've got it slightly wrong. This is how you reproduce it. - compose msg in HTML with font set to variable width, and it should be the same font as

[Bug 232308] Re: corner of letter J gets stuck behind after moving window and changing position of J

2009-03-02 Thread John Kuang
I just installed intrepid on a brand new laptop, with minimal programs loaded, and I still see the exact same bug in Thunderbird 2.0.0.19, so I'm pretty sure its not computer specific. This is the 3rd computer out of the 3 computers that I have ubuntu on. I'm surprised that no one else notices

Re: [Bug 232308] Re: corner of letter J gets stuck behind after moving window and changing position of J

2009-01-31 Thread John Kuang
I am still experiencing this. On two different computers with ubuntu 8.10, thunderbird 2.0.0.19. Joel Goguen wrote: Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were

[Bug 232308] Re: corner of letter J gets stuck behind after moving window and changing position of J

2009-01-31 Thread John Kuang
** Attachment added: the first J in a line is missing its tip http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21861696/1.jpg -- corner of letter J gets stuck behind after moving window and changing position of J https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232308 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 232308] Re: corner of letter J gets stuck behind after moving window and changing position of J

2009-01-31 Thread John Kuang
** Attachment added: moving or resizing window causes the missing tip to re-appear http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21861723/2.jpg -- corner of letter J gets stuck behind after moving window and changing position of J https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232308 You received this bug notification

[Bug 232308] Re: corner of letter J gets stuck behind after moving window and changing position of J

2009-01-31 Thread John Kuang
** Attachment added: the tip gets left behind after moving the J http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21861730/3.jpg -- corner of letter J gets stuck behind after moving window and changing position of J https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232308 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 232308] Re: corner of letter J gets stuck behind after moving window and changing position of J

2009-01-31 Thread John Kuang
I was using a customized theme mainly based off clearlooks, with mist colors. And yes, the bug is reproducible using default Human theme. -- corner of letter J gets stuck behind after moving window and changing position of J https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232308 You received this bug

[Bug 119730] Re: Slow SATA performance

2008-10-27 Thread John Kuang
I have similar problems. $ sudo hdparm -tT /dev/sda /dev/sda: Timing cached reads: 3510 MB in 2.00 seconds = 1754.82 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 264 MB in 3.02 seconds = 87.49 MB/sec hdparm -i shows it in udma6 mode. BUT, copy large files shows a transfer rate of ~5MB/s.

[Bug 119730] Re: Slow SATA performance

2008-10-27 Thread John Kuang
Oh and of course the other interesting thing was that the NTFS partition was at full speed both read and write even though they are on the same physical drive as the slow ext3 partition. -- Slow SATA performance https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/119730 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 94326] Re: OpenOffice does not accept password when opening files remotely over ssh

2008-06-25 Thread John Kuang
i am experiencing the same problem. using nautilus to browse files on remote computer via sftp, i then dbl click on openoffice files and a dialog pop up asking for password, with my username already there. after entering it, the same dialog opens up again, this time without my username (no field

[Bug 207072] Re: nautilus does not display samba shares for machines inside an ADS network.

2008-06-18 Thread John Kuang
hirameki, the only gvfs package in package manager that i didnt have was libgvfscommon-dev. So I installed that too and it still doesn't work. -- nautilus does not display samba shares for machines inside an ADS network. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/207072 You received this bug notification

[Bug 207072] Re: nautilus does not display samba shares for machines inside an ADS network.

2008-05-25 Thread John Kuang
I swapped in the smb-browse binary from comment 28. Seems to work, but the only thing is it doesn't do is to save the passwords into the keyring. Another big problem I discovered was that if you bookmark any windows server (eg. smb://server ) that requires password in nautilus, you will SLOW DOWN

[Bug 232308] [NEW] corner of letter J gets stuck behind after moving window and changing position of J

2008-05-20 Thread John Kuang
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mozilla-thunderbird When writing emails, if J is the first letter in the sentence, you will see an extra tip appear if you move the window, or resize. When you then move the position of the J, for example entering a space before the J, the extra tip of