[Bug 1666875] Re: anacron does not execute cron.daily on start or restart

2020-07-23 Thread Marcel Krause
Sorry for my misleading earlier post. Both parts were wrong. 1. ConditionACPower=no means to run on battery only; to ignore AC, it must be empty. 2. The ANACRON_RUN_ON_BATTERY_POWER flag has no effect when anacron is launched via systemd. So in conclusion, it was mere coincidence that my approac

[Bug 1666875] Re: anacron does not execute cron.daily on start or restart

2020-07-23 Thread Marcel Krause
The original systemd service file may be restored on system update. Rather, make an override file /etc/systemd/system/anacron.service.d/on- ac.conf with > [Unit] > ConditionACPower=no to make systemd always start anacron. However that doesn't help if anacron will then just flinch, so ensure in /e

[Bug 1780443] [NEW] Ubiquity crashes when password hash in seed contains a colon

2018-07-06 Thread Marcel Krause
Public bug reported: Unfortunately it's been a while since I took notes on this bug, didn't find time to report it immediately and now I can't reconstruct the version information exactly. It happened on March 5th, 2018 while installing Ubuntu xenial desktop 32-bit from a live USB drive. observed

[Bug 1559439] Re: VLC won't play h264 videos on Intel i965 GPU

2017-01-22 Thread Marcel Krause
With avcodec-hw=none and vout=xcb_x11, VLC stopped showing its h264 error message when I try to play the video. Instead, the buttons and status bar flicker for a short moment, and repeating the playback command shows it looks like it's "playing" a video of near-zero length. (Other players can find

[Bug 1559439] Re: VLC won't play h264 videos on Intel i965 GPU

2017-01-22 Thread Marcel Krause
PS: Ubuntu version is xenial, VLC version is 2.2.2. When I click the version in the "about" window, it shows a build date, but I can't find a way to copy that to clipboard. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.l

[Bug 1559439] Re: VLC won't play h264 videos on Intel i965 GPU

2017-01-22 Thread Marcel Krause
> Input/Codecs => Hardware-accelerated decoding => disable. In advanced mode / show all preferences mode, this option hides in the "ffmpeg" subcategory. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1

[Bug 1438510] Re: [REGRESSION] bluetooth headset no longer supports a2dp in 16.04 xenial and 16.10 yakkety

2017-01-19 Thread Marcel Krause
Upgraded my netbook to xenial today, paired my Sennheiser PX210BT, shows up in "bt-device --list", connects and headphones play their internal "playback device added" sound. pavucontrol sees them as well and offers "High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink)" as one of the modes, so I select it, but still

[Bug 661735] Re: Black screen on video playback

2016-11-16 Thread Marcel Krause
Unfortunately, X11 video output (XCB) is not a good solution. On my Thinkpad it produces massive frame drops and color artifacts if I try to use a zoom level other than 100% oder 200%. This means I cannot watch my favorite YouTube videos on fullscreen on that computer. -- You received this bug no

[Bug 108769] Re: gstream video decoder only plays audio, no video

2016-11-16 Thread Marcel Krause
Please check whether it might be this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gstreamer0.10/+bug/661735 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/108769 Title: gstream video decoder only

[Bug 661735] Re: Black screen on video playback

2016-11-16 Thread Marcel Krause
Possible dupe: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/totem/+bug/108769 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/661735 Title: Black screen on video playback To manage notifications about t

[Bug 661735] Re: Black screen on video playback

2016-11-16 Thread Marcel Krause
I tested some VLC output modules on the AOD255E: VDPAU video output: no video XVideo video output (XCB): black video OpenGL GLX video output (XCB): degraded as with gnome-mplayer X11 video output (XCB): "stairways" when diagonal objects move very fast, but acceptable in all other aspects, so I'll

[Bug 661735] Re: Black screen on video playback

2016-11-16 Thread Marcel Krause
When I "watch" a black video in VLC on the AOD255E or the bug-affected Thinkpad, take a screenshot of thath blackness and display the image file in eog, I see what I'd expect to have seen in the video at that position. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 661735] Re: Black screen on video playback

2016-11-16 Thread Marcel Krause
In case it helps: On the AOD255E, lspci | grep VGA | cut -d : -sf 3- Intel Corporation Atom Processor D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx Integrated Graphics Controller On the AOD360: Intel Corporation Atom Processor D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx Integrated Graphics Controller (however, this one runs on Ubuntu precise,

[Bug 661735] Re: Black screen on video playback

2016-11-16 Thread Marcel Krause
Same problem on xenial in an Acer Aspire One 255 (AOD255E), also in VLC. gnome-mplayer shows the video but at a very slow frame rate, and in cases where it has to scale the image up to make it fill the screen, the image quality is worse than on an Acer Aspire One 360 with VLC (same resolution, full

[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common

2016-11-16 Thread Marcel Krause
I tried to debug it, but the coding style of /usr/lib/msttcorefonts /update-ms-fonts lead me to decide I'll rather uninstall the ttf- mscorefonts-installer after initial system setup. I'll uninstall it now and expect the mail messages will end then. -- You received this bug notification because y

[Bug 1641671] Re: "ttf-mscorefonts-installer: processing..." email message repeatedly from /etc/cron.daily/update-notifier-common

2016-11-16 Thread Marcel Krause
PS: Uninstalling the installer also removed the fonts from /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts , so make backup before you uninstall it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641671 Title

[Bug 722019] Re: Failed to install the bootloader

2015-12-18 Thread Marcel Krause
Copy of previous post with indentations visible: http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/14091231/ (LaunchPad's current layout merges spaces.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/722019 Title: Failed t

[Bug 722019] Re: Failed to install the bootloader

2015-12-18 Thread Marcel Krause
Patched /usr/share/pyshared/usbcreator/install.py to show details: | @@ -241,3 +241,3 @@ | except dbus.DBusException as dbus_err: | -self._failure(message) | +self._failure(message + ':\n' + repr(dbus_err)) | self.progress_pulse_stop() New erro

[Bug 722019] Re: Failed to install the bootloader

2015-12-17 Thread Marcel Krause
Also tried --allow-system-internal, same failure. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/722019 Title: Failed to install the bootloader To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://

[Bug 722019] Re: Failed to install the bootloader

2015-12-17 Thread Marcel Krause
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS (trusty). With UNetBootin I managed to install it in a semi-broken way (freezes shorty after local user login), so I try and use that to re-create a Live USB. So effectively, I'm using * usb-creator-gtk=0.2.56.3ubuntu0.2 * on Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS (trusty)

[Bug 1055810] Re: Cannot create keyboard shortcuts

2013-02-19 Thread Marcel Krause
I don't know if this is related or a separate bug: Shortcuts whose non- control key (i.e. number or letter) differs from default (LANG=C ?) keyboard layout go out of work after reboot and also differ when used via VNC. Steps to reproduce: * Use Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (precise pangolin) that is install

[Bug 1055810] Re: Cannot create keyboard shortcuts

2013-01-30 Thread Marcel Krause
It seems the number of keys involved is not important. Shift+F => "f". Ctrl+Shift+F => "f" Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F => "f" Also, when I change the assigned keys a second time, the entry disappears from the list completely. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, wh

[Bug 1051935] Re: Fails with SystemError when too many files are open

2013-01-14 Thread Marcel Krause
@ Alin: i had some similar error in ubiquity and managed to write a hotfix. maybe you can adapt that to gdebi. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1063186 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs

[Bug 1063186] Re: installing pinguy os /usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1728, in

2013-01-14 Thread Marcel Krause
Hotfix for Ubiquity crash due to "too many open files" when using python's apt cache module, based on Jason Conti's hint in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/+bug/1051935 . I had the same problem at another stage of install, sounds like the resource depletion discussed in link

[Bug 1077355] Re: Clipboard transfer: Convert charset for non-UTF-8 peers

2012-11-10 Thread Marcel Krause
** Patch removed: "Enable clipboard charset conversion via environment variable" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/remmina/+bug/1077355/+attachment/3429422/+files/git-patches.mail ** Attachment added: "Enable clipboard charset conversion via environment variable" https://bugs.laun

[Bug 1077355] [NEW] Clipboard transfer: Convert charset for non-UTF-8 peers

2012-11-10 Thread Marcel Krause
Public bug reported: When copying text from a german WinXP machine, umlauts were dropped or replaced by \x depending on which text editor I locally pasted it into. When copying local text and pasting it remotely, umlauts were replaced by pairs of strange symbols, indicating they might have