[Bug 1823317] [NEW] gnome-mastermind locks up and freezes on exit

2019-04-05 Thread Mark S via ubuntu-bugs
Public bug reported: Running debian9 with xfce, there is an intermittent problem with the Gnome mastermind game. It doesn't happen every time (I'd guess about 1 in 5 times) but when I click quit or exit the program just locks up. If I right-click the title bar and try to use the close option a

[Bug 1589170] [NEW] package roaraudio 1.0~beta11-7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2016-06-04 Thread Mark S. Baranowski
Public bug reported: I did apt-get --fix-missing ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: roaraudio 1.0~beta11-7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.40-generic 4.4.8 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1

[Bug 930031] Re: Allow launcher icons smaller than 32px

2013-04-03 Thread Mark S
Many thanks to Daniel, Stephen and everyone for fixing this -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/930031 Title: Allow launcher icons smaller than 32px To manage notifications about this

[Bug 950587] Re: Update to bug #944626

2013-02-20 Thread Mark S
I don't know if it's relevant or not, but just in case: I notice when Firefox is running I'm getting a lot of errors stating Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory I don't have an Nvidia card in this machine and haven't a clue why

[Bug 808254] Re: Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so

2013-02-20 Thread Mark S
Same as Igor above, I get a lot of these errors running Firefox. I do not have an Nvidia card so cannot see why this driver would try to load. I'm getting a lot of system crashes too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 950587] Re: Update to bug #944626

2013-02-18 Thread Mark S
Thanks! It does indeed say 2.21.2. However, this hasn't stopped the crashes, I'm afraid. On launching Firefox this morning, X crashed straight out to the Ubuntu login screen again. I'd say this happens at least 50 percent of the time. Sometimes I'll have to try to start Firefox three or four

[Bug 950587] Re: Update to bug #944626

2013-02-17 Thread Mark S
Thanks Chris. To get such comprehensive help is a real boon for someone like me who's not very knowledgeable about such matters. I copied and pasted into a terminal the commands you kindly posted, and didn't notice any errors being thrown, but when I checked with Synaptic,

[Bug 950587] Re: Update to bug #944626

2013-02-14 Thread Mark S
Thanks Chris! I'm still getting daily crashes. I see that the status of this bug is now fix released. Forgive me if I'm being dense, but how can I get the fix, please? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 950587] Re: Update to bug #944626

2013-02-14 Thread Mark S
Thanks for the advice Chris. Is there any way for me to install the raring version of xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu 11.10? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/950587 Title: Update to

[Bug 411358]

2012-08-06 Thread Mark S.
I don't understand why anybody would care about svn+ssh URLs in the email. The whole point of recognizing a URL so the user can click on it to go to that URL, even if the sender DID NOT designate it as a clickable link in the original message. It already does not work for svn+ssh URLs, but I

[Bug 411358]

2012-08-06 Thread Mark S.
(In reply to Jonathan from comment #46) (In reply to sienkiew from comment #45) I don't understand why anybody would care about svn+ssh URLs in the email. Agreed. I can't imagine anyone caring much about svn+ssh URIs and they won't work in a GNOME environment anyway because of this very

[Bug 1005940] Re: Places empty in Save dialog

2012-06-01 Thread Mark S
Hi Michael. Sorry it's taken me a while to respond, but I hear what you say about older releases... I have no intention of moving to Ubuntu 12.04 as I'm another of those for whom Unity / Zeitgeist and the way that Ubuntu is heading is very off-putting. I'm looking at other distros / DEs so

[Bug 1005940] [NEW] Places empty in Save dialog

2012-05-29 Thread Mark S
Public bug reported: This bug is always reproducible. Scan works okay but then when I click Save or Save as... the Save dialog has no places in it whatsoever so it is impossible to navigate to a folder in which to save the file. Ubuntu 11.10, Simple Scan 3.2.1 ** Affects: simple-scan (Ubuntu)

[Bug 949787] Re: Drag and drop in applications causes Launcher to appear

2012-04-20 Thread Mark S
Thanks John. I can see it's now time for me to give up on Unity completely and install LXDE or XFCE. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/949787 Title: Drag and drop in applications causes

[Bug 944626] Re: Xorg segfault - xdiagnose output

2012-04-16 Thread Mark S
I'm still getting crashes - three this morning shortly after logging on. The only app open was Firefox, and this crashed as it was loading, taking X with it. This also happened yesterday. After logging in three times, the crashes stopped. Weird. I'd appreciate any advice as per #8. -- You

[Bug 944626] Re: Xorg segfault - xdiagnose output

2012-03-30 Thread Mark S
Bryce - I've had several more crashes. They're happening on a daily basis - sometimes two or three times a day. I'm thinking about giving up on Ubuntu and trying something else. I read the link you posted, but there's a problem: in the gdb instructions it states, Now do what you need to make the X

[Bug 944626] Re: Xorg segfault - xdiagnose output

2012-03-22 Thread Mark S
Thanks Bryce. Yes I have regularly been having more crashes. After a period of a few days without a crash, a couple of days ago I uninstalled xul-ext-ubufox and almost immediately got a crash but I have no idea if it's related. I re-installed xul-ext-ubufox in case that was it, but I got another

[Bug 958444] [NEW] Cannot install Mozilla version of Firefox

2012-03-18 Thread Mark S
Public bug reported: I want to install the normal Mozilla version of Firefox in Ubuntu but it seems I cannot without my system becoming unstable. I uninstalled xul- ext-ubufox from synaptic, but when I next logged in and launched Firefox, Ubuntu immediately crashed straight out to the login

[Bug 949787] Re: Drag and drop in applications causes Launcher to appear

2012-03-09 Thread Mark S
Thanks Omer. When the user drags a file *onto* or even, I suppose, near to the launcher then fine. But I'd argue the launcher has no right going, Yoohoo! Over here! It's me! The Unity Launcher! when the user's action and focus is effectively miles away. I think this is one of those things that

[Bug 944626] Re: Xorg segfault - xdiagnose output

2012-03-08 Thread Mark S
Forgive me if this is stupid (I can't help that, I'm afraid) and at the risk of tempting fate... I haven't had a crash in a couple of days. Only two things have changed since the last crash: firstly I disabled the Flash plugin in Firefox, and secondly the wireless chip on my motherboard seems

[Bug 950587] [NEW] Update to bug #944626

2012-03-08 Thread Mark S
Public bug reported: Further to bug#937706 (which subsequently became bug #944626 as a result of xdiagnose output) it does indeed seem I was tempting fate with my previous post. Having had no crashes for a couple of days, update manager installed a new version of the kernel, plus some other

[Bug 950587] Re: Update to bug #944626

2012-03-08 Thread Mark S
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[Bug 944626] Re: Xorg segfault - xdiagnose output

2012-03-05 Thread Mark S
I have had several more crashes today and yesterday. Do I need to post more info? Ubuntu is getting almost unusable now. Can anyone please give me some advice? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 944626] Re: Xorg segfault - xdiagnose output

2012-03-03 Thread Mark S
Hi Fabio, I had yet another crash again today. Should I run xdiagnose again? Regards, Mark -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/944626 Title: Xorg segfault - xdiagnose output To manage

[Bug 944626] [NEW] Ubuntu “xorg-server” Bug #937706 - xdiagnose output

2012-03-02 Thread Mark S
Public bug reported: As requested in Bug #937706 I have run xdiagnose and this is the output. Regards, Mark ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic-pae 3.0.17 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic-pae i686

[Bug 944626] Re: Ubuntu “xorg-server” Bug #937706 - xdiagnose output

2012-03-02 Thread Mark S
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[Bug 937706] Re: Oneiric unpredictable crashes straight out to login screen

2012-03-02 Thread Mark S
Hello Fabio Yet another crash this morning. It's about 2 or 3 crashes every day now... As requested I ran xdiagnose and it sent a report into Launchpad. I put this bug's number(#937706) in the subject line. Hope this is okay. Regards, Mark -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 937706] Re: Oneiric unpredictable crashes straight out to login screen

2012-03-01 Thread Mark S
Hello Fabio, Another crash this morning. I want to report the bug but Apport is really not user friendly. It does not allow you to edit any potentially sensitive information before posting it onto the internet for everyone to see. Is there any way to report the logs without using such an

[Bug 937706] Re: Oneiric unpredictable crashes straight out to login screen

2012-02-29 Thread Mark S
Hello Fabio, Another crash this morning. I really cannot afford to keep losing work like this :-( Unfortunately the crash happened before I had checked the debuggin options. Would the report still be useful? Also, I ran xdiagnose and it said that it might be sending sensitive information such

[Bug 937706] Re: Oneiric unpredictable crashes straight out to login screen

2012-02-27 Thread Mark S
Hi Fabio. Ubuntu crashed again (I was saving a PDF in Evince at the time) and I lost some work yet again. I ran the command as per your post #9. Thank you for your help with this. I really don't want to go back to Windows but I will be forced to soon as I cannot afford to keep losing work almost

[Bug 937706] Re: Oneiric unpredictable crashes straight out to login screen

2012-02-27 Thread Mark S
Hello Fabio xdiagnose was already installed (version 1.6). I started it but there is no option anywhere for 'Enable automatic crash bug reporting' - please see attached screen shot. Regards, Mark ** Attachment added: xdiagnose.png

[Bug 937706] Re: Oneiric unpredictable crashes straight out to login screen

2012-02-26 Thread Mark S
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected oneiric running-unity ubuntu ** Description changed: Ubuntu 11.10 crashes on an almost daily basis, and I'm doing various different things when it does so, so I can't easily identify what's to blame. Sometimes it happens when I'm in

[Bug 937706] ProcEnviron.txt

2012-02-26 Thread Mark S
apport information ** Attachment added: ProcEnviron.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/937706/+attachment/2787062/+files/ProcEnviron.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/937706

[Bug 937706] Re: Oneiric unpredictable crashes straight out to login screen

2012-02-25 Thread Mark S
Two more crashes today. Removing sendmail and sm-mta has not solved the problem. I attach some more information from various logs from aound the time of the latest crash. Is there any other information I can give that would help? ** Attachment added: crash-2012-02-25--error-logs.txt

[Bug 937706] Re: Oneiric unpredictable crashes straight out to login screen

2012-02-22 Thread Mark S
Thank you Fabio. I attach versions of those files. (Since the Launchpad form says Attachment I assume only one attachment is allowed, so I have copied both files into one text file and clearly marked where each begins and ends.) If you need anything else please let me know. ** Attachment added:

[Bug 937706] Re: Oneiric unpredictable crashes straight out to login screen

2012-02-22 Thread Mark S
Thanks again Fabio. I'm looking into the sensible-mda issue. Some software I installed insisted on having sendmail installed but I have just removed that and also sendmail in case that's part of the issue. I'm also looking into Lucky Backup which creates a cron job that might cause email

[Bug 937706] [NEW] Oneiric unpredictable crashes straight out to login screen

2012-02-21 Thread Mark S
Public bug reported: Ubuntu 11.10 crashes on an almost daily basis, and I'm doing various different things when it does so, so I can't easily identify what's to blame. Sometimes it happens when I'm in Firefox, sometimes Thunderbird, sometimes in a Virtualbox machine running Windows Xp. But it

[Bug 932008] [NEW] Open and Save dialogs default to Recently Used

2012-02-14 Thread Mark S
Public bug reported: Open and Save dialogs automatically default to 'Recently used'. This is annoying for me because I do not use Recent files lists at all. I would prefer the default of the Home directory being the default folder, or perhaps an option to set the preferred default folder. **

[Bug 682788] Re: Global menu is not ergonomical on large screens

2012-02-14 Thread Mark S
I too would like: [ ] Global Menu on [ ] Global Menu off [x] Global Menu only for maximized windows -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/682788 Title: Global menu is not ergonomical on

[Bug 829706] Re: It's difficult to select a document file from a list of document files in unity.

2012-02-12 Thread Mark S
Being able to right-click a launcher icon to go straight to one of multiple documents would be a HUGE productivity boost for me, and, I believe, make Unity a much better desktop. When I have to use Windows, I get used to having this useful functionality and then when I'm back in Unity I become

[Bug 920845] [NEW] Latest kernel update broke Wacom

2012-01-23 Thread Mark S
Public bug reported: Installed latest kernel update from recommended Ubuntu updates on 23 January. Wacom tablet stopped working. I reinstalled xorg wacom driver in Synaptic and restarted Ubuntu. Wacom tablet worked then in Ubuntu but would not work in Virtualbox with guest OS Windows Xp. My

[Bug 920845] Re: Latest kernel update broke Wacom

2012-01-23 Thread Mark S
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[Bug 772440] [NEW] package blcr-dkms 0.8.2-15ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: blcr kernel module failed to build

2011-04-28 Thread Mark S. Bentley
Public bug reported: After upgrading from 10.10, and doing a first log-in with Ubuntu Classic (not Unity), I received this error. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: blcr-dkms 0.8.2-15ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux

[Bug 772440] Re: package blcr-dkms 0.8.2-15ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: blcr kernel module failed to build

2011-04-28 Thread Mark S. Bentley
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/772440 Title: package blcr-dkms 0.8.2-15ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: blcr kernel module failed to build -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 500417] Re: nautilus doesn't honor gnome theme

2010-07-15 Thread Mark S. Bentley
I have this problem on 3 different machines, all running Lucid - removing the .gconf/apps/nautilus and restarting nautilus helps, but some reboots later the problem returns. -- nautilus doesn't honor gnome theme https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/500417 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 367277] Re: totem closes whenever i try to play avi files

2009-05-12 Thread Mark S
The same here. I think I have to restart nvidia server, but not sure how. -- totem closes whenever i try to play avi files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/367277 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 367277] Re: totem closes whenever i try to play avi files

2009-05-12 Thread Mark S
after playing a bit around I found a solution: - start ubuntu in recovery mode (press esc at startup and choose from menu) -scroll all the way down and choose fix graphic problems -start normally that did it for me. cheers Mark -- totem closes whenever i try to play avi files

[Bug 297764] [NEW] auto filter will not unhide rows, can't recover data

2008-11-13 Thread Mark S.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org Openoffice spreadsheet, auto filter will not unhide rows... Creating simple task list a used the auto filter feature to row 2 (empty row) to show my high priority items. Sheet overview: column A- priority assignment (validity list-

[Bug 297764] Re: auto filter will not unhide rows, can't recover data

2008-11-13 Thread Mark S.
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19622607/Dependencies.txt -- auto filter will not unhide rows, can't recover data https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297764 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 297764] Re: auto filter will not unhide rows, can't recover data

2008-11-13 Thread Mark S.
Hello, I was able to recover the hidden rows after I deleted the new row2 I added and applied a new auto filter to row1 then filtered using 'All' option (column B). Also, I could recreate this issue on another sheet. I found that applying the filter to an empty row you get the attached

[Bug 294212] [NEW] numpy include file in wrong place

2008-11-05 Thread Mark S.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: python-numpy If you install a python package that uses C code with numpy, you get a compilation error: compile options: '-DNUMPY=1 -I/usr/include/python2.5 -I/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/numpy/core/include

Re: [Bug 67648] Re: orinoco pcmcia gold fails until prism2_plx is unloaded

2007-03-01 Thread Mark S. Rice
Brian Murray wrote: Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug before the final version of Edgy was released. We were wondering is this still an issue with Edgy? Thanks in advance. ** Changed in: Ubuntu Assignee:

[Bug 67648] orinoco pcmcia gold fails until prism2_plx is unloaded

2006-10-22 Thread Mark S. Rice
Public bug reported: I have an ancient orinoco gold card in a pci to cardbus bridge. When I ran edgy RC from the live CD it did not work. It indicated no wireless extensions for wlan0. I unloaded the prism2_plx module and then everything worked. commands to unload prism2_plx to get the