[Bug 1732482] Re: [snap] doesn't properly save desktop files for "create shortcuts" action

2019-09-30 Thread Mark Stosberg
Right now ~/snap/chromium/current is a symlink to a specific version of Chromium. So placing icons and desktop files there will break each time Chromium is upgraded unless the files are copied from the previous version-specific directory to the new one. -- You received this bug notification becau

[Bug 1732482] Re: [snap] doesn't properly save desktop files for "create shortcuts" action

2019-08-20 Thread Mark Stosberg
I did get a ".desktop" file to work by manually copying it from ~/Desktop to ~/.local/share/applications, on Ubuntu 18.04. I experimented with making the Exec= paths that didn't include a hard- coded version. I tried "/snap/bin/chromium", "chrome", "chromium" and "/snap/chromium/821/usr/lib/chromi

[Bug 1732482] Re: [snap] doesn't properly save desktop files for "create shortcuts" action

2019-08-20 Thread Mark Stosberg
I want to highlight that @jonny-boy's comment could be considered a separate-but-related bug. The exec path being written out in these files is not optimal. Here's one that was just used for me: /snap/chromium/821/usr/lib/chromium-browser/chrome Surely it would be better to refer to the "cur

[Bug 1817627] Re: systemd-analyze verify reports failure

2019-05-02 Thread Mark Stosberg
This is a scary bug. I was just trying to verify the syntax of a timer file using systemd v237. I got an error message back suggesting something like rm -rf / was attempted to be executed instead! $ sudo systemd-analyze verify /etc/systemd/system/my.timer Attempted to remove disk file system

[Bug 1086374] Re: Backup cannot be restored (no signature chains found)

2019-01-19 Thread Mark Stosberg
I got this error when attempting to list files with 0.7.18.2. The root cause in my case was a bad path in an "sftp://"; URL. It was important that the absolute path after the host name started with two slashes, and that the URL point to a folder that contains "duplicity- full..."files. My correct

[Bug 1774950] Re: Suspend fails in Ubuntu and Kubuntu 18.04 but works fine in Ubuntu and Kubuntu 17.10 (and on Kubuntu 18.04 using kernel 4.14.47)

2018-06-07 Thread Mark Stosberg
This bug also affects the Dell XPS 13 9370. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1774950 Title: Suspend fails in Ubuntu and Kubuntu 18.04 but works fine in Ubuntu and Kubuntu 17.10 (and o

Re: [Bug 1618188] Re: systemd journal should be persistent by default: /var/log/journal should be created

2018-02-22 Thread Mark Stosberg
> @xnox > "The journald daemon has limits set for logs, meaning they will be > rotated and discarded and should not cause out of disk-space errors." > > What are they? AFAICT it only has limits on the number of files, but > not how big they can overall become. The limits are documented in `man

[Bug 1739294] [NEW] authentication fails in new AWS regions, fixed upstream in 0.33

2017-12-19 Thread Mark Stosberg
Public bug reported: This package is a dependency of the ec2-consistent-snapshot package, a popular AWS backup utility. Net::Amazon::EC2 has two bugs that fixed in their 0.33 release that affecting downstream packages: * The new release uses the AWS Signature Version 4 by default, which is req

[Bug 411688] Re: pulseaudio floods network with multicast packets

2017-11-15 Thread Mark Stosberg
I ran into this flooding today on Ubuntu 17.10. This "fixed" it, at least temporarily: pactl unload-module module-rtp-send -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/411688 Title: pulseaudio

[Bug 1618188] Re: systemd journal should be persistent by default: /var/log/journal should be created; remove rsyslog from default installs

2017-11-10 Thread Mark Stosberg
I started a policy discussion on ubuntu-devel about whether systemd journal logging should be persistent by default: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2017-November/040031.html I encourage to participate. Non-developers can still participant, but posts will be moderated (that's how I

[Bug 1618188] Re: systemd journal should be persistent by default: /var/log/journal should be created; remove rsyslog from default installs

2017-02-13 Thread Mark Stosberg
@dino99. Because good defaults matter. Being safe by default is important. Being secure by default is important. The "Principle of least surprise" applies here: "In general engineering design contexts, the principle can be taken to mean that a component of a system should behave in a manner consi

[Bug 1618188] Re: systemd journal should be persistent by default: /var/log/journal should be created; remove rsyslog from default installs

2017-02-13 Thread Mark Stosberg
@dino99 how was "what most users prefer" prefer determined? Was there a poll? Systemd already has configuration options to limit the growth the the journal. As documented in `man journald.conf`, the defaults are already set to prevent filling up a disk. If there were a poll, I can certainly imagi

Re: [Bug 1618188] Re: systemd journal should be persistent by default: /var/log/journal should be created

2016-08-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
Thanks for the response, Martin. Where will the public policy discuss take place? Perhaps one possibility for a interim solution is for rsyslog to log to journald by default instead of to disk by default and otherwise maximally direct services to log into journald instead of rsyslog. Mark

[Bug 1618188] [NEW] systemd journal should be persistent by default: /var/log/journal should be created

2016-08-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
Public bug reported: After upgrading 14.04 -> 16.04, key services are now running on systemd and using the systemd journal for logging. In 14.04, key system logs like /var/log/messages and /var/log/syslog were persistent, but after the upgrade to 16.04 there has a been a regression of sorts: Logs

[Bug 1422143] Re: No wifi connection after suspend with systemd due to missing "wpa_cli suspend"

2016-06-20 Thread Mark Stosberg
Aberto This is marked as "fixed", but what was the fix? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1422143 Title: No wifi connection after suspend with systemd due to missing "wpa_cli suspend"

[Bug 1422143] Re: No wifi connection after suspend with systemd due to missing "wpa_cli suspend"

2016-06-01 Thread Mark Stosberg
This fix works for me: 1. As root, create a file named /etc/systemd/system/resume.service with the following contents: [Unit] Description=Local system resume actions After=suspend.target [Service] Type=oneshot ExecStart=/bin/systemctl restart NetworkManager.service [Install] WantedBy=suspend.t

[Bug 1556357] Re: WiFi fails to resume after suspend; Race with wpasupplicant / wpa_cli resume?

2016-06-01 Thread Mark Stosberg
I have this problem on a Dell XPS 2013 (Haswell) running Ubuntu 16.04. However, trying to workaround it like results in an error: sudo wpa_cli resume Failed to connect to non-global ctrl_ifname: (nil) error: No such file or directory. This bug is the same as, or similar to: No wifi connect

[Bug 1422143] Re: No wifi connection after suspend with systemd due to missing "wpa_cli suspend"

2016-05-31 Thread Mark Stosberg
I started experiencing this bug after upgrading a Dell XPS 13 2013 (Haswell) to 16.04 and systemd. After a resume, I have to do one of two things to re-connect to wifi: 1. Manually re-enable wifi in NetworkManager menu 2. sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager -- You received this bug notif

[Bug 1583743] Re: wish: package /lib/systemd-cron/mail_on_failure separately

2016-05-20 Thread Mark Stosberg
Thanks for the prompt follow-ups. I contacted the recommended mailing list with my suggestion. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1583743 Title: wish: package /lib/systemd-cron/mail_on_fa

[Bug 1583743] [NEW] wish: package /lib/systemd-cron/mail_on_failure separately

2016-05-19 Thread Mark Stosberg
Public bug reported: I'd like to write my own systemd timers, but would like an easy way to send mail on failure. Splitting out /lib/systemd-cron/mail_on_failure would help with that. Right now, installing systemd-cron on 16.04 causes ubuntu-standard and other things to be removed if I don't want

[Bug 425857] Re: pulseaudio rtp.c: sendmsg() failed

2016-05-17 Thread Mark Stosberg
I'm getting flooded with these errors on Ubuntu 16.04. My pulseaudo package version is: 1:8.0-0ubuntu3 The exact error that floods my log is: "[null-sink] rtp.c: sendmsg() failed: Invalid argument". Looks like I get it more than 50 times /per second/. -- You received this bug notification beca

[Bug 1273462] Re: Users can mistakenly run init.d scripts and cause problems if an equivalent upstart job already exists

2015-12-03 Thread Mark Stosberg
In Bug #1521771, I spent some time tracking down different behavior between the mysql-5.5 "init" and "upstart" scripts. They differ on how many seconds are waited between the SIGTERM and SIGKILL signals are sent. Different values can mean the difference between a slower clean shutdown and a shutdow

Re: [Bug 1521771] Re: init.d.mysql shutdown timeout value does not match init/mysql.conf value

2015-12-03 Thread Mark Stosberg
Thanks for the reply. For the mysql-5.6 package, I recommend clearly out the "init.d" script except for the redirect to the "upstart" script. This will avoid the false impression that the code in in the "init.d" script is still active. Mark -- You received this bug notification becaus

Re: [Bug 1521771] [NEW] init.d.mysql shutdown timeout value does not match init/mysql.conf value

2015-12-01 Thread Mark Stosberg
I looked at the mysql-5.6 package in the xenial distribution. It provides 3 init scripts: one for upstart, one for SysV init, and one presumably for systemd. Each provides a different value for the server to shutdown: 10 seconds, 300 seconds or 600 seconds, depending on which service you use. I

[Bug 1521771] [NEW] init.d.mysql shutdown timeout value does not match init/mysql.conf value

2015-12-01 Thread Mark Stosberg
Public bug reported: In `/etc/init/mysql.conf`, the configuration is set to wait 5 minutes after a SIGTERM is issued before a SIGKILL is issued. The value was intentionally set that high because sometimes the default of 5 seconds wasn't long enough [1]. 1. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour

[Bug 1319970] Re: speed-dispatcher user needs a restricted shell (/usr/sbin/nologin or /bin/false) instead of /bin/sh.

2015-02-02 Thread Mark Stosberg
As a security issue, will this fix be showing up in Ubuntu 14.04? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1319970 Title: speed-dispatcher user needs a restricted shell (/usr/sbin/nologin or

[Bug 1319973] Re: libuuid needs a default shell (seems to not specify any?)

2015-02-02 Thread Mark Stosberg
That should nave been "nologin". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1319973 Title: libuuid needs a default shell (seems to not specify any?) To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1319973] Re: libuuid needs a default shell (seems to not specify any?)

2015-02-02 Thread Mark Stosberg
This remains a potential security issue with Ubuntu 14.04. It appears that the util-linux (2.25-5) should set the login shell as "nologin". It seems here we need an update which finds the shells already set as /bin/sh and resets them to "nlogin" -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1278529] Re: Using S3, "BackendException: No connection to backend"

2014-12-26 Thread Mark Stosberg
** Also affects: python-boto (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/1278529 Title: Using S3, "BackendException: No connection to backend"

[Bug 934614] Re: reinstall of precise breaks grub with invalid arch independent ELF magic

2013-12-27 Thread Mark Stosberg
I had this problem using the official "Dell Recovery Media" for the just-released Haswell Dell XPS 13 with Ubuntu 12.04 pre-installed. After using the official recovery media, I couldn't boot, receiving the same grub error. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1233794] Re: [LENOVO ThinkPad X220] suspend/resume failure

2013-12-10 Thread Mark Stosberg
Here's my latest test result, using: - X220 i7 - Samsung 840 Pro SSD - BIOS 1.39 - Ubuntu 12.04.3 - Kernel 3.8.0-33 Using "sudo pm-suspend", the first cycle completes normally. On the second cycle, I see an "Unable to dock!" message as it's suspending. It resumes to show a black sc

[Bug 1233794] Re: [LENOVO ThinkPad X220] suspend/resume failure

2013-12-10 Thread Mark Stosberg
This Ubuntu 12.04 X220 user suggested in a fix that involves ACPI configuration rather than a kernel change that you might try: http://fstyle.de/hp_fstyle/wordpress/2012/08/10/ubuntu-12-04-acpi/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1233794] Re: [LENOVO ThinkPad X220] suspend/resume failure

2013-12-10 Thread Mark Stosberg
I'm also experiencing intermittent failures after suspend/resume with X220 i7. I experienced the suspend problems first with 12.04, and recently tried the 14.04 Live CD, and experienced them there as well. I appear to have better luck with a HDD than an SDD in it, but that may be coincidental. --

[Bug 910539] Re: maximum number of clients reached

2012-08-23 Thread Mark Stosberg
I'm also getting this error when trying to open a PDF with evince on 12.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/910539 Title: maximum number of clients reached To manage notifications abo

[Bug 508768] Re: pure-ftpd with postgresql support in karmic and Lucid crashes frequently during authentication

2012-06-21 Thread Mark Stosberg
Hello Stefan, And thanks for your help packaging this software. I appreciate it. I'll try to figure out who the Ubuntu package maintainer is for this. Anyone here know? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.laun

[Bug 508768] Re: pure-ftpd with postgresql support in karmic and Lucid crashes frequently during authentication

2012-06-21 Thread Mark Stosberg
I want share how I was able to address the crashes on Lucid. In summary, I rebuild the source packages from Precise and installed them, and that fixed it. I suspect the fix might have come in 1.0.28 or 1.0.29, as they included these fixes in the changelog: " Fix crash with PostgreSQL" and "Fixes

[Bug 508768] Re: pure-ftpd with postgresql support in karmic and Lucid crashes frequently during authentication

2012-06-20 Thread Mark Stosberg
To other bug reporters, who did you work around this issue, if it at all? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/508768 Title: pure-ftpd with postgresql support in karmic and Lucid crashes

[Bug 880622] Re: Proposing change in the way configs are parsed

2012-06-20 Thread Mark Stosberg
This bug is a duplicate of #477. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/880622 Title: Proposing change in the way configs are parsed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bug

[Bug 508768] Re: pure-ftpd with postgresql support in karmic and Lucid crashes frequently during authentication

2012-06-20 Thread Mark Stosberg
** Summary changed: - pure-ftpd with postgresql support in karmic crashes frequently during authentication + pure-ftpd with postgresql support in karmic and Lucid crashes frequently during authentication -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is su

[Bug 508768] Re: pure-ftpd with postgresql support in karmic crashes frequently during authentication

2012-06-20 Thread Mark Stosberg
I also have a similar problem with the latest packages on Lucid with pure-ftpd-postgresql. Authentication fails, and then I can see in the logs that a segfault has happened: Jun 20 10:04:39 foo kernel: [ 6408.810996] pure-ftpd-postg[3650]: segfault at 0 ip 7f4335b870a0 sp 7fff2e7c9b00 err

[Bug 477] Re: Config of pure-ftpd need to be simplified.

2012-06-20 Thread Mark Stosberg
I agree that the one-option-per-file scheme feels awkward. I would also prefer to have all the options in one file. -- 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/477 Title: Config of pure-ft

[Bug 428735] Re: pure-ftpd crashes if removed and then reinstalled

2012-06-20 Thread Mark Stosberg
This bug can be closed. It was a reported against an Ubuntu release which is no longer supported. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/428735 Title: pure-ftpd crashes if removed and then re

[Bug 978654] Re: : 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 24: ordinal not in range(128)

2012-05-04 Thread Mark Stosberg
I also get notified about this issue after time I login, since I upgrade to 12.04. I don't know what the trigger is. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/978654 Title: : 'ascii' codec can't

[Bug 413728] Re: alacarte does not remove main menu item

2011-12-11 Thread Mark Stosberg
I confirmed the 4 lines mentioned above are related to the problem of hiding items in the games menu. I was able to workaround the issue by removing the 4 lines in question from the mentioned file: sudo cp /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu.bak sudo sensib

[Bug 60442] Re: Dual / Two Batteries, shutdown on empty expansion battery. (GPM does not recognises second battery on hotplug)

2011-11-04 Thread Mark Stosberg
Dejan, the bug status is marked as "Fixed Released". It is possible you have found a new variation. You could start by providing your laptop make and model, and confirming that you can run on just the second battery. (ie: you know the batteries work independently) -- You received this bug notific

[Bug 881754] Re: sync feature fails to notify already logged-in users that is that is uploading package data

2011-10-26 Thread Mark Stosberg
My concerns here would be addressed by the alternate UI documented in the "OneConf" specification: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OneConf/ It includes the following details: * The feature is labeled "Inventory on Ubuntu One...", clearly indicating that a remote service is involved. * It features a "s

[Bug 881754] [NEW] sync feature fails to notify already logged-in users that is that is uploading package data

2011-10-25 Thread Mark Stosberg
Public bug reported: I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 and just found the "sync" feature in USC today and clicked on it-- neat idea! I was curious about how it worked, so I searched and found the spec and read about it. By the time I read the part that it uploaded my data to another server, it was already t

[Bug 820191] Re: rhythmbox crashes on start if ubuntuoone music store plugin is installed (SIGSEGV in g_typelib_get_dir_entry_by_gtype())

2011-10-18 Thread Mark Stosberg
Here's exactly what I see when trying to start it in 11.10 after enabling the Magnatune plugin: $ rhythmbox /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gobject/constants.py:24: Warning: g_boxed_type_register_static: assertion `g_type_from_name (name) == 0' failed import gobject._gobject TypeError: metacl

[Bug 820191] Re: rhythmbox crashes on start if ubuntuoone music store plugin is installed (SIGSEGV in g_typelib_get_dir_entry_by_gtype())

2011-10-18 Thread Mark Stosberg
It also crashes if the Magnatune plugin is enabled. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/820191 Title: rhythmbox crashes on start if ubuntuoone music store plugin is installed (SIGSEGV in

[Bug 723148] Re: Natty server ISO images fail to install

2011-04-22 Thread Mark Stosberg
I got this behavior with the natty beta2 installer. I was using an ISO on a USB drive made with multisystem, attempting to install on an x120e Thinkpad. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/72

[Bug 673834] [NEW] -compose is not documented in "man thunderbird"

2010-11-10 Thread Mark Stosberg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: thunderbird "man thunderbird" fails to document the -compose option. This option is very useful if you are on the command line and want to launch a new email message composition window with a given file attached. The "man" page is a natural place to docu

[Bug 464491] Re: 9.10: thunderbird crashed with SIGSEGV in background, possibly on IMAP refresh

2010-11-10 Thread Mark Stosberg
** Summary changed: - thunderbird-bin crashed with SIGSEGV + 9.10: thunderbird crashed with SIGSEGV in background, possibly on IMAP refresh -- 9.10: thunderbird crashed with SIGSEGV in background, possibly on IMAP refresh https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464491 You received this bug notification

[Bug 484087] Re: 9.10: thunderbird crashed with SIGSEGV on opening menus

2010-11-10 Thread Mark Stosberg
** Summary changed: - thunderbird-bin crashed with SIGSEGV + 9.10: thunderbird crashed with SIGSEGV on opening menus -- 9.10: thunderbird crashed with SIGSEGV on opening menus https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/484087 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 550611] Re: 10.04: thunderbird crashed with SIGSEGV while running in the background

2010-11-10 Thread Mark Stosberg
** Summary changed: - thunderbird-bin crashed with SIGSEGV + 10.04: thunderbird crashed with SIGSEGV while running in the background -- 10.04: thunderbird crashed with SIGSEGV while running in the background https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/550611 You received this bug notification because you ar

[Bug 416228] Re: thunderbird-bin crashed with SIGSEGV on opening message

2010-11-10 Thread Mark Stosberg
** Summary changed: - thunderbird-bin crashed with SIGSEGV + thunderbird-bin crashed with SIGSEGV on opening message ** Summary changed: - thunderbird-bin crashed with SIGSEGV on opening message + Ubuntu 9.10: thunderbird-bin crashed with SIGSEGV on opening message -- Ubuntu 9.10: thunderbird-

[Bug 408583] Re: thunderbird-gnome-support contains only docs?

2010-11-10 Thread Mark Stosberg
I would like to see these improvements as well, but I think this bug should have the Importance updated to be something like "Wishlist". The current thunderbird-gnome-support package doesn't doesn't attempt to use GVFS, etc, making it an enhancement rather than a bug. -- thunderbird-gnome-support

[Bug 460922] Re: Problem opening a PDF in Thunderbird

2010-11-10 Thread Mark Stosberg
Thanks for the report. However, without an example of a PDF that won't open, this bug report is incomplete and can't move forward. I'm marking it as "Incomplete" until a PDF to test with is provided. ** Changed in: thunderbird (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Problem opening a PDF i

[Bug 407599] Re: mozilla thunderbird - all emails i receive are not the original document sent to me. They have been replaced by a document sent months ago. All the attachments went missing. help.

2010-11-10 Thread Mark Stosberg
Thanks for the report. I'm marking this report as "invalid", but please re-open this or another bug if you still experience an issue with Thunderbird 3.1. ** Changed in: thunderbird (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- mozilla thunderbird - all emails i receive are not the original documen

[Bug 555573] Re: [g41] GPU hung: Failed to submit batchbuffer: Input/output error

2010-10-09 Thread Mark Stosberg
I also experienced this on an Thinkpad X41 tablet laptop. I was just using Thunderbird at the time. -- [g41] GPU hung: Failed to submit batchbuffer: Input/output error https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/73 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subs

[Bug 490246] Re: impressive dies on ooimpress generated pdf files in Karmic

2010-06-04 Thread Mark Stosberg
Is there is someone subscribed to this bug who can apply the working patch included here? -- impressive dies on ooimpress generated pdf files in Karmic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/490246 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 554514] Re: cant find resource agents

2010-05-28 Thread Mark Stosberg
I'm affected by this as well. When I start kaddressbook, I get these errors and none of my addressbooks don't appear. I suggest the Importance be raised from Medium to Critical 32 people are marked as being affected, and in some cases the bug represents a major data loss-- my workaround will likel

[Bug 422893] Re: no gnome panel on second monitor on dual screen setup

2010-05-25 Thread Mark Stosberg
I think there is still room for improvement here. I have a dual-screen setup and the panel was not on the monitor that I wanted it on. I could not figure out how to move to the second monitor. I tried right clicking on it and dragging it, but neither works. The Alt-Drag workaround mentioned here w

[Bug 492782] Re: Mouse cursor disappears after restarting screen (xrandr / resume)

2010-05-23 Thread Mark Stosberg
Note that a workaround that automates fixing the mouse is posted in a duplicate bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video- ati/+bug/552246/comments/23 -- Mouse cursor disappears after restarting screen (xrandr / resume) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/492782 You re

[Bug 396485] Re: No way to kill maximus

2010-02-17 Thread Mark Stosberg
I disagree with this feature request. I think the ability to stop the maximus service and logout/login again is sufficient. -- No way to kill maximus https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/396485 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 467972] Re: metacity assert failure: metacity:ERROR:core/bell.c:211:bell_flash_window_frame: assertion failed: (window->frame != NULL)

2010-02-07 Thread Mark Stosberg
This metacity crasher has been fixed upstream by Gnome. I nominate it for release in the karmic updates channel. -- metacity assert failure: metacity:ERROR:core/bell.c:211:bell_flash_window_frame: assertion failed: (window->frame != NULL) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/467972 You received this

Re: [Bug 284263] Re: ACPI: EC: missing confirmations, switch off interrupt mode.

2010-01-19 Thread Mark Stosberg
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:54:45 - Zebra-Rake wrote: > Why the hell does it two years to fix this stuff? You are right. It doesn't have to take so long. Perhaps you would like to have a patch ready tomorrow or hire a developer to prepare one next week? Your contribution would be welcome. Mar

[Bug 319650] Re: error when using +add for .wav files on a CD when trying to burn a project

2009-12-06 Thread Mark Stosberg
I ran into into the "can't be handled by gstreamer" message when adding MP3s on Intrepid. The solution had nothing to do with the codec, the issue seemed to be that the MP3s were located on a Samba network share, not locally. The workaround was to copy the files to my local hard drive and try agai

[Bug 383181] Re: Fujitsu T4215 Stylus not working in 9.04/9.10

2009-11-21 Thread Mark Stosberg
I report what may be the same bug. I'll run these two commands: sudo hal-set-property --udi /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pnp_WACf004_serial_platform_0 --key info.product --string stylus sudo hal-set-property --udi /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pnp_WACf004_serial_platform_0_subdev --key info.pr

[Bug 405679] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 Acer Aspire one/Lenovo x300, PPTP vpn / ISA server not working

2009-11-20 Thread Mark Stosberg
niska, What do the logs on the VPN server show when you were attempting to connect? -- Ubuntu 9.04 Acer Aspire one/Lenovo x300, PPTP vpn / ISA server not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405679 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 435097] Re: [needs-packaging] eog-plugins

2009-10-31 Thread Mark Stosberg
I confirmed that the debian package for sid for version 2.28.1-1 is directly installable and usable for Karmic. It can be downloaded from here: http://packages.debian.org/sid/eog-plugins -- [needs-packaging] eog-plugins https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/435097 You received this bug notification

[Bug 435097] Re: [needs-packaging] eog-plugins

2009-10-31 Thread Mark Stosberg
I would appreciate seeing this packaged. I'm a fan of the Flickr uploading plugin. -- [needs-packaging] eog-plugins https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/435097 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubunt

Re: [Bug 405679] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 Acer Aspire one/Lenovo x300, PPTP vpn / ISA server not working

2009-10-30 Thread Mark Stosberg
On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:41:34 - niska wrote: > i have no idea, tell me where to find it and i will send it to you. If your vpn host you are connecting to is "vpn.youcompany.com" and then you need to access this host directly and review the logs. Of course, there is a catch if the connection i

[Bug 335237] Re: VPN to windows fails

2009-10-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
There are any number of reasons why a VPN connection should fail, and not all of them are bugs in network-manager-pptp. If your VPN connection is failing you should work with your system administrator to also review the logs generated on the server side to get a full picture of what's happening. Y

[Bug 316558] Re: Unable to SSH & RDP to remote servers while on PPTP VPN

2009-10-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
I'm converting this bug into a question because using ssh over the pptp connection has always worked fine for me. I suspect there is something specific about your environment that needs to deal with. For hosts that you can't ssh to, what happens when you a simpler network connection, like pinging

[Bug 303779] Re: Connection failed

2009-10-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
Have you tried again with 9.04 or 9.10? When the connection just says "failed" on your side, what do the logs say on the server side? ** Changed in: network-manager-pptp (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Connection failed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/303779 You received this bug no

[Bug 395870] Re: Alcatel X200 HSxPA modem not working

2009-10-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
I'm removing network-manager-pptp from the list of affected packages. There is nothing in the bug report which mentions PPTP or VPN. ** Package changed: network-manager-pptp (Ubuntu) => ubuntu -- Alcatel X200 HSxPA modem not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/395870 You received this bug no

[Bug 405679] Re: Ubuntu 9.04 Acer Aspire one/Lenovo x300, PPTP vpn / ISA server not working

2009-10-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
What did the logs on the VPN server show when you were attempting to connect? Can you test again with Karmic Koala? ** Changed in: network-manager-pptp (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Ubuntu 9.04 Acer Aspire one/Lenovo x300, PPTP vpn / ISA server not working https://bugs.launchpad.n

[Bug 448950] Re: vpn pptp frozes X

2009-10-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
Eugene, What version of Ubuntu did happen on? Can you test with Karmic Koala if you haven't already? ** Changed in: network-manager-pptp (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- vpn pptp frozes X https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/448950 You received this bug notification because you are a mem

[Bug 291895] Re: In Ubuntu 8.10, PPTP Neetwork Manager does not launch PPTP VPN (if save your password VPN)

2009-10-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
This seems to be fixed in Karmic. After saving a PPTP VPN password, the connections still work fine. ** Changed in: network-manager-pptp (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- In Ubuntu 8.10, PPTP Neetwork Manager does not launch PPTP VPN (if save your password VPN) https://bu

[Bug 264825] Re: [0.7] Caches connection password, even when asked not to

2009-10-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
I reviewed the upstream bug reports and found this marked as "resolved" there. I then tested it in Karmic and found that it does appear to resolved in Ubuntu as well. I have updated the status to be "Fix Released" now. ** Changed in: network-manager-pptp (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Release

[Bug 430361] Re: thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: sysfs attribute hotkey_enable is deprecated and will be removed. Hotkey reporting is always enabled

2009-10-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
Here's a workaround to make alerts stop. (It does not stop related event from happening, it just stops you from being notified about it. ) Open this file for editing: sudo gedit /etc/kerneloops.conf You can comment it out as follows. This will prevent you being alerted to *any* kernel oops event

[Bug 430361] Re: thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: sysfs attribute hotkey_enable is deprecated and will be removed. Hotkey reporting is always enabled

2009-10-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
Finally, I found a related bug for the "kerneloops" project: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kerneloops/+bug/346303 I consider this the most important place to address the issue. The kerneloops utility is taking a harmless warning and reporting it to the user as a "serious error" that m

[Bug 346303] Re: Kernel oops dialog is inconsistent with kerneloops semantics

2009-10-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
I disagree about the "Low Importance" of this. For many ThinkPad users like myself our first impression of Karmic is a pop-up stating your kernel has encountered a "serious error" and that the system may be unstable and may need to be shutdown. This is due an otherwise harmless warning from the ib

[Bug 430361] Re: thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: sysfs attribute hotkey_enable is deprecated and will be removed. Hotkey reporting is always enabled

2009-10-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
I filed a related bug with Checkbox (the testing application) so that it can be modified to quit triggering the kernel oops on the affected laptops: https://bugs.launchpad.net/checkbox/+bug/463890 -- thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: sysfs attribute hotkey_enable is deprecated and will be removed. Hotkey

[Bug 430361] Re: thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: sysfs attribute hotkey_enable is deprecated and will be removed. Hotkey reporting is always enabled

2009-10-28 Thread Mark Stosberg
Here's a link to my post to the related driver developer list: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20091028215838.38b36...@mark-x41 -- thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: sysfs attribute hotkey_enable is deprecated and will be removed. Hotkey reporting is always enabled https://bugs.lau

[Bug 430361] Re: thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: sysfs attribute hotkey_enable is deprecated and will be removed. Hotkey reporting is always enabled

2009-10-28 Thread Mark Stosberg
I think this page speaks to the issue: http://www.mail-archive.com/ibm-acpi- de...@lists.sourceforge.net/msg01713.html It seems that enabling and disabling the "hotkey" functionality is no longer supported, and the functionality is always on. The new behavior is to log a warning if this attempted

[Bug 430361] Re: thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: sysfs attribute hotkey_enable is deprecated and will be removed. Hotkey reporting is always enabled

2009-10-28 Thread Mark Stosberg
I also get this regularly on a ThinkPad X41 -- thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: sysfs attribute hotkey_enable is deprecated and will be removed. Hotkey reporting is always enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/430361 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is s

[Bug 462388] Re: thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: sysfs attribute hotkey_enable is deprecated and will be removed. Hotkey reporting is always enabled

2009-10-28 Thread Mark Stosberg
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 430361 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/430361 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 430361 thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: sysfs attribute hotkey_enable is deprecated and will be removed. Hotkey reporting is always enabled -- thinkpad_acpi: WARNING

Re: [Bug 11149] Re: snd_cs46xx does not work after suspend/resume cycle

2009-04-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:43:13 - axoin wrote: > I tried both FN-F4 and Suspend through gnome menu. What Ubuntu version > did succeed? Do you still have a T2x laptop to test that? I am using > Ubuntu since 8.04 and never brought that to work. I don't have any T2x now, but I formally used or hel

Re: [Bug 11149] Re: snd_cs46xx does not work after suspend/resume cycle

2009-04-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:40:36 - axoin wrote: > Unfortunately this is still a bug, confirming on Thinkpad T21 with 9.04 > final. Did Suspend to Ram and attached log. Hope this helps. How did you suspend? Option 1: Through the graphical "Suspend" button on the logout menu Option 2: Fn-F4 ? W

[Bug 263217] Re: Unable to connect Motorola Z6 phone in mass storage mode

2009-03-30 Thread Mark Stosberg
For me, something must have changed in the hardy-proposed kernel line. Recently mass storage mode started working for me perfectly with a ZN5. Certainly the Intrepid and Z6 cases may be different. -- Unable to connect Motorola Z6 phone in mass storage mode https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263217 Y

[Bug 272643] Re: any youtube video freezes in the middle running in Mozilla

2009-03-18 Thread Mark Stosberg
This started working again for me on Hardy Heron. I'm still sure what triggered it. -- any youtube video freezes in the middle running in Mozilla https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272643 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 336521] Re: regression: resume on Presario V2000 notebook leaves backlight off

2009-03-16 Thread Mark Stosberg
Pat, How did you determine your system platform name to add it there? Mark -- regression: resume on Presario V2000 notebook leaves backlight off https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/336521 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 322879] Re: Verizon CDMA card no longer works

2009-03-14 Thread Mark Stosberg
I ran into this bug on Intrepid, with a 2.6.27-11 kernel. I can also confirm that installing "linux-image" from intrepid-proposed fixes it. The version I installed from there is 2.6.27-13. Mark -- Verizon CDMA card no longer works https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/322879 You received this bug

[Bug 336521] Re: regression: resume on Presario V2000 notebook leaves backlight off

2009-03-07 Thread Mark Stosberg
I can also confirm the fix described here: - downgrade and pin hal-info to the version that originally came with Intrepid - Add the 3 lines to a file described here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=6355179&postcount=13 After that, I can press the power button for a successful suspend --

[Bug 336521] Re: regression: resume on Presario V2000 notebook leaves backlight off

2009-03-07 Thread Mark Stosberg
I can confirm this bug with Intrepid on a Sony Vaio, model PCG-8X2L. -- regression: resume on Presario V2000 notebook leaves backlight off https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/336521 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-

[Bug 198218] Re: [hardy] After suspend sound isnt working anymore

2009-02-09 Thread Mark Stosberg
I confirmed tonight that sound-after-suspend fails when using Intrepid ( 2.6.27-7 ) on a ThinkPad T22. I also confirmed Axel's workaround published above: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ubuntu- modules-2.6.24/+bug/198218/comments/35 I did have to modify the posted file to uncomm

[Bug 33617] Re: [agp] X.org does not initialize screen on IBM T20, T21, T22

2009-02-09 Thread Mark Stosberg
I just confirmed that this bug is present the default Intrepid. Here's a recipe to workaround it, as tested with a T22: 1. Install from the Alternate install CD (which avoids graphics issues) 2. On first boot, press "escape" as you briefly pass through the GRUB bootloader stage, and select "Recov

[Bug 272643] Re: any youtube video freezes in the middle running in Mozilla

2009-01-30 Thread Mark Stosberg
This started happening to me with an up-to-date Hardy Heron system. I have no idea why. -- any youtube video freezes in the middle running in Mozilla https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272643 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 54273] Re: USB device not accepting address: error -110

2009-01-29 Thread Mark Stosberg
I had a laptop that suddenly started to the exhibit the error "USB device not accepting address: error -110". A reboot did not seem to fix it, but a cold boot did. (I turned it all the way off, removed all devices from it, and briefly even removed the battery). -- USB device not accepting addr

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