[Bug 1355796] Re: False SMART data given on hard drives

2015-09-16 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Affects me as well. Even on a brand new disk with less than 1 hour of runtime, it says "old age" ** Attachment added: "Screenshot from 2015-09-16 17:22:41.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/1355796/+attachment/4466322/+files/Screenshot%20from%202015-09-16%2

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

2011-03-30 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
The real problem here is people who pretend that the greatest thing a linux distribution can do is immediately embrace new technologies that are not yet fully supported by vendor drivers, yet continue to harass users to install vendor drivers right after installing their OS. When you go even deepe

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

2011-03-27 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
And I don't want to hear any more excuses about vendors not being as fully into the Linux game as we wish they were. They devote as much time and resources as they can and as their market allows. They actually are putting effort into their drivers, but KMS was sprung on them at the last second.

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

2011-03-27 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
gslack, You sure went all out on that rant. But the fact of the matter is, every one of us here knows more than enough about how hardware vendors don't fully support linux. After ten years I'm getting tired of hearing excuses about Microsoft whispering sweet nothings into ATI and nvidia's ears a

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

2011-03-26 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
The issue here is not necessarily that the display method used by plymouth is incompatible with proprietary drivers. I would say the issue is that the developers made an unnecessary switch to this display method knowing full well that the proprietary drivers didn't support it yet. I'm with everyb

[Bug 677420] [NEW] Removing LXDM does not change default display manager

2010-11-19 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: lxdm After uninstalling LXDM, the default display manager is still set to /usr/sbin/lxdm in the file /etc/X11/default-display-manager. This results in the system hanging on boot after "checking battery state" unless you boot into safe graphics mode (or f

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

2010-11-16 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
The fix posted by Mauricio Parra Casado worked on my ATI laptop (Maverick.) Unfortunately my screen's native resolution wasn't available, but at 1024x768, it's still a lot better than before. I'd like to say to anybody that brushes this problem aside as unimportant because the boot splash is only

[Bug 40872] Re: Desktop icons are allowed to overlap

2010-11-02 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
I almost erased my 750gb external hard drive because of this bug. There were some pictures on my desktop that I wanted to delete, so I drew a box around them and dragged them to the trash can. Turns out the mounted partition's icon was hiding under them. Had I been a lesser computer guy, I most

[Bug 633552] Re: In systray, battery state stay as "estimating..."

2010-10-24 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 629258 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/629258 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 629258 Battery life estimation never comes around * You can subscribe to bug 629258 by following this link: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-p

[Bug 633552] Re: In systray, battery state stay as "estimating..."

2010-10-08 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
I've been having this problem since switching to maverick back when it was in alpha. I've noticed a lot of people posting this bug, and as far as I've seen it's been HP laptops. I have a HP G61-511WM laptop, and when I bring up the power graphs, there is no data on discharge rate, time to full, o

[Bug 585577] Re: KDE Dependencies are out of control

2010-05-25 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Thanks for the suggestion, I was actually using synaptic. I didn't realize it had changed to have "install recommended packages as dependencies" as the default option. I wonder when that happened? -- KDE Dependencies are out of control https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/585577 You received this bu

[Bug 585577] [NEW] KDE Dependencies are out of control

2010-05-25 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Public bug reported: When installing almost any KDE application in a stock ubuntu install, I end up having to install a ridiculous amount of additional packages as dependencies. For example, installing kpat calls for kpackagekit, mysql-client and server-core, update-manager-kde, and many other ap

[Bug 542208] Re: Please blacklist i830 from Kernel mode-setting

2010-05-10 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
I am having problems with the 830m chipset in my dell 2600, using the release version of lucid. adding "i915.modeset=0" does not solve anything, nor does "nomodeset." (using both doesn't work either.) Plymouth is flickering like crazy and kind of looks like an old TV set with a loose connection, a

[Bug 575033] Re: wubi fails with error permission denied

2010-05-09 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
I get the same error installing in Windows XP SP3 32-bit. Running as administrator and disabling the "protect my computer" checkbox doesn't help anything either. I am running wubi off the CD Attaching log file ** Attachment added: "wubi log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/48192005/wubi-10.04-

[Bug 508616] Re: Failed Ubuntu Installer for Windows

2010-05-09 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
You cannot remove vista after installing ubuntu in it with wubi, that will also delete ubuntu. That being said, I get the same permission denied error. -- Failed Ubuntu Installer for Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/508616 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 552137] Re: Sessions missing on sign in screen

2010-04-16 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
I've had the same issue since Karmic. Now on 64-bit lucid The drop-down menu is missing until I enter a user name, then it shows the menu when asking for the password. Very annoying for password-less logins. Clean install does not fix it for me. -- Sessions missing on sign in screen https://b

[Bug 565183] Re: Session menu missing from login screen

2010-04-16 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 552137 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/552137 My apologies, this is a duplicate ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 552137 Sessions missing on sign in screen -- Session menu missing from login screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565183

[Bug 565183] [NEW] Session menu missing from login screen

2010-04-16 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gdm Version: 2.30.0-0ubuntu5, (lucid) but has been affecting me since karmic The login screen does not show the drop-down menu to select a session until the user name is entered. If one wants to use password-less logins, it's quite difficult to choose a

[Bug 403408] Re: Grub 2 problem, error: no such device

2009-11-16 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Update, I installed xubuntu 9.10 on my ancient IBM thinkpad 600E and got the "no such device" error. Removing the search line solved the problem for this one -- Grub 2 problem, error: no such device https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/403408 You received this bug notification because you are a membe

[Bug 403408] Re: Grub 2 problem, error: no such device

2009-11-15 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
I just tried to help somebody new to linux get through this bug. In the end, we couldn't get it working and he's switching back to windows. I doubt he'll be back anytime soon. It's clear to me that grub2 was NOT ready for prime time. -- Grub 2 problem, error: no such device https://bugs.launch

[Bug 480916] [NEW] kpat - klondike doesn't allow using cards that have been sent to foundations

2009-11-11 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdegames In klondike solitaire, when you send a card to the foundations (the 4 piles in the top-right corner of the screen) you're supposed to be able to pull them off again and use them. kpatience doesn't allow this. Version 3.2 ** Affects: kdegames (

[Bug 10905] Re: Can't use any global keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys when applet/menu is open

2009-11-07 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
an inconsistent user interface is a design choice? What is this, windows??? -- Can't use any global keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys when applet/menu is open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/10905 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscribe

[Bug 321332] Re: crash when playing AVC .mp4 files

2009-10-02 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
** Changed in: ffmpeg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- crash when playing AVC .mp4 files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/321332 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubunt

[Bug 418634] Re: Since Kernel update Unreal Tournament detects a wrong cpu freq.

2009-10-01 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Download the free windows program CPUZ and run it to see if that detects it wrong as well. It seems more likely that wine is at fault in this problem, are you sure you didn't update that as well? -- Since Kernel update Unreal Tournament detects a wrong cpu freq. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/4

[Bug 422215] [NEW] Many gnome applets do not start when the date is set too early

2009-08-31 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-panel If the system clock is set to too early a date, there are many gnome- panel applets that will not start. Some of them are the clock applet, the notification area, and the user switcher. I'm not sure what the threshold date is, but my ibook g

[Bug 368269] [NEW] closing vumeter kills pulseaudio

2009-04-27 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-media Release: Hardy Version: 2.22.0-0ubuntu3 If I run vumeter while another application is playing audio, closing vumeter kills pulseaudio. To recreate: run gstreamer-properties and click on "test" While the test sound is playing, open vumeter an

[Bug 360238] Re: nautilus-connect-server should not give samba option if samba is not installed

2009-04-12 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Correction: By "samba" I mean "smbclient," which I do have installed. That being said, there's still a bug somewhere causing nautilus to display that error dialog, because the smb:// protocol handler for nautilus is installed on the machine. Typing smb://my.ip.add.ress/ in nautilus does work to

[Bug 360238] [NEW] nautilus-connect-server should not give samba option if samba is not installed

2009-04-12 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Public bug reported: Release: 8.04 Hardy Version: nautilus 1:2.22.5.1-ubuntu1 When you bring up the nautilus-connect-server dialog, it supplies the option to connect to a "Windows Share," regardless of whether samba is installed. If samba is not installed, when trying to connect it will give a

[Bug 263889] Re: [intrepid] soundconverter always freezes after adding a file

2009-04-12 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Correction: It's actually only happening with m4p files for me. These are encrypted audio, but soundconverter should be able to figure that out without freezing. -- [intrepid] soundconverter always freezes after adding a file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263889 You received this bug notifica

[Bug 263889] Re: [intrepid] soundconverter always freezes after adding a file

2009-04-12 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
I can confirm this issue on Ubuntu Jaunty. It happens consistently with m4a files. -- [intrepid] soundconverter always freezes after adding a file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263889 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 321336] [NEW] gnome volume control is missing switches

2009-01-25 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-media Jaunty seems to have a new version of gnome-volume-control, which has a new GUI. The new GUI has no way of accessing, or enabling access to whatever various switches your sound card has. I had to install gnome- alsamixer so I could change a

[Bug 320871] Re: should use labels rather than UUIDs if they exist

2009-01-25 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
I agree. This has caused too many breakages for me in previous versions of ubuntu when changing partitioning, to the point where it wouldn't boot unless I went in and changed fstab. -- should use labels rather than UUIDs if they exist https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/320871 You received this bug

[Bug 321332] [NEW] crash when playing AVC .mp4 files

2009-01-25 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libavcodec-unstripped-52 When opening a .mp4 file containing video encoded in the H.264/AVC Codec, Totem will crash. This is also evident when Nautilus attempts to use Totem to thumbnail these files. They don't get thumbnailed, and if apport is running

[Bug 283565] [NEW] "About Me" breaks after removing evolution

2008-10-14 Thread Nathaniel Wilson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: evolution-data-server After removing Evolution and Evolution-data-server through synaptic, The "About Me" dialog at System -> Preferences breaks. The following error message pops up: There was an error while trying to get the addressbook information Evo