[Bug 114122] Re: Burner not working in 7,04

2008-05-15 Thread PeteDonnell
I was having a similar problem with an IDE CD burner, it wouldn't erase a CD-RW from k3b or wodim on the command line. However, when I connected up an external USB burner it worked fine. Don't know if this helps shed any light on the problem. Relevant sections from lshw are below, I can provide

[Bug 204996] Re: Linux kernel 2.6.24-12 lockup

2008-05-03 Thread PeteDonnell
I just had a thought: a number of people have suggested that this may be disk I/O related, and some people have apparently been running the live CD without problems. Has anyone tried doing a persistent install on a USB stick, e.g. as on http://t-skariah.blogspot.com/2008/04/ubuntu-804

[Bug 204996] Re: Linux kernel 2.6.24-12 lockup

2008-04-30 Thread PeteDonnell
Attached requested crash logs. I tried booting with nmi_watchdog=2 yesterday, and it didn't help. My computer was built of old spare parts, it contains Epox 8RDA3+ motherboard S3 Virge graphics 2x Onboard LAN: some kind of forcedeth, which is connected, and an 8139too, which isn't. This

[Bug 204996] Re: Linux kernel 2.6.24-12 lockup

2008-04-30 Thread PeteDonnell
@ Robert: sorry, what I meant to say was nVidia _graphics_, since a few people had been suggesting that might be the cause... -- Linux kernel 2.6.24-12 lockup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204996 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 204996] Re: Linux kernel 2.6.24-12 lockup

2008-04-27 Thread PeteDonnell
I just tried installing the -rt kernel and stress testing the system by watching a video on an nfs share while downloading updates in Synaptic. The system locked up just as before, so it looks to me as though whatever's causing the crash is present in there too. Has anyone tried compiling an

[Bug 204996] Re: Linux kernel 2.6.24-12 lockup

2008-04-24 Thread PeteDonnell
In response to martyg's question about server kernels: it occured to me too that the problem might be specific to the generic kernel, so a few days ago I tried booting the server kernel instead. It crashed in exactly the same way as the generic kernel though. I should have mentioned it before...

[Bug 204996] Re: Linux kernel 2.6.24-12 lockup

2008-04-20 Thread PeteDonnell
I'm experiencing the same hard freeze with kernel 2.6.24-16. No wireless here, just onboard ethernet. The same system worked just fine under Gutsy, the problem's only started since upgrading to Hardy. My graphics card is an old S3 Virge. Crashes usually appear when watching Youtube in Firefox, but

[Bug 204996] Re: Linux kernel 2.6.24-12 lockup

2008-04-20 Thread PeteDonnell
** Attachment added: dmesg.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13590145/dmesg.log -- Linux kernel 2.6.24-12 lockup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204996 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 204996] Re: Linux kernel 2.6.24-12 lockup

2008-04-20 Thread PeteDonnell
** Attachment added: lspci-vvnn.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13590148/lspci-vvnn.log -- Linux kernel 2.6.24-12 lockup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204996 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 218791] Re: displayconfig-gtk settings don't persist

2008-04-20 Thread PeteDonnell
Okay, I managed to get an older version of xorg.conf working, which while not ideal at least makes the computer usable again. It seems the problem wasn't so much with displayconfig-gtk failing to preserve the settings as it was with xrandr/new display config system not supporting s3virge (at

[Bug 218791] [NEW] displayconfig-gtk settings don't persist

2008-04-17 Thread PeteDonnell
Public bug reported: I just upgraded to Hardy from Gutsy. I'm using an old S3 Virge, which under Gutsy I had running just fine at [EMAIL PROTECTED] However, under Hardy neither the monitor nor the graphics card seem to be picked up correctly. All I can get is the failsafe 800x600 resolution with

[Bug 218791] Re: displayconfig-gtk settings don't persist

2008-04-17 Thread PeteDonnell
** Attachment added: xinfo.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13541264/xinfo.txt -- displayconfig-gtk settings don't persist https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/218791 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 128945] Re: Segmentation fault on PowerPC

2007-11-09 Thread PeteDonnell
Just noting that I upgraded to gutsy, which includes mp3val 0.1.7, and this bug is still present. -- Segmentation fault on PowerPC https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128945 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. --

[Bug 131321] Re: distmp3host fails to start on i386

2007-10-11 Thread PeteDonnell
Just in case it helps with debugging this problem: distmp3host starts normally after it's installed, whether it's a fresh install, or a reinstall using 'apt-get install --reinstall distmp3'. However, it doesn't start after a reboot, from '/etc/init.d/distmp3 start' or '/etc/init.d/distmp3

[Bug 151335] PowerPC version of mpc123 needs patching

2007-10-10 Thread PeteDonnell
Public bug reported: The current version of mpc123 for PowerPC doesn't work properly. Whatever options are passed to it are seemingly ignored, meaning that no files can be played. I found a trivial patch for it at http://www.mail- archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg104193.html I downloaded the

[Bug 34410] Re: no info about how to use

2007-09-28 Thread PeteDonnell
I second this request, the only way I figured out how to use the package was from this bug report! As it is, installing in the non-packaged way via iD's instructions is more reliable, but going via apt would obviously be preferable. -- no info about how to use

[Bug 85291] Re: ext 3 filesystems are never fsck'ed if they live on removable USB disks

2007-09-27 Thread PeteDonnell
I'd like to add a further comment to this bug. I have a computer running Kubuntu Feisty with an external hard drive which is formatted with JFS. At some point it was apparently removed from the computer without being properly unmounted (I'm not sure if this was due to a system crash or someone

[Bug 136994] Please make 0.1-RC1 or later of roundcube available in repositories

2007-09-03 Thread PeteDonnell
Public bug reported: In the latest version of roundcube currently available via apt (0.1-beta2-0ubuntu1) there is an extremely annoying bug, which causes the session to timeout while composing a message. In practical terms, this means that unless a draft is saved very frequently (more frequently

[Bug 3496] Re: scilab installer bad path and fonts

2007-09-02 Thread PeteDonnell
I've not seen the bug since Scilab 4.0 made its way into the repositories, it doesn't occur on any of the Feisty boxes I use. -- scilab installer bad path and fonts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/3496 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct

[Bug 131321] Re: distmp3host fails to start on i386

2007-08-10 Thread PeteDonnell
The PowerPC server had to be rebooted for another reason after all, and it turns out the problem is the same, this isn't just an x86 problem. distmp3host can't be started, but if the package is removed and re-added it works fine (presumably until the next reboot). -- distmp3host fails to start

[Bug 131321] distmp3host fails to start on i386

2007-08-09 Thread PeteDonnell
Public bug reported: To reproduce, install distmp3 via apt. At this point distmp3host can be started by means of its initscript '/etc/init.d/distmp3 start'. Reboot the computer. Now distmp3host cannot be started, running 'sudo /etc/init.d/distmp3 start' or the command 'distmp3host' does nothing,

[Bug 128945] Segmentation fault on PowerPC

2007-07-28 Thread PeteDonnell
Public bug reported: $ mp3val -v MP3val 0.1.4 Running Feisty server edition on PowerPC (Mac Mini G4), all packages up to date. Program segfaults every time it is fed a file to process, even on CBR files with id3v1 that validate under mp3check. When testing the same files on another computer,

[Bug 53877] Re: kppp does not assign proper default gateway

2007-06-11 Thread PeteDonnell
I can confirm this under Feisty. I have an ethernet network at home, which normally connects via a modem router. The router IP is the default gateway. Recently the DSL connection was unavailable, and we had to use dialup. The connection was established (although pppd always crashed on the first

[Bug 113637] Samba printers requiring username/password fail on reboot

2007-05-09 Thread PeteDonnell
Public bug reported: Printers at my work are only accessible via Samba, with a valid username and password. I add them through the KDE System Settings-Printers dialogue, as SMB printers, using my username and password. On initial setup, they work fine (both a Samsung CLP-500 using the splix

[Bug 95167] Start New Session from Gnome doesn't work when kdm is the default display manager

2007-03-23 Thread PeteDonnell
Public bug reported: Apologies if this is a dupe, I was unable to find a previous version of it. Steps to reproduce: Install ubuntu-desktop and kubuntu-desktop. Choose kdm as the default login manager. Log in to a Gnome session. Select Start New Session from Gnome menu. New session fails to

[Bug 52573] Re: GTK+ apps show wrong scrollbars

2007-03-23 Thread PeteDonnell
Okay, I need to make an apology. After some more hunting, I found in System Settings-Appearance an option under GTK Styles and Fonts to fix the scrollbar issue. The scrollbars no longer overlap the buttons, although I am still having a minor issue. It's visible in the attached screenshot. The left

[Bug 52573] Re: GTK+ apps show wrong scrollbars

2007-03-17 Thread PeteDonnell
I've attached a screenshot of the problem. Can't provide steps to reproduce it, as stated above this only occurs on one of my boxes. It could possibly be a side-effect of a problematic upgrade, one of the dist-upgrades crashed partway through (I can't remember exactly what the cause was, something

[Bug 84570] Postscript files fail to open in separate KGhostView from Konqueror

2007-02-12 Thread PeteDonnell
Public bug reported: So far as I can tell, by default in KDE, clicking on a .ps file opens it in KGhostView embedded in the Konqueror window. When I try to open a .ps with a different program by right-clicking, the Konqueror Open With menu is empty except for Other This is despite the fact

[Bug 52573] Re: GTK+ apps show wrong scrollbars

2007-02-11 Thread PeteDonnell
Yes, this problem is still occurring on one of the boxes I maintain, but not on others. The box in question is fully up-to-date, running the i386 version of release 6.10. It was originally installed with Kubuntu version 5.10 and has been dist-upgraded twice since then. The other boxes were

[Bug 84570] Postscript files fail to open in separate KGhostView from Konqueror

2007-02-11 Thread PeteDonnell
Public bug reported: So far as I can tell, by default in KDE, clicking on a .ps file opens it in KGhostView embedded in the Konqueror window. When I try to open a .ps with a different program by right-clicking, the Konqueror Open With menu is empty except for Other This is despite the fact

[Bug 52573] Re: GTK+ apps show wrong scrollbars

2006-10-19 Thread PeteDonnell
Which version should I upgrade to? I'm running the latest versions available in Dapper (firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.7-ubuntu0.6.06 and gtk- engines-gtk-qt 0.60-1.1ubuntu7 at the time of writing). Am I right in thinking that the fix has been released upstream in Edgy and probably won't be backported to

[Bug 52573] Re: GTK+ apps show wrong scrollbars

2006-09-19 Thread PeteDonnell
This is still occurring for me, although according to the bug report I first saw it under (https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gtk-qt- engine/+bug/47760) it has now been fixed. As far as I can tell, all my packages are up to date. I'm running dapper with gtk2-engines-gtk-qt version

[Bug 50840] Re: scilab 4

2006-08-31 Thread PeteDonnell
As a temporary workaround, while we're waiting for the new version to be released, it's possible to run scilab in text (i.e. non-windowed) mode using the command 'scilab -nw'. This avoids the problem with the fonts. Not ideal but it may help some people. -- scilab 4

[Bug 3496] Re: scilab installer bad path and fonts

2006-08-31 Thread PeteDonnell
Looks as though there is progress towards version 4 being released, see https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/scilab/+bug/58088 While we're still using the buggy version 3, I discovered that it's possible to run scilab in command line (as opposed to windowed) mode, using the command

[Bug 44874] Re: auto smbfs mount in /etc/fstab causes hald hang at boot

2006-08-17 Thread PeteDonnell
I don't think this is a bug in smbfs. Since I upgraded to Dapper, my cifs (i.e. not smbfs) mount in /etc/fstab hasn't been working on boot. There weren't any obvious problems, no errors from the kernel, and no hangups*, so I was a bit puzzled but didn't get around to investigating it. The share

[Bug 47760] Re: firefox scrollbar under kubuntu is broken

2006-06-12 Thread PeteDonnell
I have also encountered this bug. I'm not sure which theme I'm using, but it appears not to be plastik. I was using the default theme under Kubuntu 5.10, and recently upgraded to 6.06, at which point I think the bug first appeared. The extra scroll buttons appear in other applications (notably