[Bug 282739] Re: Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect

2009-04-15 Thread Richard Rickwood
I've attached my xorg.conf already above and yes this is with the open source driver (going forward this will be the only option for my hardware since AMD have ditched support). It also occurs with the fglrx driver (although I can use CCC to switch resolution using that). -- Changing Resolution

[Bug 282739] Re: Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect

2009-02-02 Thread Richard Rickwood
Thanks for looking at this, but I don't think it's linked. Trying to change the resolution using gnome-display-properties does not affect my theme, in fact it has no effect at all! Could somebody let me know what information I need to supply so that this bug is not marked as incomplete? --

[Bug 282739] Re: Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect

2009-02-02 Thread Richard Rickwood
I ran gnome-settings-daemon, no output appeared, but no error either. I then ran gnome-display-properties, select a new resolution, clicked Apply, an nothing appeared to happen. I exited and then re-ran gnome-display-properties, and the current resolution (not the newly selected one) was showing

[Bug 282739] Re: Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect

2009-01-13 Thread Richard Rickwood
I'm not sure what you mean by describe the settings. The problem is when I try to change to ANY resolution using the GUI, it has no effect. -- Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282739 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 282739] Re: Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect

2009-01-13 Thread Richard Rickwood
BTW since I reported this bug I changed to using the binary ATI driver 8.56.4. I still can't change resolution using 'Monitor Resolution Settings', but I can change them using the catalyst control center[sic]. However, the changes don't 'stick', i.e. when I log out and back in the resolution had

[Bug 300985] Re: when copying a DVD the speed multiple is reported as though it where a CD

2008-11-24 Thread Richard Rickwood
I'll do that if it's absolutely necessary, but the log file will be about 25 MiB. Are you sure? Can't you just repeat what I did and see for yourself, or does it not happen on your set-up? Look at the two images I uploaded, the first shows the speed reported as 4198 KiB/s (24.4 x) which would be

[Bug 300985] Re: when copying a DVD the speed multiple is reported as though it where a CD

2008-11-22 Thread Richard Rickwood
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19857727/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19857728/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19857729/ProcStatus.txt -- when

[Bug 300985] [NEW] when copying a DVD the speed multiple is reported as though it where a CD

2008-11-22 Thread Richard Rickwood
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: brasero When copying a DVD to an image file (.iso) the prgress shows the speed in brackets as a multiple of 150KiB e.g. (25x) instead of a DVD speed more like (2.8x). Once the operation has completed the average speed for the operation is then reported

[Bug 300985] Re: when copying a DVD the speed multiple is reported as though it where a CD

2008-11-22 Thread Richard Rickwood
** Attachment added: Screenshot-Brasero - Creating Image (46% Done).png http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19860024/Screenshot-Brasero%20-%20Creating%20Image%20%2846%25%20Done%29.png -- when copying a DVD the speed multiple is reported as though it where a CD

[Bug 300985] Re: when copying a DVD the speed multiple is reported as though it where a CD

2008-11-22 Thread Richard Rickwood
** Attachment added: Screenshot-Brasero - Copying Disc.png http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19860028/Screenshot-Brasero%20-%20Copying%20Disc.png -- when copying a DVD the speed multiple is reported as though it where a CD https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/300985 You received this bug

[Bug 282739] Re: Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect

2008-10-14 Thread Richard Rickwood
I've attached the xorg.conf file I created in /etc/X11/ and the resulting Xorg.0.log. ** Attachment added: xorg.conf http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18525913/xorg.conf -- Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282739 You received this

[Bug 282739] Re: Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect

2008-10-14 Thread Richard Rickwood
** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18525931/Xorg.0.log -- Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282739 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 282739] Re: Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect

2008-10-14 Thread Richard Rickwood
Sorry, I forgot so say that creating the xorg.conf file had no effect. Anyway, I went all out old skool and manually configured my monitor, with all the modelines, and I can get the resolution that I want by putting it 'at the front' of the list of Modes in the Display subsection of screen (see

[Bug 282739] Re: Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect

2008-10-14 Thread Richard Rickwood
OK, I did: $ xrandr -s 1600x1200 -r 75 the display switched to [EMAIL PROTECTED] then: $ xrandr -s 1400x1050 -r 85 the display switched back to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282739 You received this bug

[Bug 282739] Re: Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect

2008-10-14 Thread Richard Rickwood
** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18527906/Xorg.0.log -- Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282739 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 282739] Re: Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect

2008-10-14 Thread Richard Rickwood
BTW xrandr on its own outputs the attached (I don't know if that's any use). ** Attachment added: xrandroutput.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18528171/xrandroutput.txt -- Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282739 You received

[Bug 256054] Re: [intrepid] new 0.7 branch ignores /etc/network/interfaces

2008-10-13 Thread Richard Rickwood
Maybe my issue is related to this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/+bug/281984 Looks like the reporter of that bug was as miffed as I was to suddenly have their networking break. Should I file a new bug regarding the 'read-only' issue? -- [intrepid] new 0.7 branch

[Bug 282739] [NEW] Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect

2008-10-13 Thread Richard Rickwood
Public bug reported: When I launch gnome-display-properties (which is labeled 'Screen Resolution' in the System-Preferences menu and opens with a window titled 'Monitor Resolution Settings', three different names for the same thing!), selecting a new resolution and clicking 'Apply' has no effect.

[Bug 282739] Re: Changing Resolution in Monitor Resolution Settings has no effect

2008-10-13 Thread Richard Rickwood
** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18500781/Xorg.0.log ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: screen-resolution-extra = gnome-control-center ** Description changed: When I launch gnome-display-properties (which is labeled 'Screen

[Bug 256054] Re: [intrepid] new 0.7 branch ignores /etc/network/interfaces

2008-10-13 Thread Richard Rickwood
I was aware that managed mode was not the default. I only changed to managed mode because an update to NM (around about the 8th October) stopped my internet connection working, and I was trying lots of things to get it working again. Launching Firefox I found that offline mode was checked (I had

[Bug 256054] Re: [intrepid] new 0.7 branch ignores /etc/network/interfaces

2008-10-10 Thread Richard Rickwood
Alexander, please let's make this clearer. Previously static configuration was achieved by setting address, netmask, network, broadcast and gateway in /etc/network/interfaces and DNS servers where specified as nameserver in /etc/resolv.conf. My networking was effectively 'broken' for the last

[Bug 276232] [NEW] Date/Time in 'Messeages' Mail field and Calendars List view not localised

2008-09-30 Thread Richard Rickwood
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: evolution Ubuntu 8.10 intrepid (development branch) Evolution 2.24.0 I expected the date and time to be displayed throughout the application in a format that reflects my locale settings. Instead, the date and time in the fields described in the summary

[Bug 276232] Re: Date/Time in 'Messeages' Mail field and Calendars List view not localised

2008-09-30 Thread Richard Rickwood
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18082771/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18082772/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18082773/ProcStatus.txt -- Date/Time

[Bug 273054] Re: [intrepid] title bar text in human theme moves upon hilight

2008-09-25 Thread Richard Rickwood
This is NOT fixed in 0.26. The repositioning of the title text still occurs on focus change using the NewHuman theme. I completely removed (purged) human-theme and then reinstalled to make sure. -- [intrepid] title bar text in human theme moves upon hilight

[Bug 273507] Re: No sound effects play when play sound effects when buttons are clicked is enabled

2008-09-24 Thread Richard Rickwood
I managed to get my login sound working by installing the package libcanberra-gnome. This package has the same description as libcanberra-gtk0: Gtk+ helper for playing widget event sounds with libcanberra libcanberra-gtk provides a few functions that simplify libcanberra usage from Gtk+.

[Bug 273507] Re: No sound effects play when play sound effects when buttons are clicked is enabled

2008-09-24 Thread Richard Rickwood
The changelog here: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+source/libcanberra/0.6-0ubuntu2 mentions the addition of this package. -- No sound effects play when play sound effects when buttons are clicked is enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/273507 You received this bug notification

[Bug 209520] Re: SMB error: Unable to mount location when server configured with security=share

2008-09-22 Thread Richard Rickwood
Is this not caused by the same problem that causes bug 207072, which is fixed (for me at least) using the patch supplied there: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15554213/80_samba_browsing_authentification.patch I applied that patch to gvfs-0.99.8 and it cured all my nautilus smb woes. Why this

[Bug 209520] Re: SMB error: Unable to mount location when server configured with security=share

2008-09-22 Thread Richard Rickwood
Is this not caused by the same problem that causes bug 207072, which is fixed (for me at least) using the patch supplied there: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15554213/80_samba_browsing_authentification.patch I applied that patch to gvfs-0.99.8 and it cured all my nautilus smb woes. Why this

[Bug 267522] Re: webcams stop working with 2.6.27

2008-09-22 Thread Richard Rickwood
I can't get camorama to work with this method: LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so camorama but cheese seems to work with: LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so cheese I agree, the picture quality is very bad. -- webcams stop working with 2.6.27

[Bug 260017] [NEW] Memory and Swap History Pies/Dials are back-to-front

2008-08-21 Thread Richard Rickwood
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-system-monitor The two circular graphics to represent Memory and Swap percentage usage in the resources tab are back-to-front in that they 'fill' in an anticlockwise manner. This goes against intuition with respect to any dial in the real world.

[Bug 250189] Re: [Intrepid] GRUB Boot mkdir / rm permission problems

2008-08-21 Thread Richard Rickwood
$ cat /etc/fstab # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # -- This file has been automaticly generated by ntfs-config -- # # file system mount point type options dump pass proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 # Entry for /dev/hdb1 : UUID=7e99f2b0-3c6b-4d5a-bd87-3be01a378ec6 / ext3

[Bug 206439] Re: smb password protected share cannot be accessed

2008-07-31 Thread Richard Rickwood
It would be great if somebody in the know could shed some light on whether or not anyone is working on a solution to this problem. -- smb password protected share cannot be accessed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/206439 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 221387] Re: no personal connection to public shares in gvfs

2008-07-30 Thread Richard Rickwood
When you say The issue is known upstream, it is listed there as UNCOMFIRMED, and the last post there was nearly two months ago. Is it likely ever to be resolved? Is this not a major bug? -- no personal connection to public shares in gvfs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221387 You received this

[Bug 250189] Re: [Intrepid] GRUB Boot mkdir / rm permission problems

2008-07-22 Thread Richard Rickwood
I'm also getting: mkdir: cannot create directory '/lib/modules/2.6.26-4-generic/volatile/':read only file system Also when it states Setting up Networking - it will wait for about a minute or until I press any key before continuing to boot. -- [Intrepid] GRUB Boot mkdir / rm permission

[Bug 250009] Re: shutdown goes to ubuntu password screen

2008-07-22 Thread Richard Rickwood
This appears to have several knock-on effects to wherever gnome is instructed to shut down. For example: System-Preferences-Power Management-General When the power button is pressed - Ask Me Now when the power button is pressed it gives the logout/switch-user options and not the

[Bug 246925] [NEW] Distribution upgrade from Hardy to Intrepid removes xserver-xorg-input

2008-07-09 Thread Richard Rickwood
Public bug reported: After rebooting after doing 'sudo apt-get update-manager -d' from Hardy, I could no longer login using GDM as there was no keyboard input. However CTRL-ALT-F1 got me to the terminal, so after a little investigation I found that xserver-xorg-input-kbd was no longer installed.

[Bug 87941] Re: network-manager does not take into account static configurations *properly*

2007-03-24 Thread Richard Rickwood
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 82335 *** Looks like this one is killed in Feisty Beta ? Gave a try in 7.04 beta, and after setting my static IP, the little NM icon : - briefly displays (.5 s) the network as disconnected, - then starts a sympatic animation with a green circle (2s) - and

[Bug 82335] Re: network-manager should not set offline mode when it manages no device

2007-03-16 Thread Richard Rickwood
Ignore the last comment (sort of, it could still be looked at). After restarting my IP address is now correctly set to 192.168.1.4. -- network-manager should not set offline mode when it manages no device https://launchpad.net/bugs/82335 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 82335] Re: network-manager should not set offline mode when it manages no device

2007-03-15 Thread Richard Rickwood
Ok maybe it's not entirely fixed! I set my staic address to 192.168.1.4, and NM seemed to happily show me as connected, which I was. However trying to connect to my machine from any other on the network (even just a ping) and there was no response. So I tried to ping myself and found that the

[Bug 82335] Re: network-manager should not set offline mode when it manages no device

2007-03-14 Thread Richard Rickwood
FWIW I can also confirm that this is fixed for my startic IP wired connection. NM now shows an active connection without me having to configure the adapter to use DHCP. Thanks! -- network-manager should not set offline mode when it manages no device https://launchpad.net/bugs/82335 --