[Bug 75758] Re: Firefox doesn't display new windows in new tabs despite option being set

2007-03-02 Thread Sniffass
Just (clean) installed Ubuntu Feisty which has Firefox 2.0.0.2 by default. Can still reproduce. Did the following: Go to EDIT -- PREFERENCES -- TABS New pages should be opened in a new tab was already selected by default. So... Go to google.co.uk, click on preferences, tell it open search

[Bug 89295] nm-applet won't automatically connected to a DHCP wired network

2007-03-02 Thread Sniffass
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: network-manager-gnome As per title. Have tried three new Feisty installations over the last couple of weeks. Have a computer connected only via 100mb LAN. Turn on, log in and no internet connection - must manually click on nm-applet and select wired

Re: [Bug 88501] Re: [apport] epiphany crashed with SIGSEGV in __kernel_vsyscall()

2007-03-01 Thread Sniffass
epiphany-browser-dbgsym doesn't exist in my repos, is that right?? -- [apport] epiphany crashed with SIGSEGV in __kernel_vsyscall() https://launchpad.net/bugs/88501 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

Re: [Bug 88501] Re: [apport] epiphany crashed with SIGSEGV in __kernel_vsyscall()

2007-03-01 Thread Sniffass
yeah, stupid me. Any chance these can be included in the official repos, I don't feel like installing from 3rd party repos. -- [apport] epiphany crashed with SIGSEGV in __kernel_vsyscall() https://launchpad.net/bugs/88501 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 87899] Re: nm-applet doesn't favour wired connections when they have a static set up

2007-02-27 Thread Sniffass
Yeah, you can right-click on it and disable wireless, as I mentioned in the original description. -- nm-applet doesn't favour wired connections when they have a static set up https://launchpad.net/bugs/87899 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 88502] [apport] totem crashed with SIGSEGV

2007-02-27 Thread Sniffass
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: totem I didn't even try to start the movie player. But still got several of these errors popping-up, so thought I'd go through the process of reporting it, hope it helps. ProblemType: Crash Date: Tue Feb 27 16:40:27 2007 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04

[Bug 88501] Re: [apport] epiphany crashed with SIGSEGV in __kernel_vsyscall()

2007-02-27 Thread Sniffass
** Attachment added: CoreDump.gz http://librarian.launchpad.net/6561763/CoreDump.gz ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/6561764/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: Disassembly.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/6561765/Disassembly.txt ** Attachment

[Bug 88501] [apport] epiphany crashed with SIGSEGV in __kernel_vsyscall()

2007-02-27 Thread Sniffass
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: epiphany-browser Not sure how to reproduce, was just doing some things on the computer. Tried to fire up Epiphany and got this. Most of the time it starts up without a problem. ProblemType: Crash Date: Tue Feb 27 20:06:08 2007 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04

[Bug 88502] Re: [apport] totem crashed with SIGSEGV

2007-02-27 Thread Sniffass
** Attachment added: CoreDump.gz http://librarian.launchpad.net/6561773/CoreDump.gz ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/6561774/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: Disassembly.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/6561775/Disassembly.txt ** Attachment

[Bug 88217] [apport] apt-check crashed with ImportError in module()

2007-02-26 Thread Sniffass
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-notifier Not sure, upgraded from Edgy, pops up with these errors. ProblemType: Crash Date: Tue Feb 27 00:25:37 2007 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04 ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.5 Package:

[Bug 88217] Re: [apport] apt-check crashed with ImportError in module()

2007-02-26 Thread Sniffass
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/6546400/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/6546401/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/6546402/ProcStatus.txt -- [apport]

Re: [Bug 87907] Re: performance degrades when on battery

2007-02-26 Thread Sniffass
Soren Hansen wrote: Could you perhaps try taking out that pcmcia card and see if the problem persists? Well I took it out, the first reboot the computer turned off half-way through booting. Second time it made it to the desktop, but took an extra minute to load, keeping the message that

Re: [Bug 87907] Re: performance degrades when on battery

2007-02-26 Thread Sniffass
Soren Hansen wrote: Could you perhaps try taking out that pcmcia card and see if the problem persists? It does still persist. Also if the laptop is running on mains power and then that is disconnected then it runs well on battery power. Booting using battery power is what causes problems.

Re: [Bug 87899] Re: nm-applet doesn't favour wired connections when they have a static set up

2007-02-26 Thread Sniffass
Indeed, but if you configure the wired connection statically you lose the option to choose between wired/wireless. I think that this perhaps isn't a bug but rather a limitation in the current version of nm-applet. -- nm-applet doesn't favour wired connections when they have a static set up

[Bug 87899] nm-applet doesn't favour wired connections when they have a static set up

2007-02-25 Thread Sniffass
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: network-manager-gnome I really appreciate how much nm-applet has improved. However it does not seem to favour wired connections. If already connected via wireless, and then a wired connection is plugged in then data is still sent over the wireless

[Bug 87907] performance degrades when on battery

2007-02-25 Thread Sniffass
Public bug reported: Not sure on how to reproduce this one. Am using a rather old HP Omnibook 6100, seems that when running on battery power the computer freezes for periods of time, perhaps 30 seconds, after which it continues normally and pauses again several seconds later. I don't even know

[Bug 87919] libdvdread3 does not have an install script

2007-02-25 Thread Sniffass
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libdvdread3 The documentation that comes with Feisty says that in order to play a dvd you must install the package: libdvdread3 and then run: /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh This script doesn't exist, however. Correct notes on playing DVDs in

[Bug 87915] Lyx has the wrong icon in the Applications menu

2007-02-25 Thread Sniffass
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: lyx I did: $ sudo aptitude install lyx -y It's installed OK and seems functional. The icon which represents it in the Applications menu is not the lyx icon but a generic one. My guess is that the icon specified is invalid. ProblemType: Bug Date: Sun

Re: [Bug 75758] Re: Firefox doesn't display new windows in new tabs despite option being set

2007-02-20 Thread Sniffass
I can't. Both the Herd 4 and nightly build (19th Feb) both don't work in Parallels. Giving the error no common cd-rom detected etc. When it works I'll test it though. Cheers. -- Firefox doesn't display new windows in new tabs despite option being set https://launchpad.net/bugs/75758 --

Re: [Bug 75758] Re: Firefox doesn't display new windows in new tabs despite option being set

2007-02-19 Thread Sniffass
Alexander Sack wrote: Who can still reproduce this issue with latest feisty package? We need a tester in order to evaluate the reasons and possible fixes for it. ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Mozilla Team Status: Confirmed = Needs Info ** Tags

[Bug 75758] Re: Firefox doesn't display new windows in new tabs despite option being set

2007-01-17 Thread Sniffass
Fresh install. As stated in the description. The fix is to open the option panel and change it to open in a new window then close options, then open options and change back to open in new tab. After this firefox bahves as expected even after restarting it. If I remember correctly it exhibited the

[Bug 75758] Re: Firefox doesn't display new windows in new tabs despite option being set

2007-01-17 Thread Sniffass
The link is close but actually what I experienced was the reverse. I noted the behaviour that new windows were being opened when they should have been in tabs. Whereas the link you provided shows pages opening in tabs when they should be in windows. Maybe it's all one and the same though :) But

[Bug 77211] external dvd writer is not given plugdev permissions

2007-01-03 Thread Sniffass
Public bug reported: 5.25 internal LITEON SHW-160P6S housed in an external USB2 enclosure. Generally it all works a treat with linux. However the symlinks created in /dev are sg0 and/or sg1 and they have the permissions root:root so users cannot make cd/dvds. Running the writing software as

[Bug 26666] Re: Permissions are incorrect for partition on external usb harddisk when using ext3

2007-01-03 Thread Sniffass
all you have to do is find out the mount point for the drive in /media and do something like: sudo chown -R root:plugdev /media/external_driver Then all users who are members of the plugdev group can write to it. Obviously you may also change plugdev for whatever you wish. -- Permissions are

[Bug 75757] Beginning of boot process a half-minute pause occurs

2006-12-14 Thread Sniffass
Public bug reported: Performed a fresh installation of Edgy from Alternate CD. Setup using LVM and a LV for /, an LV for /home and another LV for swap. Formatted with Ext3 default settings. This is done on a Sony Vaio VGN-FS115E. After the GRUB menu the computer appears to freeze (no activity),

[Bug 75758] Firefox doesn't display new windows in new tabs despite option being set

2006-12-14 Thread Sniffass
Public bug reported: Clean install of Edgy from Alternate CD. Using Firefox for the first time: Open a web page and then follow a link that wants to open a new window, it will open a new window. This is despite the fact that the default option setting in Firefox: New pages should be opened in: a

[Bug 75760] What happened to the diagnostics on the F8 key at boot?

2006-12-14 Thread Sniffass
Public bug reported: Fresh install from alternate CD of Edgy. Minimal diagnostics shown on ALT+F1 and nothing on ALT+F8 where did it go? That logging information was important. ** Affects: Ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- What happened to the diagnostics on the

[Bug 55566] Re: The geeter application appears to be crashing

2006-09-25 Thread Sniffass
As quoted from the orininal decription: All of these are Dapper ubuntu variations. The bug is present on installs made with both the 6.06 alternate and live cds, and is also apparent in the newer 6.06.1 point releases. -- The geeter application appears to be crashing

[Bug 55566] Re: The geeter application appears to be crashing

2006-08-26 Thread Sniffass
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 48936 *** ** Summary changed: - The geeter application is to be crashing + The geeter application appears to be crashing ** Description changed: Binary package hint: login - 1.Choose System/Administration/Login Window; - 2.Input password; - 3.Choose

[Bug 48936] Re: GDM: Greeter application crashing

2006-08-26 Thread Sniffass
** Bug 55566 has been marked a duplicate of this bug -- GDM: Greeter application crashing https://launchpad.net/bugs/48936 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 26202] Re: gdm crash when tries to show face list

2006-08-26 Thread Sniffass
** Bug 55566 has been marked a duplicate of this bug -- gdm crash when tries to show face list https://launchpad.net/bugs/26202 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs