[Bug 460857] Re: ftdi serial driver broken in linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic (2.6.31-14.48)

2010-01-01 Thread tz
Actually I'm only using 32 bit. It should work in 64 though. -- ftdi serial driver broken in linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic (2.6.31-14.48) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/460857 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-

[Bug 374782] Re: Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Permission denied after upgrade to 9.04

2010-01-01 Thread tz
/dev/rfcomm0 is NOT a file, it is a device node. That is what the "c" in crwx... means. When the bluetooth serial connects, rfcomm can CONNECT THE DEVICE TO THE NODE. It normally crates the file when it starts. Most things in /dev don't exist - check but I think /dev is mounted and populated by

[Bug 374782] Re: Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Permission denied after upgrade to 9.04

2010-01-01 Thread tz
/dev/rfcomm0 is NOT a file, it is a device node. That is what the "c" in crwx... means. When the bluetooth serial connects, rfcomm can CONNECT THE DEVICE TO THE NODE. It normally crates the file when it starts. Most things in /dev don't exist - check but I think /dev is mounted and populated by

[Bug 460857] Re: ftdi serial driver broken in linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic (2.6.31-14.48)

2010-01-01 Thread tz
My error - you should do lsof -i | grep /dev/ttyUSB0 to see if anything is holding. If you add "proposed", (in the system->admin->software sourcest) you can get: Linux tz-hpmini 2.6.31-17-generic #54-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 10 16:20:31 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux which works for me.

[Bug 460857] Re: ftdi serial driver broken in linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic (2.6.31-14.48)

2010-01-01 Thread tz
if khubd is crashing, nothing else will change. Also check with "lsof" to see if something grabs the /dev/ttyUSB0. Also, which kernel? uname -a. I'm running the proposed and have no trouble with arduinos or ftdi breakouts. (except RTS-reset, but that's another bug). -- ftdi serial driver brok

[Bug 374782] Re: Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Permission denied after upgrade to 9.04

2010-01-01 Thread tz
Verify /dev/rfcomm0 is rwx using ls. Also try "cat /dev/rfcomm0" and/or "wc /dev/rfcomm0" to see if they give errors. You might also want to try the above with "strace" preceeding the command just to see the open, and/or with "sudo" I normally have to start "rfcomm connect 0 " before it goes liv

[Bug 374782] Re: Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Permission denied after upgrade to 9.04

2010-01-01 Thread tz
Verify /dev/rfcomm0 is rwx using ls. Also try "cat /dev/rfcomm0" and/or "wc /dev/rfcomm0" to see if they give errors. You might also want to try the above with "strace" preceeding the command just to see the open, and/or with "sudo" I normally have to start "rfcomm connect 0 " before it goes liv

[Bug 374782] Re: Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Permission denied after upgrade to 9.04

2009-12-31 Thread tz
"did not work" is not a bug report. Did /dev/rfcomm0 EXIST, i.e. your device was paired and connected via bluetooth BEFORE you tried the command(s)? If so, what was the error message? -- Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Permission denied after upgrade to 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/374782 You

[Bug 460857] Re: ftdi serial driver broken in linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic (2.6.31-14.48)

2009-12-29 Thread tz
I'm running the kernel from proposed and it appears to have the fix: uname -a Linux tz-hpmini 2.6.31-17-generic #54-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 10 16:20:31 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux -- ftdi serial driver broken in linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic (2.6.31-14.48) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/46085

[Bug 460857] Re: ftdi serial driver broken in linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic (2.6.31-14.48)

2009-12-29 Thread tz
WHY do people here change things to "Incomplete" but NEVER GIVE ANY CLUE AS TO WHAT IS MISSING? If it is "Incomplete", it would help everyone if you would state what it would take to make the report "complete". Are we all just supposed to guess and play question and answer games? Or is there som

[Bug 497577] [NEW] No way to Umount a USB drive or single partition on a drive - only eject

2009-12-16 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Frequently I do NOT want to eject media or detach a USB or other removable device, just umount it (e.g. if I have multiple partitions, want to fsck, or format one). The mount applet doesn't have any umount option, and ejecting one partition will umount EVERY PARTIITION WITHOU

[Bug 497485] [NEW] gparted changes FAT16 to FAT32 when it shouldn't

2009-12-16 Thread tz
Public bug reported: (Karmic) For a FAT16 DOS partition on a USB key, gparted correctly limits the new size to 4088 megabytes, but libparted will silently (unless you expand the log messages) and WITHOUT WARNING change the format from FAT16 to FAT32, though it does not need to. This is the reaso

[Bug 379169] Re: when installing with the alternate cd the swap partition gets selected automatically in manual partitioning

2009-12-15 Thread tz
Could someone at least change this to "Confirmed", or ask for more data, or do I have to report this as a new bug? At least triage this - it is very confusing when you don't think a partition is going to be formatted - you haven't selected anything and on a later screen it says it will format it.

[Bug 50785] Re: Wont suspend (or hibernate), won't say why, and is annoying.

2009-12-15 Thread tz
It is still an issue. Selecting hibernate (or suspend) even on Karmic spins something in the background which can fail and doesn't have any diagnostic path (e.g. a message that the swap is too small, some device won't sleep or unmount, etc.). The "hibernate" button is there for almost every insta

[Bug 497047] [NEW] "Removable Drives and Media" has no tab for Removable Drives or Media

2009-12-15 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Maybe it should be renamed pluggable devices. But it really should allow me to specify storage options. This is on the system->control center from the main menu. First, there should be a way to stop or limit automounting. Right now, if I plug in an image backup drive with

[Bug 452285] Re: Ubuntu One constantly updates my files and sends a neverending stream of notifications

2009-12-15 Thread tz
Part of the problem is another annoying random eye-candy change for Karmic. Instead of the old notifications with a dismiss box and short time-out, you have these really annoying, non-removable, non- configurable notifications that stick a huge (on a netbook screen) box in the upper corner which f

[Bug 480449] Re: Can't connect - either web or client

2009-12-15 Thread tz
You apparently kept the promise to fix the server (the "promise" was from the reject text which I don't get now). That "I'm broken but we promise to fix it" message was there a long time, long enough to consider the promise as broken as the server. A more specific message while you were fixing it

[Bug 261289] Re: Preferences option to prevent auto mounting of removable hard disks has been removed

2009-12-13 Thread tz
If this is intended, then the people intending it are stupid. There are many other cases where you don't want every volume of every drive mounted (sometimes crippled like HFS or NTFS) when you insert or attach a device. If it is a lower priority issue, then it should still be a checkbox in an adv

[Bug 460857] Re: ftdi serial driver broken in linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic (2.6.31-14.48)

2009-12-06 Thread tz
Makefile - (also attached). make a new directory, then copy the two fixed files, ftdi_sio.* from the good tree into this new directory, copy this Makefile to the new directory, enter the new directory and type "Make". You will have a .ko in a few seconds. cut here: -8<-8<- KDIR:=/lib

[Bug 460857] Re: ftdi serial driver broken in linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic (2.6.31-14.48)

2009-12-06 Thread tz
The process described above in the post works, but is fairly complicated and time consuming (downloading two kernel trees, doing a graft of some files, etc.). It would be nice if the ko file was available. Most arduino modules and development are affected by this. Note that I can use "socat file

[Bug 452285] Re: Ubuntu One constantly updates my files and sends a neverending stream of notifications

2009-11-19 Thread tz
This is horrible. There is no way to disable it, and it flashes - it stays up until I mouseover where it disappears but pops back up as soon as the mouse is gone. First, it should NOT notify. The client icon can have a badge indicating updating starting/complete. If notifications are left on, i

[Bug 485425] [NEW] jffs2 - journaling for flash devices is not in the kernel

2009-11-19 Thread tz
Public bug reported: There is aufs which allows for a read-only root but that doesn't solve things. For speed and reliability you need a journaling filesystem, but EXT3 will burn out the journal inode since it never moves. However jffs2 is available, but only as a module, and provides all the fe

[Bug 130786] Re: [gutsy] NetworkManager Feature Request - manually trigger ssid scan

2009-11-19 Thread tz
This goes back to Gutsy and is not yet fixed in Karmic. Supposedly it is fixed in the Gnome branch but is a wontfix here? It is still stupid that I have to disable and enable wireless just to see my access point when I can watch windows, two cell phones, Mac OSX and everything else find it in und

[Bug 480959] [NEW] Bluetooth almost impossible to pair - too short timeout, pin sel fails

2009-11-11 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-bluetooth I just tried to pair a fairly standard phone under Karmic. First, it seems to randomly ignore the PIN selection dialog. I keep setting it to a short but custom PIN and instead it pops up a very long random pin. That would not be so bad,

[Bug 480449] Re: Can't connect - either web or client

2009-11-10 Thread tz
** Attachment added: ".home.tz..cache.ubuntuone.log.syncdaemon.exceptions.log.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35509297/.home.tz..cache.ubuntuone.log.syncdaemon.exceptions.log.txt ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35509298/Dependencies.txt ** Attachm

[Bug 480449] [NEW] Can't connect - either web or client

2009-11-10 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubuntuone-client The client doesn't work and DISPLAYS NO ERROR LOG, MESSAGE, OR ANYTHING WHICH MIGHT HELP, and DOES NOT HAVE ANY CONFIGURATION INFORMATION. It goes to the launchpad, then I get a long redirect (I'm using noredirect so I see where you are

[Bug 421102] Re: new launchpad is a pain

2009-11-04 Thread tz
I hate popups of all kinds, and the "choose" is now going to be left to whomever even if I know precisely which package because it is now impossible to select it from the random results returned (across dozens of the tiny pages no matter what my font or screen size is). I know usually within one o

[Bug 472062] Re: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000001

2009-11-02 Thread tz
** Attachment added: "AlsaDevices.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34998833/AlsaDevices.txt ** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34998834/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "Card0.Amixer.values.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34998836/Card0.Amixer.valu

[Bug 472062] [NEW] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000001

2009-11-02 Thread tz
Analog [STAC92xx Analog] Subdevices: 2/2 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Subdevice #1: subdevice #1 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: tz 1612 F pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 '

[Bug 471715] [NEW] grub2 doesn't find dos partitions on usb

2009-11-02 Thread tz
Public bug reported: I had a working sdhc usbkey that had a dos partition and grub which could boot into it as well as a bootable linux (split into / and /home) under jaunty. Simple, easy... Karmic has been an absolute disaster trying to do any kind of upgrade. I managed to get it installed, an

[Bug 379169] Re: when installing with the alternate cd the swap partition gets selected automatically in manual partitioning

2009-11-02 Thread tz
There is a second problem which I won't report as a separate bug since this summarizes it - MANUAL PARTITIONING DOES NOT INDICATE IT HAS SELECTED A SWAP PARTITION IN ANY WAY I assume that if I could see it the first time through I would have simply de-selected it then. Others get a mount point,

[Bug 287539] Re: Manual partition mode should not mark existing swap partitions as "use as swap"

2009-11-02 Thread tz
It isn't so much invalid as a duplicate of: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/379169 They don't need to do "Preserve UUID" as much as they need TO INDICATE THAT THEY HAVE SELECTED A PARTITION TO DO SOMETHING ON instead of leaving swap partitions blank WHETHER OR NOT

[Bug 379169] Re: when installing with the alternate cd the swap partition gets selected automatically in manual partitioning

2009-11-02 Thread tz
One other related matter: IF THEY ARE GOING TO FORMAT THE SWAP PARTITION THEY SHOULD SHOW THE FORMAT PARTITION BOX AS BEING CHECKED. That would suffice to indicate I should deselect it or take action. FORMATTING ANY PARTITION THAT IS VISIBLY SELECTED AS NOT BEING FORMATTED IS BAD. -- when inst

[Bug 377171] Re: Conceptual bug: Wireless madwifi driver unavailable when upgrading

2009-11-02 Thread tz
I was going to title another the "Upgrade Network Deadlock - can't download networks driver without network driver" I would extend this to any network drivers - there are a few ethernet drivers (I have a netbook with a broadcom combo which means I have nothing but USB until I enable proprietary dr

[Bug 467064] [NEW] Karmic Upgrade keeps requiring restarts

2009-10-31 Thread tz
Public bug reported: I keep trying an failing to upgrade to Karmic. Each time it starts, SPENDS a HALF HOUR CONFIGURING, then finds something like I need to free up a few megabytes of disk space and ENDS AND UNDOES EVERYTHING IT DID SO I HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER HALF HOUR JUST TO GET TO THE SAME POI

[Bug 466951] [NEW] karmic DVD can't authenticate for upgrade

2009-10-31 Thread tz
Public bug reported: I have a computer without internet access. Using a Karmic DVD I did the apt-cdrom and it was recognized and asked if I wanted to upgrade. I started it, but it came up with "some packages can't be authenticated", but I think it was every package, and to "try again later". Th

[Bug 414812] Re: gnupg: complaining about file permissions without reason

2009-10-20 Thread tz
My error - I did a sudo shell and didn't notice I hadn't exited. (I use multiple terminals and picked the sudoed one). But it really should give more details - user does not own nor does group match or something. -- gnupg: complaining about file permissions without reason https://bugs.launchpad.

[Bug 414812] Re: gnupg: complaining about file permissions without reason

2009-10-20 Thread tz
I could just file this as a completely new bug, but it would be the same title and issue. It would just not involve what should be done as apt-key. What precisely does GPG require - it should either say X needs to be Y so I can correct it or remain silent. ** Changed in: gnupg (Ubuntu) St

[Bug 414812] Re: gnupg: complaining about file permissions without reason

2009-10-20 Thread tz
For me it is still a problem. Just typing "gpg" will produce the message. My .gnupg is 700, the contents are all 600. If it complains, at least it should specify what it doesn't like. There are many complaints and no solutions from a google search. ** Changed in: gnupg (Ubuntu) Status:

[Bug 376128] Re: ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly

2009-09-20 Thread tz
I got around to stress-testing the bug (100 baud - reading pulse trains from things like an IR remote from an Arduino). Works perfectly now. I haven't had a single IO error or other crash (no overrun either, but it is hard to overrun a megabaud). -- ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly https://bu

Re: [Bug 367173] Re: 9.04 flash player no sound with play

2009-09-16 Thread tz
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 4:41 AM, Jean-Paul wrote: > I now have sound with flash. Note that I dumped the inferior > nspluginwrapper solution (why does Canonical insist on using that > anyway?) and went straight to the source - I installed Adobe's 64 bit > plugin. Works like a charm. I believe a st

[Bug 376128] Re: ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly

2009-09-03 Thread tz
The "selective update" portion in the wiki apparently doesn't quite work - I entered the information as it said and started aptitude. I also set a tic-mark on the box in the main section. Ah - the "preferences" text in the selective part doesn't work, at least not if I just do a cut-paste and w

[Bug 376128] Re: ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly

2009-09-03 Thread tz
says: Linux tz-hpmini 2.6.28-15-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Aug 18 18:40:08 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux -- ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/376128 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs ma

[Bug 376128] Re: ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly

2009-08-31 Thread tz
Rereading the earlier messages, if a linux-kernel or such comes out later today in -proposed I will try it and get back. -- ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/376128 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubun

[Bug 376128] Re: ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly

2009-08-31 Thread tz
#uname -a Linux tz-hpmini 2.6.28-15-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Aug 18 18:40:08 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux Does not fix this. It sounds like my problem, but only happens when the buffer overruns. I will try one of the 2.6.29 kernels and/or Karmic when I get a chance. For example, using http

[Bug 422159] [NEW] AVR Stick and other ATtinyx5 USB devices aren't recognized

2009-08-31 Thread tz
e not accepting address 29, error -71 [222170.352259] usb 2-2: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 30 Linux tz-hpmini 2.6.28-15-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Aug 18 18:40:08 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux I have more than one of these, and I would be willing to send one to someone with the exper

[Bug 130786] Re: [gutsy] NetworkManager Feature Request - manually trigger ssid scan

2009-08-13 Thread tz
This isn't adequate. I leave my computer on so it will have no network connection and be at the 120 second interval when I get to work and turn my local AP on. 20 seconds is also a long time. Just try waiting 20 seconds from now before you read the next paragraph. The only way currently is to r

[Bug 393616] Re: bookmark menu extra separators

2009-06-29 Thread tz
** Attachment added: "menuwithtoomanyseps" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28526125/menuwithtoomanyseps ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28526131/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ExtensionSummary.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28526137/Extens

[Bug 393616] [NEW] bookmark menu extra separators

2009-06-29 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 I deleted the live bookmarks, but something made them come back. Then I deleted places.sqlite so it would be reconstructed, which was successful, (and I tried it twice), and each time I would get extra menu separators that I can't find any wa

[Bug 390004] [NEW] Eeepc 900a won't switch to audio line-in

2009-06-20 Thread tz
Public bug reported: With the original Xandros distro, when I plug in an audio source to the red jack (microphone/line-in), it switches off the built-in microphone and records from the audio jack source using arecord or audacity. Ubuntu Jaunty (including several eeepc specific versions with 2.6.2

[Bug 367173] Re: 9.04 flash player no sound after upgrade

2009-06-01 Thread tz
Similar problem, but what I needed to do (after something half-fried my internal sound chip - I get a squeaky sound only on the right side) was to rename the kernel module - it was *snd*intel ("find /lib/modules/... | grep snd\*intel") so it would not load and the USB headphone device would then be

[Bug 374782] Re: Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Permission denied after upgrade to 9.04

2009-05-13 Thread tz
This also affects many, if not every serial port profile device. In particular, GPS units no longer work for any program which uses rfcomm to create the connection. OBD2 sensors often use bluetooth, and generic serial ports (instead of a USB-to-Serial) The only things which might not use rfcomm

Re: [Bug 267579] Re: Plain EVDO modems don't work, no logging to find prob

2009-04-14 Thread tz
If you need the USB device information, I can provide it. It should be handled like a CDMA modem (dialing "#777" and starting up PPP - no user or password needed). On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 3:28 PM, duanedesign wrote: > thank you for taking the time to respond to the bug comment I left. I > think

Re: [Bug 267579] Re: Plain EVDO modems don't work, no logging to find prob

2009-04-14 Thread tz
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 9:50 PM, duanedesign wrote: > We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need > to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. The only questions asked were about the version and I provided that information. (It is also a proble

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2009-03-16 Thread tz
+ FALSE, FALSE, 0); + gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(vbox_fixed), hbox_custom); I'll file a separate bug, but this goes to one of the original problems that short pincodes are insecure and they didn't allow options for longer ones. On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at

Re: [Bug 284994] bluez-gnome: Bluetooth setup UI changed

2009-03-16 Thread tz
I couldn't find a link to the specific patch. Just one check - some pins are 8 characters, I think the specification maximum is 16 but the dialog box looks like it will only take 4 characters. (also note is not the same as for BT pins so text size matters). So the text box should r

Re: [Bug 240916] Re: can't configure display resolution (monitor, graphics card) manually in gui

2009-03-06 Thread tz
It is horribly difficult to put back an existing manual configuration utility that was present in a recent version? That is the original solution I wanted. Fixing every possible permutation of hardware in the automatic config would be horribly difficult, but that seems to be the only thing you mi

Re: [Bug 305176] Re: [PR25509] can't disable __attribute__((warn_unused_result))

2009-01-21 Thread tz
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Colin Watson wrote: > I agree that this warning is sometimes excessive and inconvenient, > particularly for logging writes which are, as you put it, "fire and > forget". > > Notwithstanding that, though, I would note that it *is* good practice to > check non-loggin

[Bug 48517] Re: Improper filesystem unmount order (swap on files)

2009-01-09 Thread tz
In intrepid, /etc/init.d/umountfs will unmount tmpfs, then swap, then local filesystems, so I assume it is fixed, albeit in a major refactoring. I haven't verified loop devices or other things that might gridlock a umount so it may still have that variant of the bug. It does attempt to remount re

Re: [Bug 296437] Re: need tool for manually configuring xorg.conf

2008-12-18 Thread tz
I apologize, but I'm even more frustrated than you are. When someone calls a request a "wishlist" it usually means (including in bug reports) it is something trivial, or unneeded, or cosmetic, or on a whim. That it gets the LOWEST possible triage ahead of invalid or a wontfix. Even though this "

[Bug 296437] Re: need tool for manually configuring xorg.conf

2008-12-05 Thread tz
It is NOT a WISHLIST. I have no way of getting anything but a blurry wrong VESA resolution with anything available in Intrepid. Autoconfiguration or detection is hopelessly broken, and you've removed anything I could use to actually configure it correctly manually. Usually filing bugs to get any

[Bug 305176] [NEW] GCC 4.3 in Intrepid has pages of new warnings

2008-12-04 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gcc This might be in one of the libs, but the problem is fundamentally in gcc. There is a recent attribute (warn_unused_result) that has been applied to nearly every function that isn't declared a void. This includes things like write and fwrite (and ev

Re: [Bug 50785] Re: Wont suspend (or hibernate), won't say why, and is annoying.

2008-11-29 Thread tz
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 1:06 PM, JaysonRowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since it's been a very long time since any additional info was added to > this bug, I'm just checking to see if this is still an issue, and find > out what additional work should be done on this bug. It is still an issue. If

Re: [Bug 296437] Re: vesa doesn't let me set my LCD resolution

2008-11-28 Thread tz
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 1:48 AM, Bryce Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [This is an automated message] > > Hi thomas-mich, > > > Please attach the output of `lspci -vvnn`, and attach your > /var/log/Xorg.0.log file from after reproducing this issue. If you've made > any customizations to

[Bug 302048] [NEW] network-manager-applet doesn't update AP list or autoconnect

2008-11-25 Thread tz
Public bug reported: This is in the latest Intrepid for both 64 and 32 bit intel. At least it does not do so consistently. I come into work, turn on my AP, then either have to wait several minutes, or do "sudo iwlist scan" in a terminal, or tell it to connect to a "hidden" network which is NOT h

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-24 Thread tz
That sounds like a good idea provided: 1. Pincodes are specified to be as long as 16 digits. If you are going to bother with a random pin, it should be 8 digits by default if security is not to be just a lesser joke. Apple uses 8. If you have a PIN entry box, it should allow a max of 16 digits.

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-22 Thread tz
The problem is many devices use pins other than - I have two that use and 1234. My patch pops up a confirmation box. Perhaps you could merge it with yours so the dialog would pop up only if you checked the box. On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 8:43 AM, CADE20 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've m

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-14 Thread tz
To clarify: Addr | Class | BT hcitool scan name | PIN 00:03:C9:30:97:64 | 0x200404 | BT Headset | 00:06:66:01:45:C3 | 0x001f00 | OBDPros scantool | 1234 00:0B:0D:88:E6:DC | 0x001f00 | G-Rays1 | 00:0A:3A:25:A2:A7 | 0x001f00 | HUDGPS | -- bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-14 Thread tz
0x001f00 HUDGPS pin On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 4:25 AM, Jonathan Ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > @tz >>could you provide the upstream required infos for those devices if they are >>affected by this bug, thanks >> "The GPS units and the Tecom and OBDPros are

Re: [Bug 296437] Re: vesa doesn't let me set my LCD resolution

2008-11-14 Thread tz
I will do this later (my battery on the laptop now refuses to recharge so I have to be careful) however I don't know what this has to do with the complete inability to manually set the device. To quote the original bug: Vesa comes up in 800x600. There is no official way in intrepid to set it to

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-13 Thread tz
The dirty half-dozen: 00:03:89:C4:30:8B clock offset: 0x3c73class: 0x240404 260Plantronics PIN 00:0A:94:04:FE:95 clock offset: 0x4bc5class: 0x20040c VS600 headset pin 00:03:C9:30:97:64 clock offset: 0x0217class: 0x200404 Tecom ("BT Headset") headset pin 00:06:66:01:45:C3 clock offse

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-13 Thread tz
And what my patch does is to display the randomly generated PIN (and most devices will accept longer, more secure ones - 8 is a typical number). I never suggested replacing them altogether. The user can leave the random PIN and use it or modify it. I knew about the paring fail exits problem whic

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-13 Thread tz
ed that the mix-and-match might be a cause)? And I assume your phone allows for any number to be used as the PIN (i.e. if linux picks 2468, you can type 2468 on the phone), or initiate pairing from the phone? On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:52 PM, Ravi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > @tz >

[Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-12 Thread tz
@Ravi The bluez stack might be slightly updated. There are some (insecure) devices that will connect without any PIN but allow one optionally, sometimes the fixed values - GPS and serial devices often do this. I suspect that the stack changed to invoke the callback in all cases now and there is

[Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-12 Thread tz
Original patch was in message 37 after I realized that inlining was bad and that the web page allowed attachments: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez- gnome/+bug/284994/comments/37 Here is an update with the field width set to 16, and removal of the hacks since many headsets use

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-12 Thread tz
The patch works. I don't know if anyone wants to get it into an Ubuntu update. On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 12:58 PM, matli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, I don't think it's a kernel problem. Just to be sure I just tested > with my old Hardy kernel (2.6.24-21), and as expected, the bug stil > occure

[Bug 290625] Re: New CDMA entries added as GSM

2008-11-11 Thread tz
I can confirm this, but assume the update has not been pushed as of 11/11. Basically Verizon and Sprint (and most other CDMA/EVDO) use #777. It worked fine after I edited the dial field. The password is different but is apparently not used by Verizon (it uses the ESN, or whatever else for securi

[Bug 179675] Re: Ubuntu LiveCD doesn't start with a "VIA Chrome9 HC" graphic card and, when Ubuntu is installed, it works only with VESA drivers

2008-11-11 Thread tz
I have a similar card. In Modules section, changing Load "dri" to Disable "dri" makes it run 4x faster, no crashes. Still a bit slow, but working. Glxgears at 50+fps, google earth about 1, stellarium about 3. -- Ubuntu LiveCD doesn't start with a "VIA Chrome9 HC" graphic card and, when Ubuntu

[Bug 289331] Re: No way to tell which Bluetooth devices are active, nearby, or otherwise valid.

2008-11-11 Thread tz
Intrepid doesn't work yet due to a different bug (284994), but technically my report is not a bug with this particular package so I'm changing the status to invalid, and moving to the other bug (where I already submitted a patch which works but is a bit of a hack). ** Changed in: bluez-gnome (Ubu

[Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-11 Thread tz
Also, could we bump the importance of this bug to major or higher? It is currently impossible (not using complex hackage in the terminal or a patch like I wrote) to pair any device with a fixed bluetooth address. Well, maybe not impossible, but 1 in 10k are not good odds. This defeats the purpose

[Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-11 Thread tz
For known device problems: If you delete the device from the list, it should ask for a pin the next time, but you might need to exit the wizard and/or preferences and restart the process. This has worked for me. Also some devices don't require passcodes so will pair without them, or worse, the b

[Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-11 Thread tz
I've attached the above as a patch to this message Tecom headsets use , not or 1234. http://www.tecom.com.sg/bt3061ausermanual.html I was able to used the patched version to pair everything I've thrown at it so far. Perhaps someone who is adept at Gtk+ could rewrite it properly For bet

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-11 Thread tz
n the existing page adding a text entry to the label and something to pause it until something was clicked). It also needs checking and verification/validation added. If it was in PyGtk I'd do better. diff -Bbur bluez-gnome-1.8/wizard/main.c bluez-gnome-1.8-tz/wizard/main.c --- bluez-gnome-1.8/wiz

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-11 Thread tz
I wrote a followup - a web page for every owner of a bluetooth device that needs a special PIN that would submit it as a new bug report is possible... Perhaps Ubuntu can write its own patch - it looks simple enough but I would need time to add the panel (I've only done Gtk in Python). The short a

[Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-11 Thread tz
The package with the wayward wizard is bluez-gnome, but apparently there is a "agent" so the pincode selection should be pluggable (i.e. some config file should be able to point to something which will ask). I patched it to read from /tmp/wizardpincode if that file exists and was able to get it to

[Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-10 Thread tz
I have the same problem, but sometimes devices can ignore pairing. I have two serial devices (GPS and OBD), one uses , the other 1234. I can't use the wizard. Perhaps someone can patch it to read a file from /etc/bluetooth/pin or something. They need to have a way to enter your own PIN inst

[Bug 296437] [NEW] vesa doesn't let me set my LCD resolution

2008-11-10 Thread tz
Public bug reported: This is in an i386 Intrepid on an openchrome system (which crashes so I'm trying to use Vesa until I can figure out something - probably interrupts). http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6027629 discusses a similar problem. Vesa comes up in 800x600. There is no official

[Bug 255545] Re: requires uncompressed Packages files on CDs

2008-11-03 Thread tz
I haven't tried this specifically (as a work-around), but if you burn a recent Hardy daily build (dvd to get more packages?), it will have the apt-cdrom tool updated, and the installer should recognize it as having updates and do the upgrade of the packages. Then Intrepid should install without an

[Bug 255545] Re: requires uncompressed Packages files on CDs

2008-10-29 Thread tz
Or to put it briefly, has anyone tried a NON-updated Hardy with a current Intrepid CD - especially one without an internet connection, but even one with access. -- requires uncompressed Packages files on CDs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255545 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 255545] Re: requires uncompressed Packages files on CDs

2008-10-29 Thread tz
Back in the Duplicate bug report (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/267239), I asked if the dist-upgrade process or something else would insure an updated apt-cdrom before the intrepid upgrade or some other mechanism would insure hardy had this upgraded package BEFORE the intrepid upgrade (consider c

[Bug 289331] Re: No way to tell which Bluetooth devices are active, nearby, or otherwise valid.

2008-10-26 Thread tz
Having a bunch of packages with blue*-gnome/gnome-blue* that launch pieces from each other makes things confusing. There is "bluetooth- properties" program that shows it, and the other one displays EVERY bluetooth device when you select Browse Device, not just those which have any possibility of

[Bug 289331] [NEW] Doesn't provide any detail, three "Jawbone" entries

2008-10-25 Thread tz
Public bug reported: I have three Jawbone model headsets, two version 1 and one version 2. When I do "browse device" to try to find my new unpaired jawbone, it shows three "Jawbone" entries, two are miles away, but I can't tell which is which. There is no way of displaying the BT address, or jus

[Bug 267239] Re: DVD can't be used for upgrade, gzipped Packages file

2008-09-22 Thread tz
I know the update will try to go TO the newest if there is an internet connection, e.g. Gutsy to 8.04.1 even if the update CD is 8.04 which might be what you are thinking of. But what if the upgrade is for a system that is NOT normally connected to the internet? That would be one reason to use a

Re: [Bug 267579] Re: Plain EVDO modems don't work, no logging to find prob

2008-09-14 Thread tz
nm-applet-0.6.6, in hardy. On 9/14/08, Alexander Sack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > are you using intrepid or hardy? which network-manager version are you > using? > > ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) >Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > Plain EVDO modems don't work, no logging

[Bug 267579] [NEW] Plain EVDO modems don't work, no logging to find prob

2008-09-07 Thread tz
Public bug reported: I have a Pantech EVDO modem with Verizon service. It works if I set "Stupid Mode = on" in wvdial.conf, and run it from the command line, but I shouldn't have to. The modem is completely recognized on /dev/ttyACM0 and wvdial (or even chat) will just work. But the applet won'

[Bug 220497] Re: network-manager doesn't handle ppp connections.

2008-09-07 Thread tz
And NM is completely broke for EVDO modems. I have a Pantech with Verizon service. It is fully recognized at /dev/ttyACM0. NM demands a username although it is not used. (stupidmode=on for wvdial) Even if I type all the stuff in correctly, NM refuses to dial and/or connect. There is no help w

[Bug 267239] Re: DVD can't be used for upgrade, gzipped Packages file

2008-09-07 Thread tz
The aforementioned bug (255545) is the problem. Given that this is an upgrade, it straddles Hardy and Intrepid. Since I have a lot of computers and packages, I prefer downloading the ISO DVDs. Even if you backport the fix, is there something in the upgrade process that would insure Hardy has the

[Bug 267239] [NEW] DVD can't be used for upgrade, gzipped Packages file

2008-09-06 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: apt-cdrom-setup apt-cdrom (Hardy amd64) failed to add the live DVD for an upgrade. The file it is looking for, "Packages" doesn't exist, but "Packages.gz" does. either the hardy version of apt-cdrom or something it uses needs to be fixed to recognize com

[Bug 261443] Re: No clean way to disable automount in Hardy

2008-08-26 Thread tz
** Description changed: Original Question: "In the good, old gutsy-days I was able to disable automount for external devices from "system" > "preferences" > "removable drives and media". There was a "storage"-tab where I could unmark the automount-feature. The storage-tab is gone in Hardy

[Bug 261443] Re: No clean way to disable automount in Hardy

2008-08-26 Thread tz
** Description changed: Original Question: "In the good, old gutsy-days I was able to disable automount for external devices from "system" > "preferences" > "removable drives and media". There was a "storage"-tab where I could unmark the automount-feature. The storage-tab is gone in Hardy

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