[Bug 1699660] Re: systemd-resolve breaks resolution of local network hostnames

2018-12-24 Thread Tom Fields
IIRC what could be happening is that the additional timeout introduced by systemd-resolved first doing the newly implemented LLMNR lookup (which fails if not implemented by any device) causes some network tools to not even try doing a DNS lookup using the DHCP- or user-supplied DNS search domain su

[Bug 1699660] Re: systemd-resolve breaks resolution of local network hostnames

2018-12-24 Thread Tom Fields
Hi, Ubuntu 18.10 using systemd version 239-7ubuntu10.5: I also see random results for dot-less domain or host names, i.e. it seems after a certain timeout, a hostname is not found e.g. when trying to establish an SSH connection to that machine using a single-label name. Immediately followed by a

[Bug 1542723] Re: dialog with error "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program org.blueman.Mechanism: Permission denied" displayed after login

2018-12-17 Thread Tom Fields
I too can confirm this is an issue when installing the blueman application. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1542723 Title: dialog with error "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFaile

[Bug 1542723] Re: dialog with error "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program org.blueman.Mechanism: Permission denied" displayed after login

2018-12-17 Thread Tom Fields
*bump* Still present in Ubuntu 18.10. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1542723 Title: dialog with error "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program org.blu

[Bug 1797714] Re: [Dell Studio 1557] No sound after upgrade to Kubuntu 18.10 beta

2018-10-26 Thread Tom Fields
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 210472 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/210472 I can confirm, working sound on a Thinkpad T530 using snd-hda-intel kernel driver stopped working after upgrade from Kubuntu 18.04 to Kubuntu 18.10. => sudo apt purge timidity-daemon resolved the issue for me

[Bug 159356] Re: System freeze on high memory usage

2016-07-07 Thread Tom Fields
Maybe Linux 4.7 adresses the out-of-memory issues with the following changes: http://lwn.net/Articles/684945/ https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/0a0337e0d1d134465778a16f5cbea95086e8e9e0 https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/e28e909c36bb5d6319953822d84df00fce7cbd18 -- You received this bug notificati

[Bug 1556540] Re: System Settings->Digital Kamera Error occurred leaving orphaned control module

2016-05-12 Thread Tom Fields
I just now tested package "kamera" version 15.12.3-0ubuntu1.1 from the xenail-proposed repository. I can confirm that the bug present in version 15.12.3-0ubuntu1 is fixed in 15.12.3-0ubuntu1.1. Thank you for the quick response! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of U

[Bug 1556540] Re: System Settings->Digital Kamera Error occurred leaving orphaned control module

2016-05-02 Thread Tom Fields
I just now installed kamera - 4:15.12.3-1~2ubuntu1 (plus dependencies libgphoto2-6_2.5.10-2 and libgphoto2-port12_2.5.10-2) from preliminary Ubuntu 16.10 packages. I can confirm that this bug is not present any more in kamera - 4:15.12.3-1~2ubuntu1. Philip Muškovac: Many thanks for your effort!

[Bug 1577379] Re: Wrong install path for kio_kamera.so and kcm_kamera.so => "The shared Library was not found"

2016-05-02 Thread Tom Fields
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1556540 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1556540 For completeness: I forgot the version information: Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus Package: kamera Architecture: amd64 Version: 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 1577379] Re: Wrong install path for kio_kamera.so and kcm_kamera.so => "The shared Library was not found"

2016-05-02 Thread Tom Fields
Btw. the GUI error message is not very helpful, because it does say that "a" shared library is missing, but not "which" file is missing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1577379 Title:

[Bug 1577379] [NEW] Wrong install path for kio_kamera.so and kcm_kamera.so => "The shared Library was not found"

2016-05-02 Thread Tom Fields
Public bug reported: Hi, in similar fashion than for the systemd kcm module: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-config-systemd/+bug/1451295 the kcm_kamera.so and also the kio_kamera.so are installed in: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/plugins/, while the system expects them in: /usr/lib/

[Bug 1445693] Re: Amarok GUI, Metadata: Rating display is broken in playlist and track details display

2015-04-18 Thread Tom Fields
Dear Myriam, thank you very much for your very helpful reply! ==> I did not change the default settings for the newly released KDE version, which seems to be Breeze. But indeed, for testing, I tried switching to "Oxygen" in the Systemsettings module: "Appearance" => "Workspace Theme" => "Des

[Bug 1445693] [NEW] Amarok GUI, Metadata: Rating display is broken in playlist and track details display

2015-04-17 Thread Tom Fields
Public bug reported: Platform Version 4.14.6 Amarok Version 2.8.0-0ubuntu4 Hi, in the Vivid release version, Amarok does not display the rating points (stars). Stars are shown all-grey no matter which number rating was applied. The numerical value (0...5 stars) is shown correctly when hovering

[Bug 1326188] Re: Wrong PDF standard fonts are replaced when fonts package "fonts-texgyre" is installed - PDFs are rendered with missing characters

2014-06-17 Thread Tom Fields
Who experiences this problem can use the following workaround as described in the source bugreport: Add to ~/.config/fonts.conf the following section before the "" tag: Helvetica NimbusSansL A real fix for the original problem however is likely a change of the Ubuntu trusty defau

[Bug 1326188] [NEW] Wrong PDF standard fonts are replaced when fonts package "fonts-texgyre" is installed - PDFs are rendered with missing characters

2014-06-03 Thread Tom Fields
Public bug reported: Hi, please see following bug report on freedesktop with screenshots: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79527 When fonts package "fonts-texgyre" from the "texgyre" package is installed, all PDFs containing e.g. a reference to a "Helvetica" font, which is usually

[Bug 1077289] Re: Lubuntu 12.04 missing libpam-gnome-keyring

2014-04-13 Thread Tom Fields
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1034108 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1034108 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1034108 Lubuntu, won't take system password, always prompts for keyring -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whic

[Bug 1034108] Re: Lubuntu, won't take system password, always prompts for keyring

2014-04-13 Thread Tom Fields
Guys, this bug is open for almost two years and a solution is known. Why doesn't this get fixed/closed? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1034108 Title: Lubuntu, won't take system pass

[Bug 1256511] Re: Sounds settings lost after reboot

2014-04-06 Thread Tom Fields
Thanks. I can confirm this fix works. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1256511 Title: Sounds settings lost after reboot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launc

[Bug 1298380] Re: Amarok wont play music files

2014-03-31 Thread Tom Fields
meant 14.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1298380 Title: Amarok wont play music files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amarok/

[Bug 1298380] Re: Amarok wont play music files

2014-03-31 Thread Tom Fields
Hi, situation here with Kubuntu 10.04 Beta 2: Amarok does not even start with phonon-backend-gstreamer (v. 0.1). I can confirm that after purging phonon-backend-gstreamer and phonon- backend-gstreamer-common and installing phonon-backend-gstreamer1.0, as suggested by Leo Iannacone, Amarok now sta

[Bug 1294877] Re: usb-creator fails to wipe usb device

2014-03-28 Thread Tom Fields
Simliar message here: " org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.AttributeError: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 707, in _message_cb retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords) File "/usr/share/usb-creator/usb-creator-helper", line

[Bug 1256511] Re: Sounds settings lost after reboot

2014-03-12 Thread Tom Fields
Raymond, yes, I can switch the sound profile to "off", but then there is no audio at all. Again, what I want is to choose a certain profile which then stays activated even after a reboot... Instead, the profile always switches to "HDMI", no matter which different profile was selected before re

[Bug 659793] Re: xserver-xephyr: Couldn't find keyboard driver evdev

2014-03-09 Thread Tom Fields
Richard, yes, the way I see it, you are right. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/659793 Title: xserver-xephyr: Couldn't find keyboard driver evdev To manage notifications about this bu

[Bug 1256511] Re: Sounds settings lost after reboot

2014-03-08 Thread Tom Fields
Hi Raymond, the problem for me is not that HDMI , that no matter what I choose as a default profile in the audio settings, these changes get lost after reboot. That this has to do with HDMI audio becoming available later in the boot process, after the other outputs have already been initialised,

[Bug 1256511] Re: Sounds settings lost after reboot

2014-03-08 Thread Tom Fields
Correction; first line was supposed to say: "the problem is that no matter which profile is chosen, the settings get lost after reboot." -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1256511 Title:

[Bug 1256511] Re: Sounds settings lost after reboot

2014-03-06 Thread Tom Fields
Same here, Kubuntu Trusty beta, when using either pavucontrol or the KDE systemsettings module. When using the KDE systemsettings module "Multimedia", I can correctly alter the priorities of the available audio output modules (e.g. HDMI and analog), and I can change the audio profile (second tab,

[Bug 589485] Re: Ignores physical display size and calculates based on 96DPI

2014-03-06 Thread Tom Fields
This should definitely be fixed for Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty). This is NOT a wishlist item, this is a BUG. Using a default DPI of 96 on a 200 DPI monitor is /NOT/ helpful at all! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bug

[Bug 659793] Re: xserver-xephyr: Couldn't find keyboard driver evdev

2014-01-29 Thread Tom Fields
Hi, I am not Oliver Breuer, but this bug is definitely still there in package: xserver-xorgVersion: 1:7.7+1ubuntu7 (xserver-xorg-coreVersion: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2) (xserver-xephyr Version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2) The package autoconfiguration does somehow not work and omits

[Bug 1268444] Re: Irregular place for hdparm default option introduces unexpected beaviour

2014-01-12 Thread Tom Fields
Correction second to last paragraph: line 86 in debian/hdparm-functions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1268444 Title: Irregular place for hdparm default option introduces unexpected

[Bug 1268452] [NEW] Add documentation of feature: specification of devices by ID or UUID to /etc/hdparm.conf and manual page

2014-01-12 Thread Tom Fields
Public bug reported: tags: wishlist Hi, thanks for fixing Bug #222458 and duplicates! Specifying devices per ID or UUID resolves all problems with changing device kernel names. However, it would be nice if this feature was mentioned in the description header in /etc/hdparm.conf the respectiv

[Bug 222458] Re: /lib/udev/hdparm Compares Against $DEVNAME.

2014-01-12 Thread Tom Fields
Hi Ralph, done: Bug #1268452 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/222458 Title: /lib/udev/hdparm Compares Against $DEVNAME. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.laun

[Bug 1268444] [NEW] Irregular place for hdparm default option introduces unexpected beaviour

2014-01-12 Thread Tom Fields
Public bug reported: * bzr branch lp:ubuntu/hdparm * hdparm version 9.43-1ubuntu3 Hi, in file debian/hdparm-functions (installed as /lib/hdparm/hdparm-functions), two default options for APM power management are set. Line 82: hdparm_set_option -B128, line 88: hdparm_set_option -B254. Because t

[Bug 222458] Re: /lib/udev/hdparm Compares Against $DEVNAME.

2014-01-11 Thread Tom Fields
Hi Guys, I know this bug has been fixed one year ago, but here is one further point for the /wishlist/: ==> Add documentation of the new features (specify devices by UUID e.g.) to hdparm manual page and to the description header text in /etc/hdparm.conf... -- You received this bug no

[Bug 910143] Re: libreoffice-nlpsolver (0.9~beta1-6) not working

2013-06-19 Thread Tom Fields
Still not fixed in libreoffice-nlpsolver (0.9~beta1-9build1) from raring ringtail. However, commend # 17 WORKS after uninstalling and reinstalling libreoffice-nlpsolver. 1. apt-get --purge remove libreoffice-nlpsolver 2. apt-get install libreoffice 3. apt-get install libreoffice-nlpsolver. This

[Bug 910143] Re: libreoffice-nlpsolver (0.9~beta1-6) not working

2013-06-19 Thread Tom Fields
** Changed in: nlpsolver (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/910143 Title: libreoffice-nlpsolver (0.9~beta1-6) not working To manage notificat

[Bug 1088081] Re: udev rules make it impossible to deactivate lvm volume group with vgchange -an

2013-02-05 Thread Tom Fields
Hi, thank you Pavel, the tip with dmsetup remove works fine (using /dev/mapper/vg_.). Nasty bug though. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1088081 Title: udev rules make it impossib

[Bug 926916] Re: package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu9 [modified: usr/sbin/update-initramfs] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2012-03-29 Thread Tom Fields
This can be reproduced when creating a bootable USB pen drive image using Ubuntu package UNetbootin. Tested with latest Ubuntu Precise Beta2 i386 desktop CD image. However, I am not sure if this is possibly a bug of Ubuntu package "unetbootin" instead of "initramfs-tools". It is a severe problem

[Bug 831768] Re: aptitude cannot handle conflicts with multiarch enabled

2011-10-14 Thread Tom Fields
Definitely must be mentioned in the release notes. Better yet, a popup message on system upgrade when using aptitude. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/831768 Title: aptitude cannot hand

[Bug 571258] Re: plymouth main process (341) killed by SEGV signal

2010-10-21 Thread Tom Fields
Is this the Ubuntu experience? Because of this bug, the issue that it is impossible to have a cryptsetup passphrase prompt at boot for non-Ubuntu-packaged kernels (i.e. using the kernel.org sources and make-kpkg) is still unresolved. Similar bugs have been reported more than a year ago! e.g. htt

[Bug 605670] Re: ttf-symbol-replacement messes up fonts in KDE PDF viewers

2010-08-22 Thread Tom Fields
OK. -> PDF is, stating the facts, /the/ most important document format for any "WYSIWYG" publishing. -> This is easily reproducible I know, for everyone, the bug he reports is always the most important in his own opinion. I know. But still, seing absolutely zero results for years and counting (

[Bug 620646] Re: declaration of static function corrupts main function

2010-08-22 Thread Tom Fields
Current /official/ GCC release version 4.5.1 does NOT produce the erroneous result. -- declaration of static function corrupts main function https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/620646 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubu

[Bug 620646] Re: declaration of static function corrupts main function

2010-08-19 Thread Tom Fields
** Attachment added: "control_unit.WORKS.i" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-avr/+bug/620646/+attachment/1500896/+files/control_unit.WORKS.i -- declaration of static function corrupts main function https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/620646 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 620646] Re: declaration of static function corrupts main function

2010-08-19 Thread Tom Fields
Amendment 1: If the source file is modified as in this attachement, the error is gone, and the compiled result works as expected. What was changed: the function "owioReceiveWord()" is /not/ declared static in this case. Attachement: control_unit.WORKS.c ** Attachment added: "control_unit.WORKS.c

[Bug 620646] Re: declaration of static function corrupts main function

2010-08-19 Thread Tom Fields
** Attachment added: "control_unit.c" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-avr/+bug/620646/+attachment/1500864/+files/control_unit.c -- declaration of static function corrupts main function https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/620646 You received this bug notification because you are a m

[Bug 620646] Re: declaration of static function corrupts main function

2010-08-19 Thread Tom Fields
** Attachment added: "control_unit.i" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-avr/+bug/620646/+attachment/1500863/+files/control_unit.i -- declaration of static function corrupts main function https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/620646 You received this bug notification because you are a m

[Bug 620646] Re: declaration of static function corrupts main function

2010-08-19 Thread Tom Fields
** Attachment added: "stdout-compile-messages.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-avr/+bug/620646/+attachment/1500862/+files/stdout-compile-messages.txt -- declaration of static function corrupts main function https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/620646 You received this bug notifi

[Bug 620646] [NEW] declaration of static function corrupts main function

2010-08-19 Thread Tom Fields
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gcc-avr Hi, gcc-Version 4.3.5 (GCC), AMD64 default Maverick package. The attached source file (see also the preprocessed input) yields corrupted machine code: The short example "control_unit.c" contains a single for(i=0; i<6; i++)-loop that is suppo

[Bug 475293] Re: gdm starts before passphrase is entered for /home

2010-07-29 Thread Tom Fields
As the original reporter, I can't contribute to this bug report any more, because in 2010 I upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04. Password prompt is still broken in 10.04 (see BUG #571258), but again in a different and non-related way. I'm giving up and closing this bug. -- gdm starts before passphrase is

[Bug 571258] Re: plymouth main process (341) killed by SEGV signal

2010-07-14 Thread Tom Fields
Appendix: When booting the current distribution kernel, linux- image-2.6.32-24-generic, booting works without the crash/SEGV. When booting the current stable 2.6. kernel from kernel.org (2.6.34.1), the boot stalls at the password prompt with the abovementioned SEGV and error messages. When enteri

[Bug 605670] Re: ttf-symbol-replacement messes up fonts in KDE PDF viewers

2010-07-14 Thread Tom Fields
** Attachment added: "screenshot-wrong.png" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/51948191/screenshot-wrong.png -- ttf-symbol-replacement messes up fonts in KDE PDF viewers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/605670 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subs

[Bug 605670] Re: ttf-symbol-replacement messes up fonts in KDE PDF viewers

2010-07-14 Thread Tom Fields
** Attachment added: "screenshot-OK.png" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/51948181/screenshot-OK.png -- ttf-symbol-replacement messes up fonts in KDE PDF viewers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/605670 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 605670] [NEW] ttf-symbol-replacement messes up fonts in KDE PDF viewers

2010-07-14 Thread Tom Fields
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: wine1.2 Hi, this is reproducible with a fresh Kubuntu Karmic or Lucid Desktop installer CD: 1. Boot up Karmic AMD64 Desktop live CD. 2. Open terminal window 3. > wget http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/CD%2FCD4066BC.pdf 4. > okular "CD%2FCD4066BC.pdf" Re

[Bug 571258] Re: plymouth main process (341) killed by SEGV signal

2010-07-11 Thread Tom Fields
I use dm-crypt/LUKS and therefore need the passphrase prompt. After upgrading to Lucid, I am affected, too. Instead of the passphrase prompt, there are the same error messages than the original author of this bug report has: > plymouth main process (xxx) killed by SEGV signal > plymouth-splash m

[Bug 578770] Re: k3b cannot create bootable iso-image

2010-07-10 Thread Tom Fields
This is a regression. Still unfixed. Is there going to be any support during the support cycle for Karmic? -- k3b cannot create bootable iso-image https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578770 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to k3b in ubu

[Bug 159356] Re: System freeze on high memory usage

2009-04-16 Thread Tom Fields
I'm pretty sure this is the same but as reported in BUG #283420. There is a very small, very simple C++ utility posted on that thread that can be used to reproduce the system. The steps to reproduce are: 1. compile the binary: "g++ memory_overcommit.cc -o memory_overcommit.bin" 2. Start "top" (

[Bug 283420] Re: Whole system lock-up because of crashing application

2009-04-16 Thread Tom Fields
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 159356 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159356 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 159356 System freeze on high memory usage -- Whole system lock-up because of crashing application https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/283420 You received this bu

[Bug 283420] Re: Whole system lock-up because of crashing application

2009-04-16 Thread Tom Fields
I want to add, that this is not related to Adobe Reader. -- Whole system lock-up because of crashing application https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/283420 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-b

[Bug 283420] Re: Whole system lock-up because of crashing application

2009-04-16 Thread Tom Fields
I have this, too. Also, the above lines of code seem to reproduce the lock-up of my whole system. I would say this shouldn't happen. I can confirm this. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- Whole system lock-up because of crashing application https://bugs.launchpad.ne

[Bug 360091] Re: mountmanager deleted my fstab!

2009-04-16 Thread Tom Fields
Whoah! OMG! Is that the intended behaviour? If so: whose idea was it to deploy this program? ** Changed in: mountmanager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- mountmanager deleted my fstab! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/360091 You received this bug notification because you are a member