[Bug 273294] Re: Rhythmbox can not use smb:// as library location

2010-06-02 Thread darylb
I enabled the lucid-proposed repository and updated rhythmbox from there. With the new package my samba share immediately started appearing in Rhythmbox! Thanks for fixing this! $ apt-cache policy rhythmbox rhythmbox: Installed: 0.12.8-0ubuntu6 Candidate: 0.12.8-0ubuntu6 Version table: ***

[Bug 65499] Re: Autofs gives spurious "No such file or directory" with lots of NFS mounts, breaking a typical use pattern

2010-05-25 Thread darylb
I just hit this autofs bug (connecting to a Solaris NFS server). I tried restarting autofs but that didn't help. I thought I'd note this here as I found that stopping and starting portmap allowed me to get into the mounts I previously couldn't access, without rebooting the whole system. I'm runnin

[Bug 545708] Re: Inte Pro/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN stopped working in kernel 2.6.32-17

2010-03-26 Thread darylb
I'm seeing the same issue with 2.6.32-17. Booting the 2.6.32-16 kernel allows wireless to work again. Marking as confirmed. $ lspci | grep Wireless 06:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection (rev 61) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)

[Bug 405405] Re: [Koala] problem with sound in totem, rhytmbox, but no in firefoxes flash videos

2010-01-27 Thread darylb
I also had this issue because firefox had grabbed my sound device directly, and other processes couldn't access it. Rhythmbox would appear to play ok (debug output didn't think there were any problems), however the track time would stay at 0:00 and nothing would play. Firefox has sound device: $

[Bug 422451] Re: pulseaudio crashes at pa_cvolume_compatible when starting skype call

2009-09-01 Thread darylb
WORKAROUND: Disabling "Allow Skype to automatically adjust my mixer levels" in the "Sound Devices" tab of the options screen in Skype causes calls to work again. Pulseaudio does not crash. -- pulseaudio crashes at pa_cvolume_compatible when starting skype call https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/42

[Bug 422451] [NEW] pulseaudio crashes at pa_cvolume_compatible when starting skype call

2009-09-01 Thread darylb
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: pulseaudio I was trying out Skype 2.1.0.47 on Ubuntu Karmic (up to date as of today, 1st Sept 2009), but trying a test call did not work, and pulseaudio crashed. The problem seems to happen every time I try. I expected to be able to hear a voice on the t

[Bug 422451] Re: pulseaudio crashes at pa_cvolume_compatible when starting skype call

2009-09-01 Thread darylb
** Attachment added: "pulseaudio_vv_log.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/3949/pulseaudio_vv_log.txt -- pulseaudio crashes at pa_cvolume_compatible when starting skype call https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/422451 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 386821] Re: memory leak when creating big read-write partition

2009-08-21 Thread darylb
I can confirm the same issue. I created a USB stick with a 700MB persistence file. I was creating a USB stick using the ubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386.iso file. I'm running Ubuntu 9.04 and my usb- creator package is version 0.1.16 My system also got quite slow, and I could hear a lot of swapping going o

Re: [Bug 353126] Re: Compiz / vnc screen refresh with nvidia-restricted driver/VirtualBox/ATI fglrx driver

2009-05-22 Thread darylb
As I understand it from the status page, only the vino task is marked Fix released, which is simply a workaround in vino. The status for compiz and xorg server (where the root of the problem actually lies) are both marked as "confirmed", so these issues are still open. >From the comments on the up

Re: [Bug 50430] Re: NIS has problems starting before the network comes up

2009-05-19 Thread darylb
Is this still the case even with "System setting" (renamed to "Available to all users" in jaunty) and "Connect automatically" both checked? On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Alex F wrote: > It seems like the problem is NetworkManager botching its role in the > boot process. It's supposed to brin

Re: [Bug 268502] Re: Bluetooth doesn't work (hci_cmd_task: hci0 command tx timeout)

2009-05-01 Thread darylb
Kylea, Could you provide a list of steps you took to get blueman working? I have not been able to get it to work at all on a fresh install of jaunty. After I "enable bluetooth", all the options on the blueman menu are still greyed out and I can't do anything at all. Thanks! -- Bluetooth doesn't w

[Bug 359518] Re: acroread failed to update in 8.10

2009-04-16 Thread darylb
To unsubscribe from this bug, go here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/359518 and click "unsubscribe" under the list of duplicates on the right hand side. -- acroread failed to update in 8.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/359518 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 44058] Re: suspend when closing laptop lid doesn't work

2009-03-02 Thread darylb
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #565661 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=565661 ** Also affects: gnome-power via http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=565661 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- suspend when closing laptop lid doesn't work https://bugs.launch

Re: [Bug 320632] Re: tap-to-click and edge-scrolling broken in Jaunty

2009-02-28 Thread darylb
Hmm, that is strange. Are you using KDE or gnome? I just tried it here on gnome and that doesn't happen to me, no matter where I put the workspace switcher applet. -- tap-to-click and edge-scrolling broken in Jaunty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/320632 You received this bug notification because

Re: [Bug 320632] Re: tap-to-click and edge-scrolling broken in Jaunty

2009-02-28 Thread darylb
Alberto, 0.99.3-2ubuntu3.7 works fine for me too, thanks for the fix! -- tap-to-click and edge-scrolling broken in Jaunty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/320632 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

Re: [Bug 320632] Re: tap-to-click and edge-scrolling broken in Jaunty

2009-02-27 Thread darylb
RightEdge=895 doesn't cause any problems for me. I'd actually go so far as 910 though. With 910 my finger needs to be almost touching the right edge (but not quite touching the edge) for it to work. With 895 the gap to the edge can be even larger. In my opinion your finger should touch or almost to

[Bug 320632] Re: tap-to-click and edge-scrolling broken in Jaunty

2009-02-27 Thread darylb
I have attached my log file. I also noticed this in it which may be of interest: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: x-axis range 0 - 1023 Nicolo: Thanks I will play with that later on this evening when I have more time, but I suspect this may be related to the fact my touchpad has width 1024 and 850 is se

Re: [Bug 320632] Re: tap-to-click and edge-scrolling broken in Jaunty

2009-02-27 Thread darylb
Nicolo: How do you change the value? Perhaps I can play with it and come up with a number that works better on my laptop. Regarding the cursor speed I have been playing around with the speed settings in the mouse control panel so I'm not sure I can objectively compare them (I'm not sure how to set

[Bug 320632] Re: tap-to-click and edge-scrolling broken in Jaunty

2009-02-27 Thread darylb
Hi Alberto, I have tried the new version. It fixes the tap delay for me. However the right edge for vertical scrolling is still much too wide. On my Vaio, vertical scrolling works all the way from the right edge to the middle of the right hand button under the pad. Here is a picture of the laptop t

[Bug 44058] Re: suspend when closing laptop lid doesn't work

2009-02-26 Thread darylb
I found a possible workaround here: http://xgwang.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/close-the-lid-suspend-to-memory-on-thinkpad-x40-andubuntu-gutsy/ Basically change action=/etc/acpi/lid.sh to action=/etc/acpi/sleepbtn.sh in /etc/acpi/events/lidbtn However, it does not work for me. I'm using a Sony Vaio V

[Bug 44058] Re: suspend when closing laptop lid doesn't work

2009-02-26 Thread darylb
I also confirm that on Jaunty (9.04) with todays updates (26th Feb 2009), suspend manually works from the battery icon in the notification area, however suspend on closing laptop lid does not work - nothing happens. -- suspend when closing laptop lid doesn't work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/4

Re: [Bug 320632] Re: tap-to-click and edge-scrolling broken in Jaunty

2009-02-26 Thread darylb
Alberto, here is my output now. The device number seems to have changed to 8, I'm not sure if that is relevant or not. Now that it is mentioned I do notice a lag between tapping the touchpad and the click registering, I didn't notice it before. It seems to be about a half-second lag. da...@lappy:~

Re: [Bug 320632] Re: tap-to-click and edge-scrolling broken in Jaunty

2009-02-26 Thread darylb
Alberto, That works now! I tested vertical and horizontal scrolling and both work. The active area on the right of the touchpad for vertical scrolling though is about 1.5 times as wide as it needs to be for a finger. I can leave a good gap on the right of my finger and still scroll. This is not ho

Re: [Bug 320632] Re: tap-to-click and edge-scrolling broken in Jaunty

2009-02-26 Thread darylb
Alberto, Here is the output for the alps device on a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ71WN: da...@lappy:~$ xinput list-props 7 Device 'AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint': Device Enabled (109):1 Synaptics Edges (255):40, 983, 42, 725 Synaptics Finger (256):12, 14, 127 Synaptics Tap T

Re: [Bug 320632] Re: tap-to-click and edge-scrolling broken in Jaunty

2009-02-25 Thread darylb
Hi Alberto, I have installed your package. I actually found on doing so that no previous version of that package was installed on my Jaunty system (a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ71WN). I'm not sure if it should have been there and wasn't added when I installed Jaunty (the 2/2/09 nightly I believe). After ins

[Bug 301878] Re: music applet often uses lots of CPU

2009-02-25 Thread darylb
Marking as confirmed. ** Changed in: music-applet (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- music applet often uses lots of CPU https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301878 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mai

[Bug 331199] Re: cpufreq-selector crashed with SIGSEGV in dbus_g_method_return_error()

2009-02-20 Thread darylb
I've also just reproduced this bug on Jaunty with todays updates (20th Feb 2009). -- cpufreq-selector crashed with SIGSEGV in dbus_g_method_return_error() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/331199 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubun

Re: [Bug 173652] Re: Unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks, Intel GMA adapter

2009-02-11 Thread darylb
On Jaunty with latest updates I now get 9 steps for the backlight with the Fn key combination. When I installed (Alpha 3) there were only 5 steps, so some update changed it. 9 steps (while an odd number) is working a lot better now, and much more usable because the difference between the steps is n

[Bug 320632] Re: tap-to-click and edge-scrolling broken in Jaunty

2009-02-05 Thread darylb
I have an "AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint", and neither edge scrolling or tap to click are working for me on Jaunty with latest updates. Also in the "System -> Preferences -> Mouse" application there is no tab for "Touchpad" to turn tap to click on and off anymore. -- tap-to-click and edge-scrolling br

[Bug 301878] Re: music applet often uses lots of CPU

2009-01-09 Thread darylb
I have also noticed this behaviour just now also while using music- applet with rhythmbox. On my Ubuntu 8.10 system it was also a python process that was taking up lots of CPU (~60%). I removed music-applet from my panel and re-added it again and CPU activity went back to normal. I ran strace on t

[Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Sony Vaio with nvidia 8 series graphics

2008-12-11 Thread darylb
Perhaps the proper way to get the hal changes in is by submitting a patch to the hal and hal-info packages, or indeed upstream. The hal-info package is definitely where the /usr/share/hal/fdi/information/10freedesktop/10-sony-laptop-panel-mgmt- policy.fdi file lives, I'm not sure about the other on

[Bug 180362] Re: mplayer plugin firefox only produces sound in active window

2008-12-05 Thread darylb
Hi, I have reproduced this issue with mozilla-mplayer 3.55-1ubuntu2 on Ubuntu 8.10 with the listen live link from this page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/ The link opens a small popup window with a player in it. If I hide this window behind another firefox window, the sound stops completely. It co

[Bug 283317] Re: lirc_imon support broken in ubuntu package (already fixed upstream)

2008-10-26 Thread darylb
Piggy-backing on this bug because this is basically a request to uprev ubuntu's lirc package, which would fix my issue too. Support for the IRman receiver device is also broken in the version in Intrepid (currently 0.8.3-0ubuntu2). According to http://lirc.org/ IRman support fixed in 0.8.4. An u

[Bug 258884] Re: [intrepid] intel 965 not recognised by LiveCD/installer

2008-08-17 Thread darylb
This seems to be a somewhat intermittent problem. I rebooted the laptop a few times (with "xforcevesa quiet splash" still in menu.lst) and it worked once. However on reboot I got the black screen again and had to power it off. It fails FAR more than it succeeds though (without changing the grub li

[Bug 258884] Re: [intrepid] intel 965 not recognised by LiveCD/installer

2008-08-17 Thread darylb
I have learned some new information. Removing only "xforcevesa" from the grub line still produces the failure case. Removing just "splash" however seems to make it work, so this is possibly nothing to do with the xforcevesa option after all. Although I'm still not sure why that has been put there

[Bug 257819] Re: [intrepid] Intel 945GMS blank screen

2008-08-17 Thread darylb
mevets, My suspicions turned out to be incorrect, "xforcevesa" does not cause my issue, the "splash" option does. Can you confirm that removing splash from the kernel parameters fixes the issue for you? -- [intrepid] Intel 945GMS blank screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/257819 You received

[Bug 257819] Re: [intrepid] Intel 945GMS blank screen

2008-08-17 Thread darylb
mevets, I have a similar problem (see bug #258884). Does this command produce any output for you? $ grep xforcevesa /boot/grub/menu.lst If it does perhaps we have the exact same issue. -- [intrepid] Intel 945GMS blank screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/257819 You received this bug notificat

[Bug 258884] Re: [intrepid] intel 965 not recognised by LiveCD/installer

2008-08-17 Thread darylb
Here is the lspci output for my graphics chip: # lspci | grep Display 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c) (There are two chips in this series of Vaio's, chosen by a two position slider switch, the other is an Nvidia chip) --

[Bug 173652] Re: unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks

2008-08-17 Thread darylb
I have logged a separate bug 258884 against my separate issue. Apologies for the noise in here. -- unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/173652 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribe

[Bug 258884] [NEW] [intrepid] intel 965 not recognised by LiveCD/installer

2008-08-17 Thread darylb
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg Using the Intrepid Alpha 4 LiveCD on my Vaio VGN-SZ71WN, the display comes up black at GDM stage. Ctrl-Alt-F1 causes some flickering of the backlight, but no prompt comes up, the screen remains black. Using the "safe graphics" mode of the LiveCD all

[Bug 173652] Re: unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks

2008-08-17 Thread darylb
My xorg.conf actually specifies vesa. Is this done by the installer due to running the installer in safe graphics mode? In any case there is an issue with the graphics when running the LiveCD, which may be the reason I'm loading vesa now and not intel. This is a separate bug however. ** Attachment

[Bug 173652] Re: unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks

2008-08-17 Thread darylb
No. Looks like it wasn't autodetected correctly, its using VESA instead. In Gutsy and Hardy I believe this was autodetected and didn't need any manual setup. I have attached /var/log/Xorg.0.log. ** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/16884139/Xorg.0.log -- unable to a

[Bug 119672] Re: Gutsy Gibbon and FN keys on Sony Vaio

2008-08-17 Thread darylb
I have installed Intrepid Alpha 4 on my VGN-SZ71WN Vaio. With latest updates installed the Fn key situation is quite dim: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# acpi_listen mute (Fn-F2) (no acpi event recorded, no effect) vol- (Fn-F3) (no acpi event recorded, no effect) vol+ (Fn-F) (no acpi event recorded, no ef

[Bug 173652] Re: unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks

2008-08-17 Thread darylb
I have installed Intrepid Alpha 4 to my HDD now, so I'm not in "safe graphics" anymore. Also I have installed all updates just now and rebooted. However this still doesn't work for me. I have a Vaio VGN-SZ71WN. I'm running the 32 bit desktop version. If there is any more info you would like me t

[Bug 173652] Re: unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks

2008-08-15 Thread darylb
Ahhh, Its probably because I had to boot the LiveCD in safe graphics mode. Thanks for checking Michael! -- unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/173652 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is s

[Bug 173652] Re: unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks

2008-08-15 Thread darylb
Regarding the Intel chip issue on Sony Vaio's, the xbacklight xrandr workaround no longer works on Intrepid Ibex Alpha 3 (running livecd): [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# xbacklight -set 50 No outputs have backlight property [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# xrandr --output LVDS --set BACKLIGHT_CONTROL native X Error of