[Bug 1476211] Re: kswapd takes 100% CPU although there is no swap

2015-12-10 Thread Ski
I am on xbuntu 15.10 and this affected me after I upgraded. I have 16GB ram and kswapd kicks in, locks it up for 10 - 30 seconds multiple times an hour. vmstat 5 shows: 1 0 1208112 569056 69376 70190320084 347 1634 2951 25 1 73 0 0 2 0 1208072 164192 2212 6619100 146

[Bug 1152744] Re: mountall is lying about /run's noexec

2014-03-24 Thread ski
Thanks Marc. Confirmed working on my 12.04 install. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1152744 Title: mountall is lying about /run's noexec To manage notifications about this bug

[Bug 1152744] Re: mountall is lying about /run's noexec

2014-03-12 Thread ski
This problem still exists on 12.04 LTS, current as of March 12. Given its security nature, the fix should be backported. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1152744 Title: mountall

[Bug 1152744] Re: mountall is lying about /run's noexec

2014-03-12 Thread ski
This problem still exists on 12.04 LTS, current as of March 12. Given its security nature, the fix should be backported. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1152744 Title: mountall

[Bug 1224999] Re: apt-check fails to see security updates in some circumstances

2013-09-19 Thread ski
Thanks, that did the trick, even with an old version of linux-image- server: ski@nkrumah:/tmp$ wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-image-server_3.2.0.23.25_amd64.deb --2013-09-19 09:58:55-- http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-meta/linux-image

[Bug 1224999] Re: apt-check fails to see security updates in some circumstances

2013-09-13 Thread ski
ski@nkrumah:~$ grep -v ^# /etc/apt/sources.list | grep . deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe multiverse# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe multiverse deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted

[Bug 1224999] Re: apt-check fails to see security updates in some circumstances

2013-09-13 Thread ski
No, they do not: ski@nkrumah:~$ sudo apt-get update ; echo ; cat /etc/issue ; dpkg -l | grep linux-image ; cat /proc/version ; /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check -p ; echo Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg Hit http

[Bug 1224999] Re: apt-check fails to see security updates in some circumstances

2013-09-13 Thread ski
There is no /var/lib/synaptic/ either. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1224999 Title: apt-check fails to see security updates in some circumstances To manage notifications about this

Re: [Bug 1224999] Re: apt-check fails to see security updates in some circumstances

2013-09-13 Thread ski
No, it does not. On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Brian Murray wrote: > Does the file /var/lib/synaptic/preferences exist on your system? > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1224999 > > Title: > apt-chec

[Bug 1224999] [NEW] apt-check fails to see security updates in some circumstances

2013-09-13 Thread ski
*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported: Running 12.04LTS with an old kernel package, apt-check fails to tell me that I am running a vulnerable kernel: ski@nkrumah:~$ dpkg -l | grep linux-image ; cat /proc/version ; /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check --human

[Bug 496422] Re: cachefilesd not starting with CONFIG_CACHEFILES=y

2013-07-08 Thread ski
I've found cachefilesd to be fragile in general, but most recently the source of the problem that I had is that I had the backports repository enabled. The linux kernels backported from quantal (3.5.0.X) displays exactly this behavior with cachefilesd, but the linux kernels from precise "proper" (3

[Bug 1196674] Re: cachefilesd doesn't work with multiple mounts from the same nfsv4 server

2013-07-05 Thread ski
The problem here seems to be that the exports didn't have their own unique FSIDs. When I fixed that and restarted the nfs server, I got tewo entries in /proc/fs/nfsfs/volumes, one with FSC and one without. I still think is a bug - if you try to mount two filesystems, one with fsc and one without,

[Bug 1196674] [NEW] cachefilesd doesn't work with multiple mounts from the same nfsv4 server

2013-07-01 Thread ski
root@kenya-i660:~# mount /u root@kenya-i660:~# cat /proc/fs/nfsfs/volumes NV SERVER PORT DEV FSID FSC v4 c0a80034 801 0:219129e38f7c164f3d no root@kenya-i660:~# umount /u root@kenya-i660:~# umount /allafrica root@kenya-i660:~# ssh ski@192.168.0.52 cat /etc/expor

[Bug 1131363] Re: .cache contains non-cache data

2013-02-22 Thread ski
Julian, please don't close a bug because it's filed against the wrong package - I wasn't sure what to file the bug against, but that doesn't make my bug report useless. In the future, please re-assign it or tell the reporter how to. I've done this now. ** Changed in: xdg-utils (Ubuntu) Sta

[Bug 1131363] [NEW] .cache contains non-cache data

2013-02-21 Thread ski
Public bug reported: Ubuntu is storing non-cache data in $XDG_CACHE_HOME (default: ~/.cache). How to reproduce: mv .cache .cache.BAK # log off and back on log off and back on, and note that, among other things, all launcher configuration is lost. I'm sure there are many more of this class of bu

[Bug 208904] Re: fceu sound support broken in hardy

2012-11-12 Thread ski
Seems to work on 12.04.1 / amd64. Don't currently have access to a 10.4 machine. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/208904 Title: fceu sound support broken in hardy To manage notificatio

[Bug 830846] Re: Ubuntu 10.04.2 (2.6.32-32-server) random kernel panic on xfs write

2012-06-12 Thread ski
On another machine, we just had an xfs-related crash with linux- image-2.6.32-41-server (2.6.32-41.88) installed. Will try to reproduce then re-open or start a new ticket as appropriate. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 830846] Re: Ubuntu 10.04.2 (2.6.32-32-server) random kernel panic on xfs write

2012-05-04 Thread ski
Correction: the most recent crash we had was with 2.6.32-38.83, not 2.6.32-36.81 as I reported in the previous comment. Here's hoping 2.6.32.40 fixes the problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.n

[Bug 830846] Re: Ubuntu 10.04.2 (2.6.32-32-server) random kernel panic on xfs write

2012-05-04 Thread ski
It took awhile, but we've seen the error on 2.6.32-36.81 now too. @brad-figg your URL now 404s. any chance you can put your kernel up again? Thanks. Brian Szymanski -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchp

[Bug 573318] Re: mysql server will not start

2012-04-28 Thread ski
I also had this problem with ubuntu 12.04 and mysql-server 5.5, and Paul's fix also worked for me. Seems like a pretty silly reason for mysql to crash. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573

[Bug 920258] Re: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in unity::ui::KeyboardUtil::GetKeycodeAboveKeySymbol()

2012-02-29 Thread geo ski
I have the amd 64 bit version of the software and have this problem -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/920258 Title: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in unity::ui::KeyboardUtil::GetKeycodeAb

[Bug 824140] Re: Boot stops after "checking battery state..."

2012-02-19 Thread ski
why on earth is this bug characterized as low priority? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/824140 Title: Boot stops after "checking battery state..." To manage notifications about this b

[Bug 824140] Re: Boot stops after "checking battery state..."

2012-02-18 Thread ski
Either install gdm or run unity-2d with nouveau, that is. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/824140 Title: Boot stops after "checking battery state..." To manage notifications about this

[Bug 824140] Re: Boot stops after "checking battery state..."

2012-02-18 Thread ski
I've tried every trick in the book for this, read every bug report I can find. The *only* thing that reliably works is to install gdm ( I don't count restart lightdm on vty1 as a solution). What a bummer. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subs

[Bug 929947] Re: random xorg crashes on 11.10 machine

2012-02-09 Thread ski
The XorgLog.txt above is old, from before I clobbered my xorg.conf. Attached is the Xorg.2.log.old showing my latest crash. ** Attachment added: "Xorg.2.log.old" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/929947/+attachment/2728747/+files/Xorg.2.log.old -- You received this bug noti

[Bug 929947] Re: random xorg crashes on 11.10 machine

2012-02-09 Thread ski
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/929947 Title: random xorg crashes on 11.10 machine To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/929

[Bug 929947] [NEW] random xorg crashes on 11.10 machine

2012-02-09 Thread ski
Public bug reported: I'm using a 64-bit 11.10 install (just upgraded from 11.04) on a system76 Gazelle Professional 6 laptop (self-install). Ever since I upgraded from 11.04, I'm experiencing sporatic crashes which cause my X session to die, causing me to return the login screen and loose all my w

[Bug 203659] Re: Pinned hardy repository causes update-manger to fail but shows no error message

2012-01-31 Thread ski
I had this from hardy -> lucid. One pinned rdiff-backup package triggered a requirement on a specific old version of python, which caused heck to break loose. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/b

[Bug 582319] Re: strace crontab -e bombs on 10.04LTS

2012-01-11 Thread ski
then. ski@debian-4.0$ export EDITOR=cat ; crontab -e >/dev/null ; ret1=$? ; echo === ; strace -o/dev/null crontab -e ; ret2=$? ; echo ; echo return: $ret1, straced return: $ret2 ; cat /etc/issue No modification made === crontabs/ski: Permission denied return: 0, straced return: 0 Debian

[Bug 582319] Re: strace crontab -e bombs on 10.04LTS

2012-01-11 Thread ski
Looks like the change was made between 2008 and 2010... debian-4.0$ export EDITOR=cat ; crontab -e ; ret1=$? ; strace crontab -e ; ret2=$? ; echo ; echo return: $ret1, straced return: $ret2 ... [snip] ... return: 0, straced return: 0 debian-5.0$ export EDITOR=cat ; crontab -e >/dev/null ; ret1=$

[Bug 492301] Re: Can not mount /dev/loop1 on /cow

2012-01-11 Thread ski
In case it helps anyone else, I have this problem with 10.04 and 11.04, but NOT 11.10. Good luck -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/492301 Title: Can not mount /dev/loop1 on /cow To mana

[Bug 758240] Re: Can't connect to GTalk with empathy, worked in 10.10.

2012-01-04 Thread ski
I was affected by this bug too. The fix for me was adding @gmail.com to the end of my username. Good luck. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/758240 Title: Can't connect to GTalk with emp

[Bug 830846] Re: Ubuntu 10.04.2 (2.6.32-32-server) random kernel panic on xfs write

2011-12-22 Thread ski
The error dump we got on 2.6.32-36.79 looks slightly different than the other one posted, but it still involves xfs and writeback, which is consistent with the upstream bug report as I understand it. Attached for the record in case it's useful. Cheers. ** Attachment added: "2.6.32-36.79 error dump

[Bug 830846] Re: Ubuntu 10.04.2 (2.6.32-32-server) random kernel panic on xfs write

2011-12-21 Thread ski
We saw this problem while running kernel 2.6.32-36.79. We are rebooting to 2.6.32-37.81 (without this patch) to see if the bug recurs there. When/if it does, we'll try this kernel. Thanks. Brian Szymanski (AllAfrica Global Media) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of U

[Bug 555158] Re: glxinfo crashed with SIGSEGV in XF86DRIQueryExtension()

2011-11-28 Thread ski
Thanks a lot Pedric - that worked for me. I can run google-chrome (which I am hopelessly addicted to), and various other programs don't crash/spam dmesg randomly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.n

[Bug 198748] Re: sysrq and screenshot use the same keyboard shortcut

2011-04-23 Thread ski
On Lucid (and probably earlier versions), you can disable the alt+print keyboard shortcut in system->preferences->keyboard shortcuts seems to do the trick. You could probably change it to ctrl+print or something, but I didn't bother since I don't use that feature enough to care. Cheers all. -- Yo

[Bug 554005] Re: Using some glib functions within multiprocessing from a threaded app sometimes causes 100% CPU utilization

2011-03-10 Thread ski
Definitely not fixed for me on ubuntu 10.04 LTS, using gwibber 2.30.3-0ubuntu2. 64-bit. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554005 Title: Using some glib functions within multiprocessing f

[Bug 201786] Re: ssh Agent admitted failure to sign using the key on big endian machines

2011-01-03 Thread ski
I don't think this problem is related to big-endianness. I just had it on a x86 system that was upgraded from feisty -> hardy -> lucid. In my case the fix was simple: apt-get install seahorse-plugins. For whatever reason that dependency doesn't seem to be pulled in when you upgrade. I'd recommend f

[Bug 549799] Re: [LUCID] update-notifier no longer shows update icon even with auto_launch=false

2010-12-16 Thread ski
The strange bit is I have other machines that I upgraded directly from 9.10 (not 8.04) that don't have the problem. I can't tell if it's all of those machines or not though, or if that's related at all. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscr

[Bug 549799] Re: [LUCID] update-notifier no longer shows update icon even with auto_launch=false

2010-12-16 Thread ski
One difference from Ingo - I'm on x86. Same problem otherwise. Setting autolaunch to be false doesn't change a thing, and I haven't seen either a pop up or an icon in more than a week. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. ht

[Bug 549799] Re: [LUCID] update-notifier no longer shows update icon even with auto_launch=false

2010-12-16 Thread ski
I have the same problem as Ingo. My machine was running 8.04LTS, and I did a dist-upgrade to 10.04 in the past month. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/549799 Title: [LUCID] update-notif

[Bug 552227] Re: gwibber-accounts crashed with KeyError in get_account_data()

2010-08-13 Thread ski
after wasting a few hours, i have no idea what i did, but gwibber finally let me on to fb. i literally kept trying over and over and over again (probably a few hundred times) out of frustration (and procrastination ;-)), I think i kept hitting the fb servers until some sysadmin at fb looked into it

[Bug 552227] Re: gwibber-accounts crashed with KeyError in get_account_data()

2010-08-13 Thread ski
... the workarounds I've tried in the past 24h: - Use opendns (almost worked) - Use google public dns - connect over a 3g hotspot (for different DNS since that almost worked) - blowing away ~/.gconf/apps/gwibber/ AND .cache/gwibber/ - blowing away gwibber-* databases in couchdb. - Install dpkg's fo

[Bug 552227] Re: gwibber-accounts crashed with KeyError in get_account_data()

2010-08-13 Thread ski
... And also on lucid with these packages from maverick installed: Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main gwibber 2.31.5-0ubuntu1 [326kB] Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main gwibber-service 2.31.5-0ubuntu1 [65.5kB] Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ub

[Bug 552227] Re: gwibber-accounts crashed with KeyError in get_account_data()

2010-08-13 Thread ski
I'm still having the problem on lucid with 2.30.1-0ubuntu1, as are a bunch of folks over on dupe bug thread https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gwibber/+bug/545859 -- gwibber-accounts crashed with KeyError in get_account_data() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/552227 You received this bug no

[Bug 600513] [NEW] autopsy cannot read partial ntfs parttions

2010-07-01 Thread ski
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: autopsy Autopsy cannot read partial NTFS disk images. To reproduce, simply truncate an image of a ntfs file system and try to load it in autopsy. Autopsy says "cannot determine file system type" and that's all. On my toshiba system partition, which is 1.5

[Bug 582319] Re: strace crontab -e bombs on 10.04LTS

2010-05-18 Thread ski
attached is the strace.out generated from the above script ** Attachment added: "strace.out" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/48666960/strace.out -- strace crontab -e bombs on 10.04LTS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/582319 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bu

[Bug 582319] Re: strace crontab -e bombs on 10.04LTS

2010-05-18 Thread ski
** Attachment added: "typescript output showing the bug" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/48666943/typescript -- strace crontab -e bombs on 10.04LTS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/582319 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 582319] [NEW] strace crontab -e bombs on 10.04LTS

2010-05-18 Thread ski
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: strace strace is doing something wrong and winds up modifying the behavior of a running program -- in short, running "crontab -e" works fine, but running "strace crontab -e" results in an error being thrown before the editor is even invoked. 'crontab -e'

[Bug 363271] Re: can't fsck / from friendly-recovery

2010-01-15 Thread ski
I agree a backport is needed here. -- can't fsck / from friendly-recovery https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/363271 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubu

[Bug 372608] Re: import failure: Invalid file format

2010-01-06 Thread ski
Forgot to add, the workaround I used was to rename my (private) pgp keys as foo.pgp, then I was able to import them just fine. -- import failure: Invalid file format https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/372608 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscri

[Bug 372608] Re: import failure: Invalid file format

2010-01-06 Thread ski
Same problem, this time with a pgp key. Running karmic. An identical import worked fine on hardy. -- import failure: Invalid file format https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/372608 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bu

[Bug 471568] Re: reproducible crash in nano on trying to save to a file different than the one specified on the command line

2009-12-19 Thread ski
nee: (unassigned) => ski (ski-ubuntu) -- reproducible crash in nano on trying to save to a file different than the one specified on the command line https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/471568 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubunt

[Bug 471568] Re: reproducible crash in nano on trying to save to a file different than the one specified on the command line

2009-12-13 Thread ski
** Also affects: nano (Debian) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- reproducible crash in nano on trying to save to a file different than the one specified on the command line https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/471568 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu B

[Bug 471568] Re: reproducible crash in nano on trying to save to a file different than the one specified on the command line

2009-12-13 Thread ski
The attached patch fixes the problem and should be applied upstream. ** Attachment added: "launchpad-471568.patch" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/36758615/launchpad-471568.patch ** Description changed: Binary package hint: nano Steps to reproduce: 1) Put some content into a file, e.g.

[Bug 471568] Re: reproducible crash in nano on trying to save to a file different than the one specified on the command line

2009-12-13 Thread ski
Mostly a note to self: be sure to use configure --enable-nanorc when trying to reproduce this bug from source. -- reproducible crash in nano on trying to save to a file different than the one specified on the command line https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/471568 You received this bug notification

[Bug 494259] [NEW] pulse audio remembers muted applications without notification

2009-12-08 Thread ski
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: pulseaudio pulseaudio remembers which applications were muted last time. so i muted skype via pulseaudio in sound preferences -> applications awhile back and skype output audio "hasn't worked" since. it took me a while to realize that skype was muted. th

[Bug 23647] Re: kill -L does not work

2009-12-07 Thread ski
Yikes, so it does! Egg on my face. I would still suggest something to make things a bit more clear. Specifically, let's explicitly include the place where the binaries live in SYNOPSIS section of the manpage, since both dash and bash are subject to this confusion. The below does just this - the im

[Bug 23647] Re: kill -L does not work

2009-12-07 Thread ski
Just got thrown for a loop by this. I think the proper fix is a CAVEAT section in the man page for kill indicating that shells typically override kill with a builtin. Since this is true for both dash and bash, the shells we ship by default, this seems like the least we can do. I'll try to write up

[Bug 23647] Re: kill -L does not work

2009-12-07 Thread ski
man page fix nominated for lucid. -- kill -L does not work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23647 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/li

[Bug 471568] Re: reproducible crash in nano on trying to save to a file different than the one specified on the command line

2009-12-07 Thread ski
I'm guessing the problem is that nano is confused as to whether you have a filename there or not. When you launch data, the data structure containing the output filename is not yet initialized, but after you input the filename, nano stats file and sees that it is there (prompting you to overwrite)

[Bug 479167] Re: Missing controls in Sound Preferences

2009-12-06 Thread ski
I have a similar problem - no treble or audio controls that I can find (including in alsamixer in my case). Alsamixer reports this hardware: Card: HDA Intel Chip: Realtek ALC262 I'm not sure if this was ever working in 9.04, but seems like using pulse this should be pretty easy to implement - eve

[Bug 123132] Re: Mouse arrow flicker while playing google video and hover footer index

2009-12-03 Thread ski
I have this problem a lot when playing mafia wars via facebook on karmic/amd64. Have been having it sporatically for a few releases now but it seems to have gotten worse. -- Mouse arrow flicker while playing google video and hover footer index https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123132 You received t

[Bug 471568] Re: reproducible crash in nano on trying to save to a file different than the one specified on the command line

2009-11-02 Thread ski
Update: Upon testing on some other machines this is present on hardy and jaunty as well as etch and lenny, and must be a very old bug, dating at least back to etch/2.0.2. The reason other folks haven't noticed is that it only happens when "set backup" is enabled in .nanorc AND you save the file to

[Bug 471568] Re: reproducible crash in nano on trying to save to a file different than the one specified on the command line

2009-11-02 Thread ski
Here's an strace (attached) ** Attachment added: "nano-strace-segfault" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34994274/nano-strace-segfault -- reproducible crash in nano on trying to save to a file different than the one specified on the command line https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/471568 You receiv

[Bug 471568] Re: reproducible crash in nano on trying to save to a file different than the one specified on the command line

2009-11-02 Thread ski
** Visibility changed to: Public -- reproducible crash in nano on trying to save to a file different than the one specified on the command line https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/471568 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- u

[Bug 363271] Re: can't fsck / from friendly-recovery

2009-10-24 Thread ski
Two points: 1 - The bug in jaunty IS specific to ext4, and has existed since jaunty betas. Looks like in the end this bug has been "hijacked" by a related but more critical bug, so I'm not complaining just want to make sure we don't overlook that forever. 2 - I'd like to echo what others have s

[Bug 363271] Re: can't fsck / from friendly-recovery

2009-10-22 Thread ski
emarkay, true. But bear in mind, it's been broken with ext4 since jaunty. I'd love to see one sooner, but I'm guessing we won't see a fix until after karmic's release. -- can't fsck / from friendly-recovery https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/363271 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 363271] Re: can't fsck / from friendly-recovery

2009-10-20 Thread ski
> In System V, the only services missing in single user mode compared to > multi-user mode are login services, such as getty, gdm, sshd, etc. It's > not intended as a "recovery" mode. Well, I'll admit that I come from a mostly BSD background. I had no idea that sysV used runlevel 1 like that, or t

[Bug 363271] Re: can't fsck / from friendly-recovery

2009-10-20 Thread ski
Scott - I disagree strongly that the root filesystem is usually already read-only when friendly-recovery is invoked. I don't just go to friendly recovery only when there is a problem (in fact I'm not sure I ever have in reaction to a problem). I admit I'm not a usual user, but there are plenty of c

[Bug 363271] Re: can't fsck / from friendly-recovery

2009-10-16 Thread ski
James & emarkay - it does NOT work in jaunty, at least with ext4 and amd64 architecture, as in the initial bug report (which i reconfirmed yesterday). -- can't fsck / from friendly-recovery https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/363271 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubunt

[Bug 363271] Re: can't fsck / from friendly-recovery

2009-10-14 Thread ski
As a sanity check, I've reconfirmed the problem on a jaunty/ext4/amd64 system. When I select 'fsck' from the recovery menu, I am told: "mount: / is busy" (at the bottom of the screen, it goes away very quickly as the menu seems to refresh immediately after fsck errors out. When I select a root shel

[Bug 371749] Re: updatedb should exclude sshfs by default

2009-08-22 Thread ski
Wow, still not fixed? This is an easy fix guys. Just add fuse.sshfs to PRUNEFS in /etc/updatedb.conf ... -- updatedb should exclude sshfs by default https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371749 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -

[Bug 391210] [NEW] gnome-terminal forgets profile settings when out of disk space

2009-06-23 Thread ski
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-terminal When out of disk space, gnome-terminal forgets its profile settings, reverting from my prefered white text on a black background to the opposite. I discovered this while fighting with this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/

[Bug 371749] Re: updatedb should exclude sshfs by default

2009-06-23 Thread ski
This needs to be fixed. I recently changed my sshfs mountpoint from under /media to my home directory, and that resulted in my nightly mlocate scripts filling my disk. What makes this worse is when you are using the -o follow_symlinks option, which can result (in my case) in infinitely large paths,

[Bug 388565] Re: can't install x86 packages via apt on lpia

2009-06-18 Thread ski
** Tags added: apt ** Package changed: ubuntu => apt (Ubuntu) -- can't install x86 packages via apt on lpia https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/388565 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@

[Bug 388565] [NEW] can't install x86 packages via apt on lpia

2009-06-17 Thread ski
Public bug reported: If the lpia architecture is to continue, it should be a first class citizen like x86 or amd64. Currently we are very close, but things like third party packages for e.g. opera can't be installed despite being in the partner repo for both x86 and amd64. This is currently worked

[Bug 318942] Re: no sound from speakers on HP Mini 1000 (hda-intel, IDT 92HD75B2X5)

2009-04-29 Thread ski
@jcuhoh - That site has been down for at least a couple of days. Check out the mirror list from www.alsa-project.org, and grab it from the alternate site. That's what I had to do. Good luck! -- no sound from speakers on HP Mini 1000 (hda-intel, IDT 92HD75B2X5) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/3189

[Bug 316125] Re: [Jaunty] HDA-Intel - no sound

2009-04-25 Thread ski
My problem was solved here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/318942 Thanks all. -- [Jaunty] HDA-Intel - no sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/316125 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bug

[Bug 352732] Re: [jaunty] Sound muted after boot

2009-04-25 Thread ski
In my case the problem was solved using this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/318942 But I'm not sure if everyone experiencing this bug is using a hp mini nettop (or if it might work for you anyway). Good luck! -- [jaunty] Sound muted after boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/

[Bug 318942] Re: no sound from speakers on HP Mini 1000 (hda-intel, IDT 92HD75B2X5)

2009-04-25 Thread ski
Yeah, Mauricio's solution worked better for me (HP 1035NR, lpia -- headphones and speakers work, no need to unmute on boot). Just a few notes for completeness: If you want to make sure you keep these versions of alsa you've just installed so future upgrades don't overwrite them, you can do this:

Re: [Bug 318942] Re: no sound from speakers on HP Mini 1000 (hda-intel, IDT 92HD75B2X5)

2009-04-23 Thread ski
PS - mine is a 1035NR, maybe that's the difference., On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Arnaud Soyez (Weboide) < webo...@codealpha.net> wrote: > Youtube works for me, and f8,f10,f11 do work too. They worked by default > (right after ubuntu was installed). In the keyboard shortcuts window, it > says

[Bug 318942] Re: no sound from speakers on HP Mini 1000 (hda-intel, IDT 92HD75B2X5)

2009-04-22 Thread ski
This sort of works for me. The only problems are: 1 - I have to go to volume control and unmute the Speaker channel on every boot. 2 - the magic blue keys (fn+f8/f10/f11) don't control anything anymore. But at least I have some sound... -- no sound from speakers on HP Mini 1000 (hda-intel, IDT 9

[Bug 352732] Re: [jaunty] Sound muted after boot

2009-04-22 Thread ski
I'm having the same problem as Alexander - sound on the main speakers NEVER works. Master channel gives no output, but headphone jack works just fine. HP mini 1035nr. Fresh install of jaunty RC1, upgraded to latest. It seems like sometimes alsa starts with audio muted on both the Master and PCM ch

[Bug 363271] Re: can't fsck / from friendly-recovery

2009-04-18 Thread ski
PS - by jaunty, i mean jaunty RC1 with all updates from the net applied as of Sat Apr 18 08:16:32 GMT 2009 -- can't fsck / from friendly-recovery https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/363271 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 363271] [NEW] can't fsck / from friendly-recovery

2009-04-18 Thread ski
Public bug reported: Fresh install of jaunty/x86 using one big ext4 partition. If you select the fsck option, the following message (very) briefly appears at the bottom of the screen: mount: / is busy ... and no filesystem is checked. Similarly, if you start a root shell and try to fsck by ha

[Bug 316125] Re: [Jaunty] HDA-Intel - no sound

2009-04-17 Thread ski
Upgraded from intrepid to the RC via the net. Headphones work, but speakers do not. This is on a HP Mini 1035nr. s...@skitop:~$ pulseaudio -k I: caps.c: Limited capabilities successfully to CAP_SYS_NICE. I: caps.c: Dropping root privileges. I: caps.c: Limited capabilities successfully to CAP_SYS_N

Re: [Bug 111434] Re: xen-image-2.6.19-4-server package metadeta is wrong

2009-04-16 Thread ski
I'm pretty sure this was long since resolved. On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 8:01 PM, Dimitrios Symeonidis wrote: > the packages have changed names, is this still an issue for anyone? > > ** Changed in: xen-source (Ubuntu) > Importance: Undecided => Low > > ** Changed in: xen-source (Ubuntu) > S

[Bug 293970] Re: bonobo-activation-server : could not associate with desktop session

2009-04-09 Thread Ski
I am getting after upgrading from hardy to intrepid. One some days my thinkpad T61 locks up 3 - 4 times. Is there anything I can do to help resolve this bug as it is incredibly frustrating (especially after hardy was so wonderfully stable). -- bonobo-activation-server : could not associate wit

[Bug 337727] [NEW] python-libtorrent require python < 2.6

2009-03-04 Thread Ski-lleR
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 335741 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/335741 Public bug reported: Binary package hint: python-libtorrent Description:Ubuntu jaunty (development branch) Release:9.04 This package is needed by Deluge. When i try to install, he complain that

[Bug 99508] Re: Titlebar incorrectly drawn with geforce 5/6/7, compiz and human-theme

2009-01-06 Thread ski
PPS - Actually the titlebar style workaround does NOT workaround for me, although it seems to decrease the bugs severity. Sorry for all the noise. -- Titlebar incorrectly drawn with geforce 5/6/7, compiz and human-theme https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/99508 You received this bug notification beca

[Bug 99508] Re: Titlebar incorrectly drawn with geforce 5/6/7, compiz and human-theme

2009-01-06 Thread ski
PS - The titlebar style workaround works for me tho. Cheers to whomever found that. -- Titlebar incorrectly drawn with geforce 5/6/7, compiz and human-theme https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/99508 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubu

[Bug 99508] Re: Titlebar incorrectly drawn with geforce 5/6/7, compiz and human-theme

2009-01-06 Thread ski
Just wanted to note that 177.82 (just released in intrepid) doesn't do the trick for me on a Geforce Go 7300 / amd64 system. Has anyone checked the 180.x driver with this card? s...@ganiodayo:~$ lspci | grep -i nvid 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G72M [Quadro NVS 110M/GeFor

[Bug 301488] Re: qemu-launcher does not work with kqemu

2009-01-01 Thread ski
It looks like, since i'm on a 64-bit machine, I need to go to "launcher settings" and change "path to qemu" from /usr/bin/qemu to /usr/bin/qemu- system-x86_64. qemu-launcher should be smarter about auto-detecting the type of system its on and figuring out how to load kqemu for me. I'd appreciate he

[Bug 301488] [NEW] qemu-launcher does not work with kqemu

2008-11-23 Thread ski
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: qemu-launcher with kqemu installed, qemu-launcher does not know how to invoke qemu with full acceleration. instead it gives output like this: /usr/bin/qemu -boot c -m 512 -hda '/home/ski/handy-lil-debian-i386-qemu' -net nic,vlan=0 -net u

[Bug 301041] [NEW] gxemul cmdline processing segmentation fault

2008-11-22 Thread ski
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gxemul Giving gxemul invalid command line parameters can result in a segmentation fault. Simplest way to reproduce: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ gxemul a GXemul 0.4.6.3Copyright (C) 2003-2008 Anders Gavare Read the source code and/or documentation for ot

[Bug 22321] Re: segmentation fault in gnome-screenshot

2008-11-22 Thread ski
PS - The problem werner and I are reporting seems to have nothing to do with the old SHAPE-related bug. [...] (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) [New Thread 0x7f244a59b770 (LWP 20205)] (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no

[Bug 22321] Re: segmentation fault in gnome-screenshot

2008-11-22 Thread ski
Bump/me too. I have the exact symptoms Werner describes (only screenshots of xterm cause problems) on 8.10/amd64. -- segmentation fault in gnome-screenshot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/22321 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscribe

[Bug 186382] Re: [nvidia 169.xx] gtk window decorator somtimes draws decoration ugly or not at all

2008-11-14 Thread ski
PS - Installing the old driver has also fixed a problem I've had quite sporatically and inexplicably on wikipedia image pages. As well as scrolling in VirtualBox's main screen when I have more than 7 VMs. Will be interested to see if 180.06 fixes this too. Out of curiosity, have others who've seen

[Bug 186382] Re: [nvidia 169.xx] gtk window decorator somtimes draws decoration ugly or not at all

2008-11-14 Thread ski
FWIW, running restricted manager (system -> administration -> hardware drivers) and selecting nvidia driver version 96 (the oldest avail. version) fixes the problem for me in intrepid. It might have made something else slower, but I can't tell what after a few days. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -l |

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