[Bug 260649] [NEW] printer output magnified 10-12x: Intrepid Ibex alpha

2008-08-23 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: I expect this bug should be filed against cupsys, but leave that determination to experts. I am using Intrepid Ibex and do a complete update 2-3x daily. I originally reported this problem in http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=895778. Since that posting, the problem has

[Bug 260733] [NEW] static IP address assignment does not work in Ibex Alpha 4

2008-08-23 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: resolvconf I have five hosts connected to a conventional Linksys router, some by wireless, some by Ethernet. In order that I can use fixed host names rather than IP addresses, I have configured them as static IP addresses. On my main box, running Intrepi

[Bug 260649] Re: printer output magnified 10-12x: Intrepid Ibex alpha

2008-08-27 Thread Bruce Miller
Have routinely updated to the new kernel 2.6.27 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ uname -a Linux Xenophon 2.6.27-1-generic #1 SMP Sat Aug 23 23:19:01 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -l cupsys Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-ins

[Bug 393811] [NEW] Request to package: hunspell-en-ca

2009-06-30 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: This package exists in Debian sid. It is traditional to say that Canadians use either British or American spelling conventions. This is really not correct. A specific Canadian blend has developed and has been adopted by, among others, the Government of Canada. As a student

[Bug 382211] [NEW] lm-sensors appears not to work in Karmic Alpha 1

2009-05-31 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: lm-sensors br...@xenophon:~$ uname -a Linux Xenophon 2.6.30-6-generic #7-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 22 05:15:10 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux br...@xenophon:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description:Ubuntu karmic (develop

[Bug 379267] [NEW] backintime segfaults every time it runs

2009-05-21 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: backintime-kde4 KDE generated the following backtrace which I have also e-mailed directly to the application developer: Application that crashed: kde4backintime.py Version of the application: 0.9.22.1 KDE Version: 4.2.85 (KDE 4.2.85 (KDE 4.3 Beta1)) Q

[Bug 395597] [NEW] KDE 4.3rc does not respect locales

2009-07-04 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace Under System Settings| Region/Language, I added English UK, English USA and French. I set the order of languages so that UK is top, USA second, French third. I left my country set to Canada. I expected applications to continue to start

[Bug 395968] [NEW] kwin intermittently fails to give focus to dialog box

2009-07-05 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kde-window-manager To produce bug: 1. Ensure that compositing is turned on. 2. In an application, click to open a dialog box 3. before dialog box opens, click in main application. Result: kwin does not give focus to the dialog but restricts it to the mai

[Bug 389078] Re: KDE embedded applications cause shortcut overlap and ambiguous shortcut messages

2009-07-05 Thread Bruce Miller
This bug is still present in KDE 4.2.95 == KDE 4.3RC -- KDE embedded applications cause shortcut overlap and ambiguous shortcut messages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/389078 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kde4libs in ubuntu.

[Bug 284730] Re: Printing from KDE4 apps cuts off, non-KDE apps print fine

2009-02-23 Thread Bruce Miller
To my surprise and disappointment, it appears that I had not yet filed a corresponding bug report on the KDE Bugzilla. The following is, at least, substantially similar to my report: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=164899. ** Bug watch added: KDE Bug Tracking System #164899 http://bugs.kde

[Bug 377671] [NEW] kubuntu-docs fails to configure; target missing

2009-05-17 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kubuntu-docs Am running karmic Alpha1: br...@xenophon:~$ uname -a Linux Xenophon 2.6.30-5-generic #6-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 11 20:46:57 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux br...@xenophon:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Descripti

[Bug 377671] Re: kubuntu-docs fails to configure; target missing

2009-05-19 Thread Bruce Miller
Tried manually creating the directory /usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en/kubuntu/ and then repeating the installation "aptitude -f install." It appears that the installation *_deletes_* the directory. -- kubuntu-docs fails to configure; target missing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/377671 You received

[Bug 29622] Re: Many web browsers not print the headers and footers.

2008-10-16 Thread Bruce Miller
I have changed the status back to New. Printing of KDE 4.x applications has been totally broken across three distributions of Kubuntu (7.10, 8.04, 8.10 development) and on different hosts and after several re- installations. The problems experienced include, but are far from limited to, the lack o

[Bug 284730] [NEW] All printing from KDE4 broken

2008-10-16 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: I am unable to print from KDE4 applications (primarily, but not exclusively, Konqueror and Kate). I have had this problem on several instances of Kubuntu: on different physical machines, on three consecutive distributions of Kubuntu (7.10, 8.04 and 8.10 development) and despit

[Bug 29622] Re: Many web browsers not print the headers and footers.

2008-10-16 Thread Bruce Miller
I have filed a new bug againt Kubuntu printing in Intrepid Ibex because the problems go well beyond missing headers and footers. It is Bug 284730. I put in a reference there to this bug. -- Many web browsers not print the headers and footers. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/29622 You received thi

[Bug 212638] Re: apt-check crashed with signal 7 in strlen()

2008-10-18 Thread Bruce Miller
This bug hit me as KDE started after a system reboot. -- apt-check crashed with signal 7 in strlen() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212638 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.ub

[Bug 237518] Re: xulrunner-1.9 accompanying Firefox 3.0RC2 cannot be installed: dependency problems

2008-06-04 Thread Bruce Miller
Huh? I thought I was filing this bug against xulrunner-1.9. Launchpad reports it filed against firefox-3.0. non capisco. -- xulrunner-1.9 accompanying Firefox 3.0RC2 cannot be installed: dependency problems https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/237518 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 237518] [NEW] xulrunner-1.9 accompanying Firefox 3.0RC2 cannot be installed: dependency problems

2008-06-04 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 running Kubuntu Hardy Heron updated to 20080603 the version of xulrunner-1.9 released with Firefox 3.0RC2 (xulrunner-1.9_1.9~rc2+nobinonly-0ubuntu1~fta4~hardy_amd64.deb on my system) breaks yelp. I have no particular need for yelp and forced

[Bug 260733] Re: static IP address assignment does not work in Ibex Alpha 4

2008-10-03 Thread Bruce Miller
In attempting to troubleshoot this problem myself (I am the original filer of the bug), I uncovered an error in my earlier version of /etc/network/interfaces. It was missing a line "auto eth0" before the static configuration stanza. This, however, does not affect the principal problem reported in

[Bug 260649] Re: printer output magnified 10-12x: Intrepid Ibex alpha

2008-10-03 Thread Bruce Miller
Did a fresh install from an Intrepid Ibex beta CD. This problem has been resolved. I have no clue how or why. -- printer output magnified 10-12x: Intrepid Ibex alpha https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/260649 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscri

Re: [Bug 29622] Re: Many web browsers not print the headers and footers.

2008-10-10 Thread Bruce Miller
I would be disappointed to see this bug closed. Problems remain with Firefox 3 in the Intrepid Ibex beta using an old HP LaserJet 4L. I have written up these problems on UbuntuForums (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=939484) and as bug 458641 on the Mozilla bug database. Briefly, the resol

[Bug 29622] Re: Many web browsers not print the headers and footers.

2008-10-10 Thread Bruce Miller
** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #458641 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458641 ** Also affects: bugzilla via https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458641 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- Many web browsers not print the headers and footers. https://b

[Bug 271643] Re: Apparmor mysqld-akonadi profile error

2008-10-04 Thread Bruce Miller
I have the same error. -- Apparmor mysqld-akonadi profile error https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/271643 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.ubuntu.com/mai

[Bug 123427] Re: [apport] package mysql-server-5.0 failed to install/upgrade:

2008-10-04 Thread Bruce Miller
I am having a comparable problem running squeezecenter on Intrepid Ibex development versions. Some builds of squeezecenter work; others do not, but it appears to depend on whether the purge / re-install of mysql- server and mysql-server-5.0 is successful or not. This is my screen output: Setting u

[Bug 260733] Re: static IP address assignment does not work in Ibex Alpha 4

2008-10-04 Thread Bruce Miller
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 256054 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/256054 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 256054 [intrepid] new 0.7 branch ignores /etc/network/interfaces -- static IP address assignment does not work in Ibex Alpha 4 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bug

[Bug 29622] Re: Many web browsers not print the headers and footers.

2008-10-05 Thread Bruce Miller
I am running Kubuntu Intrepid Ibex beta with Firefox 3.0.3. This bug is not only still valid, but Firefox 3.0 has introduced serious regression. To the best of my knowledge, *_all_* HP LaserJet printers (and I have used many, going back to the original ~1986 model) have an unprintable area 0.5" (

[Bug 277240] Re: Dolphin startup crash: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply"

2008-10-06 Thread Bruce Miller
Have experienced the same problem throughout entire Intrepid development cycle. This includes a bare-metal reinstall when the beta was released. Will try the workaround suggested by vvlist on 2008-10-02. Will file a further comment if it does *_not_* work. -- Dolphin startup crash: "org.freedesk

[Bug 277240] Re: Dolphin startup crash: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply"

2008-10-06 Thread Bruce Miller
Good news. It worked. -- Dolphin startup crash: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/277240 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:/

[Bug 277619] Re: kded4 crashed with SIGSEGV

2008-10-07 Thread Bruce Miller
I suspect that the crash which apport is reporting on my system is the same as this one. It happened on the first login to KDE after I had applied a dist-upgrade on 2008-10-07, including release of the new kernel build 2.6.27-6. I had just rebooted in order to apply the kernel upgrade. -- kded4 c

[Bug 248696] [NEW] duplicate file

2008-07-15 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following extra packages will be installed: kde-icons-oxygen Suggested packages: kdebase The following

Re: [Bug 237518] Re: xulrunner-1.9 accompanying Firefox 3.0RC2 cannot be installed: dependency problems

2008-06-05 Thread Bruce Miller
What then is the proper proceduore for reporting problems with packages in the fta archives? I am (and was) perfectly aware that these are not official releases, but if there is no way of reporting problems with these packages, then what is the point of inviting users to test them? -- xulrunner-1

[Bug 238050] [NEW] Graphical login fails and system hangs with fresh install Hardy, GNOME and ATI display adapter, free driver

2008-06-06 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: This bug report concerns the *_free_* software ATI driver. The first attachment to this report (output of the lshw command) was taken after switching to the restricted fglrx driver. This bug arises from a fresh install of Ubuntu Hardy Heron on a friend's AMD64 machine. This m

[Bug 238050] Re: Graphical login fails and system hangs with fresh install Hardy, GNOME and ATI display adapter, free driver

2008-06-06 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: "output of lshw; Xorg.0.log.old" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15099918/Xorg.0.log.old -- Graphical login fails and system hangs with fresh install Hardy, GNOME and ATI display adapter, free driver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/238050 You received this bug notification

[Bug 238050] Re: Graphical login fails and system hangs with fresh install Hardy, GNOME and ATI display adapter, free driver

2008-06-06 Thread Bruce Miller
since Launchpad appears to accept only one attachment per comment, here is output of lshw as promised in first comment. ** Attachment added: "output of lshw" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15099939/dsrc_hw-20080606.txt -- Graphical login fails and system hangs with fresh install Hardy, GNOME a

Re: [Bug 237518] Re: xulrunner-1.9 accompanying Firefox 3.0RC2 cannot be installed: dependency problems

2008-06-06 Thread Bruce Miller
Alexander, I have no wish to indulge in a long argument, but I would urge you not to turn aside comments and reports because they come in from strangers. I bought my first computer in 1982: an Osborne 1A with CP/M 2.2. I have years of experience and comfort at a command line. I am not a developer

[Bug 238058] [NEW] Evolution: 2.22.2-0ubuntu1.2 : post-install error

2008-06-06 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0B of additional disk sp

[Bug 238058] Re: Evolution: 2.22.2-0ubuntu1.2 : post-install error

2008-06-06 Thread Bruce Miller
** Changed in: evolution (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => evolution -- Evolution: 2.22.2-0ubuntu1.2 : post-install error https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/238058 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing li

Re: [Bug 237518] Re: xulrunner-1.9 accompanying Firefox 3.0RC2 cannot be installed: dependency problems

2008-06-09 Thread Bruce Miller
> What issue are you seeing with evolution upgrade/postinst? Errors were encountered while processing: evolution evolution-plugins E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up evolution (2.22.2-0ubuntu1.2) ... /usr/share/gcon

Re: [Bug 237518] Re: xulrunner-1.9 accompanying Firefox 3.0RC2 cannot be installed: dependency problems

2008-06-09 Thread Bruce Miller
Best regards Bruce - Original Message From: Alexander Sack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 9, 2008 1:48:16 PM Subject: Re: [Bug 237518] Re: xulrunner-1.9 accompanying Firefox 3.0RC2 cannot be installed: dependency problems On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 05:3

Re: [Bug 238058] Re: Evolution: 2.22.2-0ubuntu1.2 : post-install error

2008-06-09 Thread Bruce Miller
The directory /var/log/dist-upgrade is emtpy. Perhaps the reason for this is that I do not use apt-get to perform package upgrades. I have a bash alias which updates the package lists and then runs "sudo aptitude --with-recommends install". Instead, I have rolled into a tar.bz2 archive all the fil

[Bug 312900] [NEW] dhelp indexes only /usr/share/doc; not info or man pages

2009-01-01 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: dhelp I am running Kubuntu 8.10 64-bit: ~$ uname -a Linux Xenophon 2.6.27-9-generic #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 22:15:32 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux br...@xenophon:~$ lsb_release -rd Description:Ubuntu 8.10 Release:8.10 When I last ran dhelp, it was se

[Bug 315125] [NEW] boincmgr disconnected from project and will not reconnect

2009-01-08 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: boinc-manager as stated in summary, a few weeks ago boincmgr disconnected itself from the running project. I have been unable to reconnect it. Have tried using Attach project, Attach project manager, Select computer. None work. Am running Kubuntu 8.10 In

[Bug 320688] Re: nepomukservicestub crashed with SIGSEGV in librdf_world_open()

2009-01-25 Thread Bruce Miller
Similar experience with Kubuntu daily live CD i386 20090125 first attempt to start Kubuntu led to pulsating graphics when kdm log-in expected after rebooting to recovery console and running xfix, system booted but nepomukservicestub crashed -- nepomukservicestub crashed with SIGSEGV in librdf_

[Bug 284730] Re: All printing from KDE4 broken

2008-12-28 Thread Bruce Miller
This bug remains unresolved. The symptoms have now changed slightly. When I print a document from kate, the footers print. The header does not print. The first 1.75 lines of each page are also truncated when printed either to paper or to a PDF virtual printer. With the missing header, 2.75 lines at

[Bug 284730] Re: All printing from KDE4 broken

2008-12-29 Thread Bruce Miller
Thanks for reply. I should have mentioned yesterday that applications unrelated to KDE print perfectly routinely, e.g. Firefox. Thus, while I use kate for much drafting, I have to use gedit for printing. The print system is the standard CUPS as installed by Kubuntu 8.10 on 2008-10-29. br...@xenop

[Bug 336895] Re: printer-applet.py crashed with ImportError in ()

2009-03-03 Thread Bruce Miller
problem also observed on this regularly-updated Kubuntu jaunty system: br...@xenophon:~$ uname -a Linux Xenophon 2.6.28-8-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Wed Feb 25 04:27:53 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux br...@xenophon:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description:Ubun

[Bug 329615] [NEW] gvim in Jaunty Alpha 4 throws error on startup; no toolbar

2009-02-14 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: vim-gnome Consistent error when trying to start gvim inside a Kubuntu 9.04 "project-neon" session. A dialog box comes up with this text: Error detected while processing /usr/share/vim/vim72/menu.vim: line 155: E121: Undefined variable: paste#paste_cmd

[Bug 329615] Re: gvim in Jaunty Alpha 4 throws error on startup; no toolbar

2009-02-14 Thread Bruce Miller
Bug also occurs under Gnome 2.24 -- gvim in Jaunty Alpha 4 throws error on startup; no toolbar https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/329615 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.c

[Bug 332359] Re: kded4 crashed with SIGSEGV

2009-02-20 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: "CoreDump.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22929682/CoreDump.gz ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22929683/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcMaps.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22929684/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment ad

[Bug 332588] Re: landscape-sysinfo crashed with ImportError in ()

2009-02-21 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22951274/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcMaps.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22951275/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcStatus.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22951276/ProcStatus.txt ** Attachm

[Bug 333124] [NEW] cron-apt documentation a jumbled mess of missing information

2009-02-22 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: cron-apt Documentation and configuration information hopelessly jumbled and largely missing manpage states that "a summary of options" is included below, but it isn't manpage refers to rules in /etc/cron-apt/action.d. Two are supplied by default. They a

Re: [Bug 315125] Re: boincmgr disconnected from project and will not reconnect

2009-03-23 Thread Bruce Miller
Yes I did. It didn't help. I upgraded recently to the development version of jaunty. The problem went away, -- Bruce Miller, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada br...@brmiller.ca; (613) 745-1151 Ubuntu: an ancient African word meaning "can't install Debian." - Original Messag

[Bug 350114] [NEW] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP

2009-03-27 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: had just finished "aptitude full-upgrade" (from a KDE konsole session) when both kerneloops and apport notifications came up. This entire update had been problematic because a number of packages had been reported not found on server (404 error) two or three hours ago. $ uname

[Bug 350114] Re: general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP

2009-03-27 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24442384/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "CurrentDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24442385/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24442386/Dependencies.txt ** A

[Bug 284730] Re: Printing from KDE4 apps cuts off, non-KDE apps print fine

2009-04-09 Thread Bruce Miller
This follows up my commentary of 2008-12-29. There has obviously been work on the overall issue of KDE printing but the basic problem of truncated text remains unresolved. New problems appear to have been introduced. I am currently running Kubuntu Jaunty Jackalope beta, fully updated twice a day.

[Bug 264906] Re: audacious crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke()

2008-09-04 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: "CoreDump.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17297358/CoreDump.gz ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17297359/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "Disassembly.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17297360/Disassembly.txt ** Attachm

[Bug 264908] Re: update-notifier-kde.py crashed with ImportError in ()

2008-09-04 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17297429/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcMaps.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17297430/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcStatus.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17297431/ProcStatus.txt ** Attachm

[Bug 390473] Re: high consumption of CPU by pulseaudio

2009-08-09 Thread Bruce Miller
I am running a development version of Kubuntu karmic updated at least 2x daily. While trying to figure out why KDE 4.3 bogs down so regularly, I ran top and noticed that pulseaudio was consistently using >50-60% of the CPU on this Intel Core 2 Duo E 2160 with 4 GB of RAM. Am running one mp3. will

[Bug 390473] Re: high consumption of CPU by pulseaudio

2009-08-10 Thread Bruce Miller
The functionality of apport-collect is, um, er, ragged. After authorizing it to run, I went off to have dinner. An hour or so later, it appeared to be still running in the "konsole" terminal. I pressed Ctrl-C and got two lines back that a report was being submitted to launchpad.net. However, I am

[Bug 377671] Re: kubuntu-docs fails to configure; target missing

2009-08-05 Thread Bruce Miller
This fix has also solved the problem for me (the original reporter of this bug). Thank you for providing the solution. -- kubuntu-docs fails to configure; target missing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/377671 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is su

[Bug 370876] Re: kopete: error removing yahoo contact

2009-07-20 Thread Bruce Miller
I have a problem which might be related: Kopete shows two "rogue" entries in my list of Yahoo contacts. I have tried many times to "remove" and "delete" them from within Kopete. They disappear for the remainder of that session, but are restored whenever I restart Kopete. When I log-in to the Yah

Re: [Bug 377671] Re: kubuntu-docs fails to configure; target missing

2009-06-09 Thread Bruce Miller
Yes. I update this system twice daily (at least). I just tried purging the package kubuntu-docs and installing it again. It continues to fail to configure on this system. -- - Original Message From: Jonathan Jesse To: x...@xxx Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 9:40:35 PM Subject:

[Bug 384579] Re: Linux thinks there’s a fl oppy drive when there’s not. Probing slows down bootup by almost a minute.

2009-06-10 Thread Bruce Miller
I am not experiencing a one-minute delay in boot-up, but am seeing dmesg being filled with seeks for a non-existent floppy drive: [92497.412378] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [92509.608803] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 [92521.843198] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector

[Bug 55820] SIGSEGV during load; xsane also crashes

2006-08-09 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: 1. running Dapper Drake with all distribution updates applied; kooka = 4:3.5.3-0ubuntu0.1; xsane = 0.97-4ubuntu6 2. scanner is a Heidelberg Linotype-Hell Saphir Ultra 2 into an Adaptec 2940 SCSI card 3. applications crashes during load under both KDE and XFCE 4. xsane also c

[Bug 55820] Re: SIGSEGV during load; xsane also crashes

2006-08-09 Thread Bruce Miller
something stranger has happened here. I tried to report this bug under Kooka. Package change is rejected with following: ('Invalid value', token u'kooka' not found in vocabulary) -- SIGSEGV during load; xsane also crashes https://launchpad.net/bugs/55820 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@

[Bug 42120] Re: [Bug 42120] Re: Kubuntu 6.06 beta2 installer crashes after formatting partitions

2006-07-18 Thread Bruce Miller
Colin, I thought I had sent you the log files when the matter first arose a well over six weeks ago. It matters little now. My current desktop installation of Kubuntu was a rebuild from the 6.06 final release and it installed flawlessly. Thank you as always for all your hard effort. This distributi

[Bug 58522] Re: More than one guidance power manager in the system tray

2006-09-06 Thread Bruce Miller
Also happens when X is restarted. -- More than one guidance power manager in the system tray https://launchpad.net/bugs/58522 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs

[Bug 48087] Re: RT61 driver hangs net, if interface accessed while down

2006-09-16 Thread Bruce Miller
I have the same experience with an AirLink 101 AWLC3026T PCMCIA card which uses the rt61 driver. -- RT61 driver hangs net, if interface accessed while down https://launchpad.net/bugs/48087 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-

[Bug 35474] Re: Dapper - RT61 with wep key doesn't work

2006-09-17 Thread Bruce Miller
I tested with the Edgy Eft knot 2 LiveCD using an IBM ThinkPad A21m (from about 2000) and an AirLink 101 AWLC2036T PCMCIA adapter which uses the RaLink RT61 driver. Although the adapter is PCMCIA / CardBus, lsmod reports that the driver is rt61pci. Commands which touched the interface while it wa

[Bug 61421] Re: Error in the 7.0.68 ubuntu1~dapper1_i386 deb file

2006-09-20 Thread Bruce Miller
Full install report: Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 83, line 4. Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 84, line 4. dpkg: error processing flashplugin-nonfree (--c

[Bug 61574] Broken link in firefox default home page

2006-09-20 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: This bug reports targets Firefox Bon Echo in Edgy Eft development versions. The same bug exists in the Dapper version of Firefox (Bug #50402). IIRC, it also existed in Breezy. Another bug (Bug #43483) is related. The Firefox default home page (displayed when Firefox is first

[Bug 61954] 7.0.68~ubuntu2~dapper1: fix from #61404 fails without meaningful feedback

2006-09-22 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure -plow flashplugin-nonfree Downloading... done. installation failed [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cdarchive # <== an alias to change directory quickly [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/cache/apt/archives$ sudo dp

[Bug 61954] Re: 7.0.68~ubuntu2~dapper1: fix from #61404 fails without meaningful feedback

2006-09-22 Thread Bruce Miller
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/cache/apt/archives$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh flashplugin-nonfree Password: Downloading... done. installation failed [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/cache/apt/archives$ -- 7.0.68~ubuntu2~dapper1: fix from #61404 fails without meaningful feedback https://launchpad.net/bugs/61954

[Bug 61404] Re: Flashplugin-nonfree in backports fails to install

2006-09-22 Thread Bruce Miller
As a result of following this bug, I have filed a bug report (Bug #61957) against the Malone, the bugtracker used by Ubuntu. The essence of the bug report is that Malone defaults to not showing reports if they are either "fix released" or "duplicate". This is counter-intuitive and has, in my opini

[Bug 61954] Re: 7.0.68~ubuntu2~dapper1: fix from #61404 fails without meaningful feedback

2006-09-22 Thread Bruce Miller
This was an upgrade/ The update-flashplugin repeated the failure. Purge and reinstall appears to have gone smoothly. Does this imply that messed up files left over from 7.0.68~ubuntu1~dapper1 were continuing to cause problems in the fixed version? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo update-flashplugin Passw

[Bug 61954] Re: 7.0.68~ubuntu2~dapper1: fix from #61404 fails without meaningful feedback

2006-09-22 Thread Bruce Miller
The directory /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/ is empty. -- 7.0.68~ubuntu2~dapper1: fix from #61404 fails without meaningful feedback https://launchpad.net/bugs/61954 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 61954] Re: 7.0.68~ubuntu2~dapper1: fix from #61404 fails without meaningful feedback

2006-09-22 Thread Bruce Miller
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ grep -nH flash /var/cache/debconf/config.dat /var/cache/debconf/config.dat:1086:Name: flashplugin-nonfree/httpget /var/cache/debconf/config.dat:1087:Template: flashplugin-nonfree/httpget /var/cache/debconf/config.dat:1089:Ow

[Bug 113736] [apport] firefox-bin crashed with SIGSEGV in __kernel_vsyscall()

2007-05-09 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox suspected rogue report by apport. I killed the X server several hours ago and left it down. I just brought X back up and loaded KDE. Firefox appears to have loaded normally. I do not understand why a crash report is being generated. ProblemType

[Bug 113736] Re: [apport] firefox-bin crashed with SIGSEGV in __kernel_vsyscall()

2007-05-09 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: "CoreDump.gz" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7594848/CoreDump.gz ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7594849/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "Disassembly.txt" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7594850/Disassembly.txt ** Attachm

Re: [Bug 113736] Re: [FEISTY] firefox crashed [EMAIL PROTECTED]::InitAbsoluteConstraints] [EMAIL PROTECTED]::InitConstraints]

2007-05-10 Thread Bruce Miller
I am running the following: Adblock Filterset.G Updater 0.3.0.5 Adblock Plus 0.7.5.1 All-in-One Sidebar 0.7.1 Forecastfox 0.9.5.2 Furl Tools 0.8 Google Browser Sync 1.3.20061031.0 NoScript 1.1.4.8.070430 Sage 1.3.10 -- [FEISTY] firefox crashed [EMAIL PROTECTED]::InitAbsoluteConstraints] [EMAIL

Re: [Bug 113485] Re: [apport] beryl crashed with SIGSEGV in XPending()

2007-05-11 Thread Bruce Miller
Exactly. Thank you for your report. You followed this tuto http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty#How_to_improve_sub- pixel_font_rendering_for_Feisty ? -- [apport] beryl crashed with SIGSEGV in XPending() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/113485 You received this bug notification because you ar

[Bug 147213] Re: package libmjpegtools0c2a 1:1.8.0-0.2ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libmjpegutils-1.8.so.0.0.0', which is also in package libmjpegtools0

2007-09-30 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9605498/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "DpkgTerminalLog.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9605499/DpkgTerminalLog.gz -- package libmjpegtools0c2a 1:1.8.0-0.2ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite

[Bug 147213] package libmjpegtools0c2a 1:1.8.0-0.2ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libmjpegutils-1.8.so.0.0.0', which is also in package libmjpegtools0

2007-09-30 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mjpegtools packaging problem: dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libmjpegtools0c2a_1%3a1.8.0-0.2ubuntu5_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libmjpegutils-1.8.so.0.0.0', which is also in package libmjpegtools0 dpkg-deb: subpr

Re: [Bug 147213] Re: package libmjpegtools0c2a 1:1.8.0-0.2ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libmjpegutils-1.8.so.0.0.0', which is also in package libmjpegtools0

2007-09-30 Thread Bruce Miller
Note that there are fourteen duplicated files between the two packages: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/cache/apt/archives$ sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite libmjpegtools0c2a_1%3a1.8.0-0.2ubuntu5_i386.deb [sudo] password for bruce: (Reading database ... 268605 files and directories currently installed.) Pre

[Bug 146595] recursive directory loop

2007-09-28 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: A grep search which traversed /usr/share/doc produced the following error messages, confirmed by a manual scan of the directories involved: grep: warning: doc/ubuntu-artwork/html/images/images: recursive directory loop grep: warning: doc/ubuntu-artwork/html/home/locales/imag

[Bug 187602] Re: Hardy: KDE: en_CA locale support broken

2008-02-19 Thread Bruce Miller
The fix suggested above ( LANG="en_US.UTF-8" startx ) works for KDE3.5.x. I still cannot bring up KDE4, however. ** Attachment added: "xsession-errors-kde4-20080219T2205" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12094119/xsession-errors-kde4-20080219T2205 -- Hardy: KDE: en_CA locale support broken https

[Bug 226222] [NEW] application does not clean up temp files

2008-05-03 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: I am running Kubuntu Hardy Heron: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ uname -a Linux Xenophon 2.6.24-15-generic #1 SMP Mon Apr 7 16:37:53 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description:Ubuntu 8.04 Release:

[Bug 138355] Gutsy, Nvidia, KDE, Compiz => screen blanks to white

2007-09-08 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Whenever I try to start KDE, the screen flashes and blanks several times before coming to rest on a blank white screen. I have no reason to doubt that KDE has actually loaded: for example, Alt-F2| kate produces a brief burst of activity on the mouse pointer. But with a blank

Re: [Bug 138355] Re: Gutsy, Nvidia, KDE, Compiz => screen blanks to white

2007-09-09 Thread Bruce Miller
Thank you for following up so quickly on this bug report. I installed from a Kubuntu Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 4 CD. Besides KDE, I have added complete Gnome and Xubuntu desktops. During a cycle of active development, I do an "aptitude --with-recommends dist-upgrade" twice daily. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ un

Re: [Bug 138355] Re: Gutsy, Nvidia, KDE, Compiz => screen blanks to white

2007-09-09 Thread Bruce Miller
Sorry, mixed up "xgl" and "glx"> Here is what you asked for: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -l | grep xgl ii xserver-xgl1:1.1.99.1~git20070727-0ubuntu2 GL-based X server [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ -- Gutsy, Nvidia, KDE, Compiz => screen blanks to white https://bugs.la

[Bug 137653] Re: update-app-install crashed with ImportError in ()

2007-09-10 Thread Bruce Miller
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 135676 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135676 Have also suffered this bug on an up-to-date Gutsy Gibbon running Kubuntu -- update-app-install crashed with ImportError in () https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/137653 You received this bug notification becaus

[Bug 135676] Re: add/remove apps crashes by installing

2007-09-10 Thread Bruce Miller
Have also suffered this bug on a Kubuntu setup running an up-to-date Gutsy Gibbon -- add/remove apps crashes by installing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135676 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs maili

Re: [Bug 138355] Re: Gutsy, Nvidia, KDE, Compiz => screen blanks to white

2007-09-10 Thread Bruce Miller
1. Uninstalled xserver-xgl and restarted X. KDE session appeared to open normally and worked in it for two or three hours. Tried changing several Compiz settings. But when I tried to log out of the KDE session, it hung hard, no keyboard, no mouse. The only thing that worked were the Alt- SysRq Magi

[Bug 138800] KDE with nVidia crashes at load if running Compiz

2007-09-10 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Am unable to run KDE with Compiz on system with binary nVidia driver and Gutsy Gibbon. On advice of Sitsofe Wheeler, I uninstalled xserver-xgl and restarted X server. That session worked fine but hung when I tried to logout. After reboot, all future attempts to start a KDE se

[Bug 126917] With many tabs open, requesting print preview causes instant crash

2007-07-18 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox Main window has 176 tabs open. A second window has two tabs open. A third window (a printer-friendly "new window" without address bar) is only one tab Tab 173 is two pages long. I attempted a print preview before printing in order to see how best

[Bug 129392] "update-manager -d" in Feisty presents no option to upgrade to Gutsy

2007-07-31 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager I am running Kubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn. I have masochistic tendencies and am prepared to try running a development version of Gutsy Gibbon. However, running "sudo update-manager -d" does not offer an option to upgrade to the new development

[Bug 132830] Unresolvable problem calculating upgrade

2007-08-15 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: While attempting to upgrade from Kubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04 to Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 4 using "update-manager -d", received the following error message: Could not calculate the upgrade A unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade. Please report this bug against t

[Bug 132830] Re: Unresolvable problem calculating upgrade

2007-08-15 Thread Bruce Miller
Tarball of log, attached as requested ** Attachment added: "updatemanagerbuglog-20070815T2000.tar.bz2" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8845924/updatemanagerbuglog-20070815T2000.tar.bz2 -- Unresolvable problem calculating upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/132830 You received this bug noti

[Bug 133176] Re: package nvidia-glx None failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2

2007-08-17 Thread Bruce Miller
** Attachment added: "DpkgTerminalLog.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8880291/DpkgTerminalLog.gz -- package nvidia-glx None failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/133176 You received this bug notification becau

[Bug 133176] package nvidia-glx None failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2

2007-08-17 Thread Bruce Miller
Public bug reported: Apport loaded when I tried to purge nvidia-glx which appeared no longer to be in use and to have been replaced by nvidia-glx-new. Purge process threw error: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo aptitude purge nvidia-glx Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading sta

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