[Bug 211631] Re: Network is brought down before network filesystems are unmounted (CIFS timeout at shutdown)

2011-05-23 Thread Mike Perrin
On a functional level perhaps it is worth considering whether Network Manager, on stopping, should simply leave the interfaces as currently configured instead of taking them down. I can make the argument that Network Manager is a tool to make it easy for the user to control network interfaces, but

[Bug 211631] Re: Network is brought down before network filesystems are unmounted (CIFS timeout at shutdown)

2011-05-23 Thread Mike Perrin
Excerpt from Clint Byrum's comment #146 Excerpts from Mike Perrin's message of Mon May 23 20:28:52 UTC 2011: On a functional level perhaps it is worth considering whether Network Manager, on stopping, should simply leave the interfaces as currently configured instead of taking them down. I

[Bug 211631] Re: Network is brought down before network filesystems are unmounted (CIFS timeout at shutdown)

2011-06-12 Thread Mike Perrin
I have two machines running 11.04 with a wireless connection. I was able to get a clean shutdown on both by changing the link to /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh in /etc/rc0.d and /etc/rc6.d from S31umountnfs.sh to K15umountnfs.sh. This is a workaround, not a fix, as it simply starts the cifs/nfs file

[Bug 208531] Re: Samba update breaks nautilus network browsing

2008-04-02 Thread Mike Perrin
Steve, Thanks, your suggestion fixed my problem connecting to the private share, although the correct syntax is client lanman auth = yes. The bizarre behavior I reported when connecting through the network browser to the public share SD_MMC_c still exists, however. I probably should have Read

[Bug 220957] Re: Fails to see blank CD/DVDs for writing

2008-10-19 Thread Mike Perrin
On my problem hardware, Hardy with the 2.6.24-21-generic kernel and all other updates still does not recognize a blank CD. So for me the score remains: Hardy 0, Intrepid 100. -- Fails to see blank CD/DVDs for writing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220957 You received this bug notification

[Bug 208531] Re: Samba update breaks nautilus network browsing

2008-04-02 Thread Mike Perrin
Steve, Thanks, your suggestion fixed my problem connecting to the private share, although the correct syntax is client lanman auth = yes. The bizarre behavior I reported when connecting through the network browser to the public share SD_MMC_c still exists, however. I probably should have Read

[Bug 208531] Re: Samba update breaks nautilus network browsing

2008-03-30 Thread Mike Perrin
I believe the problems I am experiencing with 8.04-beta live CD are related to this bug. My share server is a Trendnet TS-U200 flash card appliance with two shares configured; //fileshare/SD_MMC_c is public, //fileshare/CF_a requires a user name and password. These shares are working properly with

[Bug 220957] Re: Fails to see blank CD/DVDs for writing

2008-06-06 Thread Mike Perrin
I had a similar problem in 8.04 with a Plextor PX-W2410TA CD burner manufactured in October 2001. Nautilus would not recognize a blank CD. I could burn using either CD/DVD creator or Brasero, but Brasero produced a could not eject error. This drive was working perfectly with 6.10. The workaround

[Bug 31830] Re: Incorrect screen resolution in Dapper LiveCD

2007-04-20 Thread Mike Perrin
I retested both 7.04 and 6.10 (with all updates) on the same configuration as my 2006-04-25 posting: a Samsung 204T 1600x1200 LCD behind an 8 port IOGear KVM switch. If I boot with the switch pointed at another machine, both 7.04 and 6.10 come up with 800x600 resolution. If I boot with the KVM

[Bug 351133] Re: Install boot option hangs at timezone selection

2009-04-03 Thread Mike Perrin
This problem is limited to the IDE interface on the K7T Turbo2 motherboard. The install boot option proceeded normally through timezone selection on three other systems: a Jetway V4MDMP with Athlon 2000+, a Biostar MCP6P-M2+ with Sempron 3400+, and a Biostar M7VKQ with Duron 800. It hung

[Bug 351133] [NEW] Install boot option hangs at timezone selection

2009-03-29 Thread Mike Perrin
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity When choosing the Install boot option on the 9.04 beta i386 CD, the installer hung after the timezone (America/Los Angeles) was selected using the city menu list and Continue was clicked. Installation was successful when booting into the Live CD

[Bug 351133] Re: Install boot option hangs at timezone selection

2009-03-30 Thread Mike Perrin
The system remains alive, only the installer hangs. syslog is attached. ** Attachment added: syslog http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24532513/syslog -- Install boot option hangs at timezone selection https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/351133 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 277849] Re: network share browsing fails with samba 2.2 server

2008-11-28 Thread Mike Perrin
Network browsing to my samba 2.2.8a server is now working on 8.10 with samba-common/smb-client 2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3.3. Thanks to whoever fixed this. -- network share browsing fails with samba 2.2 server https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/277849 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 220957] Re: Fails to see blank CD/DVDs for writing

2008-10-02 Thread Mike Perrin
Update to my 2008-08-31 post. I installed 8.10-beta on the same system and a blank CD was recognized when inserted. So on my hardware the problem has not occurred with Intrepid to date. -- Fails to see blank CD/DVDs for writing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220957 You received this bug

[Bug 277849] [NEW] network share browsing fails with samba 2.2 server

2008-10-03 Thread Mike Perrin
Public bug reported: Configuration: 8.10-beta with samba-common/smbclient 3.2.3-1ubuntu2, using Places - Network browser for file access to a Trendnet TS-U200 file server appliance running samba 2.2.8a server. Behavior: Shared folders are shown but no files are displayed when the folder is

[Bug 277849] Re: network share browsing fails with samba 2.2 server

2008-10-03 Thread Mike Perrin
** Description changed: Configuration: 8.10-beta with samba-common/smbclient 3.2.3-1ubuntu2, using Places - Network browser for file access to a Trendnet TS-U200 file server appliance running samba 2.2.8a server. - Behavior: Shared folders are shown but no files are displayed when the folder

[Bug 220957] Re: Fails to see blank CD/DVDs for writing

2008-09-10 Thread Mike Perrin
Andy, You can download the 2.6.27 deb file from http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/base/ and install it with dpkg. Refer to my 2008-08-30 post. Mike -- Fails to see blank CD/DVDs for writing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220957 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 220957] Re: Fails to see blank CD/DVDs for writing

2008-08-29 Thread Mike Perrin
The computer I originally had the problem with is no longer available, but I installed 8.04 on a Biostar M7VKQ Duron 800 with the same Plextor model PX-W2410TA CD burner. The problem occurred as expected. I downloaded linux-image-2.6.27-2-generic_2.6.27-2.3_i386.deb from

[Bug 220957] Re: Fails to see blank CD/DVDs for writing

2008-08-30 Thread Mike Perrin
I installed Intrepid alpha 4 on the system described in my previous post. A blank CD was recognized and the icon appeared on the Desktop. I used Synaptic to install the 2.26.27-2-generic kernel and rebooted; a blank CD was recognized and the icon appeared. Results so far: It won't work in Hardy

[Bug 258509] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 4 install wizard displays incorrect drive size when clicking on old ext3 partition

2008-08-30 Thread Mike Perrin
I confirm the bug as described. This bug could be particularly troublesome for a novice to disk partitioning. -- Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 4 install wizard displays incorrect drive size when clicking on old ext3 partition https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/258509 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 78679] Re: mono crashed

2007-01-15 Thread Mike Perrin
Mono crashed when I was closing an ftp session. Pre-installed Ubuntu 6.10 with all updates through 2007-01-15 on a System76 Gazelle Performance laptop (Asus hardware). Crash report attached. ** Attachment added: Mono crash file 2007-01-15

[Bug 779142] Re: ar9170 usb wireless disconnects repeatedly

2011-08-26 Thread Mike Perrin
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/779142 Title: ar9170 usb wireless disconnects repeatedly To manage notifications

[Bug 779142] Re: ar9170 usb wireless disconnects repeatedly

2011-08-26 Thread Mike Perrin
I was unable to recreate this bug when I installed the NetGear WN111v2 USB wireless adapter again. It remains connected with either or both the usb9170 and carl9170 drivers loaded. Performance appears to be better with the carl9170 driver, however. Reported connection speed was 48 Mbs with the

[Bug 871070] Re: LightDM does not update btmp, wtmp and, or utmp records

2011-10-19 Thread Mike Perrin
** Also affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/871070 Title: LightDM does not update btmp, wtmp and, or utmp records To manage

[Bug 871070] Re: LightDM does not update btmp, wtmp and, or utmp records

2011-11-10 Thread Mike Perrin
The problem is still there with version 1.0.6. Repeating my test with one terminal window open: mike@stealthwork:~$ /usr/sbin/lightdm --version lightdm 1.0.6 mike@stealthwork:~$ who mike pts/02011-11-10 14:38 (:0.0) mike@stealthwork:~$ -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 779142] Re: ar9170 usb wireless disconnects repeatedly

2011-05-12 Thread Mike Perrin
I installed a TP-LINK TL-WN321G USB wireless adapter that uses the Realtek RT2070 chipset. It works perfectly, which seems to confirm this as a kernel/driver issue, not a Network Manager issue. That solves my immediate problem. If the developers need additional information or have a proposed fix,

[Bug 211631] Re: Network is brought down before network filesystems are unmounted (CIFS timeout at shutdown)

2011-06-12 Thread Mike Perrin
I have two machines running 11.04 with a wireless connection. I was able to get a clean shutdown on both by changing the link to /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh in /etc/rc0.d and /etc/rc6.d from S31umountnfs.sh to K15umountnfs.sh. This is a workaround, not a fix, as it simply starts the cifs/nfs file

[Bug 779142] [NEW] ar9170 usb wireless disconnects repeatedly

2011-05-07 Thread Mike Perrin
Public bug reported: NetGear WN111v2 USB wireless adapter connecting to WEP encrypted 802.11g network using Network Manager on 11.04 connects on startup then disconnects after about one minute. Behavior after that depends on whether the carl9170 and/or ar9170usb modules are loaded. The WN111v2

[Bug 779142] Re: ar9170 usb wireless disconnects repeatedly

2011-05-07 Thread Mike Perrin
** Attachment added: syslog output for each behavior case https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/779142/+attachment/2118641/+files/syslog.tar.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/779142

[Bug 768506] Re: CIFS VFS Server is slowing down shutdown

2011-05-16 Thread Mike Perrin
This seems to be a zombie bug (aka regression error) I encountered in 8.04 and 9.04 that has returned from the dead. Fortunately there is a fix by Sander Marechal available at http://www.jejik.com/articles/2007/07/automatically_mounting_and_unmounting_samba_windows_shares_with_cifs/ Sander's

[Bug 211631] Re: Network is brought down before network filesystems are unmounted (CIFS timeout at shutdown)

2011-05-23 Thread Mike Perrin
On a functional level perhaps it is worth considering whether Network Manager, on stopping, should simply leave the interfaces as currently configured instead of taking them down. I can make the argument that Network Manager is a tool to make it easy for the user to control network interfaces, but

[Bug 211631] Re: Network is brought down before network filesystems are unmounted (CIFS timeout at shutdown)

2011-05-23 Thread Mike Perrin
Excerpt from Clint Byrum's comment #146 Excerpts from Mike Perrin's message of Mon May 23 20:28:52 UTC 2011: On a functional level perhaps it is worth considering whether Network Manager, on stopping, should simply leave the interfaces as currently configured instead of taking them down. I

[Bug 768506] Re: CIFS VFS Server is slowing down shutdown

2011-05-18 Thread Mike Perrin
Oops. This isn't as simple as I thought. The shutdown problem came back even with Sander's umountcifs script installed. I discovered that if I use a hard wire network connection shutdown is fine and umountcifs is unnecessary. The delayed shutdown occurs with a wireless network. I speculate that

[Bug 768506] Re: CIFS VFS Server is slowing down shutdown

2011-05-20 Thread Mike Perrin
Ernst is correct; after further testing this turns out *not* to be a wireless network issue for me. I am developing a background process that mounts/unmounts shares as defined by users in a configuration file in their home directory. My script interferes with umountcifs when user logout occurs on

[Bug 768506] Re: CIFS VFS Server is slowing down shutdown

2011-05-22 Thread Mike Perrin
It turns out that my three previous posts have been about half right. After further research and testing I have concluded that: - This is a zombie bug. I recommend this bug be marked as yet another in the long list of duplicate bugs for #211631. - Sander Marechal's umountcifs is not needed for a

[Bug 608536] Re: LXTerminal title bar messed up

2010-09-11 Thread Mike Perrin
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 567957 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/567957 I am experiencing this problem with a PC Engines ALIX.1C AMD Geode motherboard running Linux Mint 9 LXDE using the Xorg geode driver. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/KernelModeSetting indicates that KMS is only

[Bug 988290] Re: Resolution change with KVM switch on Precise

2013-05-06 Thread Mike Perrin
The problem may be deeper than gnome-screensaver. I experienced the same annoying symptom with a fresh install of Debian 7.0.0 on a machine behind an IOGear 8-port PS2 KVM switch. As reported above, simply opening System Settings - Displays caused the resolution to revert to 1600x1200, as did

[Bug 1967960] Re: LightDM login display corrupted in 22.04 Beta

2022-04-07 Thread Mike Perrin
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1967960 Title: LightDM login display corrupted in 22.04 Beta To manage

[Bug 2063962] [NEW] 24.04 UEFI install fails, BIOS install succeeds

2024-04-27 Thread Mike Perrin
Public bug reported: Ubuntu, Ubuntu-Cinnamon and Ubuntu-MATE all fail to install when using UEFI but MATE succeeded when I tried a BIOS install. In all cases the install selections were to take over the disk, minimal desktop and no proprietary drivers or codecs. Hardware is an ASRock Q1900M Pro 3

[Bug 2063962] Re: 24.04 UEFI install fails, BIOS install succeeds

2024-04-28 Thread Mike Perrin
This seems to be unique to the Q1900M board. I cobbled together another system with an ASRock 970 Extreme 3 motherboard, Athlon II CPU and 8GB RAM and the MATE UEFI install succeeded. Conversely a UEFI install of Lubuntu, which uses the Calamares installer also failed on the Q1900M system. So I