Bug#511287: debian-installer: Should have a task for installing KDE or XFCE instead of Gnome

2012-05-18 Thread Diggory Hardy
May I chime in? I'm currently installing a squeeze system, didn't bother using expert mode or fishing around for extra commands, and started the install, expecting to get a choice when selecting "desktop environment" in tasksel, and didn't really want to install a big desktop because it's a slow

Bug#365485: [Aptitude-devel] Bug#365485: Please review minor bug with patch in english doc, and commiting other fixes

2012-02-22 Thread Diggory Hardy
I agree, both are fine. The first is, I think, an abbreviated form of the second, particularly used in speech. You could also put "[by] one page of information at a time"; can't see much point worrying about it though.

Bug#653921: [debootstrap] installed chroot has wrong arch (amd64 instead of i386)

2012-01-02 Thread Diggory Hardy
On Sonntag, 1. Januar 2012 Julien Cristau wrote: > On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 14:35:57 +0000, Diggory Hardy wrote: > > > Package: debootstrap > > Version: 1.0.38 > > Severity: normal > > > > --- Please enter the report below this line. --- > > > >

Bug#653921: [debootstrap] installed chroot has wrong arch (amd64 instead of i386)

2012-01-01 Thread Diggory Hardy
Package: debootstrap Version: 1.0.38 Severity: normal --- Please enter the report below this line. --- Hello and a merry new year, I've been trying to install an i386 chroot on an amd64 system using the following command, but every time I get the wrong architecture (uname -r shows 3.1.0-1-amd6

Bug#644601: [xserver-xorg-core] hard lock-up: [mi] EQ overflowing

2011-10-15 Thread Diggory Hardy
Hi, Since then I've had one similar lock-up with the nvidia driver (but no useful error messages this time), so I switched to nouveau. In some cases nouveau works nicely, but display hot-plugging is a little finicky with the GUI interfaces sometimes leaving me with no display (annoying), displ

Bug#644601: [xserver-xorg-core] hard lock-up: [mi] EQ overflowing

2011-10-10 Thread Diggory Hardy
On 10 Oct 2011 16:38, "Andreas Beckmann" wrote: > > Also the combination of Xserver 1.11.1 with nvidia drivers currently > does not work well (massive slowdowns have been reported). You might try > to downgrade to Xserver 1.10.4, see > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=643903#25 > I

Bug#484746: #484746 /usr/bin/kwin: kwin eats CPU cycles

2011-09-22 Thread Diggory Hardy
I have had the same problem, I think ever since I switched to the KDE 4 series. Also using the nvidia driver: > dlocate -l "^ii\s+nvidia" Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-

Bug#641463: [boinc-client] boinc client window refuses to close / minimise to system tray

2011-09-14 Thread Diggory Hardy
Hi, I just installed 6.13.1 from sid. Still some problems: if I 1) launch boinc-manager, it shows as expected 2) close the window, it minimises to the task-bar *and* the system tray (I think previously it didn't show in the system tray, but after killing and re-launching boinc-client (the root pr

Bug#641463: [boinc-client] boinc client window refuses to close / minimise to system tray

2011-09-13 Thread Diggory Hardy
Package: boinc-client Version: 6.12.33+dfsg-1.1 Severity: normal --- Please enter the report below this line. --- In the past trying to close the boinc client window would close the window, leaving just a system tray icon (or possibly even nothing while still running). Now it won't: clicking th

Bug#636075: boinc-client: Boinc is (too) disk intensive

2011-09-13 Thread Diggory Hardy
Just to chip in, I've had a few complaints about this as one of the guys behind malariacontrol.net. The basic formula for the volume of data being saved to disk per hour is s*f*n where s is the size of a checkpoint, f is the frequency (num written per hour), and n is the number of jobs active in p

Bug#528200: p7zip-full: please add -q (quiet) option

2011-09-09 Thread Diggory Hardy
2011 00:36, Mohammed Adnène Trojette wrote: > Le 27/07/11 15:18, Diggory Hardy a écrit : > > Agreed. In my opinion the default output should only include a summary, > > with -v/-q options to list individual files/only report errors. > > Anyone looking into this? Would a patch b

Bug#629418: nvidia-glx: PowerMizer doesn't detect change in power source

2011-08-27 Thread Diggory Hardy
On 2 August 2011 00:13, Andreas Beckmann wrote: > On 2011-06-08 11:56, Diggory Hardy wrote: > > Fair enough. I did actually already mention this on the nvnews forums > > briefly and without response. > > Do you have an URL to the corresponding forum post? > http://

Bug#635341: eth0 unavailable after standby until reload of e1000e

2011-08-25 Thread Diggory Hardy
Sure, then I'll wait until a debian package is available. I'm on holiday from this week end so it'll probably be at least a couple of weeks before I get to that (since I don't see a 3.1 RC package available yet). Cheers

Bug#635341: eth0 unavailable after standby until reload of e1000e

2011-08-25 Thread Diggory Hardy
ound 635341 linux-2.6/3.0.0-1 > quit > > Diggory Hardy wrote: > > > Unfortunately I've still experienced this bug twice with the > 3.0.0-1-amd64 > > kernel, so the problem's still there. > > Thanks for the update. What version of the package are you using?

Bug#635341: eth0 unavailable after standby until reload of e1000e

2011-08-25 Thread Diggory Hardy
Unfortunately I've still experienced this bug twice with the 3.0.0-1-amd64 kernel, so the problem's still there. I presume it's a resume bug that needs to be filed against the e1000e module upstream?

Bug#635341: resolved with 3.0 kernel?

2011-08-17 Thread Diggory Hardy
I haven't had this problem since the post above so I presume it was fixed.

Bug#635341:

2011-08-03 Thread Diggory Hardy
So far I haven't had a problem with 3.0.0-1-amd64 kernel, though I haven't done nearly enough testing to be sure it doesn't occur.

Bug#636454: Out of memory: Kill process 3254 (Xorg) score 93 or sacrifice child

2011-08-03 Thread Diggory Hardy
Subject: linux-source-3.0.0: Out of memory: Kill process 3254 (Xorg) score 93 or sacrifice child Package: linux-source-3.0.0 Severity: important I just got the following in dmesg: [43627.304569] Out of memory: Kill process 3254 (Xorg) score 93 or sacrifice child [43627.304571] Killed process 325

Bug#635341: eth0 unavailable after standby until reload of e1000e

2011-07-28 Thread Diggory Hardy
I'd give a rough estimate the malfunctioning-eth0 bug happens around half the time on resume from standby. Installing 3.0 kernel now for testing purposes.

Bug#528200: p7zip-full: please add -q (quiet) option

2011-07-27 Thread Diggory Hardy
Agreed. In my opinion the default output should only include a summary, with -v/-q options to list individual files/only report errors. Anyone looking into this? Would a patch be useful?

Bug#635341: [linux-image-2.6.39-2-amd64] eth0 unavailable after standby until reload of e1000e

2011-07-26 Thread Diggory Hardy
> Did this work in the past? When? Does it still happen with the latest > kernel (3.0.0-1) from unstable? > Yes, this worked in the past. Haven't tried the 3.0 kernel yet. > > > This has happened several times now, at work where I only have a wired > connection. Often the machine has also been us

Bug#635341: [linux-image-2.6.39-2-amd64] eth0 unavailable after standby until reload of e1000e

2011-07-25 Thread Diggory Hardy
Package: linux-image-2.6.39-2-amd64 Version: 2.6.39-2 Severity: normal --- Please enter the report below this line. --- When my system (Lenovo T410) resumes from standby (STR), my eth0 interface is dysfunctional (network-manager claims no cable is plugged in). Removing the e1000e module and rel

Bug#629418: nvidia-glx: PowerMizer doesn't detect change in power source

2011-06-08 Thread Diggory Hardy
Hi, I'm sorry but I have no idea how to help with this problem. > You might consider bugging NVIDIA about it, but don't expect a reaction: > http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46678 > Fair enough. I did actually already mention this on the nvnews forums briefly and without response.

Bug#629418: nvidia-glx: PowerMizer doesn't detect change in power source

2011-06-07 Thread Diggory Hardy
s/class/power_supply/AC/online changes immediately in response to disconnecting/connecting the power supply, as well as the tp_smapi interface. Cheers, Diggory On 6 June 2011 19:55, Andreas Beckmann wrote: > On 2011-06-06 16:16, Diggory Hardy wrote: > > Package: nvidia-glx > &

Bug#629418: nvidia-glx: PowerMizer doesn't detect change in power source

2011-06-06 Thread Diggory Hardy
Package: nvidia-glx Version: 270.41.19-1 Severity: normal I have set up nvidia's PowerMizer to use different profiles on mains and battery power as documented at http://tutanhamon.com.a/technovodstvo/NVIDIA-UNIX-driver/ , however according to nvidia-settings the laptop is always on mains power,

Bug#587087: pinning?

2011-03-15 Thread Diggory Hardy
(aptitude 0.6.3-3.2) I ran into this after adding wheezy and sid repositories and configuring pinning with the following preferences file, though not immediately (when trying to upgrade xserver-xorg-input-synaptics): Package: * Pin: release n=squeeze Pin-Priority: 900 Package: * Pin: release

Bug#611619:

2011-01-31 Thread Diggory Hardy
~> xrandr -q xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default Screen 0: minimum 320 x 175, current 1680 x 1050, maximum 1680 x 1050 default connected 1680x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 0mm x 0mm 1680x1050 50.0*51.0 52.0 53.0 54.0 1600x1024 55.0 1600x

Bug#611619: xserver-xorg-core: "xrandr -o left" fails; nvidia driver

2011-01-31 Thread Diggory Hardy
Package: xserver-xorg-core Version: 2:1.7.7-11 Severity: normal Trying to rotate my screen fails: $ xrandr -o left X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation) Major opcode of failed request: 153 (RANDR) Minor opcode of failed request: 2 (RRSetScreen

Bug#598567: sudo requires reauthentication on each use, ignoring time stamp

2010-10-01 Thread Diggory Hardy
w thinks the commands come from separate sessions. For me, then, turning tty_tickets off is a good enough solution. I'll try to add a note into the fish users wiki. Thanks, Diggory On 1 October 2010 02:59, Jan Braun wrote: > Hi, > > Diggory Hardy schrob: > > The sudo man-p

Bug#598567: sudo requires reauthentication on each use, ignoring time stamp

2010-09-30 Thread Diggory Hardy
Package: sudo Version: 1.7.4p4-2 Severity: normal Tags: squeeze The sudo man-page states: Once a user has been authenticated, a time stamp is updated and the user may then use sudo without a password for a short period of time (15 minutes unless overridden in sudoers). Since a few weeks this hasn

Bug#407225: same issue

2010-08-08 Thread Diggory Hardy
I'm getting the same issue on amd64 with nvidia binary driver. ii gl-117 1.3.2-2.1An action flight simulator ~> gdb gl-117 GNU gdb (GDB) 7.0.1-debian Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later

Bug#548903: also via web-config

2010-08-05 Thread Diggory Hardy
I get the same error trying to add a samba printer via KDE systemsettings. Using the localhost:631 web-interface, I get the error: Bad device-uri scheme "smb"! (I tried adding as ipp, http or AppSocket; same error in each case.) URI was of the form: smb://1.2.3.4/CanonBW which is a passwor

Bug#522090: openoffice.org-kde: Unable to open or save files on smb:// shares with KDE fpicker

2010-07-05 Thread Diggory Hardy (STI)
The above occur with 2.x builds of openoffice, but I'm getting the same issue with 3.2 when trying to open smb:// URLs directly with openoffice (splash-screen shows but no nothing else happens, using the command "openoffice.org smb://u...@server/file.ppt"). A solution is given in the openoffice

Bug#475132: [linux-image-2.6.24-1-amd64] kernel panic: unable to find root (VHS)

2008-04-09 Thread Diggory Hardy
Well a bootlog is a bit difficult since no partition was ever mounted. A crystal ball is another matter entirely... Unfortunately I can't give you any more information, because it works now (tried with rootdelay=9 and then without). I'm not aware that anything affecting this changed since it di

Bug#475132: [linux-image-2.6.24-1-amd64] kernel panic: unable to find root (VHS)

2008-04-09 Thread Diggory Hardy
Package: linux-image-2.6.24-1-amd64 Version: 2.6.24-5 Severity: important --- Please enter the report below this line. --- System fails to boot with a kernel panic about not being able to find the root partition and some VHS error (can only tell you what I remember). Previous kernel is linux-im

Bug#475000: g15daemon requires uinput kernel module

2008-04-08 Thread Diggory Hardy
Package: g15daemon Version: 1.9.5.3-1 Severity: important --- Please enter the report below this line. --- If I run "g15daemon -d" the G-keys aren't reported at all by xev and I get the error message: "Unable to open UINPUT device. Please ensure the uinput driver is loaded into the kernel and

Bug#472796: ditto

2008-03-27 Thread Diggory Hardy
Package: debtags Version: 1.7.3+nmu1 Same here (but different version and system): Setting up debtags (1.7.3+nmu1) ... debtags: symbol lookup error: debtags: undefined symbol: _ZN6wibble9exception10AddContext9s_contextE dpkg: error processing debtags (--configure): subprocess post-installation

Bug#305992: as above

2008-01-08 Thread Diggory Hardy
I can confirm the same happens with ut2004 and wesnoth (presumably this uses SDL?) − the mouse jumps to bottom-right corner in my case − and that exporting SDL_VIDEO_X11_DGAMOUSE as 0 fixes this. However, to add to the wierdness, my own little test program is completely unaffected by this (sett

Bug#422073: icedove crashes when typing after a smiley

2007-05-03 Thread Diggory Hardy
Package: icedove Version: 1.5.0.10.dfsg1-3 When composing a message, if I add a smiley (from the toolbar menu), and then press space twice, icedove crashes (the first press doesn't appear to do much and doesn't add a space as expected, the second causes the crash). Typing alphabet letters afte

Bug#410674: no amd64 precompiled package

2007-02-12 Thread Diggory Hardy
Package: xfractint Version: 20.04 There is no amd64 binary for this package. I installed from source on and amd64 machine using apt-get source and debuild with no problem; I guess this is just an oversight. Anyway, the locally built package works fine for me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EM