Bug#5212: xdm *still* allows login for /bin/true users

2002-11-30 Thread H. S. Teoh
Hi, I've just verified that XDM still exhibits this bug, contrary to what Steve Durham said about PAM fixing it. I added /bin/true to /etc/shells, and changed a user's shell to /bin/true. XDM still logged me in. T -- The two rules of success: 1. Don't tell everything you know. -- YHL -- To

Re: lintian should warn about /usr/X11R6 usage being disallowed

2002-11-30 Thread Josip Rodin
Hi, I think I'm going to make a Lintian check for all packages that use /usr/X11R6 except those where $source{$binpkg} eq "xfree86" (half-pseudo-code there). AIUI, Overfiend only added the imake exception into policy so that less packages need immediate fixing (policy-is-not-a-stick policy :), no

Bug#171294: xserver-xfree86: shift-num lock makes X beep alot

2002-11-30 Thread Göran Weinholt
Package: xserver-xfree86 Version: 4.2.1-4 Severity: normal When I press shift-num lock to active the mouse stuff on the numerical keyboard, X starts to beep. It keeps on beeping until I kill the server... It's very annoying. -- Package-specific info: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Cor

Bug#5212: xdm *still* allows login for /bin/true users

2002-11-30 Thread Herbert Xu
H. S. Teoh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've just verified that XDM still exhibits this bug, contrary to what > Steve Durham said about PAM fixing it. I added /bin/true to /etc/shells, > and changed a user's shell to /bin/true. XDM still logged me in. IMHO this bug is bogus. Raul's suggestion

Bug#171305: Xfree86 Package Configuration Failure

2002-11-30 Thread Bob Parnes
Package: xserver-xfree86 Version: 4.2.1-3 Installation fails, with an apparently endless series of lines complaining about input overruns, when I try to upgrade from version 4.1.0. Following is an example, recorded after I downloaded the .deb packages, from a console without X running. Reading

Bug#171294: neverending beep reproduced

2002-11-30 Thread Eduard Bloch
I have the same problem here. It is even easier to reproduce - press and hold the Shift button for about 10 seconds and it will beep till you kill this X server. Gruss/Regards, Eduard. -- Diese .sig wird ihnen präsentiert von: ihrem Newsreader -- To UNSUBSCRI

Bug#169308: xserver-xfree86: LCD blanks and won't unblank -> kernel bug?

2002-11-30 Thread Jerry Quinn
Chris Halls writes: > I read this in Kernel Traffic #192. Could this be your problem? I don't think so. The problem below occurs as a result of fbdev suspending and shows up after resume. My problem is when the screen blanks after being idle for a while, and doing suspend/resume fixes it. Als

Re: Powerbook crashing on wakeup only in X

2002-11-30 Thread Jeffrey Baker
On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 10:38:34AM +0100, Michel D?nzer wrote: > dOn Die, 2002-11-26 at 18:31, Jeffrey Baker wrote: > > Greetings all. I have a powerbook g4, first revision. > > Since upgrading to 4.2.1-4 X packages last night, my > > powerbook now crashes when woken up, if X is running. The > >

Bug#5212: xdm *still* allows login for /bin/true users

2002-11-30 Thread H. S. Teoh
Hi, I've just verified that XDM still exhibits this bug, contrary to what Steve Durham said about PAM fixing it. I added /bin/true to /etc/shells, and changed a user's shell to /bin/true. XDM still logged me in. T -- The two rules of success: 1. Don't tell everything you know. -- YHL

Re: lintian should warn about /usr/X11R6 usage being disallowed

2002-11-30 Thread Josip Rodin
Hi, I think I'm going to make a Lintian check for all packages that use /usr/X11R6 except those where $source{$binpkg} eq "xfree86" (half-pseudo-code there). AIUI, Overfiend only added the imake exception into policy so that less packages need immediate fixing (policy-is-not-a-stick policy :), no

Bug#171294: xserver-xfree86: shift-num lock makes X beep alot

2002-11-30 Thread Göran Weinholt
Package: xserver-xfree86 Version: 4.2.1-4 Severity: normal When I press shift-num lock to active the mouse stuff on the numerical keyboard, X starts to beep. It keeps on beeping until I kill the server... It's very annoying. -- Package-specific info: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Cor

Bug#5212: xdm *still* allows login for /bin/true users

2002-11-30 Thread Herbert Xu
H. S. Teoh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've just verified that XDM still exhibits this bug, contrary to what > Steve Durham said about PAM fixing it. I added /bin/true to /etc/shells, > and changed a user's shell to /bin/true. XDM still logged me in. IMHO this bug is bogus. Raul's suggestion

Bug#171305: Xfree86 Package Configuration Failure

2002-11-30 Thread Bob Parnes
Package: xserver-xfree86 Version: 4.2.1-3 Installation fails, with an apparently endless series of lines complaining about input overruns, when I try to upgrade from version 4.1.0. Following is an example, recorded after I downloaded the .deb packages, from a console without X running. Reading

Bug#171294: neverending beep reproduced

2002-11-30 Thread Eduard Bloch
I have the same problem here. It is even easier to reproduce - press and hold the Shift button for about 10 seconds and it will beep till you kill this X server. Gruss/Regards, Eduard. -- Diese .sig wird ihnen präsentiert von: ihrem Newsreader

Bug#169308: xserver-xfree86: LCD blanks and won't unblank -> kernel bug?

2002-11-30 Thread Jerry Quinn
Chris Halls writes: > I read this in Kernel Traffic #192. Could this be your problem? I don't think so. The problem below occurs as a result of fbdev suspending and shows up after resume. My problem is when the screen blanks after being idle for a while, and doing suspend/resume fixes it. Als

Re: Powerbook crashing on wakeup only in X

2002-11-30 Thread Jeffrey Baker
On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 10:38:34AM +0100, Michel D?nzer wrote: > dOn Die, 2002-11-26 at 18:31, Jeffrey Baker wrote: > > Greetings all. I have a powerbook g4, first revision. > > Since upgrading to 4.2.1-4 X packages last night, my > > powerbook now crashes when woken up, if X is running. The > >