[Bug 36946] Re: Screen Resolution tool (gnome-display-properties) does not change refresh rate, resolution in Dapper

2006-04-07 Thread Thomas Hood
I have the same problem. I have a laptop which I use in several locations where I have several different external monitors that I like to use alongside the laptop's panel. Last year I installed Breezy and added these lines to the Section "Device" for "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility M7

[Bug 408903] Re: Thinkpad T400s, T410s, T410, & T510 microphone mute button does not work

2011-08-26 Thread Thomas Hood
The microphone mute key is not currently supported in Ubuntu but the fix is fairly straightforward. First, udev needs to map the micmute key's scancode to a keyname which corresponds to an X key event. This has been fixed[0] in udev upstream. It is possible to make the same change locally, as des

[Bug 277948] Re: Virtual screen size too small when using dual head

2008-10-26 Thread Thomas Hood
I also have this problem. Whatever underlying problem there has various misbehaviors as results. Here is just one example. I just tried to set the desktop image to a 3080x1050 image which exactly fits my dual-monitor screen area (LVDS 1400x1050 and DVI-0 1680x1050). The image would not display co

[Bug 408903] Re: Does not handle microphone mute button (KEY_MICMUTE)

2013-10-02 Thread Thomas Hood
I see that a lot of work has been done to get this change into precise, but it is not clear to me what the status of this change is for raring and saucy. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu.

[Bug 363350] Re: Debug messages in .xsession-errors

2012-10-30 Thread Thomas Hood
** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released ** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 227819] Re: New networkmanager null assert in Hardy

2012-10-30 Thread Thomas Hood
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/227819 Title: New networkmanager null assert in Hardy To manage notifi

[Bug 217551] Re: Password prompt "freezes" system during presence of a drop-down menu [hardy]

2012-10-30 Thread Thomas Hood
** Package changed: network-manager (Ubuntu) => network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217551 Title: Password prompt "freezes" system during presence of a dr

[Bug 1085706] [NEW] gnome-screensaver-dialog: pam_ecryptfs: seteuid error

2012-12-02 Thread Thomas Hood
Public bug reported: I get this error message in the syslog when I authenticate succesfully in the screensaver. --- ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 EcryptfsInUse: Yes GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No GnomeSessionInhibitors: None GsettingsGnomeSession:  o

[Bug 1085706] Dependencies.txt

2012-12-02 Thread Thomas Hood
apport information ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1085706/+attachment/3449985/+files/Dependencies.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bu

[Bug 1085706] GsettingsGnomeLockdown.txt

2012-12-02 Thread Thomas Hood
apport information ** Attachment added: "GsettingsGnomeLockdown.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1085706/+attachment/3449986/+files/GsettingsGnomeLockdown.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver i

[Bug 1085706] GsettingsGnomePowerManager.txt

2012-12-02 Thread Thomas Hood
apport information ** Attachment added: "GsettingsGnomePowerManager.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1085706/+attachment/3449987/+files/GsettingsGnomePowerManager.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-scree

[Bug 1085706] GsettingsGnomeScreensaver.txt

2012-12-02 Thread Thomas Hood
apport information ** Attachment added: "GsettingsGnomeScreensaver.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1085706/+attachment/3449988/+files/GsettingsGnomeScreensaver.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screens

[Bug 1085706] XorgLog.txt

2012-12-02 Thread Thomas Hood
apport information ** Attachment added: "XorgLog.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1085706/+attachment/3449989/+files/XorgLog.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchp

[Bug 1085706] XorgLogOld.txt

2012-12-02 Thread Thomas Hood
apport information ** Attachment added: "XorgLogOld.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1085706/+attachment/3449990/+files/XorgLogOld.txt ** Description changed: I get this error message in the syslog when I authenticate succesfully in the screensaver. - Ubuntu 12.10. - --- + ---

[Bug 1085706] Re: gnome-screensaver-dialog: pam_ecryptfs: seteuid error

2012-12-12 Thread Thomas Hood
> Have you filed a bug upstream with Gnome yet? Nope. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1085706 Title: gnome-screensaver-dialog: pam_ecryptfs: seteuid error

[Bug 854833] Re: NetworkManager forgets wireless password

2012-06-22 Thread Thomas Hood
** Summary changed: - (oneiric) wireless passwords not remembered + NetworkManager forgets wireless password -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-keyring in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/854833 Title: Net

[Bug 273150] Re: keyrings are not working

2012-06-22 Thread Thomas Hood
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 854833 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/854833 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 271097 NetworkManager asks for the wireless password every time ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 854833 NetworkManager forgets wireless password

[Bug 173256] Re: [suggestion] Proxysettings in Networkmanager

2012-07-01 Thread Thomas Hood
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 402223 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/402223 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 402223 Use a VPN connection and/or proxy setting automatically when connected to a certain network -- You received this bug notification because you are a m

[Bug 516059] Re: slow 3g/gprs bluetooth connection

2012-07-03 Thread Thomas Hood
@Mio: Hello and sorry for not responding to this report in a timely fashion. Are you still having this problem with Ubuntu 12.04? ** Summary changed: - slow 3g/gprs bluetooth connection + Slow 3G/GPRS bluetooth connection with Sony Vaio laptop and SonyEricsson Z610i phone ** Changed in: gnome-

[Bug 217551] Re: Password prompt "freezes" system during presence of a drop-down menu [hardy]

2012-07-07 Thread Thomas Hood
Is this bug reproducible in Ubuntu 12.04? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217551 Title: Password prompt "freezes" system during presence of a drop-down menu [hardy] To manage noti

[Bug 217551] Re: Password prompt "freezes" system during presence of a drop-down menu [hardy]

2012-07-10 Thread Thomas Hood
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217551 Title: Password prompt "freezes" system during presence of a dro

[Bug 516059] Re: Slow 3G/GPRS bluetooth connection with Sony Vaio laptop and SonyEricsson Z610i phone

2012-07-11 Thread Thomas Hood
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Opinion ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Opinion => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-bluetooth in Ubuntu. https://bugs

[Bug 296489] Re: Samsung NC10 FN Key for WIFI (fn+f9) and backlight control (fn+f5) not working

2012-07-12 Thread Thomas Hood
Is this still a bug in Ubuntu 12.04? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296489 Title: Samsung NC10 FN Key for WIFI (fn+f9) and backlight control (fn+f5) n

[Bug 1034725] Re: System will not create adhoc network.

2013-04-18 Thread Thomas Hood
** Package changed: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) => network-manager (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1034725 Title: System will not create adho

[Bug 1148033] Re: GDBus.Error:org.openobex:Error.Failed: Unable to request session

2013-04-18 Thread Thomas Hood
Running 12.10. Got the error message; installed blueman; problem gone. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-bluetooth in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1148033 Title: GDBus.Error:org.openobex:Error.Failed:

[Bug 878277] Re: Keyboard Layout Options | Alt/Win behavior incomprehensible

2013-06-21 Thread Thomas Hood
No improvement in Ubuntu 13.04. ** Tags added: quantal raring -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/878277 Title: Keyboard Layout Options | Alt/Win behavior

[Bug 408903] Re: Does not handle microphone mute button (KEY_MICMUTE)

2013-06-30 Thread Thomas Hood
I was about to test the new versions of the various packages but then I noticed that x11proto-core isn't currently installed on my Ubuntu Desktop 13.04 system. So clearly I am failing to understand something. Exactly which package versions should I install on Ubuntu Desktop 13.04 in order to test t

[Bug 31286] Re: Displays repeated keyring dialogs on resume from suspend and login

2013-01-24 Thread Thomas Hood
>From bug #1067555: "I found to reproduce this bug by 2 ways: 1. When not connected to a secured (without password saved) wifi, try to connect to the secured wifi (do not type password or do anything), go take a rest, unlock computer and see a lot of nm-applet dialog. 2. When not connected to a

[Bug 31286] Re: Displays repeated keyring dialogs on resume from suspend and login

2013-01-24 Thread Thomas Hood
This bug needs to be reopened because there are new reports of the problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (47509). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/31286 Title: Displays repeated keyring dialo

[Bug 31286] Re: Displays repeated keyring dialogs on resume from suspend and login

2013-01-25 Thread Thomas Hood
Update. The bug has been fixed, but not in Precise. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (47509). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/31286 Title: Displays repeated keyring dialogs on resume from suspen

[Bug 31286] Re: Displays repeated keyring dialogs on resume from suspend and login

2013-01-26 Thread Thomas Hood
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #665503 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=665503 ** Changed in: network-manager Importance: Medium => Unknown ** Changed in: network-manager Status: Invalid => Unknown ** Changed in: network-manager Remote watch: GNOME Bug Tracker #676

[Bug 408903] Re: Does not handle microphone mute button (KEY_MICMUTE)

2013-02-04 Thread Thomas Hood
This may also help: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Ubuntu_11.04_(Natty_Narwhal)_on_a_ThinkPad_X220#Fix_for_hotkey_shortcomings -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.lau

[Bug 296489] Re: Hotkeys for Wi-Fi (Fn+F9) and backlight control (Fn+F5) do not work on Samsung NC10

2012-07-18 Thread Thomas Hood
** Summary changed: - Samsung NC10 FN Key for WIFI (fn+f9) and backlight control (fn+f5) not working + Hotkeys for Wi-Fi (Fn+F9) and backlight control (Fn+F5) do not work on Samsung NC10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed t

[Bug 854833] Re: NetworkManager forgets wireless password

2012-07-22 Thread Thomas Hood
** Tags added: precise ** Summary changed: - NetworkManager forgets wireless password + NM asks for Wi-Fi password every time I log in, or every minute, if "Available to all users" not checked; forgets password too -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Deskto

[Bug 19034] Re: ntpdate package and g-s-t disagree over where ntpdate symlink should be installed

2012-07-25 Thread Thomas Hood
** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/19034 Title: ntpdate package and g-s-t disagree over where ntpdate symlin

[Bug 878277] Re: Keyboard Layout Options | Alt/Win behavior incomprehensible

2012-07-25 Thread Thomas Hood
No improvement in Ubuntu 12.04. ** Tags added: oneiric precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/878277 Title: Keyboard Layout Options | Alt/Win behavior

[Bug 516059] Re: Slow 3G/GPRS bluetooth connection with Sony Vaio laptop and SonyEricsson Z610i phone

2012-08-07 Thread Thomas Hood
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-bluetooth in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/516059 Title: Slow 3G/GPRS bluetooth connection with

[Bug 878277] [NEW] Keyboard Layout Options | Alt/Win behavior incomprehensible

2011-10-19 Thread Thomas Hood
Public bug reported: Just upgraded to oneiric. The Keyboard Layout Options | Alt/Win key behavior alternatives are: * Default - So what is the "default"? * Add the standard behaviour to Menu key - What is the "standard behaviour"? What is its relation to "the default"? - Which is th

[Bug 486154] Re: System beep broken in Karmic despite heroic efforts to fix it

2011-04-07 Thread Thomas Hood
To re-enable the terminal bell on my ThinkPad X61 running Ubuntu 10.10 I took the following actions suggested above: * Un-blacklist pcspkr as described above, then either reboot or modprobe pcspkr. * On the terminal window, tick "Edit | Profile Preferences | General | Terminal bell"

[Bug 486154] Re: System beep broken in Karmic despite heroic efforts to fix it

2011-04-08 Thread Thomas Hood
Addendum. Even after doing what I just described (above, reply #81), I find that after reboot sometimes beeping doesn't work until I switch window managers between metacity and compiz. :/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 188617] Re: no beep on ping

2011-04-08 Thread Thomas Hood
Related to bug #486154? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/188617 Title: no beep on ping -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/li

[Bug 408903] Re: Does not handle microphone mute button (KEY_MICMUTE)

2012-01-12 Thread Thomas Hood
The microphone mute key yields Linux key input event KEY_MICMUTE which has the value 248. Add 8 to get the X KeyCode number, you get 256. This is greater than the maximum KeyCode that X handles, 255. See: http://www.x.org/wiki/XI2 The problem is similar to the problem with the Zoom hotkey combin

[Bug 408903] Re: Does not handle microphone mute button (KEY_MICMUTE)

2012-01-18 Thread Thomas Hood
Question: What has to happen before 32-bit keycodes can be used in Ubuntu? If the work will be done, when is it likely to be finished? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launc

[Bug 486154] Re: System beep broken in Karmic despite heroic efforts to fix it

2011-04-15 Thread Thomas Hood
We shouldn't depend on upstream fixing this by removing behavior that upstream regards as a feature. It would be nice if upstream made their feature easier to disable. But we shouldn't wait for them to do that, either, before fixing the problem in Ubuntu. -- You received this bug notification be

[Bug 486154] Re: System beep broken in Karmic despite heroic efforts to fix it

2011-05-06 Thread Thomas Hood
Pete, thanks for the information. To summarize what I now know There are several separate issues. One is the traditional square-wave beep function. Many people say that it is necessary to: * Un-blacklist the pcspkr kernel module and load it. However, I have just discovered that this mod

[Bug 301174] Re: Use proper sound event instead of system beep

2011-07-13 Thread Thomas Hood
In natty, Compiz plays a sound for the beep (e.g., the terminal bell) if you do this first: * pactl upload-sample /usr/share/sounds/gnome/default/alerts/glass.ogg bell.ogg * xset b 100 I have added these commands to my ~/.xprofile script. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 769314] Re: System bell broken in Natty/Unity (despite heroic...)

2011-07-13 Thread Thomas Hood
> 5) gnome-volume-control doesn't. > The "Sound Effects" tab of gnome-volume-control > offers to set the volume and sound for system bell > events, but these have no effect. This is because > gnome-volume-control is trying to control system > bells through metacity. Ideally, it should be rewritten

[Bug 555315] Re: ondemand CPU Scaling does not work when AC adapter is plugged in

2011-07-14 Thread Thomas Hood
Regarding ThinkPad throttling the CPU when powered by the 65 W AC adapter and no battery, see http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-Tablet-ThinkPad-Laptops/X61-Your-power-adapter-may-be-cheating-you/td-p/17870 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 769314] Re: System bell broken in Natty/Unity (despite heroic...)

2011-07-14 Thread Thomas Hood
Yes, there is an "Alert volume" slider with "Mute" button. I didn't realize that you were referring to this when you said "system bell" --- I didn't know that they were the same thing. My apologies. It's true that this slider has no effect on the volume of the sound that gets played when the wor

[Bug 301174] Re: Use proper sound event instead of system beep

2011-07-15 Thread Thomas Hood
I have since discovered that it is necessary to put pactl upload-sample /usr/share/sounds/gnome/default/alerts/glass.ogg in ~/.xprofile, and xset b 100 in ~/.bashrc. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity

[Bug 769314] Re: System bell broken in Natty/Unity (despite heroic...)

2011-07-20 Thread Thomas Hood
"gconf-editor | desktop | gnome | peripherals | keyboard | bell_mode := on" seems to have the same effect as "xset b 50" and is presumably a more general solution. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-media in Ubuntu.

[Bug 646891] Re: memory measurement is to be in bytes

2011-01-05 Thread Thomas Hood
> In gnome-system-manager, memory used by a program is measured in > Kibibytes, Mebibytes, or Gibibytes, etc. According to the JEDEC memory > standard, this is incorrect. According to Ubuntu policy (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnitsPolicy) it is correct to use base-2 (i.e., kibibytes et al.) for RAM

[Bug 80780] Re: uses unusual units to report memory and disk sizes

2011-01-05 Thread Thomas Hood
I realize that this bug report is, according to the title, only about memory and disk sizes, but comment #19 above mentions that network throughput uses "KB/s" (in the tooltip) and I would like to point out that this is indeed contrary to Ubuntu policy and the bug still exists in Ubuntu 10.10. Acc

[Bug 269244] Re: /usr/lib/libconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256

2008-09-12 Thread Thomas Hood
I had the same problem: after entering username and password the GUI hung with an empty brown desktop. Installing gnome-panel fixed the problem for me. -- /usr/lib/libconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2 exited with status 256 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/269244 You received this bug notification bec