[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1336831] Re: upgrade to 14.04 completely scrambles screen - rendering machine useless

2014-07-02 Thread Alan Robertson
Below is the initial login screen. I forgot to say this is kubuntu. This comment includes a snapshot of the initial kubuntu login screen. I managed to get logged in using it. But it was hopeless after that. ** Attachment added: "Initial login screen picture." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubun

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1336831] [NEW] upgrade to 14.04 completely scrambles screen - rendering machine useless

2014-07-02 Thread Alan Robertson
Public bug reported: I was running 13.10. Upgrading to 14.04 makes the machine completely useless in X. I have a couple of screen pictures. I'll attach one of them... It only wants me to to attach a single picture... $ lspci -v 00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS69

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1336831] Re: upgrade to 14.04 completely scrambles screen - rendering machine useless

2014-07-02 Thread Alan Robertson
I thought... Maybe it was just an upgrade issue. So I burned a kubuntu 14.04 64-bit DVD and tried the installer. The installer is also a complete mess. Picure attached... Pretty much totally useless... Guess I'll have to find a distro/version that works... ** Attachment added: "installer scre

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1337420] Re: Ubuntu 14.04 doesn't work with Nvidia GeForce GT 610

2014-07-03 Thread Alan Robertson
More pictures. This time of the video card box. ** Attachment added: "video card box" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1337420/+attachment/4144812/+files/2014-07-03%2010.25.49.jpg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, w

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1337420] [NEW] Ubuntu 14.04 doesn't work with Nvidia GeForce GT 610

2014-07-03 Thread Alan Robertson
Public bug reported: After getting no response on my previous complaint about xorg in 14.04 (and ATI/AMD dropping Linux support), I decided I needed to replace my video card. So, I got an nVidia GeForce GT610. It doesn't work with the installed 14.04 system, and it doesn't work with the installe

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1337420] Re: Ubuntu 14.04 doesn't work with Nvidia GeForce GT 610

2014-07-03 Thread Alan Robertson
My previous 14.04 video complaint is here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1336831 And, as before this is using the kubuntu 14.04 install DVD image. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.laun

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1199059] Re: blueman and pulse's module-bluetooth-discover (A2DP audio sink devices failed to work with "bluetoothd : Unable to select SEP" in system log.)

2014-07-06 Thread Alan Robertson
Instead of the Xbluetooth manager hack, my hack is to just put a return in that inner function. But I can report that this hack also fixes it for me. In theory, the body of that function should just be a pass... Or maybe the whole thing removed? -- You received this bug notification because you

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1160569]

2013-05-02 Thread Alan Robertson
Following the link to the gnome bugzilla -- I ran across a tolerable workaround for the moment: If G_SLICE=always-malloc is in the environment, then it will start. It still complains, but it starts and appears to work (so far). This makes it consume more CPU (and Lord knows it already consumes en

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1160569]

2013-05-02 Thread Alan Robertson
Thunderbird doesn't start AT ALL in kubuntu 13.04. because of this bug. Or rather, it starts, but the part of it that opens a display window doesn't start. If I log in with web mail I see that it is filing emails as they arrive according to the rules I've established -- but the display never come

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1160569]

2013-05-03 Thread Alan Robertson
OK. I agree with comment 3. I have found out that Thunderbird will crash and burn - or just hang. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1160569 Title: [regression] GLib-CRI

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1389757] Re: pidgin crashes on startup: Attempt to unlock mutex that was not locked

2014-11-19 Thread Alan Robertson
finch crashes the same way -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pidgin in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1389757 Title: pidgin crashes on startup: Attempt to unlock mutex that was not locked Status in “pidgin” pack

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1389757] Re: pidgin crashes on startup: Attempt to unlock mutex that was not locked

2014-11-20 Thread Alan Robertson
** Bug watch added: Pidgin Trac #16467 http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/16467 ** Also affects: pidgin via http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/16467 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subs

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1389757] Re: pidgin crashes on startup: Attempt to unlock mutex that was not locked

2014-11-21 Thread Alan Robertson
The Pidgin ticket https://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/16467 indicates that this is a pidgin-skype bug which has been fixed. Please just package up the latest SVN version. ** Package changed: pidgin (Ubuntu) => pidgin-skype (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member o

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1389757] [NEW] pidgin crashes on startup: Attempt to unlock mutex that was not locked

2014-11-05 Thread Alan Robertson
Public bug reported: I start it up. It crashes. I just upgraded from 14.04, and since then Pidgin is broken in this way. I've attached the output of pidgin -d I have IRC, and Skype and facebook and google hangout accounts enabled. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: pidgin

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1336831] Re: upgrade to 14.04 completely scrambles screen - rendering machine useless

2014-07-14 Thread Alan Robertson
If someone is interested in this problem, I'd be happy to send them the problematic video card. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1336831 Title: upgrade to 14.04 comp

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1623969] Re: Cannot log in to kubuntu after update (Intel graphics + ksshaskpass)

2016-11-16 Thread Alan Robertson
Sorry I didn't update this, but somewhere along the line, the problem went away - after another set of updates. I'm not sure which one(s). But it is definitely working again. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1623969] Re: Cannot log in to kubuntu after update (Intel graphics + ksshaskpass)

2016-12-01 Thread Alan Robertson
@moontan - that sounds like a completely different bug. This bug is a graphics driver bug, and yours appears to be something to do with needing to ecryptfs key management. I wasn't using ecryptfs at all. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1623969] Re: Cannot log in to kubuntu after update (Intel graphics + ksshaskpass)

2016-12-01 Thread Alan Robertson
Please delete the words "needing to" from comment #8. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1623969 Title: Cannot log in to kubuntu after update (Intel graphics + ksshaskpass)

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1623969] [NEW] Cannot log in to kubuntu after update (Intel graphics + ksshaskpass)

2016-09-15 Thread Alan Robertson
Public bug reported: I just took some updates to a number of graphic libraries on 16.04, and now I can't login to kubuntu. The symptom is that it takes my password on the greeter screen, but never updates the screen after that. The messages include these possibly related kernel messages: kernel:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1623969] Re: Cannot log in to kubuntu after update (Intel graphics + ksshaskpass)

2016-09-15 Thread Alan Robertson
Hi Christopher M. Penalver (@penalvch), I have tons of old kernels to choose from. What one would you like for me to try? Here are the choices: vmlinuz-3.19.0-28-generic vmlinuz-3.19.0-41-generic vmlinuz-4.2.0-36-generic vmlinuz-3.19.0-30-generic vmlinuz-3.19.0-42-generic vmlinuz-4.4.0-22-gen