[Bug 952574] Re: Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1 won't boot off USB key with NVidia GTX 560

2014-01-14 Thread David Barri
Hello. No, I'm fine for this to be closed now. Thank you. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/952574 Title: Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1 won't boot off USB key with NVidia GTX 560 To manage notifi

[Bug 952574] Re: Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1 won't boot off USB key with NVidia GTX 560

2014-01-10 Thread David Barri
New ISO worked fine out-of-the-box. Cheers. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/952574 Title: Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1 won't boot off USB key with NVidia GTX 560 To manage notifications about

[Bug 1020756] Re: GtkTreeView keyboard binding are not intituive

2012-10-25 Thread David Barri
Here's an unbiased usability test I just did. I asked my non-techy girlfriend to navigate the tree view (unpatched) using only the keyboard. She tried all the arrow keys then get frustrated, started trying: ctrl+right, shift+right, ctrl+down, shift+down, enter, alt+right, ctrl+shift+down, etc. I

[Bug 1020756] Re: GtkTreeView keyboard binding are not intituive

2012-10-25 Thread David Barri
This is an issue for me too. I don't recall any other framework (at least that I've used) using +/- keys for collapse/expand. It's always left/right arrow keys, which regardless of tradition or incumbency, I feel is the most practical and usable. I tried to apply Damian's patch to gtk2-2.24.13 tod

[Bug 952574] Re: Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1 won't boot off USB key with NVidia GTX 560

2012-03-23 Thread David Barri
Still haven't got this working but here is some more information I've discovered. GeForce GTX 560 code name = NVCE (GF114) NVC0 family: These cards are generally working with the latest kernel and Mesa but may still have power management issues. It is recommended to use the Linux 3.1 kernel or ne

[Bug 779867] Re: Secondary X screen doesn't have app launcher

2012-03-14 Thread David Barri
Same here. If you have an Nvidia GTX 560 here are the only options you (don't) have to rotate a single monitor. 1) Nvidia drivers, separate X screens, rotate one with randr <-- doesn't work because of this bug 2) Nvidia drivers, xinerama <-- composite disabled, can only run Unity 2d 3) Nvidia dr

[Bug 952574] Re: Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1 won't boot with NVidia GTX 560

2012-03-11 Thread David Barri
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[Bug 952574] [NEW] Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1 won't boot with NVidia GTX 560

2012-03-11 Thread David Barri
Public bug reported: Hello. So, booting off a USB of the 12.04 beta 1 image, it simply fails to load with my new graphics card (GTX 560). What happens is that both my monitors are completely blank; one is off completely, the other is on but the whole screen is black there is a single cursor tha