[Bug 1289930] Re: Crackling sounds after rebooting, and when playing any audio. Going to sleep and coming back fixes it.

2014-09-23 Thread Doug Holton
I still see the issue with a brand new dell xps 13 9333 and ubuntu 14.04 just installed fresh. One temporary workaround (works only a few minutes) is to close the lid and put the system to sleep. When waking back up, sounds play without the crackling/popping/clicking noises for a short while. --

[Bug 633596] Re: blank screen on bootup with HP Touchsmart tm2t laptop

2011-06-02 Thread Doug Holton
chadmerkert's scripts here worked for me to fix most issues with ubuntu 11.04 on the hp tm2t: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1716403 Also, when installing and when booting for the first time (before installing the above scripts), I had to set nomodeset (post #52 and #55 in that thread)

[Bug 734563] Re: [gnome3] Upgrading to Gnome3 PPA breaks Ubuntu theme defaults

2011-05-19 Thread Doug Holton
so are we supposed to uninstall unity from ubuntu 11.04 in order to try out gnome 3? None of the above fixes gets gnome 3 working for me Everything is white and the font doesn't look good if I login to classic ubuntu If I login to gnome shell, there is nothing at all, not interface at all, just

[Bug 697063] Re: Ubuntu 10.10 stop whit this message phy0 - rt2800pci_mcu_status: Error - MCU request failed, no response fron hardware

2011-04-30 Thread Doug Holton
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 659143 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/659143 confirmed in 11.04 I can't even boot to recovery to install the latest wireless driver Everything worked in 10.10, and I can boot to the live usb of ubuntu 11.04, although the installer hangs after the first

[Bug 579534] Re: Rotate button doesn't work on HP TM2 laptop

2011-03-19 Thread Doug Holton
can confirm bug still exists in latest ubuntu natty ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/579534 Title: Rotate button doesn

[Bug 580225] Re: Backlight sometimes stays off

2011-03-18 Thread Doug Holton
I can confirm issue still exists with both 10.10, 10.10 updated to the latest drivers, and 11.04 alpha 3. Like others mentioned, this wasn't a problem in 10.04. ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 152975] Re: drag url to folder: "drag and drop is not supported"

2011-02-27 Thread Doug Holton
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 61237 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/61237 but is still present in ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 see also https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/61237 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101938 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?

[Bug 124315] Re: Remember+restore window position of applications if WM_WINDOW_ROLE set

2010-12-19 Thread Doug Holton
I don't think this should be limited to just cases where WM_WINDOW_ROLE is set. As someone else commented, virtually no applications have WM_WINDOW_ROLE set, and so only remembering window positions for apps that do set it would not really address the problem. Also, from the docs that someone lin

[Bug 596138] Re: Laptop web cam image upside down

2010-10-07 Thread Doug Holton
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 493542 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/493542 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 493542 Picture upside Down Webcam Genius EYE 312 ID 093a:2622 Pixart Imaging, Inc. * You ca

[Bug 305286] Re: fails to playback ogv produced by recordmydesktop

2010-04-21 Thread Doug Holton
I'm using Ubuntu 10.04. Those fixes like in comment #19 don't work when you upload the video to a site like Youtube. Converting the ogv to mkv first or avi first doesn't fix the issue. There are many examples on youtube of videos that didn't convert because of this issue: http://www.youtube.com

[Bug 519430] Re: setup.py crashed with KeyError in detectNetworkDevices()

2010-04-19 Thread Doug Holton
I see the same error with 3.10.2 ** Also affects: hplip Importance: Undecided Status: New -- setup.py crashed with KeyError in detectNetworkDevices() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/519430 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed t

[Bug 558620] Re: Thunderbird moves profile folder to .thunderbird.upstream

2010-04-15 Thread Doug Holton
Thunderbird stopped starting for me this morning after the update. I don't know if this bugfix was included in the update or not. But deleting the broken private links in my home folder (.mozilla- thunderbird and .thunderbird) and renaming the .thunderbird-upstream folder back to .mozilla-thunder

[Bug 564109] Re: thunderbird won't start at all

2010-04-15 Thread Doug Holton
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 563893 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/563893 I don't know if bug #558620 is a duplicate of this then, or if that bug fix (just released today) is what *caused* my issue. There was a protected broken link file called .thunderbird in my home folder, and o

[Bug 564109] Re: thunderbird won't start at all

2010-04-15 Thread Doug Holton
I see now instead of a .mozilla-thunderbird folder (like I had before, or at least in 9.04), there is just a .thunderbird-upstream folder. My profile folder is in there. -- thunderbird won't start at all https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/564109 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 564109] [NEW] thunderbird won't start at all

2010-04-15 Thread Doug Holton
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: thunderbird Since the latest update in the past day, thunderbird won't start at all. I'm using Ubuntu 10.04. I saw other bug reports but they weren't the same: turning off compiz didn't workaround the issue, and trying repeatedly to start it didn't work.

[Bug 467438] Re: HPLIP not an option when installing new printer

2010-04-10 Thread Doug Holton
You might try running "sudo hp-setup" That's what I have to do to add a networked printer (although it no longer works in 10.04 because no ppd file anymore) -- HPLIP not an option when installing new printer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/467438 You received this bug notification because you ar

[Bug 241422] Re: Audio track becomes choppy & de-synchronized after 30 or so seconds of recording.

2010-02-12 Thread Doug Holton
Here's the other similar bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk-recordmydesktop/+bug/403662 -- Audio track becomes choppy & de-synchronized after 30 or so seconds of recording. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/241422 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 403662] Re: gtk-recordmydesktop recorded sound is choppy and badly sync'ed with video

2010-02-12 Thread Doug Holton
This bug ruined screencasts I made for a class. Yes, please change the defaults. I'm still using Jaunty (another bug in openoffice crashes if I try to add notes to student papers in karmic) -- gtk-recordmydesktop recorded sound is choppy and badly sync'ed with video https://bugs.launchpad.net/b

[Bug 241422] Re: Audio track becomes choppy & de-synchronized after 30 or so seconds of recording.

2010-02-12 Thread Doug Holton
I see the same error often recording .ogv files with gtk- recordmydesktop, too Trying to find a way to fix the audio rather than re-recording everything (which would should re-create the error, anyway). I'm still using Jaunty because of some serious OpenOffice crashing bugs (when you try to add n

[Bug 457220] Re: [ooo-build] [i386] OpenOffice crashes when saving .doc file with "notes" in it, Karmic.

2009-12-14 Thread Doug Holton
Novell isn't even acknowledging the bug exists, and this bug report is tied to them now. I'm back in Jaunty now, it's the only permanent solution. -- [ooo-build] [i386] OpenOffice crashes when saving .doc file with "notes" in it, Karmic. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/457220 You received this

[Bug 466587] Re: [karmic] Fsck check information is sent to screen over and over again

2009-12-04 Thread Doug Holton
Same here, I hit escape and got "general error mounting filesystems" I had to let the disk check run its course, then I was able to boot normally. I am using an encrypted home folder, too (in karmic), don't know if that is a commonality here too. -- [karmic] Fsck check information is sent to sc

[Bug 457220] Re: OpenOffice crashes when saving .doc file with "notes" in it, Karmic.

2009-11-26 Thread Doug Holton
Deleting the .openoffice folder stops the crash for a while, but then it returns later. -- OpenOffice crashes when saving .doc file with "notes" in it, Karmic. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/457220 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 457220] Re: OpenOffice crashes when saving .doc file with "notes" in it, Karmic.

2009-11-24 Thread Doug Holton
The crashing on save started occuring again. It crashes on .doc files for which I've inserted a note. ** Changed in: openoffice Importance: Unknown => Undecided ** Changed in: openoffice Status: Invalid => New ** Changed in: openoffice Remote watch: OpenOffice.org Issue Tracker #106

[Bug 457220] Re: OpenOffice crashes when saving .doc file with "notes" in it, Karmic.

2009-11-23 Thread Doug Holton
I uninstalled ooo and tried the openoffice 3.1 from openoffice.org site and it crashed on launch when trying to open a .doc file. I uninstalled that, deleted the .openoffice folder and re-installed the ubuntu ooo package, and now openoffice has a windows 98 look & feel. But, it doesn't crash when

[Bug 457220] Re: OpenOffice crashes when saving .doc file with "notes" in it, Karmic.

2009-11-23 Thread Doug Holton
I just ran across this bug at the worst time - trying to grade draft papers (by inserting notes), I have to revert to Jaunty so that I can get through this To reproduce: open .doc file, insert note (control-alt-note), type note, savecrash. Some documents can't even be recovered with the note(

[Bug 414862] Re: acroread 9: you do not have permission to write to this file

2009-11-20 Thread Doug Holton
Still have same issue with Acrobat 9.2 Here's my /etc/fstab line used for mounting my windows partition (where acrobat can't save): UUID=AA840CBC840C8D4F /media/win ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 1 There doesn't seem to be a gui front-end for fstab, so I don't know if my fstab line is exa

[Bug 414862] [NEW] acroread 9: you do not have permission to write to this file

2009-08-17 Thread Doug Holton
Public bug reported: Using acroread 9.1 from the Canonical Partner repository (acroread is no longer provided by medibuntu). When clicking the save button in acroread to save a copy of a pdf, it sometimes gives this error: "you do not have permission to write to this file" See this thread with m

[Bug 373954] Re: Firefox freezes when trying to open PDF links (Jaunty)

2009-08-17 Thread Doug Holton
One thing you should do is upgrade to the latest acroread (version 9). It is no longer provided by the medibuntu repository. It's in the Canonical Partner repository (see Software Sources->Third Party Software). If that still doesn't fix the issue, I highly recommend the PDF Download firefox ext

[Bug 367624] Re: Acroread takes 100% cpu after Jaunty upgrade

2009-08-17 Thread Doug Holton
Your acroread wasn't upgraded when you upgraded to jaunty. acroread was silently dropped from medibuntu, because it is now part of the Canonical Partner repository. So you need to uninstall it, and then enable the Canonical Partner repository under System->Administration->Software Sources->Third

[Bug 77010] Re: Overuse of system beep without volume control

2009-07-20 Thread Doug Holton
Yeah that's why I just disable the pcspkr module, instead of merely turning off beeps in gnome, because it still can beep other times, like when shutting down. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Invalid => Confirmed -- Overuse of system beep without volume control https://bugs.launchpad.net/bu

[Bug 291135] Re: Out of date java 6 plugin installed

2009-07-08 Thread Doug Holton
The fix is to use libnpjp2.so instead of javaplugin.so. If you can see some applets but not these: https://scenegraph-demos.dev.java.net/demo-applets.html Then it wasn't fixed. If you get the freeze for any applets or random applets, then that's another java bug. -- Out of date java 6 plugin in

[Bug 386905] Re: Kubuntu 9.04 Xorg/KDE freeze starting adobe reader 9.1.0

2009-07-03 Thread Doug Holton
This has been happening to me for at least the past 6 months, maybe a year. I went digging for a bug report and was surprised hardly anyone's posted about it. Basically, the first time you open a pdf, either from your own computer or in firefox, the entire system locks up for a number of seconds

[Bug 390749] Re: Support for Virgin Mobile Broadband2Go USB Card (MV760 & Sprint EV-DO)

2009-06-25 Thread Doug Holton
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #587004 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=587004 ** Also affects: network-manager via http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=587004 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- Support for Virgin Mobile Broadband2Go USB Card (MV760 & Spr

[Bug 77010] Re: Overuse of system beep without volume control

2009-06-25 Thread Doug Holton
That solution silences only the internal motherboard pc speaker, not the regular speaker. Gnome can still visually flash if a program still uses the obsolete pc speaker. I blacklist pcspkr everytime I install Ubuntu. Eventually perhaps calls to the pc speaker could be redirected to use the gnome

[Bug 152975] Re: drag url to folder: "drag and drop is not supported"

2009-06-25 Thread Doug Holton
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #586962 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=586962 ** Also affects: nautilus via http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=586962 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- drag url to folder: "drag and drop is not supported" https://bugs.l

[Bug 77010] Re: Overuse of system beep without volume control

2009-06-25 Thread Doug Holton
I agree with Michael and others - please disable the pcspkr module by default in Ubuntu. I've been embarrassed too many times by that super loud beep after using a new install of Ubuntu - then I realize, oh yeah I forgot to blacklist that stupid module. -- Overuse of system beep without volume c

[Bug 152975] Re: drag url to folder: "drag and drop is not supported"

2009-06-25 Thread Doug Holton
Yes the error still happens exactly the same as shown in the video for ubuntu jaunty too. ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- drag url to folder: "drag and drop is not supported" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/152975 You received this bug notification beca

[Bug 124315] Re: remember window position of applications

2009-06-24 Thread Doug Holton
Over a hundred people have voted for this feature over on the ubuntu brainstorm site: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/1442/ It should at least be kept an open issue I think. ** Changed in: metacity (Ubuntu) Status: Won't Fix => Confirmed -- remember window position of applications htt

[Bug 390749] [NEW] Support for Virgin Mobile Broadband2Go USB Card (MV760 & Sprint EV-DO)

2009-06-22 Thread Doug Holton
Public bug reported: Virgin Mobile recently released a new pay as you go mobile broadband card and service: http://web.virginmobileusa.com/broadband I'm using this for demos where there is no open wireless access, such as in classrooms and at conferences. The USB card is a Novatel MC760, and th

[Bug 152975] Re: drag url to folder: "drag and drop is not supported"

2009-06-16 Thread Doug Holton
Doesn't seem to have anything to do with the #49348 feature request. I'm reporting a real bug. URL shortcuts are broken. They are treated like pseudo-broken-folders instead of files (like they are). ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 49348 List view in Nautilus does not allow drag

[Bug 352865] Re: [i945gme] enabling visual affects causes graphics glitches for netbook remix (Jaunty Beta)

2009-04-30 Thread Doug Holton
I saw this with an Acer Aspire One - trying to upgrade it from regular Ubuntu to UNR. Perhaps some check could be run (graphics memory <= 8mb) and disable visual effects if you install the ubuntu-netbook-remix package. The other problem is that now both nautilus and the UNR interface are running.

[Bug 137247] Re: libpam-keyring broken on autologins

2009-04-24 Thread Doug Holton
Thanks Collin, that worked for me (in Jaunty Ubuntu Netbook Remix). I have an administrator user (me) and a non-administrator user (my kid). I went to administration-Login window and set my kid's account to auto-login. Then I right clicked the wireless applet, went to 'edit connections', the wire

[Bug 104432] Re: Glipper makes copy/pasting of images in OpenOffice impossible

2009-04-24 Thread Doug Holton
I'm running parcellite. I copied an image in firefox, and while firefox was still running, pasted in openoffice writer, and it pasted an old text string I had copied instead. -- Glipper makes copy/pasting of images in OpenOffice impossible https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/104432 You received this

[Bug 342426] Re: OpenOffice 2.4 editing 2007 DOC file with form fields changed checkbox into garbage text upon saving of file, inserts {FormFieldText}

2009-03-29 Thread Doug Holton
Reported upstream here: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=45347 ** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed ** Also affects: openoffice via http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=45347 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown --

[Bug 342426] Re: OpenOffice 2.4 editing 2007 DOC file with form fields changed checkbox into garbage text upon saving of file, inserts {FormFieldText}

2009-03-29 Thread Doug Holton
It does appear to work if I first do a file->save as, and save the document in .odt format first. -- OpenOffice 2.4 editing 2007 DOC file with form fields changed checkbox into garbage text upon saving of file, inserts {FormFieldText} https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/342426 You received this bug

[Bug 342426] Re: OpenOffice 2.4 editing 2007 DOC file with form fields changed checkbox into garbage text upon saving of file, inserts {FormFieldText}

2009-03-29 Thread Doug Holton
I see this also in OpenOffice.org 3.0.1. Download and open this word document: http://irb.usu.edu/files/uploads/EXEMPT%20APPLICATION%20(v2%201-14-09).doc Scroll down and click on a checkbox or something. Save it and close it, then re-open it and scroll down. Instead of checkboxes and text field

[Bug 291135] Re: Out of date java 6 plugin installed

2009-03-20 Thread Doug Holton
Actually it has been fixed in Jaunty for the past month. I tested with a fresh install of jaunty alpha 6, installed the java6-plugin package, and those new applets worked. So I marked this as fix released again. See these other notes: James Stansell indicates that 6u12 is in Jaunty: (comment n

[Bug 291135] Re: Out of date java 6 plugin installed

2009-03-20 Thread Doug Holton
** Changed in: sun-java6 (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => Confirmed -- Out of date java 6 plugin installed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291135 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-

[Bug 291135] Re: Out of date java 6 plugin installed

2009-03-20 Thread Doug Holton
Yeah I can confirm this hasn't been fixed yet, too, in intrepid or jaunty alpha 6. Would be great if this could be corrected by the time of the jaunty release. -- Out of date java 6 plugin installed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291135 You received this bug notification because you are a membe