[Bug 592748] Re: problematic default file/directory permissions when VFAT drive connected

2010-06-11 Thread DustinHarriman
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/50143032/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "usr_lib_nautilus.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/50143033/usr_lib_nautilus.txt -- problematic default file/directory permissions when VFAT drive connected https://bugs.

[Bug 592748] [NEW] problematic default file/directory permissions when VFAT drive connected

2010-06-11 Thread DustinHarriman
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus The proper behavior I EXPECT: When I hook up an external hard drive (or USB flash drive) with one big VFAT partition (a VERY common thing), I want to see all directories/folders having these default permissions: drwxr-xr-x ...and all files to

[Bug 118283] Re: can't easily use unison-gtk to sync a local folder to my VFAT USB drive

2008-08-19 Thread DustinHarriman
With the dmask/fmask fix now applied in gdonf-editor, I've verified that unison-gtk will properly sync files and folders back and forth to a vfat drive. But the fix only works if all files and folders being synced have permissions like "-rw-r--r--" and "drwxr-xr-x", respectively. Plus, if there ar

[Bug 178154] Re: Mount options for VFAT in gnome-mount not working and/or defaults not appropriate

2008-08-19 Thread DustinHarriman
Here are far-better alternative default vfat mount options for gnome (this suggested fix has been copied from this related bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118283) Basically, instead of the vfat mount option "umask=022", you instead use "dmask=022" and "fmask=133" Here is a procedure for test

[Bug 118283] Re: can't easily use unison-gtk to sync a local folder to my VFAT USB drive

2008-08-19 Thread DustinHarriman
I've also added this suggested fix to bug 178154 (because it's gnome- mount which is closer to the root of the problem than unison). -- can't easily use unison-gtk to sync a local folder to my VFAT USB drive https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118283 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 118283] Re: can't easily use unison-gtk to sync a local folder to my VFAT USB drive

2008-08-14 Thread DustinHarriman
ceg, your suggestions sounds perfect. I've verified your fix. Here is the procedure, for anyone else who wants to do this. Within gconf-editor, I used the "Find" tool to search for "vfat" (searching also in all key names and key values). This returned the key "/system/storage/default_options/vf

[Bug 118283] Re: can't easily use unison-gtk to sync a local folder to my VFAT USB drive

2008-06-03 Thread DustinHarriman
I've come up with a simple, decent workaround to this problem that I'd like to share. It won't help everyone in all cases, but it's a lot better than nothing ;) For months now I have been pondering how to easily transport, say, important configuration files (in ~) from one Ubuntu computer to anot

[Bug 57379] Re: end users should not have to access BIOS whatsoever to install Ubuntu

2008-05-24 Thread DustinHarriman
I want to say a big THANK YOU to all who have made this possible. I feel great knowing my contribution helped out. -- end users should not have to access BIOS whatsoever to install Ubuntu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/57379 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 158775] Re: 2.6.22-14 stock kernel hangs at boot time. But 2.6.20-15 doesn't!

2007-11-16 Thread DustinHarriman
Hi, I've managed to compile for myself a custom kernel (2.6.23.1, from source) which worked where the stock kernel 2.6.22-14 would not. How did I do it? I copied the latest stock kernel's config file (/boot/config-2.6.22-14-generic), and used it as I configured my custom kernel (/usr/local/src

[Bug 118283] Re: can't easily use unison-gtk to sync a local folder to my VFAT USB drive

2007-11-11 Thread DustinHarriman
** Attachment added: "unison-gtk also fails when syncing "props" onto a VFAT USB flash drive" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10335271/unison_fails_when_also_synching_props.png -- can't easily use unison-gtk to sync a local folder to my VFAT USB drive https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118283 Yo

[Bug 118283] Re: can't easily use unison-gtk to sync a local folder to my VFAT USB drive

2007-11-11 Thread DustinHarriman
Thanks for the tip, faif, but it didn't work for me. Even with your suggested options in defaults.prf, for each folder it tries to sync onto my FAT32 USB flash drive, I get an error message in unison-gtk's status area like this: backgrounds Failed to set permissions of file /media/disk/.#backgro

[Bug 118283] Re: can't easily use unison-gtk to sync a local folder to my VFAT USB drive

2007-11-11 Thread DustinHarriman
** Attachment added: "synching fails to VFAT USB flash drive with default proposed actions" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10335252/unison_fails_with_default.png -- can't easily use unison-gtk to sync a local folder to my VFAT USB drive https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118283 You received this

[Bug 158775] Re: 2.6.22-14 stock kernel hangs at boot time. But 2.6.20-15 doesn't!

2007-10-30 Thread DustinHarriman
** Attachment added: "Without being able to use newest stock kernel 2.6.22-14, I can't mount VFAT USB flash drives!" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10216292/cant_mount.png -- 2.6.22-14 stock kernel hangs at boot time. But 2.6.20-15 doesn't! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/158775 You received

[Bug 158775] Re: 2.6.22-14 stock kernel hangs at boot time. But 2.6.20-15 doesn't!

2007-10-30 Thread DustinHarriman
** Attachment added: "A photo of what is seen when the kernel hangs using stock kernel 2.6.22-14" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10216309/2-6-22_freezes.jpg -- 2.6.22-14 stock kernel hangs at boot time. But 2.6.20-15 doesn't! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/158775 You received this bug notif

[Bug 158775] Re: 2.6.22-14 stock kernel hangs at boot time. But 2.6.20-15 doesn't!

2007-10-30 Thread DustinHarriman
** Attachment added: "The kernel boot-time messages (in syslog) when successfully booting with stock kernel 2.6.20-15" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10216290/successful-2.6.20-15.txt -- 2.6.22-14 stock kernel hangs at boot time. But 2.6.20-15 doesn't! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/158775

[Bug 158775] 2.6.22-14 stock kernel hangs at boot time. But 2.6.20-15 doesn't!

2007-10-30 Thread DustinHarriman
Public bug reported: Please see submission ID 7dfd98bcd1ece98862ea33460bff5333 in the Ubuntu Device database. I've just upgraded to Gutsy Gibbon. Note: The problem is in one of these linux 2.6.22-related packages, I'm not sure which, but these are the ones I have installed: ~$ dpkg -l|grep 2.6.

Re: [Bug 118283] Re: can't easily use unison-gtk to sync a local folder to my VFAT USB drive

2007-08-16 Thread DustinHarriman
The "mask" that sets the permissions when making vfat files and folders appear like they are posix-compliant should be adjustable somewhere, that's the heart of the issue. Right now the mask used causes problems, because it blindly makes all vfat files appear as having executable bit set. On 8/15

[Bug 57379] Re: end users should not have to access BIOS whatsoever to install Ubuntu

2007-07-08 Thread DustinHarriman
After looking at Wubi, I think my idea is a bit "cleaner". I say this because when you use Wubi, the Ubuntu living inside a file in NTFS will in time loose performance as it falls prey to that NTFS partition becoming more fragmented. Having said that, Wubi would probably be an easier solution to

[Bug 119747] Re: UNC file share notation should also be usable, not just URIs

2007-06-10 Thread DustinHarriman
I also opened Gnome bug 446136 on this: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=446136 -- UNC file share notation should also be usable, not just URIs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/119747 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for

[Bug 119747] Re: UNC file share notation should also be usable, not just URIs

2007-06-10 Thread DustinHarriman
The version of Konqueror in Feisty Fawn does do this UNC -> URI conversion! Sweet! Come on nautilus, time to catch up ;) The two feature requests above still stand (Nautilus converting UNC -> URI, and Preferred Applications allowing konqueror of nautilus to spawn and show UNC paths). -- UNC fi

[Bug 119747] UNC file share notation should also be usable, not just URIs

2007-06-10 Thread DustinHarriman
d instance of nautilus. Perhaps this should be a configuration option in System -> Preferences -> Preferred Applications. This way a user could specify Konqueror, should Konqueror gain this feature before Nautilus does. Cheers, -- Dustin Harriman My Blog: http://ca.blog.360.yahoo.com/dust

[Bug 118283] can't easily use unison-gtk to sync a local folder to my VFAT USB drive

2007-06-01 Thread DustinHarriman
Public bug reported: My simple way of backing up my important personal data is to have a folder in my home directory called "sync". I file all data under there that ought to be periodically backed up. I also have a USB drive, formatted with VFAT. I have a "sync" folder on that USB drive as well

[Bug 117084] Re: Ubuntu needs a "sysprep"-like tool, like Windows has

2007-05-27 Thread DustinHarriman
There are deeper system implications for use case number 3: After cloning a system, the UUIDs of the disk partitions will be different. The partitions might be different: for example the root partition might have been /dev/sda1 on the original machine, but on the cloned machine it might be /dev/sda

[Bug 117084] Re: Ubuntu needs a "sysprep"-like tool, like Windows has

2007-05-26 Thread DustinHarriman
Oh yeah, a third use case: -imagine you work in the IT department of a large corporation that saves time by cloning Ubuntu desktop machines: just after you've managed to clone an Ubuntu machine, you want to hand it off to a new user. And the freshly cloned machine needs to have a new hostname or

[Bug 117084] Ubuntu needs a "sysprep"-like tool, like Windows has

2007-05-26 Thread DustinHarriman
Public bug reported: This is a feature request. It's a brand new thing that would probably be a package of its own. Microsoft has a well-known, long-standing, somewhat-dodgy administrative tool called sysprep that puts a Windows machine into a newish state ready for use by some new user. It's e

Re: [Bug 57379] Re: end users should not have to access BIOS whatsoever to install Ubuntu

2007-05-06 Thread DustinHarriman
stin. On 4/26/07, Henrik Nilsen Omma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Assigning this to myself. I've charted the main options and written a > summary here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/InstallerForWindows We'll discuss > this at UDS. Cheers, Dustin Harriman My Blog: http://ca.blog.3

[Bug 111122] Re: cygwin xdmcp login freezes when logging into gnome, but not XFCE

2007-04-29 Thread DustinHarriman
** Attachment added: "cygwin_to_remote_xfce_no_problem.png" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7469597/cygwin_to_remote_xfce_no_problem.png -- cygwin xdmcp login freezes when logging into gnome, but not XFCE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/22 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 111122] Re: cygwin xdmcp login freezes when logging into gnome, but not XFCE

2007-04-29 Thread DustinHarriman
** Attachment added: "cygwin_to_remote_gnome_has_problem.png" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7469604/cygwin_to_remote_gnome_has_problem.png -- cygwin xdmcp login freezes when logging into gnome, but not XFCE https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/22 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 111122] cygwin xdmcp login freezes when logging into gnome, but not XFCE

2007-04-29 Thread DustinHarriman
Public bug reported: Hi, I have a Windows XP box where I've installed the latest version of Cygwin (as of two days ago). I want to use it have a remote Gnome desktop on an Ubuntu 6.10 box, where GDM has been configured to allow XDMCP logins. Note: to allow XDMCP logins, I set the [security] and