[Bug 779908] Re: pdftk fails with "output" option

2017-03-05 Thread Hugh Parker
Alex Baron - you asked for an update: I'm still getting this same problem, sadly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/779908 Title: pdftk fails with "output" option To manage notificatio

[Bug 1321897] Re: nvidia-331 driver won't start the display on 14.04

2014-05-21 Thread Hugh Parker
...and launchpad only allows one attachment per message, so here's the kernel log. ** Attachment added: "kern.tail.log.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-331/+bug/1321897/+attachment/4117098/+files/kern.tail.log.txt -- You received this bug notification be

[Bug 1321897] [NEW] nvidia-331 driver won't start the display on 14.04

2014-05-21 Thread Hugh Parker
Public bug reported: After I updated to Ubuntu 14.04, my system stopped loading a display. Several reboots made no difference. I tried nvidia-331 and nvidia-304, but the same thing kept happening: I got a message to say that "The system is running in low-graphics mode. Your screen, graphics card,

[Bug 574650] Re: Only first track ripped

2011-12-20 Thread Hugh Parker
Sorry it's been so long without me replying to this. I'm training to be a teacher at the moment, so during the school term I have less than no time. It's the holiday now, so I'll get a chance to look at this over the next few days. I've marked the bug back from expired to incomplete. ** Changed

[Bug 748850] Re: Can't middle or right click on bookmarks to open in new tab

2011-10-07 Thread Hugh Parker
I think marking this as 'won't fix' is a mistake, for two reasons: - This bug is most problematic for the most able users, and they are the ones who people turn to for advice on which OS / distro to use. - Firefox now works better in Windows than it does on Ubuntu. Bug One is dependent on thi

[Bug 748850] Re: Can't middle or right click on bookmarks to open in new tab

2011-05-28 Thread Hugh Parker
67GTA: Thanks, that's sorted it for me. It would be nice to report the bug, if it's a separate problem - is that the right thing for me to do? Sorry for my comparative noob-ness. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https:

[Bug 748850] Re: Can't middle or right click on bookmarks to open in new tab

2011-05-28 Thread Hugh Parker
Chris Coulson: I don't know enough about which bits of the system do what to comment on whether it's GTK that supports it, but I can Alt-B, N to launch Netvibes (for instance) on Ubuntu 10.10, and I can't in 11.04. Should I file another bug? -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 748850] Re: Can't middle or right click on bookmarks to open in new tab

2011-05-28 Thread Hugh Parker
Also, I can no longer press Alt-B, then the letter of the bookmark - My most commonly used bookmarks used to take under a second to launch with the keyboard, now I have to mess around with the mouse. I think that's part of the same bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a mem

[Bug 748850] Re: Can't middle or right click on bookmarks to open in new tab

2011-05-26 Thread Hugh Parker
Ali Shtarbanov is right. This is a major problem for me - Firefox is now significantly easier and less frustrating for me to use under Windows that on Ubuntu. It's taking me a while to get used to not being able to middle-click on my bookmarks, and I've lost innumerable sessions / half-filled-in

[Bug 688219] Re: Youtube-dl no longer works

2010-12-10 Thread Hugh Parker
** Changed in: youtube-dl (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/688219 Title: Youtube-dl no longer works -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@li

[Bug 283500] Re: Synaptic, update-manager, apt-get and wget should share proxy settings

2010-11-16 Thread Hugh Parker
I think the importance is labelled wrong, but I can't change it. Schools, most other public sector organisations, and most medium-to- large businesses access the web from behind a firewall that blocks all web traffic except through a proxy. This means that anyone at those organisations who uses u

[Bug 56880] Re: The installer should use system proxy settings.

2010-11-16 Thread Hugh Parker
Jan Claeys: I am a sysadmin at a school, and I have set the enviroment variables. The nature of this bug is that the package management system doesn't correctly use the environment's proxy setting. Most primary schools don't have sysadmins and some secondaries don't. Most schools considering mig

[Bug 639883] Re: can't unrar multi-part rars from a samba share

2010-09-15 Thread Hugh Parker
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/639883/+attachment/1590289/+files/Dependencies.txt -- can't unrar multi-part rars from a samba share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/639883 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whic

[Bug 639883] [NEW] can't unrar multi-part rars from a samba share

2010-09-15 Thread Hugh Parker
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: file-roller When I try to unrar a multi-part rar from a samba share, file-roller will open the file and show me the contents, but when I try to unrar it it will unrar only the first part, and then it complains: "Could not find the volume: blah.r00". T

[Bug 615786] Re: flashplugin-installer doesn't use the system proxy settings, so fails to install from behind a filtering proxy / firewall

2010-08-23 Thread Hugh Parker
Hmmm. I was installing this package through synaptic. Is this actually a bug in synaptic, rather than in flashplugin-installer? -- flashplugin-installer doesn't use the system proxy settings, so fails to install from behind a filtering proxy / firewall https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/615786 Yo

[Bug 615786] Re: flashplugin-installer doesn't use the system proxy settings, so fails to install from behind a filtering proxy / firewall

2010-08-20 Thread Hugh Parker
Thanks, Andy - I'll use that to get the plugin installed. I don't think that helps solve the bug, though. -- flashplugin-installer doesn't use the system proxy settings, so fails to install from behind a filtering proxy / firewall https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/615786 You received this bug not

[Bug 615786] Re: flashplugin-installer doesn't use the system proxy settings, so fails to install from behind a filtering proxy / firewall

2010-08-19 Thread Hugh Parker
Andy - it'll be a couple of weeks until I'm next behind a firewall, and I can test that. I've just looked on my system, though, and that file doesn't exist - I'm assuming the installer removes it after it runs. Are you suggesting I replace that file during the installer's execution? -- flashplug

[Bug 615786] Re: flashplugin-installer doesn't use the system proxy settings, so fails to install from behind a filtering proxy / firewall

2010-08-13 Thread Hugh Parker
I'm not sure, but maybe this bug is dependent on this one: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/+bug/616273 -- flashplugin-installer doesn't use the system proxy settings, so fails to install from behind a filtering proxy / firewall https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/615786 You received

[Bug 56880] Re: The installer should use system proxy settings.

2010-08-11 Thread Hugh Parker
This bug is going to prevent any school from using Ubuntu linux, since any school will need these fonts, and no school will allow un-filtered web access. Its importance needs to be changed from "low". -- The installer should use system proxy settings. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/56880 You re

[Bug 616273] Re: wget ignores the $http_proxy environment variable

2010-08-11 Thread Hugh Parker
I forgot to say: I have no ~/.wgetrc, and I haven't touched /etc/wgetrc, or anything else. This machine has a clean, untouched installation, having been re-installed yesterday. -- wget ignores the $http_proxy environment variable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/616273 You received this bug notif

[Bug 616273] Re: wget ignores the $http_proxy environment variable

2010-08-11 Thread Hugh Parker
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53474018/Dependencies.txt -- wget ignores the $http_proxy environment variable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/616273 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu

[Bug 616273] [NEW] wget ignores the $http_proxy environment variable

2010-08-11 Thread Hugh Parker
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: wget The $http_proxy environment variable is set, but wget still tries to connect directly. I'm behind a filtering proxy / firewall, so this means that wget doesn't work at all for me. Steps to reproduce: 1: Set up a network segment with no outgoing tr

[Bug 615786] Re: flashplugin-installer doesn't use the system proxy settings, so fails to install from behind a filtering proxy / firewall

2010-08-10 Thread Hugh Parker
** Attachment added: "screenshot" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53416766/Screenshot_flashplugin-installer_failed.png ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53416284/Dependencies.txt -- flashplugin-installer doesn't use the system proxy settings, so fails to

[Bug 615786] [NEW] flashplugin-installer doesn't use the system proxy settings, so fails to install from behind a filtering proxy / firewall

2010-08-10 Thread Hugh Parker
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: flashplugin-installer I work at a primary school, and my network is behind a filtering proxy / firewall system. All web traffic is blocked except through the filtering proxy. I've set the correct proxy settings in the "system / network proxy" box, and c

[Bug 464422] Re: package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.0 failed to install/upgrade

2010-08-10 Thread Hugh Parker
I'm using 10.04, and trying to install ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.2. I still get the error. I'm behind a filtering proxy / firewall - there is no access to the web here except through a proxy. ttf-mscorefonts-installer doesn't use the system proxy settings, so it fails to connect to the interne

[Bug 597159] Re: Kino can't export to filenames that contain an apostrophe

2010-06-22 Thread Hugh Parker
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/50727687/Dependencies.txt -- Kino can't export to filenames that contain an apostrophe https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/597159 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed t

[Bug 597159] [NEW] Kino can't export to filenames that contain an apostrophe

2010-06-22 Thread Hugh Parker
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kino I'm using kino to extract the audio track from a video. When I export the audio to a filename containing an apostrophe, kino says "You must enter a filename which does not contain quotes." ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: kino

[Bug 574650] Re: no VTS_TMAPT ?? from libdvdread, using lsdvd or mplayer

2010-05-03 Thread Hugh Parker
I forgot to say - I don't want to provide the .iso of the disk, because that might land me in legal trouble, but if anyone wants it for bug- tracking purposes, let me know and I'll get it to you. -- no VTS_TMAPT ?? from libdvdread, using lsdvd or mplayer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574650 You

[Bug 574650] Re: no VTS_TMAPT ?? from libdvdread, using lsdvd or mplayer

2010-05-03 Thread Hugh Parker
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47609571/Dependencies.txt -- no VTS_TMAPT ?? from libdvdread, using lsdvd or mplayer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574650 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 574650] [NEW] no VTS_TMAPT ?? from libdvdread, using lsdvd or mplayer

2010-05-03 Thread Hugh Parker
Public bug reported: I'm trying to rip a DVD so I can use it to learn German. The DVD reports the first and only track as being 20 seconds long, though the DVD is about two hours long with 29 chapters. The first chapter shows up, and rips just fine, but the rest won't work. lsdvd -x shows this,

[Bug 560822] Re: complete system crash every day or so

2010-04-28 Thread Hugh Parker
Hi Jeremy. It hasn't crashed for a few days now - I'm tentatively hoping that one of the recent kernel updates has fixed it. Is it more useful that I should install the upstream kernel, or keep going as I am, and report back on whether it behaves itself? -- complete system crash every day or so

[Bug 560822] Re: complete system crash every day or so

2010-04-11 Thread Hugh Parker
** Attachment added: "AlsaDevices.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43820852/AlsaDevices.txt ** Attachment added: "AplayDevices.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43820853/AplayDevices.txt ** Attachment added: "ArecordDevices.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43820854/ArecordDevices.t

[Bug 560822] [NEW] complete system crash every day or so

2010-04-11 Thread Hugh Parker
Public bug reported: every day or so, my computer completely crashes. It's sudden and without warning, Usually it happens at the instant I click on something, but it's a different thing each time, and I'm only clicking on something innocuous - once a right-click on the desktop, once clicking on

[Bug 559974] Re: aaxine crashes after a few minutes

2010-04-10 Thread Hugh Parker
Update: I added a symbolic link from /usr/lib/libX11.so to /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 , and some of the dlopen error message disappeared, unsurprisingly. It still crashes though - all the terminal says is "Segmentation fault (core dumped)". I can't find the core dump, though. -- aaxine crashes after

[Bug 559974] Re: aaxine crashes after a few minutes

2010-04-10 Thread Hugh Parker
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43668779/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcMaps.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43668780/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcStatus.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43668781/ProcStatus.txt -- aaxine

[Bug 559974] [NEW] aaxine crashes after a few minutes

2010-04-10 Thread Hugh Parker
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xine-console Left to run, aaxine will make it a few minutes in, before crashing. If I try to do anything to it - re-size the window, pause and unpause, etc - a few such actions will also cause it to crash. Here's what appears in the terminal I ran it fr

[Bug 404312] Re: blank page - try it in any other browser to see what it looks like. I get this problem sporadically with youtube, too.

2009-07-31 Thread Hugh Parker
Curses. I submitted this bug with Firefox' automatic bug reporting tool. I thought it would include the URL I was at, but obviously it hasn't. I suppose the best thing to do is close the bug, and if I come across it again I'll re-submit it. -- blank page - try it in any other browser to see what

[Bug 404312] Re: blank page - try it in any other browser to see what it looks like. I get this problem sporadically with youtube, too.

2009-07-24 Thread Hugh Parker
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/29495856/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ExtensionSummary.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/29495857/ExtensionSummary.txt ** Attachment added: "profiles.ini.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/29495858/profiles

[Bug 404312] [NEW] blank page - try it in any other browser to see what it looks like. I get this problem sporadically with youtube, too.

2009-07-24 Thread Hugh Parker
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 Summary says it all ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04 Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: firefox-3.0 Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-

[Bug 56880] Re: Not working with proxy

2007-06-11 Thread Hugh Parker
I'm not logged in as root. I'm using synaptic, which I must mean I'm sudo'd in. -- Not working with proxy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/56880 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bu

[Bug 56880] Re: Not working with proxy

2007-05-21 Thread Hugh Parker
I've just checked: the http_proxy environment variable is set. the msstcorefonts install mechanism seems to ignore it. -- Not working with proxy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/56880 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu.

[Bug 112518] Re: Switch User freezes at blank screen

2007-05-16 Thread Hugh Parker
I get the same thing, except more so: Steps to reproduce: 1: Login 2: Switch user. As soon as I click switch user I get an unresponsive black screen - ctrl-alt-del won't shift it, neither will ctrl-alt-backspace. -- Switch User freezes at blank screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/112518 You

[Bug 112518] Re: Switch User freezes at blank screen

2007-05-16 Thread Hugh Parker
I forgot to say - it worked fine under Dapper and then Edgy on the same box. -- Switch User freezes at blank screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/112518 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 82323] Re: [KDE 3.5.6] k3b wants "+-DVDs" ... and rejects "+DVDs"

2007-02-14 Thread Hugh Parker
I am also getting this problem with DVD+Rs. k3b brings up a dialog saying "Found media: DVD+R (empty). Please insert an empty or appendable DVD±R into drive _NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A (/dev/hdc)". I notice that both I Sputnik have NEC drives. It works fine when I click "force", but that then mutes ot

[Bug 56880] Re: Not working with proxy

2007-01-09 Thread Hugh Parker
I'm also behind a proxy, and I got the same problem. As suggested in http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-75413.html I changed /etc/wgetrc to include these lines: http_proxy = http://eduproxy.bgfl.org:80/ use_proxy = on Synaptic's terminal window now includes this line: Resolving [myprox