[Bug 1976351] [NEW] Remmina crashes on reconnection if RDP session times out

2022-05-31 Thread Ian Johnston
Public bug reported: I spend most of the day connected through RDP to a virtual machine at work. If I don't disconnect, the remote system automatically ends the session overnight. If I then try to reconnect, Remmina crashes with a segmentation fault. This appears to work whenever an RDP session ti

[Bug 1964997] Re: Firefox updates uncontrollably

2022-03-15 Thread Ian Johnston
While that is a useful and informative account of the reasoning behind the problem, I would respectfully suggest that Firefox's inability (a) to shut down gracefully, giving time to save work and (b) to reopen the tabs are indeed bugs. It doesn't even restart itself, though it says it will. As a w

[Bug 1964997] [NEW] Firefox updates uncontrollably

2022-03-15 Thread Ian Johnston
Public bug reported: Whenever an update is made available Firefox installs it and then insists on restarting, losing all work in open tabs, which it is unable to re-open. This is disruptive, annoying and completely unnecessary, and seems peculiar to Ubuntu: stock Firefox from Mozilla gives the use

[Bug 1739480] [NEW] asunder truncates long file names and fails to convert

2017-12-20 Thread Ian Johnston
Public bug reported: If the CDDB listing for a CD gives a long trackname, asunder (a) Creates a WAV file with the name "nn - https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1739480 Title: asunder truncates long file names and fails to convert To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchp

[Bug 1585107] [NEW] ding only matches words beginning a-i

2016-05-24 Thread Ian Johnston
Public bug reported: No words in either English or German beginning j - z are matched or appears in search results, which instead contains "Binary file /usr/share/trans/de-en matches" Latest ding under up-to-date Xubuntu 16.04, 64-bit. ** Affects: ding (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided

[Bug 822292] Re: cpulimit not working correctly with mulitcore CPU

2013-05-29 Thread Ian Johnston
It's not fixed here, using cpulimit 1.4-1. I have a dual core system. Any limit up to 99% limits to that fraction of one processor (so if I request 50% the system runs at quarter load) but asking for 100% runs at full throttle on both cores. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1067222] Re: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2013-05-25 Thread Ian Johnston
That does appear to change the behavior, but it doesn't solve the problem. Before running that command, I would get a message like this every 15 seconds or so: [10576.945814] mmc0: error -110 whilst initialising SD card After running that command, the errors come much more quickly: [10571.93204

[Bug 1067222] Re: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2013-05-16 Thread Ian Johnston
The bug still exists in 3.10-rc1. Unless there is some evidence that current kernel development is aware of and attempting to fix this problem, I would prefer not to re-test the upstream kernel repeatedly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is s

[Bug 1067222] Re: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2013-05-12 Thread Ian Johnston
Removing and reloading the tg3 module has no effect on the bug using the current 3.2.0-40-generic-pae kernel. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1067222 Title: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card

[Bug 1067222] Re: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2013-05-11 Thread Ian Johnston
I tested with the kernel found in linux- image-3.9.1-030901-generic_3.9.1-030901.201305080210_i386.deb, and the bug still exists. I've updated the tags and changed the status to confirmed. We have identified the introduction of the bug, and I have now repeatedly tested upstream with no change. I

[Bug 1067222] Re: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2013-05-11 Thread Ian Johnston
** Tags removed: kernel-bug-exists-upstream-v3.8-rc4 needs-upstream-testing ** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream-v3.9.1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1067222 Title: 14e4:16bc Bu

[Bug 1067222] Re: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2013-03-06 Thread Ian Johnston
The documentation on commit bisecting is insufficient to allow me to continue. Specifically, I don't know how to figure out which git repository to clone to get the 2.6 -> 3.0 kernel changes. I think, once I have that information, I can figure out how to continue with the commit bisection, but I'

[Bug 1067222] Re: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2013-03-05 Thread Ian Johnston
The earliest 3.0.0 mainline kernel I see (rc2) also has the error. I'll read up on commit bisecting. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1067222 Title: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card reader o

[Bug 1067222] Re: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2013-03-05 Thread Ian Johnston
Testing with 3.0.0-300 from the 3.0-oneiric directory resulted in the same error: [ 170.053876] mmc0: Got command interrupt 0x0001 even though no command operation was in progress. [ 170.053886] sdhci: === REGISTER DUMP (mmc0)=== [ 170.053896] sdhci: Sys addr: 0x |

[Bug 1067222] Re: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2013-01-20 Thread Ian Johnston
Booting into the latest kernel (as loaded from linux- image-3.8.0-030800rc4-generic_3.8.0-030800rc4.201301172335_i386.deb and the companion files) does not remove the bug. It did apparently break wireless networking support, but this is most likely a fluke and unlikely to be related. I saw the sa

[Bug 1067222] Re: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2013-01-20 Thread Ian Johnston
Updating to BIOS v1.09 did change the behavior of the bug, but didn't solve it. Initial SD card insertion produces this result in dmesg now: [ 63.031558] sdb: detected capacity change from 16008609792 to 0 [ 65.038484] usb 2-1.3: USB disconnect, device number 3 [ 128.516612] mmc0: Timeout wa

[Bug 1067222] Re: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2013-01-15 Thread Ian Johnston
I should say, the bug appears in 3.0-0.1. I didn't test any further between my current 3.2.0-35 and 3.0-0.1. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1067222 Title: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card

[Bug 1067222] Re: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2013-01-15 Thread Ian Johnston
I've done a first pass at kernel regression testing. The last kernel version which successfully mounts the SD card comes from this series of files: linux-headers-2.6.39-3_2.6.39-3.10_all.deb linux-headers-2.6.39-3-generic-pae_2.6.39-3.10_i386.deb linux-image-2.6.39-3-generic-pae_2.6.39-3.10_i386.

[Bug 1068362] Re: Trackpad works incorrectly on Acer Aspire One AO756

2012-10-18 Thread Ian Johnston
Thank you Christopher, it ended up being a misconfiguration. Unchecking the "Disable touchpad while typing" checkbox has returned the clickpad to a much more useable state: two-finger scrolling works, two-finger- click for right-click works, click-and-drag works. I am confident I can configure th

[Bug 1068362] [NEW] Trackpad works incorrectly on Acer Aspire One AO756

2012-10-18 Thread Ian Johnston
Public bug reported: The AO756 includes a multi-touch trackpad, and a "buttonless" design such that to click the button, one must press on the sensitive surface of the trackpad. Regardless of the scrolling method defined in System Settings -> Mouse and Touchpad, clicking at the bottom of the touc

[Bug 1067222] Re: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2012-10-18 Thread Ian Johnston
Under a 10.04.4 LTS live boot system, the card reader works correctly, immediately mounting the most problematic card (the 16 GB UHS-I card which absolutely refuses to mount under Precise). Note that there are *no* Broadcom drivers loaded in the Lucid env, and lspci says this is a Broadcom SD card

[Bug 1067222] Re: 14e4:16bc Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2012-10-17 Thread Ian Johnston
It may have, I don't know. The machine is brand new to me, and I haven't tried loading other releases on it, just Precise. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1067222 Title: 14e4:16bc Bui

[Bug 1067222] Re: Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2012-10-16 Thread Ian Johnston
** Description changed: I am tracking down variables right now, and will update as I make further discoveries, but here's the story so far: After two non-consecutive suspend/resume cycles on a new Acer Aspire One AO756, the built-in SD card reader refuses to recognize any card, giving

[Bug 1067222] Re: Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2012-10-16 Thread Ian Johnston
Thanks for the clear instructions, Joseph. The bug exists in the 3.6.2 kernel, and I've updated the tags and status as requested. ** Tags removed: needs-upstream-testing ** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You receiv

[Bug 1067222] Re: Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2012-10-15 Thread Ian Johnston
I was led astray by reports from others of suspend/resume being a factor. The key difference between the card reader working and not working: wired ethernet connected. With no ethernet connected, the card reader fails with the "timeout waiting for interrupt" message. With an ethernet cable conne

[Bug 1067222] [NEW] Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2012-10-15 Thread Ian Johnston
Public bug reported: I am tracking down variables right now, and will update as I make further discoveries, but here's the story so far: After two non-consecutive suspend/resume cycles on a new Acer Aspire One AO756, the built-in SD card reader refuses to recognize any card, giving the following

[Bug 1067222] Re: Built-in SD card reader on Acer Aspire One AS756 intermittently operative

2012-10-15 Thread Ian Johnston
For testing purposes, I'm familiar with Linux, although the last time I built a kernel was in the 2.4 days, and I'm not well versed in how Ubuntu does things (I'm an old Slackware hand). I'm quite willing to do low-level testing, and if I can get pointers on where to look, I'll work with patches o

[Bug 563265] Re: package nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build / make[2]: *** No rule to make target `modules'. Stop.

2011-01-07 Thread Ian Johnston
'Fraid not. The problem persists - most recently in the kernel update last week. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/563265 Title: package nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu2 failed to insta

[Bug 449394] Re: Huawei E220 modem unable to connect under Karmic

2010-08-24 Thread Ian Johnston
I have just upgraded the firmware in my E220. It was already at 11.110.05.00.00 (the one from Vodafone) so I took it to 11.117.09.04.00. Under 10.04.1 the behaviour is now decidedly odd. When I plug it in lights flash and the CD part of it shows up. There is no sign of the modem side, though, and

[Bug 563265] Re: package nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: nvidia-current kernel module failed to build / make[2]: *** No rule to make target `modules'. Stop.

2010-05-10 Thread Ian Johnston
I'm getting this since the latest kernel upgrade. Installing linux- source hasn't helped. $ sudo apt-get install nvidia-current Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: nvidia-settings The foll

[Bug 430011] Re: Huawei E220 and E169 3G dongle do not work on karmic (major regression)

2010-01-29 Thread Ian Johnston
According to lspci... Before I installed usb-modeswitch, the E220 switches constantly (period about 5 seconds) between being mass storage and being a modem. After I installed usb-modeswitch, the E220 switches constantly (period about 5 seconds) between being nothing at all and being a modem. Sou

[Bug 430011] Re: Huawei E220 and E169 3G dongle do not work on karmic (major regression)

2010-01-19 Thread Ian Johnston
I've now tried installing usb-modeswitch. Both with without and with the --huawei-mode modification it fails to solve the problem. I occasionally try to persuade colleagues to shift to Ubuntu. Situations like this - where most of the mobile broadband devices in use are disabled for months and the

[Bug 430011] Re: Huawei E220 and E169 3G dongle do not work on karmic (major regression)

2009-12-30 Thread Ian Johnston
That would be a great solution, if my system actually had /etc/udev/rules.d/usb_modeswitch.rules ... -- Huawei E220 and E169 3G dongle do not work on karmic (major regression) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/430011 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 474134] Re: gnome-system-monitor shows blur window in Xubuntu Karmic.

2009-11-23 Thread Ian Johnston
I've got precisely the same issue. Thinkpad R40e, lspci => "01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon IGP 330M/340M/350M" I'm little puzzled about the claim that this isn't a bug. I'm pretty sure the system monitor isn't supposed to look like that. ** Attachment added: "Scree

[Bug 241868] Re: fast-user-switch-applet doesn't switch back to login it creates

2009-07-29 Thread Ian Johnston
This one is still live for me. In fact, it seems to have come back with a vengeance recently, and I see that a new version of f-u-s-a came out on 25th June. Has the bug been reintroduced? -- fast-user-switch-applet doesn't switch back to login it creates https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/241868 You

[Bug 226194] Re: Compiz lots of CPU to draw to an X display which is not even displayed (e.g. after user switch)

2009-05-10 Thread Ian Johnston
I am seeing precisely this problem. The culprit in my case was a Cairo clock with the seconds hand displayed. With that displayed on an otherwise blank desktop, CPU use is negligible. If I then switch to another user (without the clock), one CPU stays pegged at 100%. Removing the Cairo clock from t

[Bug 226194] Re: Compiz lots of CPU to draw to an X display which is not even displayed (e.g. after user switch)

2009-05-10 Thread Ian Johnston
Reporting another case ** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- Compiz lots of CPU to draw to an X display which is not even displayed (e.g. after user switch) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/226194 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bug

[Bug 294057] Re: 8.10 cdrom upgrade either doesn't upgrade or doesn't use the CD-ROM

2008-11-05 Thread Ian Johnston
** Description changed: Binary package hint: upgrade-system I have tried to upgrade two machines from 8.04 to 8.10 using the alternative CD and cdromupgrade. At the start of this process you are asked whether to download the latest version from the net. 1.On Machine 1 I answered "y

[Bug 294057] [NEW] 8.10 cdrom upgrade either doesn't upgrade or doesn't use the CD-ROM

2008-11-05 Thread Ian Johnston
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: upgrade-system I have tried to upgrade two machines from 8.04 to 8.10 using the alternative CD and cdromupgrade. At the start of this process you are asked whether to download the latest version from the net. 1.On Machine 1 I answered "yes" and the upgra

[Bug 291510] Re: Intrepid hangs on restart or logout

2008-10-31 Thread Ian Johnston
** Summary changed: - Interpid hangs on restart or logout + Intrepid hangs on restart or logout ** Description changed: When I choose either "restart" or "shutdown" under Intrepid, the screen instantly blanks and the system hangs. - System is an IBM Netvista 8318-31G. /boot/grub/menu/list

[Bug 291510] Re: Interpid hangs on restart or logout

2008-10-31 Thread Ian Johnston
** Attachment added: "menu.lst" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19119060/menu.lst -- Interpid hangs on restart or logout https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291510 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing lis

[Bug 291510] [NEW] Interpid hangs on restart or logout

2008-10-31 Thread Ian Johnston
Public bug reported: When I choose either "restart" or "shutdown" under Intrepid, the screen instantly blanks and the system hangs. System is an IBM Netvista 8318-31G. /boot/grub/menu/list attached. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Interpid hangs on restart

Re: [Bug 99356] Re: [Feisty/Gutsy] Keyboard repeats keystrokes like tttthiiiiiiiiiiiissss

2008-10-21 Thread Ian Johnston
wolfger wrote: > Actually, I have to retract my statement. Hardy recently updated the > linux headers I believe, and after a power outage last night, I am > seeing the problem again today. I can't positively link this to the last > update, but it smells like a regressiooon to me. > >

Re: [Bug 99356] Re: [Feisty/Gutsy] Keyboard repeats keystrokes like tttthiiiiiiiiiiiissss

2008-10-15 Thread Ian Johnston
wolfger wrote: > I have not tested on Intrepid yet, but I have never had this issue since > moving to Hardy, and I see nobody here has said the problem still exists > since the 2008-03-07 comment about Hardy Alpha. I think it's fixed. > Anybody care to second that? Yup. My Thinkpad R40e runs Hardy

[Bug 225114] [NEW] 6.06 to 8.04 upgrade: no keyboard or mouse

2008-05-01 Thread Ian Johnston
Public bug reported: I have tried to upgrade two machines running 6.06.1LTS to 8.04LTS. 1) IBM Thinkpad R40e - Pentium 4 2.4GHz 2) Elderly Viglen desktop - Pentium III 450MHz using the alternate install CD in both cases. The upgrades went fine, but on both machines neither keyboard nor mouse wo

Re: [Bug 204770] Re: [hardy] gdmsetup cause intensive disk activity and take a very long time to open

2008-04-27 Thread Ian Johnston
Saïvann Carignan wrote: > Thanks for your participation but please don't confirm a bug more than > once, one confirmation is enough. We should keep bug reports as short > and relevant as possible to help developers. I thought it would help to have information that the problem is not a quirl of a

[Bug 204770] Re: [hardy] gdmsetup cause intensive disk activity and take a very long time to open

2008-04-27 Thread Ian Johnston
Confirmed again on a clean installation of Hardy final. As an extra twist, "Login Window" is not displayed on the "Administration" menu, although according to the menu editor it is there. -- [hardy] gdmsetup cause intensive disk activity and take a very long time to open https://bugs.launchpad.n

Re: [Bug 163042] Re: Regression in USN 544-1 causes nmbd crash after update

2007-11-20 Thread Ian Johnston
Alan Pope wrote: > Ian, have you tried doing an "sudo apt-get update" first because I can > see newer versions of some of those packages in the repo:- > > http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/smbclient_3.0.26a- > 1ubuntu2.2_i386.deb for example supersedes > http://security.ubuntu.co

[Bug 163042] Re: Regression in USN 544-1 causes nmbd crash after update

2007-11-17 Thread Ian Johnston
This gutsy machine still can't download the updates... 403s all the way. Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/smbfs_3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.1_i386.deb 403 Forbidden Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/smbclient_3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.1_i386.deb

[Bug 157423] Re: Xorg hangs during idle [gutsy, i810]

2007-10-28 Thread Ian Johnston
The intel driver seems to have worked for me too. I thought it hadn't at first, but that's another big ... "Screens and Graphics" refuses to put "intel" ito xorg.conf. I'll keep on testing ... -- Xorg hangs during idle [gutsy, i810] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157423 You received this bug not

[Bug 146339] Re: Impossible to change to intel xorg driver with "Screens and Graphics"

2007-10-26 Thread Ian Johnston
I have precisely the same problem in my Gutsy install: it will not put intel into the xorg.conf. All nicely up to date, as well. -- Impossible to change to intel xorg driver with "Screens and Graphics" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/146339 You received this bug notification because you are a mem

[Bug 157423] Xorg hangs during idle [gutsy, i810]

2007-10-26 Thread Ian Johnston
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro A120 on which I have been running feisty with no problems at all. I upgraded to gutsy and have had constant problems since. The problem never occurs when the machine is in use, only during idle time, either with the li

[Bug 99356] Re: [Feisty] Keyboard repeats keystrokes like tttthiiiiiiiiiiiissss

2007-05-19 Thread Ian Johnston
I have Dapper running on my R40e with no problems at all, so I'm pretty sure it is something to do with Feisty. -- [Feisty] Keyboard repeats keystrokes like h https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/99356 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whic

[Bug 99356] Re: [Feisty] Keyboard repeats keystrokes like tttthiiiiiiiiiiiissss

2007-05-18 Thread Ian Johnston
I have just given up trying to install Feisty on my Thinkpad R403 (2684) as a result of similar bugs. Symptoms were ... 1) Inordinately long delay at ACPI on boot (from CD) 2) Inordinately long delay at hald on boot 3) During the install process, the trackpoint started behaving erratically 4) S