[Bug 1282542] Re: (synaptic:3405): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_child_watch_add_full: assertion 'pid > 0' failed

2015-12-12 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
I'm on Mist 17.1 (didn't know there was a 17.2 - I'll have to go take a peek!) I am disturbed by the repeated comments, both here and other places, that describe this error as a "nuisance". Unfortunately, I am not a developer so my ability to investigate (fork) such-and-so is painfully limited.

[Bug 40872] Re: Desktop icons are allowed to overlap

2011-10-03 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Folks, here is my dos centavos, dva kopekie, two cents, or whatever. . . . Note: Distro used is Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. 1. Allowing physical icons to overlap is just plain messy and un- professional. Most of the places I have worked for had a bug-rating from 1-4, 1 being "hotter-than-hell" and 4 bei

[Bug 865035] Re: backport 0.8.2.1 to Ubuntu 10.04? (0.7.3.1 has a nasty bug)

2011-10-02 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Re: Reply to my question #173052 (https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/173052) Viz.: (quote) actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said 34 minutes ago: #1 I suggest you report a bug so the new version is brought into the opfficial repos. Even Oneiric has 0.8.1-1 so the bug report should

[Bug 865035] [NEW] backport 0.8.2.1 to Ubuntu 10.04? (0.7.3.1 has a nasty bug)

2011-10-02 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Public bug reported: It appears that the package "aqemu" (0.7.3.1) has a nasty bug where it is unable to find USB port information. Viz.: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3011540&group_id=229794&atid=1078458 The fix to this is in aqemu 0.8.n - with the most current versio

[Bug 750761] Re: Lucid: Update udev / libudev0 to 151-12.3 breaks mdadm

2011-04-04 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Additional data point: After I upgraded udev/libudev0 to 151-12.3 0 I experienced the issue described above. I then used Synaptic to force-downgrade both packages back to 151-12 0. After a reboot, the problem still persists. Conclusion: The upgrade brings something else with it - an upgraded co

[Bug 750761] Re: Lucid: Update udev / libudev0 to 151-12.3 breaks mdadm

2011-04-04 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Additional info: "Pinned" (downgraded) versions: udev and libudev0 - 151-12 (to correct inability for mdadm to assemble / manage a preexisting array) udisks 1.0.1-1build1 (Corrects inability to mount or read floppy drive - a separate bug.) AFAIK, this is the only "non-standard" stuff I have d

[Bug 750761] Re: Lucid: Update udev / libudev0 to 151-12.3 breaks mdadm

2011-04-04 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Note that mdadm, and the RAID 5 array it manages, were working wonderfully up until the time of the referenced upgrade. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/750761 Title: Lucid: Update ude

[Bug 750761] Re: Lucid: Update udev / libudev0 to 151-12.3 breaks mdadm

2011-04-04 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
** Attachment added: "listing of all versions of packages prior to updating udev" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/750761/+attachment/1979788/+files/Package%20Versions.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bug

[Bug 750761] [NEW] Lucid: Update udev / libudev0 to 151-12.3 breaks mdadm

2011-04-04 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: udev Issue: Upgrading udev and libudev0 from 151-12 0 to 151-13.3 breaks mdadm where it cannot read mdadm.conf, and will not assemble, start, or mount a previously configured and working RAID array. I did not try updating each package seperately as I "a

[Bug 618953] Re: Cannot read floppy disks after udisks update

2011-03-28 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
@Kris That is because you have the floppy in your fstab. Remove or comment- out the "floppy disk" (/dev/fd - /dev/fd0) line in your FSTAB and resave. You will still be able to use the floppy with the downgraded udev - and it will automount just like a USB drive. -- You received this bug notifi

[Bug 618953] Re: Cannot read floppy disks after udisks update

2011-03-28 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
This is another example of a short-sighted decision *somewhere* that "nobody" would EVER want to use a floppy! Admittedly, I use floppies less-and-less often, but I do use them and some of my most valuable and powerful utilities will ONLY work from a floppy. . . . running DOS 6.22. (and yes, I've

[Bug 734552] Re: Memory leak in Nautilus?

2011-03-18 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
For me this is extremely important, bordering on critical, as I frequently need to move huge amounts of data onto, around within, and off of my multi-T file server based on the needs of the client-/du- jour/. Thanks! ** Summary changed: - Memory leak in Nautilus? + Memory leak in Nautilus/Kerne

[Bug 734552] Re: Memory leak in Nautilus?

2011-03-18 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Ref: question #148866 in Launchpad. I have taken the (admittedly great) liberty of inviting the Kernel team to weigh-in on this since I am beginning to suspect that this may actually be a kernel issue. Summary: When moving huge files - hundred+gig to terabyte sized file groups - eventually all

[Bug 734552] Re: Memory leak in Nautilus?

2011-03-18 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
** Also affects: linux Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags added: leak memory -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/734552 Title: Memory leak in Nautilus? -- ubuntu-bugs m

[Bug 734552] Re: Memory leak in Nautilus?

2011-03-13 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
All work described above was done at the "console" (direclty logged into the machine - not from a remote session or Samba) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/734552 Title: Memory leak in

[Bug 734552] [NEW] Memory leak in Nautilus?

2011-03-13 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Public bug reported: Yesterday when moving relatively huge amounts of data between hard drives on my system (using the GUI - drag-and-drop) I discovered that after some time I had consumed all available memory and all available swap. System: Athlon 64 X2 processor on ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe MoBo. 4

[Bug 422536] Re: EDAC amd64: WARNING: ECC is NOT currently enabled by the BIOS. Module will NOT be loaded.

2010-03-02 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Date: March 2, 2010 - appx 7:05 pm EST. Installed 9.10 desktop on an AMD X2 64 bit system using the 64 bit distribution. I am currently running kernel version 2.6.31-19 - with all current updates installed. This &^...@! bug should be (IMHO) be rated as darn-near a show- stopper severity and

RE: [Bug 320651] Re: Title bar becomes blank with visual effects turnedon.

2009-01-29 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
That system is currently off line while I am desperately working on a hard drive recovery crisis. Can I get this to you a bit later? (say < 1 week?) Thanks! Jim "JR" Harris Senior QA Analyst, Systems QA 508-595-9382 (Desk) 508-864-8404 (Cell) ( - ) -Original Message---

[Bug 322092] [NEW] Gnome's "Screen Resolution" should not list un-usable resolutions

2009-01-27 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-control-center Issue: If a particular monitor - with particular specifications and limitations - is plugged into a Windows system, attempting to change the monitor resolution is accompanied by a check-box that says "Hide resolutions this monitor ca

[Bug 279569] Re: Screennresolution applet no longer asks for confirmation of new resolution settings

2009-01-27 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
p.s. . . . . I actually tried "xfix" several times in a row to see if that would help. No cigar -- Screennresolution applet no longer asks for confirmation of new resolution settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubunt

[Bug 279569] Re: Screennresolution applet no longer asks for confirmation of new resolution settings

2009-01-27 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Luke, I hate to break the bad news to you - but (at least in Intrepid), that's NOT true. I set my screen resolution/refresh rate to something higher than my monitor could display - and I got a blank screen. I had to actually *KILL POWER* to get the beast to reboot, and when I booted into recover

[Bug 320651] Re: Title bar becomes blank with visual effects turned on.

2009-01-26 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
** Description changed: Binary package hint: gnome (Update - 1/23/09 by Jim (JR)) Completely re-writing description based on new information Issue: - If visual effects are turned on - mousing-over the title bar controls (upper right hand corner), causes title bar to reverse color, t

[Bug 320651] Re: Title bar becomes blank with visual effects turned on.

2009-01-26 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Re: Pedro Villavicencio changing target package to compiz. 1. Thanks for the update! 2. What is "compiz"? I have seen other references to it, and it appears to have something to do with the "eye candy" part of things - I saw a brainstorm suggestion complaining that "application animations" (?

[Bug 320684] [NEW] My "wish-list" (enhancement request - possible bugs?) for a future release

2009-01-23 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Public bug reported: Note: This is NOT a bug (I hope!) It is merely intended to be a "wish list" for future enhancements if possible. Note: If, due to my abysmal ignorance, this is NOT the correct forum for posting product enhancements, a *polite* and *respectful* e-mail guiding my path woul

[Bug 320651] Re: Title bar becomes blank with visual effects turned on.

2009-01-23 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
I suspect that this is the correct package, based on the log report containing "libgnome-window-settings1 1:2.24.0.1-0ubuntu7.1" which I believe to be relevant to this bug. Note that this is pure, unmitigated guess-work. If you know better, feel free to change. Flame mail to /dev/null Jim ** S

[Bug 320651] Re: file browser window title bar becomes blank, and controls dissapear

2009-01-23 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21579742/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcMaps.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21579743/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcStatus.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21579744/ProcStatus.txt ** Descrip

[Bug 320651] [NEW] file browser window title bar becomes blank, and controls dissapear

2009-01-23 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome Issue: When I open a file browser window - pointing to virtually anywhere - clicking elsewhere, (i.e. a child window, inside the current window, the menu panel bar, etc.), the title bar sometimes turns white (as if the window had lost focus), and

[Bug 279569] Re: Screennresolution applet no longer asks for confirmation of new resolution settings

2009-01-14 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Ref: Bug 316961 (duplicate of this) I experienced the exact same issue, and (not finding THIS bug), wrote it up yet again. Essentially my steps to reproduce involved selecting an invalid display resolution and accepting it. The result (as of 8.10) is a functionally "bricked" box. Even though I

[Bug 197673] Re: gnome-display-properties should revert change automatically if not acknowledged

2009-01-14 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
A thousand humble apologies. My original bug was marked as a duplicate of THIS bug - and THIS is not a duplicate of anything else - so I felt it was reasonable to believe that this bug was the "root" bug that all other duplicates should point toward. Especially since there was a post-fix comment

[Bug 197673] Re: gnome-display-properties should revert change automatically if not acknowledged

2009-01-14 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Sebastien, I have decided to toss this into your in-basket for disposition. (I'm not sure if I'm supposed to even DO this - apologies in advance if this is a huge breach of protocol.) 1. This REALLY needs to be fixed. 2. I have no idea who the "responsible developer" would be at this point in

[Bug 316961] Re: "Screen Resolution" does not gracefully recover from bad choices

2009-01-14 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 197673 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197673 beN, Up between the "System" section in my bug report, and "Steps to Reproduce" I disclose the operating system - Ubuntu 8.10. ( ;-) ) pak33m, You are most welcome. And you are right, I had no package lis

[Bug 197673] Re: gnome-display-properties should revert change automatically if not acknowledged

2009-01-14 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Changing from FIXED to INCOMPLETE (= not-fixed, re-opened?) Added comment and reference to duplicate bug 316961 entered by me on 1/13/09 Jim ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => Incomplete -- gnome-display-properties should revert change automatically if

[Bug 197673] Re: gnome-display-properties should revert change automatically if not acknowledged

2009-01-14 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Unfortunately, in Ubuntu 8.10 this is still WY broken. (Ref: bug 316961) Doing the same thing - trying out resolutions on a ViewSonic A75F monitor, not only did I totally hoze my session - I hozed it in classic style. It took me several hours of hacking around with a recovery terminal before

[Bug 316961] [NEW] "Screen Resolution" does not gracefully recover from bad choices

2009-01-13 Thread Jim (JR) Harris
Public bug reported: Issue: When changing screen refresh rate within "System --> Preferences --> Screen Resolution" (on the top bar) selection of an invalid refresh rate for the monitor being used results in an unusable system. What should happen is this: After a resolution is selected and the