[Bug 2066251] [NEW] package mlocate 0.26-3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: unable to install '/etc/cron.daily/mlocate.dpkg-new' as '/etc/cron.daily/mlocate': Operation not permitted

2024-05-21 Thread Stephen Parry
Public bug reported: Error encounteered while upgrading from 18.04 to 20.04. Selected to use package maintainer's version of config. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: mlocate 0.26-3ubuntu3 Uname: Linux 4.14.0-really336-rh-20240112011633.xenU.x86_64 x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.

Re: [Bug 1670410] Re: package squid 3.5.12-1ubuntu7.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2017-03-06 Thread Stephen Parry
No, but I may have had problems with the rename during a previous upgrade. When I looked at the server there was quite a mess of squid versus squid3 named directories. What is the release history for squid versus squid3 naming? On 07/03/2017 00:49, Nish Aravamudan wrote: > I believe the packag

[Bug 1670410] [NEW] package squid 3.5.12-1ubuntu7.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

2017-03-06 Thread Stephen Parry
Public bug reported: error occurred during upgrade to xenial stat: cannot stat '/var/spool/squid3': No such file or directory chown: cannot access '/var/spool/squid3': No such file or directory dpkg: error processing package squid (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script retur

[Bug 60273] Re: usb is not available as normal user

2015-04-26 Thread Stephen Parry
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 156085 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/156085 Eh? This bug (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/60273https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/60273";>https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/60273) is about permissions in /dev/bus/usb the other (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs

[Bug 1414507] Re: rsyslog hangs if setuid during logging process causes further logging

2015-01-25 Thread Stephen Parry
I found a workaround that shuts libnss up; the following settings in /etc/ldap.conf were: nss_initgroups_minimum_uid 0 nss_initgroups_ignoreusers root I changed: nss_initgroups_minimum_uid 30 then used usermodify to shuffle the syslog user uid (it was 120ish): usermodify -u14 s

[Bug 1414507] [NEW] rsyslog hangs if setuid during logging process causes further logging

2015-01-25 Thread Stephen Parry
Public bug reported: I have a server which uses slapd and libnss_ldap based authentication through nsswitch.conf as per the manuals. After upgrading to 14.04 we lost our logging altogether; syslog was un-installed. After first installing syslog-ng I switched to using rsyslogd. The server hung c

[Bug 1216840] Re: webdavs files not acccessible to POSIX apps

2013-10-13 Thread Stephen Parry
A proposed patch is now available upstream on the gnome bug report. Could we try this patch please? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1216840 Title: webdavs files not acccessible to POSI

[Bug 1216840] Re: webdavs files not acccessible to POSIX apps

2013-08-26 Thread Stephen Parry
Posted upstream: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=706798 ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #706798 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=706798 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchp

[Bug 1216840] [NEW] webdavs files not acccessible to POSIX apps

2013-08-26 Thread Stephen Parry
Public bug reported: Mounting webdavs share via GVFS (in my case using gigolo), remote file system should be accessible via gvfs-fuse at /run/user//gvfs/. Instead just get input/output errors when listing and reading files. Steps to reproduce: Use gigolo to connect to remote DAVS file storage us

[Bug 1156138] Re: bcmwl-kernel-source fails to build on lowlatency kernel [FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module wl.ko uses GPL-only symbol '__rcu_read_unlock']

2013-07-24 Thread Stephen Parry
Dug deeper, got more answers, but also more questions: rcupdate.h is heavily conditional on PREEMPT causing __rcu_read_lock/unlock to be extern rather than inline. However, this leaves the most fundamental question of all: why are some functions OK to call from non-GPL code but others not? shoul

[Bug 1156138] Re: bcmwl-kernel-source fails to build on lowlatency kernel [FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module wl.ko uses GPL-only symbol '__rcu_read_unlock']

2013-07-24 Thread Stephen Parry
OK, I have spent quite a while bashing my head against this brick wall now, trying to suss out why the lowlatency kernel build chokes, whilst the generic does not. I suspect it is heavily buried somewhere either in the compiler flags or in the deeper headers. This is what I have found so far: if y

[Bug 1156138] Re: bcmwl-kernel-source fails to build on lowlatency kernel [FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module wl.ko uses GPL-only symbol '__rcu_read_unlock']

2013-07-22 Thread Stephen Parry
It would help if the Broadcom's brcmsmac developers would pick up the pace a little and get something into the kernel that is stable, effective, open source and supported. I only tried switching back to iwl because brcmsmac is both deaf and drops out frequently on my BCM4313 chipset. Not to mentio

[Bug 271958] Re: desktop/live cd netboot won't boot X

2013-06-01 Thread Stephen Parry
This bug is affecting me too. Not sure how this relates to this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1096943 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/271958

[Bug 1159977] [NEW] No debug package available for browser-plugin-vlc.

2013-03-25 Thread Stephen Parry
Public bug reported: Unlike all the other vlc packages, there is no corresponding -dbg debugging symbols package. This makes debugging the plugin difficult. I attach a patch to the package files for building a debug package. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: browser-plugin-vlc

[Bug 582809] Re: Synaptics Clickpad touchpad buttons are not working

2011-08-03 Thread Stephen Parry
I can confirm that the i386.deb posted here works on my HP tm2 2050 under Natty, except for the disable double tap and LED. Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1, fw: 7.4, id: 0x1e0b1, caps: 0xd04773/0xe4/0x5a0400 Is there anything more I need to do to get the disable / LED function working please? A

[Bug 578797] Re: Moodle 1.9.4 is not working with PHP 5.3

2011-03-25 Thread Stephen Parry
Can we _please_ have the Debian package downstream in Lucid? I've wasted several hours bashing my head against a brick wall because I assumed when came to upgrade to Lucid that the Ubuntu maintained package would work. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 458637] Re: Windows Live Sign-In assistant prevents samba from accessing Windows 7 shares

2011-01-11 Thread Stephen Parry
Can we please have a patch for lucid ASAP too. This bug is a real pain in proverbials. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/458637 Title: Windows Live Sign-In assistant prevents samba from

[Bug 625546] Re: touchpad clickpad button area wrong on hp tm2

2010-09-17 Thread Stephen Parry
I have tested on three of the mainline kernels. They present differing (broken) behaviour Linux mainscreenlx05 2.6.36-020636rc4-generic #201009130905 SMP Mon Sep 13 10:15:27 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux Whole pad acts as left button - no middle or right click at all. Linux mainscreenlx05 2.6.36-999-g

[Bug 625546] Re: touchpad clickpad button area wrong on hp tm2

2010-08-27 Thread Stephen Parry
** Attachment added: "AlsaDevices.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/625546/+attachment/1523812/+files/AlsaDevices.txt ** Attachment added: "AplayDevices.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/625546/+attachment/1523813/+files/AplayDevices.txt ** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" htt

[Bug 625546] [NEW] touchpad clickpad button area wrong on hp tm2

2010-08-27 Thread Stephen Parry
Public bug reported: The touchpad on the HP tm2 2050 laptop is a synaptic clickpad type. When trying to use the left right and middle 'buttons', only a very narrow strip of the pad along the bottom edge responds correctly - the boundary between the 'pointing' area and the 'buttons' appears to b

[Bug 574046] Re: shares-admin doesn't "see" NFS and SMB installed (no support for Upstart jobs)

2010-08-16 Thread Stephen Parry
Am I right in thinking that Nautilus shares are effectively 'user level' and hence are only available whilst that user is logged in, whereas shares-admin edits /etc/samba/smb.conf, providing 'system level' shares? If this is so then it makes a stronger case for having shares-admin or a replacement

[Bug 366352] Re: kernel-rt freeze after new install jaunty studio

2009-05-30 Thread Stephen Parry
Hi all, just to direct your attention to the discussions here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-rt/+bug/290498; Realtime Ducthman has compiled and made available a build of the rt kernel which seems to work very well (see copy of my latest post below), resolving the iowait issues a

[Bug 290498] Re: linux-rt restricted to one CPU

2009-05-30 Thread Stephen Parry
Hi, Here are my experiences of using Realtime Dutchman's 25th May build for about 36 hours: Firstly, I am running with a different installation order from RTD: 1. Install 9.04 studio (all multimedia options) - reboot 2. Install all updates - reboot 3. Add workaround for clash involving snd-hda-int

[Bug 44194] Re: wpasupplicant doesn't start when the network start

2009-03-25 Thread Stephen Parry
Is this fix too involved to be backported to Hardy as well? Hardy is the current LTS release... -- wpasupplicant doesn't start when the network start https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/44194 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. --

[Bug 44194] Re: wpasupplicant doesn't start when the network start

2008-12-01 Thread Stephen Parry
Just to reiterate my request from earlier: once you've all decided what exactly this fix should be, can we please have it back-ported to Hardy? It is supposed to be the LTS release and Wifi is next to unusable without it. -- wpasupplicant doesn't start when the network start https://bugs.launchpa

[Bug 270226] Re: ubuntu studio splash screen corrupts consoles on boot

2008-10-30 Thread Stephen Parry
Having studied #63558 a little more closely, this is much worse than the original bug. The original bug only affected the Ctrl-Alt-F1-F6 VT screens. This bug actually affects the main GUI screen (Ctrl-Alt-F7) as well, rendering the system unusable. This should be Importance HIGH. -- ubuntu studio

[Bug 44194] Re: wpasupplicant doesn't start when the network start

2008-09-14 Thread Stephen Parry
I can also confirm Reinhard's fix works on 8.04 if you manually copy in just the ifupdown.rules and networking files from the patch. Many thanks Reinhard! Can we please have this officially backported as an update to 8.04? -- wpasupplicant doesn't start when the network start https://bugs.launch

[Bug 270226] [NEW] ubuntu studio splash screen corrupts consoles on boot

2008-09-14 Thread Stephen Parry
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: usplash-theme-ubuntustudio When booting a fresh install of ubuntu studio 8.04.1 Hardy on Intel 945GM graphics chipset (driver=agpgart-intel module=intel_agp), 2 out of 3 times the splash screen (0.18) corrupts all consoles, preventing further use of the s

[Bug 63558] Re: Latest usplash leaves my consoles corrupted

2008-08-22 Thread Stephen Parry
Found fresh in 8.04 UbuntuStudio on Intel 945GM video hardware. ** Changed in: usplash (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => New -- Latest usplash leaves my consoles corrupted https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/63558 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whic

[Bug 63558] Re: Latest usplash leaves my consoles corrupted

2008-08-22 Thread Stephen Parry
I wish to add that I am experiencing this problem in UbuntuStudio distribution of *HARDY*. I get one in three reliable boots, other two all VTs are corrupted until shutdown. I have Intel Mobile 945GM using the new standard kernel driver (not i810) at 1920x1200. It does not seem to affect the vanill

[Bug 106060] Re: Selecting the Molecule screensaver makes the PC freeze. It is completely unresponsive.

2008-08-02 Thread Stephen Parry
Sorry, here's the log line: (**) R128(0): Option "ForcePCIMode" "true" ** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/16495725/Xorg.0.log -- Selecting the Molecule screensaver makes the PC freeze. It is completely unresponsive. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106060 You re

[Bug 106060] Re: Selecting the Molecule screensaver makes the PC freeze. It is completely unresponsive.

2008-08-02 Thread Stephen Parry
I can confirm the following additional information regarding this problem: - The problem is still present in Hard Heron (8.04) - The problem also affects molecules when run standalone and -root - The problem still occurs when run with option "ForcePCIMode " "true" in X configuration. - the X log f

[Bug 106060] Re: Selecting the Molecule screensaver makes the PC freeze. It is completely unresponsive.

2008-08-02 Thread Stephen Parry
** Attachment added: "xorg.conf" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/16495701/xorg.conf -- Selecting the Molecule screensaver makes the PC freeze. It is completely unresponsive. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106060 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which