[Bug 298223] [NEW] package apparmor 2.3+1289-0ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade: package apparmor is already installed and configured

2008-11-14 Thread DaveC
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: apparmor Update manager GUI errored out and recommended dpkg -a [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a Processing triggers for menu ... Processing triggers for libc6 ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place dpkg: ../../src/packages.c

[Bug 298223] Re: package apparmor 2.3+1289-0ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade: package apparmor is already installed and configured

2008-11-14 Thread DaveC
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19658585/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "DpkgTerminalLog.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19658586/DpkgTerminalLog.txt -- package apparmor 2.3+1289-0ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade: package apparmor is alr

[Bug 368457] Re: Sierra Wireless AirCard USBConnect 881U does not work in Jaunty 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread Davec
I figured it out...There is a firmware update on SIerra's site. I applied that and now it works. Unfortunately, you will need a winders or mac machine to update the fw http://www.sierrawireless.com/support/show_support_and_downloads.aspx?id=4,45,1,1 http://www.sierrawireless.com/support/show_supp

[Bug 284058] [NEW] GNU TLS is problematic, switch back to OpenSSL

2008-10-15 Thread DaveC
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libneon27-gnutls As of Intrepid, it seems that a decision was made to compile packages requiring SSL / TLS support with GNU TLS instead of OpenSSL. This can cause problems for users in ordinary situations, e.g. see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?

[Bug 202538] Re: npviewer.bin crashed with SIGSEGV in g_str_hash()

2008-10-20 Thread DaveC
This seems to happen almost randomly, I was only aware of it because of the popup offering to send a bug report and crash dump. The only thing it seems to correlate with is it happens a little while after running Synpatic to update. I'm running Intrepid amd64. -- npviewer.bin crashed with SIGSE

[Bug 271339] Re: package linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic 2.6.24-19.41 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

2008-10-27 Thread DaveC
The problem I had was different - it was trying to run /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common which in turn uses a Python script called /usr/bin/nvidia-detector which in turn uses a Python module that wasn't there. I had the following sequence: - installed new machine from the 8.10 amd 64 beta arou

Re: [Bug 236668] Re: Xen DBus Segmentation Fault

2008-07-07 Thread DaveC
Thanks James. I don't appear to have any files in /var/crash, sorry. What other information can I retrieve? (as an FYI, I'm traveling today and tomorrow, so I'm not going to be able to get in touch with you as quickly as you might like until Wednesday. -Dave. On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 5:13 AM, Jam

[Bug 236668] [NEW] Xen DBus Segmentation Fault

2008-06-01 Thread DaveC
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: dbus I believe I'm reporting the similar symptoms as in Bug 161783 but for Ubuntu 8.04. I can install ubuntu-xen-desktop packages, but when I reboot, dbus fails to start with a segmentation fault and thus I cannot login to gnome. I have installed libc6-

Re: [Bug 128521] Re: GNOME applications delay to start

2008-09-15 Thread DaveC
Hi Pedro Let me know if you'd like me to dig further and figure out what it's doing. The use of an entry in /etc/hosts that says "127.0.0.1 " is a bad practice in TCP/IP, it would be nice if Ubuntu did not have to do this. Cheers Dave On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 3:45 PM, Pedro Villavicencio <[EMAIL

[Bug 27014] Re: evolution bug, "Summary and folder mismatch, even after a sync"

2007-10-10 Thread DaveC
On Ubuntu 7.0.4 I just setup Evolution 2.10.1 to poll my gmail account. This happened the first time it polled the server and each and every time thereafter. Bye Bye Evolution... Hello Thunderbird. -- evolution bug, "Summary and folder mismatch, even after a sync" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs

[Bug 128521] Re: GNOME applications delay to start

2008-04-16 Thread DaveC
I ran into the same problem on Ubuntu 7.10 / 64 bit ... looks like some kind of funkified host lookup. Note that it is considered very bad TCP/IP practice to put your own hostname on 127.0.0.1 Ubuntu seems to do a hack and add a line for 127.0.1.1 to /etc/hosts, which I removed as being also

[Bug 153995] Re: Cannot exit gnome-rdp fullscreen when visual effects are enabled

2008-04-04 Thread davec
I have just encountered this problem, but curiously only in the last few weeks. I installed gutsy originally, but had problems with my graphics card driver which defaulted to the basic vesa driver. rdesktop behaved perfectly originally, but when I finally fixed my graphics card proprietary ATI dr

[Bug 74196] Re: Crash Mozilla Calendar - startup failure

2007-01-12 Thread DaveC
I too am experiencing a crash on start of Mozilla Calendar. I am enclosing a full complete auto-generated bug report file. System was recently upgraded and no updates are pending nor is a reboot request pending. System sent several tones through audio and created a ghost window, which closed and ge

[Bug 1050940] Re: Ubiquity fails creating a correct Windows dualboot on EFI computers (grub-pc <-> grub-efi)

2014-01-03 Thread DaveC
I disagree pretty strongly with the INVALID resolution. One of the key features of Ubuntu is ease of installation, and it fails without warning in this case. That's a bug. One thing I don't grok is why 32-bit worked and 64-bit did not (it is a 64-bit CPU, and the 64-bit CD booted fine, but GRUB ch

[Bug 1327014] Re: Linux kernel 2.6.32-61 hangs gnome desktop on ubuntu 10.04 lucid lynx

2014-06-10 Thread davec
I would suggest that there is a critical difference between deciding not to fix a bug in a version that is out of support , and introducing a bug in an update and then declining to fix it! So, no I do not "expect Ubuntu developers to go out of their way to enable you to continue running in a conf

[Bug 1069160] Re: Could not calculate the upgrade

2014-05-01 Thread DaveC
do-release-upgrade output to terminal ** Attachment added: "do-release-upgrade-output-ThinkPad-W510-trusty.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1069160/+attachment/4102885/+files/do-release-upgrade-output-ThinkPad-W510-trusty.log ** Changed in: ubuntu-re

[Bug 1069160] Re: Could not calculate the upgrade

2014-05-01 Thread DaveC
/var/log/dist-upgrade from ThinkPad W510 running trusty ** Attachment added: "upgrade-fail-ThinkPad-W510.tar.gz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1069160/+attachment/4102884/+files/upgrade-fail-ThinkPad-W510.tar.gz -- You received this bug notification b

[Bug 908109] [NEW] Oneiric 64-bit installer Grub no HDD boot Lenovo B570

2011-12-23 Thread DaveC
Public bug reported: As per the forums, this is a 64-bit laptop, and the 64-bit Live CD "Try Ubunut" mode works perfectly on it, but when installed to disk the Grub boot loader doesn't work. I selected the option to resize the Windows partition and install Linux, and it did everything perfectly,

[Bug 908109] Re: Oneiric 64-bit installer Grub no HDD boot Lenovo B570

2011-12-23 Thread DaveC
** Attachment added: "Diagnostic data" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/908109/+attachment/2644791/+files/Lenovo-B570-64bit-grub-diagnostics.tar.bz2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/908

[Bug 908109] Re: Oneiric 64-bit installer Grub no HDD boot Lenovo B570

2011-12-23 Thread DaveC
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11559306 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/908109 Title: Oneiric 64-bit installer Grub no HDD boot Lenovo B570 To manage notifications about thi

[Bug 908109] Re: Oneiric 64-bit installer Grub no HDD boot Lenovo B570

2011-12-23 Thread DaveC
AFAICT this it NOT a Grub bug, but I couldn't find the package for the Ubuntu Installer specifically ** Package changed: ubuntu => grub2 (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/908109

[Bug 1167808] [NEW] package nvidia-current 304.88-0ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

2013-04-11 Thread DaveC
Public bug reported: Already reported as a presumed kernel init bug ... workaround is to boot Windows first, then soft boot "Start -> Restart" back to GRUB and let it launch Ubuntu. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: nvidia-current 304.88-0ubuntu0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ub

[Bug 1160271] [NEW] ThinkPad W510 with Nvidia FX 880 GT216 video card: **No** drivers work with 3.2.x or 3.5.x kernels

2013-03-26 Thread DaveC
Public bug reported: Obviously an initialization bug on the kernel side, probably due to a quirky BIOS setup. Workaround is to use the old Linux 0.99 trick ... boot Windows and then soft boot Ubuntu, or downgrade all the way to 3.0.x kernel and Nvidia 10x driver. This chipset never had great sup

[Bug 1160271] Re: ThinkPad W510 with Nvidia FX 880 GT216 video card: **No** drivers work with 3.2.x or 3.5.x kernels

2013-03-26 Thread DaveC
Nvidia support ticket number #130326-17 ** Also affects: hotplug Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1160271 Title: ThinkPad W510 with Nvid

[Bug 284325] Re: libpng3 symlink points to the wrong directory

2011-08-03 Thread davec
The last update to libpng3 in Lucid release on 28/7/2011 to version 1.2.42 appears to have caused this same problem. According to the package install log, the install completed successfully and the libpng3 package status is reported as installed OK. The result in this case was to break my Canon M

[Bug 355112] Re: Ask.com keeps being re-added to Firefox search bar after updates

2011-02-16 Thread davec
This problem has reappeared with "Ubuntu Firefox Modifications 0.9rc2" to Firefox 3.6.13 on Ubuntu 10.04. Disabling this add-on fixes the problem, else all users see Ask.com as the only search engine. I must agree with others that this is a very annoying bug, as it is not at all obvious how to fi

[Bug 355112] Re: Ask.com keeps being re-added to Firefox search bar after updates

2011-02-16 Thread davec
I forgot to add that the symbolic link for "common" in /usr/lib/firefox- addons/searchplugins needs to be changed to "en-US" instead of "." or there are no search engines available at all! (See bug #520682). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 779578] [NEW] package ubuntustudio-menu 0.9 failed to install/upgrade:

2011-05-08 Thread davec
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: dpkg this was an upgrade attempt from 8.04 to 10.04 LTS, there were about 4 errors, fglrx graphic driver, var/cache/apt/archives/ubuntustudio- menu_0.13_all.deb' not working, evolution-alarm-notify, fglrx kernel- source-envy, and then the ubuntu menu. Pr

[Bug 779578] Re: package ubuntustudio-menu 0.9 failed to install/upgrade:

2011-05-08 Thread davec
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/779578 Title: package ubuntustudio-menu 0.9 failed to install/upgrade: -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.co