[Bug 346467] Re: Notifications steal focus from Widget Layer

2009-04-30 Thread Paul Hirst
I reported in bug 356374 that the same behavior is observed when tooltips close. That bug is actually talking about certain clicks on applications causing the widget layer to close. It might be different but the symptoms are strikingly similar. This is all a shame because it makes the widget layer

[Bug 356374] Re: Widget layer disappears when interacting with applications within the widget layer

2009-04-28 Thread Paul Hirst
I also have the problem described above however I'd also like to report another effect which is presumably related. The widget layer closes when notification popups close. This is repeatable by sleep 10; notify-send -u normal -t 5000 hi test And activate the widget layer within 10 seconds. When t

[Bug 356374] Re: Widget layer disappears when interacting with applications within the widget layer

2009-04-28 Thread Paul Hirst
I just noticed, it also happens when tooltips close. Ie, if evolution is on your widget layer hover over one of the buttons until the tooltip pops up and then move the mouse away. When the tooltip closes the widget layer closes. -- Widget layer disappears when interacting with applications within

[Bug 281670] Re: [hardy] F-Spot can't adjust paper size and ignores printer setting

2008-10-12 Thread Paul Hirst
I also can't get anything to print correctly from F-Spot. I just brought home an HP Photosmart C3180. I have tried all option combinations I can imagine under F-Spot and the print config dialog and I get the exact behaviour you describe above. The printer first refuses to print because it doesn't

[Bug 281670] Re: [hardy] F-Spot can't adjust paper size and ignores printer setting

2008-10-12 Thread Paul Hirst
The people on this thread seem to be suffering the same problem http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5871839 -- [hardy] F-Spot can't adjust paper size and ignores printer setting https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/281670 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs

[Bug 291209] Re: package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.15 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

2008-11-03 Thread Paul Hirst
I have just experienced the same issue after an upgrade. I resolved it by doing sudo apt-get remove linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic linux-restricted- modules-2.6.27-7-generic linux-image-generic linux-restricted-modules- generic linux-generic followed by sudo apt-get install linux-image-generic li

[Bug 156541] Re: switching compiz viewports causes citrix ica client to be lost

2008-06-06 Thread Paul Hirst
Interestingly I don't find this a problem any more. Appologies for forgetting to come back and say this! This was a problem for me on Gutsy but now I'm on Hardy it's not anymore. However... I have switched to a Nvidia graphics card from an onboard intel one and I now have two monitors in twinview

[Bug 238817] Re: Evince and XPDF no longer print UK Royal Mail online stamps correctly

2008-06-10 Thread Paul Hirst
Btw, it cost me 27p to provide this test PDF so I expect this to be high priority ;-) -- Evince and XPDF no longer print UK Royal Mail online stamps correctly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/238817 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 238817] [NEW] Evince and XPDF no longer print UK Royal Mail online stamps correctly

2008-06-10 Thread Paul Hirst
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: evince The UK Royal mail provide a service where you can print your postage online. It provides you with a PDF file which you print out and attach to your envelope. The problem is that on screen the PDF appears with SAMPLE written across the middle of it,

[Bug 238817] Re: Evince and XPDF no longer print UK Royal Mail online stamps correctly

2008-06-10 Thread Paul Hirst
** Attachment added: "PDF file produced by www.royalmail.com" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15170603/487E7UA9.pdf -- Evince and XPDF no longer print UK Royal Mail online stamps correctly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/238817 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubun

[Bug 238817] Re: Evince and XPDF no longer print UK Royal Mail online stamps correctly

2008-06-10 Thread Paul Hirst
Thanks for the speedy response! I've clearly not explained myself properly as you seem to have got the wrong end of the stick. The PDF file should render differently on screen to when it is printed. The on screen rendering should contain a 'watermark' (for want of a better word) but the printed ou

[Bug 336586] [NEW] disk usage percentages are wrong in jaunty installer

2009-03-02 Thread Paul Hirst
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity I just installed the Alpha5 of the Januty Ubuntu netboot remix on my Acer Aspire One laptop. While I was shrinking my existing /home partition to make space I noticed that the percentages used by the various partitions are incorrect. For exampl

[Bug 336586] Re: disk usage percentages are wrong in jaunty installer

2009-03-02 Thread Paul Hirst
** Attachment added: "Screen shot during install showing incorrect percentages" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/23286610/wrong-percentages.jpg -- disk usage percentages are wrong in jaunty installer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/336586 You received this bug notification because you are a memb

[Bug 321957] Re: maximus crashed with SIGSEGV in IA__g_closure_invoke()

2009-03-02 Thread Paul Hirst
This is affecting me too. I had just installed and configured evolution and since then upon loading firefox and the mouse preferences maximum crashed. -- maximus crashed with SIGSEGV in IA__g_closure_invoke() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/321957 You received this bug notification because you ar

[Bug 156541] Re: switching compiz viewports causes citrix ica client to be lost

2008-03-05 Thread Paul Hirst
+1 I also have this problem with Ubuntu Gutsy. -- switching compiz viewports causes citrix ica client to be lost https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/156541 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-b

[Bug 80502] Re: soft lockup detected on CPU#0! when booting from feisty-desktop-i386

2007-06-09 Thread Paul Hirst
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 63418 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/63418 I've just seen this bug for the first time after upgrading to 2.6.20-16. The last thing recorded in /var/log/messages is information about the fglrx driver being loaded. For the moment I think I'm going to hav

[Bug 80502] Re: soft lockup detected on CPU#0! when booting from feisty-desktop-i386

2007-06-09 Thread Paul Hirst
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 63418 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/63418 I should have said. If it switch immediately to a VT when X loads I can, but a couple of seconds later 'BUG: soft lockup detected on CPU#0' appears on the screen and then the whole machine locks up. -- soft lo

[Bug 638434] Re: Freeze on Toshiba NB300 without external interrupts

2010-10-01 Thread Paul Hirst
Surely this should be mentioned on the release notes for the release candidate. If people upgrade their Toshiba NB300/305/310 series laptops the systems won't boot anymore. The Lenovo S10-3 gets a section in the release notes but the Toshiba problem is surely just as serious (there just doesn't see

[Bug 638434] Re: Freeze on Toshiba NB300 without external interrupts

2010-09-17 Thread Paul Hirst
I agree, still exists on 2.6.35-22. -- Freeze on Toshiba NB300 without external interrupts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/638434 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com h

[Bug 638434] Re: Freeze on Toshiba NB300 without external interrupts

2010-09-15 Thread Paul Hirst
Problem still exists with kernel vmlinuz-2.6.35-21 -- Freeze on Toshiba NB300 without external interrupts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/638434 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lis

[Bug 881423] [NEW] package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

2011-10-25 Thread Paul Hirst
Public bug reported: It failed to upgrade whilst upgrading from 11.04 to 11.10. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Archi

[Bug 881423] Re: package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

2011-10-25 Thread Paul Hirst
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/881423 Title: package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration cannot con

[Bug 732953] Re: can_connect function inside ec2.rb always return false

2011-11-07 Thread Paul Hirst
I think this fix may have just broken puppet running on a non EC2 instance. On real hardware we now get the following output from puppet: root@uk-sofalive1:/usr/share/doc/facter# puppetd --test notice: Ignoring --listen on onetime run info: Retrieving plugin err: Could not run Puppet configuration

[Bug 885998] Re: facter upgrade crashes puppet

2011-11-08 Thread Paul Hirst
I tested the lucid proposed package. The regression is fixed (in my non EC2 environment). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/885998 Title: facter upgrade crashes puppet To manage notific

[Bug 885998] Re: facter upgrade crashes puppet

2011-11-08 Thread Paul Hirst
Just tested the maverick package. Again, it's fixed the problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/885998 Title: facter upgrade crashes puppet To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 885998] Re: facter upgrade crashes puppet

2011-11-08 Thread Paul Hirst
The natty package fixes the problem too. I don't have anywhere to test oneric unfortunately. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/885998 Title: facter upgrade crashes puppet To manage not

[Bug 638434] Re: Freeze on Toshiba NB300 without external interrupts

2010-10-09 Thread Paul Hirst
Just to summarize the available options as I understand it. Maverick with no options at all doesn't boot/function without constant keypresses. With intel_idle.max_cstate=0 the system boots and functions but with enough freezes to make activities like playing music a waste of time and the system

[Bug 657990] Re: System freeze when i'am not moving the mouse or typing.

2010-10-12 Thread Paul Hirst
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 634702 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/634702 I don't find the kernel release for bug #634702 fixes the problem. I believe the duplicate status is wrong. This bug is actually a duplicate of bug #638434. -- System freeze when i'am not moving the mouse or

Re: [Bug 638434] Re: Freeze on Toshiba NB300 without external interrupts

2010-09-23 Thread Paul Hirst
adding "intel_idle.max_cstate=0" seems to have solved the problem for me. Powertop indicates significantly less power usage than the previous kernel options yielded. Thanks! Sophos Plc, The Pentagon, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, OX14 3YP, United Kingdom. Compa

[Bug 634702] Re: Kernel 2.6.35-19 fails to boot Lenovo S10-3

2010-09-28 Thread Paul Hirst
I tried the 2.6.35-99-generic kernel from the above location (in comment #27). It doesn't seem to fix the problem on my Toshiba NB300. (Which is a N450 - NM10 style of hardware) -- Kernel 2.6.35-19 fails to boot Lenovo S10-3 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/634702 You received this bug notificatio

[Bug 638434] Re: Freeze on Toshiba NB300 without external interrupts

2010-09-28 Thread Paul Hirst
Actually I also spoke too soon. There are still freezes. The machine seems to boot fine but often won't shutdown without keypresses to help it along. Also the sound regularly gets stuck in a loop unless you keep up constant activity like moving the mouse. I tried the kernel build in bug 634702 (co

[Bug 634702] Re: Kernel 2.6.35-19 fails to boot Lenovo S10-3

2010-09-28 Thread Paul Hirst
Maybe the Toshiba is a different problem. I have updated my original bug 638434 accordingly. I had high hopes for the above fix but unfortunately it's not the answer in my case. -- Kernel 2.6.35-19 fails to boot Lenovo S10-3 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/634702 You received this bug notificatio

[Bug 638434] Re: Freeze on Toshiba NB300 without external interrupts

2010-09-29 Thread Paul Hirst
Yes. That about sums it up. Without intel_idle.max_cstate=0 the system is totally frozen unless you constantly provide keypresses, mouse movements, network activity, etc. With intel_idle.max_cstate=0 the system will work but with regular enough freezes to be very frustrating. Playing music is a wa

[Bug 638434] [NEW] Freeze on Toshiba NB300 without external interrupts

2010-09-14 Thread Paul Hirst
Public bug reported: After upgrading to Maverick the computer freezes unless a key is pressed or mouse moved. On boot the screen goes blank and disk activity stops. Holding down a key like Alt allows the boot to progress and the splash screen appears. Releasing the key causes the boot process to

[Bug 638434] Re: Freeze on Toshiba NB300 without external interrupts

2010-09-14 Thread Paul Hirst
** Attachment added: "AcpiTables.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/638434/+attachment/1585188/+files/AcpiTables.txt ** Attachment added: "AlsaDevices.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/638434/+attachment/1585189/+files/AlsaDevices.txt ** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" https:/

[Bug 638434] Re: Freeze on Toshiba NB300 without external interrupts

2010-09-18 Thread Paul Hirst
Did you read this page which suggests that setting it to "Always Low" might not be the best plan? http://www.codon.org.uk/~mjg59/power/good_practices.html In essence the machine can go to sleep for less time because it takes longer to do things. However if you have actually found better power us