[Bug 276822] Re: busybox with (initramfs) / boot: / kernel not found

2009-01-03 Thread Richard Theil
I think my observations would fit the head description of bug 290154 (duplicate of this) somewhat better. Latest intrepid, generated a 4 GB thumbdrive with the daily jaunty image. Tried both "Create a USB startup disk" and "UNetbootin" to get the image to the stick: - A Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 board w

[Bug 58382] Similar problems on a Powerbook G3, x-session-manager hangs

2006-09-23 Thread Richard Theil
I see problems that are very similar to what is described here on a Powerbook G3 that has been dist-upgraded from breezy to dapper. In a low, but important percentage of cases, launching applications after a wakeup from standby fails. Restarting Gnome restores a working condition. I can't confirm p

[Bug 49221] Re: 58382 seems to be a duplicate of this

2006-09-24 Thread Richard Theil
I've reported the issue (I see on a dist-upgraded Powerbook G3 running gnome) to another bug number yesterday, looks much like a duplicate: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bug/58382 -- Unable to start applications after hibernation https://launchpad.net/bugs/49221 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 214714] Same problem with updated-from-beta install

2008-04-11 Thread Richard Theil
I see the same message "'net usershare' returned error 255" on a from- scratch beta-cd installation that has been updated to current as of this writing (Sa 12. Apr 0:00 CEST). No special changes have been made to the stock system in the context of file sharing, the only thing attempted was to enabl

[Bug 214714] Re: smb.conf change and reboot fix issue

2008-04-11 Thread Richard Theil
Back after a reboot. This time things work as advertised. A nearby Windows XP machine was successfully able to mount the share. -- Upgrading to Hardy destroyed my network shares and when I try to recreate them I get this long complicated error message https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/214714 You r

[Bug 136693] Confirmed on IBM T41, bogus number of levels from HAL?

2007-09-06 Thread Richard Theil
Since a recent update, I see the bug on an IBM T41. On "gnome-power- manager --no-daemon --verbose" it outputs: [gpm_brightness_lcd_init] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:496 (16:17:54): Laptop panel levels: 134648572 *** WARNING *** [gpm_brightness_lcd_init] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:498 (16:17:54): Laptop p

[Bug 85159] Re: seen on gutsy and worked around

2007-07-31 Thread Richard Theil
I just saw the bug in current gutsy on a Thinkpad T41 I use to evaluate new releases (evolution 2.11.6-0ubuntu1). A second user had been added with a home folder copied from feisty. She set up evolution as a POP client and downloaded a couple of HTML mails. Evolution started crashing in ways descri

[Bug 85159] Re: seen on gutsy ... and gone for me with 2.11.6.1-0ubuntu1

2007-08-03 Thread Richard Theil
Addendum to the previous note: The bug re-occured after trying to quote some HTML mail. After an upgrade to 2.11.6.1-0ubuntu1 the symptoms disappeared without any further intervention. -- evolution crashed with SIGSEGV in html_object_get_left_margin() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/85159 You rec

[Bug 205887] Fixed for me with hardy daily-live 2008-03-30

2008-03-30 Thread Richard Theil
Got today's daily live image, booted the live cd, did the passphrase login. Flawless operation on two out of two attempts. -- Network Manager cannot connect to a WEP 128 network https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205887 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whic

[Bug 205887] I can confirm this (or similar) issue. Regression from Gutsy.

2008-03-25 Thread Richard Theil
I can confirm this (or a similar issue) on a Thinkpad T41 with Atheros built-in WLAN for Hardy a6 and Xubuntu-Hardy beta live CD. This is a regression from Gutsy. I run a WLAN with a 128bit WEP key. Setup under Gutsy from nm-applet worked perfectly by just entering the passphrase as it was entered

[Bug 58382] Re: Suspend vs. Hibernation on this issue.

2006-09-25 Thread Richard Theil
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 49221 *** > This has nothing to do with hibernation! > That's a whole 'nuther issue. My Powerbook has the problem when waking up from _suspend_ (RAM preserved, Power light pulsing), so from this point of view, it should be filed here. The strace output with hang

[Bug 488152] Re: [RV710] With ATI restricted driver deactivated, GPU is overheating

2010-05-06 Thread Richard Theil
Launchpad bug 570589 is somewhat of a more general duplicate of this, as it describes the problem with all ATI cards using KMS, not just the RV710 we discuss here. Mentioned there, and as an addendum to my post with the measurements, the dead Nvidia card was running the closed Nvidia driver under k

[Bug 488152] Re: [RV710] With ATI restricted driver deactivated, GPU is overheating

2010-05-06 Thread Richard Theil
I can confirm the issue on Lucid. Brand new Sapphire Radeon HD4350, fresh Lucid install with current updates on a Core 2 Quad board. Heat measurements have been taken in three locations: 1.) Digital pyrometer aimed at passive heatsink over chip, 2.) Film sensor under heatsink next to chip, 3.) Disc

[Bug 570589] Re: Lucid: Overheating due to no PM for ATI KMS

2010-05-06 Thread Richard Theil
I have just posted thermal measurements as a comment to bug 488152, of which this is a duplicate. My measurements and long term experience suggest that passively cooled cards can and will die under the prevailing conditions. A "medium" rating seems to underestimate the problem a bit. I actually dis

[Bug 354995] Re: Brasero Checksum Error

2009-12-07 Thread Richard Theil
Could some of your issues be related to a TAO vs. SAO write mode issue as described in my (yet unconfirmed) bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cdrkit/+bug/465035 ? (Analysis is in Comment#1) I can get wodim to work reliably from the command line if I force -sao. But all the GUI tools o

[Bug 562628] [NEW] upowerd crashed with SIGSEGV in dbus_connection_send()

2010-04-13 Thread Richard Theil
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: upower Clean b2 Install on Thinkpad T41, just updated to current repositories. Only Firefox open to surf two news sites. Suddenly Crash Indicating Icon appears in System Notification Area in screen top bar. Clicking and following instructions lead to here

[Bug 562628] Re: upowerd crashed with SIGSEGV in dbus_connection_send()

2010-04-13 Thread Richard Theil
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44088180/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "Disassembly.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44088181/Disassembly.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcMaps.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44088182/ProcMaps.txt ** Attac

[Bug 465035] [NEW] ISO burn silently causes input/output error and end of medium

2009-10-30 Thread Richard Theil
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: wodim I recently have tried to download and burn Ubuntu ISO images to CD. On different computers (C2D on P35 board, Thinkpad T41), with different drives (LiteOn DH20A1S, Toshiba SD-R5002, and IBM Ultrabay Slim DVD Burner) and different media (Tevion, Plat

[Bug 465035] Re: ISO burn silently causes input/output error and end of medium

2009-10-30 Thread Richard Theil
A bit of investigation and the sacrifice of one blank CD for the greater ubuntu good later, it looks a lot like the errors are being caused by the default burn mode: cdrecord defaults to SAO mode: Works. wodim defaults to TAO mode: Fails. wodim forced to use SAO mode: Works. The behaviour is desc

[Bug 44465] Re: I saw the issue on x86. Transiently.

2006-06-13 Thread Richard Theil
cupsd locked up at roughly 80-90% in top with the remainder going to the drivers. One printer (Epson Stylus C70) had been added on USB before. I was going to configure an HP LaserJet 5L on lp0. gnome-cups-add hangs displaying "reading driver database" for over 3 minutes (on a 1800 MHz Athlon). I

[Bug 458577] Re: no wireless with ipw2200 on karmic

2010-08-23 Thread Richard Theil
IBM T41, Intel hardware, fresh Lucid: I see the problem only at a customer site, not at home. Home site uses WEP-128, customer site uses WEP-40. Customer WLAN is recognized, long delay, NM will eventually ask for the key over and over. Attempted to use iwconfig eth1 essid ID (with NM running, thoug