[Bug 305664] [NEW] gnome-terminal keyboard shortcuts don't allow change

2008-12-05 Thread Ridgeland
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-terminal In gnome-terminal could not get keyboard shortcuts to accept changes. Changes are ignored. My fix was to edit using gconf-editor. Change /apps/gnome-terminal/keybindings and change the fields there (copy, paste was all I wanted to chang

[Bug 305664] Re: gnome-terminal keyboard shortcuts don't allow change

2008-12-09 Thread Ridgeland
My bad. In Ubuntu 7.04 to change the keyboard shortcut for Action Copy you can click on the word "Copy" and it asks for the new shortcut. In Ubuntu 8.10 if you click on "Copy" nothing. I finally discovered that now the user cannot click on "Copy" but must click on the shortcut key field. The

[Bug 96706] Re: menu editor won't accept changes

2007-09-30 Thread Ridgeland
I'm getting this error in 7.10 Beta It is not consistent. I can add items like Applications -> Accessories -> File Browser and it works. The menu shows it. But I cannot add Applications -> System Tools. Not as root, as system admin, as terminal running "sudo alacarte". It seems to allow executabl

[Bug 146369] USB keyboard not available at 7.10 Beta LiveCD boot menu

2007-09-28 Thread Ridgeland
Public bug reported: Just downloaded and tried the 7.10 Beta Live CD desktop i386 My Dell-Ubuntu E520n has only a USB keyboard. The boot menu ignores the keyboard until X loads. SuSE 10.2 and Mandravia 2007 have this problem. For some good clues see Mandriva threads: http://mandrivausers.org/ind

[Bug 96706] Re: menu editor won't accept changes

2007-11-14 Thread Ridgeland
This error is in 7.10 final as well. See this forum post http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=604877 My work-around was editing out a line in /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu This a bug in the logic of nesting files for local and global controls. Alacarte is Broken as it currently is released.

[Bug 96706] Re: menu editor won't accept changes

2007-11-14 Thread Ridgeland
Confirming the error is still there in 7.10 final release The error also occurs for users that ARE in the "admin" group. -- menu editor won't accept changes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/96706 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact f

[Bug 96706] Re: menu editor won't accept changes

2008-01-14 Thread Ridgeland
OK I've learned it's not a bug but a feature! You cannot add a menu so you can turn on the items under the menu without first turning on at least one of the items under the menu. Or in my specific case to turn on the System Tools menu I must first turn on an item in that menu (i.e. Root Terminal

[Bug 569645] [NEW] 10.04RC system boot random assignment of sda, sdb

2010-04-24 Thread Ridgeland
Public bug reported: Ubuntu 10.04 RC System has two hard drives. 15 partitions on SATA 1TB drive. 12 partitions on ATA/IDE 120GB drive. Each boot U1004RC assigns random drive letters. 1TB to sda or maybe 1TB to sdb. My large Data partition on sda5 shows as sdb5 often, about 30% of the time on

[Bug 569645] Re: 10.04RC system boot random assignment of sda, sdb

2010-04-25 Thread Ridgeland
** Attachment added: "fstab" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/45329046/fstab -- 10.04RC system boot random assignment of sda, sdb https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/569645 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mai

[Bug 569645] Re: 10.04RC system boot random assignment of sda, sdb

2010-04-25 Thread Ridgeland
Thanks Dave. I'm attaching fstab. I am using only UUID since seeing this issue. 10 boots found my /Data on sda 6 times sdb 4 times. In rc.local I have: # Spins down the sdb drive - to be quieter and save energy hdparm -y /dev/sdb That is now broken. I will write a script that finds /Data then

[Bug 569645] Re: 10.04RC system boot random assignment of sda, sdb

2010-05-10 Thread Ridgeland
I'm using totally UUID for fstab etc. No issues there for me. I learned how to use script commands like: tune2fs -c -1 -i 3m -L 1TB_09 /dev/disk/by-uuid/dd6032a7-02ec-4b78-afff-8c5795345667 where before I used: tune2fs -c -1 -i 3m -L 1TB_09 /dev/sda9 To spin down the second drive for energy and

[Bug 543131] [NEW] 10.04 install - grub to partition - drill down not selecting

2010-03-20 Thread Ridgeland
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity When installing Ubuntu 10.04 Beta 1 to /dev/sda11 using [Advanced] to select the location for GRUB the drill down shows/offers all the partitions, but when clicking on the drill down list for /dev/sda11 the text box remains /dev/sda it does no

[Bug 435027] Re: mountall does not mount all swap partitions

2009-10-08 Thread Ridgeland
OUCH! Now that partition will no longer boot. I used Synaptic to add the ppa, saw the new version for mountall and installed it. Before reboot I ran the mountall --debug command. Do you want all 288 lines? the last line was "mountpoint_ready: /" Want a grep filter of it? I edited out all but

[Bug 435027] Re: mountall does not mount all swap partitions

2009-10-08 Thread Ridgeland
OK Scott It's on the attachment I hope. Reviewing /etc/fstab to try to get it to boot again I saw I had swap sdb2 commented out at the time. ** Attachment added: "mountall.log before new mountall" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/5757/mountall.log -- mountall does not mount all swap partit

[Bug 441907] Re: grub2 cannot boot when installed on sdb (hdb1)

2009-10-17 Thread Ridgeland
grub2 CAN boot when installed on other than first partition. I'm doing exactly that. It works fine installed to my sda7. This bug is about not being able to install and boot on sdb7. ** Summary changed: - grub2 not properly installed when using other-than-first partition on a drive + grub2 canno

[Bug 441907] [NEW] grub2 cannot boot partition on sdb (hd1)

2009-10-03 Thread Ridgeland
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: grub2 Ubuntu 9.10 Beta on a Dell E520N desktop grub2 installs to hd0 grub2 can boot partitions on hd0 when installed to hd0 (i.e. sda5 works fine) grub2 dies like a brick when Ubuntu 9.10 is installed to a partition on hd1 Super Grub Disk cannot recover

[Bug 441931] [NEW] fstab only mounts one swap partition - 9.10 Beta

2009-10-03 Thread Ridgeland
Public bug reported: Ubuntu 9.10 Beta Two swap partitions sda2 and sdb2 Only one gets mounted at boot, sdb2 swapon /dev/sdb2 --- shows mounted swapon /dev/sda2 --- mounts second swap Ubuntu 9.04 always mounted both no problem If I comment out sdb2 in /etc/fstab then sda2 gets mounted OK. So it see

[Bug 441907] Re: grub2 cannot boot when installed on sdb (hdb1)

2009-10-24 Thread Ridgeland
Same problem with 9.10 RC. Installed to sdb6 --- cannot boot PC. Fix was to install again the second time to sda7 and now it can boot -- grub2 cannot boot when installed on sdb (hdb1) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441907 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs

[Bug 435027] Re: mountall does not mount all swap partitions

2009-10-24 Thread Ridgeland
Installed 9.10 RC Both swap partitions are used (sda2 and sdb2 each 2GB) :) -- mountall does not mount all swap partitions https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/435027 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing lis

[Bug 441907] Re: grub2 cannot boot when installed on sdb (hdb1)

2009-10-31 Thread Ridgeland
My observation: When I install Ubuntu 9.10 (Grub2) to hdb the PC cannot boot. The bios goes to the first grub line, maybe it's "Grub Loading" and dies. The bios lets me choose which hard drive I boot from. If I tell the bios to boot from hdb then I get an old grub legacy menu. My conclusion i

[Bug 489830] Re: Settings of gpointing-device-settings are non-persistent

2012-03-15 Thread Ridgeland
Thank you Alex Burfee (joop-wow) I've had this bug since gnome3/unity 11.04. In 12.04 beta 1 there is a new version of gpointing-device-settings 1.5.1-6 and the bug is still there. Thanks to Alex I have a fix - I posted it in ubuntuforums: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1941067 basicall

[Bug 569645] Re: 10.04RC system boot random assignment of sda, sdb

2010-12-02 Thread Ridgeland
** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: Ubuntu 10.04 RC System has two hard drives. 15 partitions on SATA 1TB drive. 12 partitions on ATA/IDE 120GB drive. Each boot U1004RC assigns random drive letters. 1TB to sda or maybe 1TB to sdb. My large Data partition on sda5 s

[Bug 569645] Re: 10.04RC system boot random assignment of sda, sdb

2010-12-02 Thread Ridgeland
Hi Jeremy, I don't mind helping, but I'm at the level I need much more detailed instructions. I didn't see how to use your links. I have 10.10 and installed and booted kernel 2.6.37-rc2. The problem still exists. I did not see where to download a 11.04 alpha version. If you want me to test tha

[Bug 569645] Re: 10.04RC system boot random assignment of sda, sdb

2010-12-05 Thread Ridgeland
OK - more tests I downloaded 11.04 alpha 1 from http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/natty/alpha1 Date stamp is Dec 3. Kernel is 2.6.37-7-generic Bug persists - random assignment of drives as sda or sdb (unity will be interesting - gets to desktop fast) -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 969359] Re: [keyboard]: gnome-settings-daemon consumes 100% cpu (and blinking numlock)

2012-12-19 Thread Ridgeland
Follow up observations patch applied on 11-30 (post #140) This is for a remote PC I connect to via VNC over SSH. tightvnc. I don't see it often. Today was first time in 3 weeks. User has trouble getting photos from camera. Initial cpu load around 30% - things look good. PC uptime is 2 hours -

[Bug 969359] Re: [keyboard]: gnome-settings-daemon consumes 100% cpu (and blinking numlock)

2012-10-10 Thread Ridgeland
I'm fighting this bug too. Tried the fix in #85 but bug came back again. So I'm back here again. Tried the fix of uncheck "remember-numlock-state" cpu load dropped from > 5.0 to under 1.0 and system seems fine now. Could be a hardware issue. The user has a replacement keyboard. Don't know what s

[Bug 1032456] Re: Canon inkjets (and some other printers) print only half of the last page after 20120801 upgrade to v1.5.3-0ubuntu2

2012-08-07 Thread Ridgeland
Just used synaptic package manager to download and install cups (1.5.3-0ubuntu3) in Ubuntu 12.04 Now my Canon i560 prints full page again. Thank You! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103

[Bug 1032456] Re: Canon inkjets (and some other printers) print only half of the last page after 20120801 upgrade to v1.5.3-0ubuntu2

2012-08-20 Thread Ridgeland
Another test: Canon i560 still working for me with ...4 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1032456 Title: Canon inkjets (and some other printers) print only half of the last page after

[Bug 781931] Re: New windows are moved to front but don't take focus

2012-05-28 Thread Ridgeland
Bug affects me in Gnome Classic (No Effects) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/781931 Title: New windows are moved to front but don't take focus To manage notifications about this bug g

[Bug 781931] Re: New windows are moved to front but don't take focus

2012-05-28 Thread Ridgeland
Should mention Ubuntu 12.04 - 64 bit - all updates I've seen. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/781931 Title: New windows are moved to front but don't take focus To manage notifications

[Bug 986841] Re: Debug log created by Adobe Reader browser plugin (nppdf.so)

2013-03-29 Thread Ridgeland
Thanks Jeffery, The edit in post #3 is working here. I used chmod to the .so file then let my user ID edit the file and chmod back to 644. For some reason Okteta as root was slow slow slow. As a test I booted to an older partition with Ubuntu 12.04. Started Firefox - no bug file on desktop. Ran

[Bug 969359] Re: [keyboard]: gnome-settings-daemon consumes 100% cpu (and blinking numlock)

2012-11-30 Thread Ridgeland
I just installed the i386 ...06 deb on a friend's PC with the problem. Before the install cpu load was like 6.x or 7.x now it's like 0.3 Hope the bug stays dead. Thanks for the package. Will post back only if the bug returns. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubunt

[Bug 771252] Re: settings are lost after reboot

2011-11-09 Thread Ridgeland
Affects me too on Ubuntu 11.10 and on Fedora 16 After reboot settings are ignored Hack: Open settings - turn off wheel emulation close settings Open settings - turn on wheel emulation Then it's working again --- until the next reboot. :( -- You received this bug notification because you are a me

[Bug 569645] Re: 10.04RC system boot random assignment of sda, sdb

2010-10-25 Thread Ridgeland
Hi Fabio, I'm using Ubuntu 10.10 now. I still use UUID like I explained before like #5 above. For a test in Ubuntu 10.10 I rebooted the PC 10 times and checked $ df /dev/sda - 4 times /dev/sdb - 6 times On my PC /dev/sda is more likely after a cold boot after the hard drives have stopped spinnin

[Bug 569645] Re: 10.04RC system boot random assignment of sda, sdb

2010-10-25 Thread Ridgeland
My explanation looks fuzzy. I was checking in df to see which drive / root was on. -- 10.04RC system boot random assignment of sda, sdb https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/569645 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bug

[Bug 573354] Re: qcad-data required for working font for dimensions

2010-08-18 Thread Ridgeland
me too! I vote for having Synaptics automatically install qcad-data with qcad so dimension lines can be displayed. I installed qcad in April so maybe this is already fixed. I just used qcad on Ubuntu 10.04 for the first time and the problem showed up. I downloaded qcad-data and the dimensions