[Bug 551155] [NEW] Beagle no longer indexes browser history

2010-03-29 Thread Ron_
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: beagle This used to work, but now /home/.../.beagle/ToIndex contains over 17,500 entries with names like .firefox-beagle-web- 5603be10c7945b9633f9f63d3ce01e26 . Searches produce no web pages in results. Using ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64: 2.6.31-20 x86_64

[Bug 551155] Re: Beagle no longer indexes browser history

2010-03-29 Thread Ron_
More info This might be similar to #87615, which got rejected but not resolved. Why? $beagle-status tells me "Waiting for the next trigger time" $beagle-info --indexinfo tels me " Name: Files Count: 209597 Crawling: False" -- Beagle no longer indexes browser history https://bugs.launchpa

[Bug 551155] Re: Beagle no longer indexes browser history

2010-04-30 Thread Ron_
The Beagle community (including Novell) seems unable to offer any further support. Also, I found no evidence that Canonical has changed its support for desktop search apps since introducing Ubuntu 10.04 yesterday. So after reviewing all of the information i could find comparing strengths and weak

[Bug 221073] Re: Beagle does not index Thunderbird mails

2010-04-30 Thread Ron_
The Beagle community (including Novell) seems unable to offer any further support. Also, I found no evidence that Canonical has changed its support for desktop search apps since introducing Ubuntu 10.04 yesterday. So after reviewing all of the information I could find comparing strengths and weak

[Bug 315732] Re: lighting doesn't play well with events in remote calendars from other clients

2010-01-05 Thread Ron_
This may or may not be related... File, Import Calendar... to import an .ics file on my machine fails. TB Error Console complains "this.setProperty" (line 162 in calAttachment.js ) is not a function. This looks like a regression to an old bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=464560 .

[Bug 221073] Re: Beagle does not index Thunderbird mails

2009-12-09 Thread Ron_
Izzy, when you say "set it to index aggressively," do you mean Indexing Speed = very fast or very slow? My TB backend does seem to be indexing my emails, but very little content -- possibly only header information. -- Beagle does not index Thunderbird mails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221073

[Bug 460118] Re: Microsoft VX-1000 webcam drivers broken

2010-05-16 Thread Ron_
I am following other forums on which no one has gotten the VX-1000 camera and microphone to work at the same time. I am running the most current 64-bit version of Ubuntu 9.10. With a little tweaking, my camera now works. I have never gotten the mic to work in Ubuntu, despite much tinkering wiith

[Bug 405544] Re: Unable to burn CD or DVD with 2.6.31 kernel

2009-12-17 Thread Ron_
I agree that fixing this bug should be of high importance, since it is currently impossibly to burn backup DVDs. See a parallel thread here: http://swiss.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1327809&page=2 . Add me to the list of folks who have trashed media trying up-to-date versions of both Braser

[Bug 221073] Re: Beagle does not index Thunderbird mails

2009-12-18 Thread Ron_
I've still got a fairly serious problem with Beagle indexing only email headers and not content. I've got Thunderbird 2.0.0.23, Beagle 0.3.9 and Beagle-Indexer (TB Addon) 0.1.3. Please help. -- Beagle does not index Thunderbird mails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221073 You received this bug

[Bug 405544] Re: Unable to burn CD or DVD with 2.6.31 kernel

2010-01-03 Thread Ron_
That does sound like progress. Just a heads up, though Locke99_GS tried it with 2.6.33 about a week ago and failed. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1317448&page=2 . We're not done till the solution is stable. -- Unable to burn CD or DVD with 2.6.31 kernel https://bugs.launchpa

[Bug 221073] Re: Beagle does not index Thunderbird mails

2010-01-04 Thread Ron_
I've done a little more digging, in case anyone else cares to jump in. Source code for the Beagle Thunderbird backend is here: http://vbox4.gnome.org/browse/beagle/tree/beagled/ThunderbirdQueryable/ThunderbirdQueryable.cs?h =beagle-tbird-soc07 . The action seems to be around lines 343-347 (called

[Bug 405544] Re: Unable to burn CD or DVD with 2.6.31 kernel

2009-12-23 Thread Ron_
I was recently told that burning data to DVD-R under 9.10 does not work because of a regression in the 2.6.31 kernel. -- Unable to burn CD or DVD with 2.6.31 kernel https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405544 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscrib

[Bug 405544] Re: Unable to burn CD or DVD with 2.6.31 kernel

2009-12-23 Thread Ron_
See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1317448 for a parallel discussion. -- Unable to burn CD or DVD with 2.6.31 kernel https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405544 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 221073] Re: Beagle does not index Thunderbird mails

2009-12-26 Thread Ron_
I was just informed by one of Beagle's developers that the right place to report these problems is still http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=beagle . -- Beagle does not index Thunderbird mails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221073 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 405544] Re: Unable to burn CD or DVD with 2.6.31 kernel

2009-12-27 Thread Ron_
Troy, According to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/405544/+editstatus , the Canonical Kernel Team got it on 12-01-2009. (I am not sure that the posting went up on the same day, though.) -- Unable to burn CD or DVD with 2.6.31 kernel https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405544 Yo

[Bug 221073] Re: Beagle does not index Thunderbird mails

2009-12-29 Thread Ron_
I've recently tried a couple of things, unsuccessfully, to fix the problem on my own. Make no mistake, this is flailing. I have little understanding of what I am doing, but in the absence of expert support 1) I downloaded an older copy of the Thunderbird-Beagle add-on, version 0.1.2 . Same p

[Bug 676351] [NEW] Unable to burn data DVD

2010-11-16 Thread Ron_
Public bug reported: I was instructed at Bug #405544 to report this as a separate bug, because I am using Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop amd_64. A fix has been issued for Lucid. I am hoping to see a fix for Karmic. ProblemType: Bug AplayDevices: List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices card 0: NVidia

[Bug 676351] Re: Unable to burn data DVD

2010-11-16 Thread Ron_
-- Unable to burn data DVD https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/676351 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 https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 676351] Re: Unable to burn data DVD

2010-11-16 Thread Ron_
As reported 12/17/2009: Add me to the list of folks who have trashed media trying up-to-date versions of both Brasero and GnomeBaker on Ubuntu 9.10. I have a new low-end HP desktop with a 16x DVD-/+RW drive, and I am using DVD-R media. I am just trying to burn 1 large (4GB) file to a data DVD.

[Bug 581925] Re: cdrom_id: Does not recognize reblanked DVD+RW, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM

2011-01-09 Thread Ron_
If there are any Karmic users still subscribed to this bug, I could use some help over at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/676351 . As far as I can tell, it differs from this bug only by Ubuntu release. Karmic is supposed to be supported for another 10 months. -- You receiv

[Bug 676351] Re: Unable to burn data DVD

2011-01-10 Thread Ron_
Jeremy, Please do not close this bug. I have been watching the notices, and it was not supposed to expire for another couple of weeks. In the past few days, I posted notices in other places, hoping to drive others to this location. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => New -

[Bug 676351] Re: Unable to burn data DVD

2010-12-01 Thread Ron_
Hi, Jeremy. Thanks for responding. I am a rank amateur using a single mission-critical machine, so forgive me if I am a bit nervous about this. Since this bug was already fixed in Lucid (#405544) and reported in Maverick (#669286), don't we already know the answer to whether it exists upstream?

[Bug 405544] Re: Kernel does not recognize blank optical media

2010-12-01 Thread Ron_
If there are any Karmic users still subscribed to this bug, I could use some company over at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/676351 . (See Robbie's comment #94 above.) -- Kernel does not recognize blank optical media https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405544 You received this b

[Bug 346289] Re: Choppy Flash playback in full screen.

2010-11-21 Thread Ron_
This bug has been present on my Karmic amd_64 setup from the start. It seems to affect most NYTimes videos, though most YouTube videos come out clean. I have tried all of the above fixes without success. I like some of the features of Compiz (e.g., Place Windows), and since disablng it does not

[Bug 581925] Re: cdrom_id: Does not recognize reblanked DVD+RW, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM

2010-10-29 Thread Ron_
Now that a fix has been released for Lucid, please consider issuing a release for those of us still using Karmic. This bug was first reported over a year ago. That is the amount of time that I have been soldiering on with a crippled system. I hope you can understand that, for a beginner, upgradi

[Bug 405544] Re: Kernel does not recognize blank optical media

2010-08-18 Thread Ron_
@Robbie, @Andy, Why are we now Declined for Karmic? Why are do you conclude that "any issues remaining are hardware specific" rather than confirmed CD drivers are hardware specific? -- Kernel does not recognize blank optical media https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405544 You received this bug no

[Bug 405544] Re: Kernel does not recognize blank optical media

2010-08-18 Thread Ron_
Thank you, Robbie. That is informative. Please do not abandon those of us using Karmic who have been seeking resolution of this problem for a year. I thought that regression testing between Jaunty and Karmic might be just as likely to reveal the source as would a fresh look at Maverick. (For wh

[Bug 405544] Re: Kernel does not recognize blank optical media

2010-08-18 Thread Ron_
Re:hardware. The DVD burner is identified on the working side of my dual-boot system as HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH40L SCSI CdRomDevice, using MS Driver Version 6.1.7600.16385. File system: I am just an amateur, but I thought it might be pertinent that my root file system is set up with dm-crypt, lvm2,

[Bug 405544] Re: Kernel does not recognize blank optical media

2010-10-16 Thread Ron_
It looks like there might be a solution for this problem over at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udev/+bug/581925 . For those of who are less technically proficient, could someone please provide a "cookbook" to applying this patch to Ubuntu 9.10 (amd64)? -- Kernel does not recognize bl

[Bug 562831] Re: clamav blocked by apparmor in firefox (using fireclam plugin)

2010-09-21 Thread Ron_
Following #1, I did: sudo gedit /etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.firefox adding the line (including the comma): /usr/bin/clamscan Ux, This did solve it for me. Thanks. -- clamav blocked by apparmor in firefox (using fireclam plugin) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562831 You received this bug not

[Bug 405544] Re: Kernel does not recognize blank optical media

2010-07-31 Thread Ron_
This bug has been around for over a year, and for those of us who suffer with it, it is a very big deal! Can someone please escalate the response so that we can get a backport for Ubuntu 9.10? -- Kernel does not recognize blank optical media https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405544 You received th

[Bug 460118] Re: Microsoft VX-1000 webcam drivers broken

2010-07-07 Thread Ron_
I was reluctant to upgrade my kernel because I feared side-effects. Steps 7 & 9 work for me in 2.6.31 (Karmic.) Actually, my mic used to fail whether or not I opened Cheese. Kyle just showed me how to produce sound here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...72#post9560972 (post #12.) Many tha

[Bug 460118] Re: Microsoft VX-1000 webcam drivers broken

2010-08-28 Thread Ron_
I think that this problem re-emerged following a standard upgrage of 2.6.31. I repeated the 20100712 patch, make, make install, sudo rmmod gspca_sonixj. On sudo modprobe gspca_sonixj I got... FATAL: Error inserting gspca_sonixj (/lib/modules/2.6.31-22-generic/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/gsp

[Bug 460118] Re: Microsoft VX-1000 webcam drivers broken

2010-08-28 Thread Ron_
Sorry. This was a false alarm. All true, but rebooting after patch brought back sound. -- Microsoft VX-1000 webcam drivers broken https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/460118 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs ma

[Bug 390508] Re: notify-send ignores the expire timeout parameter

2010-08-31 Thread Ron_
Add my name to the protests. I applied Red-Acid's (#126) recommendation: both PPAs. It makes all the difference between a disrespectful and a respectful user experience -- dozens of times/day. -- notify-send ignores the expire timeout parameter https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/390508 You receive

[Bug 351528] Re: notify-osd won't start (notify-osd:15956): GConf-CRITICAL error

2010-08-31 Thread Ron_
@Mirco, I'm running Karmic. Following your instructions in #12, I got the patch. At the terminal, I issued the command patch -p2 < 16_use- synchronous_notifications.patch from ~/gnome-settings- daemon-2.28.1/debian/patches>. The command failed because it didn't know which file to patch. My gr

[Bug 400485] Re: Empathy sounds not in default ubuntu theme

2010-08-31 Thread Ron_
No sounds in Karmic. Same as #37 and #44, I installed freedesktop and activated Default preference. Re: #43. Karmic was my first (and last) Ubuntu install. Since mid-2009, a pattern has emerged: a) Release software filled with regressive bugs. b) Trivialize complaints. c) Mark bugs as too old

[Bug 460118] Re: Microsoft VX-1000 webcam drivers broken

2010-06-14 Thread Ron_
Can anyone advise what we need to do to get this bug confirmed so that it can get assigned and not expire? -- Microsoft VX-1000 webcam drivers broken https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/460118 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 405544] Re: Kernel does not recognize blank optical media

2010-08-03 Thread Ron_
Thanks, Daniel. -- Kernel does not recognize blank optical media https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405544 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 https://lists.ubuntu.com/ma

[Bug 405544] Re: Kernel does not recognize blank optical media

2010-08-13 Thread Ron_
2nd-hand info is that it also was NOT a problem in Jaunty. It was attributed to a regression in 2.6.31. -- Kernel does not recognize blank optical media https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405544 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubunt

[Bug 642008] [NEW] Fireclam reports every download as infected

2010-09-18 Thread Ron_
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox I am using Firefox 3.6.10 with Fireclam0.6.5 add-on under Ubuntu 9.10 (64 bit) . I've got ClamAV Antivirus engine 0.96.1, GUI version 4.15, and my Virus definitions are up-to-date. In the past month, Synaptic has upgraded Firefox twice -- first

[Bug 642008] Re: Fireclam reports every download as infected

2010-09-20 Thread Ron_
This may be a duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/562831 . -- Fireclam reports every download as infected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/642008 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-b

[Bug 562831] Re: clamav blocked by apparmor in firefox (using fireclam plugin)

2010-09-20 Thread Ron_
>From https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/642008 ... I am using Firefox 3.6.10 with Fireclam0.6.5 add-on under Ubuntu 9.10 (64 bit) . I've got ClamAV Antivirus engine 0.96.1, GUI version 4.15, and my Virus definitions are up-to-date. In the past month, Synaptic has upgraded my

[Bug 460118] Re: Microsoft VX-1000 webcam drivers broken

2010-08-11 Thread Ron_
JamesWard and kyleabaker solved it for me. Sorry for the bad link at #15. Try http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9560972#post9560972 . -- Microsoft VX-1000 webcam drivers broken https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/460118 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bu

[Bug 460118] Re: Microsoft VX-1000 webcam drivers broken

2010-08-11 Thread Ron_
Still, it would be nice if starting the video didn't break the sound, requiring: sudo rmmod gspca_sonixj sudo modprobe gspca_sonixj -- Microsoft VX-1000 webcam drivers broken https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/460118 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which