[Bug 937365] Re: After screen dims from idle, it sometimes never returns to bright on activity

2012-03-20 Thread Steven Keys
This especially seems to happen when opening a closed laptop lid. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/937365 Title: After screen dims from idle, it sometimes never returns to bright on a

[Bug 897130] Re: mute light on lenovo thinkpad does not respond to Mute action in menu bar

2012-03-20 Thread Steven Keys
I see exactly this behavior on my ThinkPad X220. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/897130 Title: mute light on lenovo thinkpad does not respond to Mute action in menu bar To manage no

[Bug 940771] Re: Scrolling in LibreOffice Calc causes hang

2012-03-20 Thread Steven Keys
Someone from ubuntuforums reports that disabling hardware acceleration and anti-aliasing in Tools/options/Libreoffice/view fixes the problem. I have not yet tested this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.laun

[Bug 846215] [NEW] Secondary laptop battery causing power management problems

2011-09-09 Thread Steven Keys
Public bug reported: I have a ThinkPad X220. I just purchased the Lenovo 19+ "slice" battery for it which connects via the docking port. I'm running Xubuntu 11.04 64-bit. All of the following was done with my laptop running only on battery power. Upon installing this battery, Xubuntu showed two b

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-09-09 Thread Steven Keys
Eric, if you could please put your information at the following link, it would be appreciated. You seem to be experiencing this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/834037 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https:/

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-09-09 Thread Steven Keys
This appears to be a potentially related, but apparently different bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/818830 The person who posted comment #10 (Eric Liang) on that bug seems to actually be experiencing this bug. He is also using an X220 with a Sandy Bridge processor. -- Yo

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-09-09 Thread Steven Keys
Added package as "linux" ** Package changed: ubuntu => linux (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/834037 Title: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops To man

[Bug 846215] Re: Secondary laptop battery causing power management problems

2011-09-09 Thread Steven Keys
I just thought of the fact that I have auto-login enabled, so I tried rebooting, then logging out and back in again to see if that would clear up the issue. It did not. It was worth a try. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu

[Bug 846215] Re: Secondary laptop battery causing power management problems

2011-09-09 Thread Steven Keys
Added package ** Package changed: ubuntu => xfce4-power-manager (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/846215 Title: Secondary laptop battery causing power management problems To m

[Bug 846215] Re: Secondary laptop battery causing power management problems

2011-09-10 Thread Steven Keys
** Description changed: I have a ThinkPad X220. I just purchased the Lenovo 19+ "slice" battery for it which connects via the docking port. I'm running Xubuntu 11.04 64-bit. All of the following was done with my laptop running only on battery power. Upon installing this battery, Xubun

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-09-10 Thread Steven Keys
** Description changed: I would like to report what myself and several others believe to be a serious bug affecting all Linux kernels 3.0 and up, and none below 3.0 (2.6.x and lower). I tested this using .deb kernel packages for Ubuntu 11.10. One-sentence description: On certain hardwar

[Bug 900592] [NEW] Brightness "dims" to brighter value on inactivity

2011-12-05 Thread Steven Keys
Public bug reported: I'm running Xubuntu 11.10 64-bit, and I am referring to settings under Xfce Settings Manager > Power Manager > On Battery > Monitor. If I have "reduce screen brightness when computer is inactive" enabled, and I set the level to (for example) 20%, and then I am using my compute

[Bug 889394] [NEW] xscreensaver and xfce4-power-manager conflict

2011-11-11 Thread Steven Keys
Public bug reported: I am using Xubuntu 11.04 and 11.10. If I set up xscreensaver, it prevents xfce4-power-manager from shutting off my monitor. It seems that I am forced to use one or the other. This is unfortunate, because xscreensaver has some features I like (like fading to black and locking t

[Bug 889397] [NEW] xscreensaver preferences are slow and require high disk activity

2011-11-11 Thread Steven Keys
Public bug reported: I'm using both Xubuntu 11.04 and 11.10, and the "Screensaver" settings (accessed through System Settings) are very slow, and apparently read or write from the hard disk at each click, whether trying to change a setting or to do anything else. Just try moving the time for the s

[Bug 775117] Re: Thunar hangs on first launch of each session

2011-11-12 Thread Steven Keys
First opening seems MUCH faster on Xubuntu 11.10 (compared to 11.04) for me, but still far from instant. Subsequent openings are instant, as before. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/775117

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-10-20 Thread Steven Keys
Good to hear that Intel is working on this; thanks for the update. I would like to point out, however, that this power problem has two separate symptoms that add up to give the huge power loss. The first is disabling rc6 (on Sandy Bridge) in kernels 3.x. The second has to do with "sparse irq" in th

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-08-31 Thread Steven Keys
I made a mistake previously and would like to clear it up. The mistake was a result of not giving something enough time and testing. I have now tested it more thoroughly and have more to report: Using the modified (no sparse irq) kernel with kernel parameter i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 DOES increase ba

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-09-01 Thread Steven Keys
I made a mistake previously and would like to clear it up. The mistake was a result of not giving something enough time and testing. I have now tested it more thoroughly and have more to report: Using a modified (no sparse irq) kernel with kernel parameter i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 DOES increase batt

[Bug 775117] Re: Thunar hangs on first launch of each session

2011-09-05 Thread Steven Keys
I'm running Xubuntu 11.04 64-bit...How can I install the new version of Thunar if there is a fix? Thanks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/775117 Title: Thunar hangs on first launch of

[Bug 834037] [NEW] Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-08-25 Thread Steven Keys
Public bug reported: I would like to report what myself and several others believe to be a serious bug affecting all Linux kernels 3.0 and up, and none below 3.0 (2.6.x and lower). I tested this using .deb kernel packages for Ubuntu 11.10. One-sentence description: On certain hardware, the 3.x se

[Bug 818830] Re: [Sandy Bridge] serious power regression from kernel 3.0.0-6 to 3.0.0-7 (rc6 disabled)

2011-08-26 Thread Steven Keys
I filed a new bug with a link to TONS more information over at ubuntuforums: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/834037 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1822629 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.

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