[Bug 202821] Re: [hardy] automount method changed

2008-08-25 Thread tz
If I disable automount, when I try to use the panel mounter, I get a box saying "Mount Error", no other text, a DoNotEnter icon, and an OK button. So in Hardy, the choices are either automounting the half-dozen partitions on my USB mirror drive, or not being able to mount at all. Why does each ne

[Bug 261443] Re: No clean way to disable automount in Hardy

2008-08-26 Thread tz
** Description changed: Original Question: "In the good, old gutsy-days I was able to disable automount for external devices from "system" > "preferences" > "removable drives and media". There was a "storage"-tab where I could unmark the automount-feature. The storage-tab is gone in Hardy

[Bug 261443] Re: No clean way to disable automount in Hardy

2008-08-26 Thread tz
** Description changed: Original Question: "In the good, old gutsy-days I was able to disable automount for external devices from "system" > "preferences" > "removable drives and media". There was a "storage"-tab where I could unmark the automount-feature. The storage-tab is gone in Hardy

[Bug 296437] Re: need tool for manually configuring xorg.conf

2008-12-05 Thread tz
It is NOT a WISHLIST. I have no way of getting anything but a blurry wrong VESA resolution with anything available in Intrepid. Autoconfiguration or detection is hopelessly broken, and you've removed anything I could use to actually configure it correctly manually. Usually filing bugs to get any

[Bug 296437] [NEW] vesa doesn't let me set my LCD resolution

2008-11-10 Thread tz
Public bug reported: This is in an i386 Intrepid on an openchrome system (which crashes so I'm trying to use Vesa until I can figure out something - probably interrupts). http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6027629 discusses a similar problem. Vesa comes up in 800x600. There is no official

[Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-10 Thread tz
I have the same problem, but sometimes devices can ignore pairing. I have two serial devices (GPS and OBD), one uses , the other 1234. I can't use the wizard. Perhaps someone can patch it to read a file from /etc/bluetooth/pin or something. They need to have a way to enter your own PIN inst

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-11 Thread tz
n the existing page adding a text entry to the label and something to pause it until something was clicked). It also needs checking and verification/validation added. If it was in PyGtk I'd do better. diff -Bbur bluez-gnome-1.8/wizard/main.c bluez-gnome-1.8-tz/wizard/main.c --- bluez-gnome-1.8/wiz

[Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-11 Thread tz
I've attached the above as a patch to this message Tecom headsets use , not or 1234. http://www.tecom.com.sg/bt3061ausermanual.html I was able to used the patched version to pair everything I've thrown at it so far. Perhaps someone who is adept at Gtk+ could rewrite it properly For bet

[Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-11 Thread tz
For known device problems: If you delete the device from the list, it should ask for a pin the next time, but you might need to exit the wizard and/or preferences and restart the process. This has worked for me. Also some devices don't require passcodes so will pair without them, or worse, the b

[Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-11 Thread tz
Also, could we bump the importance of this bug to major or higher? It is currently impossible (not using complex hackage in the terminal or a patch like I wrote) to pair any device with a fixed bluetooth address. Well, maybe not impossible, but 1 in 10k are not good odds. This defeats the purpose

[Bug 289331] Re: No way to tell which Bluetooth devices are active, nearby, or otherwise valid.

2008-11-11 Thread tz
Intrepid doesn't work yet due to a different bug (284994), but technically my report is not a bug with this particular package so I'm changing the status to invalid, and moving to the other bug (where I already submitted a patch which works but is a bit of a hack). ** Changed in: bluez-gnome (Ubu

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-11 Thread tz
I wrote a followup - a web page for every owner of a bluetooth device that needs a special PIN that would submit it as a new bug report is possible... Perhaps Ubuntu can write its own patch - it looks simple enough but I would need time to add the panel (I've only done Gtk in Python). The short a

[Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-11 Thread tz
The package with the wayward wizard is bluez-gnome, but apparently there is a "agent" so the pincode selection should be pluggable (i.e. some config file should be able to point to something which will ask). I patched it to read from /tmp/wizardpincode if that file exists and was able to get it to

[Bug 179675] Re: Ubuntu LiveCD doesn't start with a "VIA Chrome9 HC" graphic card and, when Ubuntu is installed, it works only with VESA drivers

2008-11-11 Thread tz
I have a similar card. In Modules section, changing Load "dri" to Disable "dri" makes it run 4x faster, no crashes. Still a bit slow, but working. Glxgears at 50+fps, google earth about 1, stellarium about 3. -- Ubuntu LiveCD doesn't start with a "VIA Chrome9 HC" graphic card and, when Ubuntu

[Bug 290625] Re: New CDMA entries added as GSM

2008-11-11 Thread tz
I can confirm this, but assume the update has not been pushed as of 11/11. Basically Verizon and Sprint (and most other CDMA/EVDO) use #777. It worked fine after I edited the dial field. The password is different but is apparently not used by Verizon (it uses the ESN, or whatever else for securi

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-12 Thread tz
The patch works. I don't know if anyone wants to get it into an Ubuntu update. On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 12:58 PM, matli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, I don't think it's a kernel problem. Just to be sure I just tested > with my old Hardy kernel (2.6.24-21), and as expected, the bug stil > occure

[Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-12 Thread tz
Original patch was in message 37 after I realized that inlining was bad and that the web page allowed attachments: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez- gnome/+bug/284994/comments/37 Here is an update with the field width set to 16, and removal of the hacks since many headsets use

[Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-12 Thread tz
@Ravi The bluez stack might be slightly updated. There are some (insecure) devices that will connect without any PIN but allow one optionally, sometimes the fixed values - GPS and serial devices often do this. I suspect that the stack changed to invoke the callback in all cases now and there is

[Bug 305176] [NEW] GCC 4.3 in Intrepid has pages of new warnings

2008-12-04 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gcc This might be in one of the libs, but the problem is fundamentally in gcc. There is a recent attribute (warn_unused_result) that has been applied to nearly every function that isn't declared a void. This includes things like write and fwrite (and ev

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-22 Thread tz
The problem is many devices use pins other than - I have two that use and 1234. My patch pops up a confirmation box. Perhaps you could merge it with yours so the dialog would pop up only if you checked the box. On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 8:43 AM, CADE20 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've m

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-24 Thread tz
That sounds like a good idea provided: 1. Pincodes are specified to be as long as 16 digits. If you are going to bother with a random pin, it should be 8 digits by default if security is not to be just a lesser joke. Apple uses 8. If you have a PIN entry box, it should allow a max of 16 digits.

[Bug 302048] [NEW] network-manager-applet doesn't update AP list or autoconnect

2008-11-25 Thread tz
Public bug reported: This is in the latest Intrepid for both 64 and 32 bit intel. At least it does not do so consistently. I come into work, turn on my AP, then either have to wait several minutes, or do "sudo iwlist scan" in a terminal, or tell it to connect to a "hidden" network which is NOT h

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-13 Thread tz
ed that the mix-and-match might be a cause)? And I assume your phone allows for any number to be used as the PIN (i.e. if linux picks 2468, you can type 2468 on the phone), or initiate pairing from the phone? On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:52 PM, Ravi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > @tz >

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-13 Thread tz
And what my patch does is to display the randomly generated PIN (and most devices will accept longer, more secure ones - 8 is a typical number). I never suggested replacing them altogether. The user can leave the random PIN and use it or modify it. I knew about the paring fail exits problem whic

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-13 Thread tz
The dirty half-dozen: 00:03:89:C4:30:8B clock offset: 0x3c73class: 0x240404 260Plantronics PIN 00:0A:94:04:FE:95 clock offset: 0x4bc5class: 0x20040c VS600 headset pin 00:03:C9:30:97:64 clock offset: 0x0217class: 0x200404 Tecom ("BT Headset") headset pin 00:06:66:01:45:C3 clock offse

Re: [Bug 296437] Re: vesa doesn't let me set my LCD resolution

2008-11-14 Thread tz
I will do this later (my battery on the laptop now refuses to recharge so I have to be careful) however I don't know what this has to do with the complete inability to manually set the device. To quote the original bug: Vesa comes up in 800x600. There is no official way in intrepid to set it to

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-14 Thread tz
0x001f00 HUDGPS pin On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 4:25 AM, Jonathan Ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > @tz >>could you provide the upstream required infos for those devices if they are >>affected by this bug, thanks >> "The GPS units and the Tecom and OBDPros are

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2008-11-14 Thread tz
To clarify: Addr | Class | BT hcitool scan name | PIN 00:03:C9:30:97:64 | 0x200404 | BT Headset | 00:06:66:01:45:C3 | 0x001f00 | OBDPros scantool | 1234 00:0B:0D:88:E6:DC | 0x001f00 | G-Rays1 | 00:0A:3A:25:A2:A7 | 0x001f00 | HUDGPS | -- bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin

Re: [Bug 296437] Re: vesa doesn't let me set my LCD resolution

2008-11-28 Thread tz
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 1:48 AM, Bryce Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [This is an automated message] > > Hi thomas-mich, > > > Please attach the output of `lspci -vvnn`, and attach your > /var/log/Xorg.0.log file from after reproducing this issue. If you've made > any customizations to

Re: [Bug 50785] Re: Wont suspend (or hibernate), won't say why, and is annoying.

2008-11-29 Thread tz
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 1:06 PM, JaysonRowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since it's been a very long time since any additional info was added to > this bug, I'm just checking to see if this is still an issue, and find > out what additional work should be done on this bug. It is still an issue. If

[Bug 374782] Re: Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Permission denied after upgrade to 9.04

2009-05-13 Thread tz
This also affects many, if not every serial port profile device. In particular, GPS units no longer work for any program which uses rfcomm to create the connection. OBD2 sensors often use bluetooth, and generic serial ports (instead of a USB-to-Serial) The only things which might not use rfcomm

[Bug 390004] [NEW] Eeepc 900a won't switch to audio line-in

2009-06-20 Thread tz
Public bug reported: With the original Xandros distro, when I plug in an audio source to the red jack (microphone/line-in), it switches off the built-in microphone and records from the audio jack source using arecord or audacity. Ubuntu Jaunty (including several eeepc specific versions with 2.6.2

[Bug 393616] [NEW] bookmark menu extra separators

2009-06-29 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 I deleted the live bookmarks, but something made them come back. Then I deleted places.sqlite so it would be reconstructed, which was successful, (and I tried it twice), and each time I would get extra menu separators that I can't find any wa

[Bug 393616] Re: bookmark menu extra separators

2009-06-29 Thread tz
** Attachment added: "menuwithtoomanyseps" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28526125/menuwithtoomanyseps ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28526131/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ExtensionSummary.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/28526137/Extens

[Bug 367173] Re: 9.04 flash player no sound after upgrade

2009-06-01 Thread tz
Similar problem, but what I needed to do (after something half-fried my internal sound chip - I get a squeaky sound only on the right side) was to rename the kernel module - it was *snd*intel ("find /lib/modules/... | grep snd\*intel") so it would not load and the USB headphone device would then be

[Bug 255545] Re: requires uncompressed Packages files on CDs

2008-11-03 Thread tz
I haven't tried this specifically (as a work-around), but if you burn a recent Hardy daily build (dvd to get more packages?), it will have the apt-cdrom tool updated, and the installer should recognize it as having updates and do the upgrade of the packages. Then Intrepid should install without an

[Bug 289331] [NEW] Doesn't provide any detail, three "Jawbone" entries

2008-10-25 Thread tz
Public bug reported: I have three Jawbone model headsets, two version 1 and one version 2. When I do "browse device" to try to find my new unpaired jawbone, it shows three "Jawbone" entries, two are miles away, but I can't tell which is which. There is no way of displaying the BT address, or jus

[Bug 289331] Re: No way to tell which Bluetooth devices are active, nearby, or otherwise valid.

2008-10-26 Thread tz
Having a bunch of packages with blue*-gnome/gnome-blue* that launch pieces from each other makes things confusing. There is "bluetooth- properties" program that shows it, and the other one displays EVERY bluetooth device when you select Browse Device, not just those which have any possibility of

[Bug 255545] Re: requires uncompressed Packages files on CDs

2008-10-29 Thread tz
Back in the Duplicate bug report (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/267239), I asked if the dist-upgrade process or something else would insure an updated apt-cdrom before the intrepid upgrade or some other mechanism would insure hardy had this upgraded package BEFORE the intrepid upgrade (consider c

[Bug 255545] Re: requires uncompressed Packages files on CDs

2008-10-29 Thread tz
Or to put it briefly, has anyone tried a NON-updated Hardy with a current Intrepid CD - especially one without an internet connection, but even one with access. -- requires uncompressed Packages files on CDs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255545 You received this bug notification because you are

Re: [Bug 267579] Re: Plain EVDO modems don't work, no logging to find prob

2008-09-14 Thread tz
nm-applet-0.6.6, in hardy. On 9/14/08, Alexander Sack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > are you using intrepid or hardy? which network-manager version are you > using? > > ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) >Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > Plain EVDO modems don't work, no logging

[Bug 267239] Re: DVD can't be used for upgrade, gzipped Packages file

2008-09-22 Thread tz
I know the update will try to go TO the newest if there is an internet connection, e.g. Gutsy to 8.04.1 even if the update CD is 8.04 which might be what you are thinking of. But what if the upgrade is for a system that is NOT normally connected to the internet? That would be one reason to use a

[Bug 62552] Re: Support for maxSize to usb-serial to support EVDO

2008-07-14 Thread tz
The plain driver was superseded in newer kernels by the airprime driver which was designed for EVDO modems and is usually detected correctly. Some modems use the cdc_acm driver but such are apparently unaffected by this bug as it uses a different serial method. -- Support for maxSize to usb-seria

[Bug 147928] Re: too many annoying interruptions during distribution upgrade

2008-08-04 Thread tz
It would probably be possible to add a "Prompts: always | overwrite | never" tag to the Debian control file, then process all those that have it set to never, then unknown, then overwrite, then always. The sledgehammer approach would be to kill any dpkg -i that prompts and have the manager continu

[Bug 163606] Re: distribution upgrade buggy(apparent hangs)

2008-08-04 Thread tz
Much the same thing. The whole process is horrible. I've tried 20 times (yes, literally 20 times) so have 20 /tmp/turds all with the same failed program. It used to run partway then timeout, then fail. Each of these attempts take 10-20 minutes. I COULD do "apt-get dist- upgrade", but that is h

[Bug 48517] Re: Improper filesystem unmount order (swap on files)

2009-01-09 Thread tz
In intrepid, /etc/init.d/umountfs will unmount tmpfs, then swap, then local filesystems, so I assume it is fixed, albeit in a major refactoring. I haven't verified loop devices or other things that might gridlock a umount so it may still have that variant of the bug. It does attempt to remount re

Re: [Bug 305176] Re: [PR25509] can't disable __attribute__((warn_unused_result))

2009-01-21 Thread tz
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Colin Watson wrote: > I agree that this warning is sometimes excessive and inconvenient, > particularly for logging writes which are, as you put it, "fire and > forget". > > Notwithstanding that, though, I would note that it *is* good practice to > check non-loggin

Re: [Bug 296437] Re: need tool for manually configuring xorg.conf

2008-12-18 Thread tz
I apologize, but I'm even more frustrated than you are. When someone calls a request a "wishlist" it usually means (including in bug reports) it is something trivial, or unneeded, or cosmetic, or on a whim. That it gets the LOWEST possible triage ahead of invalid or a wontfix. Even though this "

Re: [Bug 284994] bluez-gnome: Bluetooth setup UI changed

2009-03-16 Thread tz
I couldn't find a link to the specific patch. Just one check - some pins are 8 characters, I think the specification maximum is 16 but the dialog box looks like it will only take 4 characters. (also note is not the same as for BT pins so text size matters). So the text box should r

Re: [Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

2009-03-16 Thread tz
+ FALSE, FALSE, 0); + gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(vbox_fixed), hbox_custom); I'll file a separate bug, but this goes to one of the original problems that short pincodes are insecure and they didn't allow options for longer ones. On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at

Re: [Bug 240916] Re: can't configure display resolution (monitor, graphics card) manually in gui

2009-03-06 Thread tz
It is horribly difficult to put back an existing manual configuration utility that was present in a recent version? That is the original solution I wanted. Fixing every possible permutation of hardware in the automatic config would be horribly difficult, but that seems to be the only thing you mi

Re: [Bug 267579] Re: Plain EVDO modems don't work, no logging to find prob

2009-04-14 Thread tz
If you need the USB device information, I can provide it. It should be handled like a CDMA modem (dialing "#777" and starting up PPP - no user or password needed). On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 3:28 PM, duanedesign wrote: > thank you for taking the time to respond to the bug comment I left. I > think

Re: [Bug 267579] Re: Plain EVDO modems don't work, no logging to find prob

2009-04-14 Thread tz
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 9:50 PM, duanedesign wrote: > We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need > to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. The only questions asked were about the version and I provided that information. (It is also a proble

[Bug 267239] [NEW] DVD can't be used for upgrade, gzipped Packages file

2008-09-06 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: apt-cdrom-setup apt-cdrom (Hardy amd64) failed to add the live DVD for an upgrade. The file it is looking for, "Packages" doesn't exist, but "Packages.gz" does. either the hardy version of apt-cdrom or something it uses needs to be fixed to recognize com

[Bug 267239] Re: DVD can't be used for upgrade, gzipped Packages file

2008-09-07 Thread tz
The aforementioned bug (255545) is the problem. Given that this is an upgrade, it straddles Hardy and Intrepid. Since I have a lot of computers and packages, I prefer downloading the ISO DVDs. Even if you backport the fix, is there something in the upgrade process that would insure Hardy has the

[Bug 220497] Re: network-manager doesn't handle ppp connections.

2008-09-07 Thread tz
And NM is completely broke for EVDO modems. I have a Pantech with Verizon service. It is fully recognized at /dev/ttyACM0. NM demands a username although it is not used. (stupidmode=on for wvdial) Even if I type all the stuff in correctly, NM refuses to dial and/or connect. There is no help w

[Bug 267579] [NEW] Plain EVDO modems don't work, no logging to find prob

2008-09-07 Thread tz
Public bug reported: I have a Pantech EVDO modem with Verizon service. It works if I set "Stupid Mode = on" in wvdial.conf, and run it from the command line, but I shouldn't have to. The modem is completely recognized on /dev/ttyACM0 and wvdial (or even chat) will just work. But the applet won'

[Bug 130786] Re: [gutsy] NetworkManager Feature Request - manually trigger ssid scan

2009-08-13 Thread tz
This isn't adequate. I leave my computer on so it will have no network connection and be at the 120 second interval when I get to work and turn my local AP on. 20 seconds is also a long time. Just try waiting 20 seconds from now before you read the next paragraph. The only way currently is to r

[Bug 50785] Wont suspend (or hibernate), won't say why, and is annoying.

2006-06-23 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager My laptop used to suspend correctly (prerelease Dapper). It now won't, but I've updated some things for other hardware (rt2500, etc.). Hibernate was more quirky (maybe because it took too long to restore and I wasn't patient enough).

[Bug 59594] wireless oops (too easy to do) requires reboot to recover

2006-09-08 Thread tz
Public bug reported: If I select the wrong access point (e.g. my home config at work), gethostbyname will fail. This means gksudo will fail, so I can't run network-admin to fix it, nor can I run sudo in a console - [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo killall dhclient3 sudo: unable to lookup myhost via get

[Bug 48517] Re: Improper filesystem unmount order (swap on files)

2006-11-03 Thread tz
So by "not supporting" you mean you will purposely leave bombs which might destroy the filesystem? Fine, disable swapfiles, or issue big ugly warnings that it will destroy your system if you activate one under ubuntu, but if you aren't going to do that, this should be a higher priority. It isn't

[Bug 48517] Re: Improper filesystem unmount order (swap on files)

2006-11-03 Thread tz
For me, you can either apply the patch or do something similar. There is a larger problem here and this would be a THIRD proposed fix (the first two are 1. a patch, or 2. something that would disable or warn on creating a swapfile in the first place) Filesystems that refuse to umount - for any re

[Bug 50785] Re: Wont suspend (or hibernate), won't say why, and is annoying.

2006-11-11 Thread tz
Mine is an avaratec 3715, not any kind of dell. Also, the "duplicate" should work in reverese. My complaint is more that the "help" for the problem points to a place that is of absolutely no help. Yes, I want hibernate fixed - or even not lock the screen, but as much or more I want it to tell me

[Bug 62552] Re: Support for maxSize to usb-serial to support EVDO

2006-10-29 Thread tz
Duplicate of bug 36340 and 42356 I can confirm it - my evdo speed just went up 10x when I patched the latest (027) kernel Some discussion (and the patch in original form) at: http://wildbill.nulldevice.net/wordpress/?p=144 http://wildbill.nulldevice.net/wordpress/?p=153 This should be a very h

[Bug 566982] [NEW] Network Manager does not notice it needs to update for over 30 minutes

2010-04-19 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: network-manager At 4:30 I left work after shutting down my AP. I don't suspend or hibernate my laptop. I get home 15 minutes later and open my laptop 15 minutes after that. No connecton. It still lists the AP from work. Nothing I do for over a minute

[Bug 567294] [NEW] Display detection SLOW (and broken) in Lucid

2010-04-20 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Display controller si the 945GM Express integrated from Intel on my HP Mini netbook. With Karmic, plugging in an external VGA display, it would be recognized within a few seconds, and the display control panel would show two displays and let me configure them. With Lucid, it

[Bug 567937] [NEW] grub2 os-prober wrong on MBR Mac boot

2010-04-21 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: os-prober On my HP Mini (hackintosh), "os-prober" constructs a complex entry with dozens of lines that FAILS TO BOOT macosx. the partition uses the chameleon bootloader. The following entry works, though some of the entries might be extraneous (other t

[Bug 567955] [NEW] grub2 always adds "memtest86 serial console" even when no serial port

2010-04-21 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: grub2 I have a laptop that does not and will never have an ordinary serial port. Yet grub2 insists on adding the memory test for serial console that WILL NEVER WORK!. There appears to be no way to disable this. For some reason nodes are created in /dev

[Bug 553313] Re: notifyosd is still horrible in lucid

2010-05-01 Thread tz
The fixed size/position is a similar problem on large monitors - it is way over to the right and tiny on my HD monitor (which I can plug into the same netbook), but the background is dark so that with the size makes it hard to notice. So on the same computer depending on monitor it is either too a

[Bug 567294] Re: Display detection SLOW (and broken) in Lucid

2010-04-25 Thread tz
With the latest update (rc2) which included a fix to both the main and intel it detects the screens in under a second. It may also have been something with the kernel, but in any case it works fine now. I consider it fixed. -- Display detection SLOW (and broken) in Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.

[Bug 552726] Re: WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c:440 serial_unthrottle 0x7b/0x80 usbserial

2010-05-03 Thread tz
It seems to be gone now, at least I haven't seen anything like this recently, so it is probably fixed. -- WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c:440 serial_unthrottle 0x7b/0x80 usbserial https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/552726 You received this bug notification

[Bug 564230] Re: notify-osd is too annoying in lucid

2010-05-09 Thread tz
I cannot click through the bubbles. I don't know why. First, they tend to be opaque so I would have no idea what I'm clicking through to. Maybe on your 12-core xenon blade servers they do something different, but on my normal systems they are sticky and tend to leave a nearly opaque box covering

[Bug 130786] Re: [gutsy] NetworkManager Feature Request - manually trigger ssid scan

2009-11-19 Thread tz
This goes back to Gutsy and is not yet fixed in Karmic. Supposedly it is fixed in the Gnome branch but is a wontfix here? It is still stupid that I have to disable and enable wireless just to see my access point when I can watch windows, two cell phones, Mac OSX and everything else find it in und

[Bug 485425] [NEW] jffs2 - journaling for flash devices is not in the kernel

2009-11-19 Thread tz
Public bug reported: There is aufs which allows for a read-only root but that doesn't solve things. For speed and reliability you need a journaling filesystem, but EXT3 will burn out the journal inode since it never moves. However jffs2 is available, but only as a module, and provides all the fe

[Bug 452285] Re: Ubuntu One constantly updates my files and sends a neverending stream of notifications

2009-11-19 Thread tz
This is horrible. There is no way to disable it, and it flashes - it stays up until I mouseover where it disappears but pops back up as soon as the mouse is gone. First, it should NOT notify. The client icon can have a badge indicating updating starting/complete. If notifications are left on, i

[Bug 460857] Re: ftdi serial driver broken in linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic (2.6.31-14.48)

2010-01-18 Thread tz
The kernel in proposed ...-18 also seems to fix the DTR reset with the Arduino, at least with the current avrdude software. I don't have to hit the reset button!. -- ftdi serial driver broken in linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic (2.6.31-14.48) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/460857 You received this

[Bug 516360] Re: Never "up to date", never syncs new files properly

2010-02-02 Thread tz
** Attachment added: ".home.tz..cache.ubuntuone.log.oauth.login.log.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38684053/.home.tz..cache.ubuntuone.log.oauth.login.log.txt ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38684055/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "Ubuntuone

[Bug 516360] [NEW] Never "up to date", never syncs new files properly

2010-02-02 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubuntuone-client The task icon seems to be working, but it always says "your files are up to date" when they aren't. When I copy a new file into my UbuntuOne directory, the annoying notification comes up, but never the "done syncing", and it seems to be

[Bug 516360] Re: Never "up to date", never syncs new files properly

2010-02-02 Thread tz
Killing and restarting the syncdaemon seems to make it work, i.e. push and pull files correctly. There should be an option to do this from the client applet. (Note I attach and detach from many different networks during the day so there will never be any continuity of connection - maybe it was st

[Bug 516360] Re: Never "up to date", never syncs new files properly

2010-02-03 Thread tz
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 461614 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/461614 This is NOT a duplicate unless the alternate bug is merely a "catch-all" for any generic not syncing problem. ARE Not Syncing if A-B-C is the same as Not Syncing if X-Y-Z identical, Dbus errors v.s. no dbus e

[Bug 516360] Re: Never "up to date", never syncs new files properly

2010-02-03 Thread tz
I will do so, and found that it is repeatable. I have two wireless APs on different provider networks. touch ~/UbuntuOne/test1 (syncing notify comes up, finished comes up fairly quickly, file is visible from the UO web page on a second computer). Change access points using the network manager t

[Bug 516360] Re: Never "up to date", never syncs new files properly

2010-02-03 Thread tz
Looking at the log, it detected the change, but it just sat there The connection was good (I was listening to an audio broadcast and doing other surfing). I exited the debug version and there were some further messages. There was some more info including a detach mechanism so I'm re- uploading

[Bug 261289] Re: Preferences option to prevent auto mounting of removable hard disks has been removed

2009-12-13 Thread tz
If this is intended, then the people intending it are stupid. There are many other cases where you don't want every volume of every drive mounted (sometimes crippled like HFS or NTFS) when you insert or attach a device. If it is a lower priority issue, then it should still be a checkbox in an adv

[Bug 480449] Re: Can't connect - either web or client

2009-12-15 Thread tz
You apparently kept the promise to fix the server (the "promise" was from the reject text which I don't get now). That "I'm broken but we promise to fix it" message was there a long time, long enough to consider the promise as broken as the server. A more specific message while you were fixing it

[Bug 452285] Re: Ubuntu One constantly updates my files and sends a neverending stream of notifications

2009-12-15 Thread tz
Part of the problem is another annoying random eye-candy change for Karmic. Instead of the old notifications with a dismiss box and short time-out, you have these really annoying, non-removable, non- configurable notifications that stick a huge (on a netbook screen) box in the upper corner which f

[Bug 497047] [NEW] "Removable Drives and Media" has no tab for Removable Drives or Media

2009-12-15 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Maybe it should be renamed pluggable devices. But it really should allow me to specify storage options. This is on the system->control center from the main menu. First, there should be a way to stop or limit automounting. Right now, if I plug in an image backup drive with

[Bug 50785] Re: Wont suspend (or hibernate), won't say why, and is annoying.

2009-12-15 Thread tz
It is still an issue. Selecting hibernate (or suspend) even on Karmic spins something in the background which can fail and doesn't have any diagnostic path (e.g. a message that the swap is too small, some device won't sleep or unmount, etc.). The "hibernate" button is there for almost every insta

[Bug 379169] Re: when installing with the alternate cd the swap partition gets selected automatically in manual partitioning

2009-12-15 Thread tz
Could someone at least change this to "Confirmed", or ask for more data, or do I have to report this as a new bug? At least triage this - it is very confusing when you don't think a partition is going to be formatted - you haven't selected anything and on a later screen it says it will format it.

[Bug 497485] [NEW] gparted changes FAT16 to FAT32 when it shouldn't

2009-12-16 Thread tz
Public bug reported: (Karmic) For a FAT16 DOS partition on a USB key, gparted correctly limits the new size to 4088 megabytes, but libparted will silently (unless you expand the log messages) and WITHOUT WARNING change the format from FAT16 to FAT32, though it does not need to. This is the reaso

[Bug 497577] [NEW] No way to Umount a USB drive or single partition on a drive - only eject

2009-12-16 Thread tz
Public bug reported: Frequently I do NOT want to eject media or detach a USB or other removable device, just umount it (e.g. if I have multiple partitions, want to fsck, or format one). The mount applet doesn't have any umount option, and ejecting one partition will umount EVERY PARTIITION WITHOU

[Bug 123713] Re: package description needs rewrite

2010-02-21 Thread tz
Thanks kecsap for taking this up. Just for security and consistency, I like to know what changes in Firefox for anything I install (and I have lots of extensions). But extensions and plugins can conflict or do strange things. There is no real hurry, but something should be in the next release. T

[Bug 422159] [NEW] AVR Stick and other ATtinyx5 USB devices aren't recognized

2009-08-31 Thread tz
e not accepting address 29, error -71 [222170.352259] usb 2-2: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 30 Linux tz-hpmini 2.6.28-15-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Aug 18 18:40:08 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux I have more than one of these, and I would be willing to send one to someone with the exper

[Bug 376128] Re: ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly

2009-08-31 Thread tz
#uname -a Linux tz-hpmini 2.6.28-15-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Aug 18 18:40:08 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux Does not fix this. It sounds like my problem, but only happens when the buffer overruns. I will try one of the 2.6.29 kernels and/or Karmic when I get a chance. For example, using http

[Bug 376128] Re: ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly

2009-08-31 Thread tz
Rereading the earlier messages, if a linux-kernel or such comes out later today in -proposed I will try it and get back. -- ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/376128 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubun

[Bug 376128] Re: ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly

2009-09-03 Thread tz
says: Linux tz-hpmini 2.6.28-15-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Aug 18 18:40:08 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux -- ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/376128 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs ma

[Bug 376128] Re: ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly

2009-09-03 Thread tz
The "selective update" portion in the wiki apparently doesn't quite work - I entered the information as it said and started aptitude. I also set a tic-mark on the box in the main section. Ah - the "preferences" text in the selective part doesn't work, at least not if I just do a cut-paste and w

Re: [Bug 367173] Re: 9.04 flash player no sound with play

2009-09-16 Thread tz
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 4:41 AM, Jean-Paul wrote: > I now have sound with flash. Note that I dumped the inferior > nspluginwrapper solution (why does Canonical insist on using that > anyway?) and went straight to the source - I installed Adobe's 64 bit > plugin. Works like a charm. I believe a st

[Bug 376128] Re: ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly

2009-09-20 Thread tz
I got around to stress-testing the bug (100 baud - reading pulse trains from things like an IR remote from an Arduino). Works perfectly now. I haven't had a single IO error or other crash (no overrun either, but it is hard to overrun a megabaud). -- ftdi_sio doesnt work propertly https://bu

[Bug 460857] Re: ftdi serial driver broken in linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic (2.6.31-14.48)

2009-12-06 Thread tz
The process described above in the post works, but is fairly complicated and time consuming (downloading two kernel trees, doing a graft of some files, etc.). It would be nice if the ko file was available. Most arduino modules and development are affected by this. Note that I can use "socat file

[Bug 460857] Re: ftdi serial driver broken in linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic (2.6.31-14.48)

2009-12-06 Thread tz
Makefile - (also attached). make a new directory, then copy the two fixed files, ftdi_sio.* from the good tree into this new directory, copy this Makefile to the new directory, enter the new directory and type "Make". You will have a .ko in a few seconds. cut here: -8<-8<- KDIR:=/lib

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