[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1364630] Re: init: Error while reading from descriptor: Broken pipe

2015-01-29 Thread Paul Abrahams
Re #74 (Roland Meier): the message in #37 is "Could no open output pipe", which is somewhat different from the "broken pipe" message. Interestingly, I've also seen the broken pipe message in an older 13.10 system, which brought up the graphical interface but froze after a while. -- You received t

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1364630] Re: init: Error while reading from descriptor: Broken pipe

2015-01-28 Thread Paul Abrahams
The keepers of the archive need to do something about this bug to reflect the fact that it is not Nvidia-specific. Several people have reported encountering it with Intel hardware. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1364630] Re: init: Error while reading from descriptor: Broken pipe

2015-01-28 Thread Paul Abrahams
I just "upgraded" a system from Kubuntu 14.04 to Kubuntu 14.10, and the "broken pipe" error popped up. Some questions for the suffering populace: 1. Does the error occur with 14.04 or only with 14.10? 2. Does it occur with 14.10 installed directly or only with 14.10 upgraded from 14.04? In my e

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1412594] [NEW] System hangs when kstart used in autostart script

2015-01-19 Thread Paul Abrahams
Public bug reported: I was trying to use kstart to start three programs in three different desktops after login, like this: kstart --desktop 1 firefox kstart --desktop 2 kmail kstart --desktop 3 konsole After (apparently) executing the script, the system hung solidly. I tried this more el

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1364630] Re: init: Error while reading from descriptor: Broken pipe

2015-01-08 Thread Paul Abrahams
I.ve installed the 20140923 microcode update. It solved the buffer underrun problem I was having but not the broken pipe problem. The reason I thought it would help is that I saw a post somewhere saying that this update worked but the previous one (20140624) did not. I've been trying without suc

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1364630] Re: init: Error while reading from descriptor: Broken pipe

2015-01-05 Thread Paul Abrahams
After poking around I learned that the cure is to install a correction to the Intel microcode. That in turn requires installing the"intel- microcode 2.20140913.1ubuntu2 source package, which is available from Launchpad. However, I haven't yet figured out how to actually do that. The Archlinux fo

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1364630] Re: init: Error while reading from descriptor: Broken pipe

2015-01-05 Thread Paul Abrahams
i just installed the 3.18 kernel and still get the broken pipe. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1364630 Title: init: Error while reading from descriptor: Br

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1364630] Re: init: Error while reading from descriptor: Broken pipe

2015-01-05 Thread Paul Abrahams
This bug report is mistitled since the same bug appears on machines (like mine) with Intel integrated graphics. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1364630 Title:

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1364630] Re: init: Error while reading from descriptor: Broken pipe

2015-01-03 Thread Paul Abrahams
I too get this message in Kubuntu 14.10. I have a Lenovo laptop with Intel integrated graphics. I actually have two Kubuntu 14.10's in different partitions on this machine. I'm writing this from what I'll call P1, which I had abandoned because the partition was too small for my needs. So I creat

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1081185] Re: Touchpad can't be deactivated after a while

2012-12-03 Thread Paul Abrahams
I doubt if this will be of much help: pa@morchella:~$ apport-collect 1081185 Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated. ERROR: connecting to Launchpad failed: [Errno 2] No such file or directory You can reset the credenti

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1081185] [NEW] Touchpad can't be deactivated after a while

2012-11-20 Thread Paul Abrahams
Public bug reported: I'm running Kubuntu 12.04.1. When I first start a session, I can (and do) deactivate the touchpad with Fn-F6 on my Lenovo laptop. But later on, something -- I don't know what -- reactivates the touchpad and I can't shut it off using normal means. At the same time the System

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 703602] Re: Brightness controls not working

2011-04-28 Thread Paul Abrahams
I still have this bug. I'll test it in Natty once I have Natty installed. But as of this very moment the upgrade isn't available. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bu

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 703602] Re: Brightness controls not working

2011-04-28 Thread Paul Abrahams
I still have this bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/703602 Title: Brightness controls not working ___ Mailing l

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 710144] Re: Xsession: unable to launch "" X session --- "" not found; falling back to default session.

2011-03-25 Thread Paul Abrahams
And so did I. (also an akonadi error, FWIW). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/710144 Title: Xsession: unable to launch "" X session --- "" not found; falling bac

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 540112] Re: Can not change LCD brightness on Lenovo Y450 laptop

2011-01-19 Thread Paul Abrahams
What is the best way to install the EnableBrightnessControl fix if xorg.conf doesn't exist (a common situation now)? I tried creating xorg.conf as Section "Device" Identifier "Configured Video Device" Driver "fbdev" Option "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessC

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 703602] Re: Brightness controls not working

2011-01-16 Thread Paul Abrahams
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/703602 Title: Brightness controls not working ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 703602] [NEW] Brightness controls not working

2011-01-16 Thread Paul Abrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg I first noticed that my screen was too bright and tried to adjust the brightness with Fn-F5. Nothing happened right away, but after that something that looked like a brightness control bar would pop up on my screen every minute or so and then disapp

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 630320] Re: 1280x1024 resolution lost after reboot

2010-09-04 Thread Paul Abrahams
** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/630320/+attachment/1543505/+files/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "CurrentDmesg.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/630320/+attachment/1543506/+files/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 630320] [NEW] 1280x1024 resolution lost after reboot

2010-09-04 Thread Paul Abrahams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg Before upgrading to kernel level 2.6.32-24, I was unable to get screen resolution better than 1024x768. After the upgrade I can get what I want via System Settings / Display: 1280 x 1024. But the resolution setting is lost after a reboot; after the

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 159007] Re: Screen and Graphics lose resolution configuration after reboot

2010-09-03 Thread Paul Abrahams
This problem has resurfaced in 10.04 Lucid. Until the 2.6.32-24 kernel release I was unable to get resolutions greater than 1024x768. This later kernel release solved that problem -- but now I still get sent back to the lower resolution after a reboot. -- Screen and Graphics lose resolution con