Known Jaunty Jackalope bugs with workarounds

[frodon]

Disclaimer : The purpose of this thread is just to list known Jaunty Jackalope bugs and give the corresponding workarounds and launchpad entries. All discussions about the bug or the workaround itself must go in the thread dedicated to the bug.

Please do not list bugs here without any workaround


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>>>>>> Official Release Notes : <<<<<<


Note: The release notes list know bugs and bug reports and solutions (if any). Please read the release notes before installing or upgrading to Jaunty (Ubuntu 9.04).

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/904

Performance regressions on Intel graphics cards:
- Bug Report: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/rele...aphics%20cards
- Workaround: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1130582

Nvidia non-root permissions bug
- Bug Report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...80/+bug/370249
- Workaround: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...82&postcount=3

Camera doesn't mount when connected and switched on
- Bug Report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ux/+bug/301281
- Workaround: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...51&postcount=4

Remote Desktop (vnc) screen freezes when remote host is 9.04
- Bug Report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...iz/+bug/353126
- Workaround: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...10&postcount=5

Jaunty 9.04 Blind to XP's Shared Network Printer
- Bug Report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ba/+bug/368273
- Workaround: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...97&postcount=6

Editing calendar events to recur forever corrupts the calendar the event is tied to
- Bug Report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...on/+bug/362318
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...on/+bug/372503
- Workaround: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...5&postcount=18 or the one proposed in bug report.

wubi installer's pyrun.exe says "no disk"
- Bug Report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/365881
- Workaround: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...6&postcount=19

mdadm software raid breaks on intrepid-jaunty upgrade
- Bug Report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...dm/+bug/330298
- Workaround: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...0&postcount=19

Grip can't eject CD and also rips slow
- Bug Report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ip/+bug/382013
- Workaround: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...9&postcount=28

2.6.28-11 causes data corruption on some 64 bit installations
- Bug Report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...1?comments=all
- Workaround: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...8&postcount=29

update-manager doesn't show updates, even after 1 week
- Bug Report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...er/+bug/356152
- Workaround: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...7&postcount=34

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Fell free to propose other known Jaunty Jackalope bugs to be listed here but think to provide a link to the workaround and a link to the corresponding launchpad entry.

Other ubuntu version "known bugs" threads :
Intrepid Ibex known bugs
Hardy Heron known bugs

[icedfusion]

BUG:
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Installing the 64bit version of Jaunty I found the install would just hang at the splash screen(ok for 32bit which was odd).
Found that as I did not have a floopy drive installed, the install would continual check for fd0

WorkAround:
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Disable the floppy drive in the bios.

[dcstar]

The permissions of the /dev/nvidia files cause errors when processes are launched with non-root privileges on my 64-bit 9.04 desktop system.

In my case I get Direct Rendering errors when launching a Direct Rendering enabled VM inside VMware Server, but running glxinfo without sudo shows the error:

NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidiactl (Permission denied).

I have found many other posts with the same issue (including people using Wine), and here is my current workaround since reinstalling the 180 driver package did not fix it:

gksudo gedit /etc/rc.local

Add the following before "exit 0":

chmod 666 /dev/nvidia* &

Launchpad: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...80/+bug/370249

[The Cog]

Camera doesn't mount when connected and switched on.

Many people have reported this bug.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ux/+bug/301281

Quick fix:
Use the command:

sudo killall gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor

then connect the camera.

Long-term fix:
Prevent the process from starting. Use the command:

sudo chmod -x /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor

[Just_SomeGuy]

Remote Desktop (vnc) screen freezes when remote host is 9.04 although mouse clicks and key commands still reach the target machine.

The bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...iz/+bug/353126

The workaround:
Disable Compiz on the remote machine
System -> Preferences -> Appearance -> Visual Effects = None

[celem]

[BUG]-------------
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ba/+bug/368273
When adding a printer attached to and shared on my Windows XP box with System->Administration->Printing, New->Network Printer->Windows Printer via SAMBA, Browse - you get right up to where clicking the little gray diamonds should reveal a networked printer and Poof the dialog crashes and is gone.

[WORKAROUND]------
Used the Windows box IP address instead of Browsing for the printer. This permits you to go to the next steps and create a printer, although it won't work yet, i.e. test page won't print. Next click the change URI button for the printer path name and it will present another opportunity to Browse. This time it will find the Windows printer, correctly changing the path and then the test page will print and the printer is setup.

[generic_idea_machine]

Remote Desktop (vnc) screen freezes when remote host is 9.04 although mouse clicks and key commands still reach the target machine.

The bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...iz/+bug/353126

The workaround:
Disable Compiz on the remote machine
System -> Preferences -> Appearance -> Visual Effects = None

How is that a workaround?

Just when I was truly beginning to appreciate all that compiz had to offer. (80$ video card, 4 gigs of memory later).

[frodon]

First post updated, thank you for your really useful reports.

[dli8ilb]

[BUG]-------------
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/ja...ck/+bug/321176
opening alarm-clock causes screen to freeze

[WORKAROUND]------
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/ja...76/comments/82
install Alarm Clock 0.9.19 from getdeb

[frodon]

[BUG]-------------
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/ja...ck/+bug/321176
opening alarm-clock causes screen to freeze

[WORKAROUND]------
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/ja...76/comments/82
install Alarm Clock 0.9.19 from getdeb

The bug report says fix commited, i guess there should be a packet in the repo or soon available in the repo which fixes it