[all variants] Known Hardy bugs and workarounds

[frodon]

Disclaimer : The purpose of this thread is just to list known Hardy Heron bugs and give the corresponding workarounds and launchpad entries. All discussions about the bug itself should go in the thread dedicated to the bug.
Please do not list here bugs without any workaround


sudo unable to resolve host
- Workaround : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=723361
- Bug Report : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...udo/+bug/32906
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...cue/+bug/19553

Excessive disk I/O in Firefox 3b5 - Should be fixed now with firefox 3 release
- Workaround : http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...5&postcount=50
- Bug report : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s....0/+bug/215728

Samba Shares
-Workaround : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=772706
-Bug report : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...re/+bug/215810

-Note : Basically right click on a directory and share it -> Install the needed samba server -> log out and back in -> Repeat right click on directory to share.

Do Not Share $HOME : See post #7 in the "Workaround" above. ~ Thanks Deeta

ATI & Compiz :
-Workaround : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=764633 ~ Thanks Rocket2DMn
-Bug report : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ti/+bug/206845

GVFS and disk usage :
-Workaround : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=748778
-Bug report : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ls/+bug/211789

SATA drives not detected in IDE mode (DELL users mainly)
-Workaround : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...02/comments/35
-related thread : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=762257
-Bug report : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ux/+bug/153702

Install VMWare Server
- Workaround : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4868919
Not really a bug, more of a FAQ.

VirtualBox OSE
- Problem : VBox status code: -1908 (VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED)
- Workaround : Remove VirtualBox OSE and install the PUEL version.
- Bug report : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...se/+bug/179807

System -> Quit takes a long time to appear
-Bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...on/+bug/123078
-Workaround: Reenable the gnome-power-manager in Administration-Sessions.

Shut down screen problem?
-Bug report :
-Workaround : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...36#post4858236

Downgrade to Firefox 2, add-ons will not install
- Bug report :
- Workaround : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=784628

Edit /etc/sudoers with gedit
- Workaround : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=779902
- Bug report : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...do/+bug/207369

High CPU usage in system monitor
- Workaround : http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...94&postcount=2 - use top or htop in the meantime, thanks vor.
- Bug report : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...or/+bug/187383 - fixed upstream and currently in -proposed (may 08th 2008)

Bluetooth headsets not working
Workaround : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4910397
Bug report : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...th/+bug/199266

USB devices and permissions
- The syntax used in the 40-permissions.rules has changed with 8.04. In addition, any user changes now need to be in a user-numbered-and-named.rules file higher than 40.
- Workaround : http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...4&postcount=13
- Bug Report : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ev/+bug/210421
~ Thanks anewguy

Crash after installing system-config-samba
- Workaround : sudo touch /etc/libuser.conf
- Bug Report : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...er/+bug/214959
Thanks kikke

Memory Leak in NetworkManager:
- Workaround : use Intrepid package which is fixed.
- Bug Report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/ha...er/+bug/203016


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

[chrisccoulson]

Excessive disk I/O in Firefox 3b5

Workaround - http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4770985&postcount=50
Bug report - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/215728

[frodon]

Added to first post, really helpful.

Thank you for your contribution

[funnypanks]

for excessive io activity in firefox 3b5 a more permenant solution is
Edit>Preferences>Security and then uncheck the 2 boxes that start out "tell me if the site I'm visiting"

also if u have random exits (aka segmentation fault) in ff3b5 type this into terminal, don't worry youtube still works
sudo mv /usr/lib/libflashsupport.so /usr/lib/libflashsupport.so.org

i didn't come up with either fix but i don't remember where i read it either, but both are working for me

if u use vlc and firefox at the same time where u need audio in both, in my computer (acer 5580) audio will only work for one or the other, to get around this in vlc click
settings>preferences>click advanced advanced settings at the bottom> then on the left pane fan out audio>click output modules> change from default to alsa audio output>click save at the bottom
and your done

[Comhra]

Very useful, thanks for that, my HH install is really coming together.

[RAOF]

Originally Posted by funnypanks ... also if u have random exits (aka segmentation fault) in ff3b5 type this into terminal, don't worry youtube still works sudo mv /usr/lib/libflashsupport.so /usr/lib/libflashsupport.so.org ...

Or, the much better way of doing this is

sudo aptitude remove libflashsupport

to actually remove the package rather than just make it not work .

[davidpbrown]

SATA drives not detected in IDE mode

-Workaround : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...02/comments/35
-Bug report : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ux/+bug/153702

Either adding "all_generic_ide" to GRUB
Or switch the SATA mode in the BIOS from "IDE" to "RAID"

(See also http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=762257)

[LorisMaria]

Originally Posted by funnypanks if u use vlc and firefox at the same time where u need audio in both, in my computer (acer 5580) audio will only work for one or the other, to get around this in vlc click settings>preferences>click advanced advanced settings at the bottom> then on the left pane fan out audio>click output modules> change from default to alsa audio output>click save at the bottom and your done

Excellent solution. Worked with Exaile, too. Thanks for this!

[neighborlee]

Originally Posted by funnypanks for excessive io activity in firefox 3b5 a more permenant solution is Edit>Preferences>Security and then uncheck the 2 boxes that start out "tell me if the site I'm visiting" also if u have random exits (aka segmentation fault) in ff3b5 type this into terminal, don't worry youtube still works sudo mv /usr/lib/libflashsupport.so /usr/lib/libflashsupport.so.org i didn't come up with either fix but i don't remember where i read it either, but both are working for me if u use vlc and firefox at the same time where u need audio in both, in my computer (acer 5580) audio will only work for one or the other, to get around this in vlc click settings>preferences>click advanced advanced settings at the bottom> then on the left pane fan out audio>click output modules> change from default to alsa audio output>click save at the bottom and your done

Or, for those less saavy with CLI, you can do alt-F2 and type that in, or for that matter just open synaptic and remove it . These little things can help keep converts instead of them running screaming back to windows/mac -whateva

Its not only the advice we give sometimes, but the way its given that matters too, as we aren't all geeks -this will change even more I suspect as vista users run away screaming from that platform ? ( or run to them mac-who knows--

cheers
nl

[2hot6ft2]

Ooops wrong place sorry. Meant to post in the Intrepid thread.