control center screen is non-functional and re-opens as it is closed

[steve gooberman-hill]

ran apt-get update today
control center is now non functional - some screens (eg sound) don't work at all
others behave badly (eg display)
when I try and close the control centre it immediately reopens and takes the screen focus. reboot won't cure

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu24.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-33.48-generic 3.8.13.11
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Nov 9 16:56:27 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-17 (176 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-11-09 (0 days ago)
usr_lib_gnome-control-center:
 activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu6.2
 deja-dup 26.0-0ubuntu1
 gnome-control-center-signon 0.1.6bzr13.04.05-0ubuntu1.1
 gnome-control-center-unity 1.3daily13.06.19~13.04-0ubuntu1
 indicator-datetime 12.10.3daily13.03.26-0ubuntu1

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug report. What package did you update? Does it happen in a guest session? Do you get any error if you run gnome-control-center from a command line?

[steve gooberman-hill (stevegoobermanhill)]

I have now completed an upgrade to 13:10, which has solved the issue, so
I'm afraid I don't have any more data to share. The error was still
happening if I ran the control-centre from the command line.

Kind regards

Steve

Steve Gooberman-Hill
Skype: steve.gooberman.hill

On 11 November 2013 11:10, Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thank you for your bug report. What package did you update? Does it
> happen in a guest session? Do you get any error if you run gnome-
> control-center from a command line?
>
> ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1249634
>
> Title:
> control center screen is non-functional and re-opens as it is closed
>
> Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> ran apt-get update today
> control center is now non functional - some screens (eg sound) don't
> work at all
> others behave badly (eg display)
> when I try and close the control centre it immediately reopens and takes
> the screen focus. reboot won't cure
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
> Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu24.1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-33.48-generic 3.8.13.11
> Uname: Linux 3.8.0-33-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.5
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Sat Nov 9 16:56:27 2013
> EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-17 (176 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64
> (20130424)
> MarkForUpload: True
> SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-11-09 (0 days ago)
> usr_lib_gnome-control-center:
> activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu6.2
> deja-dup 26.0-0ubuntu1
> gnome-control-center-signon 0.1.6bzr13.04.05-0ubuntu1.1
> gnome-control-center-unity 1.3daily13.06.19~13.04-0ubuntu1
> indicator-datetime 12.10.3daily13.03.26-0ubuntu1
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
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[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

thanks for the update, closing the bug since we can't really work on it if it stopped happening and the bug doesn't have the details to understand what the issue was