Cannot enter name for new folder, can't make folder

[Roger Davis]

I select "new folder", window appears, but cannot enter name in text box to create new folder.

It seems that some users have this problem, some not. XFE has no variants, so I'm guessing the problem arises within Ubuntu and variations in Ubuntu setup.

Please see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2235440&p=13078735#post13078735

Ubuntu 14.04, Gnome Flashback Metacity, XFE 1.37

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Jul 21 11:05:55 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cape Verde PRO [Radeon HD 7750 / R7 250E] [1002:683f] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: PC Partner Limited / Sapphire Technology Device [174b:e213]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-07 (14 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-32-generic root=UUID=3d311d21-7c70-432e-a4ac-d9dd4986a2b5 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/08/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: BHZ7710H.86A.0057.2012.0208.1904
dmi.board.name: DZ77BH-55K
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAG39008-400
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrBHZ7710H.86A.0057.2012.0208.1904:bd02/08/2012:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDZ77BH-55K:rvrAAG39008-400:cvn:ct3:cvr:
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.1+14.04.20140701-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Mon Jul 21 10:27:47 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:101b MOUSE, id 8
 input Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:200a KEYBOARD, id 9
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2
xserver.video_driver: radeon

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Roger Davis, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. As per http://downloadcenter.intel.com/search?keyword=Intel%C2%AE+Desktop+Board+DZ77BH-55K an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (0100). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?

If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date

For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette .

Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't have to create a new bug report.

Once the BIOS is updated, and the information above is provided, then please mark this report Status New.

Thank you for your understanding.

[Roger Davis (rogerdavis-d)]

I'm confused by this. The fix was a setting problem, and I was informed a long time ago. Moribius1 nailed it on July 21st, in the page http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2235440&p=13078735#post13078735 , also referencing https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfe/+bug/1029256 . Fixed by : System Settings > Language Support > Keyboard Input Method System > From IBUS to None: Apparently a setting changed in 14.04 defaults from earlier Ubuntu versions?

It works fine now, just rechecked it. Definitely NOT a BIOS problem.

I don't have the latest BIOS, but I also don't know of any bugs that affect operations. Everything seems to work fine. Where can I see info on the Ubuntu problems with this BIOS?

Just for reference, here is the output from the command sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date :
BHZ7710H.86A.0057.2012.0208.1904
02/08/2012

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