[Bug 654928] Re: application does not allow to report bugs concerning ubuntu in general (asks for PID if you try to report "other problems")

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

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Title:
  application does not allow to report bugs concerning ubuntu in general
  (asks for PID if you try to report "other problems")

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apport

  Context:
    I am currently trying to report a bug in Maverick RC released in 2010-10-01, which does not boot on my IBM x3650 M2 servers. I was not able to find a "submit new bug" on ubuntu's website, and the documentation for reporting a new bug tells me to use Apport.

  Problem:
    I was not able to submit my bug using Apport.

  How to reproduce:
    press alt+f2, run ubuntu-bug without arguments, click on "other problem" and hit "ok". A message "You need to specify a package or a PID" pops up. Apport allows no further action after that.

  Other thoughts:
    I do think Apport is the wrong way to report my bug, since it concerns another distro and is pre-boot, but the documentation does not point in any other direction. If there is another way, maybe a bug report against the documentation is necessary.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: apport 1.13.3-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.44-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Oct  4 21:35:48 2010
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/apport-bug
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
  InterpreterPath: /bin/dash
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.utf8
  SourcePackage: apport

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