garbled incomplete obstructed english text

Bug #1432919 reported by Joe Liau
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
High
Unassigned

Bug Description

Description: Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch)
Release: 15.04

xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
  Candidate: 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 1:7.7+7ubuntu4 0
        500 http://mirrors.accretive-networks.net/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

English text is obstructed or garbled.
This happens at the login prompt as well ( the word "password")
Randomly on content text or menu text.
Mostly unreadable.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-9.9-generic 3.19.1
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-9-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.16.2-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Mar 16 19:41:30 2015
DistUpgraded: 2015-03-15 19:32:57,918 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: vivid
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bbswitch, 0.7, 3.19.0-9-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-346-updates, 346.47, 3.19.0-9-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-346-updates-uvm, 346.47, 3.19.0-9-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GK104 [GeForce GTX 660 Ti] [10de:1183] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. Device [3842:3662]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-21 (330 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-9-generic root=UUID=d43fa8fe-98d7-4cbc-9f5a-845fe940823f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-03-16 (1 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/19/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1605
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P6T DELUXE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1605:bd05/19/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP6TDELUXE:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150303-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.59+git20150310.fcff9e21-0ubuntu0ricotz~utopic
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.6.0~git20150310.5750595c-0ubuntu0ricotz3~utopic
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.6.0~git20150310.5750595c-0ubuntu0ricotz3~utopic
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
xserver.bootTime: Mon Mar 16 17:21:34 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input Microsoft Microsoft IntelliMouse® Optical MOUSE, id 8
 input Darfon Wireless Keyboard & Mouse KEYBOARD, id 9
 input Darfon Wireless Keyboard & Mouse KEYBOARD, id 10
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 Output DVI-0 DisplayPort-0 HDMI-0
 product id 9896
 vendor HWP
xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu2
xserver.video_driver: modeset

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Joe Liau (joe) wrote :
Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)
affects: xorg (Ubuntu) → nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 (Ubuntu)
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Joe Liau (joe) wrote :

This also affects the "nouveau" drivers. Or any drivers for nvidia.

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Joe Liau (joe) wrote :

Seems to be an "upgrade" conflict rather than a bug in the system.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
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Anatoli (anatoli) wrote :

Please let me know what configuration details to provide.

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