Le jeudi 28 août 2008 à 01:14 +0300, Eddy Petrișor a écrit : > Subject: gdmflexiserver: new gdm screen with unreadable font > Package: gdm > Version: 2.20.7-1 > Severity: serious > Justification: unusable gdm session; breaks existing one > > > Hello, > > I tried today to log again on another console and I used the > gdmflexiserver menu entry to get to a new gdm screen, but I wasn't able > to use it since the fonts were garbled and I couldn't read anything on > he screen. > > What's more weird is that, later, when swicthing to the VT that > contained at some point the broken gdm screen, then back, it happens > that the fonts in the original VT (vt7) get garbled, but they can be > restored if I switch to any getty console then back. I.e. ctrl+alt+F8, > ctrl+al+F7 breaks fonts, while ctrl+alt+F1, ctrl+alt+F7 will fix the > issue. > > See attached images to see how the image/fonts are broken. > > > > I am not sure if this is related, but when such a vt change occurs, > the layout information is reset to CAPS set and ctrl and caps are > switched (I use caps as ctrl, and the other way around). I will > submit a new bug about this, but I am not sure which is the proper > package.
This is certainly caused by a bug in the X driver, presumably with the RENDER extension. What is your graphics driver and which driver you are using? Cheers, -- .''`. : :' : We are debian.org. Lower your prices, surrender your code. `. `' We will add your hardware and software distinctiveness to `- our own. Resistance is futile.
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