Also if you know how, try to reduce the effects in unity to free up some memory, probably with ccsm
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-nouveau in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1121715 Title: Unity corruption with nouveau driver on GeForce 7025 Status in “xserver-xorg-video-nouveau” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I have a problem with Unity and compiz with nouveau driver on my device. Motherboard is Biostar TF7025-M2 with onboard GPU Nvidia GeForce 7025 with latest BIOS. By default noveau loads and DRM is enabled. But then I try to use Unity, screen look corrupted, or even Ubuntu totally hangs up. part of dmesg: dmesg | grep nouveau [ 22.345670] nouveau 0000:00:12.0: setting latency timer to 64 [ 22.347138] nouveau [ DEVICE][0000:00:12.0] BOOT0 : 0x067000a1 [ 22.347146] nouveau [ DEVICE][0000:00:12.0] Chipset: C67 (NV67) [ 22.347148] nouveau [ DEVICE][0000:00:12.0] Family : NV40 [ 22.348181] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:00:12.0] checking PRAMIN for image... [ 22.386537] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:00:12.0] ... appears to be valid [ 22.386540] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:00:12.0] using image from PRAMIN [ 22.386721] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:00:12.0] BIT signature found [ 22.386725] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:00:12.0] version 05.67.32.25.02 [ 22.420491] nouveau [ PFB][0000:00:12.0] RAM type: unknown [ 22.420499] nouveau [ PFB][0000:00:12.0] RAM size: 64 MiB [ 22.420501] nouveau [ PFB][0000:00:12.0] ZCOMP: 0 tags [ 22.458064] nouveau [ DRM] VRAM: 61 MiB [ 22.458071] nouveau [ DRM] GART: 512 MiB [ 22.458077] nouveau [ DRM] BIT BIOS found [ 22.458081] nouveau [ DRM] Bios version 05.67.32.25 [ 22.458085] nouveau [ DRM] TMDS table version 1.1 [ 22.458087] nouveau W[ DRM] TMDS table script pointers not stubbed [ 22.458090] nouveau [ DRM] DCB version 3.0 [ 22.458093] nouveau [ DRM] DCB outp 00: 02000310 00000023 [ 22.458096] nouveau [ DRM] DCB outp 01: 04031322 00000080 [ 22.458100] nouveau [ DRM] DCB conn 00: 0000 [ 22.458103] nouveau [ DRM] DCB conn 01: 1161 [ 22.458109] nouveau E[ DRM] Pointer to flat panel table invalid [ 22.459924] nouveau [ DRM] 0xCFF4: Parsing digital output script table [ 22.512774] nouveau [ DRM] 1 available performance level(s) [ 22.512784] nouveau [ DRM] 0: core 425MHz shader 425MHz fanspeed 100% [ 22.512787] nouveau [ DRM] c: core 39MHz [ 22.514285] nouveau [ DRM] MM: using M2MF for buffer copies [ 22.565244] nouveau [ DRM] allocated 1440x900 fb: 0x9000, bo ffff880137f9d800 [ 22.565651] fbcon: nouveaufb (fb0) is primary device [ 22.578113] nouveau 0000:00:12.0: fb0: nouveaufb frame buffer device [ 22.578118] nouveau 0000:00:12.0: registered panic notifier [ 22.578138] [drm] Initialized nouveau 1.1.0 20120801 for 0000:00:12.0 on minor 0 [ 81.967086] nouveau E[ DRM] fail ttm_validate [ 81.967095] nouveau E[ DRM] validate vram_list [ 81.967269] nouveau E[ DRM] validate: -12 [ 82.756376] nouveau E[ DRM] fail ttm_validate [ 82.756386] nouveau E[ DRM] validate vram_list [ 82.756432] nouveau E[ DRM] validate: -12 [ 82.981106] nouveau E[ DRM] fail ttm_validate [ 82.981118] nouveau E[ DRM] validate vram_list [ 82.981182] nouveau E[ DRM] validate: -12 [ 83.361035] nouveau E[ DRM] fail ttm_validate [ 83.361044] nouveau E[ DRM] validate vram_list [ 83.361086] nouveau E[ DRM] validate: -12 [ 83.447857] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:12.0] ERROR nsource: (unknown bits 0x00400000) nstatus: PROTECTION_FAULT [ 83.447872] nouveau E[ PGRAPH][0000:00:12.0] ch 3 [0x00056000] subc 7 class 0x4497 mthd 0x1a10 data 0x0000aae4 [ 84.369995] nouveau E[ DRM] fail ttm_validate [ 84.370004] nouveau E[ DRM] validate vram_list [ 84.370033] nouveau E[ DRM] validate: -12 [ 85.801215] nouveau E[ DRM] fail ttm_validate [ 85.801225] nouveau E[ DRM] validate vram_list [ 85.801256] nouveau E[ DRM] validate: -12 [ 86.102763] nouveau E[ DRM] fail ttm_validate [ 86.102771] nouveau E[ DRM] validate vram_list [ 86.102797] nouveau E[ DRM] validate: -12 [ 86.256874] nouveau E[ DRM] fail ttm_validate [ 86.256884] nouveau E[ DRM] validate vram_list [ 86.258379] nouveau E[ DRM] validate: -12 [ 86.654576] nouveau E[ DRM] fail ttm_validate [ 86.654585] nouveau E[ DRM] validate vram_list [ 86.654626] nouveau E[ DRM] validate: -12 [ 87.658859] nouveau E[ DRM] fail ttm_validate [ 87.658869] nouveau E[ DRM] validate vram_list [ 87.658894] nouveau E[ DRM] validate: -12 [ 87.823557] nouveau E[ DRM] fail ttm_validate [ 87.823575] nouveau E[ DRM] validate vram_list [ 87.823641] nouveau E[ DRM] validate: -12 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-5.10-generic 3.8.0-rc6 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-5-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Mon Feb 11 09:00:42 2013 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: raring DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation C68 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] [10de:053e] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Device [1565:1406] InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-09 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130208) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: BIOSTAR Group N68SA-M2T MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-5-generic root=UUID=ead0d728-086e-4753-848b-b12070ac5ac3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/16/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG dmi.board.name: N68SA-M2T dmi.board.vendor: BIOSTAR Group dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: BIOSTAR Group dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd09/16/2008:svnBIOSTARGroup:pnN68SA-M2T:pvr5.0:rvnBIOSTARGroup:rnN68SA-M2T:rvr1.0:cvnBIOSTARGroup:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: N68SA-M2T dmi.product.version: 5.0 dmi.sys.vendor: BIOSTAR Group version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.02.08-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.42-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0.2-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0.2-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.2-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.6-0ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Tue Jan 1 00:03:42 2008 xserver.configfile: default xserver.devices: input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7 input Sleep Button KEYBOARD, id 8 input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 9 input ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse MOUSE, id 10 xserver.errors: Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.13.2-0ubuntu1 xserver.video_driver: nouveau To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/+bug/1121715/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp