This bug just reappeared with xf86-video-intel-2.21.10. Next thing I am going to try is this commit you've posted above.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189850 Title: saucy has frequent image corruption (intel, sna) Status in X.org xf86-video-intel: Fix Released Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Bug description: It seems similar to bug #1144558 which was supposed to be fixed, I was never able to trigger the issue easily in raring but in saucy it's quite easy to see in firefox tab's summary or in chromium's url bar I'm attaching a screenshot showing the issue ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.9-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.9.0-4.9-generic 3.9.4 Uname: Linux 3.9.0-4-generic i686 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,snap,gnomecompat,mousepoll,place,session,resize,move,wall,grid,imgpng,vpswitch,unitymtgrabhandles,regex,animation,expo,fade,workarounds,scale,ezoom,unityshell] CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true Date: Tue Jun 11 12:20:23 2013 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: saucy DistroVariant: ubuntu EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExtraDebuggingInterest: No GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:040a] InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-09 (975 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6410 MarkForUpload: True PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card PlymouthDebug: Error: [Errno 13] Permission non accordée: '/var/log/plymouth-debug.log' ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.9.0-4-generic root=UUID=555ebc11-d747-44d3-af56-5e7d17851ce3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/30/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A11 dmi.board.name: 0HNGW4 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA11:bd11/30/2011:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6410:pvr0001:rvnDellInc.:rn0HNGW4:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: dmi.product.name: Latitude E6410 dmi.product.version: 0001 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.04.18.1~13.04-0ubuntu1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.45-2ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.1.3-0ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.1.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu10 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2b2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.9-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.7-0ubuntu1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1189850/+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