I am not able to reproduce it with normal installation anymore (13.10), so I assume this is a "works for me" now (though the upstream bug is confirmed).
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1043328 Title: corrupt screen both in terminal (KMS) and in X Status in X.org XServer - ATI gfx chipset driver: Confirmed Status in “xserver-xorg-video-ati” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Using fresh dev quantal installation, I am seeing corruption of the screen making the computer unusable. The terminal gets first set to correct mode, but later, vertical stripes appear (screenshot will be attached). When launching lightdm, there are inclined horizontal lines superimposed over whatever is on the desktop (screenshot attached). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120713.6ef1ad6a-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-13.13-generic 3.5.3 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Aug 29 09:32:41 2012 DistUpgraded: 2012-03-12 13:59:22,955 DEBUG icon theme changed, re-reading DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 4.1.18, 3.5.0-13-generic, x86_64: installed GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Cayman XT [Radeon HD 6970] [1002:6718] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:03bc] MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-13-generic root=UUID=3cc5f6b9-69d1-4bb6-a9d0-93d506786ed9 ro nosplash SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-ati UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-03-12 (170 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 10/03/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0604 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P9X79 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.:bvr0604:bd10/03/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP9X79DELUXE:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8+bzr3319-0ubuntu3 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.38-0ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0~git20120821.c1114c61-0ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0~git20120821.c1114c61-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.12.99.905-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120713.6ef1ad6a-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-driver-ati/+bug/1043328/+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
