Hi Christopher, On 12 November 2015 at 12:27, Christopher M. Penalver < christopher.m.penal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ian Bruntlett, please provide the output of the following terminal command: > sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date > *Here is what you asked for...* contact@aristotle:~$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date [sudo] password for contact: 786D1 v01.61 07/01/2009 contact@aristotle:~$ BTW, the PC in question was originally running (32 bit) Windows XP. As we are experiencing problem with graphics when running 64 bit software, perhaps I should install Lubuntu 15.10 i386 and see if that works? Someone. somewhere may be misusing pointers leading to junk on screen. BW, Ian -- -- ACCU - Professionalism in programming - http://www.accu.org -- My writing - https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/ -- Free Software page - https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/home/free-software -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1514102 Title: Intermittent graphics corruption Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Every so often the screen would be corrupted with horizontal lines of junk. WORKAROUND: Add to /etc/default/grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX nomodeset: sudo update-grub reboot Now the system will only allow VGA 640x480 graphics. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-17.21-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: LXDE Date: Sat Nov 7 18:44:01 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-07 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1514102/+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
