This is on a Dell XPS M1330 laptop with Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS, 8 GB RAM, and 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo T9500. I'm adding the kernel package to this bug report as it could be a kernel issue. This happens only on Wayland. This issue, however, is not present under Fedora 25 or 26 when running Wayland.
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1711936 Title: Severe graphical corruption in gnome-shell Status in Ubuntu: New Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When running gnome-shell on Ubuntu 17.10, text is visible only as white blocks (or sometimes not visible at all), and some graphics, such as the icons on the launcher menu, are corrupt. Only objects drawn by the gnome-shell and related programs seem to be affected. Software which is not part of the gnome-shell, such as LibreOffice, calculator, terminal, etc displays without corruption. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1711936/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp