[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1574667] Re: Mouse pointer occasionally jumps to the bottom-left corner

2017-02-09 Thread Peter B.
The previously posted Juan workaround also worked for me too on the Dell XPS 15 running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Thank you all. :-) Patch system first, then do the following fixes posted by Juan and others (see previous posts). sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-libinput sudo apt-get remove

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1574667] Re: Mouse pointer occasionally jumps to the bottom-left corner

2016-12-30 Thread Peter B.
PS: I realized I needed to point out corrections to my previous post about my Dell XPS 15 which is running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, as follows: (1) touchpad mouse pointer randomly jumps to the bottom left corner, which frustratingly can result in the trash application opening up since one might be

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1574667] Re: Mouse pointer occasionally jumps to the bottom-left corner

2016-12-30 Thread Peter B.
I have been experiencing the identical problem on my new Dell XPS 15 touchscreen laptop running Ubuntu 16.04 fully patched. Two problems actually: (1) touchpad mouse pointer randomly jumps to the bottom left corner, which frustratingly can result in the trash application opening up, and at least

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 574576] Re: [GeForce 310M] freeze w/ screen garbling (suspect xorg crash) [Lucid]

2011-11-28 Thread Peter B P
Bryce, thanks for the feedback. I'm not using LL LTS anymore, but i'll keep your advice in mind if i run into that kind of crashes in the future. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-nouveau in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 763259] Re: [i915gm] GPU lockup (ESR: 0x00000001 IPEHR: 0x7f9c000f)

2011-04-22 Thread peter b
follow up as promised. it looks like it does a whole lot of good as things stand now - I installed it on 4 eee pc's and it just stopped, on all, erratic freeze ups and pure and simple unresponsive/hanged up systems. will it be incorporated in the upcoming natty final release ? or should we watch

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 763259] Re: [i915gm] GPU lockup (ESR: 0x00000001 IPEHR: 0x7f9c000f)

2011-04-20 Thread peter b
yes, installed. ...'Let me know if the system stops freezing after installing this or not,' give me couple of days to observe some more. it looks ok. so far; before the new pkge installed I was getting quite frequently system freeze ups at the very log in screen, none after install. it

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 763259] Re: [i915gm] GPU lockup (ESR: 0x00000001 IPEHR: 0x7f9c000f)

2011-04-20 Thread peter b
this is the second attach file mentioned ** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log-eee900apr20 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/763259/+attachment/2078088/+files/Xorg.0.log-eee900apr20 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X,

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 591939] Re: Vlc + firefox new windows crashes xorg

2010-08-23 Thread Peter B P
Experienced again today, but with the difference that Firefox was not running. I had VLC play a movie in 200% resolution, and switched back to an open window in Chrome web-browser. The problem seems to be triggered solely by VLC. The only console messages I can make out is that the nouveau

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 591939] Re: lucid - vlc + firefox new windows crashes xorg

2010-06-10 Thread Peter B P
Just crashed again, however, this time, I'd just quite firefox, but I had VLC playing a video in the background, and i switched to an open vinagre window, connected to a remote VNC system. Same three lines in the system log: Jun 10 13:04:32 winter9 kernel: [ 6021.108864] [drm] nouveau

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 591939] [NEW] lucid - vlc + firefox new windows crashes xorg

2010-06-09 Thread Peter B P
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau Lucid system running with the latest updates. Gfx card is a newer nvidia, running the nouveau driver with no desktop effects enabled. I've twice experienced this, with the screen briefly blanking out to a black tty,

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 591939] Re: lucid - vlc + firefox new windows crashes xorg

2010-06-09 Thread Peter B P
** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/50036049/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: CurrentDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/50036050/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/50036051/Dependencies.txt **

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 574576] Re: lucid final hard freeze w/ screen garbling (suspect xorg crash)

2010-05-21 Thread Peter B P
Status update: Over the past week, I've experienced a hard freeze once more. Active apps were Firefox, System Monitor, Deluge torrent, and the gnome- screensaver. The freeze was triggered just after the gnome-screensaver kicked in, and i tried wakign the computer from the screensaver again with

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 574576] [NEW] lucid final hard freeze w/ screen garbling (suspect xorg crash)

2010-05-03 Thread Peter B P
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg Firing blind, but will update this as i find out more: I'm using Lucid Lynx final release, fresh installed, on this system (Samsung laptop R580, Intel Core i...@2,13 Ghz, 4 G RAM, nvidia 330M). System has been in use for a few days with this

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 574576] Re: lucid final hard freeze w/ screen garbling (suspect xorg crash)

2010-05-03 Thread Peter B P
** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47584762/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: CurrentDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47584763/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47584764/Dependencies.txt **

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 361456] Re: [RS690] fglrx HDMI overscan in both 720p and 1080p modes

2009-12-28 Thread Peter B P
Despite the bug being closed, i hope I can bring some new light on this. I've obtained a new display today; Samsung SyncMaster P2450 - 1920x1080. It replaces an older 1920x1200 display. The new display has native HDMI, the older only had DVI-D, and i used it with an HDMI-to-DVI adapter to make