I'm having a similar problem on the released version of Intrepid/amd64, but I'm using the proprietary AMD drivers on a Radeon HD470. Display corruption seems to occur with any OpenGL application.
$ glxinfo name of display: :0.0 display: :0 screen: 0 direct rendering: No (LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT set) server glx vendor string: SGI server glx version string: 1.2 server glx extensions: GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group client glx vendor string: SGI client glx version string: 1.4 client glx extensions: GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory, GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap GLX version: 1.2 GLX extensions: GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc. OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon HD 4670 OpenGL version string: 1.4 (2.1.8087 Release) OpenGL extensions: GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_shadow_ambient, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_subtexture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_ATI_draw_buffers, GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_ATIX_texture_env_combine3, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SGIX_shadow_ambient, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays 81 GLX Visuals visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0x23 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x24 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x25 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x26 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x27 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x28 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x29 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x2a 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x2b 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x2c 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x2d 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x2e 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x2f 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x30 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x31 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x32 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x33 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x34 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x35 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x36 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x37 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x38 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x39 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x3a 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x3b 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x3c 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x3d 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x3e 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x3f 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x40 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x41 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x42 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x43 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x44 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x45 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x46 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x47 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x48 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x49 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x4a 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x4b 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x4c 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x4d 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x4e 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x4f 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x50 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x51 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x52 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x53 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x54 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x55 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x56 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x57 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x58 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x59 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x5a 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x5b 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x5c 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x5d 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x5e 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x5f 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x60 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x61 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x62 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x63 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x64 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x65 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x66 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x67 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x68 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x69 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x6a 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x6b 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x6c 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x6d 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x6e 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x6f 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x70 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x71 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x72 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x89 32 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ncon 84 GLXFBConfigs: visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0x23 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x24 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x25 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x26 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x27 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x28 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x29 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x2a 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x2b 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x2c 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x2d 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x2e 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x2f 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x30 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x31 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x32 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x33 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x34 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x35 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x36 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x37 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x38 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x39 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x3a 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x3b 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x3c 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x3d 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x3e 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x3f 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x40 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x41 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x42 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x43 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x44 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x45 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x46 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x47 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x48 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x49 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x4a 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x4b 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x4c 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x4d 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x4e 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x4f 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x50 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x51 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x52 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x53 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x54 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x55 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x56 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x57 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x58 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x59 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x5a 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x5b 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x5c 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x5d 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x5e 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x5f 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x60 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x61 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x62 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x63 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x64 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x65 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x66 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x67 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x68 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x69 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x6a 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x6b 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x6c 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x6d 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x6e 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None 0x6f 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x70 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x71 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x72 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None 0x89 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ncon 0x89 0 tc 0 128 0 y . 32 32 32 32 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ncon 0x89 0 tc 0 128 0 . . 32 32 32 32 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ncon 0x89 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 10 10 10 2 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ncon $ aptitude show xorg-driver-fglrx Package: xorg-driver-fglrx State: installed Automatically installed: no Version: 2:8.543-0ubuntu4.1 -- snip -- -- Glxgears mess up the display in Intrepid when Compiz is on https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/270111 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu 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