Public bug reported: As soon as I log in to the unity desktop I start getting visual distortions when doing anything at all (using ForeFox, navigating menus etc.) sometimes the desktop seems stable for about a minute but it soon degrades. Please see attached screenshot.
Description: Ubuntu Natty (development branch) Release: 11.04 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.41-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 270.30 Fri Feb 25 14:34:41 PST 2011 GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu1) Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell] CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Mon Apr 11 13:30:20 2011 DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-04-06 17:52:02.070318 DistroCodename: natty DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: virtualbox-ose, 4.0.4, 2.6.38-8-generic, i686: installed nvidia-current, 270.30, 2.6.38-8-generic, i686: installed GraphicsCard: nVidia Corporation G71 [GeForce 7900 GS] [10de:0292] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device [10de:0370] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1) JockeyStatus: xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use) MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell DXP051 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=14f24cd1-39c4-4d42-87db-631dfb942d87 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 Renderer: Unknown SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-06 (4 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 05/30/2006 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A05 dmi.board.name: 0FJ030 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.type: 7 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA05:bd05/30/2006:svnDellInc.:pnDellDXP051:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0FJ030:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct7:cvr: dmi.product.name: Dell DXP051 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110407-0ubuntu2 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.1-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu6 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu6 ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug compiz-0.9 corruption i386 natty running-unity ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/757486 Title: Severe visual distortion in unity desktop -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs