Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel
Since upgrading from Lucid to Natty, font rendering in firefox and some other apps is buggy. Certain letters in certain fonts will be missing pixels from horizontal lines through certain letters. For instance, in the screenshot I'm about to attach from this bug report, all the 'o' characters are missing a line through the center, and 'n' are missing a line a little below center. It's different every time: if I restart firefox, different letters will be affected. Graphics is Intel 915GM (on a Sony Vaio TX650). I don't know that it's the X driver at fault, but most people who see the problem seem to think that it's related to the video driver rather than the font rendering libraries. Changing my set of installed fonts or changing to a different default browser font can make the problem better or worse, but never makes it go away entirely. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None DRM.card0.LVDS.1: status: connected enabled: enabled dpms: On modes: 1366x768 edid-base64: DRM.card0.VGA.1: status: disconnected enabled: disabled dpms: Off modes: edid-base64: Date: Sat May 14 18:16:31 2011 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: natty DistroVariant: ubuntu GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller [8086:2592] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81e2] Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:81e2] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110413) MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-TX650P PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcEnviron: LC_COLLATE=C PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/tcsh ProcKernelCmdLine: root=/dev/sda5 ro noplymouth Renderer: Unknown SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/05/2005 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD dmi.bios.version: R0031V1 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR0031V1:bd08/05/2005:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-TX650P:pvrJ0017EPV:cvn:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.name: VGN-TX650P dmi.product.version: J0017EPV dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation version.compiz: compiz N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A ** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 natty needs-reassignment regression-update ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/782855 Title: missing pixels (horizontal lines) in font rendering -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs