Following a (problematic) upgrade from 12.04 LTS to 14.04 LTS, I've run into this problem on a Samsung Series 9 laptop (Intel graphics). The Ctrl+Alt+F1/Ctrl+Alt+F7 workaround is not effective.
uname -r 3.13.0-32-generic apt list compiz compiz/trusty-updates,now 1:0.9.11.1+14.04.20140701-0ubuntu1 all [installed] apt list xserver-xorg-video-intel Listing... Done xserver-xorg-video-intel/trusty,now 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic] Other things to note: * Standard Terminal appears as black-on-black, also with the big black border. xterm works though (with border) * Boot menu doesn't appear - I get a black screen with a purple border, which (presumably) times out and gives me a graphical login -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1292830 Title: Huge black borders around windows after resuming To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1292830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
