I've seen this type of corruption before with -ati. I think this is a driver bug.
Could you run 'apport collect 681915'? This will attach necessary files for diagnosing X bugs. Then I think we should forward this upstream for guidance. ** Also affects: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/681915 Title: garbled graphics and text after launching unity _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp