Not sure if it helps as I'm the not the original reporter but I so see the same bug and my output is:
direct rendering: Yes OpenGL renderer string: Software Rasterizer -- [i965GM] Desktop effects could not be enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/410258 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ 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