Public bug reported: I have my Ubuntu box connected to a 32 inch Philips Monitor via HDMI . Everything worked fine till I decided to upgrade packages . Upon reboot I find that on the left , half of the side bar is chopped . Same for the top menu bar .
I tried upgrading to the latest NVIDIA driver (3.04) but that didnt help ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-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 302.17 Tue Jun 12 18:37:51 PDT 2012 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) .proc.driver.nvidia.warnings.fbdev: Your system is not currently configured to drive a VGA console on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver requires the use of a text-mode VGA console. Use of other console drivers including, but not limited to, vesafb, may result in corruption and stability problems, and is not supported. .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,snap,mousepoll,vpswitch,wall,resize,place,session,grid,move,gnomecompat,imgpng,regex,animation,workarounds,unitymtgrabhandles,fade,expo,scale,ezoom,unityshell] CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Sun Aug 5 23:45:24 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: nvidia, 304.30, 3.2.0-27-generic, i686: installed nvidia-current, 302.17, 3.2.0-27-generic, i686: installed EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 8400 GS] [10de:10c3] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. Device [19da:3158] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) JockeyStatus: kmod:nvidia_current - nvidia_current (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use) kmod:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use) MachineType: OEM OEM ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-27-generic root=UUID=e46b57a2-a289-486b-bd75-c3370ae5e1a5 ro quiet splash vmalloc=512MB vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/23/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG dmi.board.name: G31MXP/G31MXP-K dmi.board.vendor: Foxconn dmi.board.version: FAB:1.0 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM dmi.chassis.version: OEM dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd04/23/2009:svnOEM:pnOEM:pvrOEM:rvnFoxconn:rnG31MXP/G31MXP-K:rvrFAB1.0:cvnOEM:ct3:cvrOEM: dmi.product.name: OEM dmi.product.version: OEM dmi.sys.vendor: OEM version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.2 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.19.0-0ubuntu1~xup1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug compiz-0.9 i386 possible-manual-nvidia-install precise regression-update running-unity third-party-packages ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1033415 Title: Side bar and top menu of screen truncated To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1033415/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ 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