Don't go complaining to me.. they marked it as won't fix... all I do is tell people the workaroud,,,, it was, and still an WTF moment that they will refuse to even look at the issue --- but there you go... a couple of extra steps... choose 'extra' switch the video mode to SVGA. click on 'OK (or what ever it is) and then click on start installation (top left)
Regards, Phill. On 22 April 2014 07:25, hamish <1080...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > For an xubuntu 14.04 VM, '-vga vmware' and '-vga qxl' work (yay), but > '-vga std' and '-vga cirrus' are still corrupted. > > (host qemu-kvm is running in debian/wheezy, version 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u1) > > > Hamish > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a > duplicate bug report (1088692). > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1080674 > > Title: > [QEMU] Corrupted desktop screen for raring desktop installation in > QEMU guest (Cirrus graphics). Affects KVM but not VBox. > > Status in Cairo Graphics Library: > Confirmed > Status in "cairo" package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > Status in "linux" package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > Status in "xserver-xorg-video-cirrus" package in Ubuntu: > Won't Fix > > Bug description: > The desktop screen appears corrupted after raring desktop > installation. Please see attached screenshot for how it looks. Going > through System settings -> Appearance and selecting different wall > papers does not solve the isssue. > > Test Steps: > 1. Install Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha i386 (20121119) > 2. Reboot after the installation and log in > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 > Package: unity 6.12.0-0ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.7.0-2.8-generic 3.7.0-rc5 > Uname: Linux 3.7.0-2-generic i686 > .tmp.unity.support.test.1: > > ApportVersion: 2.6.2-0ubuntu3 > Architecture: i386 > CompizPlugins: No value set for > `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' > CompositorRunning: compiz > CurrentDmesg: [ 18.945219] hda-intel: IRQ timing workaround is > activated for card #0. Suggest a bigger bdl_pos_adj. > Date: Mon Nov 19 12:26:26 2012 > DistUpgraded: Fresh install > DistroCodename: raring > DistroVariant: ubuntu > GraphicsCard: > Cirrus Logic GD 5446 [1013:00b8] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) > Subsystem: Red Hat, Inc Device [1af4:1100] > InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-19 (0 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha i386 (20121119) > Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > MachineType: Bochs Bochs > MarkForUpload: True > ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.7.0-2-generic > root=UUID=131c13a4-8227-4946-8a1f-2aaa6043670d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 > SourcePackage: unity > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > dmi.bios.date: 01/01/2007 > dmi.bios.vendor: Bochs > dmi.bios.version: Bochs > dmi.chassis.type: 1 > dmi.chassis.vendor: Bochs > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnBochs:bvrBochs:bd01/01/2007:svnBochs:pnBochs:pvr:cvnBochs:ct1:cvr: > dmi.product.name: Bochs > dmi.sys.vendor: Bochs > version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3412-0ubuntu1 > version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 > version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu2 > version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A > version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu2 > version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu7 > version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev > 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 > version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.0.0-0ubuntu1 > version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel > 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2 > version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau > 1:1.0.4-0ubuntu1 > xserver.bootTime: Mon Nov 19 12:23:11 2012 > xserver.configfile: default > xserver.devices: > input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6 > input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 7 > input ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse MOUSE, id 8 > xserver.errors: open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory > xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log > xserver.outputs: > > xserver.version: 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu7 > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/cairo/+bug/1080674/+subscriptions > -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-cirrus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1080674 Title: [QEMU] Corrupted desktop screen for raring desktop installation in QEMU guest (Cirrus graphics). Affects KVM but not VBox. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cairo/+bug/1080674/+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
