Could you, please, help me with this "solution #8 ? I don't know what it is. Which is the "config file" you referrer to?Thanks.
> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 20:44:34 +0000 > From: eanbow...@gmail.com > To: josef.nascime...@hotmail.com > Subject: [Bug 1507255] Re: Garbled graphics in Wily with Intel GMA4500 chip > > Solution in #8 worked for me as well. Upgraded to 15.10 and had the > garbled screen. The config file fixed it. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a > duplicate bug report (1509196). > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1507255 > > Title: > Garbled graphics in Wily with Intel GMA4500 chip > > Status in xserver-xorg-video-intel package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > This affects both Ubuntu GNOME and Ubuntu Wily 20151017.1. The > graphics are so badly garbled I can only file this bug on an > unaffected OS where I've held back the update on just that one package > to about Beta 1 status: > > lance@lance-INTEL-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-video-intel > xserver-xorg-video-intel: > Installed: 2:2.99.917-1ubuntu1 > Candidate: 2:2.99.917+git20150808-0ubuntu4 > Version table: > 2:2.99.917+git20150808-0ubuntu4 0 > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main i386 Packages > *** 2:2.99.917-1ubuntu1 0 > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > I'll attach a picture of the garbled screen with the updated xserver- > xorg-video-intel package. Oddly a screenshot taken from the affected > OS displays perfectly OK in the unaffected OS so I used my camera. > > The info provided by lspci may not be very helpful: > > lance@lance-INTEL-desktop:~$ lspci -v -s `lspci | awk '/VGA/{print $1}'` > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset > Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) > Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 0025 > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 27 > Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M] > Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] > I/O ports at f1c0 [size=8] > Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: i915 > > The tech specs show: > > Internal Graphics: > • Intel ® GMA4500 onboard graphics subsystem with support for: > ― Analog displays (VGA) > ― Digital displays (DVI-D) > > I'm just using VGA ATM. > > Something else worth mentioning is this warning displayed while filing > the bug report: > > Your system is providing 3D via software rendering rather than > hardware rendering. This is a compatibility mode which should display > 3D graphics properly but the performance may be very poor. If the > problem you're reporting is related to graphics performance, your real > question may be why X didn't use hardware acceleration for your > system. > > I did try booting an earlier kernel to no avail, but holding back just > this one update prevents the borkage. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 > Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 > Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic i686 > ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu2 > Architecture: i386 > CompizPlugins: No value set for > `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' > CompositorRunning: None > CurrentDesktop: GNOME > Date: Sun Oct 18 00:17:35 2015 > DistUpgraded: Fresh install > DistroCodename: wily > DistroVariant: ubuntu > ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical > GraphicsCard: > Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller > [8086:2e42] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) > Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:0025] > Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:0025] > InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-26 (52 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha i386 > (20150826.1) > ProcEnviron: > TERM=xterm-256color > PATH=(custom, no user) > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-16-generic > root=UUID=39597a1e-90b6-4e81-ae29-4c01d28f7f17 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 > Renderer: Software > SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel > UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev' > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > dmi.bios.date: 12/23/2010 > dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp. > dmi.bios.version: LDB4310H.86A.0037.2010.1223.1121 > dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. > dmi.board.name: DB43LD > dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation > dmi.board.version: AAE60577-202 > dmi.chassis.type: 3 > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrLDB4310H.86A.0037.2010.1223.1121:bd12/23/2010:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDB43LD:rvrAAE60577-202:cvn:ct3:cvr: > version.compiz: compiz N/A > version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1 > version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.0.2-1ubuntu4 > version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A > version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.0.2-1ubuntu4 > version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9 > version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.2-1ubuntu1 > version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati > 1:7.5.0+git20150819-0ubuntu1 > version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel > 2:2.99.917-1ubuntu1 > version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau > 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu3 > xserver.bootTime: Sat Oct 17 23:58:59 2015 > xserver.configfile: default > xserver.errors: > AIGLX error: Calling driver entry point failed > AIGLX: reverting to software rendering > xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log > xserver.outputs: > > xserver.version: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9 > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1507255/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1507255 Title: Garbled graphics in Wily with Intel GMA4500 chip To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1507255/+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
