This is caused by having the nvidia proprietary drivers installed. They replace libGL with a version that doesn't work for Intel (or radeon), and produces the strange inverted display you see.
If you haven't deliberately installed the nvidia drivers then this was probably caused by a bug in a previous version of the mplayer packaging, which would incorrectly cause the nvidia drivers to be installed. ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- system GUI turn upside down when visual effects changed from none to normal https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/267269 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