ubuntu-mate impish install; graphics on one display warped on display.position adjustment

[Chris Guiver]

Ubuntu MATE impish QA-test install to
- hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs 290)

NOTE: this or like issue is experienced with Ubuntu (GNOME) & Kubuntu (KDE) so it's not surprising. It does not occur on Xubuntu & Lubuntu though.

Daniel (vanvugt) has suggested this box should only be used for 20.04; bugs in nouveau are difficult for Ubuntu to track down.. but this box is what I have for QA-installs.

Related (possibly duplicates)
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1930945 (Ubuntu GNOME desktop)
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1919266 (Kubuntu KDE desktop)

Install worked flawlessly except the adjust.screens.to.match.my.setup which I consider part of system shakedown..

** Expected results

I expect on adjust screens, I can read both screens

** Actual results

My top.display remained readable; lower display had become a somewhat garbled mess (refer pics)

Of NOTE: I can click the 'hide all windows & show desktop' and screen muck up was gone in an instant; hit it again & windows were returned & usable.

MINOR ISSUE as relates to specific OLD nvidia graphics card(s?)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.17-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-14.14-generic 5.13.1
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu68
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Fri Sep 3 17:57:23 2021
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: impish
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation G86 [Quadro NVS 290] [10de:042f] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation G86 [Quadro NVS 290] [10de:0492]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-09-03 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Alpha amd64 (20210903)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dc7700 Small Form Factor
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.13.0-14-generic root=UUID=27bd4e3d-7a58-434f-b833-a1d616e66b9e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/30/2006
dmi.bios.release: 1.5
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 786E1 v01.05
dmi.board.name: 0A54h
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.type: 4
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786E1v01.05:bd08/30/2006:br1.5:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7700SmallFormFactor:pvr:skuET090AV:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn0A54h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct4:cvr:
dmi.product.family: 103C_53307F
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7700 Small Form Factor
dmi.product.sku: ET090AV
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.107-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 21.1.4-1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.11-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20200714-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.17-1

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1942561

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

Almost identical issue on 20.04.4 - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/+bug/1962056

related to kernel (module)?