Screen gets distorted with LibreOffice

[Dale Maris]

Its not consistent, but when using LibreOffice, at some point my screen distorts and I cannot read anything or even view icons and other graphics. I can still tell that the windows are there, but nothing is readable. I do manage to re-boot my maching that seems to reset my screen. I have even noticed, that as my machine is closing down, I can start to read it again. I just updated to a new version of LibreOffice with no differences. I have an e-mail with a powerpoint file, and when I open it, my screen goes crazy (distorts) This seems to be happing ever since I upgraded to 12.10. I need my word processor.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 47.543862] NFSD: starting 90-second grace period
 [ 48.257361] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (2072) terminated with status 1
 [ 55.664012] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Date: Sat Feb 23 15:07:23 2013
DistUpgraded: 2013-01-28 20:30:43,060 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:0040 Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 413c:2003 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=00d9ab5c-668d-452c-995b-eadc68d0a4b2 ro xforcevesa quiet splash
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2013-01-29 (25 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 01/09/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.0.9
dmi.board.name: 0RY206
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 531
dmi.product.version: 00
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.6-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

[Dale Maris (dmaris)]

I am running Ubuntu on a Dell Inspiorn 531 with an Nvidia graphic card.

[Dale Maris (dmaris)]

This really hampring my use of my computer. I have now set up a duel boot to have access to Windows with Word to be able touse a word processor. Please keep me informed of any updated status. Thanks for everyone effort. Dale

[Walter Ribeiro (wribeirojr)]

This bug is probably a duplicate of bug 568492.
Please confirm.

[Dale Maris (dmaris)]

I am not sure, when I reviewed bug 568492 it seems like only the font is distorted and they have been getting some type of error message. I don't get any error message and my entire screen is so distorted that I can hardly do anything. I can get thru restarting my computer my clicking on the upper right hand corner and selecting the next to last item and then the pop-up box to confirm restart. But none of that is readagle and the graphics are all distorted as well. I wish I could get a screen shot, but I can't navigate through my system without seeing anything on the screen.

Let me know if I can provide any more information. Dale

[Walter Ribeiro (wribeirojr)]

Try to save a screen shot (fn+prt sc -> Enter) before restart computer.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Avery (docaltmed)]

From the OP's description, it may look something like my screen; I've attached a screencap.

[Dale Maris (dmaris)]

Thanks, Avery, your screen shot is close to what mine looks like. Mine might have been a little more distorted, but very close. I have switched computers to get around this issue. I will help out whatever I can as I still have the old computer sitting beside my desk.

[gary maloney (corycountree)]

If you can grope around on the launcher and find system settings/display/resolution you can change resolution to restore the screen. Then you change the resolution back. But you have to close libreoffice while the screen is still bad. Isn't this bug similar to Bug #676166? Jason Smith (jassmith) wrote
This is caused by the nvidia drivers trashing our textures. We need to redraw them after a suspend.

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more supported; please open a new bug report if the actual archive found version also has the same issue.