Repeated "Xubuntu has a problem."

[David Lukens]

Desktop sometimes does not show the word "Activities" or show the icons when I clip on the space where "Activities" would appear. But there is some vague shadow in the space where the icons would appear, and if I click on that shadow, the activity shows up, ver slowly. Also the cursor follows the motion of the. mouse in a very jerky fashion

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-40.69-generic 3.13.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-40-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Fri Feb 13 16:58:33 2015
DistUpgraded: 2014-08-18 10:57:39,261 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV370 [Radeon X300] [1002:5b60] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device [1002:0602]
   Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device [1002:0603]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-12-23 (1147 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110720.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-40-generic root=UUID=cae6c065-d019-48bf-8d63-62bd8110fc2d ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-08-18 (179 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/12/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.0.3
dmi.board.name: 0RY007
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: OEM
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.0.3:bd07/12/2007:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron530:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0RY007:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvrOEM:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 530
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150122-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1~ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Wed Feb 11 17:14:24 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors: evdev: USB Optical Mouse: Unable to open evdev device "/dev/input/event3".
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6
xserver.video_driver: radeon

[penalvch (penalvch)]

David Lukens, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. As per http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/inspiron-530/drivers an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (1.0.18). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?

If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date

For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette .

Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't have to create a new bug report.

Once the BIOS is updated, and the information above is provided, then please mark this report Status New.

Thank you for your understanding.

[David Lukens (dclukens34-gmail)]

Thank you for your advice. I am reading teh instructions and planning how
to carry them out. I will let you know what happens

On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Christopher M. Penalver <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> David Lukens, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu
> better. As per http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-
> support/product/inspiron-530/drivers an update to your computer's buggy
> and outdated BIOS is available (1.0.18). If you update to this following
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?
>
> If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide
> the output of the following terminal command:
> sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
>
> For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette
> .
>
> Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so
> posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't
> have to create a new bug report.
>
> Once the BIOS is updated, and the information above is provided, then
> please mark this report Status New.
>
> Thank you for your understanding.
>
> ** Tags added: bios-outdated-1.0.18
>
> ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1421870
>
> Title:
> Repeated "Xubuntu has a problem."
>
> Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Desktop sometimes does not show the word "Activities" or show the
> icons when I clip on the space where "Activities" would appear. But
> there is some vague shadow in the space where the icons would appear,
> and if I click on that shadow, the activity shows up, ver slowly.
> Also the cursor follows the motion of the. mouse in a very jerky
> fashion
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
> Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-40.69-generic 3.13.11.10
> Uname: Linux 3.13.0-40-generic i686
> .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
> ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
> Architecture: i386
> CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
> CompositorRunning: None
> Date: Fri Feb 13 16:58:33 2015
> DistUpgraded: 2014-08-18 10:57:39,261 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
> DistroCodename: trusty
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
> GraphicsCard:
> Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV370 [Radeon X300] [1002:5b60]
> (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device [1002:0602]
> Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device [1002:0603]
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-12-23 (1147 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386
> (20110720.1)
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_US
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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