Texts are not rendering properly
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
In a Ubuntu 16.04 Live session some letters are not showing at all, some very white or bold. Sometimes hovering on them shows the original text, sometimes blinking.
WORKAROUND: Install the nvidia proprietary drivers.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.365
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnred
CompositorUnred
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sat Nov 14 16:16:18 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: wily
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
NVIDIA Corporation GM107 [GeForce GTX 750] [10de:1381] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:84ad]
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
MachineType: To be filled by O.E.M. To be filled by O.E.M.
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
Renderer: Software
SourcePackage: xorg
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/07/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2501
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: M5A99FX PRO R2.0
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: To be filled by O.E.M.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
xserver.bootTime: Sat Nov 14 20:58:08 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
AIGLX: reverting to software rendering
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9
xserver.
tags: | added: latest-bios-2501 |
tags: | added: regression-release |
summary: |
- Texts are not rendering properly in 15.10 which causes xorg to restart + Texts are not rendering properly |
description: | updated |
tags: | added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream kernel-bug-exists-upstream-4.4 |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Expired → Fix Released |
Pavak Paul, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.
To see if this is already resolved in Ubuntu, could you please test http:// cdimage. ubuntu. com/daily- live/current/ and advise to the results?