Graphics unstable

[bighohn]

Ubuntu 14.04. Changed graphics card. Now running Nvidia Geforce FX5600XT.
Login screen grey with different icons.
GUI increased in size.
 Icons very slow to respond to mouse touch.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-74.118-generic 3.13.11-ckt30
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-74-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:

ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Sun Jan 3 08:02:33 2016
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bbswitch, 0.8, 3.13.0-73-generic, i686: installed
 bbswitch, 0.8, 3.13.0-74-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-304, 304.131, 3.13.0-74-generic, i686: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: I just need to know a workaround
GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600XT] [10de:0314] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-16 (565 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-74-generic root=UUID=33ae7eed-fcba-4405-9d2d-9865d08068a8 ro quiet splash
Renderer: Software
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/17/2003
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F1
dmi.board.name: nVidia-nForce2
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: 1.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF1:bd06/17/2003:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnnVidia-nForce2:rvr1.x:cvn:ct3:cvr:
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2~ubuntu14.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.5
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.5
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
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 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.6
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Sun Jan 3 07:55:58 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input HID 04b3:310b MOUSE, id 8
 input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 9
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7

[penalvch (penalvch)]

bighohn, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.

As per http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=1676#bios an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (F11). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?

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, if the problem is still reproducible:
1) Please provide the output of the following terminal command (not perform an apport-collect):
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
2) Please make a comment specifically advising on if there was an improvement or not.
3) Please mark this report Status New. If it's not reproducible, please mark this as Invalid.

Thank you for your understanding.

[bighohn (john-cursley00)]

Hi Christopher

I am away from home presently and will not return to the UK until early
February. I will process the changes at that time.

Thanks for your time and advice.

regards

John C
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On 9 January 2016 at 23:03, Christopher M. Penalver <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> bighohn, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.
>
> As per http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=1676#bios
> an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (F11).
> If you update to this following
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?
>
> 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, if the problem is still reproducible:
> 1) Please provide the output of the following terminal command (not
> perform an apport-collect):
> sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
> 2) Please make a comment specifically advising on if there was an
> improvement or not.
> 3) Please mark this report Status New. If it's not reproducible, please
> mark this as Invalid.
>
> Thank you for your understanding.
>
> ** Tags added: bios-outdated-f11
>
> ** 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/1530624
>
> Title:
> Graphics unstable
>
> Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Ubuntu 14.04. Changed graphics card. Now running Nvidia Geforce FX5600XT.
> Login screen grey with different icons.
> GUI increased in size.
> Icons very slow to respond to mouse touch.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
> Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-74.118-generic 3.13.11-ckt30
> Uname: Linux 3.13.0-74-generic i686
> .tmp.unity.support.test.1:
>
> ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
> Architecture: i386
> CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
> CompositorRunning: None
> Date: Sun Jan 3 08:02:33 2016
> DistUpgraded: Fresh install
> DistroCodename: trusty
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> DkmsStatus:
> bbswitch, 0.8, 3.13.0-73-generic, i686: installed
> bbswitch, 0.8, 3.13.0-74-generic, i686: installed
> nvidia-304, 304.131, 3.13.0-74-generic, i686: installed
> ExtraDebuggingInterest: I just need to know a workaround
> GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600XT] [10de:031...

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