[GeForce 6100] Text corruption [no DRI] [karmic]

[Asif Youssuff]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

On my onboard GeForce 6100, I am experiencing text display corruption when using the nouveau drivers and the default fonts.

I am experiencing the issue with DRI on and off. I am attaching a screenshot with some text circled in red so that you can see what I am looking at.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDmesg: [ 29.012023] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Date: Thu Jun 18 16:37:11 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:0a0b Logitech, Inc.
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.10~git+20090404+11be9a9-0ubuntu1
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-9-generic root=UUID=0e2aef65-5199-4734-9610-b06ddfc60b61 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.30-9.10-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4~5ubuntu21
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.4.1-1ubuntu2
 libdrm2 2.4.11-0ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.7.99.1+git20090602.ec2fde7c-0ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.2-2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Uname: Linux 2.6.30-9-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 01/19/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: C51MCP51
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd01/19/2007:svn:pn:pvr:rvn:rnC51MCP51:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr:
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: x86_64kernel: 2.6.30-9-generic

[lspci]
00:05.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation C51G [GeForce 6100] [10de:0242] (rev a2)
     Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Device [1565:1401]

[klerfayt (klerfayt-deactivatedaccount)]

Exactly the same problem with Geforce 6200 - it disappears if I turn off subpixel rendering in gnome font preferences and choose "grayscale smoothing" instead.

[Ruben Verweij (ruben-verweij)]

Same here:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200] (rev a1)
 Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 820c
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 64 (1250ns min, 250ns max)
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
 Region 0: Memory at de000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
 Region 1: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
 Region 2: Memory at dd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
 Expansion ROM at dffe0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
 Capabilities: <access denied>
 Kernel driver in use: nouveau
 Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidiafb
Using dual monitors.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We've uploaded a new -nouveau to Lucid which should no longer be experiencing this problem.