2 Screens on 2nd Video Card are suddenly distorted

[enobrev]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-ati

As of an update yesterday afternoon, the 2 screens attached to the DVI ports on my 2nd video card are distorted. The desktop wallpaper shows up alright, but if I open / drag any windows on those screens, the contents of the windows turn blank (or don't show) and the chrome gets completely distorted (or doesn't show as well). The only application that shows the window contents is netbeans.

My configuration has been working fine for my 2-card / 3-monitor setup for months.

I've attached a screenshot showing what I'm describing and here's my xorg.conf (As you can see, my card and monitor model information is listed within):

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "X.org Configured"
    Screen "LeftScreen" 0 0
    Screen "MiddleScreen" RightOf "LeftScreen"
    Screen "RightScreen" Rightof "MiddleScreen"
    Option "Xinerama"
    Option "Clone" "off"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "LeftMonitor"
 VendorName "Hanns-G"
 ModelName "HSG1033"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "MiddleMonitor"
 VendorName "Hanns-G"
 ModelName "HW191DP"
 Option "RightOf" "LeftMonitor"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "RightMonitor"
 VendorName "Hanns-G"
 ModelName "HW191DP"
 Option "RightOf" "MiddleMonitor"
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "OnBoard3200"
 Driver "ati"
 VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
 BoardName "Radeon HD 3200 Graphics"
 BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
    Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "DualCard4650-Middle"
 Driver "ati"
 VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
 BoardName "RV730 PRO [Radeon HD 4650]"
 BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
    Option "ZaphodHeads" "DVI-0"
    Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "DualCard4650-Right"
 Driver "ati"
 VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
 BoardName "RV730 PRO [Radeon HD 4650]"
 BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
    Option "ZaphodHeads" "DVI-1"
    Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "LeftScreen"
 Device "OnBoard3200"
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth 24
 EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "MiddleScreen"
 Device "DualCard4650-Middle"
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth 24
 EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "RightScreen"
 Device "DualCard4650-Right"
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth 24
 EndSubSection
EndSection

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.1-1ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.43-generic-pae 2.6.35.10
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-generic-pae i686
Architecture: i386
DRM.card0.DVI.D.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1440x900 1280x1024 1280x1024 1440x900 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768 1024x768 1024x768 1024x768 832x624 800x600 800x600 800x600 800x600 640x480 640x480 640x480 640x480 640x480 720x400
 edid-base64: AP///////wAiZJGJBQQAABgQAQOAKRp4Kpu2pFNLnSQUT1S/7wAxRmFGcU+BQIGAlQCVDwEBmimg0FGEIjBQmDYAmP8QAAAcAAAA/QAxSx5QDgAKICAgICAgAAAA/ABIVzE5MUQKICAgICAgAAAA/wA2MjRHSDMwQ0ExMDI5AB0=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: On
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card1.9.pin_DIN.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: On
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Thu Jan 20 11:01:13 2011
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox-ose-guest, 3.2.8, 2.6.35-25-generic-pae, i686: installed
 nvidia-173, 173.14.28, 2.6.35-25-generic-pae, i686: installed
 nvidia-current, 260.19.06, 2.6.35-25-generic-pae, i686: installed
 vboxhost, 4.0.0, 2.6.35-24-generic-pae, i686: installed
 vboxhost, 4.0.0, 2.6.35-25-generic-pae, i686: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic-pae root=UUID=8edd24c0-6878-4709-82c8-d3614a57954a ro vga=789 quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-ati
Xrandr:
 Error: command ['xrandr', '--verbose'] failed with exit code 1: Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".
 RandR extension missing
dmi.bios.date: 03/27/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1602
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M3A78-EM
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1602:bd03/27/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM3A78-EM:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: maverick
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.35-25-generic-pae

[bugbot (bugbot)]

Hey enobrev,

Hi, have you had a chance to test if this bug is still present in natty?

If it does (and if you're the original reporter), please boot into natty
and run the command:

  apport-collect <bug-number>

which will update the bug with fresh logs and tag the bug as affecting
natty. (It is best to run this right after reproducing the problem.)

[bugbot (bugbot)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.