Corruption in rendering of Unity with ATI RS880 [Radeon HD 4250]

[Shahar Or]

Dear Ones,

This came after an update in precise. Don't know exactly which update. Since about a week ago.

Flash videos demonstrating the issue (and video files downloads) in Google Docs:
1. http://goo.gl/rXaQJ
2. http://goo.gl/yC02F

Thanks and Blessings,
Shahar

ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic 3.2.12
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,snap,imgpng,grid,mousepoll,regex,unitymtgrabhandles,resize,place,gnomecompat,vpswitch,move,animation,expo,wall,session,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Tue Mar 27 09:53:17 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-03-04 00:46:11,247 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in UbuntuInstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-880GMA-USB3
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-20-generic root=UUID=57641e34-8b71-4e2e-9324-ff40ca1bc82a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-03 (23 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/06/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F4c
dmi.board.name: GA-880GMA-USB3
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF4c:bd12/06/2011:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-880GMA-USB3:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-880GMA-USB3:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-880GMA-USB3
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu35
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[Shahar Or (mightyiam)]

This was apparently fixed, with an update of compiz today.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Shahar Or, this bug report is being closed due to your last comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/966113/comments/2 regarding this being fixed with an update. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.