Problem with display on screen.

[AdamC]

Even though I close some windows, they still appear to be open in the background and have a casscading affect.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-27.46-generic 3.5.7.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-27-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 304.88 Wed Mar 27 14:31:12 PDT 2013
 GCC version: gcc version 4.7.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.3-1ubuntu1)
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:

ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Sun May 5 10:30:14 2013
DistUpgraded: 2013-04-30 10:10:44,553 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: raring
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-304, 304.88, 3.5.0-27-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-304, 304.88, 3.8.0-19-generic, i686: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation G72 [GeForce 7200 GS / 7300 SE] [10de:01d3] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device [1458:3470]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-22 (195 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P43-ES3G
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-27-generic root=UUID=c798e6f9-517f-4fd5-ab50-c4aa6d835c77 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-30 (5 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/23/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F14
dmi.board.name: P43-ES3G
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF14:bd08/23/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnP43-ES3G:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnP43-ES3G:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: P43-ES3G
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.04.18.1~13.04-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.43-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.1.1-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.1.1-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2b2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.6-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.7-0ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Sun May 5 10:10:34 2013
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input 2.4G RF Keyboard & Mouse KEYBOARD, id 8
 input 2.4G RF Keyboard & Mouse KEYBOARD, id 9
 input 2.4G Receiver MOUSE, id 10
xserver.errors:
 open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
 open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu6

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

probably just nautilus fails to draw the background

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Paul Gittings (taffydownunder)]

I see something similar. Everything starts well but after about an hour or so if I open the dash it is unreadable with corrupted graphics. Then closing windows will sometimes leave images of themselves (some times upside down), windows corners can get corrupted as can window close icon.

Recently upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04.
System is 64 bit AMD, with a 8600GT Nvidia card, using Nouveau driver. Attempts to use Nvidia proprietary drivers result in a black screen after login in.