Display corrupted after console switch or logout with Quadro FX 880M

[Bryn Hughes]

Screen is fuzzy and distorted after console switch, or after logout/login.

Note this issue is apparently fixed upstream in nvidia-195.36.03 (currently beta)

This also affects some other graphics cards such as G210, GT 260, and similar cards.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Feb 16 17:48:11 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/installer/media-info'
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: nvidia-current 190.53-0ubuntu14
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_CA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Mark P (mpupilli)]

I have an Nvidia GTX460 graphics card and have the most up to date version of Ubuntu Natty and have a similar problem: after selecting logout from GUI menu the system returns to the main login screen but the whole screen is corrupted with coloured noise making it impossible to read text or use the GUI.

System info:

Nvidia driver version: 280.13

GeForce GTX 460, VBIOS VERSION 70.04.3a.00.00

Linux puppypc 3.0.0-17-generic #30-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 8 20:45:39 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more supported; please open a new bug report if the actual archive found version also has the same issue.