individual characters frequently corrupted

[Ajuntament]

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1227569

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-17.31-generic 3.11.10.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-17-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,place,imgpng,grid,vpswitch,session,move,gnomecompat,resize,mousepoll,regex,snap,shift,wall,animation,expo,fade,ezoom,workarounds,switcher,scale]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['sh', '-c', 'dmesg | comm -13 --nocheck-order /var/log/dmesg -'] failed with exit code 1: comm: /var/log/dmesg: Permission denied
Date: Fri Feb 28 08:50:47 2014
DistUpgraded: 2014-02-26 09:35:01,653 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox, 4.2.16, 3.11.0-17-generic, i686: installed
 virtualbox, 4.2.16, 3.8.0-35-generic, i686: installed
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2e12] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3036]
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3036]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-02 (482 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dc7900 Ultra-Slim Desktop
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-17-generic root=UUID=94caa7b7-6098-4b02-b629-c5ca101808b0 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2014-02-26 (1 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/25/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 786G1 v01.22
dmi.board.asset.tag: CZC9479LSN
dmi.board.name: 3033h
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC9479LSN
dmi.chassis.type: 15
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786G1v01.22:bd08/25/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7900Ultra-SlimDesktop:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3033h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct15:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7900 Ultra-Slim Desktop
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Fri Feb 28 08:34:27 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 10306
 vendor HWP
xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Ajuntament, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Saucy reached EOL on July 17, 2014.
See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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