Graphical glitches in screen by default on 17.10 & 18.04

[lotuspsychje]

Ubuntu 17.10 development branch

updated and dist-upgraded on 4 july 2017

Im having weird glitches in screen when scrolling or switching windows by default

Graphics: Card: NVIDIA C77 [GeForce 9100M G]
           Display Server: X.Org 1.19.3 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1440x900@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NVAA GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.1.2

installing nvidia-340 resulted in a black screen after login, so i had to purge nvidia* to get
back to desktop.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-26.30-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.5-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Tue Jul 4 20:59:21 2017
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: artful
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: bbswitch, 0.8, 4.10.0-26-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: No
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation C77 [GeForce 9100M G] [10de:0844] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] C77 [GeForce 9100M G] [1025:014d]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-13 (21 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170612)
MachineType: Acer, inc. Aspire 7530
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=nl_BE:nl
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=nl_BE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-26-generic root=UUID=e65dc3e3-3694-4b7c-b7c8-7e9cfe3cbd5a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/01/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: v1.3342
dmi.board.name: EI Capitan
dmi.board.vendor: Acer, Inc.
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer, Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrv1.3342:bd10/01/2008:svnAcer,inc.:pnAspire7530:pvrNotApplicable:rvnAcer,Inc.:rnEICapitan:rvrNotApplicable:cvnAcer,Inc.:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 7530
dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer, inc.
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.81-2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.1.2-2ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.1.2-2ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.9.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20170309-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2
xserver.bootTime: Tue Jul 4 20:45:53 2017
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 event6 - (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (EE) kernel bug: Touch jump detected and discarded.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu2
xserver.video_driver: nouveau

[pavel bursa (bursap)]

Ubuntu 17.10, daily build 5 July 2017
System: Host: artberg Kernel: 4.10.0-26-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: Gnome 3.24.2
           Distro: Ubuntu Artful Aardvark (development branch)
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GK107 [GeForce GT 640]
           Display Server: X.Org 1.19.3 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 2560x1440@59.95hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NVE7 GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.1.2

dmesg output follows:
nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nve7_fuc084 failed with error -2
nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nve7_fuc084d failed with error -2
nouveau 0000:01:00.0: msvld: unable to load firmware data
nouveau 0000:01:00.0: msvld: init failed, -19

FYI: I have found in synaptic, that the package "nouveau-firmware" was not installed by default.
I have installed the package and will restart...

[pavel bursa (bursap)]

... the problem persists, however, I have OK picture on the screen, no glitches, etc.
There is just the reported annoying warning in dmesg output.

[lotuspsychje (lotuspsychje)]

Problem persist on other hardware/system and on 18.04:

System: Host: R00TB0X Kernel: 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64 bits: 64
           Desktop: Gnome 3.26.2
           Distro: Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (development branch)
Machine: Device: desktop Mobo: Abit model: KV8-MAX3 (VIA K8T800-8237) v: 1.x serial: N/A
           BIOS: Phoenix v: 6.00 PG date: 06/29/2004
CPU: Single core AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (-UP-) cache: 1024 KB
           speed: 2043 MHz (max)
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] R420 [Radeon X800 PRO/GTO AGP]
           Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.5 ) driver: radeon
           Resolution: 1920x1200@59.95hz
           OpenGL: renderer: ATI R420 version: 2.1 Mesa 17.2.4

[penalvch (penalvch)]

lotuspsychje, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Regarding only the Acer Aspire 7530:

1) Is this something that started to happen after an update? If so, which?

2) Could you please post a screenshot or picture of the glitching?

3) When testing the nvidia proprietary drivers, which of the following did you test:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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[penalvch (penalvch)]

lotuspsychje, could you please advise to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1702347/comments/5 ?

[lotuspsychje (lotuspsychje)]

@ #5 & #7 sorry mate, dont have this machine in my posession anymore
only the older amd 3200 to test on atm, ill try to find other users

confirmed this does not happen on wayland, only xorg

[penalvch (penalvch)]

lotuspsychje, if you don't have the hardware anymore, then this report may be closed.

However, if issues exist with different hardware, it is most helpful if one files a new report about it.