I am experiencing the character corruption issue, but I am not using Intel graphics; I'm using AMD/ATI Radeon HD 7950 graphics with the recommended driver.
lspci | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Tahiti PRO [Radeon HD 7950]
I am experiencing the character corruption issue, but I am not using Intel graphics; I'm using AMD/ATI Radeon HD 7950 graphics with the recommended driver.
lspci | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Tahiti PRO [Radeon HD 7950]