Garbled chars in xterm
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
compiz (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Loïc Minier | ||
Maverick |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Loïc Minier | ||
xorg (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Maverick |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xserver-
Hi
Since the move from compiz 0.8.4 to 0.8.6, end pf July, I've had corrupted chars in xterm as in the attached picture: some vertical bars clutter the chars.
I checked with the compiz folks who told me this was triggered by a compiz change, but was a xorg bug in my video card's driver (intel).
During Debconf I mentioned the bug to keithp who told me that this was a known issue with a couple of patches in xorg-server 1.9.0 fixing it. We were still in 1.8.x in Ubuntu.
Now we're at 1.9.x+ and I still get the issue; I think it wasn't the one keithp thought of back then.
If I drag the window around, the content gets fixed.
GNOME Terminal doesn't show the issue.
Cheers,
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: xserver-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-20-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
DRM.card0.
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dpms: On
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Date: Fri Sep 10 21:28:28 2010
MachineType: LENOVO 2777CTO
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcEnviron:
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dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.
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dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:
dmi.product.name: 2777CTO
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
system:
distro: Ubuntu
codename: maverick
architecture: x86_64
kernel: 2.6.35-20-generic
tags: | added: corruption |
tags: | added: patch |
Changed in xorg (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in xorg (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
status: | New → Invalid |
tags: |
added: verification-done removed: verification-needed |
Note that the number of bars increases as I type chars towards the right. This seems relative to the window position, wherever it is on the screen.