dual monitor setup half second screen does not display some programs

[themusicgod1]

Same bug was present in Ubuntu 12.04 + unity (+/- compiz) for same machine, upgrade to 14.04 and switch to openbox did not help. See screenshot: gnome-terminal is cut in half. Any attempt to move it further right and it does not display anything further right than that line. Openbox dock is cut off in the same spot(though sometimes also disappears entirely). Some other applications(eg xterm) do display to the right of that line.

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV18GL [Quadro NVS 280 SD] (rev a2)

makerspace@accounting1:~$ lsmod | grep nouv
nouveau 969650 3
mxm_wmi 12893 1 nouveau
wmi 18673 2 mxm_wmi,nouveau
video 18903 1 nouveau
i2c_algo_bit 13197 1 nouveau
ttm 85079 1 nouveau
drm_kms_helper 48868 1 nouveau
drm 244037 5 ttm,drm_kms_helper,nouveau

Linux accounting1 3.13.0-76-generic #120-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jan 18 15:58:41 UTC 2016 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux

makerspace@accounting1:~$ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau:
  Installed: 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

makerspace@accounting1:~$ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg
xserver-xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
  Candidate: 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
  Version table:
 *** 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:7.7+1ubuntu8 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages

openbox:
  Installed: 3.5.2-6
  Candidate: 3.5.2-6

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS"

Programs that *do* display across both monitors with no problem:

* Gimp

* PaleMoon

* xterm

* eog

Programs that consistently do *not*

* Openbox dock

* gnome-terminal

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-76.120-generic 3.13.11-ckt30
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-76-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:

ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,staticswitcher,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,dbus]
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Fri Jan 22 09:52:38 2016
DistUpgraded: 2016-01-19 16:27:00,780 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation NV18GL [Quadro NVS 280 SD] [10de:018a] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:0168]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-16 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130213)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04f2:0760 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Acer KU-0760 Keyboard
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: IBM -[622122U]-
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-76-generic root=UUID=ee741c79-9174-4ce2-9423-8b7db58e0228 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2016-01-19 (2 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/29/2003
dmi.bios.vendor: IBM
dmi.bios.version: -[OPE128A]-
dmi.board.name: MS-9121
dmi.board.vendor: IBM
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.type: 7
dmi.chassis.vendor: IBM
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIBM:bvr-[OPE128A]-:bd04/29/2003:svnIBM:pn-[622122U]-:pvr1.0:rvnIBM:rnMS-9121:rvr1.0:cvnIBM:ct7:cvr:
dmi.product.name: -[622122U]-
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: IBM
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2~ubuntu14.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.5
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.5
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.6
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Fri Jan 22 09:39:12 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input Chicony USB Keyboard KEYBOARD, id 8
 input Chicony USB Keyboard KEYBOARD, id 9
 input PIXART USB OPTICAL MOUSE MOUSE, id 10
xserver.errors:
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
xserver.video_driver: nouveau

[themusicgod1 (themusicgod1)]

(logs too big to fit in comment.)

[penalvch (penalvch)]

themusicgod1, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.

Could you please provide the full computer model as noted on the sticker of the computer itself (not from the Bug Description)?

[themusicgod1 (themusicgod1)]

there aren't really many stickers (?) -- it's kind of a frankencomputer.

IBM IntelliStation Z Pro -- ( http://www.amazon.com/IBM-71P8496-System-Board-IntelliStation/dp/B016YK634G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1454362311&sr=8-2&keywords=ibm+intellistation+z+pro+6221 looks like it)
Motherboard: Microstar MS-9121 (looks like http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-Star-MS-9121-Motherboard-and-Heatsink-as-pictured-/231697475068?hash=item35f23ee5fc:g:E3MAAOSwFnFWAaEw )
Video Card: Nvidia 8890 VER:100 D33088 180-10111-0000-A01
ram: pc2-ddr25331-2 256mb (x4)
cpu: cual cpu, the sticker on the side says intel Xeon (which is the same as ProcCpuinfo.txt says). Could take the cpu heat sinks off if absolutely need be.
i/o controller: Intel 82801DB

[themusicgod1 (themusicgod1)]

Found another one: intellistation z pro 6221-22u s/n kp-n1668 ( http://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-intellistation-z-pro-6221-xeon-3-2-ghz-4-gb-36-4-gb/specs/ )

[penalvch (penalvch)]

themusicgod1, as per https://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=migr-45279 an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (1.51). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?

For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette .

Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't have to create a new bug report.

Once the BIOS is updated, if the problem is still reproducible:
1) Please provide the output of the following terminal command (not perform an apport-collect):
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
2) Please make a comment specifically advising on if there was an improvement or not.
3) Please mark this report Status New. If it's not reproducible, please mark this as Invalid.

Thank you for your understanding.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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