Comment 27 for bug 444123

I have a similar problem with Karmic Kubuntu on a Dell Inspiron with an integrated Intel 82845G/GL video card. Boot is completely normal up to the point the splash screen that shows the icons for hardware, desktop, settings, network, and KDE appearing in succession (I may have the order wrong, but the process finished with the big KDE logo icon). The screen then goes blank, except for the mouse cursor. I can bring up the "Run" dialog box by Alt-F2, and using it have been able to bring up all of the programs I expected to be installed, except the program window appears in a very minimalized form in the upper left corner. By dragging a corner I can make the window a normal size. Programs work normally, but when I minimize the window they disappear. To shutdown I run Alt-F2 "Shutdown", and am able to log out. Ubuntu-desktop and Xbuntu-desktop have been installed and work normally.