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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 package

Garbage displayed after login and before desktop appears

Bug #207227 reported by Chris Coulson
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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: linux-restricted-modules

Sometimes when I log in to my Hardy desktop from a cold power up, I see corruption on the screen between GDM disappearing and the desktop fully loading. However, if I reboot (without depowering my computer), then instead of seeing a corrupt display - I actually see the desktop of the person who was logged in as the machine was rebooted. For example, if my girlfriend is logged in and then reboots the machine, then I log in - I see her desktop appear briefly before mine as I am logging in.

This sounds like something to do with video memory not being initialized properly, hence why I have raised the bug against linux-restricted-modules (I have a NVIDIA card and I am using the NVIDIA binary drivers (169.12). I'm also running Compiz

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

Please attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24:
status: New → Incomplete
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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) wrote :

Here we go. This is after a cold start.

Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)
Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24:
status: Incomplete → New
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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

Hi chrisccoulson,

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? (ISOs are available from cdimage.ubuntu.com)

If it remains an issue, could you also attach a new /var/log/Xorg.0.log?
Thanks in advance.

The output of lspci -vvnn would also be worth having.

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24:
status: New → Incomplete
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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) wrote :

This actually stopped happening at some point during Hardy RC, so I'll close it (sorry, I should have come back to this and done it sooner).

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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