When I did the bug report the response said that 3-D graphics were trying to be applied but this not be the best approach.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,regex,compiztoolbox,move,snap,grid,imgpng,mousepoll,unitymtgrabhandles,resize,vpswitch,place,wall,gnomecompat,animation,session,expo,fade,ezoom,workarounds,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Fri Feb 24 17:44:14 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility M4 AGP [1002:4d46] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:00a4]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation Inspiron 8000
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
Socket 1:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
3.3V 32-bit PC Card
Socket 1:
no card
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic root=UUID=852fa1cd-d2d6-4183-b5b7-6580a7cbce98 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Renderer: Software
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/03/2003
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.bios.version: A22
dmi.board.name: Inspiron 8000
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA22:bd03/03/2003:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnInspiron8000:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorporation:rnInspiron8000:rvr:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 8000
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu6.1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1
You're short on video memory, so you have to manually tweak xorg.conf to reduce the depth bits (or force a lower resolution). See: http://