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[Bug 1501421] Re: Ubuntu 14.04 displays strange characters

 

Skippy le Grand Gourou, thank you for reporting this and helping make
Ubuntu better.

Could you please test the latest upstream kernel available from the very
top line at the top of the page from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-
ppa/mainline/?C=N;O=D (the release names are irrelevant for testing, and
please do not test the daily folder)? Install instructions are available
at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds . This will allow
additional upstream developers to examine the issue.

If the latest kernel did not allow you to test to the issue (ex. you couldn't boot into the OS) please make a comment in your report about this, and continue to test the next most recent kernel version until you can test to the issue. Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please comment on which kernel version specifically you tested. If this issue is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tags by clicking on the yellow circle with a black pencil icon, next to the word Tags, located at the bottom of the report description:
kernel-fixed-upstream
kernel-fixed-upstream-X.Y-rcZ

Where X, Y, and Z are numbers corresponding to the kernel version.

If the mainline kernel does not fix the issue, please add the following tags:
kernel-bug-exists-upstream
kernel-bug-exists-upstream-X.Y-rcZ

Please note, an error to install the kernel does not fit the criteria of
kernel-bug-exists-upstream.

Once testing of the latest upstream kernel is complete, please mark this
report's Status as Confirmed. Please let us know your results.

Thank you for your understanding.

** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  Ubuntu 14.04 displays strange characters

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Quite often, when "opening" the laptop after it has been "closed" for
  a while, the display is completely messed up, i.e. most characters are
  corrupted with alien-like characters.  Attached is an explicit
  screenshot of Thunderbird tabs (the first tab should read "Courrier
  entrant", the second line "Relever ; Écrire ; ? ; Adresses ;
  Étiquettes ; Filtre rapide", etc.), but most applications (Firefox,
  gnome-terminal, LibreOffice, Gnumeric, windows titles and menus,
  right-click menus, etc.) are affected.  Some of these issues (e.g.
  tabs) can be fixed by hovering them with the cursor, but not all.

  Similar issues have been reported elsewhere :
  http://askubuntu.com/questions/554227/strange-font-issues-on-
  ubuntu-14-04-unity

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt5
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-28-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:

  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.15
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Sep 30 18:36:35 2015
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics [8086:1616] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer Device [1558:5554]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-20 (40 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:8001 Intel Corp.
   Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
   Bus 001 Device 003: ID 5986:024b Acer, Inc
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  MachineType: Notebook W54_55_94_95_97AU,AUQ
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.19.0-28-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Symptom: display
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 02/10/2015
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 5.6.5
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345
  dmi.board.name: W54_55_94_95_97AU,AUQ
  dmi.board.vendor: Notebook
  dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 9
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Notebook
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr5.6.5:bd02/10/2015:svnNotebook:pnW54_55_94_95_97AU,AUQ:pvrNotApplicable:rvnNotebook:rnW54_55_94_95_97AU,AUQ:rvrNotApplicable:cvnNotebook:ct9:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: W54_55_94_95_97AU,AUQ
  dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
  dmi.sys.vendor: Notebook
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2~ubuntu14.04.1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
  xserver.bootTime: Sat Sep 26 08:41:21 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   Error loading keymap /var/lib/xkb/server-113082503E3087F42A1C36446BB0843A449C1904.xkm
   Error loading keymap /var/lib/xkb/server-113082503E3087F42A1C36446BB0843A449C1904.xkm
   Error loading keymap /var/lib/xkb/server-113082503E3087F42A1C36446BB0843A449C1904.xkm
   Error loading keymap /var/lib/xkb/server-113082503E3087F42A1C36446BB0843A449C1904.xkm
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs:
   product id                                1034
   vendor                                     LGD
  xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3~trusty1

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