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Message #143902
[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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