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[Bug 1512066] [NEW] Desktop screen and icon corruption

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Public bug reported:

This is now the 3 rd time to reinstall 15.10.  Previously the 15.04 version has been re-installed.
Under 15.04 the problem (bug) was restricted to the desktop background image in that after a few days and new updates loaded the screen became corrupted with the appearance of a view like looking through opaque reed glass. The blame was put on 'Variety' which was in use. Peter Levi terms this problem a 'low key bug'? It makes no difference whether 'Variety' is in use or not
As the problem (bug) only affected the desktop background then it was workable.
The new release of 15.10 was hoped to iron out the problem, but once again after receiving updates corruption began, and is much more severe in that icons become distorted when the mouse passes over them sections of text work become a. invisible or b. distorted to be unreadable.
To date I have re-installed 15.10 four times. Everything is stable until I begin to accept updates. and the corruption begins.
I have brought up this problem before since 23 rd October. 
I cannot be the only individual suffering from this problem. I have two machines and the results are the same on both. I have changed monitors to no avail. 
The programme was re-installed yesterday and is stable without any updates.
I run also windows 10 on this machine but have experienced no problems with display or documents text/ icons

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
 
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
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: Sun Nov  1 08:34:28 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: vivid
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2e12] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3034]
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3034]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-31 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dc7900 Small Form Factor
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic root=UUID=551edabd-9342-4276-8f47-bf3c3b2b5894 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/25/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 786G1 v01.22
dmi.board.asset.tag: CZC9468YXF
dmi.board.name: 3031h
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC9468YXF
dmi.chassis.type: 4
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786G1v01.22:bd08/25/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7900SmallFormFactor:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3031h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct4:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7900 Small Form Factor
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150410.1-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2build1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1
xserver.bootTime: Sun Nov  1 06:50:42 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 
xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 corruption ubuntu vivid

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Title:
  Desktop screen and icon corruption

Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This is now the 3 rd time to reinstall 15.10.  Previously the 15.04 version has been re-installed.
  Under 15.04 the problem (bug) was restricted to the desktop background image in that after a few days and new updates loaded the screen became corrupted with the appearance of a view like looking through opaque reed glass. The blame was put on 'Variety' which was in use. Peter Levi terms this problem a 'low key bug'? It makes no difference whether 'Variety' is in use or not
  As the problem (bug) only affected the desktop background then it was workable.
  The new release of 15.10 was hoped to iron out the problem, but once again after receiving updates corruption began, and is much more severe in that icons become distorted when the mouse passes over them sections of text work become a. invisible or b. distorted to be unreadable.
  To date I have re-installed 15.10 four times. Everything is stable until I begin to accept updates. and the corruption begins.
  I have brought up this problem before since 23 rd October. 
  I cannot be the only individual suffering from this problem. I have two machines and the results are the same on both. I have changed monitors to no avail. 
  The programme was re-installed yesterday and is stable without any updates.
  I run also windows 10 on this machine but have experienced no problems with display or documents text/ icons

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
  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: Sun Nov  1 08:34:28 2015
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: vivid
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2e12] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3034]
     Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3034]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-31 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dc7900 Small Form Factor
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic root=UUID=551edabd-9342-4276-8f47-bf3c3b2b5894 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Symptom: display
  UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 08/25/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.bios.version: 786G1 v01.22
  dmi.board.asset.tag: CZC9468YXF
  dmi.board.name: 3031h
  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC9468YXF
  dmi.chassis.type: 4
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786G1v01.22:bd08/25/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7900SmallFormFactor:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3031h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct4:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7900 Small Form Factor
  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150410.1-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2build1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1
  xserver.bootTime: Sun Nov  1 06:50:42 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs:
   
  xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3

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