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["Christopher M. Penalver" <christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

- 1. Original bug was where the graphics would normally work but every so
- often the screen would be corrupted with horizontal lines of junk.
+ Every so often the screen would be corrupted with horizontal lines of
+ junk.
  
- After much research I found a primitive fix for that:-
- * edit /etc/default/grub to add nomodeset to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX
- * sudo update-grub
- * reboot
+ WORKAROUND: Add to /etc/default/grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX nomodeset:
+ sudo update-grub
+ reboot
  
- 2. Now the system will only allow VGA 640x480 graphics
- 
- This is occurring on an Intel 829845G/GZ chipset
+ Now the system will only allow VGA 640x480 graphics.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-17.21-generic 4.2.3
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: LXDE
  Date: Sat Nov  7 18:44:01 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-07 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
- --- 
- ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4
- Architecture: amd64
- BootLog:
-  [*     ] (1 of 2) A start job is running for... Screen to Quit (26s / no limit)
- [  OK  ] Started Detect the available GPUs and deal with any system changes.
-           Starting Light Display Manager...
- CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
- CompositorRunning: None
- CurrentDesktop: LXDE
- DistUpgraded: Fresh install
- DistroCodename: wily
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
- DistroVariant: ubuntu
- ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
- GraphicsCard:
-  Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2772] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
-    Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3011]
- InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-07 (1 days ago)
- InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
- Lsusb:
-  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
-  Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
-  Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
-  Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
-  Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
- MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dc7600 Small Form Factor
- Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
- PackageArchitecture: amd64
- ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-17-generic root=UUID=def848d7-a3ef-47d8-a73e-068a9b329f5b ro nomodeset quiet splash vt.handoff=7
- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-17.21-generic 4.2.3
- Renderer: Software
- Tags:  wily ubuntu
- UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
- Uname: Linux 4.2.0-17-generic x86_64
- UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
- UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
- _MarkForUpload: True
- dmi.bios.date: 04/24/2006
- dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
- dmi.bios.version: 786D1 v01.56
- dmi.board.name: 09F8h
- dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
- dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC6451M59
- dmi.chassis.type: 4
- dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
- dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786D1v01.56:bd04/24/2006:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7600SmallFormFactor:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn09F8h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct4:cvr:
- dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7600 Small Form Factor
- dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
- version.compiz: compiz N/A
- version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
- version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1
- version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.0.2-1ubuntu4
- version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
- version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.0.2-1ubuntu4
- version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9
- version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.2-1ubuntu1
- version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0+git20150819-0ubuntu1
- version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20150808-0ubuntu4
- version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu3
- xserver.bootTime: Sun Nov  8 14:24:35 2015
- xserver.configfile: default
- xserver.devices:
-  input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 6
-  input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 7
-  input        AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 8
-  input        ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse MOUSE, id 9
-  input        HP WMI hotkeys       KEYBOARD, id 10
- xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
- xserver.outputs:
-  
- xserver.version: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9

** Summary changed:

- Intel Graphic chips bug(s)
+ Intermittent graphics corruption

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Title:
  Intermittent graphics corruption

Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Every so often the screen would be corrupted with horizontal lines of
  junk.

  WORKAROUND: Add to /etc/default/grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX nomodeset:
  sudo update-grub
  reboot

  Now the system will only allow VGA 640x480 graphics.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-17.21-generic 4.2.3
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: LXDE
  Date: Sat Nov  7 18:44:01 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-07 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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