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[bighohn <john.cursley00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Christopher

I am away from home presently and will not return to the UK until early
February. I will process the changes at that time.

Thanks for your time and advice.

regards

John C
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On 9 January 2016 at 23:03, Christopher M. Penalver <
christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> bighohn, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.
>
> As per http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=1676#bios
> an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (F11).
> If you update to this following
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?
>
> For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette
> .
>
> Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so
> posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't
> have to create a new bug report.
>
> Once the BIOS is updated, if the problem is still reproducible:
> 1) Please provide the output of the following terminal command (not
> perform an apport-collect):
> sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
> 2) Please make a comment specifically advising on if there was an
> improvement or not.
> 3) Please mark this report Status New. If it's not reproducible, please
> mark this as Invalid.
>
> Thank you for your understanding.
>
> ** Tags added: bios-outdated-f11
>
> ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
>    Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1530624
>
> Title:
>   Graphics unstable
>
> Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>   Ubuntu 14.04. Changed graphics card. Now running Nvidia Geforce FX5600XT.
>   Login screen grey with different icons.
>   GUI increased in size.
>    Icons very slow to respond to mouse touch.
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
>   Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-74.118-generic 3.13.11-ckt30
>   Uname: Linux 3.13.0-74-generic i686
>   .tmp.unity.support.test.1:
>
>   ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
>   Architecture: i386
>   CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
>   CompositorRunning: None
>   Date: Sun Jan  3 08:02:33 2016
>   DistUpgraded: Fresh install
>   DistroCodename: trusty
>   DistroVariant: ubuntu
>   DkmsStatus:
>    bbswitch, 0.8, 3.13.0-73-generic, i686: installed
>    bbswitch, 0.8, 3.13.0-74-generic, i686: installed
>    nvidia-304, 304.131, 3.13.0-74-generic, i686: installed
>   ExtraDebuggingInterest: I just need to know a workaround
>   GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600XT] [10de:0314]
> (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-16 (565 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386
> (20140417)
>   ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-74-generic
> root=UUID=33ae7eed-fcba-4405-9d2d-9865d08068a8 ro quiet splash
>   Renderer: Software
>   SourcePackage: xorg
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>   dmi.bios.date: 06/17/2003
>   dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
>   dmi.bios.version: F1
>   dmi.board.name: nVidia-nForce2
>   dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
>   dmi.board.version: 1.x
>   dmi.chassis.type: 3
>   dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF1:bd06/17/2003:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnnVidia-nForce2:rvr1.x:cvn:ct3:cvr:
>   version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1
>   version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2~ubuntu14.04.1
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.5
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
>   version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.5
>   version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
>   version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.6
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
>   xserver.bootTime: Sun Jan  3 07:55:58 2016
>   xserver.configfile: default
>   xserver.devices:
>    input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 6
>    input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 7
>    input        HID 04b3:310b        MOUSE, id 8
>    input        AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 9
>   xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>   xserver.outputs:
>
>   xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1530624/+subscriptions
>

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Title:
  Graphics unstable

Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 14.04. Changed graphics card. Now running Nvidia Geforce FX5600XT. 
  Login screen grey with different icons.
  GUI increased in size.
   Icons very slow to respond to mouse touch.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-74.118-generic 3.13.11-ckt30
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-74-generic i686
  .tmp.unity.support.test.1:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
  Architecture: i386
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: None
  Date: Sun Jan  3 08:02:33 2016
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus:
   bbswitch, 0.8, 3.13.0-73-generic, i686: installed
   bbswitch, 0.8, 3.13.0-74-generic, i686: installed
   nvidia-304, 304.131, 3.13.0-74-generic, i686: installed
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: I just need to know a workaround
  GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600XT] [10de:0314] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-16 (565 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417)
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-74-generic root=UUID=33ae7eed-fcba-4405-9d2d-9865d08068a8 ro quiet splash
  Renderer: Software
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 06/17/2003
  dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: F1
  dmi.board.name: nVidia-nForce2
  dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.board.version: 1.x
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF1:bd06/17/2003:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnnVidia-nForce2:rvr1.x:cvn:ct3:cvr:
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2~ubuntu14.04.1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.5
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.5
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.6
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Sun Jan  3 07:55:58 2016
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.devices:
   input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 6
   input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 7
   input        HID 04b3:310b        MOUSE, id 8
   input        AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 9
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs:
   
  xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7

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