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[roland aus köln <devzero@xxxxxx>]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 748184 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/748184

as this bugreport exactly fits to the issues i see with my system, i`m
posting this mail here for reference. the bug is fixed for 4 months in
upstream, so i`m curious why it`s still not fixed in ubuntu.

> Gesendet: Samstag, 29. November 2014 um 21:25 Uhr
> Von: <devzero@xxxxxx>
> An: maarten.lankhorst@xxxxxxxxxx, raof@xxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: svenjoac@xxxxxx
> Betreff: please include important fix for older nvidia gfx card
>
> apparently there are five open bugtickets related to this - sorry, did not find them before this mail - and would have reported it there otherwise....
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/+bug/748184
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> also see
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/+question/254272
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> 
> Hi, 
> 
> i`m using a ubuntu based distro (mint) and having issues with graphics after installing it on older PC`s.
> 
> icons or other graphics elements are missing, for example in the file explorer or in the xfce4 welcome screen
> 
> as i have several older graphics cards, i recognized that the problem only appeared on older nvidia geforce graphics cards
> 
> i spent two hours digging into this and found, that it`s a known upstream issue and resolved:
> 
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51477
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> http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/nouveau/2014-August/018271.html
> 
> Could you please consider including this tiny but effective fix into current supported releases, i.e. put that into xf86-video-nouveau ?
> 
> I have taken a look at the source of 1.0.10 and it seems there is no need for "backporting" this fix, i.e. the fix should also work for 1.0.10 wihout to much programming effort.
> 
> I think especially all users of older hardware with nvidia geforce and lighteweight ubuntu based distro like mint xfce, lubunut, xubuntu will be very happy about this...
> 
> thank you!
> 
> regards
> Roland
> 
> ps:
> if you are not the right persons to talk to , please tell me how to proceed. i´m somewhat new to ubuntu.

** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #51477
   https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51477

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1368392

Title:
  NV10, NV20 Bad / Missing Graphics and Icons

Status in xserver-xorg-video-nouveau package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I recently installed Lubuntu 14.04 LTS. I noticed that on some screens
  and in some applications, there were missing graphics and icons. For
  example in the Files application, some of the folder icons would be
  visible and others were not. I did a search for a related bug/issue
  and come across a bug filed here
  (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51477). Turning off
  anti-aliasing under Customize Look and Feel>Font resolves the issue of
  the missing icons, but makes the text harder to read. For reference, I
  have an nVidia GeForce3 Ti 200 (NV20) graphics card.

  The bug was filed two years ago, but was just recently resolved. The
  change was incorporated into Nouveau 1.0.11 that was recently
  released. Is it possible to incorporate this patch/fix into the
  1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2 that is installed in 14.04 LTS

  Thanks in advance for any help or guidance you can provide.

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