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

Brett Stevens, to clarify your Description:
>"After installing xorg-edgers/ppa and applying the newest nvidia drivers with intel microcode the font issue disappears."

If you just change to the nvidia drivers from the Ubuntu repositories as outlined in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia
 (not install xorg-edgers PPA or install microcode) is the issue still reproducible?

** Tags added: latest-bios-2304

** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Low => Medium

** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

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Title:
  Missing fonts and flickering font rendering

Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  When starting from the live iso the fonts flicker and some are missing. When mousing over them they return but then they disappear as soon as you remove the mouse from the top of them.
  After installing xorg-edgers/ppa and applying the newest nvidia drivers with intel microcode the font issue disappears.
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  ApportVersion: 2.18.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  BootLog:
   
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: None
  CurrentDesktop: MATE
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: wily
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
  GraphicsCard:
   NVIDIA Corporation GM107 [GeForce GTX 750] [10de:1381] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:84f0]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-03 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20150924)
  MachineType: ASUS All Series
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-11-generic root=UUID=d180a4a2-556c-4b1e-b6a5-7f1dd2ab746f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-11.13-generic 4.2.1
  Renderer: Software
  Tags:  wily ubuntu
  UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-11-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  _MarkForUpload: True
  dmi.bios.date: 05/25/2015
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 2304
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: B85M-E
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
  dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2304:bd05/25/2015:svnASUS:pnAllSeries:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnB85M-E:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: All Series
  dmi.product.version: System Version
  dmi.sys.vendor: ASUS
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+15.10.20150908-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.0.0-1ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.0.0-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu7
  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+git20150808-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu3
  xserver.bootTime: Sat Oct  3 18:12:03 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
   Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
   AIGLX: reverting to software rendering
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu7
  xserver.video_driver: nouveau

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