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[Ian Bruntlett <ian.bruntlett@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Christopher,

On 12 November 2015 at 12:27, Christopher M. Penalver <
christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ian Bruntlett, please provide the output of the following terminal command:
> sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
>


*Here is what you asked for...*
contact@aristotle:~$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s
bios-release-date
[sudo] password for contact:
786D1 v01.61
07/01/2009
contact@aristotle:~$

BTW, the PC in question was originally running (32 bit) Windows XP. As we
are experiencing problem with graphics when running 64 bit software,
perhaps I should install Lubuntu 15.10 i386 and see if that works? Someone.
somewhere may be misusing pointers leading to junk on screen.

BW,


Ian

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1514102

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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