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Binary package hint: gnome-settings-daemon

Hi there. I'm trying my best to file this properly, and I hope the
report can help pinpoint the issue I'm having. Part of this is a repost
from the SO INCREDIBLY HELPFUL Launchpad-Answers Ubuntu section, but I
have some more information now and feel better about posting an official
bug. Here goes:

"Hey everyone. I've been using Ubuntu since Dapper, and for the most
part it's been great times. My desktop computer is totally solid, even
while running the Maverick beta. However, I've run into a large issue
trying to get the current Maverick build running on my old laptop. The
device in question is a Dell Inspiron 600M (got it from someone who
didn't want it anymore). I had it running Lucid with no huge issues, but
I wanted to take advantage of the nicer theme and upgrades to the
package repos. I wouldn't have bothered this early, but as I said, it's
been running nicely on my desktop. As such, I seem to have hit a pretty
nasty bug/regression, and I'm wondering if anyone can help out. Here's
what I've got:

I installed the beta using the same cd I had made for my desktop.
Installation went through without an issue, and I was able to reboot
into my new desktop with no problem. However, after running update
manager to do a partial upgrade into the current state of Maverick, I'm
unable to get the computer to properly boot on restart. After the ubuntu
logo shows up, insead of going properly to the login screen I get a
strange graphic... basically a wall containing the purple/white-ish hues
of the login background, but thinly vertically striped (it would seem,
sort of hard to properly explain, as the stripes are the same color). If
I blindly hit enter, and enter my password, the screen goes a strange
pattern of grey (similar to the toolbars on the desktop). I couldn't get
it to properly do anything from here, except that once or twice I was
able to ctrl-alt-del and hit enter to shut down (so keyboard input is
working). It kinda sounds like part of whatever is on the screen (a
toolbar, for example) is being stretched through the whole screen, but
it doesn't look like a resolution issue. I tried reinstalling many, many
times (very tedious) in different fashions, to try and nail down what
might be the culprit..."

And I think I have! I've gone through over 400 packages, often updating
one at a time and then restarting to try and find which package is
giving me trouble, and it seems to be this one: upon installing gnome-
settings daemon on a Maverick Beta build and restarting, I'm getting the
graphical corruption again. I posted my issue on September 19th, so the
issue must have happened in an update to g-s-d between the publishing of
the beta iso (September 2nd) and then. If it helps, I've tried
installing the RC directly using that iso, and I get the same
corruption.

So... I dunno. I've spent a lot of time trying to figure this out, since
no one seemed interested in helping with the grunt-work. Is there
anything I can do to further nail down this bug? I'd really like to help
get it fixed before Maverick final comes out, assuming it isn't
something specific to my laptop specifically. I've run out of computers
to test, and my desktop is still running up-to-date Maverick perfectly.

Help?

** Affects: xorg-server (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Corrupt graphics after bootsplash on dell inspiron 600m
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