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[Bug 771724] [NEW] Selecting "Change Desktop Background" causes extreme flickering

 

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xorg

I try to select "Change desktop background", the display then responds
with some extreme flickering.

A video showing the issue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He8vSefxK7c

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.44-generic 2.6.35.10
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  270.29  Wed Feb 23 16:18:35 PST 2011
 GCC version:  gcc version 4.4.5 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.4.4-14ubuntu5)
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Apr 27 11:52:57 2011
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 270.29, 2.6.35-25-generic, x86_64: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: LENOVO 422218G
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic root=UUID=125cf4f8-a785-43c3-a981-faf470fb9e9f ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
Xrandr:
 Error: command ['xrandr', '--verbose'] failed with exit code 1: Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".
 RandR extension missing
dmi.bios.date: 07/13/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 5JKT47AUS
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.type: 7
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr5JKT47AUS:bd07/13/2010:svnLENOVO:pn422218G:pvrThinkStationE20:rvnLENOVO:rn:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct7:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: 422218G
dmi.product.version: ThinkStation E20
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 codename:           maverick
 architecture:       x86_64
 kernel:             2.6.35-25-generic

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug corruption maverick

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Title:
  Selecting "Change Desktop Background" causes extreme flickering


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