Comment 5 for bug 703725

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Mark Mueller (mark6mueller) wrote : Re: [Bug 703725] Re: Video garbled/maxtearing after switching users

Christopher,

I haven't had this problem for quite a while. It's a computer that I don't
use very often now. I can check what version of Ubuntu is running on it
some time.

Best Regards,

Mark.

On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Christopher M. Penalver <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Mark Mueller, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.
> Maverick reached EOL on April 2012.
> Please see this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases
>
> We were wondering if this is still an issue in a supported release? If
> so, can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO CD
> images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ .
>
> If it remains an issue, could you run the following command in a
> supported release from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal).
> It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to
> this report.
>
> apport-collect -p linux <replace-with-bug-number>
>
> Also, if you could test the latest upstream kernel available that would
> be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the
> issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once
> you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-
> testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon
> next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and
> deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your
> results.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/703725
>
> Title:
> Video garbled/maxtearing after switching users
>
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> when using the indicator applet to switch users, I click a user to
> switch to. Then the picture on the monitor is garbled. I believe the
> computer switches to that user based on the garbled graphics. It is
> hard to tell what is still functional once I have switched users. At
> this point I must turn the power off to the computer and restart the
> computer.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
> Package: linux-image-2.6.35-24-generic 2.6.35-24.42
> Regression: No
> Reproducible: Yes
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-24.42-generic 2.6.35.8
> Uname: Linux 2.6.35-24-generic i686
> AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
> Architecture: i386
> ArecordDevices:
> **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
> card 0: IXP [ATI IXP], device 0: ATI IXP AC97 [ATI IXP AC97]
> Subdevices: 1/1
> Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> AudioDevicesInUse:
> USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
> /dev/snd/controlC0: dad 1602 F.... pulseaudio
> /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: dad 1602 F...m pulseaudio
> CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
> Card0.Amixer.info:
> Card hw:0 'IXP'/'ATI IXP rev 2 with ALC658D at 0xfe02a000, irq 17'
> Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC658D'
> Components : 'AC97a:414c4781'
> Controls : 38
> Simple ctrls : 24
> Date: Sun Jan 16 14:27:44 2011
> HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=15ad6a4b-f365-4179-ad22-7a4f61f1be8e
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386
> (20101007)
> MachineType: HP Pavilion 061 ER859AA-ABA M7334N
> ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic
> root=UUID=0462db87-04c0-4bd6-b429-2489897bd02e ro quiet splash
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.utf8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
> RfKill:
> 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
> Soft blocked: no
> Hard blocked: no
> SourcePackage: linux
> dmi.bios.date: 12/13/2005
> dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
> dmi.bios.version: 3.40
> dmi.board.name: AMETHYST-M
> dmi.board.vendor: MSI
> dmi.board.version: 1.0
> dmi.chassis.type: 3
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr3.40:bd12/13/2005:svnHPPavilion061:pnER859AA-ABAM7334N:pvr0qn1114RE101AMETM00:rvnMSI:rnAMETHYST-M:rvr1.0:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvr:
> dmi.product.name: ER859AA-ABA M7334N
> dmi.product.version: 0qn1114RE101AMETM00
> dmi.sys.vendor: HP Pavilion 061
>
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