Comment 36 for bug 270377

Just done a fresh intrepid install + updates and im getting the same problem, absolutely no tweaking done to x/compiz/whatever settings, just a fresh install. Pretty much every single time i run an aptitude command in gnome-terminal i get this, occasionally get it in firefox, and frequently get it when running emacs. If i go to the appearence settings and set visual effects to "None" the problem dissapears.

I also tried with the updates from -proposed (nvidia 180 and i think there was a compiz update too) and the problem is at least as bad, if not worse.

Single head setting on laptop, 1280x800 resolution screen.

Nvidia card info from nvidia-settings:

GeForce 8400M GS
PCI Express 16x

Any more info that would be useful just ask and i'll post it here.