I could reproduce the error on a Debian based qemu-kvm host, running a Lubuntu guest with qxl/spice. After increasing the resolution several letter disappeared from the LXDE menu (e.g. w, u, p).
However, I could work around the Issue by deactivating text anti- aliasing in LXDE. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-qxl in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1261916 Title: Missing letters in spice client session with KVM guest Status in xserver-xorg-video-qxl package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in xserver-xorg-video-qxl package in Fedora: Unknown Bug description: Host: Xubuntu 13.04 Guest: Xubuntu 14.04 with qxl graphics When connecting to a KVM guest via Spice client characters are not displayed (in graphical mode), to such extent that messages become unreadable/guest becomes unusable. This bug was reported and kind of resolved for Red Hat/Fedora: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974198 The mentioned workaround to add kernel parameter nomodeset worked for me up to now. Proposed resolution: Upgrade Debian/Ubuntu package to an up-to-date upstream release. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xserver-xorg-video-qxl 0.1.1-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4 Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Tue Dec 17 21:42:35 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-13 (4 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131213) SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-qxl UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-qxl/+bug/1261916/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
