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 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/771724 Title: Selecting "Change Desktop Background" causes extreme flickering -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs