Public bug reported: On this T420 lenovo, when using the nouveau driver, the screen doesn't redraw properly when windows change. I'll attach a small video to illustrate the problem. Sorry about the quality, I wanted to keep it small, but I think it's possible to see the issue.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-14.23-generic-pae 3.2.3 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-14-generic-pae i686 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: .tmp.unity.support.test.1: ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,gnomecompat,compiztoolbox,mousepoll,wall,snap,imgpng,vpswitch,regex,resize,place,move,grid,session,animation,fade,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell] CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Mon Feb 6 09:23:18 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: nvidia-current-updates, 290.10, 3.2.0-14-generic-pae, i686: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation GF119 [Quadro NVS 4200M] [10de:1057] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21ce] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120201.2) MachineType: LENOVO 4177CTO ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-14-generic-pae root=/dev/mapper/vg0-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/28/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 83ET67WW (1.37 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 4177CTO dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr83ET67WW(1.37):bd11/28/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4177CTO:pvrThinkPadT420:rvnLENOVO:rn4177CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 4177CTO dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T420 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu8 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0~rc2-0ubuntu4 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0~rc2-0ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.3-0ubuntu10 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.99.901-1ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 ** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug compiz-0.9 i386 precise reproducible running-unity single-occurrence ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/927570 Title: Bad screen redraw with nouveau driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/+bug/927570/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs