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Ubuntu 8.10 display corrupted after installing updates

Bug #321859 reported by 123marra
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Bug Description

Installed Ubuntu 8.10 in October 2008 on a Acer TravelMate C111TCi (10,4 inch TabletPC). It run flawlessly. 2 weeks ago installed Windows XP SP2 in parallel. Also OK. Yesterday (26/01/2009) 3 automatic updated were installed (did not pay attention which ones). The computer was switched off after that. Today tried to boot it and the display was corrupted: 2/3 of the screen are blurry (looks like a radio/magnetic disturbance) with one thick (4 centimeters) and 2 thin ( 5 millimeters) brown stripes. Can open files and brows internet, but can not see anything.

Rebooted from Windows - everything is OK, so I assume it is purely Ubuntu 8.10 problem.

Any idea what it might be?

Thanks a lot in advance.

P.S. Now it is even weirder - the image is tripled and there is still some disturbance. See the picture attached.

Tags: screencast
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123marra (sibaldtmarra) wrote :
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Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara) wrote :

Hi 123marra,

Can you comment which specific version of the kernel you are currently using - `cat /proc/version_signature` . If you boot to the previously installed kernel, does the issue remain? If the issue remains, it's likely not a regression introduced by the kernel (assuming it was updated) and we'll want to reassign this to the more appropriate package. Please let us know. Thanks.

Changed in linux:
status: New → Incomplete
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123marra (sibaldtmarra) wrote :

Dear Leann,

I am a new Linux user, so I don't know a lot of technical details.

When I boot the computer I have a choice to boot from the following:

- Ubuntub 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic
- Ubuntub 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic (recovery mode)
- Ubuntub 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
- Ubuntub 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
- Windows XP

I have a problem booting from 2.6.27-9-generic (or at least I assume the computer automatically boots from it).

I hope it helps.

Regards

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123marra (sibaldtmarra) wrote :

Dear Leann,

Indeed my computer was automatically booting from 2.6.27-9-generic (I specifically paid attention this time :)).

Now I tried to boot from 2.6.27-9-generic - there is still the same problem.

Please let me know if you have an idea of what the problem might be.

Thanks and regards.

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123marra (sibaldtmarra) wrote :

Sorry, I meant I booted from 2.6.27-7-generic...

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Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara) wrote :

Hi 123marra,

I see you opened a newer bug, bug 323264. I'm marking this as a duplicate of that report. Please continue to track this issue at that report. Thanks.

Andres Mujica (andres.mujica)
tags: added: screencast
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