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Windows donot display unless moused over

Asked by Rich

I am installing Ubuntu 11.04 on a Compaq d530 with integrated graphics. I had no issues with Version 10.10 and was upgrading because the end user forgot her password.

The installer completes with no issue. We boot into the home screen just fine. I try to open a window and it opens but does not display. The window will flicker when moused over but once the mouse stops moving the window vanishes. I think that it might be a issue with graphics drivers but don't know how to install new drivers when I can't even see the window.

Thank you

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

You can reset the password in root recovery console. Strange reason to upgrade.

Can you give the output of:

sudo lshw -C display; lsb_release -a

Or if you cannot then if you can outline the video chip in the system

Thanks

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Seems to be an Nvidia GPU. Did the owner have the proprietary nvidia drivers installed?

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Rich (psyco-path-industries) said : 		#3

@root recovery console - Shows how much I know about ubuntu.

The video chip is integrated. According to the Compaq website it is a Intel 865G
There should be no Nvidia drivers installed as the disk was formatted twice prior to install. Not impossible but it is unlikely.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

So it is. I found an nvidia based one online. If you log in as a different user is it the same?

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Rich (psyco-path-industries) said : 		#5

Well, there are no other user accounts as it is a fresh install and we have been unable to add new accounts.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

Press CTRL+ALT+F1

login then run:

sudo adduser foo

replace foo with a new name. Set the password then run:

sudo reboot

Login as the new user when the system comes back around.

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Rich (psyco-path-industries) said : 		#7

Thank you. I will update the case once this has been completed.

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Steve (chipshopman) said : 		#8

Hi.
I had similar problems with my 11.04 installation of Ubuntu on the D530 desktop. The way I got round this was to use Unbuntu Classic (No effects) on boot up. Then the windows are stable, I just have a few artifacts around the status bar, top left and some slight oddities bottom right. Otherwise it all works fine.

The output from my machine with the command: sudo lshw -C display; lsb_release -a for me gave:

*-display
      description: VGA compatible controller
      product: 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller
      vendor: Intel Corporation
      physical id: 2
      bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
      version: 02
      width: 32 bits
      clock: 33MHz
      capabilities: pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
      configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
      resources: irq:16 memory:f0000000-f7ffffff memory:f8400000-f847ffff ioport:14e0(size=8)

NoLSB modules are available
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04
Codename: natty

Hope that helps.
Cheers.
Steve.

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