Bug#496844: gdmflexiserver: new gdm screen with unreadable font

[Josselin Mouette]

Le jeudi 28 août 2008 à 01:14 +0300, Eddy Petrișor a écrit :
> Subject: gdmflexiserver: new gdm screen with unreadable font
> Package: gdm
> Version: 2.20.7-1
> Severity: serious
> Justification: unusable gdm session; breaks existing one
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I tried today to log again on another console and I used the
> gdmflexiserver menu entry to get to a new gdm screen, but I wasn't able
> to use it since the fonts were garbled and I couldn't read anything on
> he screen.
> 
> What's more weird is that, later, when swicthing to the VT that
> contained at some point the broken gdm screen, then back, it happens
> that the fonts in the original VT (vt7) get garbled, but they can be
> restored if I switch to any getty console then back. I.e. ctrl+alt+F8,
> ctrl+al+F7 breaks fonts, while ctrl+alt+F1, ctrl+alt+F7 will fix the
> issue.
> 
> See attached images to see how the image/fonts are broken.
> 
> 
> 
> I am not sure if this is related, but when such a vt change occurs,
> the layout information is reset to CAPS set and ctrl and caps are
> switched (I use caps as ctrl, and the other way around). I will
> submit a new bug about this, but I am not sure which is the proper
> package.

This is certainly caused by a bug in the X driver, presumably with the
RENDER extension.

What is your graphics driver and which driver you are using?

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