Not exactly sure what my problem is, desktop is "corrupted"?

CTMassachusetts · 10-05-2011, 07:02 PM

I am not exactly sure how to describe my problem. My desktop is distorted when I try to open new windows. Shadows of previously closed windows appear and when I attempt to close the windows they still appear there. I recently installed the newest version of Ubuntu and replaced an exiosting version that was having the same problems. I am not sure what to do, does anyone know what problem i am having or how to describe it?

frankbell · 10-05-2011, 07:29 PM

Can you post a screenshot? That might help.

Also let us know what kind of video card you have. Running the command lspci (list pci devices) in a terminal should show that information.

The command cat /etc/*release should report which version of Ubuntu you are running.

Jenni · 10-05-2011, 07:33 PM

Screenshots would be nice to give an idea of what exactly you mean, also what DE/WM are you using? (KDE, Gnome, xfce, fluxbox) and have you checked if the problem persists on others?

cascade9 · 10-05-2011, 07:39 PM

If it is ubuntu 11.04, it must be gnome 'classic' or unity.

I'd guess its a intel i8XX video issue.

CTMassachusetts · 10-13-2011, 04:52 PM

I have no idea how to do a screen shot, I'm pretty new to this and am terrible with computers. Can you explain how to do this?

MrCode · 10-13-2011, 05:18 PM

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I have no idea how to do a screen shot, I'm pretty new to this and am terrible with computers. Can you explain how to do this?

You should be able to just hit Print Screen and a dialog will appear asking where to save the image (…or something like that; been a while since I seriously messed with Ubuntu

).

EDIT: Another thing comes to mind: if this is some kind of driver-level video issue, which judging from the description it likely is, then it may not show up in a screenshot (the display might be blitted over when taking the shot, thus clearing the screen of any artifacts). It couldn't hurt to try, though, I suppose.

frankbell · 10-13-2011, 08:00 PM

There is also a screenshot utility in Gnome.

If you can't do a screenshot, take a picture with a digital camera. That might be enough to get us started.