Ubuntu
lshw package

lshw makes X.org look like a rainbow

Bug #549705 reported by Jeff Strunk on 2010-03-27

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #533442: lshw causes display to freak out. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	lshw (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: lshw

Whenever I run lshw as root on my Dell Inspiron 1470 laptop, the display gets messed up. Everything gets very colorful like a rainbow effect. Text is generally unreadable.

If I log out, the display returns to normal.

This does not occur if I do not run it as root.

I will attach a photo after I submit this.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Mar 27 12:07:05 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318)
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: lshw 02.14-1build1
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-17.26-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
SourcePackage: lshw
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-17-generic x86_64

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