Oh man, I totally forgot to confirm what I had said a few weeks ago. IT
IS a hardware issue. I opened up the laptop multiple times to check
various settings. Anyway, long story short, bending (pressing hard on)
the keyboard makes the keyboard plate (which acts as a giant heat sink)
touch the ATI ch
I *really* *really* think this problem is hardware related. I got another IBM
A31 with exactly the same card, which is not affected by the problem and works
like a charm.
I reject the bug for the hardware cause.
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-driver-ati (Ubuntu)
Status: Unconfirmed => Reject
Hello! This bug seems pretty dangerous. I am experiencing it, no colors,
but small horizontal white lines everywhere. All the other symptoms
match. I believe this could be a heat issue also, at least, I hope (kind
of). In a few days, I will most likely open up the laptop, check out the
hardware and