GUI problems in Ubuntu 11.04 using 'Ubuntu Classic (No Effects)'

Question

I have seen some questions like this but I thought I might be able to provide more detail.

I recently installed Ubuntu 11.04 and wiped 10.10. Since my old built-in graphics card is incapable of 3D acceleration, I tried using Ubuntu Classic. After logging in, I was greeted by a choppy background and flickering menus. (I have NEVER had this problem in Ubuntu 10.10). So I even tried logging in using Ubuntu Classic (No effects), the screen was much better this time, but the panels were a little messed up and it crashed on me several times after a few minutes.

I have a Pentium 4 2.66 GHz. 1.5GB RAM. Built in graphics Intel Extreme Graphics 2 96MB memory (I think it's shared not built in memory).

Is it a problem with my graphics card or driver?

Please help.

Answer 1

since ubuntu 10.10 was working well on your machine then i think it is a bug in the new 11.04 you should report this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/

Answer 2

It's listed in Launchpad Bugs
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/727594
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/774999

Two solutions I have found (but not test);

1) Run:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Then reboot the PC and retest.

2) See this:
http://www.unixmen.com/linux-tutorials/linux-distributions/linux-distributions4-ubuntu/1540-top-things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-1104-natty-narwhal