Package: xserver-xorg Version: 7.0.17 When I run X, I see a display that has a central section that looks more-or-less normal, surrounded by a band of weirdness. If I tell Xserver-xorg to use the vesa driver, all works more or less. My laptop uses a Cirrus logic GD7548 With Xfree86 I used to use the svga driver. The automatic upgrade from Xfree86 wrote a config file that attempted to use the Cirrus driver.