[kde] [Bug 344222] New: A change to Open GL version fixed visual installation issues

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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=344222

            Bug ID: 344222
           Summary: A change to Open GL version fixed visual installation
                    issues
           Product: kde
           Version: 4.14.1
          Platform: Kubuntu Packages
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: grave
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: RSwartzy at msn.com

For some reason I could not get my screen to show correctly upon initial
installation.  Fooled around forever just trying to get CLI and Desktop to work
properly.  I did everything I knew how,  messed with display settings if I
could get to them...  It was really difficult just seeing what I was doing. 
Using Zotac 610i-ITX K-E board which has NVidia 7050 graphics.  I think setting
the intial install to the older OpenGL version is the fix.  Would really like
to help with this issue so that next time I can boot into Xubuntu as I should. 
 This is a a major issue, makes this release largely unusable to anyone using
this hardware.  Stops new users from even getting through basic installation. 
I was very persistent and an amazing troubleshooter.  Typing on the box now and
I have to say I'm a bit surprised I fixed it.  I had given up once.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Installation
2. I haven't tried to change OpenGL settings for fear I will lose the
installation that I have.  Very tough to get into the menu to switch it back if
it indeed reproduces the issue.
3.

Actual Results:  
Graphically everything is whited out and scrolling over with a mouse or
pressing tab will reveal just enough to toy with it.

Expected Results:  
Shown a desktop.

It seems that switching OpenGL from default to 1.2  got the desktop to be
visible.  I had attempted other drastic measures and then painstakingly worked
to apply a new OpenGL setting without even hardly being able to see what I was
doing due to the lack of menu context showing up.  It was basically invisible.

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