Comment # 5 on bug 103132 from Ilia Mirkin

(In reply to barry from comment #4)
> The problems are all gone.
> 
> Please chalk this up to user error
> - did not configure Xorg to use the nouveau driver.

More like "distro error" -- "listened to the cacophony of people saying
modesetting is the way to go".

The real issue is that there's some issue in the GL, hence the display issues.
Now they will be limited to applications that use GL [which sadly is "a lot"
these days].