[SOLVED] Xfce 4.12 desktop background problem

Hello everyone,
I have a problem with Xfce 4.12 desktop background. After pc rebooting I see distorted desktop background. If I change the desktop wallpaper, the background becomes normal. The same thing happens when reloading xfdesktop, the background becomes normal.
http://imgur.com/zFqgIrtl.png
Can you help me? Thank you in advance.
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Last edited by black_fox (2015-04-29 20:43:36)

Problem solved. Problem was with Linux kernel and Intel graphics card. On boot I was getting this error : [drm:intel_set_cpu_fifo_underrun_reporting [i915]] *ERROR* uncleared fifo underrun on pipe A
I downgraded kernel to version 3.14.6-1, now xfce desktop looks OK and no errors during boot.

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