Public bug reported: Binary package hint: compiz
This bug is hard to describe and to record in gtk-recordmydesktop. The issue seems to be a vsync one, as sometimes, when switching workspace, you get some kind of "magnet" effect, with distortion for less than half a second. We can notice as well some X damage issue not repainted when scrolling fast on a webpage (so part of the page is repeated). Seems that enabling the force X to sync in the workaround and setting the sync to vblank in nvidia-settings reduces the issue (not completely fixing it so). With unity using that by default, we should take that into account. Plan of action: - see if we can enable sync to vblank by default on nvidia-settings - in the detection plugin, enable the compiz workaround if the driver is the proprieraty nvidia driver. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: compiz 1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop2-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-8.21-generic 2.6.37-rc4 Uname: Linux 2.6.37-8-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/active_plugins' Date: Thu Dec 9 10:31:55 2010 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100918) MachineType: Dell Inc. MP061 PackageArchitecture: all PciDisplay: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G71 [GeForce Go 7900 GS] [10de:0298] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-8-generic root=UUID=4b292599-da9a-4cb5-908f-a911be09c61a ro quiet splash nomodeset video=uvesafb:mode_option=1280x1024-24,mtrr=3,scroll=ywrap RelatedPackageVersions: xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3b1 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.9+repack-1ubuntu3 libdrm2 2.4.22-2ubuntu1 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.13.901-2ubuntu1 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: compiz dmi.bios.date: 04/02/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A08 dmi.board.name: 0YD479 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA08:bd04/02/2007:svnDellInc.:pnMP061:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0YD479:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr: dmi.product.name: MP061 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = i686, kernel = 2.6.37-8-generic ** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu) Importance: High Assignee: Sam "SmSpillaz" Spilsbury (smspillaz) Status: Triaged ** Affects: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 natty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/687738 Title: nvidia driver seems to have sync to vblank issue -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs