I made a new install without upgrading drivers and I don't have the issue... That worked for me
On 7/23/11, Camilo Nova <752...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > This is so sad that a lot of people have this problem and seems no one > cares about fixing it > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/752445 > > Title: > Intermittent white window contents when maximizing/switching windows > > Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in openSUSE: > New > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: compiz > > Fresh install of Natty Beta. Nvidia graphics card with proprietary > driver. > > Not all the time, but maximizing windows sometimes results in a white > window. Sometimes switching between windows (not necessarily > maximised) does the same. The window borders are there but the body of > the window is white. Resizing the window smaller sometimes makes it > redraw. Minimizing other applications sometimes makes it redraw. The > white window is most often the focussed window, but sometimes windows > behind the focussed window go white too. > > Once an application has gone white, this seems to encourage other > windows to do the same. Minimizing all windows, reactivating the > required window and perhaps resizing will bring the window contents > back. > > I don't think this is restricted to specific applications. I've been > able to duplicate the problem with Firefox, Thunderbird, Nautilus, > Synaptic, Terminal, Geany, Nvidia Settings and others. > > It's not Unity. If I switch to Classic I get the same problem, > although perhaps with slightly less frequency. Switch to Classic with > no effects and the problem goes away. So I suspect a combination of > Compiz and the Nvidia driver that comes with Natty. > > See also http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1721206 > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 > Package: compiz 1:0.9.4git20110322-0ubuntu5 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38 > Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic x86_64 > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia > .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: > '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0' > .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" > .proc.driver.nvidia.version: > NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 270.30 Fri Feb 25 > 14:34:55 PST 2011 > GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu1) > Architecture: amd64 > CompizPlugins: > [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,session,grid,regex,imgpng,resize,snap,animation,staticswitcher,workarounds,mousepoll,gnomecompat,move,vpswitch,expo,wall,fade,scale,unityshell] > CompositorRunning: compiz > Date: Wed Apr 6 12:55:10 2011 > DistUpgraded: Fresh install > DistroCodename: natty > DistroVariant: ubuntu > DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 270.30, 2.6.38-7-generic, x86_64: installed > GraphicsCard: > nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] [10de:03d0] (rev a2) > (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) > Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2602] > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330) > InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330) > JockeyStatus: xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver > (Proprietary, Enabled, In use) > Lsusb: > Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04fc:0005 Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd USB > OpticalWheel Mouse > Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04b8:0005 Seiko Epson Corp. Printer > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > MachineType: ECS GeForce6100PM-M2 > PackageArchitecture: all > ProcEnviron: > LANGUAGE=en_GB:en > PATH=(custom, user) > LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-7-generic > root=UUID=4ebbc4c8-22d1-4b77-bbc5-3138055ccac1 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 > ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38 > Renderer: Unknown > SourcePackage: compiz > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > XorgConf: > Section "Device" > Identifier "Default Device" > Option "NoLogo" "True" > EndSection > dmi.bios.date: 10/09/2009 > dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. > dmi.bios.version: 080015 > dmi.board.name: GeForce6100PM-M2 > dmi.board.vendor: ECS > dmi.board.version: 7.0 > dmi.chassis.type: 3 > dmi.chassis.vendor: ECS > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080015:bd10/09/2009:svnECS:pnGeForce6100PM-M2:pvr7.0:rvnECS:rnGeForce6100PM-M2:rvr7.0:cvnECS:ct3:cvr: > dmi.product.name: GeForce6100PM-M2 > dmi.product.version: 7.0 > dmi.sys.vendor: ECS > version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4git20110322-0ubuntu5 > version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu11 > version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6 > version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.1-0ubuntu3 > version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A > version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3 > version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A > version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3 > version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4 > version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel > 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu6 > version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau > 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu6 > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/752445/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/752445 Title: Intermittent white window contents when maximizing/switching windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/752445/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
