Can anyone test to see if this is still prevalent in Karmic Koala? I can't quite check until Sunday night.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Sergei Sedov <se...@webmail.perm.ru> wrote: > >> lspci -vvnn > > ** Attachment added: "lspci -vvnn" > http://launchpadlibrarian.net/29490159/lspci%20-vvnn > > -- > Compiz / vnc screen refresh with nvidia-restricted driver/VirtualBox/ATI > fglrx driver > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353126 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of a duplicate bug. > > Status in GNOME Remote Desktop: Fix Released > Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed > Status in “vino” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: compiz > > When using the nvidia-restricted driver and compiz desktop effects the vnc > server will not refresh the screen. This is being caused by the xserver not > getting "damaged" by the nvidia-restricted drivers. Linked bugs confirm this > is not an issue on intel chipsets or nv driver. > > Steps to reproduce: > Enable desktop-effects (default) with nvidia-restricted driver > Enable remote desktop > Connect with VNC > > Results: > You see a screen snapshot of your desktop but if you click a menu item > there are no updates to the screen. > Notes: > If you close and restart the vnc session, you get an updated snapshot but > still no refreshes. > > Workarounds: > Use the -noxdamage argument with vncviewer. This is really inefficient and > bandwidth hungry since the whole screen refreshes. > Kill compiz and use a different wm (metacity). > > This bug has been confirmed by many others with linked reports. Might be an > issue with xorg since there is a report of ATI drivers with similar issues > in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/328559 . > -- Julian Lam Hons. BMus. III (416) 843-4323 -- Compiz / vnc screen refresh with nvidia-restricted driver/VirtualBox/ATI fglrx driver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353126 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
