compiz process running but plugin bindings lost

Bug #1057929 reported by Martin Wildam
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
compiz (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
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Bug Description

In about 50 % of boots after login - although compiz process is running, I cannot use the key/mouse bindings.
Not sure if all plugins affected, but at least "Desktop Wall", "Scale Windows" or "Application Switcher".

It already happened also during work that at some point I noticed that the bindings are not working any more although after login they did.

Pressing ALT+F2 and executing a compiz --replace fixes the problem then - which is for me not a real problem but the normal user would need to google a lot until finding out and probably tries multiple re-logins for getting lucky.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.4
Uname: Linux 3.4.0-030400-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,vpswitch,imgpng,compiztoolbox,gnomecompat,place,move,resize,widget,commands,mousepoll,unitymtgrabhandles,grid,snap,regex,animation,session,wall,expo,workarounds,fade,scale,ezoom,unityshell,switcher]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Fri Sep 28 08:35:55 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: vboxhost, 4.1.22, 3.4.0-030400-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0535]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6530
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.4.0-030400-generic root=UUID=cfa8e24c-8d4b-44ab-baca-1ab1920da632 ro quiet splash nmi_watchdog=0 nowatchdog vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/24/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A02
dmi.board.name: 0JC5MT
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA02:bd04/24/2012:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6530:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn0JC5MT:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude E6530
dmi.product.version: 01
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.4
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.3+8.0.2-0ubuntu3.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.3+8.0.2-0ubuntu3.2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

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Martin Wildam (mwildam) wrote :
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Martin Wildam (mwildam) wrote :

I should mention that I have changed - or better to say - added a lot of bindings, mostly for the mouse because I want the same efficiency using keyboard AND mouse.

Most important bindings - that are mostly those, where I first notice if they are not working:

a) Left and right mouse button on the bottom edge to switch to desktop on the left or right.
b) Left and right mouse button on the top edge to switch to last window considering only current or all desktops.
c) Move mouse to bottom right corner to get thumbnails of all windows and choose by click (Scale Windows plugin).

Attached you find my compiz profile.

Not sure if relevant: I have also changed desktop layout to 4x1 instead 2x2.

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Martin Wildam (mwildam) wrote :

Side note: The logs attached when reporting this bug include my action of running compiz --replace.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Martin Wildam (mwildam) wrote :

Currently it happens near to 100 % after boot. However, after compiz --replace it runs stable.
If it helps I would think that it has to do something with startup-order of processes on login.

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Martin Wildam (mwildam) wrote :

I did not have this problem for a longer period, but since one of the latest updates - maybe one of the kernel updates - I have this again and in approx 70 % of the boots. Again compiz --replace helps. Ok, easy workaround, but anyway it is annoying.

As far as I can tell it seems that if I wait longer after startup before logging in, possibility increases that I don't have to do a compiz --replace.

Maybe there is just some startup dependency missing.

Currently using Ubuntu 12.04 with 3.8 kernel:
Linux wildi-chakotay 3.8.0-35-generic #52~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 30 17:24:40 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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