Minecraft can't go fullscreen

[Mário Vrablanský]

Hello ,

I got problems with minecraft after upgrade to 12.10 .Minecraft can't go to fullscreen .After pressing F11 i see black screen for 3 seconds and after that minecraft is in window again ( no errors in terminal ). It works in fluxbox and gnome3 without problems so i suspect this is compiz/nvidia related bug .

I had this bug also in 12.04 after upgrade to nvidia 304.xx driver from stock 295.xx . Also tried upgrade to beta driver 310.14 but still the same issue .

Additional info : minecraft is written in java, fresh installed 12.10 without any ccsm tweaks .

Please let me know if you need additional info

Thanks

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: compiz 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3407-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-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 310.14 Tue Oct 9 11:52:41 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.7.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.2-2ubuntu1)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Fri Nov 16 16:02:37 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-experimental-310, 310.14, 3.5.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GF114 [GeForce GTX 560] [10de:1201] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:3527]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-13 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To be filled by O.E.M.
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic root=UUID=4a084bc7-c3db-4f85-9026-ba35d1a18f5e ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/23/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F9
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: Z77M-D3H
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrF9:bd07/23/2012:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnZ77M-D3H:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3407-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Wojciech Bartłomiej Chojnacki (skyman)]

Same problem here. Everything was OK on Ubuntu 12.04.1, but now on Ubuntu 12.10 I can't use fullscreen in Minecraft. I also tried to change graphics drivers, but this didn't work for me.

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.10
Release: 12.10
Codename: quantal

Hardware informations (except graphic card) in attachment.

Graphic card informations (lspci -v -s `lspci | awk '/VGA/{print $1}'`):

02:00.0 VGA compatible controller:
NVIDIA Corporation G73 [GeForce 7300 GT] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at f9000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
I/O ports at a000 [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at fa000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
Kernel modules: nvidia_current, nouveau, nvidiafb

Additional informations from lspci:

00:00.0 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP55 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus: NVIDIA Corporation MCP55 SMBus (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a1)
00:02.1 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:04.0 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP55 IDE (rev a1)
00:05.0 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:05.1 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP55 PCI bridge (rev a2)
00:06.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation MCP55 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
00:08.0 Bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP55 Ethernet (rev a2)
00:0f.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:0a.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G73 [GeForce 7300 GT] (rev a1)

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Please try this:
CCSM > Composite > Unredirect Fullscreen Windows = ON

[Mário Vrablanský (vrablansky)]

Hello Daniel,

Thanks for your time. Turning on "Unredirect Fullscreen Windows" didn't fix the issue .

I think it's compiz issue because it works in gnome classic ( no effects ) , gnome-shell and fluxbox and didn't works in Unity and gnome classic ( compiz )

Please let me know if you need more details,

[Wojciech Bartłomiej Chojnacki (skyman)]

Hi Daniel, thanks for your respond.

I already tried this before the publication of this bug.
Unfortunatelly this method doesn't work for me. 😩

I've hope that somebody will find the problem and fix it 😉

[Matthias Niess (mniess)]

CCSM->Workaround->"Legacy Fullscreen" might help, too.

[Mário Vrablanský (vrablansky)]

Hello Matthias ,

Nope it didn't help .I don't have problems with fullscreen in any other apps .I will try to find another java app to see if it's only java releated.

[Leonardo Donelli (learts92)]

I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 and this bug affects me. Sometimes it works and goes fullscreen, but most of the times it won't. I'd say the ratio is about 1:2.

[Mike Staf (mikematt125)]

I get the same issue. Although it has lowered significantly since the 1.6.1 Update

[Alexander Dobetsberger (masternoob)]

With the newest Version of Minecraft, it works for me in Fullscreen (Nvidia proprietary driver)

[Mário Vrablanský (vrablansky)]

Yes i can confirm that issue is resolved .It was probably bug in LWJGL

[Matthias Niess (mniess)]

I still need 2.5 tries. But it got better. This doesn't seem to be a compiz bug though. I know of no other app having problems to go fullscreen.

[Matthias Niess (mniess)]

I'd like to re-open this bug. This still doesn't work and id *does* seem to be a problem with Unity. I'm on 13.10 with the latest Orcacle Java and the latest Minecraft build. Running it through compiz (i.e. Unity) has the fullscreen issue. Running Minecraft in Gnome Shell our without any DE at all (through xinit) works as it should.

Minecraft is (still) a popular game that works correctly everywhere except under Unity/Compiz.

[poetzmij (poetzmij)]

Im experiencing this as well, and it used to be only unity (compiz) that had this issue so I had switched to gnome shell and that fixed it for me, but recently on 14.04 ubuntu gnome it is starting to have the same issue as compiz.

[poetzmij (poetzmij)]

I can confirm that this is not an issue in unity on my friends acer aspire ultrabook with intel hd 4000 graphics, as well as my old hp with integraded intel graphics. Both using SNA 2D acceleration, and both are running Ubuntu 14.04 with unity.

[Francesco Brozzu (francescobrozzu)]

I found a fully working workaround! By installing the Optifine mod you can choose how the game is going to go into fullscreen mode. To do so install the mod go to options>video settings>Other and set fullscreen mode to the desired resolution. Have fun!

[Vaclav Cermak (disnel)]

#18 workaround does not work here.

[Julien Olivier (julo)]

I confirm this bug, using gnome-shell in Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04. I found a simple workaround though: just launch the display properties from gnome control center and change the resolution, then change it back to the normal resolution. Now, if you press F11, minecraft should go fullscreen.

[Alexander Dobetsberger (masternoob)]

This was fixed in todays snapshot release of minecraft:
https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-55045

So the fix will roll out to all users with Minecraft Version 1.8

[Alexander Dobetsberger (masternoob)]

i marked this bug as invalid because it is (was) a minecraft bug and has nothing to do with compiz or ubuntu

[Ioan Loosley (ioangogo)]

This bug is caused by the LWJG library looking for meta city on linux, best workaround install meta city

[Matthias Niess (mniess)]

This was also fixed on minecraft side by automatically going fullscreen on start.