compiz (opengl) - Error: FBO is incomplete: GL::FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_ATTACHMENT (0x8cd6)

[Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄]

Getting this "compiz (opengl) - Error: FBO is incomplete: GL::FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_ATTACHMENT (0x8cd6)" spamming my .xsession-errors and awful performance.

Happens now and then, usually if I have booted in single display mode and switch to dual-monitors by putting the laptop into a docking station, or removing it from the docking station

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.03.08-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-12.21-generic 3.8.2
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-12-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.9.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,scale,workarounds,mousepoll,regex,wall,move,place,vpswitch,resize,unitymtgrabhandles,snap,session,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Fri Mar 15 10:18:07 2013
DistUpgraded: 2013-01-18 10:34:11,775 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: raring
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 vboxhost, 4.2.8, 3.8.0-11-generic, x86_64: installed
 vboxhost, 4.2.8, 3.8.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
 vboxhost, 4.2.8, 3.8.0-9-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21da]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-29 (258 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MachineType: LENOVO 4287CTO
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-12-generic root=UUID=c8438547-b9fb-46af-8012-4663c77c70e7 ro quiet splash i915.semaphores=0 vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-01-18 (55 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/05/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 8DET67WW (1.37 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 4287CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET67WW(1.37):bd12/05/2012:svnLENOVO:pn4287CTO:pvrThinkPadX220:rvnLENOVO:rn4287CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 4287CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.03.08-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.42-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0.2-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.4-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.6-0ubuntu3
xserver.bootTime: Thu Mar 14 20:57:48 2013
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3
xserver.video_driver: intel

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Andrea Amoroso (heiko81)]

For me it happens every time I launch "unity -reset-icons" or "unity --replace", it gives this error and get stuck. Also, I try to rebuild unity because after login I have no unity, no windows and no panel and I don't know waht else to do.
Please, help.. :) my Unity is broken and I don't know how to solve..I've tried to try solutions from other bugs, ecc, installing different versions of Nvidia proprietary drivers, removing kernel 3.8.0-17 and recompiling Nvidia drivers, still the same result..

[Andrea Amoroso (heiko81)]

I then solved my problem creating a new user and logging in Unity, so the problem was in my user configurations, gnome, unity, ecc. (sudo adduser myNewUser). There, with the new user I backed up some of the configurations present in the home of my old user and tried to log in with the old one and managed to do it.
It was a bit hard, but the new Unity is really great.. :D

[Konstantin (hi-angel-z)]

Andrea Amoroso, thanks, this workaround, on my Xfce4 works too!

[Chow Loong Jin (hyperair)]

I noticed this as well, and managed to get it to go away by disabling the 'Framebuffer Objects' option in the OpenGL plugin.