Change user on nvidia does not work when using desktop-effects/compiz

[Dominik Holler]

Binary package hint: desktop-effects

One user logged in is "using" desktop-effects, when changing to an other user, and switching back via [Ctl]+[Alt]+[F7] you only see black with withe cursor, but the cursor is changing, e.g. if crossing a border if a window.

[Dominik Holler (dominik-holler)]

p.s.: I am using a nvidia geforce 5200 fx

[Dominik Holler (dominik-holler)]

same thing works on ati Radeon Mobility 7500

[Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe)]

Thank you for your bug report.

dominik:
Which version of Ubuntu are you using? This sounds an awful lot like Bug #96240 .... Does the following the suggestion in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20/+bug/96240/comments/28 make any difference?

[Dominik Holler (dominik-holler)]

it does make a difference: I see white background with mousepointer instead of a black one ;-)

[Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe)]

dominik:
Which version of Ubuntu are you using?

[Dominik Holler (dominik-holler)]

i am running ubuntu 7.04

this bug is not very much important to me, i report this bug primary to ensure that other users are not affected and i hope to get a workaround, e.g. to disable desktop-effekts on the console

[Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe)]

Moving to linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20 from linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20 because reporter is using Feisty not Gusty.

[Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe)]

dominik:
Does this problem occur when desktop effects are disabled?

[Dominik Holler (dominik-holler)]

the problem does not occur when desktop effects are disabled.

[Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe)]

Setting back to unconfirmed.

This is definitely in the same vein as Bug #96240 ...