Zesty has recently got mesa and xserver (canonical-x/staging ppa) upgrades proposed.
Following the bug lp:1671799 feedback request, journalctl has logged many warnings and errors about compiz.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.13.1+17.04.20170109-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-12.14-generic 4.10.1
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.06.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:06:00.0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 378.13 Tue Feb 7 20:10:06 PST 2017
GCC version: gcc version 6.3.0 20170221 (Ubuntu 6.3.0-8ubuntu1)
.proc.driver.nvidia.warnings.fbdev:
Your system is not currently configured to drive a VGA console
on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver
requires the use of a text-mode VGA console. Use of other console
drivers including, but not limited to, vesafb, may result in
corruption and stability problems, and is not supported.
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7
Date: Fri Mar 10 15:15:19 2017
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: zesty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
NVIDIA Corporation GM107 [GeForce GTX 750] [10de:1381] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd GM107 [GeForce GTX 750] [1458:362e]
GsettingsChanges:
b'org.compiz.core' b'hsize' b'2'
b'org.compiz.core' b'active-plugins' b"['core', 'composite', 'opengl', 'wall', 'move', 'copytex', 'imgpng', 'snap', 'vpswitch', 'grid', 'commands', 'compiztoolbox', 'unitymtgrabhandles', 'regex', 'place', 'mousepoll', 'animation', 'resize', 'session', 'fade', 'expo', 'scale', 'workarounds', 'ezoom', 'unityshell']"
b'org.compiz.core' b'vsize' b'2'
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c062 Logitech, Inc. M-UAS144 [LS1 Laser Mouse]
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC P5W DH Deluxe
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-12-generic root=UUID=7c755ed6-51cc-4b75-88ac-9c75acf82749 ro
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/22/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 3002
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5W DH Deluxe
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr3002:bd07/22/2010:svnASUSTEKCOMPUTERINC:pnP5WDHDeluxe:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5WDHDeluxe:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: P5W DH Deluxe
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.1+17.04.20170109-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.75-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.1-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.0.1-1ubuntu1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.2-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.5-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.13-1build1
xserver.bootTime: Fri Mar 10 14:40:11 2017
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
input Logitech USB Laser Mouse MOUSE, id 8
input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 9
xserver.errors:
Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
xserver.version: 2:1.19.2-1ubuntu1
If xserver is downgraded to the previous 1.18.4 version, and rebooted, then there is no warning/error logged about compiz.