system GUI turn upside down when visual effects changed from none to normal

[vaibhav mishra]

When i select normal settings in system>preference>appearance>visual effects
from none my system GUI turn upside down, It's not a 180 degree rotation but a mirror reflection ,

the screen of property window is presented here
http://tuxecute.blogspot.com/2008/09/intrepid-weird.html

same is the case with whole desktop , i couldn't present whole desktop screen because somehown\ the default screen capture utility only capture the currently focused screen even only pressing print screen(without alt)

I am on intrepid with P4 i810 graphic card and for more information ca communicate me at <email address hidden>

Ubuntu intrepid development branch

I expect to enable compiz normal settings but instead what happen is explained above.

[Nick Ellery (nick.ellery)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in compiz.

[thearch (alessandro-plasmati)]

I have the same bug with an ATI Radeon 9200SE on Intrepid

[Anthony (anthony-acolebourne)]

I have the same bug with a Sony VAIO Z11 WN on Intrepid

[Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)]

Confirming based on comments.

[Yann (janz0)]

I have the same bug with ATI Radeon 8500 on Jaunty Jackalope

[Jonathan Abrams (jon-jonabrams)]

I had the bug on intrepid, but the bug no longer affects me with jaunty. I'm on a Dell Optiplex 745 (Intel 965Q chipset)

[phirestalker (firestalker1-deactivatedaccount)]

I have an "Intel Corporation 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 10)" as my video card, and I wouldn't have noticed this bug if it wasn't for another "bug?" that makes videos almost unwatchable whether I use X11, XV, gl, etc. it will stop the video and lag other times. Anyway I did not notice that behavior on Intrepid, but I did not try visual effects on intrepid with this hardware.

[ledzepjes (ledzepjes)]

I am getting this upside down mirror effect on graphics and menus when logging in using XDMCP remote login, from one 9.04 machine to another 9.04 machine, one is using ext4 and the other ext3? Compiz is running on both. I didn't have this issue with earlier versions. It's just like this lifehacker article, and I thought I was being hacked for a second: http://lifehacker.com/190441/turn-your-wifi-piggybackers-internet-upside-down

[Travis Watkins (amaranth)]

This is a problem in the drivers for these video cards. As the original reported has an intel card I'm moving this bug to that package. If you don't have the same card as him please open a new bug report.

[rch (robert-c-hinds)]

My Dell GX620 with an Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) is running Ubuntu 9.10 LTSP Client. The LTSP LDM logon screen comes up fine when I allow X to automatically select and configure the driver. However, when I logon - which starts a remote X session to the host computer - the text and images that make up the GUI are flipped upside down.

To be more exact. The icons, characters, and background image are all flipped 180 degrees along the X (left to right) axis. The horizontal menu item relationships and the order of characters in the menu labels are correct. The vertical menu items are displayed in reverse order although functionally they work as if they were displayed correctly. For example, second menu item listed under Applications is System Tools (with upside down letters), but when you place the mouse pointer over the second menu item under Applications the Games menu appears. When you place the mouse pointer over the next to last menu item under Applications the System Tools menu appears.

[Alkis Georgopoulos (alkisg)]

For the LTSP client mirrored screen, see this bug, it's because of the proprietary drivers on the server:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ltsp/+bug/441586

[BavarianPH (bavarianph)]

Nvidia drivers & related software (nvidia configurators)

change settings for Intel drivers. And so tell the xorg-intel

driver the wrong info.

For all NONE-Nvidia PCs, easy to fix:

If you have "simple-ccsm" (Simple Compizconfig settings

manager) installed:

(if not install "ccsm" or "compizconfig-settings-manager")

1st right-click on your PC Desktop, use <Tab> to select,

left-click on "Change Desktop Background".

Use <Tab> again & select "Visual Effects" tab,

use <Tab> key once again & select "None".

(Upside down & mirrored is difficult to read or select by

mouse. <Tab> will indicate where you are in a menu).

The Desktop will right itself.

Then use "Synaptic Package Manager"

(or the Terminal, for those who know how) & purge

all Nvidia programs, refresh (apt-get update),

& it may be a good idea to reinstall your particular

Video card software which will set configuration

back to where it should have been. Then restart "compiz"

& select your level of Visual Effects. Problem solved!

Perhaps the Ubuntu Masters may build a fail-save,

so that wrong video info can not corrupt configs.

BavarianPH,

Ubuntu forever!

[xrayA4T (xraya4t)]

Thanks BavarianPH, I had this issue after upgrading from 9.10 to 10.04 Alpha yesterday. Your solution fixed my problems on my Dell 6000 with an Intel 910 onboard graphics.

[Heiner Wohner (hewo)]

Same bug on my asus eeepc 1005ha. It has an Intel graphic card.

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)

[BavarianPH (bavarianph)]

I am sure, that this is a config corruption, where none Intel drivers
interfere with normal graphics setup.

The below solution worked for some of us!

I usually delete any other video card drivers other than my own card.

*Purge* (which also deletes the config) all other xorg drivers except for
vesa and framebuffer.

Purge and reinstall the xorg Intel driver.

To be save purge compiz as well.

Then reboot and see if this worked.

VV More step to step info below VV :

Nvidia drivers & related software (nvidia configurators) (and perhaps other
video drivers)

change settings for Intel drivers. And so tell the xorg-intel (or ATI or
others)

driver the wrong info.

For all NONE-Nvidia PCs, easy to fix:

If you have "simple-ccsm" (Simple Compizconfig settings

manager) installed:

(if not install "ccsm" or "compizconfig-settings-manager")

1st right-click on your PC Desktop, use <Tab> to select,

left-click on "Change Desktop Background".

Use <Tab> again & select "Visual Effects" tab,

use <Tab> key once again & select "None".

(Upside down & mirrored is difficult to read or select by

mouse. <Tab> will indicate where you are in a menu).

The Desktop will right itself.

Then use "Synaptic Package Manager"

(or the Terminal, for those who know how) & purge

all Nvidia programs, refresh (apt-get update),

& it may be a good idea to reinstall your particular

Video card software which will set configuration

back to where it should have been. Then restart "compiz"

& select your level of Visual Effects. Problem solved!

Perhaps the Ubuntu Masters may build a fail-save,

so that wrong video info can not corrupt configs.

BavarianPH,

Ubuntu forever!
    xrayA4T <https://launchpad.net/%7Exraya4t> wrote on 2010-02-19:
#14<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/267269/comments/14>

Thanks BavarianPH, I had this issue after upgrading from 9.10 to 10.04 Alpha
yesterday. Your solution fixed my problems on my Dell 6000 with an Intel 910
onboard graphics.

On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Heiner Wohner <email address hidden> wrote:

> Same bug on my asus eeepc 1005ha. It has an Intel graphic card.
>
> 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME,
> 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
>
> --
> system GUI turn upside down when visual effects changed from none to normal
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/267269
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> When i select normal settings in system>preference>appearance>visual
> effects
> from none my system GUI turn upside down, It's not a 180 degree rotation
> but a mirror reflection ,
>
> the screen of property window is presented here
> http://tuxecute.blogspot.com/2008/09/intrepid-weird.html
>
> same is the case with whole desktop , i couldn't present whole desktop
> screen because somehown\ the default screen capture utility only capture the
> currently focused screen even only pressing print screen(without alt)
>
> I am on intrepid with P4 i810 graphic card and for more information ca
> communicate ...

[modin (pmodin)]

This is how it looks for me (see attachment), i have to alt-f2 "metacity --replace" to turn of compiz on startup.
I purged the intel drivers but it's still the same.

[Tim Towers (tim-lorien)]

I can confirm that I have this problem on a Samsung N150 pine trail laptop (Intel graphics chipset).
Since all new accounts are set up with normal (metacity) visual effects they all suffer from this graphical corruption. Logging in with a Gnome Failsafe session allows you to disable visual effects on an individual basis, but earlier in the thread Alkis mentioned LTSP and in a posting on their forum provided a command line workaround that solves the issue for all users:

sudo gconftool-2 --direct --config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory --type string --set /desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager metacity

[BavarianPH (bavarianph)]

Perhaps there is more than one bug responsible.

Again I ran Lucid-alpha, now alpha-3. Karmic is also installed, in case
something goes wrong with Lucid.

My Intel g35 integrated video with Asus mobo and dual-core Cpu, ran just
fine.

Until I looked for ways to tweak the video to get higher resolutions. I
accidentally installed *nvidia* software, and after a reboot eveyrthing was
upside down and mirrored.

I booted into Karmic to do some research about Intel & nvidia drivers and
apps, and it told me, that installing nvidia software on a Intel video
system would corrupt the Intel video configuration.
So, to fix this corruption, I *purged all nvidia related software first*,
(that is after changing compiz settings to no visual effects)

Then I purged the Intel drivers and configuration. Reinstalled Intel fresh.
And to be save, I also purged compiz, and then freshly reinstalled compiz.
After this I set compiz to desired visual effects, and all was good, from
then on!

Now when I install newer Lucid, I purge all other video related drivers and
software, that could possibly corrupt Intel video, except for the vesa
driver, for it is a fail-safe fallback. Why have Ati, nvidia, and so on,
drivers and software installed if it is not needed?

Even in the Microsoft world nvidia is very peculiar & particular about other
video drivers being present, and nvidia also interferes with Intel video.
I am not a programmer nor am I advanced in Linux, but I am always learning.
Hope this may have helped those who run karmic or lucid, perhaps older linux
may also be affected, I do not know about older OSs, Tim Towers solution may
work better.
Bavarianph,
Ubuntu forever!

On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 8:07 AM, Tim Towers <email address hidden> wrote:

> I can confirm that I have this problem on a Samsung N150 pine trail laptop
> (Intel graphics chipset).
> Since all new accounts are set up with normal (metacity) visual effects
> they all suffer from this graphical corruption. Logging in with a Gnome
> Failsafe session allows you to disable visual effects on an individual
> basis, but earlier in the thread Alkis mentioned LTSP and in a posting on
> their forum provided a command line workaround that solves the issue for all
> users:
>
> sudo gconftool-2 --direct --config-source
> xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory --type string --set
> /desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager metacity
>
> --
> system GUI turn upside down when visual effects changed from none to normal
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/267269
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> When i select normal settings in system>preference>appearance>visual
> effects
> from none my system GUI turn upside down, It's not a 180 degree rotation
> but a mirror reflection ,
>
> the screen of property window is presented here
> http://tuxecute.blogspot.com/2008/09/intrepid-weird.html
>
> same is the case with whole desktop , i couldn't present whole desktop
> screen because somehown\ the default screen capture utility only capture the
> currently focused scr...

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

This is caused by having the nvidia proprietary drivers installed. They replace libGL with a version that doesn't work for Intel (or radeon), and produces the strange inverted display you see.

If you haven't deliberately installed the nvidia drivers then this was probably caused by a bug in a previous version of the mplayer packaging, which would incorrectly cause the nvidia drivers to be installed.

[Nick Nerolis (tktnrgxt)]

why was this changed to invalid.

For those having laptops with dual-graphic card installing the intel and nvidia drivers is necessery