Screen distortion with compiz cube rotation and recommended nvidia driver

[Colin Church]

Binary package hint: xorg

Older 'non-recommended' nvidia driver does not cause screen distortion , which looks like a trembling net, but does not allow 3d games like foobillard.

This has only occurred after update to 10-10

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 260.19.06 Mon Sep 13 06:35:06 PDT 2010
 GCC version: gcc version 4.4.5 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.4.4-14ubuntu5)
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 8fae3b1345d11e72c92a53f80ac92633
CheckboxSystem: daed2f3d6643b4a84b4520a2427f8c2b
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 33.144850] audit_printk_skb: 12 callbacks suppressed
 [ 33.144855] type=1400 audit(1288140725.317:16): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/sbin/mysqld" pid=1384 comm="apparmor_parser"
 [ 40.496082] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Date: Wed Oct 27 11:38:29 2010
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 260.19.06, 2.6.35-22-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-current, 260.19.06, 2.6.32-25-generic, i686: built
 nvidia-173, 173.14.28, 2.6.35-22-generic, i686: installed
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=c81db6a3-e61a-4fe0-bc04-3b9cb372bc9a ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_AU.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
dmi.bios.date: 03/31/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F4
dmi.board.name: 8I945PLGE-RH
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF4:bd03/31/2006:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rn8I945PLGE-RH:rvrx.x:cvn:ct3:cvr:
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: maverick
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic

[Colin Church (colnton3)]

Problem is fixed by running "System/preferences/appearance/visual effects" then 'none'---then 'normal' and 'keep settings' then close

Re-setting requirements in compiz settings manager gives correct display

This work-around is only useful on a per-session basis.-- A computer restart re-introduces the "bug"

29/10/10. Colin Church

[Colin Church (colnton3)]

The update of xorgxserver on 12Nov 2010 fixed the problem

Bug no longer exists

12/11/2010 Colin Church

[Colin Church (colnton3)]

SORRY--- A number of updates installed 18/11/2010 resulting in a return of the original problem and workaround

[Colin Church (colnton3)]

It is now 31/1/11 , even after all suggested updates have been installed the problem still exists. I have noted an occasional nvidia logo screen appear briefly at start up (not often). I have also had the start-up work perfectly at times.
I noticed that nvidia X server settings were included in the list of start-up applications and unselected it, preventing it starting.

Up to now for four days and probably a dozen starts everything seems to be in order.

[bugbot (bugbot)]

Hey Colin,

Hi, have you had a chance to test if this bug is still present in natty?

If it does (and if you're the original reporter), please boot into natty
and run the command:

  apport-collect <bug-number>

which will update the bug with fresh logs and tag the bug as affecting
natty. (It is best to run this right after reproducing the problem.)

[Colin Church (colnton3)]

Hi !.
I reported some time ago now that this problem was cured by un-ticking
"nvidia" in the startup group. Since removing it from the start-up
action no further problem. The problem still occurs with natty if I
allow nvidia in the start up, which obviously I no longer do.
Hope this helps

Colin Church

On Thu, 2011-04-28 at 04:04 +0000, bugbot wrote:

> Hey Colin,
>
>
> Hi, have you had a chance to test if this bug is still present in natty?
>
> If it does (and if you're the original reporter), please boot into natty
> and run the command:
>
> apport-collect <bug-number>
>
> which will update the bug with fresh logs and tag the bug as affecting
> natty. (It is best to run this right after reproducing the problem.)
>
>
> ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>

[bugbot (bugbot)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.