desktop is not refreshing

Bug #793102 reported by Alex Bell
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #784209: Background fails to redraw. Edit Remove
8
This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
unity (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: unity

Maybe this bug is already submitted but I can't find it. The thing is that I can't see objects on the desktop and every opened window leave some kind of trace on the desktop. Even tooltips from unity panel leave their trace. I'll add some screenshots.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 3.8.14-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.39-3.10-generic 2.6.39
Uname: Linux 2.6.39-3-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 270.41.06 Mon Apr 18 14:53:56 PDT 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.0-10ubuntu2)
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,move,compiztoolbox,put,grid,imgjpeg,place,gnomecompat,imgpng,regex,resize,vpswitch,mousepoll,unitymtgrabhandles,text,animation,session,kdecompat,wallpaper,workarounds,wall,wobbly,animationaddon,shift,expo,fade,addhelper,ezoom,opacify,scale,unityshell,switcher,scalefilter,scaleaddon]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sun Jun 5 13:51:55 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-06-03 21:33:43.677117
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.39-3-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.32-21-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600M GT] [10de:0407] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0121]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20110211.1)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20110211.1)
InstallationMedia__: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20110211.1)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Acer, inc. Aspire 5920G
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-3-generic root=UUID=7fd322bd-f4f2-4950-a0f8-ad4ee0d3493c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.39-3.10-generic 2.6.39
ProcVersionSignature__: Ubuntu 2.6.39-3.10-generic 2.6.39
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-06-03 (1 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/25/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: v1.3706
dmi.board.name: Chapala
dmi.board.vendor: Acer, Inc.
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer, Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrv1.3706:bd07/25/2007:svnAcer,inc.:pnAspire5920G:pvrNotApplicable:rvnAcer,Inc.:rnChapala:rvrNotApplicable:cvnAcer,Inc.:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 5920G
dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer, inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu13
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.25-2ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.0-3ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

Revision history for this message
Alex Bell (ubuntu-upb) wrote :
Revision history for this message
Alex Bell (ubuntu-upb) wrote :
Revision history for this message
Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 784209, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
To post a comment you must log in.
This report contains Public information  
Everyone can see this information.

Other bug subscribers

Remote bug watches

Bug watches keep track of this bug in other bug trackers.