Switching outputdevice awfully slow and sometimes leads to unusable displays

Bug #908542 reported by Christoph K.
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
Invalid
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Bug Description

I'm running ubuntu 11.10 on my thinkpad w520 (nvidia quadro 2000m, nvidia-current drivers). Switching outputdevices is awfully slow no matter how it do it. Same problem with keyboard shortcut, nvidia's settings tool and disper. It takes 30 seconds at best to bring back any kind of output. Sometimes it doesn't work at all (black screen until reboot). All i see during this time is my mouse cursor which is moving really laggy. could also be related to unity i guess. didn't have any of these problems on arch linux using xfce.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: nvidia-current 280.13-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic 3.0.9
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Ist ein Verzeichnis: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 280.13 Wed Jul 27 16:53:56 PDT 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,snap,vpswitch,imgpng,gnomecompat,unitymtgrabhandles,place,grid,mousepoll,move,wall,resize,session,regex,animation,fade,expo,ezoom,workarounds,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sun Dec 25 13:21:37 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 280.13, 3.0.0-14-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current-updates, 280.13, 3.0.0-14-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.2, 3.0.0-14-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation GF106 [Quadro 2000M] [10de:0dda] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21cf]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_current - Beschleunigter Grafiktreiber von NVIDIA (Proprietär, Deaktiviert, Nicht benutzt)
 xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIAs beschleunigte Grafiktreiber (Nachträgliche Aktualisierungen) (Proprietär, Aktiviert, In Benutzung)
MachineType: LENOVO 428449G
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-14-generic root=UUID=996921a8-04c0-41f8-813b-5ff5a0447897 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M pci=noacpi
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/02/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 8BET54WW (1.34 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 428449G
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8BET54WW(1.34):bd11/02/2011:svnLENOVO:pn428449G:pvrThinkPadW520:rvnLENOVO:rn428449G:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 428449G
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad W520
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu6
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

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Christoph K. (christoph-k-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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darthvader (sarmbruster) wrote :

Same here on Thinkpad W510 (Nvidia Quadro FX 880M) with Nvidia drivers 290.10 installed.

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darthvader (sarmbruster) wrote :

Forget to mention: same slowness if e.g. mplayer is started or when unlocking the screen.

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Keith Loy (ckeithloy) wrote :

This bug is also affecting me. My resolution has been to not use Unity and instead use Gnome Shell.

I am on a Lenovo W520 with a Quadro 1000.

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Christoph K. (christoph-k-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Guess it's a unity bug then. Can anyone assign it to the unity-devs?

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darthvader (sarmbruster) wrote :

Side note: when using Mint 12 (no Unity there) on my W510 it works, so it's a IMHO strictly Unity related.

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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

That version is no more supported; please open a new bug report if the actual archive found version also has the same issue.

Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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