Compiz blur doesn't work at all (Precise)

[Joschi Poschi]

When I activate the "Blur" option (for elements I have also activated transparency for) in CCSM no blur is added. I got all the latest updates installed.
I would expect to gain some blur for the transparent elements.
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ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 20b7ae91e47bb43840105477e6e859a2
CheckboxSystem: bb422ca46d02494cdbc459927a98bc2f
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,gnomecompat,snap,commands,imgjpeg,blur,widget,regex,imgpng,grid,move,place,text,resize,mousepoll,imgsvg,obs,session,animation,fade,workarounds,expo,scale,ezoom,scaleaddon,unityshell]
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Tags: precise precise
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-09 (59 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare vboxusers

[jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates. It would help us a lot if you could test it on a currently supported Ubuntu version. When you test it and it is still an issue, kindly upload the updated logs by running apport-collect <bug #> and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

[Joschi Poschi (joschiposchi)]

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[Joschi Poschi (joschiposchi)]

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[Joschi Poschi (joschiposchi)]

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[Joschi Poschi (joschiposchi)]

Gaussian blur still doesn't work. The other two blur options create strange effects in window shadows where you can see the desktop somehow vertically mirrored (see screenshot).

[jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount)]

Hm, I wonder if your video driver doesn't play nicely. What video card/driver are you running? I've tried on an nvidia+binary and intel computer with no problem.

[Joschi Poschi (joschiposchi)]

Onboard Intel 45GM graphics. In the past (Lucid) blur worked as desired.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[LJ (the-mr-lj-88)]

Same here. I'm using a NVIDIA 7600GT and tried several driver-versions.
Blur does not work at all. Besides I have problems with a black screen after resume from suspend or hibernation - don't know if there could be any correlation.

[tsbertalan (09rp9wq1q-tom-anzd5soo2)]

I seem to have fixed it for myself--I have an nvidia 8600M GT, with two
monitors. I *think* what I did was install the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-295.53.run
driver, but it might have been the devdriver_4.2_linux_32_295.41.run one.
I'm pretty sure I'm not using Noveau or anything downloaded through the
"Additional Drivers" dialog, since every kernel upgrade seems to break my
graphics.

For me, however, there wasn't even an option for blur in CCSM's Effects
category, until I installed the driver downloaded from nvidia.

On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 9:15 AM, LJ <email address hidden> wrote:

> Same here. I'm using a NVIDIA 7600GT and tried several driver-versions.
> Blur does not work at all. Besides I have problems with a black screen
> after resume from suspend or hibernation - don't know if there could be any
> correlation.
>
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> Title:
> Compiz blur doesn't work at all (Precise)
>
> Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> When I activate the "Blur" option (for elements I have also activated
> transparency for) in CCSM no blur is added. I got all the latest updates
> installed.
> I would expect to gain some blur for the transparent elements.
> ---
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
> Architecture: amd64
> CheckboxSubmission: 20b7ae91e47bb43840105477e6e859a2
> CheckboxSystem: bb422ca46d02494cdbc459927a98bc2f
> CompizPlugins:
> [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,gnomecompat,snap,commands,imgjpeg,blur,widget,regex,imgpng,grid,move,place,text,resize,mousepoll,imgsvg,obs,session,animation,fade,workarounds,expo,scale,ezoom,scaleaddon,unityshell]
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64
> (20101007)
> Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
> Tags: precise precise
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-09 (59 days ago)
> UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare
> vboxusers
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