after recovering from a freeze, application does not gain back colors

[Camille Appert]

Firefox is suffering bug #1026579 which makes it lock up (freeze). The freezes are intermittent, the pause between them during which Firefox is responsive again last about 1 second, so I have a long series of intermittent freezes during the space of several minutes. During this Firefox grays out and get back its colors according to the frequency of the freezes.

The problem is that after it stops freezing, it become black and white (grayscale), the application doesn't get back its color (including the Gnome minimize-maximize-close buttons, etc). It's a different gray from the black when the app freezes, more like applying a grayscale filter on it.

Screenshot attached, with Google Chrome for comparison.

PS : if I open a new window, this one is not gray.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] est un dossier: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 295.40 Thu Apr 5 21:37:00 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,place,resize,imgpng,compiztoolbox,gnomecompat,session,grid,regex,snap,mousepoll,move,unitymtgrabhandles,animation,wall,expo,fade,scale,workarounds,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu Jul 19 15:55:42 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-02-10 23:19:25,853 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.2.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.2.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.2.0-25-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.2.0-26-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation G92 [GeForce 9800 GT] [10de:0614] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:82d5]
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_current - Pilote d'accélération graphique NVIDIA (Propriétaire, Activé, Utilisé)
 xorg:nvidia_current_updates - Pilotes graphiques accélérés NVIDIA (mises à jour postérieures à la sortie d'Ubuntu) (Propriétaire, Désactivé, Non utilisé)
MachineType: System manufacturer P5KC
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-26-generic root=UUID=88daf981-51a9-484c-86da-daaa479f4939 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-10 (159 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/30/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0804
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5KC
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0804:bd10/30/2007:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnP5KC:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5KC:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: P5KC
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Workaround (which should work):
1. Install package: compizconfig-settings-manager
2. Run: ccsm
3. Fading Windows > Dim Unresponsive Windows = OFF

[MC Return (mc-return)]

I cannot reproduce this bug in Compiz 0.9.10-dev anymore.

[Eleni Maria Stea (hikiko)]

This bug is quite old and we didn't manage to reproduce it. Therefore, I marked it as Won't Fix. If you still experience the problem feel free to re-open the bug. Thank you!