[334] Parts of the UI randomly flicker when moving the mouse
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Compiz |
Triaged
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High
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Christopher Townsend | ||
compiz (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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High
|
Christopher Townsend |
Bug Description
Nvidia 334.21 makes the UI jearky, googled and found this on Nvidia forums:
"This looks like a problem caused by the system compositor not properly waiting for X rendering to finish before performing OpenGL rendering in response. The GL_EXT_
more details:
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.proc.driver.
.proc.driver.
.proc.driver.
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 331.38 Wed Jan 8 19:32:30 PST 2014
GCC version: gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-16ubuntu6)
.tmp.unity.
ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnred
CompositorUnred
CurrentDesktop: Unity
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
bbswitch, 0.7, 3.13.0-16-generic, x86_64: installedError! Could not locate dkms.conf file.
File: does not exist.
nvidia-
GraphicsCard:
NVIDIA Corporation GF106 [GeForce GTS 450] [10de:0dc4] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device [1458:34fe]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-03 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140224)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: compiz 1:0.9.11+
PackageArchitec
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcVersionSign
Tags: trusty trusty possible-
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-16-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 06/17/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0620
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: P5QL-ASUS-SE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
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xserver.bootTime: Fri Mar 7 10:50:58 2014
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu6
no longer affects: | nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 (Ubuntu) |
description: | updated |
drago01 implied that the problem is actually in clutter's use of the buffer_age extension. He didn't specify exactly which change he was talking about, but I assume it's this one: https:/ /github. com/GNOME/ clutter/ commit/ 6665f47d66a871b 6e1a5f4200282f4 2da043a0e8