chrome contents pane blank when window size larger than a particular area

[twelve17]

When browsing, if I maximize the window, or simply resize it past a certain point, the content disappears, and I only see the tabs and URL bar. The remaining content below is simply white. If I un-maximize, or resize the window to be smaller, the content reappears.

It seems like if I make the window's area larger than some amount, the contents disappear. Meaning, if I shrink the window's width, I can make it taller before the contents disappear.

I have logged into my X session with "classic (no effects)", to rule out compiz. The issue still appears there. I am using the ATI accelerated driver "fglrx" version 2:8.840-0ubuntu4.

I just recently installed 11.04, and I want to say that I did not see this problem until I installed the updates post installation.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: chromium-browser 12.0.742.112~r90304-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic-pae 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Aug 8 13:30:39 2011
Desktop-Session:
 DESKTOP_SESSION = gnome
 XDG_CONFIG_DIRS = /etc/xdg/xdg-gnome:/etc/xdg
 XDG_DATA_DIRS = /usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/
Env:
 MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH = None
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH = None
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:

SourcePackage: chromium-browser
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XsessionErrors:
 (<unknown>:10260): dee-WARNING **: Transaction from com.canonical.Unity.FilesPlace.SectionsModel is in the past. Ignoring transaction.
 (<unknown>:10260): dee-WARNING **: Transaction from com.canonical.Unity.FilesPlace.GroupsModel is in the past. Ignoring transaction.
 (<unknown>:10260): dee-WARNING **: Transaction from com.canonical.Unity.FilesPlace.GlobalGroupsModel is in the past. Ignoring transaction.
 (<unknown>:10260): dee-WARNING **: Transaction from com.canonical.Unity.ApplicationsPlace.SectionsModel is in the past. Ignoring transaction.
 (<unknown>:10260): dee-WARNING **: Transaction from com.canonical.Unity.ApplicationsPlace.GroupsModel is in the past. Ignoring transaction.
chromium-default: CHROMIUM_FLAGS=""

[twelve17 (spam-twelve17)]

I was able to reproduce this issue with the open source ATI driver as well.

I'm not sure if this is related, but one of the updates installed post installation was an updated gtk library, which also messed up another app I am using. Hope I'm not throwing in a red herring, but just in case these two are related:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+2.0/+bug/723458

[twelve17 (spam-twelve17)]

Update: I re-installed 11.04, then immediately installed all updates, and then installed chromium. I am no longer experiencing this behavior. Perhaps I or some other process corrupted/botched my installation somehow, as I was having issues with other applications as well.

I am using the open source driver, as I fear re-triggering this behavior if I use the non-open source version. :)

[dino99 (9d9)]

Natty have reached EOL since a while and that issue is not reproducible with recent version(s)