Comment 39 for bug 1295909

thanks for the info :)

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 5:11 PM Stephan Springer <email address hidden> wrote:

> I've had problems with window spread before, too, but only on a laptop
> with Nvidia graphics. On another one with Intel graphics, it works
> flawlessly.
>
> Anyways, after upgrading to vivid, I tried to enable window spread using
> unity-tweak-tool again, and I got that freeze plus (after a while) crash
> again. But this time, it was so bad that I could not even log in any
> more. Afer entering my password, and after a second or so, I was always
> presented with a completely white (or light gray) screen, and after a
> mouse click, there was the login screen again. A reboot did not help,
> either.
>
> So after removing some config files in my home directory also did not
> help, I removed all nvidia-* packages. Now I could log in again, and
> finally I had a chance to switch window spread off again! (By the way,
> it still crashes.)
>
> I also got many apport crash popups after being able to login again
> (Xorg, compiz, apport).
>
> I guess I was hit by multiple bugs at once. Do you need any additional
> information?
>
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> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1295909
>
> Title:
> Unity spread trigger ruins windows and freezes desktop
>
> Status in Compiz:
> Triaged
> Status in Unity:
> Confirmed
> Status in compiz package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
> Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> The latest update disabled window spreading and when triggered crashes
> the desktop. Everything freezes and windows cannot be switched. The
> only way to close an application is to shut down.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
> Package: unity 7.1.2+14.04.20140320.1-0ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-18.38-generic 3.13.6
> Uname: Linux 3.13.0-18-generic x86_64
> .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
> ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
> Architecture: amd64
> CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
> CompositorRunning: compiz
> CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
> CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
> CurrentDesktop: Unity
> Date: Fri Mar 21 20:59:17 2014
> DistUpgraded: 2014-03-19 22:45:03,298 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
> DistroCodename: trusty
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> DkmsStatus:
> vboxhost, 4.3.8, 3.11.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
> vboxhost, 4.3.8, 3.13.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
> EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> GraphicsCard:
> Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
> [8086:0156] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa20]
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-03 (77 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64
> (20130424)
> MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite C55-A
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_US
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-18-generic
> root=UUID=6b37c83b-b64c-42fc-89d3-3db46a397734 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
> SourcePackage: unity
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-03-20 (1 days ago)
> dmi.bios.date: 04/12/2013
> dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
> dmi.bios.version: 1.10
> dmi.board.name: Portable PC
> dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
> dmi.board.version: MP
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM Chassis Manufacturer
> dmi.chassis.version: OEM Chassis Version
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvr1.10:bd04/12/2013:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteC55-A:pvrPSCF6U-01Y00C:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrMP:cvnOEMChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrOEMChassisVersion:
> dmi.product.name: Satellite C55-A
> dmi.product.version: PSCF6U-01Y00C
> dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
> version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140320.1-0ubuntu1
> version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
> version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.0-1ubuntu1
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental
> 10.0.0-1ubuntu2
> version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.0-1ubuntu1
> version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7
> version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
> version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3
> version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1
> version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
> xserver.bootTime: Fri Mar 21 18:56:33 2014
> xserver.configfile: default
> xserver.errors:
>
> xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> xserver.outputs:
> product id 17223
> vendor SDC
> xserver.version: 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7
> ---
> .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
> ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
> Architecture: amd64
> CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
> CompositorRunning: compiz
> CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
> CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
> CurrentDesktop: Unity
> DistUpgraded: 2014-03-19 22:45:03,298 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
> DistroCodename: trusty
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> DkmsStatus:
> vboxhost, 4.3.8, 3.13.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
> vboxhost, 4.3.8, 3.13.0-19-generic, x86_64: installed
> EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> GraphicsCard:
> Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
> [8086:0156] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fa20]
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-03 (83 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64
> (20130424)
> MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite C55-A
> Package: unity
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-19-generic
> root=UUID=6b37c83b-b64c-42fc-89d3-3db46a397734 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-19.40-generic 3.13.6
> Tags: trusty trusty ubuntu compiz-0.9
> Uname: Linux 3.13.0-19-generic x86_64
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-03-20 (7 days ago)
> UserGroups: adm cdrom dip kvm libvirtd lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare
> sudo wireshark www-data
> _MarkForUpload: True
> dmi.bios.date: 04/12/2013
> dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
> dmi.bios.version: 1.10
> dmi.board.name: Portable PC
> dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
> dmi.board.version: MP
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM Chassis Manufacturer
> dmi.chassis.version: OEM Chassis Version
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvr1.10:bd04/12/2013:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteC55-A:pvrPSCF6U-01Y00C:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrMP:cvnOEMChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrOEMChassisVersion:
> dmi.product.name: Satellite C55-A
> dmi.product.version: PSCF6U-01Y00C
> dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
> version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140320.1-0ubuntu1
> version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
> version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.0-1ubuntu1
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental
> 10.0.0-1ubuntu2
> version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.0-1ubuntu1
> version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7
> version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
> version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3
> version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1
> version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
> xserver.bootTime: Thu Mar 27 19:39:00 2014
> xserver.configfile: default
> xserver.errors:
>
> xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> xserver.outputs:
> product id 17223
> vendor SDC
> xserver.version: 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7
>
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