There seems to be a bug somewhere in [ kernel OR xorg OR nvidia proprietary driver ] in the display stack.
After the laptop ( dell XPS L501X ) resumes from suspend there are wide black borders around all windows with close/minimize/maximize buttons blacked out.
[ image attached: black border on all windows ]
It occurs inconsistently, as it doesn't happen every time the computer resumes.
( Slight possibility that it usually occurs after long suspend, i.e. resuming after long time ).
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Also there seems to be certain amount of performance degradation as if the graphics driver was running at half-strength ( and I don't mean software-only rendering, neither do I mean switch over to nouveau open source driver )
The "nVidia X Server Settings" app suggests its in maximum performance mode.
Adhoc Workaround: switch display layout ( I have an external monitor/TV attached to HDMI port ) changing anything such as arrangement or resolution of the displays, etcetera... corrects the black border issue ( and also possibly performance issue )
This bug has been present in Ubuntu 14.04, 15.04, 15.10 and now in 16.04 as well. ( It was probably present before that as well )
p.s. this is only partial duplicate of black border issue as the black borders appear on every window, not just windows with new header bars or client side decoration...
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_modeset nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.02.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:02:00.0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 361.42 Tue Mar 22 18:10:58 PDT 2016
GCC version: gcc version 5.3.1 20160413 (Ubuntu 5.3.1-14ubuntu2)
.proc.driver.nvidia.warnings.fbdev:
Your system is not currently configured to drive a VGA console
on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver
requires the use of a text-mode VGA console. Use of other console
drivers including, but not limited to, vesafb, may result in
corruption and stability problems, and is not supported.
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:
There seems to be a bug somewhere in [ kernel OR xorg OR nvidia proprietary driver ] in the display stack. maximize buttons blacked out.
After the laptop ( dell XPS L501X ) resumes from suspend there are wide black borders around all windows with close/minimize/
[ image attached: black border on all windows ]
It occurs inconsistently, as it doesn't happen every time the computer resumes. ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ====
( Slight possibility that it usually occurs after long suspend, i.e. resuming after long time ).
=======
Also there seems to be certain amount of performance degradation as if the graphics driver was running at half-strength ( and I don't mean software-only rendering, neither do I mean switch over to nouveau open source driver )
The "nVidia X Server Settings" app suggests its in maximum performance mode.
======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= =====
Adhoc Workaround: switch display layout ( I have an external monitor/TV attached to HDMI port ) changing anything such as arrangement or resolution of the displays, etcetera... corrects the black border issue ( and also possibly performance issue )
This bug has been present in Ubuntu 14.04, 15.04, 15.10 and now in 16.04 as well. ( It was probably present before that as well )
======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= =====
p.s. this is only partial duplicate of black border issue as the black borders appear on every window, not just windows with new header bars or client side decoration...
ProblemType: Bug ature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6 dules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_modeset nvidia nvidia. gpus.0000. 02.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/ driver/ nvidia/ gpus/0000: 02:00.0' nvidia. registry: Binary: "" nvidia. version: nvidia. warnings. fbdev: support_ test.0:
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
.proc.driver.
.proc.driver.
.proc.driver.
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 361.42 Tue Mar 22 18:10:58 PDT 2016
GCC version: gcc version 5.3.1 20160413 (Ubuntu 5.3.1-14ubuntu2)
.proc.driver.
Your system is not currently configured to drive a VGA console
on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver
requires the use of a text-mode VGA console. Use of other console
drivers including, but not limited to, vesafb, may result in
corruption and stability problems, and is not supported.
.tmp.unity_
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 compiz- 1/general/ screen0/ options/ active_ plugins' irectDriverBlac klist: '(nouveau| Intel). *Mesa 8.0' irectFSW: true nterest: Yes, if not too technical /@/boot/ vmlinuz- 4.4.0-21- generic root=UUID= f657e606- ac2a-49cd- 9f3e-fca6a31533 8d ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash vt.handoff=7 version: A08 :bvrA08: bd07/26/ 2011:svnDellInc .:pnXPSL501X: pvrA08: rvnDellInc. :rn0J1VR3: rvrA08: cvnDellInc. :ct8:cvrA08: version: A08 2+16.04. 20160415- 0ubuntu1 libgl1- mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2 libgl1- mesa-dri- experimental: libgl1- mesa-dri- experimental N/A libgl1- mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2 nvidia- graphics- drivers: nvidia- graphics- drivers- * N/A xserver- xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2 xserver- xorg-input- evdev: xserver- xorg-input- evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 xserver- xorg-video- ati: xserver- xorg-video- ati 1:7.7.0-1 xserver- xorg-video- intel: xserver- xorg-video- intel 2:2.99. 917+git20160325 -1ubuntu1 xserver- xorg-video- nouveau: xserver- xorg-video- nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: [[0;32m OK [0m] Started LSB: Speech Dispatcher.
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnred
CompositorUnred
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Apr 28 18:43:37 2016
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
bbswitch, 0.8, 4.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia-361, 361.42, 4.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
NVIDIA Corporation GF108M [GeForce GT 435M] [10de:0df2] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell GF108M [GeForce GT 435M] [1028:046e]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-23 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS L501X
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/26/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A08
dmi.board.name: 0J1VR3
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A08
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.name: XPS L501X
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
xserver.bootTime: Thu Apr 28 17:09:49 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
xserver.version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2