[regression] Visual effects stopped working after last compiz+kernel update on fglrx

[Alexander Chemeris]

Binary package hint: compiz

After update last night I'm was getting white screen when trying to enable visual effects. Visual effects just worked before this update, so I think this is regression.

Here is what was updated:

2008-06-25 00:56:27 upgrade linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic 2.6.24-19.33 2.6.24-19.34
2008-06-25 00:56:39 upgrade linux-image-2.6.24-19-rt 2.6.24-19.33 2.6.24-19.34
2008-06-25 00:56:50 upgrade linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-generic 2.6.24-19.27 2.6.24-19.28
2008-06-25 00:56:52 upgrade linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-rt 2.6.24-19.27 2.6.24-19.28
2008-06-25 00:56:55 upgrade libldap-2.4-2 2.4.7-6ubuntu4.2 2.4.9-0ubuntu0.8.04
2008-06-25 00:56:55 upgrade libdecoration0 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu6 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu7
2008-06-25 00:56:55 upgrade compiz-gnome 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu6 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu7
2008-06-25 00:57:12 upgrade compiz-plugins 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu6 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu7
2008-06-25 00:57:13 upgrade compiz-core 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu6 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu7
2008-06-25 00:57:13 upgrade compiz 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu6 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu7
2008-06-25 00:57:13 upgrade libpoppler2 0.6.4-1ubuntu1 0.6.4-1ubuntu2
2008-06-25 00:57:13 upgrade libpoppler-glib2 0.6.4-1ubuntu1 0.6.4-1ubuntu2
2008-06-25 00:57:13 upgrade linux-headers-2.6.24-19 2.6.24-19.33 2.6.24-19.34
2008-06-25 00:57:19 upgrade linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic 2.6.24-19.33 2.6.24-19.34
2008-06-25 00:57:21 upgrade linux-libc-dev 2.6.24-19.33 2.6.24-19.34
2008-06-25 00:57:21 upgrade poppler-utils 0.6.4-1ubuntu1 0.6.4-1ubuntu2
2008-06-25 00:57:22 upgrade rhythmbox 0.11.5-0ubuntu7 0.11.5-0ubuntu8
2008-06-25 00:57:42 upgrade transmission-gtk 1.06-0ubuntu5 1.06-0ubuntu6
2008-06-25 00:57:42 upgrade transmission-common 1.06-0ubuntu5 1.06-0ubuntu6

My video card is ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility X1400:

# lspci -vv

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility X1400 (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
 Subsystem: Lenovo Thinkpad T60 model 2007
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
 Region 0: Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
 Region 1: I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
 Region 2: Memory at ee100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
 [virtual] Expansion ROM at ee120000 [disabled] [size=128K]
 Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [58] Express Legacy Endpoint IRQ 0
  Device: Supported: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag+
  Device: Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited
  Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd-
  Device: Errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
  Device: RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
  Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
  Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Port 0
  Link: Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
  Link: ASPM L0s L1 Enabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk+ ExtSynch-
  Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16
 Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
  Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04
Release: 8.04

[Alexander Chemeris (alexander-chemeris)]

Sorry, previous xorg.con was wrong, look at this one instead.
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[Travis Watkins (amaranth)]

Stop using xgl.

[Alexander Chemeris (alexander-chemeris)]

> Stop using xgl.

Not sure I understand you - where did you find xgl here?

[Martin Günther (launchpad-domain-the-phoenix)]

I can confirm this bug. After the last kernel update, compiz goes from the login screen directly to a completely white screen. Effects are still working (e.g. if I press Alt+F4, I can see the closing-window-animation), but no window contents are visible.

This only happens when booting into the newly installed kernel 2.6.24-19. When booting 2.6.24-18, everything works fine. When I disable compiz in 2.6.24-18 and reboot into 2.6.24-19, everything also works, but without desktop effects of course.

BTW, I also have an ATI video card (like the original poster), an X300. Running Xfce and fusion-icon.

If you need more details I would be happy to provide them.

[Martin Günther (launchpad-domain-the-phoenix)]

I think the following lines from the Xorg log are the interesting ones:

drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
[drm] failed to load kernel module "fglrx"
(WW) fglrx(0): Failed to open DRM connection

Can't spot anything in the dmesg output.

The compiz FAQ mentions that the white screen problem is a common result of the graphics driver not loading. FYI, I'm using the stock fglrx driver from the ubuntu repositories.

Also, perhaps this forum post is related:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=829968

[Martin Günther (launchpad-domain-the-phoenix)]

Today's updates have fixed the bug. FYI, this is the list of (possibly) related updates:

xserver-xorg
xserver-xorg-video-amd
xserver-xorg-video-all
xbase-clients
xserver-xorg-video-nsc
xutils
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-19-generic
xserver-xorg-input-all
fglrx-control
linux-restricted-modules-common
xorg-driver-fglrx
x11-common
xserver-xorg-video-geode
xorg
xfce4-utils
xfce4-session

[Alexander Chemeris (alexander-chemeris)]

Sorry, I haven't seen any relevant updates today... Which Ubuntu version and repositories are you using?

Changing Status to New because original problem is not solved for me.

[Alexander Chemeris (alexander-chemeris)]

Hum.. Just checked again and works! Probably I missed something in updates. So, yeah, fix released, thanks! :)

[Murat Uenalan (muenalan)]

Just wanted to note a related discussion:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=861171