Window content disappears leaving just a white area after enlarging window

[Andrey Kozlov]

Binary package hint: compiz

I have upgraded from Maverick to Natty recently. I found that in some cases window content disappears leaving just a white area after enlarging window. Resizing window back returns normal content. This can appear on any window regardless of the application. I've observed this both running Unity and Classic Gnome DE. The problem tends to appear when there are more displayed windows.

xwininfo output for window displayed normally:

xwininfo: Please select the window about which you
          would like information by clicking the
          mouse in that window.

xwininfo: Window id: 0x5800210 "RapidSVN"

  Absolute upper-left X: 307
  Absolute upper-left Y: 192
  Relative upper-left X: 0
  Relative upper-left Y: 0
  Width: 1045
  Height: 516
  Depth: 24
  Visual: 0x21
  Visual Class: TrueColor
  Border width: 0
  Class: InputOutput
  Colormap: 0x20 (installed)
  Bit Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
  Window Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
  Backing Store State: NotUseful
  Save Under State: no
  Map State: IsViewable
  Override Redirect State: no
  Corners: +307+192 -328+192 -328-342 +307-342
  -geometry 1045x516+299+163

and corrupted one:

xwininfo: Please select the window about which you
          would like information by clicking the
          mouse in that window.

xwininfo: Window id: 0x5800210 "RapidSVN"

  Absolute upper-left X: 307
  Absolute upper-left Y: 192
  Relative upper-left X: 0
  Relative upper-left Y: 0
  Width: 1248
  Height: 710
  Depth: 24
  Visual: 0x21
  Visual Class: TrueColor
  Border width: 0
  Class: InputOutput
  Colormap: 0x20 (installed)
  Bit Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
  Window Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
  Backing Store State: NotUseful
  Save Under State: no
  Map State: IsViewable
  Override Redirect State: no
  Corners: +307+192 -125+192 -125-148 +307-148
  -geometry 1248x710+299+163

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.4-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-5-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 270.29 Wed Feb 23 16:18:35 PST 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-3ubuntu3)
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Tue Mar 8 22:53:51 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-03-05 00:38:02.999160
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox-ose, 4.0.4, 2.6.38-5-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 270.29, 2.6.38-5-generic, x86_64: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation C51PV [GeForce 6150] [10de:0240] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A8N-VM CSM [1043:81cd]
JockeyStatus: xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c517 Logitech, Inc. LX710 Cordless Desktop Laser
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Flash Card Reader/Writer
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=a5e9c10f-c970-426b-82aa-38f8e17bafaa ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-05 (3 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/07/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS M2NPV-VM ACPI BIOS Revision 1401
dmi.board.name: M2NPV-VM
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSM2NPV-VMACPIBIOSRevision1401:bd08/07/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTekComputerINC.:rnM2NPV-VM:rvr1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4-0ubuntu4
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1~git20110215.cc1636b6-0ubuntu2
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu11
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu5

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

Thanks for the bug report Can you please attach a screenshot of the problem. Also steps to reproduce the issue will be really helpful.

[Andrey Kozlov (dushak)]

To reproduce the problem
 * open several (5-10) windows. Windows must not be minimised.
 * resize active window or open extra windows.

I have Natty installed on my atom based netbook. I didn't have the same problem with it. My guess is that the problem could be triggered by NVidia driver.

[zeruke (oninekoze)]

hmmm this seems sorta like my problem but its mostly on a secondary screen and only happens when compiz is enabled which i have made a bug report( https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/739103 ) so someone should help to check to see if its the same problem or two different ones with the same symptom

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 752445, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.