Comment 78 for bug 753144

In every case thus far, the old drivers did fix the problem. This problem
only applies to certain models of older integrated nVidia cards from what we
can tell. Unity is not the problem, I don't know why you think disabling
that will help. Unity just manages the windows, it doesn't draw them.
However, when you disable compiz (and, by extension, all related special
effects) the problem has gone away because you are no longer accelerating
the graphics with the GPU, if I remember correctly. So, Ubuntu Classic (No
Effects) is what you're looking for I believe, but as much as I hate
blamestorming, I really do believe this is nVidia's fault and they should
fix it.

On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 7:13 PM, cccccccc <email address hidden> wrote:

> I have disabled unity ASAP. But I have this white/transparent window
> problem - first time in my life using the lastest Ubuntu. It is really
> annoying. Of course, I have Nvidia. But if it is their fault, then using
> old drivers should fix the problem (which did not - according to some
> subscribers)... So, where ist the problem?
>
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> Title:
> focused, or maximized windows blank
>
> Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
> Invalid
> Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in Unity:
> Invalid
> Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: compiz
>
> I have discovered a fairly consistent behavior: When multiple
> aplications are open, the bug can manifest itself as: the active
> window is blank (white in my case... title bar displays but nothing
> else.) while windows behind it will display content. If one of the
> unfocused windows is selected, it gains focus, and goes blank. The
> previously blank window, no longer focused, regains its content and is
> no longer blank.
>
> Switching between applications, the ones gaining focus always going
> blank only to regain content after losing focus is quite infuriating.
>
> To force an application to quit being blank, another application is
> opened, and applications are switched until the blanking behavior
> begins for the new application. (I use terminal as my dummy app...)
> Terminal is given focus, observed to be blank, and closed. The
> aplication which was behind the dummy application gains focus, and
> does not go blank. (this has been verified in classic desktop, not yet
> in unity)
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: compiz 1:0.9.4git20110322-0ubuntu5
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
> Architecture: i386
> CompizPlugins:
> [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,place,vpswitch,regex,gnomecompat,mousepoll,imgpng,move,snap,resize,grid,scale,wall,session,animation,expo,ezoom,staticswitcher]
> Date: Wed Apr 6 21:40:19 2011
> DistroCodename: natty
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386
> (20101007)
> InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386
> (20101007)
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_US:en
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
> SourcePackage: compiz
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-05 (1 days ago)
> version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
> version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu1
>
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Sincerely,
    Josh