[R520] [R520] flash corruption with exa enabled

[LowPOwerPC]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-ati

Hi! i'm experimenting some problems with EXA acceleration, take a look at the screenshots.

Bug 1: The youtube home page is full of artifacts with EXA, but with XAA is perfect.

Bug 2:In the second post there is another screen in which you can see a trasparency problem around the button and the upload form.

Alex

PS i've made some boxes around the bugs, just to highlight the problem..

lspci:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc R520 [Radeon X1800] [1002:710a]
 Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc Device [1002:0b12]

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

Please attach your Xorg.0.log and output from "lspci --vvnn".

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

There have been many EXA improvements since Intrepid. Do you have a chance to test Jaunty, for instance from a live CD?

[LowPOwerPC (alexpey85)]

ok, i'll try the alpha 5 live cd..

just to say i have added your repository to my sources, and i'm using the last package provided..

[LowPOwerPC (alexpey85)]

just tried the alpha 5 and the problem persists.. Same problem with EXA and problem solved using XAA.. i'll attach the lspci -vvnn a n Xorg.0.log from the live session.

Bye, Alex

[LowPOwerPC (alexpey85)]

feel free to give up on the second bug, probably is a problem of theme itself and not a trasparency issue like i said..

[Bugzi09-fdo-tormod (bugzi09-fdo-tormod)]

Created an attachment (id=23532)
Xorg.0.log

Forwarded from Ubuntu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/335460

"The youtube home page is full of artifacts with EXA, but with XAA is perfect."

Screenshot: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/23181657/Desktop.png

lspci:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc R520 [Radeon X1800] [1002:710a]
 Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc Device [1002:0b12]

[Bugzi09-fdo-tormod (bugzi09-fdo-tormod)]

FWIW, the log says: exaCopyDirty: Pending damage region empty!

[agd5f (agd5f)]

Do any of these options help?

Option "ExaNoDownloadFromScreen"
Option "ExaNoUploadToScreen"
Option "ExaOptimizeMigration" "off"

[LowPOwerPC (alexpey85)]

(In reply to comment #2)
> Do any of these options help?
>
> Option "ExaNoDownloadFromScreen"
> Option "ExaNoUploadToScreen"
> Option "ExaOptimizeMigration" "off"
>

Hi! i'm the one who reported this bug to tormod volden in launchpad.. i'll be glad to give you an hand! I'm studying Computer Science then i'm not a newbie, but unfortunatley i'm not so skilled in coding.. eheh

I've tried the options above and none of them fix the problem..
i'll stay tuned,
bye, alex

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

I have forwarded the bug upstream to http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20469

If possible, please subscribe to the upstream report so that you can answer questions from the developers directly.

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

Question from upstream:

Do any of these options help?

Option "ExaNoDownloadFromScreen"
Option "ExaNoUploadToScreen"
Option "ExaOptimizeMigration" "off"

[LowPOwerPC (alexpey85)]

Just subscribed to bugzilla, Thank you!

[Michel Dänzer (michel-daenzer)]

(In reply to comment #1)
> FWIW, the log says: exaCopyDirty: Pending damage region empty!

That message is usually harmless and has been quietened in xserver Git.

(In reply to comment #2)
> Do any of these options help?
>
> Option "ExaNoDownloadFromScreen"
> Option "ExaNoUploadToScreen"
> Option "ExaOptimizeMigration" "off"

It would be nice if this kind of basic triage was done *before* forwarding reports here... Did you verify in Xorg.0.log that the options were honoured as intended?

[agd5f (agd5f)]

you might also want to try a different version of flash. Some versions are flakier than others.

[Bugzi09-fdo-tormod (bugzi09-fdo-tormod)]

Can we blame flaky flash if the reporter noted "with XAA is perfect." ?

[LowPOwerPC (alexpey85)]

(In reply to comment #6)
> Can we blame flaky flash if the reporter noted "with XAA is perfect." ?
>
i've just upgraded my ubuntu installation to jaunty and the problem is still here..

Bye alex

[agd5f (agd5f)]

Does xf86-video-ati git master work any better?

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

Alex, you can get builds from "git master" in my PPA https://launchpad.net/~tormodvolden/+archive/ppa

[agd5f (agd5f)]

I can't reproduce any of these problems with flashplayer 10 and ati git master.

[sledgehammer999 (sledgehammer-999)]

I have the exact same problem on Ubuntu 9.04 64bit and 9.10 alpha 3 32bit(livecd). My gpu is an x1800xl.
The problem goes away if I use XAA.

Furthermore I tested it with packages provided by Volden's PPA and the problem persists in git.
The packages I downloaded are:
1. xserver-xorg-video-ati_6.12.99+git20090710.43db263d-0ubuntu0tormod_amd64.deb
2. xserver-xorg-video-radeon_6.12.99+git20090710.43db263d-0ubuntu0tormod_amd64.deb

[Postman (postmanisonline)]

I am having similar problems.

Additionally there is an annoying issue with my mouse pointer. It is 'flickering'. But only on a few vertical positions. Horizontal I haven't realized this flickering.

I am trying to attach a short video which shows the problem (better to understand if you have seen it yourself).

[LowPOwerPC (alexpey85)]

Hi guys, i found that this bug is not related to the driver, but i think it could be something related to xulrunner of firefox, because i just installed Opera 10 and it works perfectly with youtube.

bye, Alex

[LowPOwerPC (alexpey85)]

Hi guys, i found that this bug is not related to the driver, but i think it
could be something related to xulrunner or firefox generally , because i just installed
Opera 10 and it works perfectly with youtube.

bye, Alex

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

What does it look like in Ubuntu 9.10?

[sledgehammer999 (sledgehammer-999)]

Absolutely the same. I needed to set XAA in xorg.conf for youtube page to render properly(and some other pages).
I also have an x1800xl ati card.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

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Hi LowPOwerPC,

This bug was reported against an earlier version of Ubuntu, can you
test if it still occurs on Lucid?

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[sledgehammer999 (sledgehammer-999)]

Hey this bug persists in Lucid. However even if I set XAA in the xorg.conf the problem doesn't go away.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

Upstream bug suggests this is either firefox or xulrunner bug. Please test on 11.04

[LowPOwerPC (alexpey85)]

Hi, I don't have anymore that specific card, so I cannot test in Natty if the problem still persists.
Regards

Ubuntoide (formerly Lowpowerpc)

[Robert Gonzalez (salsaplayer1-1)]

When I sign off from Firefox I get messages on my desktop that are annoying.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

LowPOwerPC, this bug report is being closed due to your last comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/335460/comments/34 regarding you no longer have the original hardware. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.