Long compiz sessions eventually start showing new windows as empty

[Ben Gamari]

After using a compiz session consistently for a week or so, opening a new window intermittently results in a window frame with no contents. This can be seen in the attached screenshot (the XSane window in the top left hand corner of the screen). While not all new windows will be shown as empty, the probability of this occurring certainly increases in time.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4
Uname: Linux 3.7.0-rc6+ x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,imgsvg,text,mousepoll,regex,obs,place,imgpng,animation,expo,neg,ezoom,grid,snap,resize,vpswitch,move,session,wall,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,fade,switcher,resizeinfo,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu Dec 13 14:43:12 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-10-09 01:03:44,450 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) [8086:2a02] (rev 0c) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:01fe]
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:01fe]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-10-19 (421 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude D830
MarkForUpload: True
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.7.0-rc6+ root=UUID=27880cc8-df42-4098-8e07-3c4fb9dba0a5 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-09 (65 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 01/04/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A15
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd01/04/2010:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeD830:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude D830
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3412-0ubuntu0.1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Daniel Balog (danielbalog86)]

I also noticed this recently.

Note that I don't actually turn off my computer for long periods of time (I reboot every 2 weeks or so)

[Daniel Balog (danielbalog86)]

Oh, and before I forget:

A workaround is to close the window and try again. It usually works fine on a second or third try.

I'm also running Ubuntu 12.10 with latest Compiz.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Ben Gamari, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.

As per https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases, Ubuntu 12.10 reached EOL on May 16, 2014.

Is this reproducible on a supported release?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for mesa (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]