Conky shows splash screen background

[KevinM]

Using Jaunty Kubuntu kernel 2.6.28-8-generic x86_64 kernel with Nvidia 7600GS display card and latest 180.29 display drivers. I'm using conky version 1.61 from the repos with a script which I wrote for conky 1.51 (Ubuntu) and Hardy Heron.
If I type conky in terminal I get no errors, but when conky is displayed the background behind conky looks like the default grey splash screen for Kubuntu Jaunty. If I kill (via killall conky) conky the background (which was behind conky) now displays my wallpaper as expected. If I then re-enable conky via terminal the background behind conky reverts to the grey splash screen (see attached). At no point does the background (behind conky) display my wallpaper.
Packages are nvidia-glx-180.29-0ubuntu2_amd64, nvidia-180-libvdpau_180.29-0ubuntu2_amd64,nvidia-180-kernel-source_180.29-0ubuntu2_amd64,nvidia-180-modaliases_180.29-0ubuntu2_amd64.
See also http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1073728

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Hi kevbert1,

Thanks for including an image to demonstrate the issue. Could you also please attach the output of `lspci -vvnn`, and attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log or Xorg.0.log.old file from after reproducing this issue. If you've made any customizations to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf please attach that as well.

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[KevinM (kevbert1)]

Hi Bryce,
Attached is a tar.gz file with the information requested. I've also included my conkyrc file. I'm now using the updated nvidia driver (180.35) and have the conky 1.6.1-0ubuntu4 package from the Jaunty repo.

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[KevinM (kevbert1)]

Unfortunately this error still occurs. I've checked that the new 180-44 driver is being used (via Nvidia X Server Settings).

[KevinM (kevbert1)]

Something has happened since yesterdays' updates 2009-04-04. When the desktop first displays, I now get an outline 'shadow' of the boarder of my conky prior to it being displayed (behind this the background is my set background and not the default background). Previously I got a narrow bar at the top of where my conky would be prior to it being displayed.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

I've posted a new version of the -nvidia driver to our xorg-edgers PPA,
would you mind testing it either on Jaunty or Karmic and see if it
resolves this bug?

Get nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 - 185.18.14 here:

  https://edge.launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa

[KevinM (kevbert1)]

Hi Bryce. Unfortunately this still doesn't work in Kubuntu Jaunty kernel 2.6.28-13-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 2 07:55:09 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux. According to Nvidia Server Settings I'm now using the ppa driver after a full update/upgrade/dist-upgrade and reboot. Seeing as I'm using Ubuntu which was upgraded, over time, from Alpha4 to date, I may try again with a fresh install of the latest version of Jaunty, but that will be in a few days time. I'll let you know of any changes/improvements.

[KevinM (kevbert1)]

I've just done a reinstall of the 2.6.28-11 kernel and upgraded to the -13 kernel (a new download of Kubuntu). With both the original 180.44 driver and the new 185.18.14 one I still get this problem.
One thing that seems very odd is that I left conky on the screen when I shut-down the session. I've rebooted twice since then and get three instances of conky indicated when I hover over the workspace icon (Desktop 1,2,3 and 4) and top confirms this (see attached snapshot).