Comment 0 for bug 752445

Binary package hint: compiz

Fresh install of Natty Beta. Nvidia graphics card with proprietary driver.

Not all the time, but maximizing windows results in a white window. Sometimes switching between windows (not necessarily maximised does the same). The window borders are there but the body of the window is white. Resizing the window smaller sometimes makes it redraw. Minimizing other applications sometimes makes it redraw. The white window is most often the focussed window, but sometimes windows behind the focus window go white too.

Once an application has gone white, this seems to encourage other windows to do the same. Minimizing all windows, reactivating the required window and perhaps resizing will bring the window contents back.

I don't think this is restricted to specific applications. I've been able to duplicate the problem with Firefox, Thunderbird, Nautilus, Synaptic, Terminal, Geany, Nvidia Settings and others.

It's not Unity. If I switch to Classic I get the same problem, although perhaps with slightly less frequency. Switch to Classic with no effects and the problem goes away.

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 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 270.30 Fri Feb 25 14:34:55 PST 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu1)
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,session,grid,regex,imgpng,resize,snap,animation,staticswitcher,workarounds,mousepoll,gnomecompat,move,vpswitch,expo,wall,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Wed Apr 6 12:55:10 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 270.30, 2.6.38-7-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] [10de:03d0] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2602]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330)
JockeyStatus: xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04fc:0005 Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd USB OpticalWheel Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04b8:0005 Seiko Epson Corp. Printer
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: ECS GeForce6100PM-M2
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-7-generic root=UUID=4ebbc4c8-22d1-4b77-bbc5-3138055ccac1 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 10/09/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 080015
dmi.board.name: GeForce6100PM-M2
dmi.board.vendor: ECS
dmi.board.version: 7.0
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: ECS
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080015:bd10/09/2009:svnECS:pnGeForce6100PM-M2:pvr7.0:rvnECS:rnGeForce6100PM-M2:rvr7.0:cvnECS:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GeForce6100PM-M2
dmi.product.version: 7.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ECS
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4git20110322-0ubuntu5
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu11
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu6