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Screen artifacts in the dash

Bug #1256701 reported by rafael bachmann on 2013-12-01

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Unity	Expired	Low	Unassigned
	unity (Ubuntu)	Expired	Low	Unassigned

Bug Description

When opening a Dash, since 12.04 I got artifacts. I can't predict them, but I see them sometimes, when I:

1) Open the Dash
2) hover over the "Application" category heading

I have attached a screenshot showing the artifacts. They always look the same!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: unity 7.1.2+13.10.20131014.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Sun Dec 1 21:42:17 2013
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0504]
NVIDIA Corporation GF108M [GeForce GT 540M] [10de:0df4] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0505]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-01 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MachineType: Acer Aspire 5750G
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic root=UUID=aa16f5d0-e721-4799-9463-55f6f8b79354 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/24/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V1.11
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: JE50_HR
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V1.11
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.11:bd05/24/2011:svnAcer:pnAspire5750G:pvrV1.11:rvnAcer:rnJE50_HR:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.11:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 5750G
dmi.product.version: V1.11
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Sun Dec 1 19:57:59 2013
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
NOUVEAU(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
product id 592
vendor LGD
xserver.version: 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2

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rafael bachmann (posaunsger) wrote on 2013-12-01:

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GconfCompiz.txt Edit (45.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LightdmDisplayLog.txt Edit (8.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
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Xrandr.txt Edit (6.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
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Quinn Balazs (qbalazs) wrote on 2013-12-02:

This has been an issue for a while. Somewhere there is a massive Unity bug that includes this and many other graphical "annoyances" that was created early in the 13.10 development cycle, which I cannot for the life of me find right now. I'll keep digging around, but if anyone can remember what became of it that would be most helpful. If it has vanished, it might be nice to once again pull any persistent small graphical issues that were either missed in 13.10, or that have cropped up since.

Quinn Balazs

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rafael bachmann (posaunsger) wrote on 2014-03-01:

This bug persists in the Trusty Beta 1 running on the same machine as posted above.

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Stephen M. Webb (bregma) wrote on 2014-03-01:

I believe this is a bug in the open-source Nouveau video driver.

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rafael bachmann (posaunsger) wrote on 2014-03-01: Re: [Bug 1256701] Re: Screen artifacts in the dash

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How would I test this?
System Settings -> Information: Says I am using Grahpics: Intel(R)
Sandybridge Mobile
I don't have bumblebee installed...

2014-03-01 14:54 GMT+01:00 Stephen M. Webb <email address hidden>:

> I believe this is a bug in the open-source Nouveau video driver.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1256701
>
> Title:
> Screen artifacts in the dash
>
> Status in "unity" package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> When opening a Dash, since 12.04 I got artifacts. I can't predict
> them, but I see them sometimes, when I:
>
> 1) Open the Dash
> 2) hover over the "Application" category heading
>
> I have attached a screenshot showing the artifacts. They always look
> the same!
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
> Package: unity 7.1.2+13.10.20131014.1-0ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
> Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
> .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
> ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
> Architecture: amd64
> CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
> CompositorRunning: compiz
> CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
> CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
> Date: Sun Dec 1 21:42:17 2013
> DistUpgraded: Fresh install
> DistroCodename: saucy
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> GraphicsCard:
> Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated
> Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0504]
> NVIDIA Corporation GF108M [GeForce GT 540M] [10de:0df4] (rev a1)
> (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0505]
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-01 (0 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64
> (20131016.1)
> MachineType: Acer Aspire 5750G
> MarkForUpload: True
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic
> root=UUID=aa16f5d0-e721-4799-9463-55f6f8b79354 ro quiet splash
> SourcePackage: unity
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> dmi.bios.date: 05/24/2011
> dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
> dmi.bios.version: V1.11
> dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
> dmi.board.name: JE50_HR
> dmi.board.vendor: Acer
> dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
> dmi.chassis.version: V1.11
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.11:bd05/24/2011:svnAcer:pnAspire5750G:pvrV1.11:rvnAcer:rnJE50_HR:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.11:
> dmi.product.name: Aspire 5750G
> dmi.product.version: V1.11
> dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
> version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
> version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
> version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu1
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
> version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
> version.xserver-xorg-core: xserve...

How would I test this?
System Settings -> Information: Says I am using Grahpics: Intel(R)
Sandybridge Mobile
I don't have bumblebee installed...

2014-03-01 14:54 GMT+01:00 Stephen M. Webb <stephen.webb@canonical.com>:

> I believe this is a bug in the open-source Nouveau video driver.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1256701
>
> Title:
>   Screen artifacts in the dash
>
> Status in "unity" package in Ubuntu:
>   New
>
> Bug description:
>   When opening a Dash, since 12.04 I got artifacts. I can't predict
>   them, but I see them sometimes, when I:
>
>   1) Open the Dash
>   2) hover over the "Application" category heading
>
>   I have attached a screenshot showing the artifacts. They always look
>   the same!
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
>   Package: unity 7.1.2+13.10.20131014.1-0ubuntu1
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
>   Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
>   .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
>   ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
>   CompositorRunning: compiz
>   CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
>   CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
>   Date: Sun Dec  1 21:42:17 2013
>   DistUpgraded: Fresh install
>   DistroCodename: saucy
>   DistroVariant: ubuntu
>   GraphicsCard:
>    Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated
> Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>      Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0504]
>    NVIDIA Corporation GF108M [GeForce GT 540M] [10de:0df4] (rev a1)
> (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>      Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0505]
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-01 (0 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64
> (20131016.1)
>   MachineType: Acer Aspire 5750G
>   MarkForUpload: True
>   ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic
> root=UUID=aa16f5d0-e721-4799-9463-55f6f8b79354 ro quiet splash
>   SourcePackage: unity
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>   dmi.bios.date: 05/24/2011
>   dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
>   dmi.bios.version: V1.11
>   dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
>   dmi.board.name: JE50_HR
>   dmi.board.vendor: Acer
>   dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
>   dmi.chassis.type: 10
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
>   dmi.chassis.version: V1.11
>   dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.11:bd05/24/2011:svnAcer:pnAspire5750G:pvrV1.11:rvnAcer:rnJE50_HR:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.11:
>   dmi.product.name: Aspire 5750G
>   dmi.product.version: V1.11
>   dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
>   version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
>   version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
>   version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu1
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
>   version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
>   version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2
>   version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
>   xserver.bootTime: Sun Dec  1 19:57:59 2013
>   xserver.configfile: default
>   xserver.errors:
>    Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
>    Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
>    NOUVEAU(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension.
>   xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>   xserver.outputs:
>    product id                                 592
>    vendor                                     LGD
>   xserver.version: 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1256701/+subscriptions
>

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2014-03-28:

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

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0) on 2014-07-24

Changed in unity:
status:	New → Confirmed

Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0) on 2015-09-10

tags:

added: dash
removed: unity-dash

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote on 2015-09-21:

that's probably rather a video driver issue, is that still showing in the most recent versions?

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Low
status:	Confirmed → Incomplete
Changed in unity:
status:	Confirmed → Incomplete
importance:	Undecided → Low

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2015-11-21:

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

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Expired

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2015-11-21:

[Expired for Unity because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in unity:
status:	Incomplete → Expired

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