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Unity launcher flickers

Bug #726151 reported by Vesa Suontama on 2011-02-27

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #717364: Launcher auto hide animation has a life of it's own / Unity launcher constantly sliding in and out without user interaction. Edit Remove

This bug affects 2 people

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

Bug Description

Binary package hint: unity-2d-panel

I am using Unity that comes with the latest natty development branch (as of 27.2.2011). Unity seems to be very unstable on my Acer aspire 5100 laptop (amd64 bit version). Most visible error is that launcher keeps flickering on the left side of the desktop (coming and going back and forth many times in a second). This starts happening when I just login with unity features enabled. Classic desktop seems to work ok.

Often the graphics in the launcher are also garbled.

Feel free to ask more info, here are some basic info:
2.6.38-5-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 22 16:10:15 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
X.Org X Server 1.9.99.902 (1.10.0 RC 2)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.4.6-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-5-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
status: connected
enabled: enabled
dpms: On
modes: 1280x800 1280x720 1152x768 1024x768 800x600 848x480 720x480 640x480
edid-base64: AP///////wAyDADKAAAAAAAQAQOAIRV4CrNwmVlTjScjUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBthwAuFAgJTAgKEQAS88QAAAZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA/gBMR1BoaWxpcHNMQ0QKAAAA/gBMUDE1NFcwMS1UTEQzACo=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
status: disconnected
enabled: disabled
dpms: On
modes:
edid-base64:
Date: Sun Feb 27 20:50:49 2011
DistUpgraded: Yes, recently upgraded Log time: 2011-02-19 14:17:48.915479
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
ATI Technologies Inc M52 [Mobility Radeon X1300] [1002:7149] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:009f]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
InstallationMedia__: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
Lsusb:
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 5986:0100 Acer, Inc Orbicam
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Acer Aspire 5100
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
   no card
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-5-generic root=UUID=f31ca3b2-d73a-4803-a32d-72d92a7c934f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
ProcVersionSignature__: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: unity
dmi.bios.date: 08/22/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V3.13
dmi.board.name: Navarro
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV3.13:bd08/22/2008:svnAcer:pnAspire5100:pvrV3.13:rvnAcer:rnNavarro:rvrN/A:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 5100
dmi.product.version: V3.13
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1~git20110215.cc1636b6-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu8
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu11
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu5

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Vesa Suontama (vesa-suontama) wrote on 2011-02-27:

BootDmesg.txt Edit (58.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (114.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
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xdpyinfo.txt Edit (24.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote on 2011-02-27:

are you using unity-2d or unity(3d) ? there is a bug in unity that causes the launcher to dance . I have unity in my ppa https://launchpad.net/~om26er/+archive/test which fixes the issue. please install it from the ppa and see if that resolves the issue.

Changed in unity-2d (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Low
status:	New → Incomplete

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Bernd (bernd-schepman) wrote on 2011-02-27:

similar problem here (using natty netbook-ed)
solved using apt-get autoremove

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Vesa Suontama (vesa-suontama) wrote on 2011-02-27: Re: [Bug 726151] Re: Unity launcher flickers

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Not 100% sure. Just installed natty week ago, and I mean the one that
was installed on it by default on my laptop. It looks like in the
sceenshots below:
http://bfiller.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/unity-2d/

Anyway, installed the updates from your ppm, and the flickering is not
there any more with your packages.

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 9:16 PM, Omer Akram <email address hidden> wrote:
> are you using unity-2d or unity(3d) ? there is a bug in unity that
> causes the launcher to dance . I have unity in my ppa
> https://launchpad.net/~om26er/+archive/test which fixes the issue.
> please install it from the ppa and see if that resolves the issue.
>
> ** Changed in: unity-2d (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: unity-2d (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/726151
>
> Title:
> Unity launcher flickers
>
> Status in “unity-2d” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: unity-2d-panel
>
> I am using Unity that comes with the latest natty development branch
> (as of 27.2.2011). Unity seems to be very unstable on my Acer aspire
> 5100 laptop (amd64 bit version). Most visible error is that launcher
> keeps flickering on the left side of the desktop (coming and going
> back and forth many times in a second). This starts happening when I
> just login with unity features enabled. Classic desktop seems to work
> ok.
>
> Often the graphics in the launcher are also garbled.
>
> Feel free to ask more info, here are some basic info:
> 2.6.38-5-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 22 16:10:15 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> X.Org X Server 1.9.99.902 (1.10.0 RC 2)
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: unity 3.4.6-0ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-5-generic x86_64
> Architecture: amd64
> CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,scale,session,unityshell]
> CompositorRunning: None
> DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
> status: connected
> enabled: enabled
> dpms: On
> modes: 1280x800 1280x720 1152x768 1024x768 800x600 848x480 720x480 640x480
> edid-base64: AP///////wAyDADKAAAAAAAQAQOAIRV4CrNwmVlTjScjUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBthwAuFAgJTAgKEQAS88QAAAZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA/gBMR1BoaWxpcHNMQ0QKAAAA/gBMUDE1NFcwMS1UTEQzACo=
> DRM.card0.VGA.1:
> status: disconnected
> enabled: disabled
> dpms: On
> modes:
> edid-base64:
> Date: Sun Feb 27 20:50:49 2011
> DistUpgraded: Yes, recently upgraded Log time: 2011-02-19 14:17:48.915479
> DistroCodename: natty
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> GraphicsCard:
> ATI Technologies Inc M52 [Mobility Radeon X1300] [1002:7149] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:009f]
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
> InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
> Insta...

Anyway, installed the updates from your ppm, and the flickering is not
there any more with your packages.

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 9:16 PM, Omer Akram <om26er@ubuntu.com> wrote:
> are you using unity-2d or unity(3d) ? there is a bug in unity that
> causes the launcher to dance . I have unity in my ppa
> https://launchpad.net/~om26er/+archive/test which fixes the issue.
> please install it from the ppa and see if that resolves the issue.
>
> ** Changed in: unity-2d (Ubuntu)
>   Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: unity-2d (Ubuntu)
>       Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/726151
>
> Title:
>  Unity launcher flickers
>
> Status in “unity-2d” package in Ubuntu:
>  Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>  Binary package hint: unity-2d-panel
>
>  I am using Unity that comes with the latest natty development branch
>  (as of 27.2.2011). Unity seems to be very unstable on my Acer aspire
>  5100 laptop (amd64 bit version). Most visible error is that launcher
>  keeps flickering on the left side of the desktop (coming and going
>  back and forth many times in a second).  This starts happening when I
>  just login with unity features enabled. Classic desktop seems to work
>  ok.
>
>  Often the graphics in the launcher are also garbled.
>
>  Feel free to ask more info, here are some basic info:
>  2.6.38-5-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 22 16:10:15 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>  X.Org X Server 1.9.99.902 (1.10.0 RC 2)
>
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
>  Package: unity 3.4.6-0ubuntu1
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
>  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-5-generic x86_64
>  Architecture: amd64
>  CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,scale,session,unityshell]
>  CompositorRunning: None
>  DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
>   status: connected
>   enabled: enabled
>   dpms: On
>   modes: 1280x800 1280x720 1152x768 1024x768 800x600 848x480 720x480 640x480
>   edid-base64: AP///////wAyDADKAAAAAAAQAQOAIRV4CrNwmVlTjScjUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBthwAuFAgJTAgKEQAS88QAAAZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA/gBMR1BoaWxpcHNMQ0QKAAAA/gBMUDE1NFcwMS1UTEQzACo=
>  DRM.card0.VGA.1:
>   status: disconnected
>   enabled: disabled
>   dpms: On
>   modes:
>   edid-base64:
>  Date: Sun Feb 27 20:50:49 2011
>  DistUpgraded: Yes, recently upgraded Log time: 2011-02-19 14:17:48.915479
>  DistroCodename: natty
>  DistroVariant: ubuntu
>  GraphicsCard:
>   ATI Technologies Inc M52 [Mobility Radeon X1300] [1002:7149] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>     Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:009f]
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
>  InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
>  InstallationMedia__: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
>  Lsusb:
>   Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>   Bus 001 Device 002: ID 5986:0100 Acer, Inc Orbicam
>   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>  MachineType: Acer Aspire 5100
>  PccardctlIdent:
>   Socket 0:
>     no product info available
>  PccardctlStatus:
>   Socket 0:
>     no card
>  ProcEnviron:
>   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
>   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>   SHELL=/bin/bash
>  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-5-generic root=UUID=f31ca3b2-d73a-4803-a32d-72d92a7c934f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
>  ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
>  ProcVersionSignature__: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
>  Renderer: Unknown
>  SourcePackage: unity
>  dmi.bios.date: 08/22/2008
>  dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
>  dmi.bios.version: V3.13
>  dmi.board.name: Navarro
>  dmi.board.vendor: Acer
>  dmi.board.version: N/A
>  dmi.chassis.type: 10
>  dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
>  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
>  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV3.13:bd08/22/2008:svnAcer:pnAspire5100:pvrV3.13:rvnAcer:rnNavarro:rvrN/A:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A:
>  dmi.product.name: Aspire 5100
>  dmi.product.version: V3.13
>  dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
>  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4-0ubuntu1
>  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
>  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1~git20110215.cc1636b6-0ubuntu2
>  version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu8
>  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu2
>  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu11
>  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu5
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/+bug/726151/+subscribe
>

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Bernd (bernd-schepman) wrote on 2011-02-27:

... i was cheering too early. the flickering was gone... untill next reboot. indeed the ppm seemed to solve the problem (or a new version of unity was added to the natty repositories...) thanx!

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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote on 2011-02-28:

this bug is a duplicate of bug 717364

affects:	unity-2d (Ubuntu) → unity (Ubuntu)
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → New

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