randr panning not working

Bug #877878 reported by Jonathan Greenblatt
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

I originally opened this for the LightDM window manager but that group suggested I open a new bug under xorg, the original bug was: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/876576

Here are the details:

Ubuntu 11.10 LightDM 1.0.1-0ubuntu6

Acer Aspire 1 - Screen resolution 1024x600

Screen will not pan using the mouse, used to work with Ubuntu 11.04 under the old window manager. The screen does appear to take the larger size but cannot scroll to the bottom portion.

Command: xrandr --output LVDS1 --fb 1024x768 --panning 1024x768

xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
  Candidate: 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
  Version table:
 *** 1:7.6+7ubuntu7 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,imgpng,mousepoll,regex,snap,place,compiztoolbox,move,resize,unitymtgrabhandles,animation,workarounds,wall,session,vpswitch,grid,expo,gnomecompat,fade,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CurrentDmesg: [ 133.207993] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (2174) terminated with status 1
Date: Tue Oct 18 23:08:01 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-10-13 23:21:21.533411
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:015b]
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:015b]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
MachineType: Acer AOA110
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=993aeb22-7d07-4af5-9849-e4fa60080026 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (4 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/06/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: v0.3309
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrv0.3309:bd10/06/2008:svnAcer:pnAOA110:pvr1:rvnAcer:rn:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct1:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: AOA110
dmi.product.version: 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

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Jonathan Greenblatt (jon-50e) wrote :
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wizard10000 (wizard10000) wrote :

Obligatory "me too" comment. xrandr panning doesn't work on my netbook either.

bugbot (bugbot)
affects: xorg (Ubuntu) → xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)
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Jonathan Greenblatt (jon-50e) wrote :

Unfortunately I do not have time to triage this myself, normally I like to post solutions with bug reports. In any case I would like to see some priority given to this, certain system menus in Linux have poor UI design and are unusable without panning on netbooks.

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David Szego (david-szego) wrote :

Confirmed also on Acer Aspire A0522 using an ATI Radeon driver, under Gnome-Shell 3.2.1.

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Jonathan Greenblatt (jon-50e) wrote :

I am thinking I might have to fix this myself if I want it fixed. A bit of thought is needed to avoid making the bug where things are lost in multi-monitor displays not come back when fixing this. I do not have time to fix this currently but I have found a workaround for small monitors. I have been experimenting with FVWM and the EdgeScroll feature. This feature may take less video memory given I believe it does not create a frame buffer so the virtual screen can be as big as you want (if I understand how frame buffers work?). It seems some expertise is needed to incorporate the panels/look and feel from other desktops but something is necessary to use apps where buttons go off the bottom of the screen. A little experimenting I am finding lxpanel works great with EdgeScroll enabled.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Zack Evans (zevans23) wrote :

Bug 881046 is about the same xrandr panning and scaling issue in general - it's not just an Intel server problem.

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penalvch (penalvch) wrote :

Jonathan Greenblatt, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If so, could you please test for this with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ .

If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command in the development release from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal), as it will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report:

apport-collect -p xserver-xorg-video-intel REPLACE-WITH-BUG-NUMBER

Please note, given that the information from the prior release is already available, doing this on a release prior to the development one would not be helpful.

Thank you for your understanding.

Helpful bug reporting tips:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Jonathan Greenblatt (jon-50e) wrote :

This seems to be in multiple bug reports, I did not realize this one was still open. I have not seen the issue in a while, I have now been able to pan on the original ACER nettop I had the issue with as well as other dissimilar configurations. For me I am considering this fixed.

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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