Comment 66 for bug 729979

Maybe it's your form of English but this is ridden with spoiled. You found
a solution and it's crappiest at best while being "endurable". Just go and
conform... Just f* those who give u something. Sorry for being
insensitive to this.....

I can think of worse things... I can add I'm happy on Fedora 17.

On 18 August 2012 23:32, Mudito <email address hidden> wrote:

> Found a solution, which is crappiest but... use the horrible Unity
> switcher, I was using Compiz Ring switcher, changed back to Unity and
> now the problem doesn't occur. I needed something with a app preview but
> I guess I'll have to conform to the Unity stuff.
>
> As a palliative I created a launcher on the dock for Scale, so I can
> click and see all windows, check if the processes I'm running are over
> yet or not, and then keep working. Not the best, but endurable.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/729979
>
> Title:
> [nvidia] Windows appear blank white
>
> Status in Compiz:
> Triaged
> Status in Compiz Core:
> Triaged
> Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: compiz
>
> When switching focus from one window to another, the target window may
> become blank. See the attached screenshot, where I opened two gnome-
> terminals and clicked on their titlebars alternately - the issue was
> triggered after about 5-10 clicks. I've had this happen on other
> appications too, e.g. software-centre, empathy, etc.
>
> Doing shade+unshade, maximizing or clicking away from the problematic
> window usually makes the window contents come back. The window remains
> responsive to both keyboard and mouse (by the way, in the screenshot
> the mouse cursor was an I-beam before I pressed PrtScr).
>
> This is on up-to-date natty, installed from scratch using the daily
> image from the 1st of March.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: compiz 1:0.9.4-0ubuntu3
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-5-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 270.29 Wed Feb 23
> 16:18:35 PST 2011
> GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-3ubuntu3)
> Architecture: amd64
> CompizPlugins:
> [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,imgsvg,resize,resizeinfo,mousepoll,wall,regex,animation,place,blur,compiztoolbox,text,session,grid,put,imgpng,imgjpeg,gnomecompat,commands,copytex,wobbly,annotate,move,vpswitch,workarounds,expo,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale,scaleaddon,unityshell]
> CompositorRunning: compiz
> Date: Sun Mar 6 02:42:49 2011
> DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-03-03 20:05:16.908415
> DistroCodename: natty
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 270.29, 2.6.38-5-generic, x86_64: installed
> GraphicsCard:
> nVidia Corporation ION VGA [GeForce 9400M] [10de:0876] (rev b1)
> (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8402]
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64
> (20110301.1)
> InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64
> (20110301.1)
> JockeyStatus: xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver
> (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
> Lsusb:
> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 13d3:5126 IMC Networks
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. 1201N
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
> PATH=(custom, user)
> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-5-generic
> root=UUID=56551fbd-03c7-48af-b7f4-c8f165bc66ed ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
> ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
> Renderer: Unknown
> SourcePackage: compiz
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-03 (2 days ago)
> dmi.bios.date: 04/29/2010
> dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: 0326
> dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.board.name: 1201N
> dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
> dmi.board.version: x.xx
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
> dmi.chassis.version: x.x
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0326:bd04/29/2010:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn1201N:pvrx.x:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn1201N:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x:
> dmi.product.name: 1201N
> dmi.product.version: x.x
> dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
> version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4-0ubuntu3
> version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
> version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx
> 7.10.1~git20110215.cc1636b6-0ubuntu2
> version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
> version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu11
> version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu2
> version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu1
> version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu5
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