Bug 363529 – x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers and x11-base/xorg-server-1.10.902 make gnome-panel black out

• Status: RESOLVED TEST-REQUEST
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Justin Lecher (RETIRED) 2011-04-14 06:15:50 UTC]

I am using latest ~arch gnome desktopn and X-Server + nvidia-drivers

When maximizing windows in X-1.10 the gnome panel gets black until it gets refreshed, by update of an apllet or hovering with the mouse , see Screenshot.

[Comment 1 Justin Lecher (RETIRED) 2011-04-14 06:16:24 UTC]

Created attachment 269883 [details]
/mnt/tmpfs/Screenshot.png

Screenshit

[Comment 2 Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn 2011-04-14 08:43:19 UTC]

Does that happen with nouveau too?

[Comment 3 Justin Lecher (RETIRED) 2011-04-14 08:44:03 UTC]

I don't know.

[Comment 4 Justin Lecher (RETIRED) 2011-04-14 09:31:48 UTC]

So test is finished:

X-1.10 + Metacity being not a composite manager + nvidia > bad behaviour
X-1.9 + Metacity being not a composite manager + nvidia > good behaviour
X-1.10 + Metacity being a composite manager + nouveau > good behaviour
X-1.10 + Metacity being a composite manager + nvidia > good behaviour

[Comment 5 Gilles Dartiguelongue (RETIRED) 2011-04-14 12:34:44 UTC]

I'm going to blame nvidia drivers since it all looks good with intel here.

[Comment 6 Gilles Dartiguelongue (RETIRED) 2011-04-14 12:36:50 UTC]

To be precise, I'm running xorg-server-1.10.901 with x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-6.14.1 (r200) and my dual PIII and x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel-2.14.0 on my amd64 (i965) and none show the problem.

[Comment 7 Justin Lecher (RETIRED) 2011-04-15 06:30:26 UTC]

Interesting this does not happen everywhere.

[Comment 8 Mateusz Kozak 2011-05-18 19:37:27 UTC]

I've also noticed this behavior.

[Comment 9 Mateusz Kozak 2011-05-18 19:42:12 UTC]

Exactly I've got:


x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-270.41.06
x11-base/xorg-server-1.10.1.901

Problem occurs when gnome OSD pops up (Gajim notices). Also, when I'm watching videos on youtube, video invades through text in context menu (RMB)

[Comment 10 Dale Pontius 2011-06-28 13:30:36 UTC]

I see something similar running xfce.  Under some circumstances, and I believe it's generally related to transient informational popups, portions of the screen are left black.  I force a repaint by switching to a different virtual desktop.  The blacked, unpainted area is usually part of the top xfce panel - used for status and minimized icons - the launcher is on the bottom, though I have seen some unpainted areas below the panel.

This is with stable xfce and Xorg with nvidia-drivers.  I've most often seen the failed repaint with transient information windows popped up by cups/hplip.  (Job started, job stopped, etc.)  I believe compositing is turned on - at least I haven't turned it off, but I don't believe xfce is using it.  I don't believe it's just GNOME.

[Comment 11 Doug Goldstein (RETIRED) 2011-10-27 19:55:20 UTC]

Have you retested with newer versions?

[Comment 12 Doug Goldstein (RETIRED) 2011-10-27 20:25:40 UTC]

As stated in the last comment, pleas retest with newer versions. It should be resolved.