That sounds more reasonable.is there a tutorial for upgrading xorg safely? On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 4:37 PM, nhasian <nhas...@gmail.com> wrote: > the bug was due to x.org which was fixed months ago. unfortunately > x.org7.5 wasnt released till the end of October which was far too late > to include > it in 9.10 Karmic. Unless you want to manually upgrade your ubuntu to the > latest version of x.org then i guess we'll have to wait for 10.04 Lucid Lynx > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 2:14 PM, chrisolof <chriso...@clicktest.net> > wrote: > >> @jackmetal: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS >> >> I think we need to bring more attention to this bug - and according to >> the Ubuntu Forums post referenced by Josh ( >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg- >> server/+bug/353126/comments/152 >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1270527 ) one way to accomplish >> this would be to get more people to mark themselves as affected by it. >> Since this bug seems to affect everyone running Ubuntu post 8.10 with >> Compiz enabled, getting hordes of people to mark themselves as affected >> should be pretty easy. Here's a direct link if any of you have any >> avenues you might want to try: >> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg- >> server/+bug/353126/+affectsmetoo >> >> Who's on board? >> >> -- >> Compiz / vnc screen refresh with nvidia-restricted driver/VirtualBox/ATI >> fglrx driver >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353126 >> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber >> of the bug. >> >> Status in GNOME Remote Desktop: Incomplete >> Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed >> Status in “vino” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed >> Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete >> >> Bug description: >> Binary package hint: compiz >> >> When using the nvidia-restricted driver and compiz desktop effects the vnc >> server will not refresh the screen. This is being caused by the xserver not >> getting "damaged" by the nvidia-restricted drivers. Linked bugs confirm this >> is not an issue on intel chipsets or nv driver. >> >> Steps to reproduce: >> Enable desktop-effects (default) with nvidia-restricted driver >> Enable remote desktop >> Connect with VNC >> >> Results: >> You see a screen snapshot of your desktop but if you click a menu item >> there are no updates to the screen. >> Notes: >> If you close and restart the vnc session, you get an updated snapshot but >> still no refreshes. >> >> Workarounds: >> Use the -noxdamage argument with vncviewer. This is really inefficient and >> bandwidth hungry since the whole screen refreshes. >> Kill compiz and use a different wm (metacity). >> >> This bug has been confirmed by many others with linked reports. Might be an >> issue with xorg since there is a report of ATI drivers with similar issues >> in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/328559 . >> > > -- > Compiz / vnc screen refresh with nvidia-restricted driver/VirtualBox/ATI > fglrx driver > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353126 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in GNOME Remote Desktop: Incomplete > Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed > Status in “vino” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: compiz > > When using the nvidia-restricted driver and compiz desktop effects the vnc > server will not refresh the screen. This is being caused by the xserver not > getting "damaged" by the nvidia-restricted drivers. Linked bugs confirm this > is not an issue on intel chipsets or nv driver. > > Steps to reproduce: > Enable desktop-effects (default) with nvidia-restricted driver > Enable remote desktop > Connect with VNC > > Results: > You see a screen snapshot of your desktop but if you click a menu item there > are no updates to the screen. > Notes: > If you close and restart the vnc session, you get an updated snapshot but > still no refreshes. > > Workarounds: > Use the -noxdamage argument with vncviewer. This is really inefficient and > bandwidth hungry since the whole screen refreshes. > Kill compiz and use a different wm (metacity). > > This bug has been confirmed by many others with linked reports. Might be an > issue with xorg since there is a report of ATI drivers with similar issues in > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/328559 . >
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