Public bug reported: Using quantal, up to date on 4 June 2012. System is a iMac 11,2 (mid 2010) with i3 processor, 4 GB memory and Mobility Radeon 4670 video. Currently booted into gnome desktop (Ubuntu 12.10 (quantal) using efi stub boot on 3.4.0-3 kernel (first time I've been able to do this). Other ways of booting have been tried but don't change this problem. The graphics driver in use is uncertain. I couldn't get fglrx to compile against this kernel so I set the xorg device to 'fbdev'. Windows move easily on screen and there doesn't seem to be any lag in redraws. I'd say the desktop is as responsive as OSX.
When I want to resize a window, by click-drag an edge or corner of the window, the mouse pointer jumps around and is almost impossible to control. The mouse pointer is not good compared with OSX pointer handling. I have tried to disable overlay scrollbars using sudo echo "export LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=0" > /etc/X11/Xsession.d/80overlayscrollbars and rebooting. The scrollbars are now old-style but problem still there. This could be a gnome or xorg setting that I don't know about. Mouse acceleration and sensitivity are both minimum, drag and drop threshold is max. This poor pointer control was present on 12.04 but didn't seem so severe as it is now. I regard this as a major fault in usability for the desktop. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.4.0-3.8-generic 3.4.0 Uname: Linux 3.4.0-3-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.1.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None Date: Tue Jun 5 11:13:06 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.960: added ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV730 XT [Mobility Radeon HD 4670] [1002:9488] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Apple Inc. Device [106b:00b6] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64+mac (20120509) MachineType: Apple Inc. iMac11,2 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: vmlinuz-3.4.0-3-generic root=UUID=268e7eb7-d871-478c-a906-b719eea881ea ro nosplash initrd=EFI\quantal\initrd.img-3.4.0-3-generic SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UnitySupportTest: Error: command ['/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test', '-p', '-f'] failed with exit code 1: X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation) Major opcode of failed request: 135 (GLX) Minor opcode of failed request: 19 (X_GLXQueryServerString) Serial number of failed request: 22 Current serial number in output stream: 22 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/09/11 dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.bios.version: IM112.88Z.0057.B01.1112090906 dmi.board.name: Mac-F2238AC8 dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.chassis.type: 13 dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F2238AC8 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrIM112.88Z.0057.B01.1112090906:bd12/09/11:svnAppleInc.:pniMac11,2:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-F2238AC8:rvr:cvnAppleInc.:ct13:cvrMac-F2238AC8: dmi.product.name: iMac11,2 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu3 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu4 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu11 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.19.0-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20120322+ab7291d-1 ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal reproducible ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1008935 Title: Window edges difficult to catch and drag by mouse pointer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1008935/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs