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[Bug 1440177] [NEW] page tearing

 

Public bug reported:

not even sure how i posted this, but the drivers could use some work
when being run on an nvidia card, e.g. slow firefox performance with
video (html5 & flash) and general page tearing/lack of smooth motion.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-11.11-generic 3.19.3
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Sat Apr  4 05:16:05 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: vivid
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: No
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation G86 [GeForce 8500 GT] [10de:0421] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:0479]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-03 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Beta amd64 (20150402)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-11-generic root=UUID=47da01d8-0b6a-4af4-b5fb-ece8c1c75897 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/23/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1003
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5KPL-VM
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: x.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1003:bd08/23/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5KPL-VM:rvrx.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.59-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2build1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1
xserver.bootTime: Sat Apr  4 02:27:23 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 6
 input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 7
 input        PixArt Microsoft USB Optical Mouse MOUSE, id 8
 input        Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 KEYBOARD, id 9
 input        Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 KEYBOARD, id 10
xserver.errors:
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 NOUVEAU(0): [COPY] failed to allocate class.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
xserver.video_driver: nouveau

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug ubuntu vivid

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Title:
  page tearing

Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  not even sure how i posted this, but the drivers could use some work
  when being run on an nvidia card, e.g. slow firefox performance with
  video (html5 & flash) and general page tearing/lack of smooth motion.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-11.11-generic 3.19.3
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-11-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.17-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: None
  Date: Sat Apr  4 05:16:05 2015
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: vivid
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: No
  GraphicsCard:
   NVIDIA Corporation G86 [GeForce 8500 GT] [10de:0421] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:0479]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-03 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Beta amd64 (20150402)
  MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-11-generic root=UUID=47da01d8-0b6a-4af4-b5fb-ece8c1c75897 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 08/23/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 1003
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: P5KPL-VM
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
  dmi.board.version: x.xx
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1003:bd08/23/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5KPL-VM:rvrx.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: System Product Name
  dmi.product.version: System Version
  dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
  version.compiz: compiz N/A
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.59-0ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2build1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1
  xserver.bootTime: Sat Apr  4 02:27:23 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.devices:
   input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 6
   input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 7
   input        PixArt Microsoft USB Optical Mouse MOUSE, id 8
   input        Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 KEYBOARD, id 9
   input        Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 KEYBOARD, id 10
  xserver.errors:
   Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
   Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
   NOUVEAU(0): [COPY] failed to allocate class.
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
  xserver.video_driver: nouveau

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