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[Bug 1070275] Re: [fglrx] Unity flickering on window updates with fglrx and VBO enabled

 

Sorry folks, but as part of the bug clean up ahead of 16.04 I'm marking
this as invalid because it affects an Ubuntu release which is now
unsupported.  If you can still recreate this bug in a supported release
please do open a new bug and we can triage it for consideration in the
16.04 development cycle.


** Changed in: unity
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  [fglrx] Unity flickering on window updates with fglrx and VBO enabled

Status in Unity:
  Invalid
Status in compiz package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in fglrx-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  [Description]
  When hovering over icons on unity or using an application which does a lot of re-drawing there is significant flickering and graphic corruption. This only happens in 12.10 downgrading to 12.04 fixes the issue. 

  [Work Around]
  unity --replace sometimes fixes the issue (ie you have to do it two or three times, but eventually it does fix it and the issues doesn't re-appear for that desktop session). 

  [Easiest way to force the flicker]
  I have found the easiest way to force a flicker is to drag a window frame to the right hand side of the screen so the yellow bounding box appears on the right half of the screen, when this happens a lot of flickering occurs. 

  [Possibly duplicates]
  I've found a few bugs with similar problems, however these are for different versions so wasn't sure if they were duplicates or not bug #963093 ; bug #1059467

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: unity 6.8.0-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  Date: Tue Oct 23 11:22:38 2012
  DistUpgraded: 2012-10-19 23:06:44,859 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
  DistroCodename: quantal
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus:
   fglrx-updates, 9.000, 3.2.0-32-generic, x86_64: installed
   fglrx-updates, 9.000, 3.5.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed
   vboxhost, 4.2.2: added
  GraphicsCard:
   Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Cypress PRO [Radeon HD 5800 Series] [1002:6899] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device [174b:e140]
   Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV710 [Mobility Radeon HD 4500/5100 Series] [1002:9553] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device [174b:3092]
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
  JockeyStatus:
   kmod:fglrx - Video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
   kmod:fglrx_updates - ATI Fire GL (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
  MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X58A-UD7
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=39619dd8-dd3a-4057-b02c-dc3b954bf2b0 ro console=tty1
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-19 (3 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 11/10/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: F2
  dmi.board.name: X58A-UD7
  dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.board.version: x.x
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF2:bd11/10/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnX58A-UD7:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnX58A-UD7:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: X58A-UD7
  dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu3
  version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

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