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Re: [Bug 353126] Re: Compiz / vnc screen refresh with nvidia-restricted driver/VirtualBox/ATI fglrx driver

 

The worst is that the fix has been released (view earlier messages) but not
implemented in ubuntu.

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 9:31 AM, Josh <majik@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Looks like we'll have to wait some more till Lucid arrives with the
> new xorg and xserver
>
> Yes because it totally make sense to wait two years for a major revision
> of an OS to fix a critical yet broken feature.
>
> Remote desktop?  Why no, my OS doesn't have that because it's called
> "karmic" not "lucid."  I'll have to wait two years to have what Windows
> users and most other operating systems have had since ooooh, about 2000,
> possibly earlier.
>
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> Compiz / vnc screen refresh with nvidia-restricted driver/VirtualBox/ATI
> fglrx driver
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353126
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>
> 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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Compiz / vnc screen refresh with nvidia-restricted driver/VirtualBox/ATI fglrx driver
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353126
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