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[Agustin <yo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

  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.
+ When using the nvidia-restricted or some ATI drivers 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 
+ Enable desktop-effects (default) with nvidia-restricted, virtualBox's display or some ATI driver like RV610
+ 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. 
+ 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). 
+ 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 using X.org prior to release 7.5
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353126
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