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[KruyKaze <kruykaze@xxxxxxxxx>]

FYI on my desktop Compiz works just fine with nouveau and vnc.

On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 12:02 PM, wild.ideas <wild.ideas@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> This being the case, then at least "the developers"/Canonical should
> take the responsibility to produce the script you mention, "such that
> when someone connects to a machine that has desktop effects enabled, the
> effects could be automatically switched off for that remote control
> session, and then switched back on after disconnect."
>
> They should include this script as part of the Lucid distro, and make it
> available in the repositories for 9.10, 9.04, etc.  It should be enabled
> by default with an option to disable it (though I don't know why anyone
> would want to).
>
> It may not be a "fix", but it would enable VNC/Remote Desktop to
> function in a straightforward way -- without having to know about this
> problem and what its workaround is.  I seriously doubt anyone feels the
> need to have compiz doing eye candy tricks while using VNC, so it might
> even be considered a desirable "feature" even after this issue is fixed.
>
> --
> 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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>
> 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 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, 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.
> 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 using X.org prior to release 7.5
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353126
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