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[Bryce Harrington <bryce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Michael, three things:

* Yes, at least provide glxinfo and Xorg.0.log from when compiz is enabled, as that'll indicate if software rendering is enabled (and perhaps why)
* Try booting with KMS disabled (radeon.modeset=0) to see if this is the (known) performance impact of KMS.  (However typically the performance is not so bad that the system becomes unusable).
* Have you had -fglrx installed previously?  If so, it may have left some of its gl libs in the way.  Make sure to completely purge it - see the guide about this at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/


** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-radeon
  
  Using a default installation of Lucid Beta 2 (installed onto a USB
  stick), the system is borderline unusable because of extremely slow
  visual response.  This was the case with a daily build that I tested
  several days ago, as well as both a default and an up-to-date
  installation of Beta 2.  These issues only happen with Compiz enabled.
  
  Clicking on 'Applications' quickly pops up the menu (though not with the
  smooth fade I've come to expect from Compiz).  When I move my mouse from
  'Applications' to 'Places,' though, it takes nearly 3 seconds to hide
  the 'Applications' menu and draw the 'Places' menu.  Similarly,
  attempting to resize or move a window does nothing for the first couple
  seconds, and when the window does finally move, the redrawing is
  choppier than an uncomposited Metacity.
  
  This is a major regression compared to the Karmic and Jaunty, which both
  ran Compiz flawlessly out of the box with the default Radeon driver.
  Disabling Compiz makes the system usable.
  
  Ubuntu 10.04 Beta 2
  AMD64
  Diamond Radeon x1300
  
  If there's more I can do to help, I'd be glad to.  I've spent the last several minutes trying to record a video of the problem, but recordMyDesktop keeps crashing.  If I can get it to work, I'll post the video here.
- --- 
+ ---
  Architecture: amd64
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  DkmsStatus: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  GdmLog1: Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.1'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.1: No such file or directory
  GdmLog2: Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.2'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.2: No such file or directory
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100406.1)
  Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.192-2ubuntu2
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
  Tags: lucid lucid
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic x86_64
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
  dmi.bios.date: 03/14/2006
  dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
  dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
  dmi.board.name: K8T890-8237
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd03/14/2006:svn:pn:pvr:rvn:rnK8T890-8237:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr:
  glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  system:
-  distro:             Ubuntu
-  codename:           lucid
-  architecture:       x86_64
-  kernel:             2.6.32-19-generic
+  distro:             Ubuntu
+  codename:           lucid
+  architecture:       x86_64
+  kernel:             2.6.32-19-generic
+ 
+ [lspci]
+ 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 Host Bridge [1106:0238]
+ 	Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 Host Bridge [1106:0238]
+ 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc RV515 [Radeon X1300] [1002:7146]
+ 	Subsystem: Diamond Multimedia Systems Device [1092:0490]

** Summary changed:

- [Lucid Beta 2] System unusable with Compiz due to extremely slow redrawing (of menus, window movements, selections...)
+ [RV515] System unusable with Compiz due to extremely slow redrawing (of menus, window movements, selections...)

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[RV515] System unusable with Compiz due to extremely slow redrawing (of menus, window movements, selections...)
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