ubuntu-x-swat team mailing list archive

[Alf Gaida <info@xxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

  PPA to fix the error 'til a final solution is created:
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  KARMIC:  https://launchpad.net/~k0ekk0ek/+archive/ppa
  LUCID: https://launchpad.net/~info-g-com/+archive/xserver-xorg-1.7.6-gc
  
  Please do not write: Have the same error nor it affects me to, please become a subscriber!
  THX Alf
  
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- 
- 
  
  Binary package hint: fglrx
  
  [Environment]
  * You are using fglrx restricted driver from Ubuntu repository or download the linux driver from AMD ATI website (fglrx version <= 8.723.1-0ubuntu3).
  * If your ATI card is listed in the following pdf, then your desktop behaviours will most likely be affected the 'bugs' listed in [Symptoms] section.
    https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/catalyst_102_linux.pdf
  * GNOME and KDE SC 4.
  * Compositing desktop is enabled (Compiz and KWIN).
  
  [Symptoms]
  * Window Management: Unminimizing, Maximising, Full-Screening, Resizing windows and Switching windows (Alt+Tab) will noticably freeze the screen for about 1 second plus. Your mileage might vary.
  * Memory (RAM) Management: Secondary problem you might notice is memory leak and/or memory-clearing problem (http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21471).
- 
- [Workarounds]
- * Window Management:
-  - Using PPA (Lucid Only) by Bryce Harrington (not up-to-date as of time of writing)
-    PPA address @ https://edge.launchpad.net/~bryceharrington/+archive/violet
-    In terminal, 'sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bryceharrington/violet' then install the update and reboot.
- 
-    Other PPAs:
-   + Alf Gaida (Lucid):  https://launchpad.net/~info-g-com/+archive/xserver-xorg-1.7.6-gc
-    'sudo add-apt-repository ppa:info-g-com/xserver-xorg-1.7.6-gc'
- 
-  - Compile your own packages - when the ppa is not updated fast enough (or you are an update-freak like me)
-    + You need to tick 'Source Code' option in Synaptic Repositories or add relevant source code repo (deb-src) if you are using ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates.
-    + Building instruction:
-    sudo apt-get build-dep xorg-server
-    sudo apt-get install devscripts
-    apt-get source xorg-server
-    cd xorg-server-*
-    wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/45103003/xserver-xorg-backclear.patch
-    patch -p1 < xserver-xorg-backclear.patch
-    dch -l local 'Backclear Patch'
-    debuild -us -uc
-    cd ..
-    sudo dpkg --install xserver-xorg-core*.deb
-    sudo dpkg --install xserver-common*.deb
- 
- * Memory (RAM) Management:
-  - In terminal, run 'glxinfo' command or invoke 'glxgears' to release the 'uncleared' memory. You might need 'mesa-utils' package installed.
-  - Create a bash script to run at start up
-    #!/bin/sh
-    while [ 1 ]
-    do
-      glxinfo
-      sleep 60
-    done
- 
- [My Suggested Comment Guidelines - subjected to change]
- * Keep it civil.
- * Subscribe to the bug and click on the (!) icon on top 'This bug affects you and x other people'  instead of comment like 'it affects me too'.
- * Help test the patch for potential regression as requested by Bryce Harrington:
-  "A. What we need is solid proof of the following:
- 
-     1. No visible regression on -intel with compiz turned on
-     2. No visible regression on -ati with compiz turned on
-     3. No visible regression on -nouveau with compiz turned on
-     4. No visible regression on -nvidia with compiz turned on
-     5. No visible regression on at least one video driver with kde kwin desktop effects turned on.
- 
-   Alternatively, I could accept either of the following:
- 
-   B. Rejigger the patch so its logic is only enabled when the fglrx
- driver is loaded
- 
-   C. Forward the patch upstream to Debian or bugs.freedesktop.org and get it accepted into the upstream xserver, from which we can pull a cherrypick patch.
- "

-- 
[Lucid][Ubuntu 10.04][ATI cards] Slow/freeze windows management (resize, maximise, .etc) with fglrx driver + compositing desktop.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/568988
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X,
which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in ubuntu.