FS#20615 : X server blinks when composite On. Nvidia GeForce FX 5500

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FS#20615 - X server blinks when composite On. Nvidia GeForce FX 5500

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by guillem serra (gserra) - Thursday, 26 August 2010, 07:37 GMT
Last edited by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) - Thursday, 26 August 2010, 11:59 GMT

Task Type	Bug Report
Category	Packages: Extra
Status	Closed
Assigned To	No-one
Architecture	i686
Severity	Critical
Priority	Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version	Undecided
Due Date	Undecided
Percent Complete
Votes	0
Private	No

Details

Description:
After installing the new xorg-server and after a restart the X is continuously flashing and blinking. Desabling composite seems to solve the problem. The issue is similar to issue [ ~~FS#20596~~ ] but I don't know if it is exactly the same.

Aditional info:
-Nvidia driver version 173.14.27. (Nvidia GeForece FX 5500)
- X server version 1.8.1.902
- Two displays 1440x900 resolution.
- 686 system instead of x86-64.

When "AddARGBGLXVisuals" is on "True" in xorg.conf (nvidia settings) both screens are flashing, changing the size of the items all the time.

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Closed by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka)
Thursday, 26 August 2010, 11:59 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't fix
Additional comments about closing: nvidia driver is a blob, no fix possible from our side