FS#21754 - [kde] Graphical corrution on my KDE desktop

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by André Fettouhi (A.Fettouhi) - Saturday, 20 November 2010, 08:40 GMT
Last edited by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 20:17 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Architecture x86_64
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:

Since KDE SC 4.5.2 I've been having these lines on my desktop almost every time I login. I have to log out several times (sometimes even restart) for them to disappear. I'm running KDE in 1680x1050 on a nvidia 9800 GT card. Here is my xorg.conf

Section "Device"
Identifier "G92 [GeForce 9800 GT]"
Driver "nvidia"
EndSection

the rest I let the xserver automically handle and that has always worked fine. I've attached a screendump of my desktop with the lines.
   KDE desktop 1680x1050.png (1.64 MiB)
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Closed by  Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 20:17 GMT
Reason for closing:  Upstream
Additional comments about closing:  https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=251 537

fixed in kdebase-workspace 4.6.0-1
Comment by A.F.G. (TuxLin) - Saturday, 20 November 2010, 11:44 GMT
Same problem here.

Architecture x86_64
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT

I think it is not related to nVidia driver.

Settings off dektop efects no problem.

I think this is an Arch problem. I don't know for other distros too.
Comment by André Fettouhi (A.Fettouhi) - Saturday, 20 November 2010, 15:52 GMT
OK, I haven't tried to turn off the desktop effects.
Comment by André Fettouhi (A.Fettouhi) - Sunday, 21 November 2010, 08:18 GMT
I tried it now and it seems to work. The graphical corruption doesn't appear but I really use those desktop effects... :(
Comment by A.F.G. (TuxLin) - Sunday, 21 November 2010, 11:24 GMT
Life is very hard ;-)

The Plasma Screen is writed in two times.

First it is writed in low resolution (upper left corner). Last in normal resolution.


I can't see this ... bug? in other distros.

I like use the effects too :-(
Comment by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera) - Monday, 29 November 2010, 18:36 GMT
There is no corruption, is another window, just kill it. I experimented this some time ago, so I killed the window and never show again.
Comment by André Fettouhi (A.Fettouhi) - Monday, 29 November 2010, 18:58 GMT
Yeah that is what it looks like but how do I kill it?
Comment by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Monday, 29 November 2010, 22:08 GMT
TuxLin we use a vanilla KDE, please say in which distro you "didn't see this bug" so I can see what patches they applied. Also, we use xorg-server 1.9.2.

BTW, KDE 4.5.4 will be released tomorrow.
Comment by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera) - Monday, 29 November 2010, 22:25 GMT
I can't remember how I removed it. Maybe was a "kill PID" or just selecting another "activity" and going back to original.
Comment by A.F.G. (TuxLin) - Monday, 29 November 2010, 23:59 GMT
BaSh, I don't know which distro. I have not see this bug in another distro, Fedora, Mandriva, PcLinuxOS, for example.

Comment by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera) - Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 07:15 GMT
OK, I restored an old profile backup to reproduce this thing and solve it.

Change desktop theme to any other -> Apply -> Change back to original theme -> Apply. Thats all ;)
Comment by André Fettouhi (A.Fettouhi) - Thursday, 09 December 2010, 13:05 GMT
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I've tried what djgera suggested and it does remove the corruption but for it still appears at the next login (sometimes). It seems like it is an issue with the air theme its relatives. The corruption doesn't appear with other themes like heron etc.
Comment by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Thursday, 09 December 2010, 13:06 GMT
which driver are you using? [testing] enabled?
Comment by André Fettouhi (A.Fettouhi) - Thursday, 09 December 2010, 13:08 GMT
I'm using the latest nvidia beta driver from AUR and I'm not running [testing]. I've been running stable stable nvidia from {extra] also but the corruption is still present there and has been since KDE 4.5.2.
Comment by A.F.G. (TuxLin) - Thursday, 09 December 2010, 14:57 GMT
If I erase ~/desktop/Home.desktop file, the corruption appears in the next login (only after new boot).

It seems like if this file is there, no corruption occurs.

Yes, it seems this issue is only related with the Air Theme.

I think is not a nVidia issue.
Comment by André Fettouhi (A.Fettouhi) - Thursday, 09 December 2010, 15:00 GMT
My Home.desktop has always been there so should I delete it?
Comment by A.F.G. (TuxLin) - Thursday, 09 December 2010, 17:41 GMT
No. I think this file must be there.

But if I delete it, the corruption appears in the next login after boot.
I had not this file in my desktop directory and I copy it from /root/desktop some days ago. Suddenly my problem has gone.
Then when I deleted it the problem has returned.
With this file in ~/desktop I have no problem.
???

Sorry for my bad english ;-) but I only speak spanish.
Comment by André Fettouhi (A.Fettouhi) - Thursday, 09 December 2010, 17:48 GMT
Well I still get the corruption with or without the Home.desktop file.
Comment by André Fettouhi (A.Fettouhi) - Thursday, 09 December 2010, 18:15 GMT
Reported upstream as well.

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=259162
Comment by André Fettouhi (A.Fettouhi) - Thursday, 16 December 2010, 07:51 GMT
Seems to be fixed in 4.6.0.

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=251537

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