FS#23570 - KDE4 compositor not working with latest (270.30-3) driver - display not refresh

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Batyu Bácsi (bagman) - Sunday, 03 April 2011, 11:21 GMT
Last edited by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 09:31 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Architecture i686
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 2
Private No

Details

Description:
KDE4 kompositor not working with latest (270.30-3) nvidia driver - display not refresh when desktop effect enabled. Without desktop effects (e.g. switch off with alt-shift-F12 shortcut) working fine. No error messages or any, only stop refresh.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
nvidia 270.30-3, nvidia-utils 270.30-1, KDE4 4.6.1-2
* config and/or log files etc.
Other WM-s working with compositing (tested: XFCE, Enlightenment DR17)
Workaround: remove driver and utils package, and install latest stable nvidia driver from nvidia homepage with "hand". Latest stable: 260.19.44, 270.xx serial driver is beta...
Hardware: Lenovo 3000 N200 with nvidia GeForce Go 7300 videocard.

Steps to reproduce: The event switch on or off when switch desktop effect on-off with shortcut.
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Closed by  Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 09:31 GMT
Reason for closing:  Works for me
Additional comments about closing:  this is a bug in your video driver, please report this upstream
Comment by Jelle van der Waa (jelly) - Sunday, 03 April 2011, 12:13 GMT
i have had the same issue with KDE + nvidia, this is not KDE's fault but probably nvidia's fault or KDE if so it's upstream report it.
Comment by Pierre Schmitz (Pierre) - Sunday, 03 April 2011, 16:04 GMT
This sounds like a driver problem (which we cannot fix). But maybe you could explain in more detailed what does not work exactly and how to reproduce. I am using KDE with that driver and haven't seen any issue so far.
Comment by Batyu Bácsi (bagman) - Sunday, 03 April 2011, 19:39 GMT
Yes, like a driver problem :-) Only produce the latest packaged nvidia driver. No error messages, no relevant error in logs, simply not refresh my KDE4 plasma workspace when desktop effects enabled, i.e. plasma widgets and conky "halted", menu not work, desktop icons and plasma widgets not active... When login for kdm, desktop halt on KDE start screen last state ("K" icon blurred :-)) until desktop effects on. Mouse cursor movable, mouse clicking not generating any (viewable) effect. If switch desktop effect off with keyboard shortcut (alt-shift-F12), desktop - without desktop effects - working fine. If switch on after switching off, desktop again halted, screen "frozen". Any time switch on-off with shortcut reproduce this event.
Earlier nvidia driver package, and the latest stable "official" nvidia driver works for me without any problem.
Comment by Massimiliano Torromeo (mtorromeo) - Tuesday, 05 April 2011, 07:43 GMT
Confirmed on 2 machines, both with "nVidia Corporation G71 [GeForce 7300 GS]".
Comment by Batyu Bácsi (bagman) - Thursday, 14 April 2011, 21:52 GMT
Latest update: newest nvidia package can't resolve this problem. Plus updated xorg packages can't work with oldest nvidia driver - only even if disable nvidia ABI check. No too good idea. :-(
Comment by Jelle van der Waa (jelly) - Friday, 15 April 2011, 10:19 GMT
so the problem still occurs with 270.41? KDE effects work here with that nvidia driver, please report this problem at nvidia.

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