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rwd

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[solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

After a big upgrade a few days ago I get a garbled screen whenever I focus a window with a Qt app in Xfce, like VLC or VirtualBox. If I focus (by clicking on titlebar/ or select from taskbar) a non-Qt app the screen returns to normal.  I could not capture the screen corruption with scrot so I used a very crappy cam:

normal:

garbled:

I see no error messages in Xorg.0.log (or any other log). I don't know which configs /packages are relevant to post here.

update 1:
Someone with Gnome seems to have the same problem

update 2:

After restarting X VLC works without the problem, but when I start VirtualBox (archlinuxfr/virtualbox_bin 3.0.2-2) the problem reappears for both VirtualBox and VLC.

update 3:

Compositing seems to be involved. If I turn it off the problem disappears, not a real solution, but at least I can use my apps.

xorg.conf

(...)
Section "Extensions"
  Option "Composite" "0"
EndSection

update 4:

Workaround is to downgrade both libgl and ati-dri to version 7.4.4-1 .

(see: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Downgrade_packages)

Last edited by rwd (2009-07-29 18:04:43)

gobiAstral

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

I'm having the exact same problem. But no clue what the reason might be. Searching the problem showed qt related problems.

pjjanak

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

I'm curious, what kind of graphics cards do you have?

rwd

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

I'm curious, what kind of graphics cards do you have?

I have a ATI X1400. I am using the x86-video-ati 6.12.2-2 driver from extra.

kendosperling

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Registered: 2007-08-28

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

i had the same issue.
By changing the default theme via qtconfig to oxygen all back to normal.

kendosperling

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From: Dresden

Registered: 2007-08-28

Posts: 49

Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

sorry but this was too fast,
using lyx is ok, but most other qt apps show the same behavior you descripted

pjjanak

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Registered: 2008-08-17

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

I'm curious, what kind of graphics cards do you have?

I have a ATI X1400. I am using the x86-video-ati 6.12.2-2 driver from extra.

I have an ATI 1200 and am using the same driver. I wonder if it has something to do with it? Or perhaps the latest X updates? I'm going to try downgrading.

Peter

rwd

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

I'm curious, what kind of graphics cards do you have?

I have a ATI X1400. I am using the x86-video-ati 6.12.2-2 driver from extra.

I have an ATI 1200 and am using the same driver. I wonder if it has something to do with it? Or perhaps the latest X updates? I'm going to try downgrading.

Peter

Might be an idea, but there are so many packages involved that could be the cause. B.t.w. I tried the aur/x86-video-radeonhd-git driver but that didn't help.

These were the upgrades after which the problem appeared. There are some packages that obviously have nothing to do with xorg but it must be one of these:

[2009-07-17 00:24] upgraded virtualbox_bin (3.0.2-1 -> 3.0.2-2)
[2009-07-17 00:27] upgraded midori-git (20090613-1 -> 20090717-1)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded perl (5.10.0-4 -> 5.10.0-6)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded openssl (0.9.8k-2 -> 0.9.8k-4)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded python (2.6.2-4 -> 2.6.2-5)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded boost (1.37.0-1 -> 1.39.0-1)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded libjpeg (6b-6 -> 7-1)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded libpng (1.2.37-1 -> 1.2.38-1)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded libwmf (0.2.8.4-4 -> 0.2.8.4-5)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded libtiff (3.8.2-4 -> 3.8.2-5)
[2009-07-20 21:23] upgraded libcups (1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded ghostscript (8.64-5 -> 8.64-6)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded dri2proto (2.0-1 -> 2.1-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded libdrm (2.4.11-2 -> 2.4.12-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded libgl (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded mesa (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded jasper (1.900.1-2 -> 1.900.1-3)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded lcms (1.18-1 -> 1.18-2)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded imagemagick (6.5.3.2-1 -> 6.5.3.10-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded psiconv (0.9.8-4 -> 0.9.8-5)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded abiword-plugins (2.6.8-6 -> 2.6.8-7)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded ati-dri (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded run-parts (2.31-1 -> 3.1.3-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded ca-certificates (20080809-5 -> 20090709-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded cairomm (1.8.0-1 -> 1.8.2-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded clamav (0.95.1-1 -> 0.95.2-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded device-mapper (1.02.32-2 -> 1.02.33-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded dhcpcd (5.0.4-1 -> 5.0.6-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded e2fsprogs (1.41.6-1 -> 1.41.8-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded libdjvu (3.5.22-1 -> 3.5.22-2)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded evince (2.26.2-1 -> 2.26.2-2)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded feh (1.3.4-4 -> 1.3.4-5)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded ffmpegthumbnailer (1.5.4-1 -> 1.5.4-2)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded pango (1.24.4-1 -> 1.24.4-2)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded gtk2 (2.16.2-1 -> 2.16.5-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded wxgtk (2.8.10.1-3 -> 2.8.10.1-4)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded filezilla (3.2.4.1-1 -> 3.2.6.1-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded gegl (0.0.22-1 -> 0.0.22-2)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded libmng (1.0.10-1 -> 1.0.10-2)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded gimp (2.6.6-1 -> 2.6.6-2)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded glibmm (2.20.0-1 -> 2.20.1-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded gstreamer0.10-base-plugins (0.10.23-1 -> 0.10.23-2)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded gstreamer0.10-good-plugins (0.10.15-1 -> 0.10.15-2)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded gwget (1.0.1-1 -> 1.0.2-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded hwdetect (2009.06-2 -> 2009.07-1)
[2009-07-20 21:24] upgraded imlib2 (1.4.2-2 -> 1.4.2-3)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded inkscape (0.46-11 -> 0.46-12)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded iptables (1.4.3.2-1 -> 1.4.4-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-cairo (1.8.6-1 -> 1.8.8-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-glibc (2.10.1-2 -> 2.10.1-3)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-e2fsprogs (1.41.6-1 -> 1.41.8-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-gcc-libs (4.4.0-3 -> 4.4.0-5)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-glib2 (2.20.3-1 -> 2.20.4-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-readline (5.2.013-2 -> 6.0.003-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-gnutls (2.8.0-1 -> 2.8.1-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-openssl (0.9.8k-2 -> 0.9.8k-4)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-heimdal (1.2.1-3 -> 1.2.1-5)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-libjpeg (6b-6 -> 7-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-libtiff (3.8.2-4 -> 3.8.2-5)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-libcups (1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-pango (1.24.2-1 -> 1.24.4-2)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-gtk2 (2.16.2-1 -> 2.16.5-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-libdrm (2.4.11-2 -> 2.4.12-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-libgcrypt (1.4.4-1 -> 1.4.4-2)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-libgl (7.4.2-2 -> 7.4.4-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-libxml2 (2.7.3-1 -> 2.7.3-2)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-libxt (1.0.5-2 -> 1.0.6-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-mesa (7.4.2-1 -> 7.4.4-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lib32-sqlite3 (3.6.15-1 -> 3.6.15-2)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded libmysqlclient (5.1.35-2 -> 5.1.36-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded lvm2 (2.02.47-2 -> 2.02.48-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded mplayer (29318-1.1 -> 29411-3)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded mysql-clients (5.1.35-2 -> 5.1.36-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded mysql (5.1.35-2 -> 5.1.36-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded namcap (2.2-2 -> 2.3-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded nmap (4.76-4 -> 5.00-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded openmotif (2.3.1-4 -> 2.3.1-5)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded readline (6.0.00-1 -> 6.0.003-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded php (5.2.10-1 -> 5.2.10-3)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded pil (1.1.6-5 -> 1.1.6-6)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded poppler (0.10.7-1 -> 0.10.7-2)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded ppp (2.4.4-8 -> 2.4.4-9)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded pycairo (1.8.4-1 -> 1.8.6-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded qt (4.5.2-1 -> 4.5.2-3)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded ruby (1.8.7_p173-2 -> 1.8.7_p174-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded samba (3.3.6-1 -> 3.3.6-2)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded sdl_image (1.2.7-1 -> 1.2.7-2)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded shadow (4.1.3.1-1 -> 4.1.4.1-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded sudo (1.7.1-2 -> 1.7.2-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded sunbird (0.9-1 -> 0.9-2)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded syslog-ng (3.0.1-6 -> 3.0.3-1)
[2009-07-20 21:25] upgraded testdisk (6.11-1 -> 6.11-2)
[2009-07-20 21:26] upgraded thunar (1.0.1-3 -> 1.0.1-4)
[2009-07-20 21:26] upgraded thunderbird (2.0.0.21-1 -> 2.0.0.22-1)
[2009-07-20 21:26] upgraded tightvnc (1.3.10-1 -> 1.3.10-2)
[2009-07-20 21:26] upgraded usbutils (0.82-1 -> 0.84-1)
[2009-07-20 21:26] upgraded vlc (1.0.0-1.1 -> 1.0.0-5)
[2009-07-20 21:26] upgraded xorg-server (1.6.1.901-3 -> 1.6.2-1)
[2009-07-20 21:42] upgraded sqlite3 (3.6.15-2 -> 3.6.15-2)
[2009-07-20 23:39] upgraded libjpeg (7-1 -> 7-1)
[2009-07-21 15:14] upgraded lib32-libgl (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)
[2009-07-21 15:14] upgraded lib32-libpng (1.2.37-1 -> 1.2.38-1)
[2009-07-21 15:14] upgraded lib32-mesa (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)

Last edited by rwd (2009-07-22 20:57:49)

pjjanak

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

Downgrading X didn't help .

Peter

DrZaius

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

I noticed the garbles after installing:

[2009-07-22 10:12] upgraded kernel26 (2.6.30.1-1 -> 2.6.30.2-1)
[2009-07-22 10:12] upgraded virtualbox-ose (3.0.2-1 -> 3.0.2-2)

lspci:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 AP [Radeon 9600]

I'm using Openbox with xf86-video-ati 6.12.2-2, qt 4.5.2-3, and qt3 3.3.8-12.  I just installed vlc and the odd colors occur with that as well.

rwd

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

Downgrading X didn't help .

Peter

Do you know on which day you did an upgrade that started it? Could you post it here?
For example the output of:

egrep  '2009-07.+(installed|upgraded).+' /var/log/pacman.log

Last edited by rwd (2009-07-22 21:07:01)

pjjanak

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

Do you know on which day you did an upgrade that started it? Could you post it here?
For example the output of:

egrep  '2009-07.+(installed|upgraded).+' /var/log/pacman.log

Sure:

[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded libdrm (2.4.11-2 -> 2.4.12-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded libgl (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded ati-dri (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded brltty (3.10-2 -> 4.0-2)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded cairomm (1.8.0-1 -> 1.8.2-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded devicekit-power (008-1 -> 009-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded dri2proto (2.0-1 -> 2.1-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded ptlib (2.6.2-1 -> 2.6.4-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded opal (3.6.2-1 -> 3.6.4-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded ekiga (3.2.4-1 -> 3.2.5-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded pango (1.24.4-1 -> 1.24.4-2)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded gtk2 (2.16.4-2 -> 2.16.5-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded xulrunner (1.9.1-2 -> 1.9.1.1-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded firefox (3.5-1 -> 3.5.1-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded guile (1.8.6-2 -> 1.8.7-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded kbd (1.15-1 -> 1.15-2)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-cairo (1.8.6-1 -> 1.8.8-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-glibc (2.10.1-2 -> 2.10.1-3)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-e2fsprogs (1.41.6-1 -> 1.41.8-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-gcc-libs (4.4.0-3 -> 4.4.0-5)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-glib2 (2.20.3-1 -> 2.20.4-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-readline (5.2.013-2 -> 6.0.003-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-gnutls (2.8.0-1 -> 2.8.1-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-openssl (0.9.8k-2 -> 0.9.8k-4)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-heimdal (1.2.1-3 -> 1.2.1-5)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-libjpeg (6b-6 -> 7-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-libtiff (3.8.2-4 -> 3.8.2-5)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-libcups (1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-pango (1.24.2-1 -> 1.24.4-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-gtk2 (2.16.2-1 -> 2.16.4-2)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-libgcrypt (1.4.4-1 -> 1.4.4-2)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-libgl (7.4.2-2 -> 7.4.4-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-libxml2 (2.7.3-1 -> 2.7.3-2)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-libxt (1.0.5-2 -> 1.0.6-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-mesa (7.4.2-1 -> 7.4.4-1)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-sqlite3 (3.6.15-1 -> 3.6.15-2)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded lib32-qt (4.5.1-3 -> 4.5.2-3)
[2009-07-19 13:00] upgraded libtracker (0.6.6-1 -> 0.6.95-1)
[2009-07-19 13:01] upgraded mesa (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)
[2009-07-19 13:01] upgraded planner (0.14.4-1 -> 0.14.4-2)
[2009-07-19 13:01] upgraded pycairo (1.8.4-1 -> 1.8.6-1)
[2009-07-19 13:01] upgraded readline (6.0.00-1 -> 6.0.003-1)
[2009-07-19 13:01] upgraded shadow (4.1.3.1-1 -> 4.1.4.1-1)
[2009-07-19 13:01] upgraded usbutils (0.82-1 -> 0.84-1)
[2009-07-19 13:01] installed enca (1.9-4)
[2009-07-19 13:01] installed libass (0.9.6-2)
[2009-07-19 13:01] upgraded vlc (1.0.0-3 -> 1.0.0-5)
[2009-07-19 13:01] upgraded xorg-server (1.6.1.901-3 -> 1.6.2-1)

rwd

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

I did a quick diff. These are in both our lists. (. In case version numbers differed i chose the highest numbered. Too many to downgrade them one by one though:

ati-dri (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)
cairomm (1.8.0-1 -> 1.8.2-1)
dri2proto (2.0-1 -> 2.1-1)
enca (1.9-4)
firefox (3.5-1 -> 3.5.1-1)
gtk2 (2.16.4-2 -> 2.16.5-1)
lib32-cairo (1.8.6-1 -> 1.8.8-1)
lib32-e2fsprogs (1.41.6-1 -> 1.41.8-1)
lib32-gcc-libs (4.4.0-3 -> 4.4.0-5)
lib32-glib2 (2.20.3-1 -> 2.20.4-1)
lib32-glibc (2.10.1-2 -> 2.10.1-3)
lib32-gnutls (2.8.0-1 -> 2.8.1-1)
lib32-gtk2 (2.16.2-1 -> 2.16.5-1)
lib32-heimdal (1.2.1-3 -> 1.2.1-5)
lib32-libcups (1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1)
lib32-libgcrypt (1.4.4-1 -> 1.4.4-2)
lib32-libgl (7.4.2-2 -> 7.4.4-1)
lib32-libjpeg (6b-6 -> 7-1)
lib32-libtiff (3.8.2-4 -> 3.8.2-5)
lib32-libxml2 (2.7.3-1 -> 2.7.3-2)
lib32-libxt (1.0.5-2 -> 1.0.6-1)
lib32-mesa (7.4.2-1 -> 7.4.4-1)
lib32-openssl (0.9.8k-2 -> 0.9.8k-4)
lib32-pango (1.24.4-2 -> 1.24.5-1)
lib32-readline (5.2.013-2 -> 6.0.003-1)
lib32-sqlite3 (3.6.15-1 -> 3.6.15-2)
libass (0.9.6-2)
libdrm (2.4.11-2 -> 2.4.12-1)
libgl (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)
mesa (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)
pango (1.24.4-2 -> 1.24.5-1)
pycairo (1.8.4-1 -> 1.8.6-1)
readline (6.0.00-1 -> 6.0.003-1)
shadow (4.1.3.1-1 -> 4.1.4.1-1)
usbutils (0.82-1 -> 0.84-1)
vlc (1.0.0-3 -> 1.0.0-5)
xorg-server (1.6.1.901-3 -> 1.6.2-1)
xulrunner (1.9.1-2 -> 1.9.1.1-1)

Last edited by rwd (2009-07-22 21:56:52)

DrZaius

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

Here is my comm to your list:

ati-dri (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)
cairomm (1.8.0-1 -> 1.8.2-1)
dri2proto (2.0-1 -> 2.1-1)
enca (1.9-4)
firefox (3.5-1 -> 3.5.1-1)
gtk2 (2.16.4-2 -> 2.16.5-1)
libass (0.9.6-2)
libdrm (2.4.11-2 -> 2.4.12-1)
libgl (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)
mesa (7.4.4-1 -> 7.5-1)
pango (1.24.4-2 -> 1.24.5-1)
pycairo (1.8.4-1 -> 1.8.6-1)
readline (6.0.00-1 -> 6.0.003-1)
shadow (4.1.3.1-1 -> 4.1.4.1-1)
usbutils (0.82-1 -> 0.84-1)
xorg-server (1.6.1.901-3 -> 1.6.2-1)
xulrunner (1.9.1-2 -> 1.9.1.1-1)

pjjanak

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

I did a quick diff. These are in both our lists. (. In case version numbers differed i chose the highest numbered. Too many to downgrade them one by one though:

...

This may be localized to 64-bit installs...which would mean either we discount...or only count the lib32 packages. Not sure which, haha.

Peter

DrZaius

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

I just downgraded ati-dri (7.5-1 -> 7.4.4-1) and everything was back to normal, but I don't know if this is the only problem package.  I'm on a 32-bit system.

DrZaius

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

Probably related to:
FS#15616 - [ati-dri] Upgrade to 7.5-1 results in screen going blank when starting Blender.

pjjanak

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

Probably related to:
FS#15616 - [ati-dri] Upgrade to 7.5-1 results in screen going blank when starting Blender.

After downgrading ati-dri the problem was solved on my end as well. Perhaps we should add this to that bug report?

Peter

rwd

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

I just downgraded ati-dri (7.5-1 -> 7.4.4-1) and everything was back to normal, but I don't know if this is the only problem package.  I'm on a 32-bit system.

I'm using 64-bit so it doesn't seem specific to either. I'll try downgrading that thanks.

kendosperling

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Registered: 2007-08-28

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

in my case downgrading solved the problem too but now xv is gone

DrZaius

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

After downgrading ati-dri the problem was solved on my end as well. Perhaps we should add this to that bug report?

Peter

I think everything is on track and I would assume the next ati-dri update will either include the patch mentioned in the bug report or the upstream source will include the patch.  It wouldn't hurt to add any input to the report though if you feel like adding to it.

I applied the patch and recompiled ati-dri 7.5-1 and I have no issues.

rwd

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

Hm.. downgrading ati-dri (7.5-1 -> 7.4.4-1) doesn't fix it here.

DrZaius

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

Hm.. downgrading ati-dri (7.5-1 -> 7.4.4-1) doesn't fix it here.

I exited Openbox to the command-line and then ran startx after I downgraded.

I added a blurb to the bug report.

rwd

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

Hm.. downgrading ati-dri (7.5-1 -> 7.4.4-1) doesn't fix it here.

I exited Openbox to the command-line and then ran startx after I downgraded.

I added a blurb to the bug report.

Sadly In my case downgrading to ati-dri 7.4.4-1(or 7.4.2-1), and restarting x did not help. I'm going to dowgrade some more stuff tomorrow. It is the Arch way .

Last edited by rwd (2009-07-23 00:16:19)

xxxspuddy

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Re: [solved]Garbled screen with QT apps in Xfce/Gnome

I downgraded libgl to 7.4.4-1 and that fixed it for me.

HTH

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