Arch Linux

mitch_feaster

Member

From: San Diego, CA

Registered: 2011-02-27

Posts: 55

Website

[SOLVED] Some text not rendering in Gnome after update

After a recent update some text is not rendering in Gnome. For example, look at the url bar of chromium in this screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/A2Qyw.png

Here's a "screenshot" of some text not rendering in gnome-terminal:

$ echo -e "I like pizza\nI like pizza\nI like pizza"
...blank line...
...blank line...
...blank line...
...blank line...

It basically renders my desktop environment worthless. I don't see anything suspicious in /var/lob/Xorg.0.log. Here are some of the packages I've updated recently:

[2012-05-10 23:05] Running 'pacman -Suy'
[2012-05-10 23:05] synchronizing package lists
[2012-05-10 23:05] starting full system upgrade
[2012-05-10 23:06] upgraded pygobject-devel (3.2.0-2 -> 3.2.1-1)
[2012-05-10 23:06] upgraded python2-gobject (3.2.0-2 -> 3.2.1-1)
[2012-05-12 10:49] Running 'pacman -Suy'
[2012-05-12 10:49] synchronizing package lists
[2012-05-12 10:49] starting full system upgrade
[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded cairo (1.10.2-3 -> 1.12.2-1)
[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded openssl (1.0.1.b-1 -> 1.0.1.c-1)
[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded git (1.7.10.1-1 -> 1.7.10.2-1)
[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded java-jline (1.0-1 -> 1.0-2)
[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded kmod (8-1 -> 8-2)
[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded libpulse (1.1-4 -> 2.0-1)
[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded libusb-compat (0.1.3-2 -> 0.1.4-1)
[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded libxi (1.6.0-1 -> 1.6.1-1)
[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded man-pages (3.39-1 -> 3.40-1)
[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded mpfr (3.1.0.p7-1 -> 3.1.0.p10-1)
[2012-05-12 10:55] installed webrtc-audio-processing (0.1-1)
[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded pulseaudio (1.1-4 -> 2.0-1)
[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded taglib (1.7.1-1 -> 1.7.2-1)
[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded xorg-server-common (1.12.1-1 -> 1.12.1-2)
[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded xorg-server (1.12.1-1 -> 1.12.1-2)

I'm not running [testing]. I don't know which of the two recent upgrades introduced the regression, but I'm guessing it was the one with all the xorg stuff...

Any ideas what's going on here? Thanks!

Last edited by mitch_feaster (2012-05-13 04:01:08)

brebs

Member

Registered: 2007-04-03

Posts: 3,742

Re: [SOLVED] Some text not rendering in Gnome after update

[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded cairo (1.10.2-3 -> 1.12.2-1)

Probably concerns cairo.

mitch_feaster

Member

From: San Diego, CA

Registered: 2011-02-27

Posts: 55

Website

Re: [SOLVED] Some text not rendering in Gnome after update

It seems you're right. Downgrading back down to `cairo 1.10.2-3' resolved the issue... I guess it's off to my local bug trackers...

Stemp

Member

From: Paris, Europe

Registered: 2011-04-26

Posts: 61

Website

Re: [SOLVED] Some text not rendering in Gnome after update

For informations : I have the same bug, BUT i was using cairo 1.12.2-1 from testing since more than a week with a problem. So i guess it's not only a cairo bug

---

Sorry for my English - Home Page - «Violence never settles anything.» : Genghis Khan, 1162-1227

OrangeMediumGreen

Member

Registered: 2008-11-17

Posts: 16

Re: [SOLVED] Some text not rendering in Gnome after update

Strange, I experience the same problem since yesterday but I updated cairo back on April 30.
Anyway the problem is related to cairo to some degree since the downgrade to 1.10 did the job for me too.

pjnsmb

Member

From: Solihull.U.K

Registered: 2009-02-05

Posts: 29

Re: [SOLVED] Some text not rendering in Gnome after update

I guess the problem includes these :

[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded xorg-server-common (1.12.1-1 -> 1.12.1-2)
[2012-05-12 10:55] upgraded xorg-server (1.12.1-1 -> 1.12.1-2)

have a read of my problem on Aptosid

http://aptosid.com/index.php?name=PNphp … torder=asc

seems to affect people depending on their videocard in use

---

pjnsmb

Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.
Kennedy, John F.

OrangeMediumGreen

Member

Registered: 2008-11-17

Posts: 16

Re: [SOLVED] Some text not rendering in Gnome after update

Here's what I upgraded lately:

[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded automake (1.11.5-1 -> 1.12-1)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded libxfce4util (4.8.2-1 -> 4.10.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded xfconf (4.8.1-1 -> 4.10.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded libxfce4ui (4.8.1-1 -> 4.10.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded exo (0.6.2-3 -> 0.8.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded fuse (2.8.7-1 -> 2.9.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded garcon (0.1.12-1 -> 0.2.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded vim-runtime (7.3.495-2 -> 7.3.495-3)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded gvim (7.3.495-2 -> 7.3.495-3)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded libcanberra (0.28-2 -> 0.28-3)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded libxfcegui4 (4.8.1-4 -> 4.10.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded xfce4-panel (4.8.6-1 -> 4.10.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded orage (4.8.3-1 -> 4.8.3-2)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded terminal (0.4.8-1 -> 0.4.8-2)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded thunar (1.2.3-5 -> 1.4.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded thunar-media-tags-plugin (0.2.0-1 -> 0.2.0-2)
[2012-04-30 09:02] upgraded thunar-volman (0.6.1-1 -> 0.8.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded ttf-dejavu (2.33-2 -> 2.33-3)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded upower (0.9.15-1 -> 0.9.15-3)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfburn (0.4.3-5 -> 0.4.3-6)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-appfinder (4.8.0-2 -> 4.10.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-session (4.8.3-1 -> 4.10.0-3)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-battery-plugin (1.0.1-1 -> 1.0.1-2)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-clipman-plugin (1.2.3-1 -> 1.2.3-2)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-cpufreq-plugin (1.0.0-2 -> 1.0.0-3)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-cpugraph-plugin (1.0.1-3 -> 1.0.2-1)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-datetime-plugin (0.6.1-2 -> 0.6.1-3)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-dev-tools (4.9.1-1 -> 4.10.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-dict (0.6.0-2 -> 0.6.0-3)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-diskperf-plugin (2.5.1-1 -> 2.5.2-1)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-eyes-plugin (4.4.1-2 -> 4.4.1-3)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-fsguard-plugin (1.0.0-2 -> 1.0.0-3)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-genmon-plugin (3.3.1-1 -> 3.3.1-2)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-mailwatch-plugin (1.1.0-4 -> 1.1.0-5)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-mixer (4.8.0-2 -> 4.8.0-3)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-mount-plugin (0.6.3-1 -> 0.6.3-2)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-mpc-plugin (0.4.0-1 -> 0.4.0-2)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-netload-plugin (1.1.0-1 -> 1.1.0-2)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-notes-plugin (1.7.7-3 -> 1.7.7-4)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-notifyd (0.2.2-2 -> 0.2.2-3)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-power-manager (1.0.11-2 -> 1.2.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin (1.9.4-6 -> 1.9.4-7)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-screenshooter (1.8.0-2 -> 1.8.0-3)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-sensors-plugin (1.2.3-4 -> 1.2.3-5)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-settings (4.8.3-2 -> 4.10.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin (0.4.4-1 -> 0.4.4-2)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-systemload-plugin (1.1.0-1 -> 1.1.0-2)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-timer-plugin (0.6.4-1 -> 0.6.4-2)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-verve-plugin (1.0.0-2 -> 1.0.0-3)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-wavelan-plugin (0.5.10-2 -> 0.5.10-3)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-weather-plugin (0.7.4-2 -> 0.7.4-3)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfce4-xkb-plugin (0.5.4.3-1 -> 0.5.4.3-2)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfdesktop (4.8.3-2 -> 4.10.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfwm4 (4.8.3-1 -> 4.10.0-1)
[2012-04-30 09:03] upgraded xfwm4-themes (4.6.0-2 -> 4.10.0-1)
[2012-04-30 13:59] upgraded inetutils (1.9.1-1 -> 1.9.1-2)
[2012-04-30 13:59] upgraded libical (0.46-2 -> 0.48-1)
[2012-04-30 13:59] upgraded libusb (1.0.8-2 -> 1.0.9-1)
[2012-04-30 14:00] upgraded linux (3.3.3-1 -> 3.3.4-1)
[2012-04-30 14:00] upgraded mdadm (3.2.3-1 -> 3.2.3-2)
[2012-04-30 14:00] upgraded openssh (6.0p1-1 -> 6.0p1-2)
[2012-04-30 14:00] upgraded xfce4-artwork (0.1-7 -> 0.1.1a_git20110420-1)
[2012-04-30 14:00] upgraded xfce4-power-manager (1.2.0-1 -> 1.2.0-2)
[2012-05-01 10:42] upgraded chromium (18.0.1025.162-1 -> 18.0.1025.168-1)
[2012-05-01 10:42] upgraded imagemagick (6.7.6.5-1 -> 6.7.6.8-1)
[2012-05-01 10:42] upgraded libldap (2.4.30-1 -> 2.4.31-1)
[2012-05-01 10:42] upgraded upower (0.9.15-3 -> 0.9.16-1)
[2012-05-01 10:42] upgraded xfce4-battery-plugin (1.0.1-2 -> 1.0.2-1)
[2012-05-01 10:42] upgraded xfdesktop (4.10.0-1 -> 4.10.0-2)
[2012-05-02 20:01] upgraded bzip2 (1.0.6-3 -> 1.0.6-4)
[2012-05-02 20:01] upgraded dconf (0.12.0-1 -> 0.12.1-1)
[2012-05-02 20:01] upgraded e2fsprogs (1.42.2-1 -> 1.42.2-2)
[2012-05-02 20:01] upgraded syslog-ng (3.3.4-5 -> 3.3.5-1)
[2012-05-03 07:24] upgraded binutils (2.22-6 -> 2.22-7)
[2012-05-03 07:24] upgraded linux (3.3.4-1 -> 3.3.4-2)
[2012-05-03 07:24] upgraded xfce4-screenshooter (1.8.0-3 -> 1.8.1-1)
[2012-05-03 07:24] upgraded xfce4-settings (4.10.0-1 -> 4.10.0-2)
[2012-05-03 07:24] upgraded xfdesktop (4.10.0-2 -> 4.10.0-3)
[2012-05-03 18:21] upgraded libcanberra (0.28-3 -> 0.28-4)
[2012-05-03 18:21] upgraded mercurial (2.1.2-1 -> 2.2-1)
[2012-05-04 05:51] upgraded babl (0.1.6-1 -> 0.1.10-1)
[2012-05-04 05:51] upgraded gtk3 (3.4.1-1 -> 3.4.2-2)
[2012-05-04 05:52] upgraded ttf-freefont (20100919-2 -> 20120503-1)
[2012-05-04 20:58] upgraded nss (3.13.4-1 -> 3.13.4-2)
[2012-05-04 20:58] upgraded flashplugin (11.2.202.233-1 -> 11.2.202.235-1)
[2012-05-04 20:58] upgraded xfce4-artwork (0.1.1a_git20110420-1 -> 0.1.1a_git20110420-2)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded attr (2.4.46-1 -> 2.4.46-2)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded acl (2.2.51-1 -> 2.2.51-2)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded zlib (1.2.6-1 -> 1.2.7-1)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded consolekit (0.4.6-2 -> 0.4.6-3)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded udev (182-1 -> 182-2)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded device-mapper (2.02.95-2 -> 2.02.95-4)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded filesystem (2012.2-4 -> 2012.2-5)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded gegl (0.1.8-2 -> 0.2.0-1)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded gimp (2.6.12-1 -> 2.8.0-1)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded gnome-keyring (3.4.1-1 -> 3.4.1-2)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded initscripts (2012.03.2-1 -> 2012.04.1-1)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded libcap (2.22-2 -> 2.22-3)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded libjpeg-turbo (1.2.0-1 -> 1.2.0-2)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded libwbclient (3.6.4-2 -> 3.6.5-1)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded linux-firmware (20120227-1 -> 20120227-2)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded lvm2 (2.02.95-2 -> 2.02.95-4)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded mdadm (3.2.3-2 -> 3.2.3-3)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded mercurial (2.2-1 -> 2.2.1-1)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded mkinitcpio (0.8.7-2 -> 0.8.8-1)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded pam (1.1.5-2 -> 1.1.5-3)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded smbclient (3.6.4-2 -> 3.6.5-1)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded sysfsutils (2.1.0-7 -> 2.1.0-8)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded usbmuxd (1.0.7-2 -> 1.0.7-3)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded v4l-utils (0.8.6-1 -> 0.8.8-1)
[2012-05-05 10:57] upgraded xfsprogs (3.1.8-1 -> 3.1.8-2)
[2012-05-06 10:05] upgraded initscripts (2012.04.1-1 -> 2012.05.1-1)
[2012-05-06 10:05] upgraded unrar (4.1.4-2 -> 4.2.1-1)
[2012-05-06 19:49] upgraded bash (4.2.024-2 -> 4.2.028-1)
[2012-05-07 07:37] upgraded pygobject2-devel (2.28.6-5 -> 2.28.6-6)
[2012-05-07 07:37] upgraded python2-gobject2 (2.28.6-5 -> 2.28.6-6)
[2012-05-07 07:38] upgraded texlive-bin (2011.3-5 -> 2011.3-6)
[2012-05-08 07:36] upgraded libpurple (2.10.3-2 -> 2.10.4-1)
[2012-05-08 07:36] upgraded pidgin (2.10.3-2 -> 2.10.4-1)
[2012-05-08 19:03] upgraded cifs-utils (5.3-2 -> 5.4-1)
[2012-05-08 19:04] upgraded libmysqlclient (5.5.23-1 -> 5.5.24-1)
[2012-05-08 19:04] upgraded ntfs-3g (2012.1.15-2 -> 2012.1.15-3)
[2012-05-08 21:05] upgraded me-tv (1:1.3.6-1 -> 1:1.4.0.9-1)
[2012-05-09 06:36] upgraded gcc-libs (4.7.0-5 -> 4.7.0-6)
[2012-05-09 06:36] upgraded gcc (4.7.0-5 -> 4.7.0-6)
[2012-05-09 06:36] upgraded gmp (5.0.4-1 -> 5.0.5-1)
[2012-05-09 06:36] upgraded isl (0.09-1 -> 0.09-2)
[2012-05-09 20:05] upgraded chromium (18.0.1025.168-1 -> 18.0.1025.168-2)
[2012-05-09 20:05] upgraded glib2 (2.32.1-3 -> 2.32.2-2)
[2012-05-09 20:05] upgraded linux (3.3.4-2 -> 3.3.5-1)
[2012-05-09 20:05] upgraded qtcreator (2.4.1-1 -> 2.5.0-1)
[2012-05-10 06:28] upgraded libcups (1.5.2-1 -> 1.5.2-2)
[2012-05-10 06:28] upgraded cups (1.5.2-1 -> 1.5.2-2)
[2012-05-10 06:28] upgraded ffmpeg (20120317-1 -> 20120509-1)
[2012-05-12 09:12] upgraded libpulse (1.1-4 -> 2.0-1)
[2012-05-12 09:12] upgraded libusb-compat (0.1.3-2 -> 0.1.4-1)
[2012-05-12 09:12] upgraded mpfr (3.1.0.p7-1 -> 3.1.0.p10-1)
[2012-05-12 09:12] upgraded openssl (1.0.1.b-1 -> 1.0.1.c-1)
[2012-05-12 17:02] upgraded cairo (1.10.2-3 -> 1.12.2-1)
[2012-05-12 17:02] upgraded kmod (8-1 -> 8-2)
[2012-05-12 17:02] upgraded man-pages (3.39-1 -> 3.40-1)
[2012-05-12 17:02] upgraded taglib (1.7.1-1 -> 1.7.2-1)
[2012-05-12 17:02] upgraded xorg-server-common (1.12.1-1 -> 1.12.1-2)
[2012-05-12 17:02] upgraded xorg-server (1.12.1-1 -> 1.12.1-2)
[2012-05-12 20:52] upgraded libxi (1.6.0-1 -> 1.6.1-1)
[2012-05-12 20:52] upgraded xfce4-genmon-plugin (3.3.1-2 -> 3.4.0-1)
[2012-05-12 22:28] upgraded libvpx (1.0.0-1 -> 1.1.0-1)
[2012-05-13 08:33] upgraded gtk3 (3.4.2-2 -> 3.4.3-1)
[2012-05-13 08:37] upgraded libxi (1.6.1-1 -> 1.6.0-1)
[2012-05-13 08:40] upgraded libxi (1.6.0-1 -> 1.6.1-1)
[2012-05-13 09:40] upgraded cairo (1.12.2-1 -> 1.10.2-3)

I suspected libxi first but a downgrade did not resolve the problem. So you may very well be correct by connecting this to the xserver. I'm using nouveau by the way.

Stemp

Member

From: Paris, Europe

Registered: 2011-04-26

Posts: 61

Website

Re: [SOLVED] Some text not rendering in Gnome after update

I confirm downgrading cairo doesn't help for me. And I'm also using nouveau.

---

Sorry for my English - Home Page - «Violence never settles anything.» : Genghis Khan, 1162-1227

jarbowski

Member

Registered: 2008-12-01

Posts: 7

Re: [SOLVED] Some text not rendering in Gnome after update

hi,
downgrading to cairo-1.10.2-3 worked
thanks

65kid

Member

From: Germany

Registered: 2011-01-26

Posts: 663

Re: [SOLVED] Some text not rendering in Gnome after update

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/29495

ggiblin

Member

Registered: 2012-05-13

Posts: 1

Re: [SOLVED] Some text not rendering in Gnome after update

Hello Heroes,

I confirm also that downgrading to cairo-1.10.2-3 worked

I updated last night and had a broken system this morning.

Thanks for a swift resolution to the problem.

It is always a risk when using Arch, that an update will break something. It is worth it anyway.

Ger

Stemp

Member

From: Paris, Europe

Registered: 2011-04-26

Posts: 61

Website

Re: [SOLVED] Some text not rendering in Gnome after update

Ok, following instructions on bug 29495, I upgraded xf86-video-nouveau and installed libdrm-nouveau from testing and the problem is also solved (with the new cairo) for me.

---

Sorry for my English - Home Page - «Violence never settles anything.» : Genghis Khan, 1162-1227

OrangeMediumGreen

Member

Registered: 2008-11-17

Posts: 16

Re: [SOLVED] Some text not rendering in Gnome after update

These updates are in extra now, but I downgraded again because of a severe bug in nouveau which caused X to freeze (ssh dial-in was still working):

May 17 11:30:01 localhost kernel: [ 1019.451628] [drm] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: PGRAPH - ERROR nsource: LIMIT_COLOR nstatus: PROTECTION_FAULT
May 17 11:30:01 localhost kernel: [ 1019.451633] [drm] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: PGRAPH - ch 1 (0x000ed000) subc 4 class 0x009f mthd 0x0308 data 0x003801a6

kmacleod

Member

Registered: 2009-03-27

Posts: 12

Re: [SOLVED] Some text not rendering in Gnome after update

I'm seeing a strange variant of this issue, but am using xf86-video-ati... posting here because downgrading cairo fixes it.

My issue is that over an NX (freenx) connection some of my applications aren't drawing properly. It seems to be mainly the java/SWT apps like eclipse that have the issue.  Downgrading cairo fixes the problem.