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caravanlizzy

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[solved]graphic problem with lxde-panel!

hello,

im not sure if thats the right section, as i dont know the origin of my problem. my lxde-panel has a graphic bug directly under the start menu  (a black column under the start menu and the desktop-pager), which disappears when i move my mouse over it. it comes back after a few seconds. additionally, sometimes when starting an application, bigger parts of the panel become screwed up. is it a known bug or could it depend on my graphic configuration?
(a black column under the start menu and the desktop-pager)

thanks lizzy

Last edited by caravanlizzy (2014-06-24 17:19:53)

ugjka

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Re: [solved]graphic problem with lxde-panel!

Intel graphics?

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caravanlizzy

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Re: [solved]graphic problem with lxde-panel!

yes im using intel graphics!

CarlEitsger

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Re: [solved]graphic problem with lxde-panel!

Could you please make a screenshot? Does it look similar to this screenshot (see https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=182699)? Or what about https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=183139?

And: which intel graphics do you use? Which versions of packages? Did this bug exist since ever or did it appear recently after an update?

Last edited by CarlEitsger (2014-06-24 02:02:03)

caravanlizzy

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Re: [solved]graphic problem with lxde-panel!

Doesnt resemble your posts, here is the screenshot:

Well, seems like it is not. Do i have to upload it before? The bug existed since i installed lxde. I installed inte-dri and xf86-video-intel. Sorry for my newbie question, but what exactly do you wanna know? Maybe this:

pacman -Si xf86-video-intel
Repository     : extra
Name           : xf86-video-intel
Version        : 2.99.912-1
Description    : X.org Intel i810/i830/i915/945G/G965+ video drivers
Architecture   : x86_64
URL            : http://xorg.freedesktop.org/
Licenses       : custom
Groups         : xorg-drivers  xorg
Provides       : xf86-video-intel-uxa  xf86-video-intel-sna
Depends On     : intel-dri  libxvmc  pixman  xcb-util>=0.3.9  glamor-egl
Optional Deps  : libxrandr: for intel-virtual-output
                 libxinerama: for intel-virtual-output
                 libxcursor: for intel-virtual-output
                 libxtst: for intel-virtual-output
Conflicts With : xorg-server<1.15.0  X-ABI-VIDEODRV_VERSION<15
                 X-ABI-VIDEODRV_VERSION>=16  xf86-video-intel-sna
                 xf86-video-intel-uxa  xf86-video-i810  xf86-video-intel-legacy
Replaces       : xf86-video-intel-uxa  xf86-video-intel-sna
Download Size  : 627.11 KiB
Installed Size : 2096.00 KiB
Packager       : Laurent Carlier <lordheavym@gmail.com>
Build Date     : Tue Jun 10 10:55:00 2014
Validated By   : MD5 Sum  SHA256 Sum  Signature

pacman -Si intel-dri       
Repository     : extra
Name           : intel-dri
Version        : 10.2.1-2
Description    : Mesa drivers for Intel
Architecture   : x86_64
URL            : http://mesa3d.sourceforge.net
Licenses       : custom
Groups         : None
Provides       : None
Depends On     : mesa-libgl  libtxc_dxtn  mesa=10.2.1
Optional Deps  : None
Conflicts With : None
Replaces       : None
Download Size  : 1567.13 KiB
Installed Size : 5287.00 KiB
Packager       : Evangelos Foutras <evangelos@foutrelis.com>
Build Date     : Mon Jun 16 20:06:32 2014
Validated By   : MD5 Sum  SHA256 Sum  Signature

or this:

lspci -k | grep -A 2 -i "VGA"
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Fujitsu Technology Solutions Device 114c
	Kernel driver in use: i915

I dont know exactly where i find the exact driver being used.

ugjka

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Re: [solved]graphic problem with lxde-panel!

Try setting acceleration method to uxa or glamor, reboot and see if anything changes

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caravanlizzy

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Re: [solved]graphic problem with lxde-panel!

great! uxa did the job!

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Re: [solved]graphic problem with lxde-panel!

you could also try downgrading to xf86-video-intel-2.99.911-2, and keep the sna acceleration (which should be a lot faster than uxa) if that works for you.
apparently there's been quite a lot of issues with the latest xf86-video-intel-2.99-912 drivers. although sna acceleration has been notorious for rendering issues for a long time, so the problem might persist with older versions as well.

caravanlizzy

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Re: [solved]graphic problem with lxde-panel!

that works too, great job! thanks, really happy!