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kmason

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Compiz is very glitchy with Intel HD Graphics after updates [SOLVED]

After the latest updates, for some reason Compiz is unable to refresh the screen properly, resulting in no desktop background shown, just a blurred fade of the window that I just minimized, the splash image if I had just logged in, or the inside of the cube and the background around it if I switch to another desktop.  Its not a driver issue from what I can see, as the benchmark shows that I am getting about 60 FPS.  Also, the only thing I can think of to post is my xorg.conf, let me know if you want to see more:

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "X.org Configured"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load  "record"
    Load  "glx"
    Load  "dri"
    Load  "extmod"
    Load  "dbe"
    Load  "dri2"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Keyboard0"
    Driver      "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Mouse0"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option        "Protocol" "auto"
    Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "Monitor0"
    VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
    ModelName    "Monitor Model"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "NoAccel"                # [<bool>]
        #Option     "SWcursor"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ColorKey"               # <i>
        #Option     "CacheLines"             # <i>
        #Option     "Dac6Bit"                # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DRI"                    # [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoDDC"                  # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ShowCache"              # [<bool>]
        #Option     "XvMCSurfaces"           # <i>
        #Option     "PageFlip"               # [<bool>]
    Identifier  "Card0"
    Driver      "intel"
    VendorName  "Intel Corporation"
    BoardName   "Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller"
    BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
    Option  "DRI"       "True"
    Option      "SwapBuffersWait"           "False"
    #Option  "PageFlip"      "True"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen0"
    Device     "Card0"
    Monitor    "Monitor0"
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     1
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     4
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     8
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     15
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     16
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Last edited by kmason (2010-10-04 01:35:52)

munkyeetr

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Registered: 2008-08-07

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Re: Compiz is very glitchy with Intel HD Graphics after updates [SOLVED]

Just FYI - I have the same issues with standalone compiz wm after updating (10.01.2010)

- ATI HD3200 graphics
- no /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Haven't had time to look at fixing it and am just using Openbox until I get around to it.

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combuster

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Re: Compiz is very glitchy with Intel HD Graphics after updates [SOLVED]

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 21#p834721

But first of all, try starting compiz with indirect rendering.

Last edited by combuster (2010-10-03 20:56:08)

kmason

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From: Tempe, Arizona, USA

Registered: 2010-03-23

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Re: Compiz is very glitchy with Intel HD Graphics after updates [SOLVED]

How do I apply the patch?  Is there perhaps a version of Xserver in the AUR with that patch already applied?

By the way, it does this both with and without indirect rendering on.

Last edited by kmason (2010-10-03 21:06:57)

combuster

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Re: Compiz is very glitchy with Intel HD Graphics after updates [SOLVED]

OK, I'll upload the pkgbuild and patch to AUR.

combuster

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Re: Compiz is very glitchy with Intel HD Graphics after updates [SOLVED]

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=41438

This is my first so don't shoot me I've tested it and works ok, if it solves your problem let me know.

kmason

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Re: Compiz is very glitchy with Intel HD Graphics after updates [SOLVED]

Yay, it worked, thank you very much!

combuster

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Re: Compiz is very glitchy with Intel HD Graphics after updates [SOLVED]

No problemo....