F7: Desktop Effects bug with nVidia GPU

Clodoaldo clodoaldo.pinto.neto at gmail.com
Mon Jun 4 23:20:37 UTC 2007


2007/6/4, Lonni J Friedman <netllama at gmail.com>:
> On 6/4/07, Clodoaldo <clodoaldo.pinto.neto at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 2007/6/4, Lonni J Friedman <netllama at gmail.com>:
> > > On 6/4/07, Clodoaldo <clodoaldo.pinto.neto at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > 2007/6/4, Lonni J Friedman <netllama at gmail.com>:
> > > > > On 6/4/07, Clodoaldo <clodoaldo.pinto.neto at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Gnome desktop. Using nVidia MX 440 video card with the nVidia 96xx driver.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When I logout and login with Desktop Effects enabled applicattions
> > > > > > restart without the title bar.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > To reproduce the bug:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Set the session to automaticaly save changes.
> > > > > > Open a terminal.
> > > > > > Open Desktop Effects.
> > > > > > Unselect "Windows Wobble when Moved".
> > > > > > Select "Workspaces on a Cube".
> > > > > > Enable Desktop Effects.
> > > > > > Logout and Login.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The terminal now starts without the title bar.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is the terminal the only window that lacks a title bar, or do all
> > > > > applications exhibit this behavior?
> > > >
> > > > I suggested the terminal because it is fast to start. I tried also
> > > > with gedit and its behavior is still worse: it gets stuck to the top
> > > > left corner, hiding the top bar, without the title bar and without the
> > > > text area.
> > >
> > > This isn't a bug, you've not configured X correctly.
> >
> > xorg.conf configured by the livna-config-display: What is wrong with it?
> >
>
> See:
> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=77030
> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46678

I followed the advice there and added this to xorg.conf:

Section "Extensions"
    Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Still the same problem.

Clodoaldo




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