This happens during boot in KDE after log-in, and in Gnome it shows the desktop background image at both sizes one above the other all the time. I have proved that twinview is causing this effect by running nvidia-settings in Gnome and moving the TV output screen around in the main monitor window. The TV screen is superimposed on the normal background image. This does not seem to affect other than the desktop background. Disabling twinview removes the superimposed second background (Gnome). This is not an option as I use twinview. In KDE only the boot background is affected not the desktop. I am using nvidia FX5600u card (nvidia 173) and "nvidia" driver. [baz@jackodesktop ~]$ rpm -qa | grep nvidia nvidia173-doc-html-173.14.30-1.mga1 dkms-nvidia173-173.14.30-1.mga1 x11-driver-video-nvidia173-173.14.30-1.mga1 [baz@jackodesktop ~]$ xorg.conf:- # File generated by XFdrake (rev 262502) Section "Device" Identifier "device1" VendorName "nVidia Corporation" BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce FX series" Driver "nvidia" Option "DPMS" Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone" Option "TwinView" Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" EndSection # File generated by XFdrake (rev 262502) # nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings # nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (iurt@jonund.mageia.org) Tue Apr 19 21:59:58 UTC 2011 # File generated by XFdrake (rev 262502) # ********************************************************************** # Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of # this file. # ********************************************************************** Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "layout1" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" Screen "screen1" EndSection Section "Module" Load "v4l" # Video for Linux EndSection Section "ServerFlags" # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work Option "DontZap" "False" # disable <Ctrl><Alt><BS> (server abort) #DontZoom # disable <Ctrl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching) Option "Xinerama" "0" Option "allowmouseopenfail" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # generated from data in "/etc/sysconfig/keyboard" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # generated from default Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Monitor" # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Plug'n Play" ModelName "SDM-S73" HorizSync 28.0 - 65.0 VertRefresh 57.0 - 75.0 ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Unknown" ModelName "Sony SDM-S73" HorizSync 28.0 - 65.0 VertRefresh 57.0 - 75.0 EndSection
Created attachment 420 [details] Gnome desktop illustrating bug. The attached image illustrates the problem. The background is duplicated but the foreground is unaffected. This is now with xorg.conf reverted to the default generated by drakx11 before any attempts to use nvidia-settings to resolve this. I will attach the current xorg.conf below.
Created attachment 421 [details] xorg.conf after reverting to default version generated by drakx11
CC: (none) => anssi.hannula
Assignee: bugsquad => anssi.hannula
Created attachment 442 [details] kde bootsplash after login Rather unpleasant kde bootsplash with this bug - can this not be fixed for release?
The above attachment is in a fresh install of RC1.
I'm not sure if this is really a driver issue. Colin, Thierry, do you know if this is normal behavior?
CC: (none) => mageia, thierry.vignaud
i have seen something like this before on an SLI hybrid nvidia card in mdv. have you tried looking at a screensaver? that's where i had noticed it mostly.
CC: (none) => maarten.vanraes
To be honest I know very little about these kind of things these days... I did see a similar thing to the screenshot many moons ago with earlier versions of the intel driver, but those issues have long since gone and I'm not entirely sure what caused them... sorry :(
I have done some testing in Mandriva 2010.2 (release) using 2.6.33.7-desktop-2mnb and nvidia173-173.14.25-3mdv2010.1. The Gnome background effect is also there so this does not appear to be new. I am not a regular Gnome user and had a plain blue background which was hiding it. In Mandriva KDE the boot effect shown in #3 attachment does not happen.
Assignee: anssi.hannula => bugsquadSource RPM: x11-driver-video-nvidia173-173.14.30-1.mga1 => gnome-desktop
@ Barry What is it like in current cauldron?
CC: (none) => marja11
Reporter, could you please reply to the previous question? If you don't reply within two weeks from now, I will have to close this bug as OLD. Thank you. (BTW; telling whether the bug is still valid in Mga 1 instead of cauldron, is OK too)
(In reply to comment #10) > Reporter, could you please reply to the previous question? If you don't reply > within two weeks from now, I will have to close this bug as OLD. Thank you. > > (BTW; telling whether the bug is still valid in Mga 1 instead of cauldron, is > OK too) Hi Marja, Sorry - been a bit busy. In current Cauldron the effect is still the same. Since KDE in Cauldron has broken my mga1 installation (common /home) I have installed task-gnome to test in mga1. Nothing has changed in mga1. I would expect that any resolution to this would be reported here.
CC: thierry.vignaud => (none)
(In reply to comment #11) > > In current Cauldron the effect is still the same. > > Since KDE in Cauldron has broken my mga1 installation (common /home) I have > installed task-gnome to test in mga1. > > Nothing has changed in mga1. > > I would expect that any resolution to this would be reported here. It should, but sometimes some things get fixed and it doesn't get reported here.
Assignee: bugsquad => olav
As per https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=656498, the problem is that nvidia binary drivers do not support xrandr 1.2. Not a GNOME problem.
See Also: (none) => https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=656498
Assignee: olav => bugsquad
(In reply to comment #13) > As per https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=656498, the problem is that > nvidia binary drivers do not support xrandr 1.2. Not a GNOME problem. Thx, Olav @ tmb @ anssi Do you have an idea?
CC: (none) => tmbSource RPM: gnome-desktop => nvidia
@ Barry If you have time, please search here: http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/44 It would be nice if you, or someone else could find anything about xrandr support being supported soon
Keywords: (none) => UPSTREAM
(In reply to comment #13) > As per https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=656498, the problem is that > nvidia binary drivers do not support xrandr 1.2. Not a GNOME problem. Are you sure this is actually the problem? after reading it, it doesn't sound like that's it...
Hi, This bug was filed against cauldron, but we do not have cauldron at the moment. Please report whether this bug is still valid for Mageia 2. Thanks :) Cheers, marja
Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO
Ping! I admit it isn't likely that this bug got solved, but since bugs do sometimes get solved contrary to my expectation: It is very important for us to know whether this bug is still valid for Mageia 2 or for *current* cauldron (so from after Mageia 2 was released). Please confirm it is (or close this bug) Thanks :)
(In reply to comment #16) > (In reply to comment #13) > > As per https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=656498, the problem is that > > nvidia binary drivers do not support xrandr 1.2. Not a GNOME problem. > > Are you sure this is actually the problem? after reading it, it doesn't sound > like that's it... @ AL13N Can you explain? Do you the same problem, btw? I'm not even sure this bug still exists
Whiteboard: (none) => lastconfirmed 2011-11-11
In order to see the problem twinview must be enabled, and the TV output resolution must differ from the monitor resolution, or the two superimpose invisibly. I can no longer test this, as the mother board died that used that nvidia card. I am now using an Intel board with on-board graphics. Since the current nvidia173 driver is not compatible with current X11 in Cauldron, testing this is not possible. It certainly still existed in mga1 a few weeks ago. I suspect that this could be closed as old if it's not affecting anyone else.
(In reply to comment #20) > > I suspect that this could be closed as old if it's not affecting anyone else. Well, nobody said "me too", so closing as old. @ anybody Feel free to reopen if this bug affects you
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => OLD
I had this in a KDE on a laptop that had 2 graphic chips. or possibly TV output. in any case, that was mga1 and mdv; i don't think i have this on mga2 or later. the comment from me, meant that from description it looked to be a different issue. in any case, we can close this, i think. if someone has more info or has it again, we can always reopen.