Bob wrote:
When I playback video with mplayer (vo=xv), visit a site with animated
flash advertising or watch a clip on youtube, my primary screen,
(right hand side analogue over DVI, CRT [EMAIL PROTECTED]) shimmers, my
secondary screen, (left hand side, analogue over VGA D-sud 15, LCD
[EMAIL PROTECTED]) stays steady as a rock.
This still happens if I drop the resolution and frequency of my CRT to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] but it clears up if I disable MergedFB and use xinerama.
I have a Radeon 9250 (RV280) and I'm using the Open source RADEON
driver (xorg.conf has Driver "ati" specified but that loads RADION)
and I'm running Etch with Xfce with everything stock from apt (except
flash, eww I feel dirty now).
Sorry bad form, replying to myself, but I ran into someone else with the
same problem on a different thread (Fullscreen on dual monitors) and
I've put together a list of questions to help build a profile of this
issue. If anyone else experiencing the same problem had the energy to
answer them as well, it should be possible to get an idea of the nature
and extent of the problem.
When do you see the shimmer effect?
any time I've got any kind of overlay, video, flash advertising etc, but
only when using MergedFB, colour or brightness is irrelevant for me, the
shimmer reduces when I pause the video, getting worse again when I
resume play.
What hardware are you using?
Radeon 9250 (RV280 256MB, 128bit)
What drivers are you using?
Open Source RADEON stock xorg with Etch
Which port is the screen that shimmers attached to?
DVI which is the primary output but I have "CRT2Position" "LeftOf 176"
in xorg.conf as it's on the right side, only this screen shimmers,
introspective of which screen the overlay is taking place on
Does it make any difference if you reduce the resolution, frequency,
colour, etc...?
not really, maybe the problem seems slightly less pronounced
Does it make any difference if the screens are running the same
resolution, frequency, colour depth etc..?
Not really, maybe slightly because usually Screen0 runs at 1600x1200 and
Screen1 1280x1024 so I think it's just a function of the previous
question, though if I drop both screens to [EMAIL PROTECTED] the problem
goes away but man is it ugly and tight on the elbows.
Does the shimmer occur if you run both screens at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
no
Does the shimmer occur if you use Xinerama instead of MergedFB?
no
Does the shimmer appear on the overlay itself?
yes, if it's on that screen
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