I'm de-duping this because the X server *should* be choosing Gallium 0.4 on SVGA3D, which it does on older xorg-server versions in Trusty. A recent update broke this. Targetting xorg-server and I will update it with some version numbers.
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1179210 unity_low_gfx_mode + auto hide launcher causes visual artifacts ** Summary changed: - auto-hide leaves small strip of unusable screen + X server regression on VMware ** Package changed: unity (Ubuntu) => xorg-server (Ubuntu) ** Summary changed: - X server regression on VMware + X server regression on VMware Fusion with OpenGL 2.1 enabled -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1265406 Title: X server regression on VMware Fusion with OpenGL 2.1 enabled Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I have the launcher set to reveal on the left side, with auto-hide. When the launcher hides, full screen windows expand to the left edge, but there is a strip of light gray exactly the size of the launcher obscuring the windows below it. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: unity 7.1.2+14.04.20131106.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4 Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.1: ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity CurrentDmesg: [ 12.755962] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1562) terminated with status 1 [ 12.827808] dm-0: WRITE SAME failed. Manually zeroing. Date: Wed Jan 1 19:59:25 2014 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu DpkgLog: EcryptfsInUse: Yes GraphicsCard: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405] InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-06 (26 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0e0f:0008 VMware, Inc. Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.12.0-7-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/31/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD dmi.bios.version: 6.00 dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.board.version: None dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd07/31/2013:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform dmi.product.version: None dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.50-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.0.1-1ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.0.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu1 xserver.bootTime: Wed Jan 1 19:53:39 2014 xserver.configfile: default xserver.devices: input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6 input VMware VMware Virtual USB Mouse MOUSE, id 7 input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 8 input ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse MOUSE, id 9 xserver.errors: No surface to present from. xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: Output Virtual2 Virtual3 Virtual4 Virtual5 Virtual6 Virtual7 Virtual8 xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2 xserver.video_driver: vmware To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1265406/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp