Re: [gentoo-user] Odd artifacts on screen
On Friday 19 January 2007 19:24, Hans-Werner Hilse wrote: > Hi, > > On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:30:17 +0200 > > Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Recently I've noticed that I tend to get strange smudging effects > > on text displayed in X. I've attached a small (5k) .png that shows > > the effect (it's the smudge on the word "have"). > > [...] > > (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x23 > > [16 of these numbered up to 0x32] > > Why does AIGLX complain when it's not being loaded (according to the > cited config)? Thanks for the reply, sorry for the delay, I had no connectivity for the weekend at home. Anyway, here's what I have found so far this morning: > > Anyway, I would start with checking > - is it Xft? Do have programs that use Xlib to write text (e.g. > xterm) the same problem? No, xterm and other xlib apps seem fine > Is Xft up to date? Latest ~x86 > Is freetype up to date? Also latest ~x86 > Is /etc/fonts/conf.d/ in the desired state (not full of cruft like > mine)? I did find a bunch of orphaned files (autohint.conf, no-bitmaps.conf, etc) in /etc/fonts/conf.d/ dated back to Sep 2 last year. I moved them elsewhere and restarted X with no change > - is it your X server? Log in from a remote computer and use SSH X > forwarding to give it a try. Maybe running programs in Xnest is > sufficient to confirm whether it's your server. Ah, good test. When I do this the remote machine displays fine, so the problem lies with the server. I'll have to do this the long way round now and downgrade xft/freetype and various assorted stuff till I find the one reponsible. Thanks alan -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Odd artifacts on screen
On Friday 19 January 2007 14:30, Alan McKinnon wrote: > Hi, > > Recently I've noticed that I tend to get strange smudging effects on > text displayed in X. I've attached a small (5k) .png that shows the > effect (it's the smudge on the word "have"). > > I've been trying to narrow down some common factors to find what's > behind it all. Here's my conclusions: > > It's not kde, as I get it in gnome as well > It's not gnome for the same reason. > It's not a kde lib as I get it in firefox too. > It only affects text in the client window, the wm decorations are always > OK, as is the menus, tab labels, graphics, etc, etc. It's also > noticeable in konsole. > > I don't recall seeing it when I used fglrx, so I presume it started when > I reverted back to the radeon driver. The logs show no errors but a few > warnings that might be related (details below). Refreshing the display > tends to make these effects go away, as does moving the pointer out of > and back into the window client area. I am using the Radeon driver with a Radeon Mobility M6 LY card, and similar artifacts sometimes appear on OpenOffice and when viewing large pdf documents. AIGLX will give a list of warnings and then will load: (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x30 (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x31 (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x32 (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/lib/dri/radeon_dri.so (II) GLX: Initialized DRI GL provider for screen 0 I've just learned to live with it (since I haven't found a solution yet). -- Regards, Mick pgp9aRv9GQSLJ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Odd artifacts on screen
Hi, On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:30:17 +0200 Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Recently I've noticed that I tend to get strange smudging effects on > text displayed in X. I've attached a small (5k) .png that shows the > effect (it's the smudge on the word "have"). > [...] > (WW) AIGLX: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x23 > [16 of these numbered up to 0x32] Why does AIGLX complain when it's not being loaded (according to the cited config)? Anyway, I would start with checking - is it Xft? Do have programs that use Xlib to write text (e.g. xterm) the same problem? Is Xft up to date? Is freetype up to date? Is /etc/fonts/conf.d/ in the desired state (not full of cruft like mine)? - is it your X server? Log in from a remote computer and use SSH X forwarding to give it a try. Maybe running programs in Xnest is sufficient to confirm whether it's your server. -hwh -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] Odd artifacts on screen
Hi, Recently I've noticed that I tend to get strange smudging effects on text displayed in X. I've attached a small (5k) .png that shows the effect (it's the smudge on the word "have"). I've been trying to narrow down some common factors to find what's behind it all. Here's my conclusions: It's not kde, as I get it in gnome as well It's not gnome for the same reason. It's not a kde lib as I get it in firefox too. It only affects text in the client window, the wm decorations are always OK, as is the menus, tab labels, graphics, etc, etc. It's also noticeable in konsole. I don't recall seeing it when I used fglrx, so I presume it started when I reverted back to the radeon driver. The logs show no errors but a few warnings that might be related (details below). Refreshing the display tends to make these effects go away, as does moving the pointer out of and back into the window client area. * My hardware: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M22 [Radeon Mobility M300] xorg-server settings: nazgul linux # eix xorg-server [I] x11-base/xorg-server Available versions: 1.0.2-r7 1.0.2-r8 (~)1.1.0-r1 (~)1.1.1 1.1.1-r1 (~)1.1.1-r2 (~)1.1.1-r3 1.1.1-r4 [M](~)1.1.99.903-r1 [M]*1.2.99.0 Installed versions: 1.1.1-r4(00:22:57 01/16/07)(-3dfx aiglx -debug -dmx dri -input_devices_acecad -input_devices_aiptek -input_devices_calcomp -input_devices_citron -input_devices_digitaledge -input_devices_dmc -input_devices_dynapro -input_devices_elo2300 -input_devices_elographics input_devices_evdev -input_devices_fpit -input_devices_hyperpen -input_devices_jamstudio -input_devices_joystick input_devices_keyboard -input_devices_magellan -input_devices_microtouch input_devices_mouse -input_devices_mutouch -input_devices_palmax -input_devices_penmount -input_devices_spaceorb -input_devices_summa input_devices_synaptics -input_devices_tek4957 -input_devices_ur98 -input_devices_vmmouse -input_devices_void -input_devices_wacom -ipv6 -kdrive -minimal -nptl sdl -video_cards_apm -video_cards_ark -video_cards_chips -video_cards_cirrus -video_cards_cyrix -video_cards_dummy -video_cards_epson video_cards_fbdev -video_cards_fglrx -video_cards_glint -video_cards_i128 -video_cards_i740 -video_cards_i810 -video_cards_impact -video_cards_imstt -video_cards_mach64 -video_cards_mga -video_cards_neomagic -video_cards_newport -video_cards_nsc -video_cards_nv -video_cards_nvidia -video_cards_r128 video_cards_radeon -video_cards_rendition -video_cards_s3 -video_cards_s3virge -video_cards_savage -video_cards_siliconmotion -video_cards_sis -video_cards_sisusb -video_cards_sunbw2 -video_cards_suncg14 -video_cards_suncg3 -video_cards_suncg6 -video_cards_sunffb -video_cards_sunleo -video_cards_suntcx -video_cards_tdfx -video_cards_tga -video_cards_trident -video_cards_tseng -video_cards_v4l video_cards_vesa video_cards_vga -video_cards_via -video_cards_vmware -video_cards_voodoo xorg -xprint) Homepage:http://xorg.freedesktop.org/ Description: X.Org X servers xorg.conf: Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Enable" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" # Get rid of pesky APM warning message Option "NoPM" "true" EndSection Section "Files" # Unscaled bitmap fonts FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled" # Truetype fonts FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/ttf-bitstream-vera" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/TTF" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/corefonts" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/dejavu" # Type1 fonts FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/freefonts" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/sharefonts" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/Type1" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/afms" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/afms/adobe" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/default" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/default/ghostscript" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/urw-fonts" # Speedo fonts FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/Speedo" # PCF Bitmap fonts FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/misc" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/artwiz" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/sgi-fonts" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/terminus" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/unifont" # Other misc and empty stuff FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath"/usr/local/share/fonts/" # Scaled bitmap fonts (a serious last resort FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:scaled" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:scaled" EndSection Section "Module" Load"int10" Load"vbe" Load"glx" Load"extmod" Load"xtrap" Load
