Public bug reported:
When I activate any of the drivers (versions 173 and/or 177) and I set
the desktop to use graphical efects, all the windows and panels begin to
blink constantly, being difficult even revert to the previous status.
uname -a
Linux fobos 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 8 08:38:33 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
cat /proc/version_signature
Ubuntu 2.6.27-11.23-generic
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT
[10de:0407] (rev a1)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:01f1]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Region 3: Memory at fa000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
Region 5: I/O ports at df00 [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at fea00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0
Enable-
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [78] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns,
L1 <4us
ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal-
Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr-
TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Latency
L0 <512ns, L1 <4us
ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM L0s L1 Enabled; RCB 128 bytes Disabled- Retrain-
CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+
DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [128] Power Budgeting <?>
Capabilities: [600] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
Kernel modules: nvidia, nvidiafb
** Affects: linux-restricted-modules (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
- When I activate any of the drivers (versions 173 and/or 177) all the
- windows and panels begin to blink constantly, being difficult even
- revert to the previous status.
+ When I activate any of the drivers (versions 173 and/or 177) and I set
+ the desktop to use graphical efects, all the windows and panels begin to
+ blink constantly, being difficult even revert to the previous status.
uname -a
Linux fobos 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 8 08:38:33 UTC 2009 i686
GNU/Linux
cat /proc/version_signature
Ubuntu 2.6.27-11.23-generic
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT
[10de:0407] (rev a1)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:01f1]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Region 3: Memory at fa000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
Region 5: I/O ports at df00 [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at fea00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0
Enable-
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [78] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns,
L1 <4us
ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal-
Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr-
TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Latency
L0 <512ns, L1 <4us
ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM L0s L1 Enabled; RCB 128 bytes Disabled- Retrain-
CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+
DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [128] Power Budgeting <?>
Capabilities: [600] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
Kernel modules: nvidia, nvidiafb
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nVidia GeForce 8600M GT driver doesn't work fine on Dell 1520
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/317232
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