[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 444139] Re: [RV100/RV200] (Needs KMS) Background and full screen apps don't show up when Normal Visual Effects on

KMS on Lucid has the same low performance than on Karmic, regarding graphic effects like Compiz. To have better results (more than double, if we take compiz benchmark as reference) I have to disable KMS by starting the system with the option "nomedeset". Then I followed the same workaround I fol

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 444139] Re: (Needs KMS) Background and full screen apps don't show up when Normal Visual Effects on (ATI RV100/RV200 chipset)

Small notes ... I note a minor inconvenience to any advancement of kernel or better, for each cleaning of the old kernel. Usually after a small trial of the new kernel, I use delete the old, apparently without problems. When I restart the system I find this notice: "Ubuntu is running in low-grap

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 444139] Re: (Needs KMS) Background and full screen apps don't show up when Normal Visual Effects on (ATI RV100/RV200 chipset)

I'm trying bjaglin/Dominik's workaround (#37/#27) after trying to SteveE (#3) that gave me usual trouble. On my box, I have an ATI RV280 [Radeon 9200] [1002:5961] (rev 01), it seems to give better results. No font corruption, no low reactivity of cairo dock and the scores on benchmark of compiz