FYI on my desktop Compiz works just fine with nouveau and vnc. On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 12:02 PM, wild.ideas <wild.id...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This being the case, then at least "the developers"/Canonical should > take the responsibility to produce the script you mention, "such that > when someone connects to a machine that has desktop effects enabled, the > effects could be automatically switched off for that remote control > session, and then switched back on after disconnect." > > They should include this script as part of the Lucid distro, and make it > available in the repositories for 9.10, 9.04, etc. It should be enabled > by default with an option to disable it (though I don't know why anyone > would want to). > > It may not be a "fix", but it would enable VNC/Remote Desktop to > function in a straightforward way -- without having to know about this > problem and what its workaround is. I seriously doubt anyone feels the > need to have compiz doing eye candy tricks while using VNC, so it might > even be considered a desirable "feature" even after this issue is fixed. > > -- > Compiz / vnc screen refresh with nvidia-restricted driver/VirtualBox/ATI > fglrx driver using X.org prior to release 7.5 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353126 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in GNOME Remote Desktop: Incomplete > Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed > Status in “vino” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: compiz > > When using the nvidia-restricted or some ATI drivers and compiz desktop > effects the vnc server will not refresh the screen. This is being caused by > the xserver not getting "damaged" by the nvidia-restricted drivers. Linked > bugs confirm this is not an issue on intel chipsets or nv driver. > > Steps to reproduce: > Enable desktop-effects (default) with nvidia-restricted, virtualBox's > display or some ATI driver like RV610 > Enable remote desktop > Connect with VNC > > Results: > You see a screen snapshot of your desktop but if you click a menu item > there are no updates to the screen. > Notes: > If you close and restart the vnc session, you get an updated snapshot but > still no refreshes. > > Workarounds: > Use the -noxdamage argument with vncviewer. This is really inefficient and > bandwidth hungry since the whole screen refreshes. > Kill compiz and use a different wm (metacity). > > This bug has been confirmed by many others with linked reports. Might be an > issue with xorg since there is a report of ATI drivers with similar issues > in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/328559 . > > > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/vino/+bug/353126/+subscribe > -- Compiz / vnc screen refresh with nvidia-restricted driver/VirtualBox/ATI fglrx driver using X.org prior to release 7.5 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353126 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
