Not 100% sure. Just installed natty week ago, and I mean the one that was installed on it by default on my laptop. It looks like in the sceenshots below: http://bfiller.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/unity-2d/
Anyway, installed the updates from your ppm, and the flickering is not there any more with your packages. On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 9:16 PM, Omer Akram <om2...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > are you using unity-2d or unity(3d) ? there is a bug in unity that > causes the launcher to dance . I have unity in my ppa > https://launchpad.net/~om26er/+archive/test which fixes the issue. > please install it from the ppa and see if that resolves the issue. > > ** Changed in: unity-2d (Ubuntu) > Importance: Undecided => Low > > ** Changed in: unity-2d (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/726151 > > Title: > Unity launcher flickers > > Status in “unity-2d” package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: unity-2d-panel > > I am using Unity that comes with the latest natty development branch > (as of 27.2.2011). Unity seems to be very unstable on my Acer aspire > 5100 laptop (amd64 bit version). Most visible error is that launcher > keeps flickering on the left side of the desktop (coming and going > back and forth many times in a second). This starts happening when I > just login with unity features enabled. Classic desktop seems to work > ok. > > Often the graphics in the launcher are also garbled. > > Feel free to ask more info, here are some basic info: > 2.6.38-5-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 22 16:10:15 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 > x86_64 GNU/Linux > X.Org X Server 1.9.99.902 (1.10.0 RC 2) > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 > Package: unity 3.4.6-0ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6 > Uname: Linux 2.6.38-5-generic x86_64 > Architecture: amd64 > CompizPlugins: > [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,scale,session,unityshell] > CompositorRunning: None > DRM.card0.LVDS.1: > status: connected > enabled: enabled > dpms: On > modes: 1280x800 1280x720 1152x768 1024x768 800x600 848x480 720x480 640x480 > edid-base64: > AP///////wAyDADKAAAAAAAQAQOAIRV4CrNwmVlTjScjUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBthwAuFAgJTAgKEQAS88QAAAZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA/gBMR1BoaWxpcHNMQ0QKAAAA/gBMUDE1NFcwMS1UTEQzACo= > DRM.card0.VGA.1: > status: disconnected > enabled: disabled > dpms: On > modes: > edid-base64: > Date: Sun Feb 27 20:50:49 2011 > DistUpgraded: Yes, recently upgraded Log time: 2011-02-19 14:17:48.915479 > DistroCodename: natty > DistroVariant: ubuntu > GraphicsCard: > ATI Technologies Inc M52 [Mobility Radeon X1300] [1002:7149] (prog-if 00 > [VGA controller]) > Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:009f] > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) > InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 > (20101007) > InstallationMedia__: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 > (20101007) > Lsusb: > Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 001 Device 002: ID 5986:0100 Acer, Inc Orbicam > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > MachineType: Acer Aspire 5100 > PccardctlIdent: > Socket 0: > no product info available > PccardctlStatus: > Socket 0: > no card > ProcEnviron: > LANGUAGE=en_US:en > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-5-generic > root=UUID=f31ca3b2-d73a-4803-a32d-72d92a7c934f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 > ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6 > ProcVersionSignature__: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6 > Renderer: Unknown > SourcePackage: unity > dmi.bios.date: 08/22/2008 > dmi.bios.vendor: Acer > dmi.bios.version: V3.13 > dmi.board.name: Navarro > dmi.board.vendor: Acer > dmi.board.version: N/A > dmi.chassis.type: 10 > dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer > dmi.chassis.version: N/A > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV3.13:bd08/22/2008:svnAcer:pnAspire5100:pvrV3.13:rvnAcer:rnNavarro:rvrN/A:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A: > dmi.product.name: Aspire 5100 > dmi.product.version: V3.13 > dmi.sys.vendor: Acer > version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4-0ubuntu1 > version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3 > version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1~git20110215.cc1636b6-0ubuntu2 > version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu8 > version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu2 > version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu11 > version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau > 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu5 > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/+bug/726151/+subscribe > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/726151 Title: Unity launcher flickers -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs