The only thing that changes in compiz when you use --indirect-rendering is that the direct argument to glXCreateContext is set to false instead of true. There must be something going on here with Xorg or the nvidia driver.
** Package changed: compiz (Ubuntu) => linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu) ** Package changed: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu) => nvidia- graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu) -- Compiz makes Xorg+NVIDIA use lots of CPU while screensaver active https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/422519 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp