On 07/07/13 20:48, Matthieu Herrb wrote: > On Sun, Jul 07, 2013 at 08:53:44AM +0100, Nigel Taylor wrote: >> I have a laptop and this is fine running same version, the desktop since >> upgrading >> does not display text for some applications, kwrite/xfe/libreoffice. The >> text is >> there, xfe for example if window is moved the text appears, but if something >> moves >> over and away the text is not redrawn, shift the window again the text comes >> back. >> >> This was upgraded from a current build in April, when it was working. >> >> The laptop which works has a radeon video card. >> >> The desktop Xorg.0.log is below, has a NVidia card. > > Yes, not only XAA acceleration was removed in X server 1.14, but also > the implementation of shadowfb used in the nv driver is broken. > > Currently you have to disable shadowfb via a small /etc/X11/xorg.conf > file to get the nv driver working again on affected chipsets. > > -- Cut -- > Section "Device" > Identifier "nvidia broken acceleration" > Driver "nv" > Option "NoAccel" "true" > Option "ShadowFB" "false" > EndSection > -- Cut -- > > Thanks, I suspected the nv driver, and tried the conf supplied that worked, but it's horrible delays moving windows around, guess that the acceleration. Are these likely to be fixed in the future? If not, I need to replace the desktop machine.
Nigel
