NVIDIA + Compiz-Fusion Refresh problem

[Mythos]

Hi there i have installed gentoo again and i am using compiz-fusion with nvidia drivers.

I have one small problem, sometimes my images don't refresh or refresh too slow for example from firefox or gnome-terminal...

Is there any problem with compiz and nvidia?

here is my conf:

nvidia:

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[ebuild   R   ] x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-180.51  USE="acpi gtk (multilib) -custom-cflags" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-wm/compiz-fusion-0.8.2  USE="emerald gnome -kde -unsupported" 0 kB

xorg.conf:

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Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "X.org Configured"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
#    Option          "AIGLX" "true"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    ModulePath      "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/dejavu/"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/OTF"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "glx"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "record"
    Load           "xtrap"
    Load           "wfb"
    Load           "dejavu"
    Load           "freetype"

EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"

# Removed Option "Xinerama" "1"
    Option         "AutoAddDevices" "False"
#    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
    Option     "XkbModel"      "pc105"
    Option     "XkbLayout"     "pt"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "CMO"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 75.0
    VertRefresh     60.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor1"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "SAMSUNG"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 61.0
    VertRefresh     60.0 - 75.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Card0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "nVidia Corporation"
    BoardName      "Quadro NVS 135M"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "Quadro NVS 135M"
    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals"     "True"
    Option         "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True"
    Option         "NoLogo"                "True"
    Option         "DynamicTwinView"       "False"
    Option         "Coolbits"      "1"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device1"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
 BoardName      "Quadro NVS 135M"
    BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
    Screen          1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "UseEvents" "false"
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen1"
    Device         "Device1"
    Monitor        "Monitor1"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "CRT: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "enable"
EndSection

[MaximeG]

Hi,

What do you mean "too slow" ?

Regards,
Maxime

[Mythos]

Hi sorry, the problem is that when i use compiz-fusion and run application like gnome-terminal or firefox sometime the image freeze and don't refresh ... it's a litle bit anoying ...

[ChrisJumper]

Hi, i know there was an issue with the nvidia-drivers (96.43.x).

If the issesue looks like this, i am wondering. Thought it was/is just the same issue in the "old" drivers with "old" cards. Maybe some other chip-sets have this problem too.

Try to downgrade and wait for some "new" drivers which will work for you.

Why do you mark this as compiz issue? Have you try to disable compize, and the issue gone?

Please check if you move the window which "picture-freeze", if the "dirty part" will be repaint.
Tips to debug: use a terminal with top/htop and check the cpu/memory usage.

And or start and stop Compize from a gnome-terminal.. maybe you got some error-messages.
But before you try all this, try a downgrade of the drivers.

Is this freeze "a fullscreen-freeze" or just some special windows?

OT: Sorry i am tired and my english is not really well without spellcheck :)

Regards,

Chris

[MaximeG]

Hi,

It is indeed caused by Compiz. See my other thread : http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-76 ... ight-.html

Regards,
Maxime

[Mythos]

Iep it is only with compiz, it's strange because with opensuse 11.1 gnome 2.24.1 and not 2.24.3 in gentoo works like a charme, different nvidia card but ir works!

[MaximeG]

Hi,

Well, I have the issue (again) with my new machine, while I don't have with my old one. Same xorg/kde/nvidia-driver configuration but different nVidia card.
So either it's depending on the card, or some other program/config file is involved and triggers the issue.

[EDIT] Compiz works ok with nvidia-drivers 180.51, but not with 185.13 on both my cards.

Ideas anybody ?

Thanks,
Maxime

[Serchio]

Somebody found solution for this small problem?

[sike420]

don't know but i had refresh problems until i did switched on the "Force synchronisation between X and GLX" - option on the workaround tab in the CompizConfig Settings Manager. Maybe this helps...

[Nobert1975]

This is a small problem I happen to have...waiting for the solution...

[BrummieJim]

Thanks sooooooo much, the Force syncronization fix has solved this for me. Been bugging the hell out of me for about 3 months.