[Desktop-packages] [Bug 539163] Re: [Legacy Radeon cards] Desktop effects/compiz: display brightness fluctuation with zoom, workspace switch or Expo
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = New ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: New = Incomplete ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Opinion ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Opinion = Invalid ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = In Progress ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress = Fix Committed ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539163 Title: [Legacy Radeon cards] Desktop effects/compiz: display brightness fluctuation with zoom, workspace switch or Expo Status in X.org XServer - ATI gfx chipset driver: Invalid Status in “xserver-xorg-video-ati” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Ubuntu Lucid Lynx, kernel 2.6.32.xx Zooming in with Super+Scroll causes the screen to become very dark, practically unreadable. Adjusting Fn+Brightness doesn't fix this, although I can tell the brightness changing slightly. The same thing happens when changing workspaces (Ctrl+Alt+- or Ctrl+Alt+-), dragging a window from one workspace to another, or using Expo (Super+E) to view all workspaces simultaneously. Returning to normal zoom level will always restore the correct level of brightness immediately, corresponding to how it might have been adjusted during black out. I also noticed that the cursor will stay bright against the dark background. I originally reported this bug against the kernel because with the mainline kernel there were no issues with brightness (albeit, there are some other issues). Later it was confirmed to be a bug in video drivers through the bug report at https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25883 A work around for the bug is to disable the setting 'Lighting' in Compiz general settings under the display tab. --- AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21. Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: andreas1416 F pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Tiedostoa tai hakemistoa ei ole Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'I82801DBICH4'/'Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with STAC9750,51 at irq 7' Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9750,51' Components : 'AC97a:83847650' Controls : 38 Simple ctrls : 24 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=30e3faba-8e9e-4616-97ab-aae747c6a3b5 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx - Alpha i386 (20100224.1) MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation Latitude D600 Package: linux (not installed) PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available Socket 1: product info: O2Micro, SmartCardBus Reader, V1.0, manfid: 0x, 0x0001 PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card Socket 1: 5.0V 16-bit PC Card Subdevice 0 (function 0) [unbound] ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-16-generic root=UUID=99ec916b-a551-4e75-85d2-60d165d6e870 ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANG=fi_FI.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.25-generic Regression: No RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.32 Reproducible: Yes RfKill: 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: lucid needs-upstream-testing TestedUpstream: No Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic i686 UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare dmi.bios.date: 06/29/2005 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation dmi.bios.version: A16 dmi.board.name: 0D2125 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA16:bd06/29/2005:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnLatitudeD600:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorporation:rn0D2125:rvr:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct8:cvr: dmi.product.name: Latitude D600 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-driver-ati/+bug/539163/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 539163] Re: [Legacy Radeon cards] Desktop effects/compiz: display brightness fluctuation with zoom, workspace switch or Expo
Just to confirm (unless my hardware is a corner case), this bug seems fixed in freedesktop (freedesktop.org bugzilla #22576); will it be incorporated in ubuntu, ideally 13.04? My hardware seems close the original posters' -- legacy radeon -- I'm using r300 but they seem to be on r200, but the symptoms I was experiencing match (dark zoom), and the workaround is effective. I have an HP Pavilion zv6130us laptop with: 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955 (PCIE) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) .. driven as r300 as shown in Xorg log: [35.943] (II) RADEON(0): [DRI2] DRI driver: r300 [35.943] (II) RADEON(0): [DRI2] VDPAU driver: r300 [35.943] (II) RADEON(0): Front buffer size: 3072K [35.943] (II) RADEON(0): VRAM usage limit set to 111369K [35.943] (==) RADEON(0): Backing store disabled [35.943] (II) RADEON(0): Direct rendering enabled [35.943] (II) RADEON(0): Render acceleration enabled for R300/R400/R500 type cards. kms / kernel modesetting is on. To update, on my ubuntu 12.10 GNOME Classic system, the workaround in compizconfig-settings-manager (a.k.a. ccsm a.k.a (in a GNOME Classic X login session after gnome-session-fallback is installed) Applications/System Tools/Preferences/CompizConfig Settings Manager) is: category - general - opengl - lighting (uncheck) Bug-tracking note: This bug was marked invalid when linked to freedesktop bug 25883, presumably because that was a resolved duplicate of the resolved fixed freedesktop bug 22576. I accept that this freedesktop-assigned xserver- xorg-driver-ati bug is invalid. Nothing has been posted after that in the last few months. But I would point out that the xserver-xorg-video- ati (Ubuntu) bug is still valid. Has the fix been implemented in Ubuntu? If so, is my setup showing that it is incomplete? Misleading link, perhaps auto-generated: In comment #54 of this bug, it is marked as a duplicate of bug 22576. This makes sense as a freedesktop bug at https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22576, but the link is wrongly set to an unrelated launchpad bug at https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/22576. I am willing to do testing. ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #22576 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22576 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539163 Title: [Legacy Radeon cards] Desktop effects/compiz: display brightness fluctuation with zoom, workspace switch or Expo Status in X.org XServer - ATI gfx chipset driver: Invalid Status in “xserver-xorg-video-ati” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Ubuntu Lucid Lynx, kernel 2.6.32.xx Zooming in with Super+Scroll causes the screen to become very dark, practically unreadable. Adjusting Fn+Brightness doesn't fix this, although I can tell the brightness changing slightly. The same thing happens when changing workspaces (Ctrl+Alt+- or Ctrl+Alt+-), dragging a window from one workspace to another, or using Expo (Super+E) to view all workspaces simultaneously. Returning to normal zoom level will always restore the correct level of brightness immediately, corresponding to how it might have been adjusted during black out. I also noticed that the cursor will stay bright against the dark background. I originally reported this bug against the kernel because with the mainline kernel there were no issues with brightness (albeit, there are some other issues). Later it was confirmed to be a bug in video drivers through the bug report at https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25883 A work around for the bug is to disable the setting 'Lighting' in Compiz general settings under the display tab. --- AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21. Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: andreas1416 F pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Tiedostoa tai hakemistoa ei ole Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'I82801DBICH4'/'Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with STAC9750,51 at irq 7' Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9750,51' Components : 'AC97a:83847650' Controls : 38 Simple ctrls : 24 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=30e3faba-8e9e-4616-97ab-aae747c6a3b5 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx - Alpha i386 (20100224.1) MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation Latitude D600 Package: linux (not installed) PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available Socket 1: product info: O2Micro, SmartCardBus Reader, V1.0, manfid: 0x, 0x0001 PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card Socket 1: 5.0V 16-bit PC Card Subdevice 0 (function 0) [unbound] ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-16-generic root=UUID=99ec916b-a551-4e75-85d2-60d165d6e870 ro quiet
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 539163] Re: [Legacy Radeon cards] Desktop effects/compiz: display brightness fluctuation with zoom, workspace switch or Expo
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-driver-ati Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539163 Title: [Legacy Radeon cards] Desktop effects/compiz: display brightness fluctuation with zoom, workspace switch or Expo Status in X.org XServer - ATI gfx chipset driver: Invalid Status in “xserver-xorg-video-ati” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Ubuntu Lucid Lynx, kernel 2.6.32.xx Zooming in with Super+Scroll causes the screen to become very dark, practically unreadable. Adjusting Fn+Brightness doesn't fix this, although I can tell the brightness changing slightly. The same thing happens when changing workspaces (Ctrl+Alt+- or Ctrl+Alt+-), dragging a window from one workspace to another, or using Expo (Super+E) to view all workspaces simultaneously. Returning to normal zoom level will always restore the correct level of brightness immediately, corresponding to how it might have been adjusted during black out. I also noticed that the cursor will stay bright against the dark background. I originally reported this bug against the kernel because with the mainline kernel there were no issues with brightness (albeit, there are some other issues). Later it was confirmed to be a bug in video drivers through the bug report at https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25883 A work around for the bug is to disable the setting 'Lighting' in Compiz general settings under the display tab. --- AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21. Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: andreas1416 F pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Tiedostoa tai hakemistoa ei ole Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'I82801DBICH4'/'Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with STAC9750,51 at irq 7' Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9750,51' Components : 'AC97a:83847650' Controls : 38 Simple ctrls : 24 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=30e3faba-8e9e-4616-97ab-aae747c6a3b5 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx - Alpha i386 (20100224.1) MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation Latitude D600 Package: linux (not installed) PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available Socket 1: product info: O2Micro, SmartCardBus Reader, V1.0, manfid: 0x, 0x0001 PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card Socket 1: 5.0V 16-bit PC Card Subdevice 0 (function 0) [unbound] ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-16-generic root=UUID=99ec916b-a551-4e75-85d2-60d165d6e870 ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANG=fi_FI.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.25-generic Regression: No RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.32 Reproducible: Yes RfKill: 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: lucid needs-upstream-testing TestedUpstream: No Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic i686 UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare dmi.bios.date: 06/29/2005 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation dmi.bios.version: A16 dmi.board.name: 0D2125 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA16:bd06/29/2005:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnLatitudeD600:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorporation:rn0D2125:rvr:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct8:cvr: dmi.product.name: Latitude D600 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-driver-ati/+bug/539163/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
