The effect of deleting /dev/nvidiactl is just to force compiz to use indirect binding. You can accomplish this less destructively by running export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 compiz & or by putting this line in your ~/.gnomerc: export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1
Also, I assume the XFIX workaround just switches to the nv driver instead of the nvidia driver. That isn’t very helpful, since then you lose 3D entirely. ** Description changed: After upgrading to xserver-xorg-core 1.5.99.902-0ubuntu2, compiz freezes on login with the CPU spinning (70% Xorg, 30% compiz). The same happens with 1.5.99.902-0ubuntu3, but the problem goes away after downgrading to 1.5.99.902-0ubuntu1. I’m running Jaunty amd64 with the nvidia 180 drivers. WORKAROUND: - Use xserver-xorg-core 1.5.99.902-0ubuntu1 + Use xserver-xorg-core 1.5.99.902-0ubuntu1: + https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/i386/xserver-xorg-core/2:1.5.99.902-0ubuntu1 + https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/amd64/xserver-xorg-core/2:1.5.99.902-0ubuntu1 -OR- - 1. Start your session - 2. Go to terminal (ctrl+alt+F1) and kill compiz.real via killall compiz.real -s KILL - 3. go back to your session (ctrl+alt+F7) - 4. remove /dev/nvidiactl (this will be regenerated next time you restart GDM) - 5. start compiz + Add this line to your ~/.gnomerc: + export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 -OR- - At boot, on GRUB, choose recovery-console, and run XFIX + Use the nv driver rather than nvidia driver. -- compiz/kwin freezes on login as of xorg-server 1.5.99.902-0ubuntu2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/326344 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
