It has nothing to do with upgrading. It's a problem where damage isn't getting picked up. It's a problem in the package. Clean install or not. I don't think refreshing the entire screen is a sufficient workaround either for the most part. It's bad enough that you can't set compression options in either the Ubuntu server interface or in the client, but now you can't use the VNC server without refreshing the entire image everytime? That's murder for lower bandwidth use. I feel like getting on the suggested features forum/launchpad whatever and suggesting that Ubuntu come out of the box with some type of workable remote desktop type solution. Windows provides remote desktop out of box on Windows XP, Ubuntu should have a workable alternative. (And it should not require setting up of SSH tunnels manually either if you want to make it open on a network, because currently VNC is unencrypted and unsafe for network use except behind SSH).
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:27 PM, no-use <dieter.sa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can't I just downgrade a certain package to get a version where this is > still working? > > Is this problem only when you upgrade to 9.04 from a previous version? > > -- > Compiz / vnc screen refresh with nvidia-restricted driver/VirtualBox/ATI > fglrx driver > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353126 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in GNOME Remote Desktop: Fix Released > Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed > Status in “compiz” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > Status in “vino” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: compiz > > When using the nvidia-restricted driver and compiz desktop effects the vnc > server will not refresh the screen. This is being caused by the xserver not > getting "damaged" by the nvidia-restricted drivers. Linked bugs confirm this > is not an issue on intel chipsets or nv driver. > > Steps to reproduce: > Enable desktop-effects (default) with nvidia-restricted driver > Enable remote desktop > Connect with VNC > > Results: > You see a screen snapshot of your desktop but if you click a menu item there > are no updates to the screen. > Notes: > If you close and restart the vnc session, you get an updated snapshot but > still no refreshes. > > Workarounds: > Use the -noxdamage argument with vncviewer. This is really inefficient and > bandwidth hungry since the whole screen refreshes. > Kill compiz and use a different wm (metacity). > > This bug has been confirmed by many others with linked reports. Might be an > issue with xorg since there is a report of ATI drivers with similar issues in > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/328559 . > -- Compiz / vnc screen refresh with nvidia-restricted driver/VirtualBox/ATI fglrx driver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353126 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
