After some searching I found a post specifically talking about compiz on the i915... Add this option to your Xorg.conf in the Device section for your Intel video card:
Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" Seems to have fixed issues for me - terminal windows now draw properly, password fields now display stars as expected, gksu works properly, etc. I'll give it a bit more time before I call this the definite fix as some of the above problems didn't happen with me initially under Herd 5. -- when desktop-effects enabled, apps requiring sudo permissions not showingup correctly https://launchpad.net/bugs/90299 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
