New flashplugin 10.2 video overlay issue (Nvidia ralated ???).

firew4lker · 02-17-11, 11:37 AM

With the new flashplugin there is an issue with the video overlay. Some times after watching a video the overlay stays there. The only way to "reset" it is to restart X.

Same behavior with or without hardware acceleration.

Does anyone face the same problem?

GPU: Nvidia 8400 GS proprietary drivers.

It seems that it happens with Nvidia cards only.

Related topic: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic....893249#p893249

http://i.imgur.com/YYiUC.jpg

artem · 02-17-11, 12:00 PM

It's already known

firew4lker · 02-17-11, 12:33 PM

So, what is about? Vdpau related? Any thread/hints about it?

gradinaruvasile · 02-17-11, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firew4lker

The only way to "reset" it is to restart X.

You can switch to a vt (with ctrl+alt+f1 etc) and back (ctrl+alt+f7 or f8). That too clears it.
And sometimes makes the plugin area grey in the proces and you have to reload the page...

It happens with the 270.x drivers (probably the 260's too) on 8xxx series cards (i have a 8200) all the time and for lesser extent with a NVS Quardo 135M.

Also you might experience vdpau tearing after a plugin was loaded regardless if the browser was closed since - though this behaviour seems corrected in 270.26 drivers.

Maybe it is related to the cards supported vdpau features (my 8200 has B, the Quadro has A)...

Definitely seems to be a nvidia driver+flashplugin issue as all major browsers (Firefox, Opera, Chromium) exhibit this behaviour on Linux ( i have Debian testing 32-bit).

Update:

The issue seems to be mainly with treating background colours or text colours as transparent (but never both at the same time).

zbiggy · 02-17-11, 04:31 PM

Right click on flash window from context menu select settings and disable hardware acceleration. Flash uses OpenGL and GLX to accelerate drawing. It looks there is incompatibility between OpenGL/GLX and VDPAU. Disabling hardware acceleration does not disable VDPAU. Just OpenGL/GLX acceleration of flash.

gradinaruvasile · 02-18-11, 01:29 AM

I think i found a workaround:

Installed Google Chrome dev version (to be up to date) and used the built in flash plugin in other browsers (i use Opera mainly). It works perfectly.

firew4lker · 03-09-11, 04:46 AM

Does the new version (260.19.44) fixes the issue?

Gusar · 03-09-11, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firew4lker

Does the new version (260.19.44) fixes the issue?

I don't see why it should. A bigger possibility is that the flash 10.3 beta works better: http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10-3.html. You can also try the flash 11 alpha: http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flas...incubator.html

firew4lker · 03-09-11, 05:43 AM

Thanks m8. I will do so.

gradinaruvasile · 03-09-11, 06:25 AM

10.3 still crashes.

artem · 03-10-11, 03:06 AM

10.3 works as badly as 10.2 with forced enabled acceleration.

It is NVIDIA's fault: it seems like NVIDIA drivers don't quite like applications which use OpenGL and VDPAU simultaneously.

sandipt · 03-10-11, 10:58 AM

Please try latest NVIDIA driver 270.30 and let us know the result.

02-17-11, 11:37 AM	#1
firew4lker Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 13	New flashplugin 10.2 video overlay issue (Nvidia ralated ???). With the new flashplugin there is an issue with the video overlay. Some times after watching a video the overlay stays there. The only way to "reset" it is to restart X. Same behavior with or without hardware acceleration. Does anyone face the same problem? GPU: Nvidia 8400 GS proprietary drivers. It seems that it happens with Nvidia cards only. Related topic: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic....893249#p893249 http://i.imgur.com/YYiUC.jpg

02-17-11, 12:00 PM	#2
artem Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 678	Re: New flashplugin 10.2 video overlay issue (Nvidia ralated ???). It's already known

02-17-11, 12:33 PM	#3
firew4lker Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 13	Re: New flashplugin 10.2 video overlay issue (Nvidia ralated ???). So, what is about? Vdpau related? Any thread/hints about it?

02-17-11, 04:31 PM	#5
zbiggy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 623	Re: New flashplugin 10.2 video overlay issue (Nvidia ralated ???). Right click on flash window from context menu select settings and disable hardware acceleration. Flash uses OpenGL and GLX to accelerate drawing. It looks there is incompatibility between OpenGL/GLX and VDPAU. Disabling hardware acceleration does not disable VDPAU. Just OpenGL/GLX acceleration of flash.

02-18-11, 01:29 AM	#6
gradinaruvasile Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 199	Re: New flashplugin 10.2 video overlay issue (Nvidia ralated ???). I think i found a workaround: Installed Google Chrome dev version (to be up to date) and used the built in flash plugin in other browsers (i use Opera mainly). It works perfectly.

03-09-11, 04:46 AM	#7
firew4lker Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 13	Re: New flashplugin 10.2 video overlay issue (Nvidia ralated ???). Does the new version (260.19.44) fixes the issue?

03-09-11, 05:43 AM	#9
firew4lker Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 13	Re: New flashplugin 10.2 video overlay issue (Nvidia ralated ???). Thanks m8. I will do so.

03-09-11, 06:25 AM	#10
gradinaruvasile Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 199	Re: New flashplugin 10.2 video overlay issue (Nvidia ralated ???). 10.3 still crashes.

03-10-11, 03:06 AM	#11
artem Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 678	Re: New flashplugin 10.2 video overlay issue (Nvidia ralated ???). 10.3 works as badly as 10.2 with forced enabled acceleration. It is NVIDIA's fault: it seems like NVIDIA drivers don't quite like applications which use OpenGL and VDPAU simultaneously.

03-10-11, 10:58 AM	#12
sandipt NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 259	Re: New flashplugin 10.2 video overlay issue (Nvidia ralated ???). Please try latest NVIDIA driver 270.30 and let us know the result.