Pink shadows in Compiz

Morot · 03-09-08, 08:07 PM

Gainward GeForce 8600 GT (256 mb, silent)

I am using Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" (alpha).
I have "desktop effects" enabled, via Compiz.

The problem I have is that I get pink shadows on my windows and menus.
Sometimes the shadows are yellow.
But they should be black.

Screenshots:
* http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12166402/compiz.png
* http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12166430/compiz2.png

In the settings for the "Window Decorator" plugin in CompizConfig Settings Manager, the color is #000000, not pink.
Yet, for some reason the shadows appear pink.
If I try to change some settings such as Shadow Radius, or color opacity, it often results in that the shadows just disappear.

I've read that there are also many other people who have had this or similar problems...

Code:

$ dpkg -l "*nvidia*" | grep ii
ii  nvidia-glx-new                             169.12+2.6.24.10-12.30        NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x/X.Org 'new' driver
ii  nvidia-kernel-common                       20051028+1ubuntu8             NVIDIA binary kernel module common files

Code:

$ dpkg -l "*compiz*" | grep ii
ii  compiz                                     1:0.7.2-0ubuntu1              OpenGL window and compositing manager
ii  compiz-core                                1:0.7.2-0ubuntu1              OpenGL window and compositing manager
ii  compiz-fusion-plugins-extra                0.7.2-0ubuntu1                Collection of extra plugins from OpenComposi
ii  compiz-fusion-plugins-main                 0.7.2-0ubuntu1                Collection of plugins from OpenCompositing f
ii  compiz-gnome                               1:0.7.2-0ubuntu1              OpenGL window and compositing manager - GNOM
ii  compiz-plugins                             1:0.7.2-0ubuntu1              OpenGL window and compositing manager - plug
ii  compizconfig-backend-gconf                 0.7.2-0ubuntu1                Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositi
ii  compizconfig-settings-manager              0.7.2-0ubuntu1                Compiz configuration settings manager
ii  libcompizconfig0                           0.7.2-0ubuntu1                Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositi
ii  python-compizconfig                        0.7.2-0ubuntu1                Compiz configuration system bindings

Code:

$ dpkg -l "*xorg*" | grep ii
ii  xorg                                       1:7.3+10ubuntu6               X.Org X Window System
ii  xserver-xorg                               1:7.3+10ubuntu6               the X.Org X server
ii  xserver-xorg-core                          2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu4  Xorg X server - core server

Code:

$ glxinfo
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 8600 GT/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 169.12

Morot · 03-12-08, 02:53 PM

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...iz/+bug/194851

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...24/+bug/186382

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...24/+bug/194933

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...24/+bug/195436

Morot · 03-15-08, 04:56 PM

Someone who have this bug, please confirm.
I know I am not alone.

philipl · 03-15-08, 04:57 PM

Happens to me too.

Morot · 03-17-08, 11:18 AM

Anyone know why this happens?
Bug in Compiz? Bug in Nvidia graphics device drivers?

Quote:

Originally Posted by philipl

Happens to me too.

What graphics card do you have?
Version of device drivers?

philipl · 03-17-08, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morot

Anyone know why this happens?
Bug in Compiz? Bug in Nvidia graphics device drivers?

What graphics card do you have?
Version of device drivers?

8800GT. They only started supporting this card in 169.07 and I've explicitly tested compiz with 169.12 and 171.06 and both of those have the pink shadow/no shadow bug.

Amaranth · 03-17-08, 04:56 PM

Before someone jumps in and says this is a compiz bug let me say that this only happens on GeForce 8xxx cards so unless you can point to a specific thing compiz is doing wrong and provide a fix this is a driver problem.

FuturePilot · 03-17-08, 11:58 PM

Same problem here with a GeForce 8400. Sometimes the shadows completely disappear and the gtk-window-decorator draws the borders badly.

Morot · 03-18-08, 12:53 PM

Yeah, I think this problem only happens to Nvidia users, not ATI and Intel users.

It also seem to happen on all GeForce 8-series cards.
Also reports of problems on GeForce 7-series cards.

It happens on 169.x drivers, but I think others too like 100.x...

jdeslip · 03-19-08, 02:55 AM

It seems similar to the problems a few of us reported here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=104822

Hopefully the nvidia folks will get on this.

petzy · 03-19-08, 07:51 PM

HI ALL!

Just to say that after upgrading the acer_acpi module in my ArchLinux box, the pink shadow issue I had seems solved.
To anyone who has the problem, try to see if you have the module acer_acpi installed in your system and, if it's, remove it with rmmod then restart X.
Try it!
Petz

FuturePilot · 03-19-08, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petzy

HI ALL!

Just to say that after upgrading the acer_acpi module in my ArchLinux box, the pink shadow issue I had seems solved.
To anyone who has the problem, try to see if you have the module acer_acpi installed in your system and, if it's, remove it with rmmod then restart X.
Try it!
Petz

That module is not loaded for me.

03-12-08, 02:53 PM	#2
Morot Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9	Re: Pink shadows in Compiz https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...iz/+bug/194851 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...24/+bug/186382 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...24/+bug/194933 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...24/+bug/195436

03-15-08, 04:56 PM	#3
Morot Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9	Re: Pink shadows in Compiz Someone who have this bug, please confirm. I know I am not alone.

03-15-08, 04:57 PM	#4
philipl Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 114	Re: Pink shadows in Compiz Happens to me too. __________________ --phil

03-17-08, 04:56 PM	#7
Amaranth Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7	Re: Pink shadows in Compiz Before someone jumps in and says this is a compiz bug let me say that this only happens on GeForce 8xxx cards so unless you can point to a specific thing compiz is doing wrong and provide a fix this is a driver problem.

03-17-08, 11:58 PM	#8
FuturePilot Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 33	Re: Pink shadows in Compiz Same problem here with a GeForce 8400. Sometimes the shadows completely disappear and the gtk-window-decorator draws the borders badly.

03-18-08, 12:53 PM	#9
Morot Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9	Re: Pink shadows in Compiz Yeah, I think this problem only happens to Nvidia users, not ATI and Intel users. It also seem to happen on all GeForce 8-series cards. Also reports of problems on GeForce 7-series cards. It happens on 169.x drivers, but I think others too like 100.x...

03-19-08, 02:55 AM	#10
jdeslip Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 87	Re: Pink shadows in Compiz It seems similar to the problems a few of us reported here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=104822 Hopefully the nvidia folks will get on this.

03-19-08, 07:51 PM	#11
petzy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1	Re: Pink shadows in Compiz HI ALL! Just to say that after upgrading the acer_acpi module in my ArchLinux box, the pink shadow issue I had seems solved. To anyone who has the problem, try to see if you have the module acer_acpi installed in your system and, if it's, remove it with rmmod then restart X. Try it! Petz

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