9631 + GeForce4 440 Go + googleearth: display chaos

[sjoerd]

Running the combination mentioned in the title, googleearth display a very messy world. Rectangles are seemingly randomly replaced with other parts of the globe at a different scale. The attached screenshot should make clear what I mean.



I also attach a nvidia-bug-report.log.

I cannot run the latest driver (9746) since my card is not supported.

So far, googleearth is the only program in which I have noticed anything strange.

[oli993]

Try this: After starting Google Earth, switch to a text console (<Strg>-<Alt>-<F1>) and then back to X-Server. After this Google Earth should just run fine.

On my 420 Go this is the only way to use Google Earth with correct graphics.

Best regards and merry christmas,
Oli.

[sjoerd]

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, it doesn't make any difference at all.

[Mr. Sinister]

I upgraded to the latest driver (9746) to try to fix a problem with rdesktop/xinerama, and now I get this problem as well.
I have:
05:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV37GL [Quadro FX 330/Quadro NVS280] (rev a2)

I had this problem on my home PC during Summer 2006, and read on this forum that the problem was supposed to be fixed in the next driver release.

[netllama]

sjoerd,
Does this problem persist if you disable the Composite extension?


Mr. Sinister,
With which version of GoogleEarth are you seeing this problem (note a new version was released a few days ago).

Please generate and attach an nvidia-bug-report.log.

Thanks,
Lonni

[Mr. Sinister]

version 4.0.2413 (beta)
I just upgraded to 4.0.2723.0 and I still see Baffin Island in the middle of Utah (should be part of Canada).


Here's the log. I split it up into two files.

[netllama]

Does this problem persist if you're not using the Composite extension in xorg.conf ?

[sjoerd]

Originally Posted by netllama

sjoerd,
Does this problem persist if you disable the Composite extension?

Yes. No difference with Composite disabled.

[netllama]

Have you verified that you're using the latest BIOS?

[sjoerd]

Originally Posted by netllama

Have you verified that you're using the latest BIOS?

I'm using the latest I've been able to find. I found it at the Dell support site. It's version 04.17.00.55.c1.

[Mr. Sinister]

I'm not sure which one of us you were asking so here are my answers:
Composite is disabled.
My current BIOS is 04.34.20.79.08

[netllama]

Mr. Sinister,
Thanks, I've reproduced the problem. It appears to only get triggered when both X and the GoogleEarth window are occupying alot of screen resolution (I couldn't trigger it in just 1280x1024 on a single display device).

I've opened bug 281658.

Thanks,
Lonni