[Bug 464414] New: KDE 4.1. 3 Window Bar flickers and Program Icons are unreadable

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414 Summary: KDE 4.1.3 Window Bar flickers and Program Icons are unreadable Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Final Platform: i586 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.1 Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: KDE4 Workspace AssignedTo: kde-maintainers@suse.de ReportedBy: hss@suhle.de QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Created an attachment (id=263812) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=263812) Screenshot of flickering window bar Hardware: VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] (rev a1) Monitor: LG ELECTRONICS L1715S (shouldn't matter anyway) Software: NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg0 (patched to comply with 2.6.27) (NVIDIA driver from NVIDIA Repository didn't work either) glxgears shows frame rates > 2000/sec: NVIDIA acceleration is active -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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8 Jan 8 Jan

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New subject: [Bug 464414] KDE 4.1.3 Window Bar flickers and Program Icons are unreadable

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414 User llunak@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414#c1 Lubos Lunak changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |hss@suhle.de --- Comment #1 from Lubos Lunak 2009-01-08 06:03:27 MST --- Is this with desktop effects enabled or disabled? Can you reproduce the problem with another driver? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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13:09

New subject: [Bug 464414] KDE 4.1.3 Window Bar flickers and Program Icons are unreadable

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414 User hss@suhle.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414#c2 --- Comment #2 from Hans-Stefan Suhle 2009-01-08 06:09:49 MST --- Desktop effects are disabled. With desktop effects enabled, it's even worse! Which driver would you like me to try? This is the driver designed for the NVIDIA card... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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14:15

New subject: [Bug 464414] KDE 4.1.3 Window Bar flickers and Program Icons are unreadable

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414 User llunak@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414#c3 --- Comment #3 from Lubos Lunak 2009-01-08 07:15:07 MST --- The 'nv' driver. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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14:26

New subject: [Bug 464414] KDE 4.1.3 Window Bar flickers and Program Icons are unreadable

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414 User hss@suhle.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414#c4 --- Comment #4 from Hans-Stefan Suhle 2009-01-08 07:26:15 MST --- Appears to be working with the nv driver. No flickering for the moment. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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9 Jan 9 Jan

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New subject: [Bug 464414] KDE 4.1.3 Window Bar flickers and Program Icons are unreadable

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414 User hss@suhle.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414#c5 Hans-Stefan Suhle changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|hss@suhle.de | --- Comment #5 from Hans-Stefan Suhle 2009-01-08 23:46:44 MST --- Lubos, the nv driver works stable. Will you forward the bug to the NVIDIA team? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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11:55

New subject: [Bug 464414] KDE 4.1.3 Window Bar flickers and Program Icons are unreadable

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414 User stbinner@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414#c6 Stephan Binner changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|kde-maintainers@suse.de |bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com Component|KDE4 Workspace |X11 3rd Party Driver QAContact|qa@suse.de |sndirsch@novell.com --- Comment #6 from Stephan Binner 2009-01-09 04:55:43 MST --- Btw NVidia released new drivers today... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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10 Jan 10 Jan

11:34

New subject: [Bug 464414] KDE 4.1.3 Window Bar flickers and Program Icons are unreadable

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414 User pe1chl@amsat.org added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414#c8 Rob Janssen changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |pe1chl@amsat.org --- Comment #8 from Rob Janssen 2009-01-10 04:34:46 MST --- Nvidia did release new drivers, but those are not suitable for his (old) GeForce FX 5200 card. There does exist a newer 173.14.15 driver for his old card, but I think it only fixes the compatability with new kernels and X.org. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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12:28

New subject: [Bug 464414] KDE 4.1.3 Window Bar flickers and Program Icons are unreadable

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414#c9 Stefan Dirsch changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resolution|DUPLICATE |INVALID --- Comment #9 from Stefan Dirsch 2009-01-10 05:28:32 MST --- (In reply to comment #8 from Rob Janssen)

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Nvidia did release new drivers, but those are not suitable for his (old) GeForce FX 5200 card.

Oops. Then I'm sorry. In this case the reporter needs to complain directly to NVIDIA. SuSE/Novell can't help here with proprietary drivers.

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There does exist a newer 173.14.15 driver for his old card, but I think it only fixes the compatability with new kernels and X.org.

Can't find this version on NVIDIA's website. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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13:49

New subject: [Bug 464414] KDE 4.1.3 Window Bar flickers and Program Icons are unreadable

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414 User pe1chl@amsat.org added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414#c10 --- Comment #10 from Rob Janssen 2009-01-10 06:49:43 MST --- Driver versions are usually announced here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=122606 Driver can be downloaded here: ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/173.14.15/ ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/173.14.15/ -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 464414] KDE 4.1.3 Window Bar flickers and Program Icons are unreadable

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464414#c11 --- Comment #11 from Stefan Dirsch 2009-01-10 08:42:08 MST --- Thanks for references. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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