[i945GM] Intrepid Compiz does not work on vaio tz190n

Bug #315422 reported by Steve Alexander
2
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xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel

Compiz worked fine in hardy. Doesn't work in intrepid. When I try to turn it on from System->Preferences->Appearance->Visual Effects, and choose "normal", I see a dialog saying "searching for additional drivers", then the screen visibly updates for a couple of seconds as window decorations disappear and reappear, then I see a dialog saying "Desktop effects could not be enabled [ok]". I click on "ok", and the effects level is back to "None".

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.4.1-1ubuntu10
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.27-9-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) ) #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 21:57:00 UTC 2008

SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686
xkbcomp:

[lspci]
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27a0] (rev 03)
     Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:900e]
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a2] (rev 03)
     Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:900e]

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Steve Alexander (stevea) wrote :
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel:
status: New → Confirmed
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
description: updated
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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

Errors from XorgLog.txt:
(EE) intel(0): Cannot support DRI with frame buffer width > 2048.

Errors from XorgLogOld.txt:
(EE) intel(0): Cannot support DRI with frame buffer width > 2048.
(EE) intel(0): underrun on pipe B!

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

You've configured your X system to non-defaults:

 SubSection "Display"
  Virtual 2390 768
 EndSubSection

With Virtual > 2048, DRI (and thus compiz) is unsupported, as mentioned in the error message in your Xorg.0.log. This is a dupe of bug 146859.

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Steve Alexander (stevea) wrote :

Weird. I don't remember making that setting deliberately. I wonder if the "configure multiple screens because you're using a projector" app set that?

Anyway, I removed the "virtual" section from xorg.conf, and now I have desktop effects again!

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