openSUSE 12.1 | Nvidia 96xx | Gnome 3 rendering issues

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#1

Hi, all!

I’ve downloaded and verified (md5) the openSUSE-12.1-DVD-i586.iso. It did install normally and in the first login GNOME 3 goes into fallback mode (nouveau driver). So, no new user experience!
After that I’ve chose to install the nvidia driver via yast[1], no problem as well. After reboot I could login and see the smooth design of the GNOME 3, but … see(in the pictures) what happened when I started some apps:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9093640/no_problem_yet.png

Now open nautilus

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9093640/nautilus_blank.png

Nautilus and System Settings

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9093640/system_setting_and_nautilus_blank.png

This whitening does not happens instantly, but just a few seconds after I launch any app. So with this I could not enable the GNOME fallback mode. I had to install the kde4(via zypper) and then using alt+f2 start the gnome-control-center and enable the fallback mode.
In the kde4 session I’ve noted that after I start an application I can see (quickly) that whitening (as well) but it disappear faster too and I can work on normally.

I’ve though installing the driver(nvidia) the hard way[2] would circumvent that problem, but it doesn’t change anything.

Have you seen this behavior? Can you help to fix gnome problem?

Regards,

Gilberto Caetano de Andrade
Analista de Sistemas/DBA
Vivendo e Aprendendo …

[1] http://opensuse-community.org/nvidia-legacy.ymp
[2] SDB:NVIDIA the hard way - openSUSE

#2

Yes, on GeForce FX 5500 with nvidia 173. Not the same driver but it might be the same issue. Texture from pixmap doesn’t work. It’s unusable with Gnome3. Notice that Ubuntu/Unity works, but not Gnome-shell.

http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/install-boot-login/468146-nvidia-drivers-hangs-opensuse-12-1-a-3.html#post2409891

No. If you want to use Gnome3 on this hardware, you have to use nouveau.

#3

Ok, I’ll keep using gnome in fallback mode. I hope that Nvidia release a new version fixing this problem.

Thanks for help,

Gilberto

#4

On 2011-12-28 02:36, gilbertoca wrote:
>
> Ok, I’ll keep using gnome in fallback mode. I hope that Nvidia release a
> new version fixing this problem.

Have you reported in Bugzilla?

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

#5

Gilberto!
I’m having the same problem.
card: Geforce4 MX GPU
Any solution?

#6

There isn’t a solution yet. It doesn’t work. I’m not sure there will be a solution in the future. Neither nvidia nor the Gnome3 developers (AFAIK) care about these old graphics cards. Here are the options you have:

  • Use nouveau (the open source driver installed with openSUSE) or nv if you have trouble with nouveau.
  • Don’t use Gnome shell. Fallback mode is OK. But you should enforce fallback mode because part of the bug is that it doesn’t switch automatically…
  • Use KDE or another DE
  • Use Ubuntu with Unity (still using compiz)
  • Get a newer Nvidia (not ATI!) graphics card.
#7

The problem is knowledge of both?
If Yes, perhaps in the future have a solution.
At this point the linux distributions no longer to be desired.

#8

Hi
No longer to be desired? There are lots of other Desktop Environments
to use on older hardware, I use blackbox myself for those systems, sure
you don’t have all the bling, but it’s still a productive system for an
end user without having to upgrade the hardware…

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openSUSE 12.1 (x86_64) Kernel 3.1.0-1.2-desktop
up 1 day 0:21, 4 users, load average: 0.46, 0.23, 0.17
CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU

#9

Hi, all!
I’ve news about it.
I’ve just installed the Mesa-nouveau3d[1] driver and after that a could use the gnome 3(I’m using it right now!). But … (he (the but)again! :))

See the letters on Gnome Shell?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9093640/gnome3/Captura%20de%20tela%20em%202012-01-14%2021%3A46%3A28.png

The letters again
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9093640/gnome3/Captura%20de%20tela%20em%202012-01-14%2021%3A47%3A23.png

With this Mesa driver I can use it, but I feel it more slow and appear new log messages[2].

regards,

Gilberto

[1] http://software.opensuse.org/ymp/home:jobermayr/openSUSE_12.1/Mesa-nouveau3d.ymp?base=openSUSE%3A12.1&query=nouveau3d
[2] http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9093640/gnome3/messages