Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 199948
using Livna nVidia kernel modules in rawhide causes incorrect rendering of text
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:11:38 EST
Description of problem: After updating to glib2-2.12.1, text isn't rendered correctly on the screen. It's not there until I select it or put my mouse over the text in question, and even still it might dissapear again after. See my screenshot (attachment) for more info. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): glib2-2.12.1 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Update to the new glib2 2. Restart your computer 3. Login again Actual results: Text is rendered incorrectly Expected results: It should be like normal Additional info: I'm sorry if there's typos or missing spots, I can't really see what I'm typing well because it keeps dissapearing - Is there a quick workaround for this? It basically renders the computer unusable...
Created attachment 132925 [details] Screenshot of me viewing Google.ca with buggy text rendering
glib is not directly involved in text rendering. How did you arrive at the conclusion that the glib update is to blame ?
This is said to be an X bug with EXA drivers.
Well, I only updated a few packages - kernel, selinux-policy-targeted, libsilc, gaim and gaim-guifications. Since SELinux, gaim, gaim-guification and libsilc have nothing to do with it, it leaves kerenl and glib2. Booting the old kernel didn't do anything, and so that leaves glib2... Since all GTK+ apps are affected on my computer, I figured this was it... Anyways, I downgraded to the previous version, 2.12.0-1, and it's still happening - How can I fix these EXA drivers if that's it? Stewart
Found it - I had custom built my own Livna nVidia modules, and installed them - But hadn't restarted X. In that same session, I did those updates so I though it was the updates... In fact, it was the nVidia drivers. I've disabled them and I'm not using the 'nv' driver in Xorg, and all is fine. I've changed the summary to reflect the correct problem, which isn't glib2. Sorry for the trouble! Stewart
I did more research into this and found that it's because the nVidia modules don't support Xorg v7.1... Anyways, it requires: Option "RenderAccel" "0" in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and now text is rendered correctly, and Ihave 3D accelleration. Stewart