Bug 567410 - With compiz enabled on a server, VNC is broken
Summary: With compiz enabled on a server, VNC is broken
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: vino
Version: 12
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Søren Sandmann Pedersen
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-02-22 21:41 UTC by Andy Lawrence
Modified: 2014-06-18 09:12 UTC (History)
12 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of: 208983
Environment:
Last Closed: 2010-12-03 22:29:14 UTC
Type: ---
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
dmesg dump (34.19 KB, text/plain)
2010-02-22 21:45 UTC, Andy Lawrence
no flags Details
messages (77.04 KB, text/plain)
2010-02-22 21:45 UTC, Andy Lawrence
no flags Details
xorg.conf (421 bytes, text/plain)
2010-02-22 21:46 UTC, Andy Lawrence
no flags Details
xorg log (13.33 KB, text/plain)
2010-02-22 21:46 UTC, Andy Lawrence
no flags Details

Description Andy Lawrence 2010-02-22 21:41:47 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #208983 +++

Description of problem:
Compiz being enabled on an X server breaks VNC.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
compiz-0.0.13-0.28.20060817git.fc6.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-40.fc6.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.6.2-2.fc6.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enable compiz on machine A
2. VNC into machine A from machine B
3. Move a window, open a menu... something like that
  
Actual results:
Changes are reflected on the screen of machine A, but not machine B.

Expected results:
Changes are reflected on the screens of both machine A and machine B.

Additional info:
05:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R350 [Radeon 9800
Pro]

--- Additional comment from dr.diesel on 2006-10-31 12:17:01 EST ---

Exact same with:

compiz-0.0.13-0.32.20060817git.fc6
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-47.fc6
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-1.0.9626-2.lvn6
kmod-nvidia-1.0.9626-1.2.6.18_1.2798.fc6
vnc-4.1.2-5.fc6

--- Additional comment from bojan on 2006-11-30 19:07:55 EST ---

On FC6, compiz actually refuses to start inside VNC, claiming that there is no
composite extension. Is it possible to change X11 startup scripts so that if
compiz doesn't start, metacity is attempted instead?

--- Additional comment from zdzichu on 2006-12-26 16:31:55 EST ---

GNOME VNC server (vino) also doesn't work. VNC client sees only black screen.

--- Additional comment from mcepl on 2007-10-02 14:20:53 EDT ---

Zack, sorry, for the silly boiler-plate message, but here we are:

Since this bugzilla report was filed, there have been several updates, which may
have resolved this issue. Users who have experienced this problem are encouraged
to upgrade their system to the latest version of their distribution available.

Please, if you experience this problem on the up-to-date system, let us now in
the comment for this bug, or whether the upgraded system works for you.

If you won't be able to reply in one month, I will have to close this bug as
INSUFFICIENT_DATA. Thank you.

--- Additional comment from dr.diesel on 2007-10-02 22:06:48 EDT ---

I have all updates loaded, this is still broken on 6 separate PCs.

--- Additional comment from mcepl on 2007-11-01 07:20:15 EDT ---

*** Bug 228063 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

--- Additional comment from mcepl on 2008-01-23 18:22:49 EST ---

Zack, haven't you promised me something?

--- Additional comment from bojan on 2008-01-23 19:36:15 EST ---

I worked around my problem by having this in ~/.vnc/xstartup:

# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
unset SESSION_MANAGER
export WINDOW_MANAGER=metacity
exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

--- Additional comment from mcepl on 2008-01-24 11:57:24 EST ---

OK, you have persuaded me.

--- Additional comment from zcerza on 2008-01-24 12:04:40 EST ---

Sorry Matej,

The other day I decided it was time to upgrade to rawhide, since I'd heard it
wasn't too bad.

It is. Intel driver is broken.

:(

--- Additional comment from mcepl on 2008-01-24 19:15:16 EST ---

If only Intel driver ... :-)

--- Additional comment from fedora-triage-list on 2008-05-13 22:23:43 EDT ---

Changing version to '9' as part of upcoming Fedora 9 GA.
More information and reason for this action is here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping

--- Additional comment from static on 2009-06-01 00:33:28 EDT ---

I just experienced this when upgrading from FC10 to FC11-preview and rawhide(20090531 which will become FC11.

In FC10 the 'nvidia' driver worked with vino and compiz.  Compiz works in FC11 but vino server just shows the initial screen to the client when you connect remotely (I am using RealVNC on windows to connect to FC11).

[static@leeloo ~]$ rpm -q vino compiz xorg-x11-server-Xorg
vino-2.26.1-2.fc11.x86_64
compiz-0.7.8-18.fc11.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.6.1.901-1.fc11.x86_64

Latest nvidia driver at this time:
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-180.51-pkg2.run

--- Additional comment from fedora-triage-list on 2009-06-09 18:18:39 EDT ---


This message is a reminder that Fedora 9 is nearing its end of life.
Approximately 30 (thirty) days from now Fedora will stop maintaining
and issuing updates for Fedora 9.  It is Fedora's policy to close all
bug reports from releases that are no longer maintained.  At that time
this bug will be closed as WONTFIX if it remains open with a Fedora 
'version' of '9'.

Package Maintainer: If you wish for this bug to remain open because you
plan to fix it in a currently maintained version, simply change the 'version' 
to a later Fedora version prior to Fedora 9's end of life.

Bug Reporter: Thank you for reporting this issue and we are sorry that 
we may not be able to fix it before Fedora 9 is end of life.  If you 
would still like to see this bug fixed and are able to reproduce it 
against a later version of Fedora please change the 'version' of this 
bug to the applicable version.  If you are unable to change the version, 
please add a comment here and someone will do it for you.

Although we aim to fix as many bugs as possible during every release's 
lifetime, sometimes those efforts are overtaken by events.  Often a 
more recent Fedora release includes newer upstream software that fixes 
bugs or makes them obsolete.

The process we are following is described here: 
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping

--- Additional comment from fedora-triage-list on 2009-07-14 13:08:28 EDT ---


Fedora 9 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2009-07-10. Fedora 9 is 
no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further 
security or bug fix updates. As a result we are closing this bug.

If you can reproduce this bug against a currently maintained version of 
Fedora please feel free to reopen this bug against that version.

Thank you for reporting this bug and we are sorry it could not be fixed.

--- Additional comment from neumann.edu on 2010-02-21 19:11:31 EST ---

I confirm this bug in FC12. Using vnc to access remote machine running vino, the screen is not updated in the vnc viewer window if remote machine has desktop effects enabled. No problem without desktop effects.

--- Additional comment from mcepl on 2010-02-22 06:53:30 EST ---

(In reply to comment #16)
> I confirm this bug in FC12. Using vnc to access remote machine running vino,
> the screen is not updated in the vnc viewer window if remote machine has
> desktop effects enabled. No problem without desktop effects.    

If both macines have supported versions of Fedora (i.e., >= 11), please file a new bug for the issue. Attach also your X server config file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf, if available), output of the dmesg command, system log (/var/log/messages), and X server log file (/var/log/Xorg.*.log) to the bug report as individual uncompressed file attachments using the bugzilla file attachment link above.

We will review this issue again once you've had a chance to attach this information.

Thanks in advance.

Comment 1 Andy Lawrence 2010-02-22 21:42:27 UTC
Cloned by request, log files on the way.

Comment 2 Andy Lawrence 2010-02-22 21:45:42 UTC
Created attachment 395582 [details]
dmesg dump

Comment 3 Andy Lawrence 2010-02-22 21:45:59 UTC
Created attachment 395584 [details]
messages

Comment 4 Andy Lawrence 2010-02-22 21:46:22 UTC
Created attachment 395585 [details]
xorg.conf

Comment 5 Andy Lawrence 2010-02-22 21:46:38 UTC
Created attachment 395587 [details]
xorg log

Comment 6 Andy Lawrence 2010-02-22 21:48:56 UTC
Note, the attached files are from a box with a Nvidia graphics card, but the exact same happens with my intel machines.

Comment 7 Adam Tkac 2010-07-22 12:14:37 UTC
(In reply to comment #0)
> > I confirm this bug in FC12. Using vnc to access remote machine running vino,
> > the screen is not updated in the vnc viewer window if remote machine has
> > desktop effects enabled. No problem without desktop effects.

Sorry for late response.

Vino server is a separate component, reassigning to further inspection.

Comment 8 Bug Zapper 2010-11-03 21:33:40 UTC
This message is a reminder that Fedora 12 is nearing its end of life.
Approximately 30 (thirty) days from now Fedora will stop maintaining
and issuing updates for Fedora 12.  It is Fedora's policy to close all
bug reports from releases that are no longer maintained.  At that time
this bug will be closed as WONTFIX if it remains open with a Fedora 
'version' of '12'.

Package Maintainer: If you wish for this bug to remain open because you
plan to fix it in a currently maintained version, simply change the 'version' 
to a later Fedora version prior to Fedora 12's end of life.

Bug Reporter: Thank you for reporting this issue and we are sorry that 
we may not be able to fix it before Fedora 12 is end of life.  If you 
would still like to see this bug fixed and are able to reproduce it 
against a later version of Fedora please change the 'version' of this 
bug to the applicable version.  If you are unable to change the version, 
please add a comment here and someone will do it for you.

Although we aim to fix as many bugs as possible during every release's 
lifetime, sometimes those efforts are overtaken by events.  Often a 
more recent Fedora release includes newer upstream software that fixes 
bugs or makes them obsolete.

The process we are following is described here: 
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping

Comment 9 Bug Zapper 2010-12-03 22:29:14 UTC
Fedora 12 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2010-12-02. Fedora 12 is 
no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further 
security or bug fix updates. As a result we are closing this bug.

If you can reproduce this bug against a currently maintained version of 
Fedora please feel free to reopen this bug against that version.

Thank you for reporting this bug and we are sorry it could not be fixed.


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