Bug 741802 - Windows do not show up on second desktop with KDE & nouveau
Summary: Windows do not show up on second desktop with KDE & nouveau
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Status: CLOSED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: xorg-x11-drv-nouveau
Version: 15
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ben Skeggs
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-09-27 23:06 UTC by Chad Feller
Modified: 2011-09-28 05:04 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2011-09-28 05:04:16 UTC
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Screenshot windows not appearing on second desktop. (1.84 MB, image/png)
2011-09-27 23:06 UTC, Chad Feller
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Description Chad Feller 2011-09-27 23:06:14 UTC
Created attachment 525226 [details]
Screenshot windows not appearing on second desktop.

Description of problem:
When enabling desktop effects with KDE, applications are not displayed on the second monitor.  I can move my mouse over to the second monitor, and see the mouse on the second monitor, but any window I drag over there is effectively not displayed.  However when dragging my mouse over the invisible window on the second monitor, KDE/X11 knows it is there as my mouse changes shape accordingly (e.g., to resize the the window if need be, etc).

This is only an issue if I enable desktop effects with nouveau.  If I leave desktop effects disabled, this isn't an issue.  Additionally, if I switch to the proprietary nvidia driver and enable desktop effects, this also isn't an issue.  So this issue appears to be exclusively between nouveau <--> KDE (w/ desktop effects enabled.

I only enabled the "default" desktop effects.  That is, I only checked the "Enable desktop effects" checkbox, from System Settings.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

xorg-x11-drv-nouveau-0.0.16-24.20110324git8378443.fc15.x86_64
kdebase-4.6.5-2.fc15.x86_64

How reproducible:
always.  I tried disabling, and re-enabling, rebooting.  It consistently happened.

Steps to Reproduce:
nouveau + KDE + "Desktop Effects" enabled
  
Actual results:
windows are not displayed on second monitor

Expected results:
windows are displayed on second monitor

Additional info:
Hardware:
http://www.smolts.org/client/show/pub_05b04b78-940b-486a-aab9-28394729f2cb

I attached screenshot demonstrating the issue.

Comment 1 Chad Feller 2011-09-27 23:22:51 UTC
OK, I guess scratch the "always" part under "how reproducible".  

I just switched back the nouveau driver, forgetting that I left desktop effects enabled before rebooting (after I removed the nvidia driver and nuked the xorg.conf), and now everything is working beautifully.

If/when this bug should rear its head again, what debug info do you need?

Comment 2 Ben Skeggs 2011-09-28 05:04:16 UTC
Very odd.  Hopefully this won't come back :)  I'll close this for now.  If this reoccurs, could you please attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log, and the output of running the "dmesg" command to this bug.

Thanks again!


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