Bug#431743: xbase-clients: [xsetroot] new background only seen after a window goes over it

[Leandro Lisboa Penz <lpenz@terra.com.br>]

On Thu, Jul 05, 2007 at 02:32:46AM +0200, Brice Goglin wrote:
> Leandro Penz wrote:
> > The two machines I have with Lenny have this problem. They have
> > different nvidia boards.
> >
> > I tried to downgrade xserver-xorg-core and it worked! The downgrade
> > was the following:
> > [DOWNGRADE] xserver-xorg 1:7.2-5 -> 1:7.1.0-16
> > [DOWNGRADE] xserver-xorg-core 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-6 -> 2:1.1.1-21
> > [DOWNGRADE] xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:1.1.5-2 -> 1:1.1.2-6
> > [DOWNGRADE] xserver-xorg-input-mouse 1: 1.2.1-1 -> 1:1.1.1-3
> > [DOWNGRADE] xserver-xorg-video-nv 1:2.1.0-1 -> 1:1.2.0-3
> >
> > The upgrade from 1.1 to 1.3 probably caused my problem.
> >
> > BTW, I am not using the nv driver, I use the proprietary nvidia driver.
> 
> I did a quick test here ('xsetroot -solid white' run after startx
> /usr/bin/xterm), it seems to work fine. I have a Radeon board, so your
> problem could be nVidia specific. Could you try with the nv free driver
> instead of nvidia?
> 
> Thanks,
> Brice
> 

Hi!

Yeah, it is specific to the proprietary drivers. Even though my card does not
work with the free drivers, it works with the vesa drivers. And with the vesa
drivers all is well.

I was also able to narrow down the upgrade that broke my background: it was the
xserver-xorg-core.

Well, shame on proprietary stuff then, and on me for using it!

Thanks a lot
Leandro Penz