Ubuntu
compiz package

Compiz Sandybridge blacklisting preventing discreet GPU machines from using it

Bug #644372 reported by Robert Hooker
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
compiz (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Robert Hooker
Ubuntu ubuntu-10.10
dell-recovery (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Mario Limonciello

Bug Description

Binary package hint: compiz

The blacklist applied in compiz 1:0.8.6-0ubuntu6 is incorrectly blacklisting the bridge devices and preventing machines with a discreet GPU from using compiz when the intention was to just blacklist the intel GPU. We should remove the desktop, mobile and server bridge devices (0100, 0104, 0108 respectively) from the blacklist, otherwise compiz will not work on these machines.

$ compiz --replace
Blacklisted PCI ID 8086:0104 detected

Launching fallback window manager

$ lspci | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device (rev a2)

$ lspci -nn | grep 8086:0104
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Sandy Bridge DRAM Controller [8086:0104] (rev 07)

See original description
Robert Hooker (sarvatt)
description: updated
Revision history for this message
Robert Hooker (sarvatt) wrote :

compiz (1:0.8.6-0ubuntu7) maverick; urgency=low

  * 060_move_checks_to_compiz.patch: Remove Sandybridge bridge devices from
    the blacklist, they were preventing compiz from loading on machines
    with discreet GPU's as well. (LP: #644372)

 -- Robert Hooker <email address hidden> Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:46:36 -0400

The package is available in this PPA:
https://edge.launchpad.net/~sarvatt/+archive/compiz

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Robert Hooker (sarvatt)
milestone: none → ubuntu-10.10
status: New → In Progress
Robert Hooker (sarvatt)
summary: - Compiz Sandybridge blacklisting preventing discreet GPUmachines from
+ Compiz Sandybridge blacklisting preventing discreet GPU machines from
using it
Mario Limonciello (superm1)
Changed in dell-recovery (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Mario Limonciello (superm1)
status: New → Fix Committed
Robert Hooker (sarvatt)
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Brian Murray (brian-murray)
tags: added: patch
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package compiz - 1:0.8.6-0ubuntu7

---------------
compiz (1:0.8.6-0ubuntu7) maverick; urgency=low

  * 060_move_checks_to_compiz.patch: Remove Sandybridge bridge devices from
    the blacklist, they were preventing compiz from loading on machines
    with discreet GPU's as well. (LP: #644372)
 -- Robert Hooker <email address hidden> Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:46:36 -0400

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package dell-recovery - 0.71

---------------
dell-recovery (0.71) maverick; urgency=low

  * Adjust the sandybridge blacklist to match that in the latest compiz.
    (LP: #644372)
  * Ubiquity bootstrap: sync before reboots.
 -- Mario Limonciello <email address hidden> Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:40:31 -0500

Changed in dell-recovery (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Chris Van Hoof (vanhoof)
tags: added: hwe-blocker
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