xorg nv driver needs XaaNoSolidTwoPointLine

forgotten to give you the graphics adapter:
00:05.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express
Bridge (rev a2)

It's a Dell C521 dimension with Athlon Sempron.

/Bernd

00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 0 (rev a2)
00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 1 (rev a2)
00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 5 (rev a2)
00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 4 (rev a2)
00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:00.6 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 3 (rev a2)
00:00.7 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 2 (rev a2)
00:02.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)
00:03.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)
00:05.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express
Bridge (rev a2)
00:09.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 LPC Bridge (rev a3)
00:0a.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP51 SMBus (rev a3)
00:0a.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Memory Controller 0 (rev a3)
00:0b.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev a3)
00:0b.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev a3)
00:0e.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Serial ATA Controller
(rev a1)
00:0f.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Serial ATA Controller
(rev a1)
00:10.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:10.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio
(rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 RAID bus controller: Silicon Image, Inc. SiI 3132 Serial ATA
Raid II Controller (rev 01)
04:07.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX
(rev 02)

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arbeitstier wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-nv
>
> ii xserver-xorg-v 1.2.0-0ubuntu2 X.Org X server -- NV display driver
>
> - Start GIMP and load your favourite image.
> - Move the mouse over the image.
>
> The mouse movement leaves a trace of black dots behind it. This is only
> the case if the cursor is some fancy GIMP cursor (brush, etc) and not
> the standard arrow.
>
> Workaround:
> add to xorg.conf in the Section "Screen":
>
> Option "XaaNoSolidTwoPointLine"
>
> /Bernd
>
> ** Affects: xserver-...

please test with Feisty, which has a new driver.

I can reproduce it here with kubuntu edgy eft and Option "XaaNoSolidTwoPointLine" indeed does fix the issue

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce Go 6200 TurboCache (rev a1)

ubuntu feisty fawn - not able to reproduce the bug without Option "XaaNoSolidTwoPointLine", therefor I guess it is fixed

Still awaiting reply from arbeitstier over whether this is resolved in Feisty...

Bernd (the reporter) sent me the following in a private mail:
> Sorry, I'm not able to test this with feisty at the moment because I really need this computer tow work with it. ;-)

(Can folks reply within the bug rather than private mail though - I'm prone to losing responses that aren't in the bugs themselves)

Bernd:
I'll leave this bug in needsinfo but there's a chance it will be closed at some point since you can't retest (PS: _in theory_ you should be able to test this problem from a liveCD and thus not have to install anything).

The bug has been fixed in Feisty. No need for XaaNoSolidTwoPointLine any longer. Thanks guys.
Regards
/Bernd

Thanks for confirming it's fixed in Feisty, arbeitstier.