I just tried the latest Hardy release, and the problem is still there (ie slow rendering in gqview with compiz turned on using the default open-source ATI driver). It renders nice and fast though with the fglrx driver (Catalyst 8-2), or with compiz turned off.
Version info:
ii xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.7.197-1ubuntu1 X.Org X server -- ATI display driver
ii compiz 1:0.7.0-0ubuntu3 OpenGL window and compositing manager
ii compiz-core 1:0.7.0-0ubuntu3 OpenGL window and compositing manager
ii compiz-fusion-plugins-extra 0.6.99+git20080213-0ubuntu2 Collection of extra plugins from OpenComposi
ii compiz-fusion-plugins-main 0.6.99+git20080214-0ubuntu2 Collection of plugins from OpenCompositing f
ii compiz-gnome 1:0.7.0-0ubuntu3 OpenGL window and compositing manager - GNOM
ii compiz-plugins 1:0.7.0-0ubuntu3 OpenGL window and compositing manager - plug
ii compizconfig-backend-gconf 0.6.99+git20080210-0ubuntu1 Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositi
ii libcompizconfig0 0.6.99+git20080215-0ubuntu1 Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositi
glxinfo:
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
I just tried the latest Hardy release, and the problem is still there (ie slow rendering in gqview with compiz turned on using the default open-source ATI driver). It renders nice and fast though with the fglrx driver (Catalyst 8-2), or with compiz turned off.
Version info:
ii xserver- xorg-video- ati 1:6.7.197-1ubuntu1 X.Org X server -- ATI display driver
ii compiz 1:0.7.0-0ubuntu3 OpenGL window and compositing manager fusion- plugins- extra 0.6.99+ git20080213- 0ubuntu2 Collection of extra plugins from OpenComposi fusion- plugins- main 0.6.99+ git20080214- 0ubuntu2 Collection of plugins from OpenCompositing f backend- gconf 0.6.99+ git20080210- 0ubuntu1 Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositi git20080215- 0ubuntu1 Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositi
ii compiz-core 1:0.7.0-0ubuntu3 OpenGL window and compositing manager
ii compiz-
ii compiz-
ii compiz-gnome 1:0.7.0-0ubuntu3 OpenGL window and compositing manager - GNOM
ii compiz-plugins 1:0.7.0-0ubuntu3 OpenGL window and compositing manager - plug
ii compizconfig-
ii libcompizconfig0 0.6.99+
glxinfo:
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2