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Re: [LUG] Ubuntu 13.04 Nvidia screen tearing [FIXED]

 

On Fri, 2013-05-10 at 23:19 +0100, bad apple wrote:
> On 10/05/13 22:59, Kevin Lucas wrote:
> > On Fri, 2013-05-10 at 21:10 +0100, bad apple wrote:
> >> Fixed screen tearing completely by adding the following to /etc/environment:
> >>
> >> CLUTTER_PAINT=disable-clipped-redraws:disable-culling
> >> CLUTTER_VBLANK=True
> >>
> >> This is in Gnome3, aka, Gnome-shell.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> > is this with neaveau or nvidia drivers?
> 
> Nvidia drivers: 319.17-0ubuntu1~xedgers~raring1
> 
> These are both Gnome-specific variables so it seems as if Gnome is at
> fault, rather than any part of Xorg or the drivers as I initially
> expected. As such, it follows that if anyone else is having the same
> issue they might well be able to apply the same fix whether they're
> using the Nvidia or Nouveau drivers. As I've previously mentioned,
> Nouveau just doesn't cut it for my usage so I'm not able to tell if it
> would work or not and having just spent too long getting my graphics
> problem sorted, I don't fancy touching it again anytime soon.
> 
> If anyone else is using Nouveau and Gnome and experiencing screen
> tearing, it would be nice to hear from them if the same fix does indeed
> work (I suspect it will).
> 
> Incidentally, this seems to be a recurring bug: whilst tracking it down
> online I found several other instances of it going back a few years. The
> absolute fix, believe it or not, is to not use a compositing window
> manager at all! As much as I love the minimalist Awesome tiling WM, for
> god's sake, it's 2013, my computers have got plenty of horsepower and
> even I like a bit of visual bling every now and then. I still miss the
> Compiz desktop cube...*
> 
> Regards
> 
> * I know I could go to the effort of knocking it back into Gnome3, I
> just can't be bothered.
> 

I have kept my Mint 9 machine just for the Cube 
I feel it will only lat another year though.

I love the Ctrl Alt Up, Down, Left, Right control for the Cube. 
it's so easy to change workspaces.
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