Hello all;

I have been reading the latest posts related to Ubuntu 9.10 and its error with graphics cards.
I have an ATI Radeon 9200 SE win 128 MB RAM, and I am having a problem I have not had in previons versions of Ubuntu.
I installed the new 9.10 version from the CD formatting the partition. Everything went of in the instalation, but now when I start Ubuntu, I get it to run, and I can see both Gnome bars, but I can not see the wallpaper or the icons in the desktop, the system seems to run, but the screen can not display the wallpaper or icons. If I open some window from the menu, it also works.

Is anyone suffering these problems? Does it have anything to do with my graphics card?

Thank you all in advance,
best regards,

Alberto

I'm not sure what's causing that, but I can assure you that it's very unlikely to have anything to do with your video card.

thank you very much for your quick response.
Is anyone with the same problem? Any clue to solve it?
Thanks in advance

Hello,

I would like to add that I have the same exact issue. I have done an upgrade and a clean install and in both situations have got the same issue. I neither can see the icons no the background. I have disabled the special effects then everything back to normal. But this is not a solution I was looking for.

I belive that there should be a bug causing this problem. I have tested Ubuntu 9.10 on a AMD Athlon XP+ solo processor and a IBM Lenovo laptop centrino duo core. Both the same issue.

Hope you have a soution for.

PS reinstallation of the driver didn't solve the problem.

Regards,

Runner69

Thank you very much, so if there are more case, surely it is a bug. I don´t really mind about special effects, but what you have said about the driver, makes me think.
Does this mean that my graphics card is no longer supported? I thought ATI radeon 9200 card where already working with a free driver available.
Have I lost 3D acceleration?

Thank you in advance,

Alberto

The 9200 is definitely supported by the open source driver. What is the output of 'glxinfo -l'?

Adam

Hello;

If I disable 3D effects and set it to none, everything appears to work fine. 3D effects have been working ok in ubuntu 8.04, 9.10 and 9.04, why it is giving problems now? Could it be possible to rport this error to Canonical?

The output of "glxinfo -l" is below. Can anyone see anything strange?

Output of glxinfo -l:
name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control,
GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap
GLX version: 1.2
GLX extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample,
GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI R200 (RV280 5964) 20090101 AGP 8x TCL
OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 7.6
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multisample,
GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite,
GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_compression,
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar,
GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat,
GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix,
GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_window_pos,
GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color,
GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate,
GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract,
GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_convolution, GL_EXT_copy_texture,
GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_histogram,
GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil,
GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_polygon_offset,
GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_subtexture,
GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp,
GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic,
GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp,
GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_vertex_array,
GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate,
GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once,
GL_ATI_fragment_shader, GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays,
GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat,
GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture,
GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_light_max_exponent,
GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_OES_read_format,
GL_SGI_color_matrix, GL_SGI_color_table, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap,
GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp,
GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays
OpenGL limits:
GL_MAX_ATTRIB_STACK_DEPTH = 16
GL_MAX_CLIENT_ATTRIB_STACK_DEPTH = 16
GL_MAX_CLIP_PLANES = 6
GL_MAX_COLOR_MATRIX_STACK_DEPTH = 4
GL_MAX_ELEMENTS_VERTICES = 3000
GL_MAX_ELEMENTS_INDICES = 3000
GL_MAX_EVAL_ORDER = 30
GL_MAX_LIGHTS = 8
GL_MAX_LIST_NESTING = 64
GL_MAX_MODELVIEW_STACK_DEPTH = 32
GL_MAX_NAME_STACK_DEPTH = 64
GL_MAX_PIXEL_MAP_TABLE = 256
GL_MAX_PROJECTION_STACK_DEPTH = 32
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_STACK_DEPTH = 10
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE = 2048
GL_MAX_3D_TEXTURE_SIZE = 256
GL_MAX_VIEWPORT_DIMS = 4096, 4096
GL_ALIASED_LINE_WIDTH_RANGE = 1, 10
GL_SMOOTH_LINE_WIDTH_RANGE = 1, 10
GL_ALIASED_POINT_SIZE_RANGE = 1, 2047
GL_SMOOTH_POINT_SIZE_RANGE = 1, 1
GL_MAX_CUBE_MAP_TEXTURE_SIZE_ARB = 2048
GL_NUM_COMPRESSED_TEXTURE_FORMATS_ARB = 0
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_UNITS_ARB = 6
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_LOD_BIAS_EXT = 12
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT = 16
GL_MAX_DRAW_BUFFERS_ARB = 1
GL_MAX_CONVOLUTION_WIDTH/HEIGHT = 9, 9
GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_ARB:
GL_MAX_PROGRAM_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB = 16384
GL_MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_INSTRUCTIONS_ARB = 128
GL_MAX_PROGRAM_TEMPORARIES_ARB = 256
GL_MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_TEMPORARIES_ARB = 12
GL_MAX_PROGRAM_PARAMETERS_ARB = 1024
GL_MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_PARAMETERS_ARB = 192
GL_MAX_PROGRAM_ATTRIBS_ARB = 16
GL_MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_ATTRIBS_ARB = 12
GL_MAX_PROGRAM_ADDRESS_REGISTERS_ARB = 1
GL_MAX_PROGRAM_NATIVE_ADDRESS_REGISTERS_ARB = 1
GL_MAX_PROGRAM_LOCAL_PARAMETERS_ARB = 1024
GL_MAX_PROGRAM_ENV_PARAMETERS_ARB = 256

8 GLX Visuals
visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x21 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x22 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x65 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x66 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x67 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x68 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x69 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x5c 32 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ncon

8 GLXFBConfigs:
visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x5d 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x5e 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x5f 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x60 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x61 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x62 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x63 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x64 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow

I am sure that ATI Radeion is supported. But I do not have found the solution yet and hoped that you someone could help me too. I reinstalled ubuntu 9.04 again for now in order to be able to continue with my work.

My previous respond was based on the request "If someone else has the same issue."

I hope that I have not mislead anyone.

Regards,

Runner69

altella, your drivers definitely appear to be installed properly, so I'm not sure what the problem is. Possibly a bug with gnome or the video card driver.

Adam

I also have had the same problem with both my laptop and desktop systems. Laptop is a running upgrade from 9.10 a-6 thru beta and rc and desktop is a fresh install of 9.10 final. Clicking on >System>Prefs>Appearance and setting Visual Effects to NONE brought the wallpaper back to normal. Everything else seems to be working on both without further hiccups.

Randy3011

For the record - I have same problem. Have an ATI Radeon 9200 also (see:
*-display:0 UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: RV280 [Radeon 9200]
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: agp agp-3.0 pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=32 mingnt=8
resources: memory:e8000000-efffffff(prefetchable) ioport:9000(size=256) memory:f9000000-f900ffff memory:f8000000-f801ffff(prefetchable))
and just upgraded from Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10.

Two days ago, upgraded a different machine (don't have access to it right now, so don't know the video chipset) and no such problem.

Seems to be 9200 related?

I have a ATI Radeon 7500 (RV200) & facing same problems with Ubuntu 9.10. Xubuntu 9.10 seems to be ok. Try it.

Hello all
I have a problem with my videocard.
Videocard ATI Technologies Inc RV280 Radeon 9200 SE, Ubuntu 9.10. Visual effects are not supported.
Has dug over many forums, but anything plainly has not found. Only that this problem at many with such videocard and as it to solve has not beheld that. Help - if there is a decision...
P.S. sorry for my English