Compiz Update? - SOLUTION

[Srikanth Konjarla]

After continuously monitoring nVidia's Linux forum i have finally found 
a solution. The solution is to enable "HWCursor" on xorg.conf file. Here 
is the link to nVidia's forum.

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=79828

Another helpful tip on issue with "Black Window" is here

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=77248&highlight=black+windows

Srikanth

Marc Schwartz wrote:
> Srikanth Konjarla wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> Is there a update to compiz expected on FC6? I have issues with 
>> "desktop-effects" and i believe that they are related to compiz.
>>
>> Processor: AMD Turion X2 (Dual Core)
>> Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce Go 6100 (driver  1.0-9631)
>> Issue: When the desktop-effects is enabled, a "tooltip" kind of 
>> "shadow" is seen with mouse.
>>       Mouse behavior is erratic, sometimes feels like lost control 
>> over the mouse.
>>       Title/Menu bar disappears on windows.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Srikanth
> 
> These are issues with the current nVidia drivers and not compiz or beryl.
> 
> There are known problems with video memory constraints since the 
> addition of the TFP (texture_from_pixmap) functionality required for 
> compiz/beryl, which in turn cause multiple problems with composting 
> managers running under Xorg. These problems manifest themselves in 
> multiple and confounding ways, hence the multitude of posts on this matter.
> 
> My take is that this issue is not a bug per se, but a fundamental design 
> problem with the current nVidia drivers. This opinion is largely 
> supported by the time interval over which this problem has been known 
> and the lack of a fix to date. This time interval suggests the need for 
> a re-design of the relevant parts of the driver and not just a bug 
> fix/patch.
> 
> Keep track of the threads here:
> 
> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=14
> 
> and stay abreast of the details of any new driver releases as they 
> become available. So far, there has been no formal announcement by 
> nVidia of a possible timeline for resolution.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Marc Schwartz
>