Strange white bar and rendering

[agisman]

Hey there,

I am running Hardy with the 0.3.5 version of Elisa. Whenever I start Elisa, there is a strange white bar across the bottom of the screen. I'm not sure what's supposed to be behind it but occasionally I can see the edge of a "back" button on the bottom left beneath the white stripe. The top of the screen is also white but I can still check the buttons for rearranging icons. There are also no visualizations with music but that's fine. I'm just confused about the white bar across the bottom and what is behind it. It's about an inch high.

The OS is Ubuntu 8.04 and the video card is the Unichrome Pro 2. It is using the openchrome driver and has openGL working just fine. The packages I'm using:

dpkg -l | grep elisa
ii elisa 0.3.5-3 media center solution - runtime executables
ii elisa-plugins-bad 0.3.5-1ubuntu2 Elisa plugins from the "bad" set
ii elisa-plugins-good 0.3.5-1 Elisa plugins from the "good" set
ii elisa-plugins-ugly 0.3.4.rc2-2ubuntu0~ppa0 Elisa plugins from the "ugly" set
ii python-elisa 0.3.5-3 media center solution - Python library

When I run Elisa from the terminal, I get the following output:

WARN MainThread service_manager Apr 16 22:41:29 Missing dependency Un-met dependency for coherence: coherence to create coherence:coherence_service (elisa/core/manager.py:98)
WARN MainThread service_manager Apr 16 22:41:29 Initializing osso:osso_service failed: Component osso_service failed to initialize: hildon not running. (elisa/core/manager.py:95)
WARN MainThread media_manager Apr 16 22:41:29 Initializing fspot:fspot_media failed: Component fspot_media failed to initialize: FSpot DB not found at '/home/aj/.gnome2/f-spot/photos.db'. (elisa/core/manager.py:95)
WARN MainThread media_manager Apr 16 22:41:29 Missing dependency Un-met dependency for coherence: coherence to create coherence:upnp_media (elisa/core/manager.py:98)
WARN MainThread comp_amazon_covers Apr 16 22:41:30 Locale '.com' not supported by amazon_covers (elisa/plugins/amazon_plugin/amazon_metadata.py:75)
elisa: could not connect to socket
elisa: No such file or directory
WARN MainThread interface_controller Apr 16 22:41:32 Component lirc_input failed to initialize: Unable to initialize lirc! (elisa/core/interface_controller.py:326)
WARN MainThread comp_service_activity Apr 16 22:41:32 Plugin 'service' not found (elisa/plugins/base/activities/service_activity.py:54)
WARN MainThread db_backend Apr 16 22:41:34 column uri is not unique (elisa/core/db_backend.py:240)
WARN MainThread db_backend Apr 16 22:41:34 column uri is not unique (elisa/core/db_backend.py:240)
WARN MainThread db_backend Apr 16 22:41:34 column uri is not unique (elisa/core/db_backend.py:240)
WARN MainThread db_backend Apr 16 22:41:34 column uri is not unique (elisa/core/db_backend.py:240)
WARN MainThread db_backend Apr 16 22:41:34 column uri is not unique (elisa/core/db_backend.py:240)
WARN MainThread db_backend Apr 16 22:41:34 column uri is not unique (elisa/core/db_backend.py:240)
WARN MainThread config Apr 16 22:41:37 [Errno 13] Permission denied: u'/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/elisa/plugins/raval_frontend/chris_theme/chris_theme.conf' (elisa/core/config.py:195)



I don't have an account on the Trac server so I wanted to at least ask if anyone here has seen this problem before submitting a bug report. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers!

[philn]

Can you put a screenshot online please?

[guijemont]

It seems to be a common bug with unichrome GPUs. Without a machine on which to experiment, we cannot say whether this is a bug in pigment or in the driver, but since the 3D part of the openchrome driver is currently unmaintained, and since this bug seems to happen only with it, I would tend to think this is a bug in the driver.

See http://wiki.openchrome.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=3DStatus#Bugs_Maintainers_etc_

Note this state of things is likely to change in the future since VIA has announced it will provide more support for linux:
http://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pressroom/pressrelease.jsp?press_release_no=2088

Also, can you please provide the output of glxinfo on this machine? It might give us ideas if the problem is something obvious.

[agisman]

Wow! Thank you very much for the prompt replies! I never got that kind of response when I had difficulties with my touch screen. That is fantastic news about Via supporting the Linux community. I kind of felt that they had left us out to dry and now it just seems that I jumped in too soon. Anyways, here is the output of my glxinfo:

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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_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_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: VIA Technology
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI UniChrome 20060710 x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 1.2 Mesa 7.0.3-rc2
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture,
    GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat,
    GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_window_pos,
    GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_minmax,
    GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint,
    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_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_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_vertex_array,
    GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip,
    GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_blend_square,
    GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_OES_read_format,
    GL_SGI_color_matrix, GL_SGI_color_table, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp,
    GL_SGIS_texture_lod

   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
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x22 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x23 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x24 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x25 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x26 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x27 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x28 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x29 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x2a 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  0 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x2b 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  0 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x2c 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0  0  0 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x2d 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0  0  0 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x47 32 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 Ncon

And for the screenshots...

Elisa with white bar
Album surfing with white bars
*edited to links because I don't know how to make img work

While I suspect that you are correct and the proprietary drivers will eventually fix it, it's sad to have to wait. On the other hand, I'm happy that it may eventually work. Thanks for all the advice!

Cheers!

[pt109b]

I can confirm this with my machine as well. I haven't sought a solution, but I get the same problem with my office machine. A white bar below. I upgraded to Hardy Heron (beta). On my Dell notebook, elisa just shows splash screen and "hangs". Apparently Edubuntu 8.04 official release is this Thursday (Apr 24th), Perhaps I will download and burn onto CD, install and let you know if that works better...

Murray Saul

[ogjonny]

Well i can confirm this on my machine too, although elisa runs all smooth, there are these strange white blocks.
I am using a Jetway miniITX board with Via S3 Unichrome IGP. I successfully tested Elisa with an G200MMS plugged in, so i suppose it should work just fine with Unichrome too.
I will try using the proprietary driver now. I'll edit in, if this works.

Cheers

€: The proprietary driver can not install for some reason, anyway, i think, this won't help either, since the driver does not offer 3D capabilities

€²: Here are some screenshots:

Maybe this will help creating a workaround

[frederic]

Well........I have the same white bar problem running Ubuntu hardy on an ATI Radeon card (RV200)

the problem likely lays in pigment and not in unichrome or it would also be in the radeon module

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lspci
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV200 QW [Radeon 7500]

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dpkg -l | grep elisa
ii  elisa                                      0.3.5-3                                            media center solution - runtime executables
ii  elisa-plugins-bad                          0.3.5-1ubuntu2                                     Elisa plugins from the "bad" set
ii  elisa-plugins-good                         0.3.5-1                                            Elisa plugins from the "good" set
ii  python-elisa                               0.3.5-3                                            media center solution - Python library

dpkg -l |grep pigment
ii  libpigment0.3-4                            0.3.5-1                                            User interfaces with embedded multimedia - s

glxinfo | grep direct                                         
direct rendering: Yes

[agisman]

As of this morning, Via has posted new Linux drivers for the CX700 and CN700 series of chipsets. The install is much easier than any of the earlier versions. They offer the driver for Ubuntu Hardy and it's really just a one line install. The install updated my xorg.conf file without removing all my changes done to enable my touch screen.

As for what we're interested in, Elisa now works flawlessly. Updating to these more fully featured drivers did the trick. Running Ubuntu Hardy has solved almost all of my driver issues with odd hardware. Finally, Via is offering the drivers to get this up to near spec. Thanks for all the help and recommendation, particularly letting me know about Via's eventual release of Linux drivers.

Cheers!

[philn]

Awesome! Can you share with us the website where you found these new drivers?

[philn]

http://linux.via.com.tw/support/downloadFiles.action

[mnabil]

agisman : can you please paste me you xorg.conf, as my gl acceleration didn't work with the new via driver

[agisman]

Mnabil, absolutely! Philn, sorry I didn't include that link the other time. Anyways, here's my xorg.conf including the section on getting my Elo Touchsystems 2500U working with Evtouch on Hardy Heron. Note, this newer version of X requires a lot less modification to the xorg.conf file.

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Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier   "Generic Keyboard"
   Driver      "kbd"
   Option      "XkbRules"   "xorg"
   Option      "XkbModel"   "pc105"
   Option      "XkbLayout"   "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier   "Configured Mouse"
   Driver      "vmmouse"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "touchscreen"
    Driver "evtouch"
    Option "Device" "/dev/input/touch2500"
    Option "DeviceName" "touchscreen"
    Option "MinX" "4095"
    Option "MinY" "4095"
    Option "MaxX" "0"
    Option "MaxY" "0"
    Option "ReportingMode" "Raw"
    Option "Emulate3Buttons"
    Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
EndSection


Section "Device"
   Driver "via"
   VendorName  "VIA Tech"
   BoardName   "via"
   Identifier   "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
   Identifier "Monitor"
   ModeLine "720x480" 26.7 720 736 808 896 480 481 484 497
   ModeLine "720x576" 32.7 720 744 816 912 576 577 580 597
   ModeLine "800x480" 29.58 800 816 896 992 480 481 484 497
   ModeLine "848x480" 31.5 848 864 952 1056 480 481 484 497
   ModeLine "856x480" 31.7 856 872 960 1064 480 481 484 497
   ModeLine "960x600" 45.98 960 1000 1096 1232  600 601 604 622 -HSync +Vsync
   ModeLine "1000x600" 48.07 1000 1040 1144 1288 600 601 604 622 -HSync +Vsync
   ModeLine "1024x512" 41.3 1024 1056 1160 1296 512 513 516 531
   ModeLine "1088x612" 52.95 1088 1128 1240 1392 612 613 616 634 -HSync +Vsync
   ModeLine "1152x720" 67.32 1152 1208 1328 1504 720 721 724 746 -HSync +Vsync
   ModeLine "1200x720" 70.18 1200 1256 1384 1568 720 721 724 746 -HSync +Vsync
   ModeLine "1280x600" 61.50 1280 1336 1464 1648 600 601 604 622 -HSync +Vsync
   ModeLine "1280x720" 74.6 1280 1341 1474 1688 720 721 724 746
   ModeLine "1280x768" 80.1 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 795
   ModeLine "1360x768" 85.50 1360 1392 1712 1744 768 783 791 807 +HSync +Vsync
   ModeLine "1366x768" 85.86 1366 1440 1584 1800 768 769 772 795 -HSync +Vsync
   ModeLine "1440x900" 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932 -HSync +Vsync
   ModeLine "1440x1050" 126.2 1440 1536 1688 1936 1050 1051 1054 1087
   ModeLine "1600x900" 119.00 1600 1696 1864 2128 900 901 904 932 -HSync +Vsync
   ModeLine "1600x1024" 136.36 1600 1704 1872 2144 1024 1025 1028 1060 -HSync +Vsync
   ModeLine "1792x1344" 202.97 1792 1920 2112 2432 1344 1345 1348 1391 -HSync +Vsync
   ModeLine "1856x1392" 218.57 1856 1992 2192 2528 1392 1393 1396 1441 -HSync +Vsync
   ModeLine "1920x1080" 172.9 1920 2043 2249 2578 1080 1081 1084 1118
   ModeLine "2048x1536" 266.95 2048 2200 2424 2800 1536 1537 1540 1589 -HSync +Vsync
   ModeLine "720x480" 34.9 720 752 824 928 480 481 484 502
   ModeLine "720x576" 42.6 720 760 832 944 576 577 580 602
   ModeLine "848x480" 41.0 848 880 968 1088 480 481 484 502
   ModeLine "856x480" 41.3 856 888 976 1096 480 481 484 502
   ModeLine "1024x512" 53.3 1024 1072 1176 1328 512 513 516 535
   ModeLine "1280x768" 103.0 1280 1360 1496 1712 768 769 772 802
   ModeLine "1440x1050" 160.0 1440 1536 1696 1952 1050 1051 1054 1096
   ModeLine "1280x768" 118.5 1280 1368 1504 1728 768 769 772 807
   ModeLine "1440x1050" 184.5 1440 1544 1704 1968 1050 1051 1054 1103
   ModeLine "848x480" 47.4 848 888 976 1104 480 481 484 505
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Monitor  "Monitor"
   Identifier   "Default Screen"
   Device      "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
   Identifier   "Default Layout"
   Screen      "Default Screen"
   InputDevice "ConfiguredMouse"
   InputDevice "touchscreen" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Module"
   Load  "glx"
   Load  "dri"
   Load  "extmod"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
   Group 0
   Mode 0666
EndSection

I'm getting around 1000fps in glxgears which is slightly lower than the openchrome driver but I can now use Compiz and all that other goofy crap I could never actually see myself using. I'm also putting in the current output of glxinfo so that the differences can be compared. Good luck!

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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_OML_swap_method,
    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_swap_control,
    GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
    GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
OpenGL vendor string: VIA Technology
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI UniChrome 20060710 x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 1.2 Mesa 6.5.1
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture,
    GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat,
    GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_window_pos,
    GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_minmax,
    GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint,
    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_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_compression_s3tc,
    GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
    GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias,
    GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_vertex_array,
    GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip,
    GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, 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_texture_edge_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_lod

   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
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0x22 24 tc  1 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x23 24 tc  1 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x24 24 tc  1 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x25 24 tc  1 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x26 24 tc  1 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 32  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x27 24 tc  1 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 32  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x28 24 tc  1 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x29 24 tc  1 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x2a 24 tc  1 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0  0  0 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x2b 24 tc  1 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0  0  0 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x2c 24 tc  1 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x2d 24 tc  1 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  0 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x2e 24 tc  1 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 32  0 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x2f 24 tc  1 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 32  0 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x30 24 tc  1 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x31 24 tc  1 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x54 32 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 Ncon

[jeltsch]

White bar also with my Shuttle Zen running Ubuntu 8.04. Graphic Card is ATI Radeon 9100 IGP used with the free radeon driver. In additon, the x server quits when the movie starts playing full screen; but so does the Totem player. So no ELISA for me, only VLC

[ogjonny]

Well, this is really good news, but actually i am missing an appropriate driver for my favoured distribution (Mandriva 2008.1).
I keep working on it, maybe there will be an rpm soon

The issue got resolved at first by using the viaarena driver, but this is not really a solution for me since overall system performance is heavily degraded

[mfmjos]

I'm seeing the same white bar in elisa. I'm running Hardy on a Compaq Armada M700 with an ATI rage mobility. Any thoughts on how to correct this with the ATI cards?