Comments on: Make Compiz Run Smoothly and Without Tearing http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2009/09/20/make-compiz-run-smoothly-and-without-tearing/ News, Tips, and How-Tos for Ubuntu Linux Tue, 01 May 2012 21:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: pst007x http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2009/09/20/make-compiz-run-smoothly-and-without-tearing/#comment-242449 pst007x Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:13:10 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/?p=1713#comment-242449 I have tried everything possible. Updating NVidia drivers, to tweaking compiz, etc. There is and always have been an issue with linux and NVidia. If you really want a smooth PC, with no driver issues, use Windows! Ubuntu is ok, Unity is buggy, no matter what anyone says! Unfortunately since 8.04, with regards to NVidia there have always been issues, I have been able to fix in earlier versions but since Unity it has gone horribly wrong. I appreciate all the developers putting their time into an open source OS, and drivers, etc... but sorry guys still does not work, and Ubuntu 11.10 is terrible! Sorry :-( I have tried everything possible. Updating NVidia drivers, to tweaking compiz, etc. There is and always have been an issue with linux and NVidia. If you really want a smooth PC, with no driver issues, use Windows! Ubuntu is ok, Unity is buggy, no matter what anyone says! Unfortunately since 8.04, with regards to NVidia there have always been issues, I have been able to fix in earlier versions but since Unity it has gone horribly wrong. I appreciate all the developers putting their time into an open source OS, and drivers, etc… but sorry guys still does not work, and Ubuntu 11.10 is terrible! Sorry :-(

]]> By: ActionParsnip http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2009/09/20/make-compiz-run-smoothly-and-without-tearing/#comment-240072 ActionParsnip Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:28:37 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/?p=1713#comment-240072 Just ditch compiz and use Metacity, or even openbox. no issues here :) Just ditch compiz and use Metacity, or even openbox. no issues here :)

]]> By: Matt http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2009/09/20/make-compiz-run-smoothly-and-without-tearing/#comment-142641 Matt Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:20:17 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/?p=1713#comment-142641 Just writing to say thanks! This fixed an annoying flicker when moving windows on my mint + nvidia setup. Just writing to say thanks! This fixed an annoying flicker when moving windows on my mint + nvidia setup.

]]> By: Hanz http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2009/09/20/make-compiz-run-smoothly-and-without-tearing/#comment-128750 Hanz Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:09:08 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/?p=1713#comment-128750 Thank you so much!! I have a 9800gt and it was painful to move my cube desktop. Now everything is smooth as silk :) Thank you so much!!
I have a 9800gt and it was painful to move my cube desktop. Now everything is smooth as silk :)

]]> By: rodislav http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2009/09/20/make-compiz-run-smoothly-and-without-tearing/#comment-121637 rodislav Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:34:46 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/?p=1713#comment-121637 thanks man! :) now its better thanks man! :) now its better

]]> By: Tortured Utopian http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2009/09/20/make-compiz-run-smoothly-and-without-tearing/#comment-107973 Tortured Utopian Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:54:20 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/?p=1713#comment-107973 (you have to disable DynamicTwinView with Nvidia drivers, otherwise, they do return an invalid vertical frequency...) (you have to disable DynamicTwinView with Nvidia drivers, otherwise, they do return an invalid vertical frequency…)

]]> By: Tortured Utopian http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2009/09/20/make-compiz-run-smoothly-and-without-tearing/#comment-107972 Tortured Utopian Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:53:29 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/?p=1713#comment-107972 Please check this post for a complete way to get a good compiz display with no tearing : http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=110854 Please check this post for a complete way to get a good compiz display with no tearing : http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=110854

]]> By: [ubuntu] Tearing and choppy video w/ ION 330 vdpau in Xinerama - oBlurb http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2009/09/20/make-compiz-run-smoothly-and-without-tearing/#comment-101321 [ubuntu] Tearing and choppy video w/ ION 330 vdpau in Xinerama - oBlurb Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:45:29 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/?p=1713#comment-101321 [...] have tried with and without desktop effects enabled, and I have followed the http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2009/0…thout-tearing/ guide to manually set the refresh rate to 60 Hz. The sync to Vblank option is checked, both in CCSM [...] [...] have tried with and without desktop effects enabled, and I have followed the http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2009/0…thout-tearing/ guide to manually set the refresh rate to 60 Hz. The sync to Vblank option is checked, both in CCSM [...]

]]> By: iDVB http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2009/09/20/make-compiz-run-smoothly-and-without-tearing/#comment-83400 iDVB Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:34:16 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/?p=1713#comment-83400 DOH! Fixes didn't work on my system. Here's the weird part. Compiz worked fine on 9.04 with Uber-smooth video with no tweaking required. Ubuntu 9.10 Dell XPS M170 NVidia Geforce Go7800 GTX 2GB RAM I tried: VBlank ON and OFF for both NVidia and Compiz Tried manually setting NVidia Refresh rate 60 Tried manually setting Compiz Refresh Rate 60, 100, 120 Tried setting Compiz Detect Refresh Rate off and on ...and combos of each. no luck. DOH! Fixes didn’t work on my system.

Here’s the weird part. Compiz worked fine on 9.04 with Uber-smooth video with no tweaking required.

Ubuntu 9.10
Dell XPS M170
NVidia Geforce Go7800 GTX
2GB RAM

I tried:
VBlank ON and OFF for both NVidia and Compiz
Tried manually setting NVidia Refresh rate 60
Tried manually setting Compiz Refresh Rate 60, 100, 120
Tried setting Compiz Detect Refresh Rate off and on
…and combos of each.
no luck.

]]> By: Tom Albrecht http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2009/09/20/make-compiz-run-smoothly-and-without-tearing/#comment-83125 Tom Albrecht Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:12:13 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/?p=1713#comment-83125 Thanks so much! This fixed my problem, and my XBMC install looks fantastic. Thanks so much! This fixed my problem, and my XBMC install looks fantastic.

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