From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 25 13:57:44 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 496AE16A407 for ; Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:57:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from e.schuele@computer.org) Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net (rwcrmhc12.comcast.net [204.127.192.82]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCD7143D46 for ; Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:57:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from e.schuele@computer.org) Received: from [208.206.151.59] (host59.gtisd.com[208.206.151.59]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with ESMTP id <20060425135742m1200c2sbke>; Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:57:43 +0000 Message-ID: <444E2AD4.40707@computer.org> Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:57:40 -0500 From: Eric Schuele User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20060402) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Eric Schuele References: <444D7BCB.5090202@computer.org> In-Reply-To: <444D7BCB.5090202@computer.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Strange visual artifacts in upper left corner of screen which respond to mouse activity..... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:57:44 -0000 Eric Schuele wrote: > Hello, > > I just recently began using GDM. This problem is reproducible by > enabling/disabling GDM on my machine. > > When GDM is enabled, I get four equally sized rectangles in the upper > left corner of my screen. They are not visible at first but are > responsive to mouse activity. Meaning, they slowly fill in as I move > the mouse... and fill in almost completely, as soon as I click the mouse > buttons. > > These squares draw on top of any window located there. That window will > carry the discoloration with it if I move the window. The discolored > squares continue, in the original location, after removing any window > from the region. > > I originally had load glx, drm, and dri in my xorg.conf file... but > since removed them just as an experiment. It had no effect on the > problem. I also had DefaultFbBpp set to 32. Removed that as well to no > avail. Just swinging wildly here. > > The squares are visible on GDM itself, and any window manager I've used > (enlightenment and twm). > > I've got (from dmesg) > ATI Radeon LW RV200 Mobility 7500 M7 > model Generic PS/2 mouse, device ID (a.k.a synaptics touchpad) > > I use Driver "radeon" in xorg.conf. > > Without GDM, no rectangles. No other portupgrades occurred when this > behavior appeared. Just the installation/configuration of GDM. > > Any ideas what is going on and how to remedy it? > OK... I can tell be the number of replies, everyone just rolled their eyes at me and figured I'm crazy. But it really does occur. :) FWIW: I have found that if I use the GDM provided XDMCP Chooser... that the problem immediately dissapears. Anyone have any thoughts on this? -- Regards, Eric