[pkg-nvidia-devel] Bug#482037: Bug#482037: [nvidia-kernel-source] Compiz doesn't render drop-shadows

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 12:52:04PM +0200, Valerio Passini wrote:
> Package: nvidia-kernel-source
> Version: 169.12-1
> Severity: normal
> 
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> Dear Developers,
> 
> I have installed the packaged version of Nvidia drivers and found that compiz 
> doesn't render drop shadows and has other minor glitches on window borders. 
> IMHO this is a bug in the Nvidia .debs because if I install nvidia drivers 
> through nvidia installer everything works. I hope this is not a duplicate of 
> any other bug... Thank you

Are you using an 8xxx series card?  If so it is likely caused by the
libwfb problem, which should be fixed in the next release (it went in
svn this weekend).

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Len Sorensen