Bug#627608: nvidia-glx: Notifications cause black area in top left of screen

[Andreas Beckmann]

On Sunday, 22. May 2011 18:40:31 Manuel Bilderbeek wrote:
> Package: nvidia-glx
> Version: 270.41.06-1

> Since a few days (update of nVIdia drivers and Xorg), whenver I get a
> 'tray notification' (e.g. X-Chat, Rhythmbox), I get a black rectangle of
> the same size as a notification on the top left of my screen. It just
> becomes black. When drag a window over it, it becomes painted normally
> again. It appears exactly when a 'tray notification' appears in the
> lower right corner of my desktop.
>
> I don't know if this is a bug in nVidia drivers or in the new Xorg...
> Just reporting it here as a first guess...

An interesting test would be to downgrade Xorg to the version from squeeze 
while keeping the current driver. If the behavior persists, this will be a 
nvidia problem (and should disappear by downgrading the driver to the version 
from squeeze, too).

Please also have a look in the nvidia forum, eventually someone has reported a 
similar problem there, too.
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46678

If it turns out to be a nvidia problem, you should report it there, too (or 
add more information to an existing thread). Please post an URL here, too, so 
that we can follow progress.


Andreas