Artefacts on panels and apps windows after update to LM17.3

[Sergey_Aka]

Hi!
I've got a problem with artefacts on panels and some apps windows after update from LM17.2 to LM17.3.
See screenshot https://yadi.sk/d/tPxj1aV5nRPvu

I use Numix theme.
Xfce 4.12.2 (Gtk 2.24.23)
Kernel 4.2.0-25

[Hoser Rob]

Please read the stickies. You haven't included much useful info.

Copy/paste into terminal:

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inxi -Fxz

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sudo lshw -C video

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glxinfo | grep OpenGL

For the last command you may need to install mesa-utils first. I've distro hopped on my netbook enough that I can't always remember what's all installed by default anymore.

Copy/paste from the terminal here, wrapped in Code tags.

[Sergey_Aka]

Please read the stickies. You haven't included much useful info.

Sorry for my inattention.

Here the output of your recommended commands:

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inxi -Fxz

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System:    Host: olga-pc Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.8.2) Desktop: Xfce 4.12.2 (Gtk 2.24.23)
           Distro: Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa
Machine:   Mobo: Acer model: Aspire 5740 v: V1.28 Bios: Phoenix v: V1.28 date: 08/12/2010
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i3 M 330 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 8511
           clock speeds: max: 2133 MHz 1: 1199 MHz 2: 1466 MHz 3: 1066 MHz 4: 933 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.15.1 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1366x768@60.0hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ironlake Mobile
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (git-8d4039e 2016-01-07 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.2.0-25-generic
Network:   Card-1: Broadcom NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver: tg3 v: 3.137 bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) driver: ath9k bus-ID: 04:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (1.5% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: HGST_HTS721010A9 size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 68G used: 5.9G (10%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
           ID-2: /home size: 847G used: 5.2G (1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 3.15GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda1
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0C mobo: 29.0C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 207 Uptime: 7 min Memory: 987.2/2745.6MB Init: Upstart runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.4
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.111) inxi: 2.2.28 

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sudo lshw -C video

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*-display               
       описание: VGA compatible controller
       продукт: Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
       производитель: Intel Corporation
       физический ID: 2
       сведения о шине: pci@0000:00:02.0
       версия: 12
       разрядность: 64 bits
       частота: 33MHz
       возможности: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       кофигурация: driver=i915 latency=0
       ресурсы: IRQ:25 память:f0000000-f03fffff память:d0000000-dfffffff ioport:1800(размер=8)

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glxinfo | grep OpenGL

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OpenGL vendor string: Intel Open Source Technology Center
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ironlake Mobile 
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (git-8d4039e 2016-01-07 trusty-oibaf-ppa)
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20
OpenGL extensions:
OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 2.0 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (git-8d4039e 2016-01-07 trusty-oibaf-ppa)
OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 1.0.16
OpenGL ES profile extensions:

[killer de bug]

if you restart XFCE, does the problem still appear?

[Sergey_Aka]

if you restart XFCE, does the problem still appear?

Unfortunately yes. Artefacts are still there.

[Sergey_Aka]

I've tried default LM themes too, but it does not matter. Artefacts were at the same places.

I think it's video driver issue or compiz bug.
What is the stable version of vesa driver? May be I should downgrade video driver?
Tell me please how reset compiz settings to default?

[Sergey_Aka]

I made screencast of changing Desktop Settings https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_QLaH ... sp=sharing (In some web browser available only 360p quality for watching. For Frefox it's ok, there available 720p.)
That settings didn't help. By the way, my PC has much less settings then there was shown in screenshot.

In BIOS settings there are 300 MB of RAM reserved for video adapter.
Manualy install compton pakage. xfwm4+compton doesn't fix my problem.

[Sergey_Aka]

I've installed old recommended kernel 3.19.0-32. The artefacts are gone
Will work with old kernel to see how it stable.

[killer de bug]

That's a very good piece of news!

[Sergey_Aka]

Yes, I've read that notice too. But in my laptop there is Intel integrated video adapter. That's why I didn't expect problem with kernel update.

The old kernel seems work fine.

[Hoser Rob]

I've installed old recommended kernel 3.19.0-32. The artefacts are gone
Will work with old kernel to see how it stable.

That's funny, in your first post I saw you had the 4.2 kernel. I was going to suggest using a default theme and/or downgrading the kernel to the standard one.

Especially since my mint 17 XFCE laptop also has the intel Ironlake series gpu. I actually reinstalled 17 after 'upgrading' to 17.1 because the video performance got a lot worse. I tested 17.1 and 17.2 on live USB boot just in case my settings were buggered somehow and the same problems were there.

But I've been testing 17.3 xfce on live USB boot the last day or 2 and the performance seems to be back. I'm going to upgrade to 17.3 soon.