Unity interface is garbled when running in VirtualBox

Bug #938645 reported by Grigory Rechistov
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Unity
Confirmed
Undecided
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xorg (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Just installed Precise alpha to VirtualBox. The default Unity interface gets garbled - windows do not disappear after they are closed. Other than this GUI works OK.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.4.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.26-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.92-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CrashDB: unity
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 30.838021] audit_printk_skb: 39 callbacks suppressed
 [ 30.838023] type=1400 audit(1329911590.813:24): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" parent=1 profile="/usr/lib/telepathy/mission-control-5" name="/usr/share/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors/" pid=1717 comm="mission-control" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
 [ 340.744435] hrtimer: interrupt took 850797627 ns
 [ 340.744480] sched: RT throttling activated
Date: Wed Feb 22 16:41:03 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard: InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH VirtualBox Graphics Adapter [80ee:beef] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120222)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no User Name)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-17-generic root=UUID=392c39c4-7a64-4ba1-860a-f60aac9e696e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:
dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
dmi.product.version: 1.2
dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.0~bzr2995-0ubuntu4
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0~rc2-0ubuntu5
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0~rc2-0ubuntu5
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.99.901+git20120126-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

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Grigory Rechistov (atakua) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in xorg (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Marco Biscaro (marcobiscaro2112) wrote :

The same here. My host video card:

  *-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 12
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:44 memory:fe000000-fe3fffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff ioport:f080(size=8)

Changed in unity:
status: New → Confirmed
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Marco Biscaro (marcobiscaro2112) wrote :

Today I've updated a lot of packages (including unity, nux, xorg, linux and virtualbox driver) and now the problem is gone. Grigory, can you confirm the problem is solved to you too?

Changed in unity:
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
Changed in xorg (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Grigory Rechistov (atakua) wrote :

Just updated everything - and unfortunately it became no better, see the screenshot attached.

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Grigory Rechistov (atakua) wrote :

Also - I am testing this VM in Virtualbox 4.1.2 on Windows 7 x86_64 system, with Intel graphics host card, if this is of any importance.

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Marco Biscaro (marcobiscaro2112) wrote :

Ok, setting as confirmed again.

Changed in unity:
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
Changed in xorg (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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