Hello, and a question

[NoOp]

On 02/07/2010 08:32 AM, Chuck Kuecker wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
...
>> Let us know what the results are.
> I figured it out - under 'Appearances - Visual Effects', I had selected 
> 'Normal'. Changed that to 'None', and I have background again.
> 
> May be my video card is too old or too slow. No matter, I don't need 
> fast graphics to hack code.

Maybe related? Is it an ATI card?

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mesa/+bug/421334
[[karmic] Desktop blacked out when Compiz is enabled on -ati driver]
which is a dupe of:
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/444139>
[(Needs KMS) Background and full screen apps don't show up when Normal
Visual Effects on (ATI RV100/RV200 chipset)]
You might also want to check some of the 'Duplicates of this bug' (right
side of the page).
Also see the upstream bug:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24406
and the forum pages referenced in that bug:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1308027&page=1
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1308027&page=4

If 444139 applies, you might consider subscribing to the bug report,
that way you'll get added comments emailed to you.