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Bug 690147 - Black background in overview
Black background in overview
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: Desktop
3.6.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
: 690178 691980 692191 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-12-13 10:05 UTC by holger.klettern
Modified: 2013-03-01 22:41 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
Screenshot of overview (112.59 KB, image/jpeg)
2012-12-13 10:05 UTC, holger.klettern 		Details

Description holger.klettern 2012-12-13 10:05:54 UTC 
Created attachment 231460 [details]
Screenshot of overview

In overview, I only get a black background, not the half-transparent wallpaper I'm used to. The problem started to appear some weeks ago, probably after an update.

No extensions/themes are activated. Default GTK-Theme (Adwaita).

I'm not the only one with this problem. Found a lot of people with this issue, f.e. here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12385357

Ubuntu 12.10 (fully updated)
gnome-shell 3.6.2-0ubuntu0.2
Intel GPU
Comment 1 Giovanni Campagna 2012-12-13 17:39:35 UTC 
Which Intel GPU is this on?
It could be caused by missing GLSL support, although that would mean a really old card (i915, ca 2004)
Comment 2 Giovanni Campagna 2012-12-13 22:26:57 UTC 
*** Bug 690178 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 idra 2012-12-13 22:55:01 UTC 
I have a recent Intel GPU.
Disabling nautilus as the desktop manager and re-setting the wallpapaer made the background come back.
But as soon as I set nautilus to manage the desktop and set the wallpaper it comes black again.
I do not think it has anything to do with the GL support.
Comment 4 Giovanni Campagna 2012-12-13 22:59:57 UTC 
Well, if it happens only with nautilus, and not with gnome-settings-daemon, it's likely to be a nautilus bug.
Comment 5 idra 2012-12-20 01:19:47 UTC 
I have more data.
I installed Fedora 18 on an old Lenovo laptop (X60) which has an ancient Intel card.
On that laptop I use nautilus to draw the desktop as well, but the problem is not present there.

However I noticed that the lock screen also shows the laptop desk (including icons which is ugly, but I digress), my main laptop that has the balc activities screen instead also have a completely black lock screen with clock superimposed.

What other data do you need to fix this issue?
Comment 6 Cosimo Cecchi 2013-01-18 19:33:46 UTC 
*** Bug 691980 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 7 Cosimo Cecchi 2013-01-21 14:56:47 UTC 
*** Bug 692191 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 8 Cosimo Cecchi 2013-03-01 22:41:40 UTC 
This should now be finally fixed in 3.7.90/git master.