Bug 323835

Summary: 'Tearing Prevention' does not survive reboot
Product: [Plasma] kwin Reporter: uo
Component: coreAssignee: KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: lucidlytwisted
Priority: NOR    
Version: 4.11.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:

Description uo 2013-08-21 13:32:31 UTC
I have an Nvidia GTX 660 and am using the proprietary drivers.

The tearing prevention settings do work but each time I reboot I get tearing again. The settings in that section are as they should be - I have to either change openGL versions or set vsync to 'none' and then back to what I previously had (I choose 'automatic', though it's the same for all options) in order to be rid of tearing.

To be clear: The settings do stick in the settings panel but they don't seem to do anything after a reboot. I have to disable and re-enable them or change GL version.

If it's of any relevance, I get a few seconds with no-tearing each time I boot. Then after a short while tearing starts. This was the same in 4.10 though in which I found no anti-tearing solution.

I would be glad to provide any further information that would be helpful.




Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Choose anti-tearing options which prevent teraring
2. Reboot
3. Settings are the same but tearing is back
4. Change settings to something else and back again: Tearing is gone
5. GOTO 2
Actual Results:  
Tearing is back after reboot

Expected Results:  
Tearing not to return after reboot
Comment 1 Thomas Lübking 2013-08-21 14:45:20 UTC
Please see dupe.
If you've Triple buffering enabled (or decide to do so), enforce it - otherwise ensure to 'export __GL_YIELD="USLEEP"'

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 322060 ***
Comment 2 uo 2013-08-21 15:20:27 UTC
Thanks for the info, Thomas. I did search but didn't find that other bug.

And thanks for the workaround, enabling triple buffering did the trick.