NVIDIA - videos with tearing effect

[jfca283]

Hi
i've searched around the web and this forum, and all the solutions didn't work
i enabled vsync and alike options from nvidia-settings...with no result
mi nvidia card is integrated and is a little old, nforce 610i
i don't want to buy a new video card for my HTPC...it used to play fine just a week ago
any help?
my ubuntu version...Karmic Koala
Thanks

[lidex]

Are you using compiz? If so disable desktop-effects.

[Linuxforall]

Also use latest 195 series drivers and not the older one in the repos.

[jfca283]

i don't use compiz, just metacity

[lidex]

Some of these may help:
http://www.google.com/search?q=nforc...untuforums.org

[jfca283]

if i have composite enabled on metacity...i have tearing
if not...no problem
is there a bug?

[tekkidd]

no that just means that your your card is to old to support effects really well

i suggest download the latest drivers from the nvidia site and reinstalling them

[angry_johnnie]

if it is an old nvidia graphics adapter, you might want to try the old 96 driver instead of the newer ones.

other than that, just disable compositing while watching videos.

i don't know whether to call it a bug, or just what the graphics adapter is capable of doing.

i've gotten used to disabling/enabling compositing.

i have an icon in my upper panel that points to a custom script to do this. it's still annoying every now and then, but it's a one click solution.

also, lucid lynx's default driver did a wonderful job at streaming video. not having the actual nvidia driver means no special effects, but at least there's no more tearing.

[jfca283]

when lucyd be launch, i'll test it
but at least i can watch my movies right...it's a HTPC...imagine can't watch movies correctly...a hell