Installing xserver no backfill version

[Rule2]

Hey,
I am experiencing noticeable delays while maximising or restoring windows. My video card is ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530. CPU is core 2 duo @ 2.2 Ghz. When I browsed through this forum, I bumped into a thread which said that installing the xserver with no backfill, using
https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/xserver-no-backfill (https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-x-swat/+archive/xserver-no-backfill)

But, nothing seems to happen when I add the ppa, and sudo apt-get update.
Thanks in advance.

[Rule2]

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[vladilinsky]

This repo used to work for me but now it does not.

from what I can tell, (which may be completely wrong) the x server in that repo is older than the one which I am using so it will not use the patched version. I would assume you have the same problem.

fortunately it sounds like this will be fixed in the new fglrx
http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21846

[latebeat]

This repo used to work for me but now it does not.

from what I can tell, (which may be completely wrong) the x server in that repo is older than the one which I am using so it will not use the patched version. I would assume you have the same problem.

fortunately it sounds like this will be fixed in the new fglrx
http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21846

I just added the repo and it doesnt work any more (404 error). Also I'm using version 10.3 of the ati catalyst drivers and the no-backfill problem is still there so all the speculations about being fixed in the new versions are bogus...

[wardy277]

I am too getting this message. I get an error that i cant find
http://ppa.launchpad.net/launchpad-weyland/xserver-nobackfill/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz I went to it and there is only a karmic version not a lucid one.

Are they not supporting lucid or will it just be a while before they release a lucid one. (Resizing windows in compiz is really slow without it again!)

[latebeat]

FYI.. this post (http://phoronix.com/forums/showpost.php?p=125120&postcount=11) had a ppa that did the trick for me.


ppa:info-g-com/xserver-xorg-1.7.6-gc
you can also try

ppa:bryceharrington/violet

[screaminj3sus]

I am using the violet one with no issues.

[ttfung]

I think you don't need the nobackfill things anymore
all you need to do is update your catalyst and

sudo aticonfig --set-pcs-str=DDX,Direct2DAccel,TRUE
the restart xserver / reboot
which fix the maximize and minimize problem

ref:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9207152