Re: ATI (fglrx) possible video tearing solution
Originally Posted by
deepakdtg
I get no video tear with default drivers that ubuntu installs even with compiz enabled. But when fglrx driver is installed and compiz is enabled, there is a remarkable amount of tear apparent even when a window is minimized or restored.Disabling compiz seemed to have solved this problem, but disabling compiz is not an option for me.I have looked in many forums for a solution but none of them work. Is there a workaround for this problem?
I currently use a Sony VAIO E series laptop with ATI Radeon 5145 graphic card.
Unfortunately there is no current work around for this issue. I am currently using an Radeon 3450 HD card and there is no fix yet for the tearing while using the fglrx drivers, however you could use the open source radeon drivers which have absolutely no tearing. These drivers do not allow for great fps, but if you are more interesting ridding yourself of tearing then this is the way to go. Radeonhd open source drivers also tear from my readings on the net too.
I have had success in clearing the tearing in opengl games using fglrx, but not for video. You could even try MPlayer using opengl which eliminates tearing, but there tends to be transition problems going from fullscreen and back to window mode.
Also, for the Radeon 5000 series there are rumors that using the 2.6.35 kernel reduces tearing, or even eliminates it. The only real way to find this out is to give it a go.
Good luck
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