294520 - Firefox fails to redraw after changing display modes with second display

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Core Graveyard :: GFX: Win32, defect)

Description

[Sean Harlow]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511 Firefox/1.0.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511 Firefox/1.0.4

Often after the display modes change (such as when the OpenGL "3D Text"
screensaver exits) on my dual monitor setup, both Firefox and Thunderbird have
issues redrawing when placed on the primary monitor.  If I move the windows over
to the second display, it looks fine, but when I move it back to the primary,
it's screwed up again.  Disabling the second display fixes the problem, but of
course leaves me without a second monitor.

This is on a fresh install of XP SP2 with the latest official releases of
Firefox and Thunderbird, the latest ATI drivers, and the latest version of
UltraMon controlling the multi-screen setup.  I did not have this problem on my
previous install of Windows, which was using the same version of UltraMon to
control the second display.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Change display settings on monitor #2
2.Open Firefox or Thunderbird on monitor #1

Actual Results:  
I will attach screenshots of the failed redraw.

Expected Results:  
Properly redrawn itself.

Firefox Extensions:
Tab Mix
Adblock
ForecastFox
GMail Notifier
Googlebar
FlashGot
Download Manager Tweak
downTHEMall

Comment 1

[Sean Harlow]

Attachment: Screenshot of the problem

Comment 2

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

I haven't come across any problems using the latest trunk with my nVidia GeForce
4MX with nView.

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b2) Gecko/20050517
Firefox/1.0+ ID:2005051706

Comment 3

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

looks like a grphic card driver problem OR one of your installed extensions.
Reporter:
Do you get the same problem if you start Firefox in the safemode ?
(http://kb.mozillazine.org/Safe_mode)

Comment 4

[Sean Harlow]

(In reply to comment #3)
> looks like a grphic card driver problem OR one of your installed extensions.
> Reporter:
> Do you get the same problem if you start Firefox in the safemode ?
> (http://kb.mozillazine.org/Safe_mode)

The problem just hit again, and I tried restarting both Firefox and Tbird in
safe mode.  Both still exhibit the graphical errors, even with all the
extensions clearly disabled.

It may be a graphic driver issue, but it appears to only affect Firefox and
Thunderbird out of all the various programs I have on this system, so I believe
it is still an issue worthy of the attention of Mozilla developers.

I have noticed that dragging another window over top of the Firefox/Tbird window
does force a redraw at that time, but it then goes back to the same old where
menus and tabs appear to remain open until the control under them redraws.

A reboot always seems to solve the problem, but only temporarily.  I'm on just
over 12 hours uptime when it has now glitched out.  Before this started
happening, I could push 3 weeks without a single issue.

Comment 5

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

a workaround for a grphic driver issue will be only added if many people whould
have this problemn but your are the first (on win NT based Systems)

It sounds that you are running out of GDI hanbles...

Comment 6

[Sean Harlow]

I have determined it to be a graphics driver issue with the unofficial "Omega"
drivers for ATI Radeon cards.  After switching to the official ATI "Catalyst"
drivers, I have not experienced this problem again.

Comment 7

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

thanks !

marking invalid (graphic card driver issue)