I have a HTPC box running Ubuntu 10.04 which works great except for an annoying bug when using remote desktop alongside Compiz. If Visual Effects are set anything other than None in
System->Preferences->Appearance the remote desktop session will never refresh (typically I am using TightVNC on Windows 7). The kicker is that when visual effects are set to None, some video sites (
IGN Video for example) will cause strange behavior when fullscreened.
However,
this website provides a great solution to the problem. With Compiz Visual Effects enabled, do the following:
- Open a terminal o press ALT+F2, then run/type: gconf-editor
- Go to /desktop/gnome/remote_access and enable "disable_xdamage"
Results should take effect immediately.