Screenshot app malfunctioning, Linux Mint 13 with Cinnamon

[zerozero]

cygnus,
tks very much

[empire--dumps]

Same issue here.
viewtopic.php?f=49&t=119018

[jpkmaster]

Any update on this issue? It seems to be an issue related with cinnamon and fglrx. I read somewhere that radeon drivers are not afectted with this problem.

[JESSEJJ89]

Does this problem still persists ? And are the Radeon drivers affected ?

[JESSEJJ89]

BUMP (don't know if this is allowed)

[Dodongo]

Does this problem still persists ? And are the Radeon drivers affected ?

It's still a problem for me with an AMD Radeon HD 7500 Series. Screenshots show the screen as it was several minutes ago.

I'm using Linux Mint 13 Maya. In "Additional Drivers" I have selected "ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release updates)".

I use the workaround posted by Devil999 a few posts back: press Alt-F2 and type 'r' (just the letter). Then take the screenshot. It's not a fix, but it has always worked for me.

[JESSEJJ89]

Does this problem still persists ? And are the Radeon drivers affected ?

It's still a problem for me with an AMD Radeon HD 7500 Series. Screenshots show the screen as it was several minutes ago.

I'm using Linux Mint 13 Maya. In "Additional Drivers" I have selected "ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release updates)".

I use the workaround posted by Devil999 a few posts back: press Alt-F2 and type 'r' (just the letter). Then take the screenshot. It's not a fix, but it has always worked for me.

My problem is that it also affects Skype.. I use it's "share your screen" feature, but it just shows my background on the other users end. I'll just install Ubuntu 12.10, and hopefully it doesn't give me the same problems.

[Slabity]

I just wanted to see if I could share some information that I've found in this issue, and possibly get a response?

I've been trying to use VLC to stream my desktop to a file, but whenever I start it, it only gives a single image. I believe these two issues are connected, though, as when I tried to take a screenshot to troubleshoot it, my screenshot only took a picture of what VLC was showing:

http://i.imgur.com/UT8wyeK.jpg

If it helps at all, this is the result from 'inxi -Gx' command:

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Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Barts XT [Radeon HD 6800 Series] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           X.Org: 1.13.0 driver: fglrx Resolution: 1920x1080@60.0hz
           GLX Renderer: AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series GLX Version: 4.2.12002 - CPC 9.012 Direct Rendering: Yes

Does anyone know what the issue is?

[monkebusiness]

Hi,

I did some testing and I experience the black screenshot problem only when using my integrated graphics card. Also when picking colors etc from the screen it only returns black. When using the discrete grapics card taking screenshots and other stuff works fine. (I have an ATI 6720G2)

Maybe the screenshot programs always uses the discrete card even if it's turned off.