Compiz problems

[aneesh kalra]

Recently I installed 3d desktop and 3d chess from the synaptic package manager but it did not work so I proceeded as per the instructions on the compiz page in ubuntu ;i.e;by adding third party repositories and then installing them.Now when i go to the compiz settings manager it doesn't open.Please help i am using ubuntu fiesty fawn.

Ok here is the error message that I get on typing ccsm in terminal
"no python found but don't worry its an optional component ".I installed python 2.5 from synaptic but I am still getting the same old error message.

[phreak0ut]

Even I'm facing the same problem. Decided to Mint though

[mehulved]

It's solved after updates. I believe it was solved when we were discussing on IRC.

[The_Devil_Himself]

sorry for bumping this not-so-old thread.

I installed gutsy gibbon a few days ago.I thought compiz fusion would be activated by default but it isn't.I tried preferences-->appearance-->Visual effects-->normal/extra but it shows "Desktop effects could not be enabled".What am I missing?

I tried

sudo apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager

it shows:compiz is already the newest version.
E: Couldn't find package compizconfig-settings-manager

what is the problem?

BTW I have a c2d processor,intel 946gzis mobo,512mb ddr2 RAM,and all the other normal stuff.

[ray|raven]

perhaps dri isnt enabled?

Regards,
ray

[The_Devil_Himself]

^please be a lil more elaborative.what is dri?and how do I enable it if it is disabled?
BTW I am on a clean gutsy install.

[QwertyManiac]

Try:

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel

[The_Devil_Himself]

^

root@edubuntu:/home/ravi# sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
xserver-xorg-video-intel is already the newest version.
xserver-xorg-video-intel set to manual installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 23 not upgraded.

[SunnyChahal]

try installing restricted drivers for ur gfx card

[The_Devil_Himself]

^no graphic card...only onboard gma 3000 graphics with 128mb of dedicated video memory.

[ray|raven]

dri - Direct Rendering Infrastructure
To know whether dri is enabled try this,

glxinfo | grep direct

and post output here.

Regards,
ray

[The_Devil_Himself]

output:
direct rendering: Yes

[ray|raven]

Hmm,dri is enabled.
i cant think of anything else that might be the reason for compiz effects being disabled.
Btw,did the effects work when u used the live-cd?

Regards,
ray

[The_Devil_Himself]

dint try.

[QwertyManiac]

X3100 is blacklisted hardware but X3000 is not, I don't understand what's going wrong

Try starting compiz from CLI and see if it says some unique error?

[praka123]

DRI is enabled.then it is,a problem with compiz i suppose.also ur video ram set value in BIOS is good.
also,do u have "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade" done?
and hope u got all entries in ur /etc/apt/sources.list.for reference,i am posting mine for gutsy 7.10 below:

deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071017)]/ gutsy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
#Repository List based on standard gutsy with many extra packages
# If you get errors about missing keys, lookup the key in this file
# and run these commands (replace KEY with the key number):
#  gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv KEY
#  gpg --export --armor KEY | sudo apt-key add -
#
# If you have a gpg key URL use (replace URL with the key address):
#
#  wget -q URL -O- | sudo apt-key add -
#
# If you have a gpg key file use (replace FILE with the key file):
#
#  sudo apt-key add FILE

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu 
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to 
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in 
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse

# Seveas’ packages (GPG key: 1135D466)
# GPG key-file: http://mirror.ubuntulinux.nl/1135D466.gpg
deb http://mirror.ubuntulinux.nl gutsy-seveas all
deb-src http://mirror.ubuntulinux.nl gutsy-seveas all

# Medibuntu - Ubuntu 7.10 "gutsy gibbon"
# GPG key-file: http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ gutsy free non-free
#deb-src http://packages.medibuntu.org/ gutsy free non-free

# Debuntu Ubuntu gutsy packages
# GPG Key: http://repository.debuntu.org/GPG-Key-chantra.txt
deb  http://repository.debuntu.org/ gutsy multiverse
#deb-src http://repository.debuntu.org/ gutsy multiverse

[The_Devil_Himself]

Originally Posted by QwertyManiac

X3100 is blacklisted hardware but X3000 is not, I don't understand what's going wrong

Try starting compiz from CLI and see if it says some unique error?

err....its gma3000 not x3000.I will buy a dedicated graphic card in december end(after the end term exams).


@praka123:yes I have all the updates installed.And there is no option for video ram in my bios...I guess its fixed or something.

here is my sourcelist file

#
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 Binary-1 (20071016)]/ gutsy main restricted

deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 Binary-1 (20071016)]/ gutsy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse

[abhinandh]

hey,
in terminal give the command

compiz --replace

and post the output.

[FilledVoid]

Yes there are many problems with Intel's onboard chipset (involving compiz) it seems. here take a look at these links. Hope it helps

http://wiki.compiz-fusion.org/Hardware/Blacklist
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=48849
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...iz/+bug/152226

[The_Devil_Himself]

Originally Posted by abhinandh

hey,
in terminal give the command

compiz --replace

and post the output.

here is the output

Checking for Xgl: not present. 
Blacklisted PCIID '8086:2972' found 
aborting and using fallback: /usr/bin/metacity

Originally Posted by exx_2000

Yes there are many problems with Intel's onboard chipset (involving compiz) it seems. here take a look at these links. Hope it helps

http://wiki.compiz-fusion.org/Hardware/Blacklist
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=48849
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...iz/+bug/152226

thanks mate.The very first link is useful I tried

SKIP_CHECKS=yes compiz

it forced compiz but it is pretty buggy(on my system of course).Even the berly effects in linux mint were better than this.

root@edubuntu:/home/ravi# SKIP_CHECKS=yes compiz
Checking for Xgl: not present. 
Blacklisted PCIID '8086:2972' found 
SKIP_CHECKS is yes, so continuing despite problems.
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present. 
Trying again with indirect rendering:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present. 
Checking for non power of two support: present. 
Checking for Composite extension: present. 
Comparing resolution (1152x864) to maximum 3D texture size (2048): Passed.
Checking for nVidia: not present. 
Checking for FBConfig: present. 
Checking for Xgl: not present. 
Starting gtk-window-decorator
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: SmcOpenConnection failed: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
/usr/bin/compiz.real (video) - Warn: No 8 bit GLX pixmap format, disabling YV12 image format

now as soon as I close this terminal window my system almost halts(all messy).Looks like I'll have to live without compiz.

[abhinandh]

your card has been blacklisted due to lack of drivers.[Intel 965 (X3000, X3100)]
to remove the blacklist give the following in terminal

mkdir -p ~/.config/compiz/ && echo SKIP_CHECKS=yes >> ~/.config/compiz/compiz-manager

now give the following

 compiz --replace

NOTE: YOU MAY HAVE VIDEO INSTABILITY.TRY IT AND SEE.THERE'S NO HARM.

[The_Devil_Himself]

^âlready done.Check my last post.

[praka123]

@devilerhaps getting latest intel driver and building kernel module helps! i mean for 965 onboard.remember that i havent tried
http://intellinuxgraphics.org/documentation.html
bookmark this page for "new features and driver support" on latest kernels.
http://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges

[abhinandh]

guess you have to wait for driver support

[The_Devil_Himself]

i don't have 946\x3000 guys I have 946\gma3000.

Thanks for the links praka bookmarked!!!.Anyways I am getting 8600gt next month then there won't be any problem.Damn these intel onboards.

[praka123]

intel onboard gfx is one of the best supported in Linux.drivers are opensource too.I think compiz is playing foul here,not ur kernel drivers. as DRI too is enabled.

[abhinandh]

i just read that beryl works.
one more thing..... try setting your video driver to "intel" in xorg.conf.
its the new driver.

[The_Devil_Himself]

^a nearly complete noob here abhinandh so please give full steps on how to do it.

[QwertyManiac]

Find the block called Devices under /etc/X11/xorg.conf file which goes like, for example:

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Generic Video Card"
        Driver          "nvidia"
        Busid           "PCI:1:0:0"
        Option          "AddARGBVisuals"        "True"
        Option          "AddARGBGLXVisuals"     "True"
        Option          "NoLogo"        "True"
EndSection

Set whatever that driver string holds, as intel.

[The_Devil_Himself]

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Intel Corporation 82946GZ/GL Integrated Graphics Controller"
	Driver		"intel"
	BusID		"PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Z19W"
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"Intel Corporation 82946GZ/GL Integrated Graphics Controller"
	Monitor		"Z19W"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Modes		"1440x1440" "1440x900" "1280x1024" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
	EndSubSection

Seems ok to me.