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    [SOLVED] - compiz not working. upgraded to 10.04. nvidia

    Hi,

    I have recently upgraded to Lucid 10.04 and my compiz is no longer working. everything was working fine before. I even tried a clean install and after I installed compiz on the clean pc I have the same issue. everyting works fine with KWin, but I want compiz working.

    When I enable compiz, I see my desktop but without any borders and the following error message comes up:

    Code:
    Application: KDE Window Decorator (kde4-window-decorator), signal: Segmentation fault
[KCrash Handler]
#6 0x001e7941 in KDecorationUnstable::compositingActive() const () from /usr/lib/libkdecorations.so.4
#7 0x001ed705 in KCommonDecorationUnstable::compositingActive() const () from /usr/lib/libkdecorations.so.4
#8 0x02390180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/kwin3_oxygen.so
#9 0x001ef8a7 in KCommonDecoration::borders(int&, int&, int&, int&) const () from /usr/lib/libkdecorations.so.4
#10 0x001f1ed0 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdecorations.so.4
#11 0x08059b40 in ?? ()
#12 0x0805a3ab in ?? ()
#13 0x0805deae in ?? ()
#14 0x08057146 in ?? ()
#15 0x0805066d in ?? ()
#16 0x00327bd6 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#17 0x0804fe81 in ?? ()
    I have an Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT card on an Asus G2S laptop. Also, I correctly installed the recommended restricted NVidia driver through the "Hardware Drivers" section. I checked and it installed "nvidia-glx-185"

    Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you !!


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    Re: compiz not working. upgraded to 10.04. nvidia

    I don't use compiz (any more), but maybe this is still pertinent: Lucid - Kubuntuguide - Compiz Fusion
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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      #3
      Re: compiz not working. upgraded to 10.04. nvidia

      Hi Snowhog

      I actually have all the right packages installed, just like the link indicates. and when I tried to select Compiz in the windows manager, that's when I get that error.

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        Re: compiz not working. upgraded to 10.04. nvidia

        According to Nvidia, the official driver supporting all 6xxx and later GPUs is 195.36.24:

        http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=122606

        I take it at face value that *buntu "Hardware Drivers" is still offering the 185.xx driver, but I don't understand why not the the current official driver.

        So, my recommendation is "against" *buntu policy, I guess. Without ever using "Hardware Drivers", I removed nouveau, and installed the 195.xx driver, using the downloaded proprietary driver. Here is how:

        http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3107406.0

        I have not installed compiz on 10.04. I decided to try the integrated "Desktop Effects" and I must say it is working to my satisfaction -- I do need the 4-sided thing, and that works, so I'm a happy camper. The Kwin window decorations are kind of a pale comparison to Emerald, but to be fair I have not spent time learning to tweak it -- I probably could make it look better, but it does work as designed.
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          Re: compiz not working. upgraded to 10.04. nvidia

          Originally posted by metro2003
          Hi,

          I have recently upgraded to Lucid 10.04 and my compiz is no longer working. everything was working fine before. I even tried a clean install and after I installed compiz on the clean pc I have the same issue. everyting works fine with KWin, but I want compiz working.

          When I enable compiz, I see my desktop but without any borders and the following error message comes up:

          Code:
          Application: KDE Window Decorator (kde4-window-decorator), signal: Segmentation fault
[KCrash Handler]
#6 0x001e7941 in KDecorationUnstable::compositingActive() const () from /usr/lib/libkdecorations.so.4
#7 0x001ed705 in KCommonDecorationUnstable::compositingActive() const () from /usr/lib/libkdecorations.so.4
#8 0x02390180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/kwin3_oxygen.so
#9 0x001ef8a7 in KCommonDecoration::borders(int&, int&, int&, int&) const () from /usr/lib/libkdecorations.so.4
#10 0x001f1ed0 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdecorations.so.4
#11 0x08059b40 in ?? ()
#12 0x0805a3ab in ?? ()
#13 0x0805deae in ?? ()
#14 0x08057146 in ?? ()
#15 0x0805066d in ?? ()
#16 0x00327bd6 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#17 0x0804fe81 in ?? ()
          I have an Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT card on an Asus G2S laptop. Also, I correctly installed the recommended restricted NVidia driver through the "Hardware Drivers" section. I checked and it installed "nvidia-glx-185"

          Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you !!


          this is not a nvidia issue. It is a kde issue. It's easily fixed.

          sudo apt-get install emerald

          then create a file and name it compiz.sh, right click on it and go to properties and give it execute permission.

          add this info into it.

          #!/bin/bash
          emerald --replace | compiz

          and then go to system settings, advanced, autostart, click on add script and remove "create as symlink". look for your file and add it as a startup.

          make sure you leave under default applications and windows manager, leave it as kwin and in Desktop effects, uncheck "enable desktop effects"

          reboot and your good to go
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            Re: compiz not working. upgraded to 10.04. nvidia

            Is Emerald still maintained? I thought it was on the way out. Wasn't necessary to use it for 9.10.
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              Re: compiz not working. upgraded to 10.04. nvidia

              wooow !! that did it for me !!
              it now works. It does seem to be a KDE issue indeed.

              Thank you all soo much for your help.

              I installed the the nvidia driver the way dibl described (dibl, you have a very professional installation doc. very helpful. I'll try to link that page to others if I see they have the same problem), and then installed emerald and the script. Thank you Cresho for the commands!!

              Glad to have a community like this to turn to for help.

              -m
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                Re: [SOLVED] - compiz not working. upgraded to 10.04. nvidia

                How can I find out which version of the Nvidia driver I am using? The install drivers command only shows "current". I installed it that way.

                I have not installed compliz -- at least, not knowingly. Even so, the desktop effects work -- well, mostly. Is this what dibl was talking about?

                Thanks.
                'I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.' Mark Twain
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                  #9
                  Re: [SOLVED] - compiz not working. upgraded to 10.04. nvidia

                  Alt-F2 "nvidia-settings" with no quote marks will bring up the settings utility. The opening (top) window shows the driver version.

                  Yes, for KDE 4.x, there are built in "effects", i.e. 3D acceleration, in KMenu > System Settings > Desktop. But, you don't want to mix KDE Desktop Effects and compiz! I would advise that if you are satisfied with KDE Desktop Effects, then leave compiz alone. If you want to try compiz, including the Emerald window decorator if you want, then first disable (uncheck) the KDE Desktop > Desktop Effects.
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                    Re: [SOLVED] - compiz not working. upgraded to 10.04. nvidia

                    Thanks (again), dibl. I have Nvidia 195.36.24 and I am happy without compiz. So I'll stand pat.
                    'I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.' Mark Twain
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