compiz

[seenm]

Hello,

I tried installing compiz on my desktop wish uses the the 'ati' driver. I followed the instructions as listed on kubuntu wiki. https://wiki.kubuntu.org/CompizOnFeisty

sudo apt-get install desktop-effects compiz metacity
sudo desktop-effects

i then click on enable effects and my screen goes white, if i click ctrl + alt +tab i can see that its doing some kind of effect but only with white desktops. my console gives the following error message:

Window manager warning: Failed to load theme "Clearlooks": Failed to find a valid file for theme Clearlooks

Window manager warning: "" found in configuration database is not a valid value for keybinding "toggle_shaded"
Window manager warning: Failed to load theme "Clearlooks": Failed to find a valid file for theme Clearlooks

here is my xorg.conf in case you need it

Section "Files"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
 # path to defoma fonts
 FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
 Load "i2c"
 Load "bitmap"
 Load "ddc"
 Load "extmod"
 Load "freetype"
 Load "int10"
 Load "type1"
 Load "vbe"
 load "glx"
 load "GLcore"
 load "v4l"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
 Driver "kbd"
 option "CoreKeyboard"
 option "XkbRules" "xorg"
 option "XkbModel" "pc105"
 option "XkbLayout" "de"
 option "XkbOptions" "lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Configured Mouse"
 Driver "mouse"
 option "CorePointer"
 option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
 option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
 option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
 option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
 identifier "ATI Technologies Inc R430 [Radeon X800 XL] (PCIe)"
 boardname "ati"
 busid "PCI:1:0:0"
 driver "ati"
 screen 0

EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 identifier "BenQ FP71V"
 vendorname "BenQ"
 modelname "FP71V"
 modeline "2048x1024@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
 gamma 1.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Device "ATI Technologies Inc R430 [Radeon X800 XL] (PCIe)"
 Monitor "BenQ FP71V"
 DefaultDepth 24
 SubSection "Display"
  depth 24
  virtual 2048 1024
  modes "2048x1024@60"
 EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "Default Layout"
 screen "Default Screen"
 InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
 InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
 Mode 0666
EndSection
Section "device" # 
 identifier "device1"
 boardname "ati"
 busid "PCI:1:0:0"
 driver "ati"
 screen 1
 
EndSection

open to any suggestions

[dibl]

Re: compiz

I though Compiz and Metacity were for the Gnome desktop, not KDE? Maybe I misunderstood that.

[seenm]

Re: compiz

well it would explain why i can only seem to find instructions for gnome and not for kde. but there is a package called compiz-kde ....?CONFUSED??!!!

[mitchhobbs]

Re: compiz

I have compiz working on my system with fiesty 4 using KDE. Took 3 hours of configuring xorg file though. Followed instructions on the compiz-wiki for aiglx settings, but it wouldn't work. Had something to do with how linux recognized and set up my monitor during install. Had to go to k-menu, system settings, monitor and display and change configuration for my monitor before it would work.

[seenm]

Re: compiz

after dibl's last post i decided to give beryl a try and it does run on my ati driver except its very slow and if you open something it takes years before the entire program appears. could it have any thing todo with that my direct rendering seems to be switched off. if i type glxinfo i get direct rendering: no. i thought by activating the DRI in the xorg.conf i would have activated it. anyone got any suggestions.

[dibl]

Re: compiz

I'm jealous of you guys getting Beryl to run under Feisty! I've tried installing it with both Adept and Synaptic, and they both show unresolvable dependency problems with the basic Beryl package and the Beryl Manager. Some of the Beryl-related packages are installed, but not the basic package or the manager. I had it up and working great in Edgy, and my hardware and Nvidia driver are all the same, so I have no clue what the problem might be.

[caryb]

Re: compiz

dibl, I used this to get mine going on Feisty/Kubuntu with ATI card!

http://www.lsc.tuxfamily.org/index.p...d=41&Itemid=25


Cheers cary

[seenm]

Re: compiz

well thank you caryb that guide worked perfectly.