[SOLVED] Kubuntu 8.10 - window behavior

[sandro54]

Hi guys,
I just installed Kubuntu 8.10 and as an experiment I activated several effects of desktop (using window behavior: blur, snow, explosion). After activation, the screen became totally black except for one bottom strip that shows the top row of the normal screen. At this point the current user (main user) is inactive and there is no other user that can modify the settings.
On the login panel I have another user and through this user I don't see on the "system settings panel" the "user management icon" to be able to create another user with all privileges and groups

I tried to turn off and on but nothing changed.
I tried to create another user from "root" but it didn't have the "privileges and groups" of the main user so I can't do anything.

How can I go back to the normal situation? can you help me please?
Thanks in advance

[FabrizioP]

Re: Kubuntu 8.10 - window behavior

I had a similar problem (was because of the NVIDIA driver, the system was using the free driver instead the NVIDIA one)

edit ~/.kde/share/config/kwinrc (pass to a terminal using CTRL+ALT+F1)

under [Compositing]

set
Enabled=false



Another solution (instead using envyng to install the driver) is to use XRender instead of OpenGL (you can set it under Advanced Options in systemsettings>Desktop).

[sandro54]

Re: Kubuntu 8.10 - window behavior

I had a similar problem (was because of the NVIDIA driver, the system was using the free driver instead the NVIDIA one)

edit ~/.kde/share/config/kwinrc (pass to a terminal using CTRL+ALT+F1)

under [Compositing]

set
Enabled=false



Another solution (instead using envyng to install the driver) is to use XRender instead of OpenGL (you can set it under Advanced Options in systemsettings>Desktop).

Thanks a lot for your suggestion, problem solved