[Resolved] Problems enabling Desktop Cube

[bhamm77]

this thread has another continuing thread in which the problem is resolved. See http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3106194.0

Hello everyone,

Today I have tried to enable the desktop Cube on my system. I have installed Compiz Fusion, although I did receive an error. Below is a look at the message I received from synaptic:

E: linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
E: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: linux-image-generic: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: linux-restricted-modules-generic: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: linux-generic: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

When I open my system settings/Desktop effects and check enable desktop effects, Desktop Cube Animation, I get a pop-up (The KDE Window Manager) that says cannot activate many of my desktop effects. The Cube being one of them. I have included a screen shot of this on the forum. See the link below:

http://www.kubuntuforums.net/mkporta...lbum/a_256.png

Anyone have any idea how to help me get enabled?


System
HP Pavilion 061 with dual boot, Kubuntu Jaunty 9.04 & Windows XP Professional SP3
model#: PU061AV
X-86 based PC
AMD Athlon 64 processor 3200+1.79GHz
1.25 GB of RAM
Video:NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 (dedicated)
hard drive: Maxtor 6Y080M0, 60GB

[muzicman0]

Re: Problems enabling Desktop Cube

did you try clicking the button that says 'resume composting'?

iirc, the nvidia 5200 is partially supported, but I think it should work.

mm0

[dibl]

Re: Problems enabling Desktop Cube

It says here you need the 173.14.18 nVidia driver:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/show...d655a&t=122606

The process to manually install an nVidia driver is here:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...4892#msg164892

However, if you can do Alt-F2 "nvidia-settings" and the nVidia settings utility pops up, then maybe the only thing lacking is to enable compositing. If that is the case, Alt-F2 "kdesudo kate" (give your password when asked) and then with Kate running in root mode, open the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf and you might find it lacks the compositing option. The very last stanza should look like this:

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "enable"
# Option "RENDER" "disable"
EndSection

Hope this helps.

[bhamm77]

Re: Problems enabling Desktop Cube

Thanks for the help.

I have installed the new driver and added the last stanza to my xorg.config file recommended by dibl. I have also turned on resume composting.
It then says, Composting has been disabled by another application. (not sure what app this could be)

after I apply the setting with "Desktop Cube Animation"

I get the message stating that the effects could not be activated.


I appreciate you showing me the way to install that NVIDIA driver.

Any other ideas?

[Snowhog]

Re: Problems enabling Desktop Cube

dibl@
Correct me if I'm wrong, but one isn't required to install Compiz in 9.04 (or 8.10 IIRC). Isn't it supposed to be natively part of the desktop effects? Is it possible that the stated conflict is due to having installed Compiz?

[vinnywright]

Re: Problems enabling Desktop Cube

compiz was not requierd on my box 9.04 jj kubuntu for the cube .........but I added it and some other stuff later and all still works...........but im on intel gfx..........just stating that compiz is not requierd on 9.04

VINNY

[bhamm77]

Re: Problems enabling Desktop Cube

I uninstalled compiz-fusion, but received an error message during the uninstall. I was using synaptic.

I wanted to show you guys the error message during my uninstall
so i installed compiz, just so I could uninstall it & show you guys the error. I'm wondering if it is relevant to why the desktop effects aren't working properly.

ben@ben-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get remove compiz                        
Reading package lists... Done                                
Building dependency tree                                   
Reading state information... Done                              
The following packages will be REMOVED:                           
 compiz                                           
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.                
5 not fully installed or removed.                              
After this operation, 73.7kB disk space will be freed.                    
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y                               
(Reading database ... 160237 files and directories currently installed.)           
Removing compiz ...                                     
Setting up linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic (2.6.28-15.49) ...                 
Running depmod.                                       
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic               
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.                       
[: 25: /sbin/update-grub: unexpected operator                        
exec: 25: -a: not found                                   
User postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 2              
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic (--configure):             
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2              
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic:
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 Package linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
 linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 Package linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-generic:
 linux-restricted-modules-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 PackNo apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                        No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                      No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                     age linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
 linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.28.15.20); however:
 Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
 linux-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-generic (= 2.6.28.15.20); however:
 Package linux-restricted-modules-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic
 linux-image-generic
 linux-restricted-modules-generic
 linux-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Anyone know about this error?

FYI: still no desktop effects after uninstalling compiz & compiz-fusion

[Snowhog]

Re: Problems enabling Desktop Cube

You have dependency problems and unconfigured packages:

linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.28.15.20); however:
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
linux-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-generic (= 2.6.28.15.20); however:
Package linux-restricted-modules-generic is not configured yet.

The two bolded packages above are either not installed or remain unconfigured.

Open a console and type:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

See if these two packages finish being configured. If they do, then run:

sudo apt-get update

and then:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

[bhamm77]

Re: Problems enabling Desktop Cube

Snowhog thanks for your help. I do seem to have problems. See what happened when I tried to configure.

ben@ben-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for ben:          
Setting up linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic (2.6.28-15.49) ...
Running depmod.                      
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
[: 25: /sbin/update-grub: unexpected operator
exec: 25: -a: not found
User postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 2
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic:
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 Package linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
 linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 Package linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-generic:
 linux-restricted-modules-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 Package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
 linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.28.15.20); however:
 Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
 linux-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-generic (= 2.6.28.15.20); however:
 Package linux-restricted-modules-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic
 linux-image-generic
 linux-restricted-modules-generic
 linux-generic
ben@ben-desktop:~$

Anyone know what to do to solve this dependency issue?

[ssri]

Re: Problems enabling Desktop Cube

It seems like you are missing the kernel headers, so try installing them:

linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic
linux-headers-2.6.28-15

along with the sources (just to be sure):

linux-source-2.6.28

Now try to run the commands snowhog gave you...

On a side note, I do not know know why you want to install compiz in the first place if you all you wanted was the desktop cube since it is included in kwin from the getgo. Just go to system settings->desktop->desktop effects->all effects (make sure compositing is enabled). If you wanted other effects in compiz that are not included in kwin (which there are a few), then I can see your point.

[bhamm77]

Re: Problems enabling Desktop Cube

ssri,

Thankyou for your reply. I tried installing the packages you recommended. No solution though.

Here is the outcome. It's sort of long...

1st

ben@ben-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic
[sudo] password for ben:                        
Reading package lists... Done                     
Building dependency tree                        
Reading state information... Done                   
linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic is already the newest version.     
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.     
5 not fully installed or removed.                   
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.    
Setting up linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic (2.6.28-15.49) ...      
Running depmod.                            
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic    
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.            
[: 25: /sbin/update-grub: unexpected operator             
exec: 25: -a: not found                        
User postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 2   
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic (--configure):  
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2   
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic:
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 Package linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
 linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 Package linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-generic:
 linux-restricted-modules-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 PackNo apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                        No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                      No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                     age linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
 linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.28.15.20); however:
 Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
 linux-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-generic (= 2.6.28.15.20); however:
 Package linux-restricted-modules-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic
 linux-image-generic
 linux-restricted-modules-generic
 linux-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ben@ben-desktop:~$

2nd

ben@ben-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.28-15
Reading package lists... Done                 
Building dependency tree                    
Reading state information... Done               
linux-headers-2.6.28-15 is already the newest version.     
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 
5 not fully installed or removed.               
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic (2.6.28-15.49) ...  
Running depmod.                        
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.        
[: 25: /sbin/update-grub: unexpected operator         
exec: 25: -a: not found                    
User postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 2
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic:
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 Package linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
 linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 Package linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-generic:
 linux-restricted-modules-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 PackNo apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                        No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                      No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                     age linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
 linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.28.15.20); however:
 Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
 linux-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-generic (= 2.6.28.15.20); however:
 Package linux-restricted-modules-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic
 linux-image-generic
 linux-restricted-modules-generic
 linux-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ben@ben-desktop:~$

3rd

ben@ben-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-source-2.6.28
Reading package lists... Done               
Building dependency tree                  
Reading state information... Done             
Suggested packages:                    
 libncurses-dev ncurses-dev kernel-package libqt3-dev   
The following NEW packages will be installed:       
 linux-source-2.6.28                   
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
5 not fully installed or removed.               
Need to get 56.9MB of archives.                
After this operation, 57.0MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 [url]http://us.archive.ubuntu.com[/url] jaunty-updates/main linux-source-2.6.28 2.6.28-15.49 [56.9MB]
Fetched 56.9MB in 2min 32s (374kB/s)                                         
Selecting previously deselected package linux-source-2.6.28.                             
(Reading database ... 160234 files and directories currently installed.)                       
Unpacking linux-source-2.6.28 (from .../linux-source-2.6.28_2.6.28-15.49_all.deb) ...                
Setting up linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic (2.6.28-15.49) ...                             
Running depmod.                                                   
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic                           
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.                                   
[: 25: /sbin/update-grub: unexpected operator                                    
exec: 25: -a: not found                                               
User postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 2                          
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic (--configure):                         
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2                          
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic:            
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic; however:            
 Package linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.                            
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
 linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 Package linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-generic:
 linux-restricted-modules-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 PackNo apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                        No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                      No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                     age linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
 linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.28.15.20); however:
 Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
 linux-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-generic (= 2.6.28.15.20); however:
 Package linux-restricted-modules-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up linux-source-2.6.28 (2.6.28-15.49) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic
 linux-image-generic
 linux-restricted-modules-generic
 linux-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ben@ben-desktop:~$

Then tried to configure again using the commands that snowdog gave:

ben@ben-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a                                      
Setting up linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic (2.6.28-15.49) ...                              
Running depmod.                                                    
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic                            
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
[: 25: /sbin/update-grub: unexpected operator
exec: 25: -a: not found
User postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 2
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic:
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 Package linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
 linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 Package linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-generic:
 linux-restricted-modules-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic; however:
 Package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
 linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.28.15.20); however:
 Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
 linux-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-generic (= 2.6.28.15.20); however:
 Package linux-restricted-modules-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic
 linux-image-generic
 linux-restricted-modules-generic
 linux-generic
ben@ben-desktop:~$

FYI: I have started a new topic in on this issue since it is not so related to the desktop cube. Thanks for your help. If you have anymore ideas please let me know.

[dibl]

Re: Problems enabling Desktop Cube

however:
Package linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic is not configured yet.

There's a pattern here. Which kernel are you running -- what does

sudo uname -a

output?

[bhamm77]

Re: Problems enabling Desktop Cube

dibl,

Thanks for your help. See Below:

ben@ben-desktop:~$ sudo uname -a
Linux ben-desktop 2.6.28-14-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Sat Jul 25 01:19:55 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
ben@ben-desktop:~$

I have started a new topic concerning the dependency & configuration issues, since we are no longer on the subject of Desktop Cube.

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3106123.0

Have not yet tried the new suggestions by "ssri" as of yet.

Any ideas would be great.

UPDATE: problem was eventually resolved see the thread; http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3106194.0

[dibl]

Re: Problems enabling Desktop Cube

You are correct -- we are way off the "Desktop Cube" topic.

However, fyi, you appear to have some sort of "partial" installation of a newer kernel 2.6.28-15-generic, but you are running the prior version, 2.6.28-14-generic. So, if you will either (a) install/reinstall 2.6.28-15-generic, or else (b) sudo apt-get remove --purge 2.6.28-15-generic, I would think other packages will complete their installation and configuration satisfactorily.

FYI, for a couple of reasons, I install and run compiz and leave the *buntu "Desktop Effects" alone.

- I want the newer / Beta nVidia driver, not available in "Hardware Drivers"
- I like the Emerald window decorator
- I don't like the looks of the kwin decorator
- I like the Compiz "Extras"
- too many times the "Desktop Effects" just doesn't want to work, or provide a cube, on my rig

But, if you can be happy with the driver provided by Hardware Drivers, and the kwin decorator, then Snowhog is correct that you should be able to run the built-in Cube. But first you have to resolve the unconfigured kernel problem.

Hope this helps!