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Compiz Fusion & Visual Effects won't work on Hardy

Asked by rDumas

I have an nvidia 9600 Graphics card. I get an error message when trying to enable visual effects. I'm pretty sure I installed the nvidia binary x.org driver package with the add/remove software.

I followed the instructions in other questions answered here, and this is what I got in the terminal:
~$ sudo apt-get install xorg-driverfglrx
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package xorg-driverfglrx
~$ apt-get install xserver-xgl
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#1

Hello dumas

As of Ubuntu 8.04 (Feisty Fawn) the recommended way to install the binary drivers is to use System → Administration → Restricted Devices Manager. This will try and automatically choose the correct version out of:

nvidia-glx-legacy (corresponds to the 71xx driver)

nvidia-glx (which corresponds to the 96xx driver)

nvidia-glx-new (which at the time of writing corresponded to the 97xx driver)

First, go to System > Administration > Restricted Drivers Manager

You'll then see that Nvidia drivers are not in use. Check (or tick) the box underneath Enabled to enable the drivers.

You'll then be asked (after a brief explanation about desktop effects) if you want to enable the driver. Click Enable Driver.

Then Wait for the installer file to download and the drivers to be installed

Then, click Close once the changes have been applied

Then drivers will be enabled and can be used after a system reboot..

and to install xserver-xgl use sudo as the prefix

sudo apt-get install xserver-xgl

Here is nice info on installing compiz in ubuntu hardy

http://thegabfather.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/how-to-install-compiz-fusion-in-ubuntu-hardy-heron/

Regards

Bhavani Shankar.

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#2

Edit: Its hardy heron 8.04 not feisty fawn sorry for the error.

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rDumas (raphael-a-dumas) said : 		#3

I can't access System > Administration > Restricted Drivers Manager.

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Vojtěch Trefný (vojtech.trefny) said : 		#4

The right way in Hardy is "System→Administration→Hardware Drivers".

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rDumas (raphael-a-dumas) said : 		#5

That shows... nothing.

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rDumas (raphael-a-dumas) said : 		#6

Accidentally hit solved... woops

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Best Gord Allott (gordallott) said : 		#7

your graphics card is a bit too new to use the drivers in ubuntu, you have to get the binary drivers from nivida themself, you can follow this guide here to do that: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NvidiaManual

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rDumas (raphael-a-dumas) said : 		#8

Thanks Gord Allott, that solved my question.