Enable Desktop Effects fails silently (Feisty)
Hello
During Dapper and Edgy phases I have been able to manually install and run both Compiz and Beryl (at different times). I was keen to see how easily the Feisty technology preview "Enable Desktop Effects" would work.
When I try to activate it, it starts to take effect. The GUI becomes unresponsive and the window decorations disappear. After about 30 seconds the decorations re-appear and the desktop effects have not been enabled. I'm back where I started. There is no dialogue or response of any kind from the system. I do not know where to turn to find any logging.
I'm happy to provide any further information.
Thanks
Jem
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#1 |
Hi
System information(cpu, ram etc.), please. :)
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#2 |
Laptop running Feisty.
model name : Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2250 @ 1.73GHz
MemTotal: 1034480 kB
Video: nVidia GeForce Go 7400. 1280x800@50Hz
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#3 |
Thanks for your question.
First of all have you enabled NVIDIA driver in your 7.04 ???
Second, have you update the distro or have you done a new install ???
Thanks
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#4 |
Thanks for your help
1. yes enabled and "in use"
2. upgraded from edgy.
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jem@fawkes:~$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "Files"
Fontpath "/usr/share/
Fontpath "/usr/share/
Fontpath "/usr/share/
Fontpath "/usr/share/
Fontpath "/usr/share/
Fontpath "/usr/share/
Fontpath "/usr/share/
Fontpath "/usr/share/
# path to defoma fonts
Fontpath "/var/lib/
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
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 "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom"# Change to
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
# /dev/input/event
# for USB
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom"# Change to
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
# /dev/input/event
# for USB
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom"# Change to
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
# /dev/input/event
# for USB
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
Driver "nvidia"
Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
Horizsync 28-64
Vertrefresh 43-60
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
SubSection "Display"
SubSection "Display"
SubSection "Display"
SubSection "Display"
SubSection "Display"
SubSection "Display"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen "Default Screen"
Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"
Inputdevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
Inputdevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
Inputdevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
Inputdevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
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Change this from:
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
Driver "nvidia"
Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection
to
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
Driver "nvidia"
Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "RenderAccel" "1"
Option "AllowGLXWithCo
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection
change this from:
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
to
#Section "DRI"
# Mode 0666
#EndSection
add this:
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
Can you post your NVIDIA driver version please ???
Have you used the restrict modules of 7.04 ???
Thanks
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#7 |
Changes to xorg.conf made as suggested without any effect (positive or negative).
I'm not sure how to answer your two questions re nvidia driver and restrict modules. What can I type into the terminal to answer these questions?
Thanks again
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#8 |
Oh, and yes, I did restart X after making the changes. (In fact, did a complete reboot for other reasons)
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#9 |
This page might solve your problem.
https:/
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#10 |
Thanks, fheinonen. I have managed to install Compiz previously. This Question is specifically about the failure of the Desktop Effects applet to enable Compiz, or to provide any feedback when it fails (in my case).
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#11 |
I am not certain how to get my nvidia driver version, but when I look in /var/lib/
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#12 |
Thanks for this information.
Have you used the restrict manager gui of ubuntu for enabling NVIDIA dravier in kernel 2.6.20 ???
Now you can do:
sudo apt-get install libdecoration
and sorry for this info:
Option "RenderAccel" "1"
Option "AllowGLXWithCo
it must be like this:
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "AllowGLXWithCo
Restart X and enable compiz.
Let me know.
thanks
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#13 |
* Changed those two options from "1" to "True"
* libdecoration already installed. sudo aptitude install libdecoration run, no action was taken.
* Yes, I used the "Restricted Drivers" applet to install and enable "NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver"
I'm sorry to say, it's still the same.
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#14 |
Try to blocked the old module NV using this comand:
$: sudo gedit /etc/default/
the line --> DISABLED_
Save and restart ubuntu.
Let me know.
Thanks
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#15 |
Thank you. Sorry, this change had no effect on the problem.
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#16 |
I mistake, the "NV" is not correct, you must use "nv". Try and le me know.
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#17 |
Ah, I should have known better.... it was "nv" in the example in the comments of that file. "nv" refers to NVidia?
I added "nv" and rebooted. My x-server failed to start. So I've rolled this change back out.
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#18 |
Ok, why if you change the /etc/default/
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This is the current version, where x-server works.
jem@fawkes:~$ cat /etc/default/
# This file is sourced from ... more comments
DISABLED_MODULES=
When it said DISABLED_
jem@fawkes:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
battery 9860 0
ac 5124 0
thermal 13832 0
fan 4740 0
button 7696 0
ipw3945 118432 1
ieee80211 33608 1 ipw3945
e100 34952 0
mii 5632 1 e100
usbhid 25056 0
hid 25728 1 usbhid
ipv6 252512 8
binfmt_misc 11272 1
rfcomm 37660 0
l2cap 22276 5 rfcomm
ppdev 9220 0
acpi_cpufreq 7564 1
cpufreq_userspace 4116 0
cpufreq_stats 5508 0
cpufreq_powersave 1792 0
cpufreq_ondemand 7676 1
freq_table 4740 3 acpi_cpufreq,
cpufreq_
tc1100_wmi 7172 0
pcc_acpi 12160 0
dev_acpi 11140 0
sony_acpi 5388 0
video 15492 0
sbs 14752 0
i2c_ec 4992 1 sbs
dock 9216 0
container 4352 0
asus_acpi 16412 0
backlight 6016 1 asus_acpi
nls_utf8 2176 1
ntfs 104436 1
sbp2 23044 0
parport_pc 34980 0
lp 11332 0
parport 35272 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
arc4 2048 2
ecb 3584 2
blkcipher 5888 1 ecb
ieee80211_crypt_wep 5248 1
joydev 9920 0
pcmcia 38316 0
snd_hda_intel 20504 4
snd_hda_codec 204544 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm_oss 43264 0
snd_mixer_oss 16512 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 76680 4 snd_hda_
snd_seq_dummy 3844 0
snd_seq_oss 31616 0
hci_usb 17052 2
sdhci 17420 0
bluetooth 51300 7 rfcomm,
rtc 13104 0
snd_seq_midi 8576 0
snd_rawmidi 24448 1 snd_seq_midi
mmc_core 25748 1 sdhci
tifm_7xx1 9216 0
tifm_core 8720 1 tifm_7xx1
snd_seq_midi_event 7424 2 snd_seq_
snd_seq 49648 6 snd_seq_
snd_timer 22276 3 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 8204 5 snd_seq_
yenta_socket 26636 1
rsrc_nonstatic 13184 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 39696 3 pcmcia,
ieee80211_crypt 6144 2 ieee80211,
nvidia 4711732 22
psmouse 37640 0
serio_raw 6916 0
i2c_core 21776 2 i2c_ec,nvidia
snd 51716 16 snd_hda_
soundcore 7520 1 snd
intel_agp 24220 1
agpgart 34096 2 nvidia,intel_agp
snd_page_alloc 9992 2 snd_hda_
iTCO_wdt 10656 0
iTCO_vendor_support 3972 1 iTCO_wdt
shpchp 33300 0
pci_hotplug 31160 1 shpchp
af_packet 20872 6
evdev 10112 4
tsdev 7872 0
ext3 129288 1
jbd 53032 1 ext3
mbcache 8196 1 ext3
sd_mod 22292 3
sg 35484 0
sr_mod 15908 0
cdrom 36512 1 sr_mod
ata_piix 14596 0
ata_generic 8196 0
ohci1394 35376 0
ieee1394 297656 2 sbp2,ohci1394
ehci_hcd 32780 0
ahci 20996 6
libata 125208 3 ata_piix,
scsi_mod 141580 5 sbp2,sd_
generic 4228 0 [permanent]
uhci_hcd 23952 0
usbcore 131480 5 usbhid,
raid10 24704 0
raid456 123408 0
xor 15752 1 raid456
raid1 23936 0
raid0 8704 0
multipath 8832 0
linear 6400 0
md_mod 77076 7 raid10,
processor 22956 2 thermal,
dm_mod 57164 6
fbcon 41760 0
tileblit 2688 1 fbcon
font 8320 1 fbcon
bitblit 6016 1 fbcon
softcursor 2304 1 bitblit
vesafb 8196 0
capability 5000 0
commoncap 7296 1 capability
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#20 |
We try to install correctly the new nvidia driver:
1) downloads from this site the NVIDIA-
http://
2) open a shell and do:
$: sudo apt-get install build-essential
$: sudo apt-get install linux-headers-
$: sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-dev
$: sudo gedit /etc/default/
add "nv" in the line DISABLED_MODULES=""
this block the nv module, don't worry.
$: chmod +x /dir_where_
do a backup of your xorg.conf
$: sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/
$: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
this stop your desktop.
After do ctrl+alt+f1.
Now you are in console mode, enetr your usrid and password, than do:
$: sudo sh /dir_where_
You must answer the questions (the last question is about the possibility of nvidia installe to update you xorg.conf, answer ok). After this do:
$: sudo shutdwon -r now
This restart your pc.
Thanks
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#21 |
Massimo.
Thanks for all your help with this. Your instructions were easy to follow and the installation was OK. Unfortunately it has had no effect on "enable desktop effects".
Jem
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#22 |
Can you run "compiz" from the terminal, and see if there's any output? More than likely you will see some sort of error message that should help. Essentially that's what the "Enable Desktop Effects" control panel is supposed to do.
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#23 |
jem@fawkes:~$ compiz
/usr/bin/
/usr/bin/
Window manager warning: Screen 0 on display ":0.0" already has a window manager; try using the --replace option to replace the current window manager.
jem@fawkes:~$ compiz --replace
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
(The core dump was immediate, but the process continued to run until ^C)
In my solaris experience the core dump produces a big file in the pwd, but I couldn't find one in this instance.
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#24 |
jem@fawkes:~$ sudo compiz --replace
Password:
/usr/bin/
/usr/bin/
/usr/bin/
This started compiz OK. (I tried to kill it with ^C - bad move. That stuffed up my session and I had to CTRL ALT backspace).
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#25 |
You try to clean the istallation (if you have done a upgrade some lib were not removed), to do it in a shell edit:
$: sudo apt-get autoremove
This will remove all pkg you don't use. Probably compiz pkg too.
I don't sure it works, but if you have done a upgrade probably you have a dirty lib installs.
Thanks
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#26 |
I regularly use aptitude rather than apt-get. Running this command with apt-get has no effect. Aptitude does not have this command.
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#27 |
I have the same problem
my graphic card is not an invidia
just an on bord card
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#28 |
Manually installed compiz-fusion. This worked.
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#29 |
dmn: nvidia comes with some pc motherboard but most common is Intel. Really all depends on if you bought it new, custom, or from a used pc.