ok i got a new vid card, and compiz still dount want to work? just my luck!

Asked by Schindler

ok about 2 min ago i installed a new video card, its a 3DFuzion GeForce FX 5500 256mb pci chip. before some1 told me that my onboard vid card was not compadable with compiz b/c from support from the vender. but why dose it still say that desktop effects could not be enabled? this is pissing me off, i dount want to go back to micro$oft! help me!oh and ei did install the drivers under hardwhere drivers.

glxgears
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual

glxgears | grep direct
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".

compiz --replace
Checking for Xgl: not present.
No whitelisted driver found
aborting and using fallback: /usr/bin/metacity

glxinfo | grep rendering
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".

sudo apt-get install xserver-xgl
[sudo] password for:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
xserver-xgl
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1884kB of archives.
After this operation, 4682kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe xserver-xgl 1:1.1.99.1~git20080115-0ubuntu1 [1884kB]
Fetched 1884kB in 24s (77.9kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package xserver-xgl.
(Reading database ... 162420 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking xserver-xgl (from .../xserver-xgl_1%3a1.1.99.1~git20080115-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up xserver-xgl (1:1.1.99.1~git20080115-0ubuntu1) ...

loged out and back in..... still no dice.

lspci | grep VGA
00:08.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500] (rev a1)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 [S3 UniChrome] Integrated Video (rev 01)

hmmmmm........

lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 [KM400/A] Chipset Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge
00:08.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500] (rev a1)
00:0a.0 Communication controller: Agere Systems V.92 56K WinModem (rev 03)
00:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80)
00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller (rev 80)
00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [KT600/K8T800/K8T890 South]
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)
00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 80)
00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 7
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 [S3 UniChrome] Integrated Video (rev 01)

./compiz-check

More than one graphics chip detected -- sorry, the script can not handle that.
Aborting.

????????????????

ok can some1 tell me wtf is wrong?????

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