Cannot enable Visual Effects after upgrade to Jaunty beta

This message comes up if you don't have a graphics driver with OpenGL support installed on your system. (It might have failed to install or whatever) Can you try to reinstall your graphics driver from system->administration->hardware drivers?
Also make sure to have read http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/beta#Known%20issues .

If that doesn't work if would be helpful to know the model of your graphics card you have. Open Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type 'lspci | grep VGA' and post the result here, Thanks.

Thank you for your response.

System->administration->hardware drivers does a search and reports that no proprietary drivers are in use on the system.

The graphics card is, I think, a fairly normal, common devise. Here is the output from the command 'lspci | grep VGA' that you requested:

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)

Thanks again.

M

Hello Marcobra,

Do you have any ideas about this problem?

M

marcobra wrote:
> Your question #66564 on compiz in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+question/66564
>
> Project: Ubuntu => compiz in ubuntu
>
>

To help you better we need some infos about your hardware so please open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

lspci

lspci is lower of LSPCI

copy and paste result here.

Thank you

Sorry we have already this info, i read it above...

You have an Intel video card, so please read http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/beta please try this:
...
Users of Intel video chipsets have reported performance regressions in Ubuntu 8.10 compared with previous releases. (252094) Although these performance issues have not been resolved by default in Ubuntu 9.04, a new experimental acceleration architecture option, DRI2/UXA, is available for Intel graphics users. Our testing has found this provides significant performance improvements for many users, but has also shown risk of severe stability problems, thus we are not yet providing to the general public. You can opt-in to enable this by running "sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf", and adding Option "AccelMethod" "UXA" to the Device section of your xorg.conf. Users wishing to maximize stability should stay with the standard default acceleration method, "EXA".
...

Please also verify your Ubuntu jaunty is fully updated upgraded...

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:
(if the system ask you a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo aptitude dist-upgrade

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove

Hope this helps

Thank you for the response.

Here are the results of your request:

mg@mg-desktop:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P DRAM
Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated
Graphics Controller (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB
UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB
UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB
UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB
UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB2
EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev c2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC
Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) IDE
Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER
(ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
01:0a.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7850 (rev 01)
01:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

marcobra wrote:
> Your question #66564 on compiz in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+question/66564
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> marcobra requested for more information:
> To help you better we need some infos about your hardware so please open
> a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:
>
> lspci
>
> lspci is lower of LSPCI
>
> copy and paste result here.
>
>
> Thank you
>
>

I have assured that the system is up-to-date using the commands you
provided. As for updating the /etc/X11/xorg.conf , do you think I
should risk it or wait for the fix in some future update? Everything
else looks fine and I can live with without the visual effects even
though its a pity not to have it.

Thank you

M
marcobra wrote:
> Your question #66564 on compiz in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+question/66564
>
> Status: Needs information => Answered
>
> marcobra proposed the following answer:
> Sorry we have already this info, i read it above...
>
> You have an Intel video card, so please read http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/beta please try this:
> ...
> Users of Intel video chipsets have reported performance regressions in Ubuntu 8.10 compared with previous releases. (252094) Although these performance issues have not been resolved by default in Ubuntu 9.04, a new experimental acceleration architecture option, DRI2/UXA, is available for Intel graphics users. Our testing has found this provides significant performance improvements for many users, but has also shown risk of severe stability problems, thus we are not yet providing to the general public. You can opt-in to enable this by running "sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf", and adding Option "AccelMethod" "UXA" to the Device section of your xorg.conf. Users wishing to maximize stability should stay with the standard default acceleration method, "EXA".
> ...
>
> Please also verify your Ubuntu jaunty is fully updated upgraded...
>
> Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:
> (if the system ask you a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)
>
> sudo apt-get clean
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get upgrade
>
> sudo aptitude dist-upgrade
>
> sudo apt-get clean
> sudo apt-get autoremove
>
> Hope this helps
>
>

Hello Marcobra,

I am trying to install the attached package to try to solve this issue.
For some reason I cannot install it using a terminal and the usual
commands. I have extracted the package, navigated to the correct folder
and entered the command ./configure. I get the message "./configure:
command not found".

Thank you,

M

Could someone look at this package and tell me what I' doing wrong

Myroslav wrote:
> Your question #66564 on compiz in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+question/66564
>
> You gave more information on the question:
> I have assured that the system is up-to-date using the commands you
> provided. As for updating the /etc/X11/xorg.conf , do you think I
> should risk it or wait for the fix in some future update? Everything
> else looks fine and I can live with without the visual effects even
> though its a pity not to have it.
>
> Thank you
>
> M
> marcobra wrote:
>
>> Your question #66564 on compiz in ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+question/66564
>>
>> Status: Needs information => Answered
>>
>> marcobra proposed the following answer:
>> Sorry we have already this info, i read it above...
>>
>> You have an Intel video card, so please read http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/beta please try this:
>> ...
>> Users of Intel video chipsets have reported performance regressions in Ubuntu 8.10 compared with previous releases. (252094) Although these performance issues have not been resolved by default in Ubuntu 9.04, a new experimental acceleration architecture option, DRI2/UXA, is available for Intel graphics users. Our testing has found this provides significant performance improvements for many users, but has also shown risk of severe stability problems, thus we are not yet providing to the general public. You can opt-in to enable this by running "sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf", and adding Option "AccelMethod" "UXA" to the Device section of your xorg.conf. Users wishing to maximize stability should stay with the standard default acceleration method, "EXA".
>> ...
>>
>> Please also verify your Ubuntu jaunty is fully updated upgraded...
>>
>> Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:
>> (if the system ask you a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)
>>
>> sudo apt-get clean
>> sudo apt-get update
>> sudo apt-get upgrade
>>
>> sudo aptitude dist-upgrade
>>
>> sudo apt-get clean
>> sudo apt-get autoremove
>>
>> Hope this helps
>>
>>
>>
>
>

I see that the package was not attached. Here is the name:
xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.6.3.orig.tar.gz which I downloaded fromhere:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/2:2.6.3-0ubuntu9

marcobra wrote:
> Your question #66564 on compiz in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+question/66564
>
> Status: Needs information => Answered
>
> marcobra proposed the following answer:
> Sorry we have already this info, i read it above...
>
> You have an Intel video card, so please read http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/beta please try this:
> ...
> Users of Intel video chipsets have reported performance regressions in Ubuntu 8.10 compared with previous releases. (252094) Although these performance issues have not been resolved by default in Ubuntu 9.04, a new experimental acceleration architecture option, DRI2/UXA, is available for Intel graphics users. Our testing has found this provides significant performance improvements for many users, but has also shown risk of severe stability problems, thus we are not yet providing to the general public. You can opt-in to enable this by running "sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf", and adding Option "AccelMethod" "UXA" to the Device section of your xorg.conf. Users wishing to maximize stability should stay with the standard default acceleration method, "EXA".
> ...
>
> Please also verify your Ubuntu jaunty is fully updated upgraded...
>
> Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:
> (if the system ask you a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)
>
> sudo apt-get clean
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get upgrade
>
> sudo aptitude dist-upgrade
>
> sudo apt-get clean
> sudo apt-get autoremove
>
> Hope this helps
>
>

I have stumbled upon an excellent review of Jaunty beta at the following web site: http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/ubuntu-9-4.html. It would appear that we will have to wait until the official release to see if the compiz issues have been dealt with.

For this reason I am closing my question as "solved" in the hopes that it will be solved in the new release.

M

Hi

Looks like this issue is not yet resolved as of 10th June. I have the same graphics card as Myroslav. Any suggestions from any one out there - I really miss the effects :-)