Compiz not working at all (everything's missing)

[muschen]

First, when I started compiz, there was no pictures at all. And in system > preferences it wouldn't let me set it to high effects. So I tried reinstalling it.

Now when I start compiz, there's only the search box and the Preferences thing, as you can see on the picture.

I've tried to reinstall it, but that didn't do anything.


Do I really have to reinstall hardy? :(

[Sam Lars]

Have you installed
compiz-fusion-plugins-main
compiz-fusion-plugins-extra

Also, could you do a
compiz --replace
in a terminal, and see if it tells you anything about missing plugins?

[muschen]

Have you installed
compiz-fusion-plugins-main
compiz-fusion-plugins-extra

Also, could you do a
compiz --replace
in a terminal, and see if it tells you anything about missing plugins?

When typing
compiz --replace
It told me, that it wasn't installed. So I installed it, as it suggested, with the apt-get command, and then installed the two plugins you mentioned.
Then I opened compiz, but all the pictures are missing? They're showing up as "broken" images, like the one on the screenshot I posted in the first post...
Anyway to fix it?

Edit: Some of the functions in compiz are missing, like windows decorations(the most annoying), enabling moving windows, the svg(?) graphics thing, and so on.

[Sam Lars]

If you look in Synaptic for compiz, do you have all related packages installed?

[muschen]

As in every package with compiz-something?

[Sam Lars]

Yeah, you can always remove them if they don't work.

[muschen]

Okay, I've installed all the packages todo with compiz, except for the KDE ones, and the pictures still doesn't show up. The functions, such as window decorations, are there now, but I can't enable them.

[Sam Lars]

If you do a compiz --replace from a terminal, does it give you any errors about plugins on startup? If you then try to enable a plugin, does it then give you any errors in the terminal? Can you enable the effects to Normal or Extra in the Appearance preferences?

[muschen]

when typing compiz --replace it get this:
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Detected PCI ID for VGA: 00:02.0 0300: 8086:2592 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
Trying again with indirect rendering:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Comparing resolution (1024x768) to maximum 3D texture size (2048): Passed.
Checking for nVidia: not present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.


I am able to switch between none, normal and extra effects, but if it's on normal or extra, it won't let me enable the before mentioned effects. When trying to enable those, nothing shows up in the terminal...

[lordievader]

It complains for the missing Xgl, check if you have the package: xserver-xgl installed.
Else install, log out, log back in and maybe you see a change!

Edit: at my installation it needed this package to be able to run compiz.

[pietjanjaap]

If you are using 8.04 you should not install the xgl server.

Install compiz etc
then install envy, and remove and then install the video driver with envy.

[muschen]

If you are using 8.04 you should not install the xgl server.

Install compiz etc
then install envy, and remove and then install the video driver with envy.

could you give me the specific names of the packages, please?

[Sam Lars]

Theres envyng-core, and envyng-gtk. You could try installing those.

[muschen]

I've tried installing envyng-core and envyng-gtk, but it doesn't seem to help? :/

[Sam Lars]

Did you run the program and remove and reinstall your drivers?

[muschen]

Yes, I did

[Sam Lars]

Have your tried reinstalling everything? All the compiz, compiz-fusion, and compizconfig packages?

[muschen]

Yes, I have, and that didn't really help much :(

[Sam Lars]

Sorry if this has already been asked/mentioned, but what video card do you have?

[muschen]

I've got an Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML, if that's what you mean.

I've got an IBM thinkpad t43...

[Forlong]

Please post the output of http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=799070

As well as dpkg -l | grep compiz and use the forum's [CODE] tag please (# button)

[muschen]

Here we go...
compiz-check:
Gathering information about your system...

Distribution: Ubuntu 8.04
Desktop environment: GNOME
Graphics chip: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Driver in use: intel
Rendering method: AIGLX

Checking if it's possible to run Compiz on your system...

Checking for texture_from_pixmap... [ OK ]
Checking for non power of two support... [ OK ]
Checking for composite extension... [ OK ]
Checking for FBConfig... [ OK ]
Checking for hardware/setup problems... [ OK ]


dpkg -l | grep compiz
ii compiz 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu6 OpenGL window and compositing manager
ii compiz-bcop 0.7.4-0ubuntu1 Compiz option code generator
ii compiz-check 0.4-1 Script to check if it's possible to run Comp
ii compiz-core 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu6 OpenGL window and compositing manager
ii compiz-dev 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu6 OpenGL window and compositing manager - deve
ii compiz-fusion-plugins-extra 0.7.4-0ubuntu1 Collection of extra plugins from OpenComposi
ii compiz-fusion-plugins-main 0.7.4-0ubuntu5 Collection of plugins from OpenCompositing f
ii compiz-gnome 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu6 OpenGL window and compositing manager - GNOM
ii compiz-plugins 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu6 OpenGL window and compositing manager - plug
ii compizconfig-backend-gconf 0.7.4-0ubuntu1 Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositi
ii compizconfig-settings-manager 0.7.4-0ubuntu2 Compiz configuration settings manager
rc emerald 0.7.2-0ubuntu2 Decorator for compiz-fusion
ii libcompizconfig0 0.7.4-0ubuntu1 Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositi
ii libcompizconfig0-dev 0.7.4-0ubuntu1 Development file for plugin settings - OpenC
ii libemeraldengine0 0.7.2-0ubuntu2 Decoration engines for compiz-fusion
ii python-compizconfig 0.7.4-0ubuntu1 Compiz configuration system bindings

[Forlong]

Why do you have compiz-bcop and compiz-core installed? Did you try to compile Compiz from source?

[muschen]

Uhm, I don't think so? I've not compiled anything myself. But I've tried to install the extra compiz plugins, and then removed it again.

[Forlong]

But I've tried to install the extra compiz plugins, and then removed it again.
How did you do that?

[muschen]

I tried uninstalling it by using a command from the thread about it.

sudo compiz-git --uninstall
sudo apt-get remove compiz-git

[Forlong]

So you did compile Compiz from source after all.

Please do not use some random script you found on the internet if don't know exactly what you are doing!

I'm afraid you have to take the whole problem to the guy who wrote that script, because I can't know what it did to your system.

[muschen]

Then I'll do that. Thanks for your help and time.

[boneywasawarrior]

Try this

SKIP_CHECK=yes compiz --replace ccp &

[muschen]

Still doesn't work =/