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Kmpressor
November 3rd, 2008, 04:07 PM
Hey everyone, just a silly question. I had 8.04 on my Dell D520 and all the effects features worked but when i upgraded to Intrepid(8.10) everytime i try to turn it on it tells me it cant, ususally the normal message you would get when you dont have a grafx chip on your pc. Here is my lshw below. Please help i miss my desktops and wiggly windows.

LSHW
volcano
description: Portable Computer
product: Latitude D520
vendor: Dell Inc.
serial: 2KZ4XC1
width: 32 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.4 dmi-2.4
configuration: boot=normal chassis=docking uuid=44454C4C-4B00-105A-8034-B2C04F584331
*-core
description: Motherboard
product: 0NF743
vendor: Dell Inc.
physical id: 0
serial: .2KZ4XC1.CN4864373S0512.
slot: �
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: Dell Inc.
physical id: 0
version: A06 (05/28/2007)
size: 64KiB
capacity: 512KiB
capabilities: isa pci pcmcia pnp upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect int13floppy720 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb agp smartbattery biosbootspecification netboot
*-cpu
description: CPU
product: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz
vendor: Intel Corp.
physical id: 400
bus info: cpu@0
version: 6.15.2
serial: 0000-06F2-0000-0000-0000-0000
slot: Microprocessor
size: 1333MHz
capacity: 2160MHz
width: 64 bits
clock: 166MHz
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx x86-64 constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts pni monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm cpufreq
configuration: id=0
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 700
size: 32KiB
capacity: 32KiB
capabilities: internal write-back data
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 701
size: 2MiB
capacity: 2MiB
clock: 66MHz (15.0ns)
capabilities: pipeline-burst internal varies unified
*-logicalcpu:0
description: Logical CPU
physical id: 0.1
width: 64 bits
capabilities: logical
*-logicalcpu:1
description: Logical CPU
physical id: 0.2
width: 64 bits
capabilities: logical
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 1000
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 2560MiB
*-bank:0
description: DIMM DDR Synchronous 667 MHz (1.5 ns)
product: 9905295-045.A01LF
vendor: 7F98000000000000
physical id: 0
serial: A0157547
slot: DIMM_B
size: 2GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 667MHz (1.5ns)
*-bank:1
description: DIMM DDR Synchronous 533 MHz (1.9 ns)
product: HYMP564S64BP6-C4
vendor: AD00000000000000
physical id: 1
serial: 04054125
slot: DIMM_A
size: 512MiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 533MHz (1.9ns)
*-pci
description: Host bridge
product: Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=agpgart-intel module=intel_agp
*-display:0 UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-display:1 UNCLAIMED
description: Display controller
product: Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1b
bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0 module=snd_hda_intel
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.1
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:0c:00.0
logical name: wmaster0
version: 02
serial: 00:1b:77:18:0b:76
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list logical ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwl3945 latency=0 module=iwl3945 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abg
*-usb:0
description: USB Controller
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 module=uhci_hcd
*-usb:1
description: USB Controller
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.1
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 module=uhci_hcd
*-usb:2
description: USB Controller
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.2
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 module=uhci_hcd
*-usb:3
description: USB Controller
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.3
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 module=uhci_hcd
*-usb:4
description: USB Controller
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.7
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.7
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm debug bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0 module=ehci_hcd
*-pci:2
description: PCI bridge
product: 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1e
bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0
version: e1
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci bus_master cap_list
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 02
serial: 00:19:b9:6a:c1:74
size: 100MB/s
capacity: 100MB/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=b44 driverversion=2.0 duplex=full ip=10.1.51.54 latency=64 link=yes module=ssb multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100MB/s
*-pcmcia
description: CardBus bridge
product: Cardbus bridge
vendor: O2 Micro, Inc.
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:02:01.0
version: 21
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pcmcia bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=yenta_cardbus latency=176 maxlatency=5 mingnt=192 module=yenta_socket
*-firewire
description: FireWire (IEEE 1394)
product: Firewire (IEEE 1394)
vendor: O2 Micro, Inc.
physical id: 1.4
bus info: pci@0000:02:01.4
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ohci1394 latency=64 module=ohci1394
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-ide
description: IDE interface
product: 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
logical name: scsi0
logical name: scsi1
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list emulated
configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0 module=ata_piix
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: ST94813AS
vendor: Seagate
physical id: 0
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: 8.04
serial: 5PJB6TQS
size: 37GiB (40GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=6a906a90
*-volume:0
description: EXT3 volume
vendor: Linux
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sda1
logical name: /
logical name: /dev/.static/dev
version: 1.0
serial: bcaabb4f-ae42-47d2-8a5c-c8532b04262c
size: 35GiB
capacity: 35GiB
capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files recover ext3 ext2 initialized
configuration: created=2008-10-22 09:38:38 filesystem=ext3 modified=2008-11-03 13:03:57 mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=ro,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered mounted=2008-10-31 13:55:35 state=mounted
*-volume:1
description: Extended partition
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
logical name: /dev/sda2
size: 1608MiB
capacity: 1608MiB
capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
*-logicalvolume
description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
physical id: 5
logical name: /dev/sda5
capacity: 1608MiB
capabilities: nofs
*-cdrom
description: DVD writer
product: DVD+-RW DW-Q58A
vendor: SONY
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/cdrw
logical name: /dev/dvd
logical name: /dev/dvdrw
logical name: /dev/scd0
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: UDS2
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
*-serial UNCLAIMED
description: SMBus
product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: latency=0
*-battery
product: DELL HD94174
vendor: Panasonic
physical id: 1
slot: Sys. Battery Bay
capacity: 51000mWh
configuration: voltage=11.1V
*-network DISABLED
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 2
logical name: pan0
serial: 8e:65:87:38:40:a1
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes

jtome
November 7th, 2008, 05:14 AM
I have exactly the same problem with my Dell Lattitude D520.

I have upgraded (not reinstalled) from 8.04 where the effects worked without problems to 8.10.

I can add that during first working sessions the effects worked more or less the same that with 8.04, but after some days the effects stopped to work. I think that this problem could be related with RandR because I am not sure, but I think that the problem started first time I connect a second monitor and enable RandR.

Kmpressor
November 7th, 2008, 01:57 PM
Whats randr