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Originally Posted by cifrancgx
I have a Dell Optiplex 745 that has a ATI X1300 in it and I am running Gutsy 7.10.
I was also getting the Compsite Extention not available message.
I now have it working.
In order to get the desktop effects to work I first had to install the ATI driver using the Restricted Drivers Manager.
Then I had to install xserver-xgl using the Synaptic Package Manager located under System-->Administration-->Synaptic Package Manager. Just do a search for xserver-xgl in the Synaptic manager to find it.
While you are there you might want to install the compizconfig-settings-manager as well.
After those are installed reboot and then you should be able to select Extra in the Visual Effects tab under System-->Preferences-->Appearance.
Worked for me.
To run the CompizConfig Settings Manager, you just run /usr/bin/ccsm (I created a entry for it in the menus using the System-->Preferences -->Main Menu tool.
Hope that works for you.
I am new to this so if there is an easier way to do this let me know.
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I was having this same problem, and after finding this thread and following these very easy directions I have all my effects again, as well as having my ATI driver installed... Thank you so much for this!!! I was about to go nuts...