Problems with Compiz

[joelr]

Hi

I wanna use Compiz to customize my desktop, but I cant make it run. This is what happens when I type "compiz" in the terminal:

maja@maja:~$ compiz
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Detected PCI ID for VGA: 00:02.0 0300: 8086:27a2 (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 (1280x800) to maximum 3D texture size (2048): Passed.
Checking for nVidia: not present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
/usr/bin/compiz.real (video) - Warn: No 8 bit GLX pixmap format, disabling YV12 image format
GConf backend: There is an unsupported value at path /apps/compiz/plugins/scale/allscreens/options/initiate_edge. Settings from this path won't be read. Try to remove that value so that operation can continue properly.

My computer is a HP dv6203 (6200-series).

I'm not a killer on this one so please help me.

[joshuachad]

try reading your own error. Its basically telling you exactly what to do.

[joelr]

As I said. Im a beginner.

Anyway.

Checking for nVidia: not present

and

Checking for Xgl: not present.
/usr/bin/compiz.real (video) - Warn: No 8 bit GLX pixmap format, disabling YV12 image format
GConf backend: There is an unsupported value at path /apps/compiz/plugins/scale/allscreens/options/initiate_edge. Settings from this path won't be read. Try to remove that value so that operation can continue properly.

must be it then. But still I don't how a clue what it means.

Thanks.

[rich257]

Most likely you'll need to do:

$ compiz --replace

Would you expect nVidia to be present? What video card to you have?