[SOLVED] I broke my compiz

[Novega]

It worked before but I decided to restart my computer today and I've lost AWN & cant enable desktop effects... I've never had any real problems like this before.

I tried

 novega@computer1:~$ compiz --replace
Checking for Xgl: not present. 
Detected PCI ID for VGA: 01:00.0 0300: 10de:0622 (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present. 
Trying again with indirect rendering:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present. 
aborting and using fallback: /usr/bin/metacity

Could anyone provide me with a starting point to troubleshoot this problem?

[bren21]

The same exact thing happened to me, with the same message. Did you happen to install the latest x-server xorg updates before you restarted? I'm thinking that might have done it to mine.

[Lacrimstein]

Yup. Same with me. The X update is most likely causing the problem

[Novega]

I'm not sure what updates I had, the system didn't call for a restart...I just decided to restart since my computer had been on non stop for 3 days.

[emid]

I have the same problem. I rebooted and now it doesn't work. The X update is the only thing I can think of as well.

[bren21]

Any way to uninstall the update?

[Happy_Man]

This is my issue as well, anyone know a solution?

I mean, I had to move to Openbox (granted, I really really love Openbox now, and am never going back to GNOME ever again ever, but still)

[quoderat]

Same problem here. Downgrading Xorg core did not fix it. Not sure what to try now. Was this not tested beforehand?

[Necreia]

Yep, same story here. My visual effects are toasted after the update.

[Necreia]

I fixed it!

All I did was re-install my video driver, and it all came back. I saw something about a 'symbolic link' during the driver reinstall that was different from the usual, but none-the-less it works now.

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