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lozanoa11
May 31st, 2009, 02:31 AM
Cannot enable display effects. i ran a compiz check and got an error that i have a software rasterizer in use. Im guessing that its b/c i havent installed my video card drivers. problem is when i install them my dual monitor setup will not work. Any ideas or am i way off in my problem? here is my compiz-check

Gathering information about your system...

Distribution: Ubuntu 9.04
Desktop environment: GNOME
Graphics chip: ATI Technologies Inc RV710 [Radeon HD 4550]
Driver in use: radeon
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... [FAIL]

There has been (at least) one error detected with your setup:
Error: Software Rasterizer in use

lozanoa11
May 31st, 2009, 03:30 AM
infact i just tried to install the latest drivers from ati's website and it totaly locked up the display.

lozanoa11
May 31st, 2009, 05:32 AM
bump

lozanoa11
May 31st, 2009, 03:38 PM
Problem solved with open source drivers

lozanoa11
May 31st, 2009, 05:42 PM
scrach that it did not fix it. it did fix my resolution problem. the compiz check comes up the same.
this is my xorg.conf:

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
SubSection "Display"
Virtual 2624 900
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

i have 2 monitors btw

Sarai the Geek
May 31st, 2009, 08:03 PM
Try entering this into a shell:


sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

lozanoa11
May 31st, 2009, 10:20 PM
well that made it worse how do i undo that?

Sarai the Geek
May 31st, 2009, 11:36 PM
Uhhh, I'm not sure... :redface:
It's just supposed to update your xorg for any changes you've made. Thus, perhaps undo any changes you've made to the xorg file and run it again?

Viva
June 1st, 2009, 02:05 AM
Should've backed up xorg.conf before running xserver configuration. See if there are any latest backups in /etc/X11