cannot enable desktop effects

[wii552]

i am on a ten inch acer aspire one netbook, and my desktop effects are not working. They were, but all of a sudden, they wern't enabled when i try to enable them, it says desktop effects could not be enabled.

HELP

[elalzu]

Try this it worked for me!
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=799070&highlight=compiz-check

[RedSingularity]

Sounds like your 3D acceleration is not working properly. Do you have the graphics drivers installed?

[wii552]

I'm not quite sure. come to think of it, this happened after an update., Anyway, how would I get the drivers installed? (intel corporation mobile 945gme Express Integrated graphics controller (rev 03) WHEW!)

[RedSingularity]

Did you try System>Admin>Hardware drivers?

[wii552]

there is just a thing about a madwifi driver.

[RedSingularity]

Try this in terminal. Then reboot.

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel

[wii552]

it says that is at the newest version

[RedSingularity]

What does your /etc/X11/Xorg.conf file look like?

[wii552]

What does your /etc/X11/Xorg.conf file look like?

it says:
# 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 2304 1024
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"

EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "DontZap" "false"
EndSection


hope that helps.

[RedSingularity]

Add this to the Device section and reboot.


Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "intel"
EndSection


If it gives you a problem like not even booting into a graphical interface let me know and i will tell you how to fix it.

[wii552]

fixed...screwed up and made me a new xorg.conf