Can't enable desktop effects

[rschnitzel721]

I have an Asus G50v laptop. I trying to get my desktop effects to work but I can't enable them. I have version 180 for my nvidia drivers and compiz downloaded. If you need system info please include the commands for the terminal I have a horrible memory when it comes to that stuff.

Thanks for the help.

[raymondh]

I have an Asus G50v laptop. I trying to get my desktop effects to work but I can't enable them. I have version 180 for my nvidia drivers and compiz downloaded. If you need system info please include the commands for the terminal I have a horrible memory when it comes to that stuff.

Thanks for the help.

try compiz-check

http://forlong.blogage.de/entries/pages/Compiz-Check

[rschnitzel721]

Here is what compiz-check spit back out at me

Gathering information about your system...

Distribution: Ubuntu 9.04
Desktop environment: GNOME
Graphics chip: nVidia Corporation Device 062b (rev a1)
Driver in use: nvidia
Rendering method: Nvidia

Checking if it's possible to run Compiz on your system...

Checking for texture_from_pixmap... [FAIL]
Checking for non power of two support... [FAIL]
Checking for composite extension... [ OK ]
Checking for FBConfig... [FAIL]
Checking for hardware/setup problems... [SKIP]

At least one check had to be skipped:
Error: Unable to detect maximum 3D texture size

[earthpigg]

system -> admin -> hardware drivers

are any other drivers available for use (177, etc) and have you tried enabling them?

[rschnitzel721]

Just installed driver 173 and no help. I ran compiz-check again and got the same read out as before.