How To: Install Xgl/compiz with Dapper, ATI, Gnome

[gusx]

same here, i've had this problem forever...

Everything works fine till step 7. No compiz entry in gconf-editor

Pretty sad, i never got to make XGL work on Ubuntu

[tokez]

same here, i've had this problem forever...

Everything works fine till step 7. No compiz entry in gconf-editor

Pretty sad, i never got to make XGL work on Ubuntu

dont give it up yet. i had a lot of trouble gettin it going and finally success hit me in the form of a different howto.

i suggest trying to follow this guide of creating an xgl session in gdm so you dont have to replace and change the gdm confs.

go here - http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Xgl-Compiz-Dapper

thats the best guide i have found so far -- and its the only one that works for me

[pesachzon]

Hi, I followed the guide exactly but for some reason gdm doesn't start xgl (xorg starts normally). And the bigger problem is when I try to start Xgl from the console the screen goes black and the whole system hangs (I have to press the reset button).

I have an ati 9200se. fglrx is working normally:

display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: RADEON 9250/9200 Series DDR Generic
OpenGL version string: 1.3.1072 (X4.3.0-8.25.18)

Anyone knows what can be the problem? Which logs can I look at to know what's going on?

Also, for some reason I don't have a compiz section in gconf

Thanks

[imjustabill]

Just FYI,
I followed the directions on http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=916 and everything seems to be working well on my Dell I9200 (w/ati9700). Video playback in MPlayer is still a work in progress, but everything else seems to work ok. I did have to add the "resize" plugin after following the instructions, but am not sure why, I think when I cut/pasted it I left out the resize plugin. Anyway things seem to run pretty smoothly and I'm now looking for info to put backgrounds on the top and bottom of the cube. I disabled xv in gstreamer and tweaked mplayer a bit and things seem better, but i'm still not able to watch video fullscreen.

If you're having prolblems with the instructions on the main page, I'd recommend trying this method. Don't have to muck around in all your config files, and its a lot easier.

[Xylene]

I seemed to have gotten everything working, except launching applications is extremely slow, along with resizing windows.

When launching a window (only from the gnome-panel) I see a blue border expanding in about three steps and then the application launches.

Resizing windows are just slow.

Could any if it have to do with this:

anthony@athlon:~$ fglrxinfo
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":1.0".
display: :0.0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: RADEON 9800 XT Generic
OpenGL version string: 2.0.5814 (8.25.18)

anthony@athlon:~$

I am running XGL as a session.

[kkovach]

If you're having prolblems with the instructions on the main page, I'd recommend trying this method. Don't have to muck around in all your config files, and its a lot easier.

I tried this method and everything seemed to go smoothly. However, it looks like my compiz always ends up defunct, and I'm not able to see/do any of the fun stuff.

username@hostname:~$ ps auxww | grep -i compiz
username 4751 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Z 17:42 0:00 [compiz] <defunct>
username 4853 0.0 0.0 3944 908 pts/0 R+ 17:42 0:00 grep -i compiz

I tried modifying gdm.conf to wait longer as I saw in some other thread when I googled for 'defunct compiz' but that doesn't seem to help. I've not been able to find any other info on this. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

- Kevin

[napsy]

I configured xgl like in the first post but it doesn't work. GDM won't show up after I restart it. The cursor shows bussy but no login prompt. I checked fglrx and it shows an ATI card (not mesa). What's wrong?
Using radeon 9200se.

[Polymira]

I've followed directions here...

When i log in as my user, I don't get any of the xgl affects, but when i login as root, I do...

What would cause this?

[Polymira]

Ok, so I got it working (don't ask me how)...


I can do the 3d cube effect, wobbly windows, etc...

But i cannot do transparency!! I want transparency when moving windows, as well as being able to do something like ctrl+shift+mousewheel to do it on the fly...

How do I go about setting this up?

Daper Drake
ati x700 mobility

[Xylene]

Ok, so I got it working (don't ask me how)...


I can do the 3d cube effect, wobbly windows, etc...

But i cannot do transparency!! I want transparency when moving windows, as well as being able to do something like ctrl+shift+mousewheel to do it on the fly...

How do I go about setting this up?

Daper Drake
ati x700 mobility

As long as the proper plugins are loaded you should be able to use <alt>+scrollwheel after clicking a window.