Compiz-Check -- no more "Desktop effects could not be enabled"

[Check3check]

I have an Nvidia Geforce 9600 GT and I'm having no luck.

Gathering information about your system...

 Distribution:          Ubuntu 8.04
 Desktop environment:   GNOME
 Graphics chip:         nVidia Corporation Geforce 9600 GT 512mb (rev a1)
 Driver in use:         nv
 Rendering method:      AIGLX

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

 Checking for hardware/setup problems...           [SKIP]

At least one check had to be skipped:
 Error: nv driver in use

Help?

[Neo_The_User]

My computer screens are just too good for compiz. Get this:

Gathering information about your system...

Distribution: Ubuntu 8.04
Desktop environment: GNOME
Graphics chip: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R350 [Radeon 9800 Pro]
Driver in use: fglrx
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: Your current resolution is too high to run Compiz.

Would you like to know more? (Y/n) y

Your resolution is 2880x900 but the maximum 3D texture size that your
graphics card is capable of is 2048x2048. Thus Compiz will not be able to run
on this setup. You have to decrease the resolution first (in case you are
using a dual-head setup, try disabling one monitor and run the script again).

neo@neo-desktop:~$


AHAHAHA! I want 2 screens with desktop effects and when I went to the ATI website it said it could support 2980x1500!

[Neo_The_User]

I have an Nvidia Geforce 9600 GT and I'm having no luck.

Gathering information about your system...

 Distribution:          Ubuntu 8.04
 Desktop environment:   GNOME
 Graphics chip:         nVidia Corporation Geforce 9600 GT 512mb (rev a1)
 Driver in use:         nv
 Rendering method:      AIGLX

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

 Checking for hardware/setup problems...           [SKIP]

At least one check had to be skipped:
 Error: nv driver in use

Help?

Try using Envy-gtk / Envy-core with automatic hardware detection. Install it, run it, restart. I absolutly hate whatever Ubuntu does to the nVIDIA drivers. As soon as I put an ATi card in my machine I never ever boot up in low graphics mode. And I use the drivers from the ATi website! You already have a very expensive GPU so I recommend not switching to the latest ATi Radeon HD. As soon as nVIDIA and Ubuntu touch each other, your in for a very very boring wild and messed up mess.

[ogredeschnique]

I was having trouble getting compiz/desktop effects running from a usb boot. This should help me? THat way I can plug my usb into any computer and run compiz? Can you tell that I am a complete noob? ha ha.

This seems like something I will probably stay up way too late messing with. THanks for the script and the thread.

[bobetko]

All I get is an error

bob@ubuntu:~$ ./compiz-check
./compiz-check: line 1: --00:27:51--: command not found
./compiz-check: line 10: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `''
./compiz-check: line 12: syntax error: unexpected end of file


Ubuntu 8.04, 2.4Ghz Quad, 2GB RAM, 8800GT Nvidia with dual screen

[cremestar]

all i get is whenever i tried compiz, the screen flashes and then no compiz, back to normal..its REALLY annoying me

[jamh.unm]

Gathering information about your system...

Distribution: Ubuntu 8.04
Desktop environment: KDE
Graphics chip: nVidia Corporation G80 [GeForce 8800 GTX] (rev a2)
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.../usr/bin/compiz-check: line 396: [: 1200: unary operator expected
/usr/bin/compiz-check: line 396: [: 1920: unary operator expected
[ OK ]


Q6600 @ 2.66
2MB RAM
GeForce 8800 GTX
Kubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04.1

please help

[svenpikk]

I have a problem wiht compiz fusion too. I uninstalled it and all of its packages and stuff(found the instructions from here -> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=533201 )cuz it stopped working for some reason and I couldn't start it any more. Then reinstalled it and it still isn't working, i installed the compiz-check thingie and it said that everything should work fine on my system...can any1 help?!

[cremestar]

whoops...i just realized i forgot to give the readings from compiz-check.. i have the same thing as check3check...

Gathering information about your system...

Distribution: Ubuntu 8.04
Desktop environment: GNOME
Graphics chip: nVidia Corporation Geforce 9600 GT 512mb (rev a1)
Driver in use: nv
Rendering method: AIGLX

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

Checking for hardware/setup problems... [SKIP]

At least one check had to be skipped:
Error: nv driver in use

i just tried envy-gtk, but it said that it didn't recognize the 9600gt, and so there was no suitable driver for it. any help??? please?

[crazyness003]

....
Rendering method: AIGLX

You shouldnt need aiglx. That module is used for ATI's

try this

sudo apt-get remove xserver-aiglx

I'd wait to get a second opinion on that though...im not 100% positive

Also, try using the nvidia driver instead of nv. Use EnvyNG for more simplistic-ness They have the latest released nvidia driver, precompiled. That may also be a problem

I got this

 Distribution:          Ubuntu 8.04
 Desktop environment:   GNOME
 Graphics chip:         nVidia Corporation C51 [Geforce 6150 Go] (rev a2)
 Driver in use:         nvidia
 Rendering method:      Nvidia

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...           [ OK ]

If i can run compiz, you should be able too