For Beginners:Why Xubuntu? Cause it set my PC on fire...

**aimpau** · November 3rd, 2008

But can you still perform some of the compiz features? Make sure you have the correct drivers in

Code:

sudo displayconfig-gtk

If you video chip doesn't support the 3d stuff, then we have to do something else. I think there's a workaround regarding that.

**cic.11** · November 4th, 2008

Originally Posted by aimpau

But can you still perform some of the compiz features? Make sure you have the correct drivers in

Code:

sudo displayconfig-gtk

If you video chip doesn't support the 3d stuff, then we have to do something else. I think there's a workaround regarding that.

ok when i run compiz i am not able to do any of the features a checked the driver and i do not have the correct driver
this is what i got

bobo@bobo:~$ sudo displayconfig-gtk
[sudo] password for bobo:
/usr/share/themes/Alphacube GTK 0.5/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:63: Clearlooks configuration option "menuitemstyle" is not supported and will be ignored.
/usr/share/themes/Alphacube GTK 0.5/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:64: Clearlooks configuration option "listviewitemstyle" is not supported and will be ignored.
/usr/share/themes/Alphacube GTK 0.5/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:65: Clearlooks configuration option "progressbarstyle" is not supported and will be ignored.
on_button_test_config_clicked()
xauth: creating new authority file /tmp/dcg-uggZon5754/xauthority
Got pid 5770
(0, 0)
checkpoint 1
None
False
Sorry, this configuration video card driver
and monitor doesn't appear to work:

Messages from the X server:
(EE) I810(0): No Video BIOS modes for chosen depth.
Fatal server error:

**IeU** · December 2nd, 2008

Thanks !

Just trying to get more themes for emerald !

**OrangeCrate** · December 2nd, 2008

Cool thread! Thanks aimpau, I've been waiting for one like this for a long time, and I must have missed it when you first posted. I notice the thread is a bit long in the tooth, but if you and others are still lurking here...

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I'm a great fan of Xubuntu, but every time I enable the compositor, I get some random screen flicker, scrolling issues, and once in a while, it'll just simply crash. (I assuming that if the compositor is causing conflict, it's a no go Compiz as well?)

If anyone has a clue as to what's wrong, and if there's anything I might be able to do about it, I'd sure appreciate a comment.

I'm not sure what to include here in the way of information, but taking a hint from a post above ^, I'll post this for the HP 512n in my signature:

$ lspci -v

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133 (GMCH) Graphics Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
Subsystem: Trigem Computer Inc. Device 7148
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
Kernel modules: intel-agp

00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133 (CGC) Chipset Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Trigem Computer Inc. Device 7148
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Memory at f4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
Memory behind bridge: f4100000-f41fffff
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 80 [Master])
Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
[virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]
[virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=1]
[virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]
[virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=1]
I/O ports at 1080 [size=16]
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
Kernel modules: ata_piix

<snip, but I can add more if necessary>

**OrangeCrate** · December 5th, 2008

Update

In case anyone has been following this thread, due to having the same issue with compositor, there is a long standing issue with this, between Xfce, and the Intel 810e chipset. At this time, it's a no go, and it routinely creates the issues I outlined above ^.

Oh well.

**crav** · December 5th, 2008

Originally Posted by aimpau

@DAAman
compiz-fusion is in the repos included in xubuntu.

I respectfully disagree:

Code:

sam@mouse:~$ sudo apt-get install compiz-fusion
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package compiz-fusion
sam@mouse:~$

Any ideas on how I might locate these files, or should I lazy-out and compile it myself?

**aimpau** · December 6th, 2008

my mistake. in their website, their known as compiz fusion (the plugins), however the package is just compiz.

**Gamak** · February 26th, 2009

Hey, whats the link to download these files for xubuntu? i looked on compiz-fusion.org i think it was, and they were not there for xubuntu? :S

**133794m3r** · March 22nd, 2009

ok now you said to help xubuntu wouldn't installing the compiz and such require more cpu more memory and such things than the standard one that comes with xubuntu?

I have a 1.59Ghz single core AMD CPU and an ATI radeon Xpress graphics chipset plus 1GB of RAM i came to Xubuntu for the more ease on my weak system. So wouldn't what you suggest mess that up?

**foxy123** · April 25th, 2009

I have installed compiz on Jaunty and it runs sort of OK. There are still two problems. The first is that I have to run

compiz -fusion --replace

twice to start it. Another problem is that I cannot do any configuration with ccsm now. It works perfectly fine on Intrepid. I've got a feeling that it is something to do with xfce 4.6...