Compiz issues PLEASE HELP : (

[zieglerj]

I'm helping a friend out with his computer. The problem started out a week ago with compiz running so slow that it was unbearable and this was with almost everything in cssm shut off.
At first I figured it was something wrong with xgl and tried upgrading to intrepid from hardy. Now I can't even turn on compiz.

The compiz-check read out looks like:

Gathering information about your system...

Distribution: Ubuntu 8.10
Desktop environment: GNOME
Graphics chip: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01)
Driver in use: intel
Rendering method: AIGLX

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

xorg.conf file looks like:

# 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 "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Boardname "Intel 845"
Busid "PCI:0:2:0"
Driver "intel"
Screen 0
Vendorname "Intel"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
Vendorname "Plug 'n' Play"
Modelname "Plug 'n' Play"
modeline "1024x768@85" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
Gamma 1.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 1024 786
Modes "1024x768@85"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "GLcore"
Load "dri"
Load "v4l"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

I'm at a total loss here so any help at all is very much appreciated.

[Usufruct]

Have you removed and re-installed compiz yet? That's my favorite place to start when I'm having compiz issues.

[zieglerj]

I did under hardy but not intrepid yet. Since it didn't work in hardy I assumed it wouldn't in intrepid but ... Is there a good chance?

[eternalnewbee]

I did under hardy but not intrepid yet. Since it didn't work in hardy I assumed it wouldn't in intrepid but ... Is there a good chance?

I've read in another thread that it worked, so you might want to give it a try.
Here's also a link to forlong's blog that you might find useful:
http://forlong.blogage.de/entries/20...-Compiz-Fusion

[zieglerj]

O.k. It'll probably be tomorrow before I get back over to his place. I'll pass the terminal commands to remove and then re-install compiz on to him and post the results as soon as I hear back.

[eternalnewbee]

Good luck. See you on the other side.

[zieglerj]

I just ran over there quick- didn't think my wife would let me. It didn't work I still get the same results from compiz check and when I try to turn compiz on from System>Preferences>appearance it pops up a little window that says searching for drivers and then tells me that it could not enable desktop effects.

[eternalnewbee]

I just ran over there quick- didn't think my wife would let me. It didn't work I still get the same results from compiz check and when I try to turn compiz on from System>Preferences>appearance it pops up a little window that says searching for drivers and then tells me that it could not enable desktop effects.

Go to: Main Menu > System > Administration > Hardware Drivers.What do you see there?

[zieglerj]

There aren't any listed.

[zieglerj]

But there weren't before compiz went haywire either.