Arch Linux

suilenroc

Member

Registered: 2008-08-18

Posts: 23

X + Ati/radeon + Compiz = white screen.

So I'm trying to configure Arch Linux with my Ati Radeon HD 4870 card. I've got it all set up, and I can get dual screen working with Gnome's display management tool. (Although I want to use LXDE instead, and i've yet to figure out my dual screens with that). But here's my major problem atm: I can't get compiz fusion to work. Whenever I do

fusion-icon

In terminal, it just goes all white. I press ctrl+c to get out, but then my window borders are gone, and I have to replace it using metacity --replace.

So, any ideas?

Oh, and it does the same thing with both the ATI and RadeonHD drivers.

toffyrn

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Registered: 2008-10-07

Posts: 221

Re: X + Ati/radeon + Compiz = white screen.

Ok... Many posts like this on the forum.

If you are using opensource drivers you do not have 3d support for newer ATI cards.
mesa 7.7 is expected around christmas, and will probably introduce this along with the 2.6.32 kernel. (Hopefully)

Then you can try fusion-icon again

(or go with the aur catalyst thing... i have decided to wait for my 4870x2)