Problems starting Looking Glass

phunni · 2005-07-20 22:02:22

I've installed Project Looking Glass from Sun (manually via the isntructions and not through a PKGBUILD) and, whenever I try to run either lg3d-app or lg3d-session I get an error along the following lines (this was the result of lg3d-app, the session error is very similar, although usually with a different number X disply):

./lg3d-session
~/Java/lg3d/bin ~/Java/lg3d/bin
~/Java/lg3d/bin
Composite XOrg support not enabled
Please see https://lg3d-core.dev.java.net/nvidia-d … HCOMPOSITE
ERROR:
There is an X11 Server already running for DISPLAY=:0.
You must first bring down the X11 Server running this script.
Refer to the instructions in the following URL:
https://lg3d-core.dev.java.net/lg3dgettingstarted.html

The help page it refers to mentions Nvidia things - but I have an ATI card so this doesn't help me...

Dusty · 2005-07-20 22:10:00

Composite isn't nvidia specific...

edit your xorg.conf as in the first section of here and restart x. See if that works:

http://wiki2.archlinux.org/index.php/Us … 0extension

Dusty

phunni · 2005-07-21 13:13:22

Thanks - that looks really helpful; I'll try it out when I get home. Is it likely that the errors I'm getting relating to X already running (which it should be for app and isn't when I run session) are related to this?

Dusty · 2005-07-21 14:34:24

IIRC, lg3d can be run in a window or started from .xinitrc. Seems to me it only worked one way. I'm not sure which, but try running it as a session in full-mode.

Dusty

phunni · 2005-07-21 19:25:55

I couldn't get composite working at all - it made eveything unusably slow and windows didn't render properly. I googled and saw something that suggested it wasn't compatible with the currnet ATI drivers

Ah well - guess I'll have to wait before trying out looking glass... :cry:

Dusty · 2005-07-21 19:38:57

try ensmer, it doesn't use composite

Dusty

phunni · 2005-07-21 19:45:48

what is it? I can't find much that makes sense to me on the website!

How does it compare to looking glass?

Dusty · 2005-07-21 19:49:13

They don't really compare. They both are 3D interfaces in Java 3D. LookingGlass is a 3D desktop, Ensmer is a 3D environment. LookingGlass is Linux (and apparently nvidia) only, Ensmer is cross platform. LookingGlass is actively developed, Ensmer is the product of one person contributing a lot of time.

Probably the best way to understand Ensmer is the screenshots:
https://ensmer.dev.java.net/servlets/Pr … folderID=0

Dusty

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#1 2005-07-20 22:02:22

Problems starting Looking Glass

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Re: Problems starting Looking Glass

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