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alski

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Registered: 2006-05-17

Posts: 11

compiz no longer starts...

I hadnt upgraded in a month or so, so ran the rounds using danimoths latest...had a libwnck conflict but finally got everything back installed.  Now, compiz will not start.
XGL is starting fine, just no love with compiz.  Here is the output:
compiz: SmcOpenConnection failed: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
compiz: glXBindTexImageEXT is missing
compiz: Failed to manage screen: 0
compiz: No managable screens found on display :1
gnome-window-decorator: Screen 0 on display ":1.0" already has a decoration manager; try using the --replace option to replace the current decoration manager.

from running this script
#!/bin/bash
#
# Start compiz within gnome-session
#
if [ `ps -A | grep Xgl | wc -l` == "1" ]; then
        DISPLAY=:1 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/mesa-xgl-cvs/lib
compiz --replace gconf &
        DISPLAY=:1 gnome-window-decorator &
        DISPLAY=:1 setxkbmap -model pc105 -layout us -variant basic
fi

any ideas?

Gustavo

Member

From: Brazil

Registered: 2006-07-04

Posts: 92

Re: compiz no longer starts...

Try this:

1) Get the latest cgwd file from http://ubuntu.compiz.net/pool/main/c/cgwd/.

2) Compile

./configure --prefix=/usr
make
su
make install

3) Change the script to:

#!/bin/bash
#
# Start compiz within gnome-session
# This script checks to see if XGL is running before starting compiz & gnome-window-decorator
if [ `ps -A | grep Xgl | wc -l` == "1" ]; then
        DISPLAY=:1 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/mesa-xgl-cvs/lib/ compiz --replace gconf gconf-dump miniwin decoration transset wobbly fade minimize cube rotate zoom scale move resize place switcher trailfocus water &
        DISPLAY=:1 cgwd &
fi

alski

Member

Registered: 2006-05-17

Posts: 11

Re: compiz no longer starts...

gustavo,
thanks for your help.  This did work perfectly for me.  However, any version past .56 seems to make the titlebar...um, blank?  No buttons, no words.  But its there, you can grab it to move windows and whatnot.  Any idea on that one?  Ill go back to .56 for now, thanks again.

mehldutt

Member

From: Germany

Registered: 2006-01-08

Posts: 128

Re: compiz no longer starts...

Same problem here ...

I solved it by compiling the latest:

compiz
compiz-plugins and
cgwd_0.67.orig.tar.gz

from: http://ubuntu.compiz.net/pool/main/c
in that order using the instructions above (Gustavo).

Very important: Don't forget to delete
$ .cgwd
before you install cgwd_0.67.orig.tar.gz

have fun
Gary

alski

Member

Registered: 2006-05-17

Posts: 11

Re: compiz no longer starts...

thanks mehl..however i could not get compiz to compile right, it threw a makedepend error and a few others and stopped.  I don't have time now to try it again, but do you by chance have the compiled forms hosted or know where they are hosted(compiling has NEVER been my cup of tea).