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smarcher

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From: Calcutta

Registered: 2003-12-12

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Beryl problem No window Decorations [SOLVED]

Hi
Am back to using Arch full time after flirting with other distros. Everything works apart from Beryl. Beryl does not crash or anything but there are no window decorations nor are an other Beryl effects visible.

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* Beryl system compatiblity check                            *
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Detected xserver                                : NVIDIA

Checking Display :0.0 ...

Checking for XComposite extension               : passed (v0.3)
Checking for XDamage extension                  : passed
Checking for RandR extension                    : passed
Checking for XSync extension                    : passed

Checking Screen 0 ...

Checking for GLX_SGIX_fbconfig                  : passed
Checking for GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap        : passed
Checking for non power of two texture support   : passed
Checking maximum texture size                   : passed (4096x4096)

I am starting Beryl from a terminal using beryl-manager. This behaviour is same in both KDE and Gnome. I keep getting this message in the terminal:
beryl: Couldn't bind redirected window 0xe01530 to texture
beryl: pixmap 0x20000a6 can't be bound to texture
beryl: Couldn't bind redirected window 0xe0150a to texture
beryl: pixmap 0x20000a4 can't be bound to texture
beryl: Couldn't bind redirected window 0xe01530 to texture
beryl: pixmap 0x20000a6 can't be bound to texture
beryl: Couldn't bind redirected window 0xe0150a to texture

I am using Aiglx as directed here:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beryl

I have pacmaned the latest beryl today. My graphics card is Nvidia FX5200. Beryl works on this computer under Kubuntu.
Thanks in advance

Last edited by smarcher (2007-01-29 03:29:42)

matersci

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From: Hellas

Registered: 2006-01-19

Posts: 167

Re: Beryl problem No window Decorations [SOLVED]

same problem with KDE and ATI card.

Last edited by matersci (2007-01-28 13:33:17)

brain0

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From: Aachen - Germany

Registered: 2005-01-03

Posts: 1,382

Re: Beryl problem No window Decorations [SOLVED]

I am using Aiglx as directed here:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beryl

No, you don't. NVIDIA does not support AIGLX. Follow the nvidia instructions on the same wiki page. Also make sure at least one window decorator is installed and running (emerald-svn+emerald-themes-svn, aquamarine-svn or heliodor-svn).

smarcher

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From: Calcutta

Registered: 2003-12-12

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Re: Beryl problem No window Decorations [SOLVED]

I am using Aiglx as directed here:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beryl

No, you don't. NVIDIA does not support AIGLX. Follow the nvidia instructions on the same wiki page. Also make sure at least one window decorator is installed and running (emerald-svn+emerald-themes-svn, aquamarine-svn or heliodor-svn).

Hi
Thanks for your reply. I tried with Nvidia as given in the wiki. Still no window decorations. I have all the needed beryl packages installed.

Anything else that I can try? Very frustrating, since Beryl works perfectly with Ubuntu/Kubuntu Edgy on the same box.

Adrynalyne

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Registered: 2007-01-23

Posts: 47

Re: Beryl problem No window Decorations [SOLVED]

There are several suggestions in the wiki for workarounds...have you tried any of them yet?

brain0

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From: Aachen - Germany

Registered: 2005-01-03

Posts: 1,382

Re: Beryl problem No window Decorations [SOLVED]

Hi
Thanks for your reply. I tried with Nvidia as given in the wiki. Still no window decorations. I have all the needed beryl packages installed.

Anything else that I can try? Very frustrating, since Beryl works perfectly with Ubuntu/Kubuntu Edgy on the same box.

The important thing is the xorg.conf options. The AddARGBVisuals option is MANDATORY if you want window decorations to work with nvidia. You didn't answer my second question, whether a window decorator is installed, showing up in beryl-manager and running (restarting the decorator with beryl-manager helps sometimes). It is also important that the "Window Decorations" plugin is enabled in beryl settings.

smarcher

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From: Calcutta

Registered: 2003-12-12

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Re: Beryl problem No window Decorations [SOLVED]

>It is also important that the "Window Decorations" plugin is enabled in beryl settings.

Hi

This did the trick!!!

Thanks a million. I am very very happy that I am back to using Arch.