Compiz Effects Issue

Sly · 2010-04-05 14:13:56

Hey. So I check out the Arch Wiki Compiz page, followed what it said there but can't seem to get the compiz effects to work. I've since uninstalled it, but I will try it again. I'm using gnome, I don't want to use any emerald themes, just the compiz effects - so I want to keep GTK running as it is now. Can anyone run me through what I need to do? Cheers.

Last edited by Sly (2010-04-07 14:51:55)

loafer · 2010-04-05 14:41:03

Which effects did you actually enable?

n0dix · 2010-04-05 19:58:05

@Sly, did you have direct rendering? glxinfo | grep direct

Post your log file, Xorg.0.log.

Btw, for default, compiz plugins doesn't run automatically, like suggest @Loafer.

raj7095 · 2010-04-05 23:59:10

did you install fusion-icon and ccsm?

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Sly · 2010-04-06 21:02:21

loafer wrote:

Which effects did you actually enable?

The fade effect that enables smooth windows minimising fade.

n0dix wrote:

@Sly, did you have direct rendering? glxinfo | grep direct
Post your log file, Xorg.0.log.
Btw, for default, compiz plugins doesn't run automatically, like suggest @Loafer.

IRQ's not enabled, falling back to busy waits: 2 0
direct rendering: Yes

Xorg.0.log - http://pastie.org/private/kzipwi6ogquspjobls50tq

raj7095 wrote:

did you install fusion-icon and ccsm?

Yeah, I selected the effect option from ccsm.

Cheers for taking a look.

cesura · 2010-04-07 00:42:04

Silly question, but are your video drivers working ok? Can they handle compiz? You also may want to change the title to be more specific

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Sly · 2010-04-07 14:53:49

They seem to be working fine. As for can they handle Compiz, I would assume so. I'm using an ATI 4870x2 with the xf86-video-ati driver.

perbh · 2010-04-07 15:16:06

Hmmm - not that I know much about it - but I always thought that the xf86-drivers couldn't handle the 3d-effects from compiz - you need the propriatory drivers! (of course, I might well be wrong!)

Sly · 2010-04-09 10:14:58

perbh wrote:

Hmmm - not that I know much about it - but I always thought that the xf86-drivers couldn't handle the 3d-effects from compiz - you need the propriatory drivers! (of course, I might well be wrong!)

Thanks for the info, can anyone confirm this?

some-guy94 · 2010-04-09 15:53:09

The open-source drivers up to r500 can handle compiz fine, for r600+ you might need development versions of the drivers.

Nagian · 2010-04-09 16:02:03

I have a r600 and it works really fine with compiz. The open source driver supports 3d accleration, but not since a long time...

raj7095 · 2010-04-11 18:58:35

even sillier question. did you enable the effects by opening fusion-icon or the command compiz --replace

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