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#1 2014-02-09 05:23:27
- AlexRu
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- Registered: 2012-09-18
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[kwin] Failed to activate desktop effects using the given conf options
Every time i logged in kde session, desktop effects are disabled. If I try to change compositing mode I always get this error message:
Failed to activate desktop effects using the given configuration options. Settings will be reverted to their previous values.
Check your X configuration. You may also consider changing advanced options, especially changing the compositing type.
If i delete ~/.kde4 folder and restart the system, then I have default session and I can change compositing mode and all effects are working smoothly. But after next restart effects are gone again and this message occurs
Is there are any ways to investigate/debug step by step this sort of problem? All i have googled about this message is too old or does not helpoing in my case
I had fglrx driver 14.1, then i switched back to open source driver
here is pasbin with all usefull outputs
glxingo, uname, dmesg, xorg session errors and xorg log files
http://pastebin.com/hPSr5vzF
Last edited by AlexRu (2014-02-09 05:24:12)
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#2 2014-02-16 18:41:52
- Rexilion
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- Registered: 2013-12-23
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Re: [kwin] Failed to activate desktop effects using the given conf options
There are more issue's like this on the forums. I think it's a KDE bug. Haven't found a bugreport about it yet.
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#3 2014-02-19 17:42:03
- marker
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Re: [kwin] Failed to activate desktop effects using the given conf options
Same here, every time I log in all the desktop effects were disabled, I tried reinstalling KDE and rebooting for several times but still get the same result. The only fix I know for now is to logout and login but even that does not always work.
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#4 2014-02-19 20:34:49
- BlueDarknezz
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- Registered: 2008-12-21
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Re: [kwin] Failed to activate desktop effects using the given conf options
This issue is known upstream...
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#5 2014-03-04 20:16:34
- marker
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Re: [kwin] Failed to activate desktop effects using the given conf options
No developers seems to bother about this issue? maybe we are the only few ones who are experiencing this?
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#6 2014-03-05 16:37:26
- quiqueck
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- Registered: 2013-04-15
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Re: [kwin] Failed to activate desktop effects using the given conf options
In case you are using radeon, its likely KDE-bug 320011 which should be solved in Kwin version 4.11.7.
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#7 2014-03-07 13:37:46
- AlexRu
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Re: [kwin] Failed to activate desktop effects using the given conf options
For myself i solved problem by downgrading to xorg1.14 and catalyst-stable branch.
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