XGL/Compiz on Xfce?

Kris · 2006-08-11 12:13:41

Hi!

I think it could be nice to play a little witj XGL/Compiz on Xfce, but how do I do?
I have a Intel graphics card... The guide on the Wiki don't seems to work right

pauldonnelly · 2006-08-11 13:39:08

I got it working with that setup (Intel 915GM card) using the wiki, as I recall. I can't relate the exact steps I took, though; it was a while back that I tried it out.

What sort of trouble are you having?

Kris · 2006-08-11 13:58:30

paul @
Where do you get the packages from? Which repo?

detto · 2006-08-11 15:41:32

@kris: take a lookt at the AUR. i got it installed with the cvs versions there. they're called xgl-git, compiz-git and so on. begin with compiz and if one app conflicts and ur asked to remove that one, remove it with the -d option in pacman to avoid deleting other packages too. the only thing u want to do is obiously replace the stanradrd arch packages (like mesa or cairo) with the ones more new for xgl (so cairo-cvs and so on).

the entry in wiki is poorly outdated imo, the script to start (startxgl) also doesnt fit anymore, just use the one that comes with xgl-git and start xfce (which version? i guess xfce4-svn?) with: "startxgl 1 xfce-svn nvidia" (or ati if uve got such a card).

good luck,
cheers!

detto

Kris · 2006-08-11 15:50:42

detto @
Oh, thanks
I use intel, do I so write intel instead of nvidia?

detto · 2006-08-11 16:34:03

u mean the intel driver? :?

well to have xgl working u need of course nvidia driver isntalled with pacman -S nvidia

pauldonnelly · 2006-08-11 21:27:31

detto wrote:

well to have xgl working u need of course nvidia driver isntalled with pacman -S nvidia

Eh? Not if you're using Intel graphics, you don't.

I used the packages from Shadowhand's repo, but that's no longer available. I didn't install it that recently. Try out Detto's advice.

Kris · 2006-08-12 12:29:11

How do I start XGL/Compiz/Xfce with an Intel-graphics card?

Kris · 2006-08-12 12:42:08

Can I use XGL with an Intel-card?

stonecrest · 2006-08-12 14:50:46

I had xgl working with my intel 830 chipset at one point.

pauldonnelly · 2006-08-12 19:47:30

I had xgl working on an Intel 915. I don't recall whether I specified that on the command line or not.

karsten · 2006-08-15 02:18:08

you don't have to, the script takes the 3rd choice automatically, being neither nvidia nor ati. just run it and it will work fine.

pauldonnelly · 2006-08-15 10:29:07

karsten wrote:

you don't have to, the script takes the 3rd choice automatically, being neither nvidia nor ati. just run it and it will work fine.

The only thing that command line option affects are the -accel options that are given to Xgl. Ati cards and Nvidia cards work best with different ones. Intel cards don't actually work at all with those options (which means slightly slow rendering), so putting your chipset there should have no effect at all.

karsten · 2006-08-16 23:27:07

what options would you recommend for intel cards? cause i tried it on my intel laptop and it was slow, maybe that was the problem. thanks for any help

pauldonnelly wrote:

karsten wrote:
you don't have to, the script takes the 3rd choice automatically, being neither nvidia nor ati. just run it and it will work fine.
The only thing that command line option affects are the -accel options that are given to Xgl. Ati cards and Nvidia cards work best with different ones. Intel cards don't actually work at all with those options (which means slightly slow rendering), so putting your chipset there should have no effect at all.

pauldonnelly · 2006-08-17 02:29:19

It's slow because rendering to pbuffers or FBOs (framebuffer objects) isn't currently working on Intel cards. I think they're working on it. In the meantime, Intel users just have to put up with slowness, but eventually we'll be able to append -accel glx:fbo to our command lines and get the same speed that Ati and Nvidia users can.

karsten · 2006-08-17 11:27:34

so maybe try aiglx instead in the meantime?

pauldonnelly · 2006-08-18 08:51:29

I don't know much about Aiglx beyond a general idea of what it is. By all means, look into it.

Kris · 2006-08-24 13:15:00

Hmm...

I had tried to install Xgl and I think it's installed correct - I installed it from Danimoths repo

But! When I try to run the special xfce4-startxg-script from the Xfce4+XGL guide on the Wiki, it starts Xfce - BUT! I got a black screen with colored dots different places on the screen Most where I normal have my panel

What could be wrong?

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