can not run compiz-fusion

tomas.pulai · Apprentice Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 195

i get :

Christian99 · Veteran Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 1571

Hi, I think I have the same problem. some more details:

compiz-version is 0.8.4
when running compiz --replace I get:
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'yes'

when running compiz-manager I get:
Checking for Xgl: not present.
xset q doesn't reveal the location of the log file. Using fallback /var/log/Xorg.0.log
Detected PCI ID for VGA: 01:00.0 0300: 10de:0191 (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Comparing resolution (1680x1050) to maximum 3D texture size (8192): Passed.
Checking for nVidia: present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Starting emerald

The visual effect is both the same:
the borders and titles from all windows dissapear, guess, thats what the window decorator does. (I want emerald running with compiz).
when using compiz-manager, emerald is started. when using compiz --replace, then not, but executing emerald --replace manually doesn't change anything.
need anymore info?
any ideas how to make emerald run? ( at least I guess emerald is the part not working here)

Greetings Christian

cwr · Veteran Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 1969

You can set up compiz to use emerald somewhere in the compiz configuration tool,
ccsm. That should be installed with compiz, though there's a separate simple-ccsm.

Will

Christian99 · Veteran Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 1571

yeah, i know that. and emerald is running, but not working as expected. I can see that it's running in ksysguard, but the window borders and titles aren't there....

Quick23t · n00b Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 66 Location: Phoenix, AZ

Window decorations are not enabled by default in compiz. Run ccsm and enable them.

Christian99 · Veteran Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 1571

I did that, but with no use. I thought that titlebar and windowborder are emerald's part. And i still think it's emerald's fault, because ksysguard says, that emerald is running, but with no visible effect.

Christian99 · Veteran Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 1571

Update: problem disappeared when updateing to kernel 2.6.31-r6. maybe it appeared when upgrading too kernel 2.6.30*. not sure anymore.

Xamindar · Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:39 am Post subject:

I seem to have this exact same problem (but with an ati card and kde4). It started a while back and I have not been able to get compiz working sense then. Still works in gnome just fine so it seems something with kde. You guys all trying to use kde too?

Xamindar · Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:19 am Post subject:

Well, solved. Always the simplest things that take the longest to figure out. I just had to load ccsm and actually TURN ON THE PLUGINS! In kde, all options were disabled while they were what I set them to in gnome. Didn't realize it kept different config locations.