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rolf

Member

xgl/compiz

has anyone been able to enable it on linux?
I am trying on xubuntu... it only partially works, issues are:
- windows have no title bar! they cannot be resized or moved! help!
- display is 800x600 (or is it 640x480 ??) and only filling part of the screen. I believe it's a setting issue.

rolf

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

ok i fixed those problems
problem one:
install and execute gnome-window-decoration

problem 2:
find the Xgl command
example: "Xgl :1 -ac -accel xv:fbo "      etc...
and add "-fullscreen"
example: "Xgl :1 -fullscreen -ac -accel xv:fbo  "     etc...

rolf

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

well, i still didnt manage to set it up completely, and the Thunar file manager is unusable.
But It works good enough to show off to friends and family
weird... maybe i'll continue after christmas or wait to get my hands on Ubuntu (not Xubuntu) and try again...

Merry christmas everyone!

Last edited by rolf (December 22 2006)

samer

Admin

Re: xgl/compiz

what GPU have you got ?
Also, I am afraid to break X, that's why I never tried it.

rolf

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

yay, it works!
(gpu is nvidia 5700 or something like that... nothing great... yet it works perfect)

still got some very annoying issues:
- For some reason, I have 4 workspaces, but the windows manager sees them as 1, In other words the pager shows 1/2 a workspace - not even a complete one - and the task list shows only 1 workspace with all windows in it, yet i can switch workspaces using ctrl-alt-mouse and have different windows in each. Could it be something a configurations issue.
- Thunar file manager doesnt work properly... see post below.

Besides that it looks nice. I am now looking forward to customizing the effects, so they become more subtle and quick. but I dont know how to do that.

Last edited by rolf (December 22 2006)

rolf

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

ok, so thunar misbehaves only when I launch it by double-clicking on a desktop folder. What happens is it opens, but when I click on a folder inside Thunar, the window closes.

Last edited by rolf (December 22 2006)

mir

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

umm..sorry i can't help u with the above :S

Merry christmas everyone!

thanks...Well.. merry christmas to you too
it was nice runing into u at CompuWorld
wish i was not in such a mess and hurry
donno y everything just happens at the same time lool

rolf

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

it was nice runing into u at CompuWorld

Likewise

It's weird everytime I go to compuworld I run into someone I know... last time with an old friend, before that with a father of a friend...

maybe I do too much di3aye for this place :lol:

rolf

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

It seems most of the issues are caused by xfce4-session not being launched at x startup.
xcfe4-session CANNOT currently be launched, it is not compatible with compiz... AFAIK (hope I'm wrong)

I found out how to fine tune effects, btw, you have to use the gconf-editor GUI.

Last edited by rolf (December 23 2006)

karim

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

well xubuntu is supposed to be light, so by running compiz, you're ruining it's purpose..
anyways, i have ubuntu edgy 6.10... i live in achrafieh, and i'd be more than glad to offer you (Christmas spirit, lol) a copy if you're willing to pick it up.

i have beryl, but i use it just to show off the wonders of linux when ppl start bragging about their new Vista RC8 beta 6 service pack 1000 build 5000000 genuine activated crack "final version" they just installed on their computer... lol

rolf

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

Well... I may pass by one day and take a copy... :)
Maybe next week?
Do you say beryl works flawlessly with ubuntu?
And why are you not using it then?

Last edited by rolf (December 24 2006)

samer

Admin

Re: xgl/compiz

Karim, is it worth upgrading to Edgy ? (from 6.06 LTS) - i heard a lot of users are encountering errors and problems..

rolf

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

I finally got it to work perfect... but there still is a hinch,,. I cant have it to log in directly into compiz mode, I will boot with xfce as windows manager, then I have a little script called "Enable Compiz Visual Effects" and another one called "Disable Compiz Visual Effects".
I could put one in the autostart list... but I'm keeping manual control for now.
Good enough for me :)

rolf

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

... and I finally discovered that it seems to be uncompatible with any sort of 3D games... so I finally wont be using it, exept to show off, like karim ;)

I should have known it... with a version number of 0.0, something

Karim, is it worth upgrading to Edgy ? (from 6.06 LTS) - i heard a lot of users are encountering errors and problems..

Linux is all about errors and problems

Last edited by rolf (December 24 2006)

nuclearcat

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

For games i heart cedega is good.

rolf

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

No way... I just realised that I can play warcraft III under linux... using wine!!
(well, the sound doesnt work :) )

I took a look at cedera, it's a commercial version of WineX it seems...

samer

Admin

Re: xgl/compiz

Cedega is actually the new name of WineX

karim

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

6.06 to 6.10 is not worth it. Hardware support & detection is worse (unless for some particular case). I upgraded to 6.10 because i got a bigger hard drive, and had to reinstall anyways, wouldn't have done it other wise.

i would say it runs flawlessly, but since i'm on a laptop with a low end gpu (ATI mobility m300) i prefer to keep my resources for other tasks, plus i'm not really the eye candy lover.. (with the exception of women and on a much lower level, cars of course.. ;) )

I try  to visit the forums on a daily basis, but i can't always do it, so email me at: karim [at] lebanonracing [dot] com whenever you want the cd, we'll fix something...

battikh

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

i finally installed beryl after a lot of problems due to my graphic card driver (nvidia geforce go 6600). it did'nt want to work neither on 6.06 neither on 6.10, i upgraded to 7.04 and the drivers were already installed so arya7 bi ktir  bil awwal had the problem of teh title bar (would'nt appear), i just had to change the default depth from 16 to 24 in xorg.conf.
anyways, it's pretty cool and fun to play with, i pass my day flipping my screen  bass eno i guess i'll keep it for about 1 week then get bored of it and remove it

samer

Admin

Re: xgl/compiz

i'm thinking of installing xgl/beryl anytime soon (once my migration to ubuntu is complete)

battikh

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

if you have a nvidia go6600, nasi7a, migrate fared marra to 7.04
in 1 day i installed 6.06 then 6.10 then 7.04. halla2 sara7atan, bayneitna, bass ma t2oul la 7ada, i'm very ashamed and disapointed in myself that i couldnt manage to make my stupid graphic card work on 6.06 and 6.10. 3ayb 3layyeh ya3neh. and tousal ma3eh enno i surrender w bsajjel 7.04 coz teh nvidia drivers are pre-insatlled, ya3neh tfu 3layyeh, i don't deserve anymore to be a geek.

anyways, till now beryl is pretty cool, and the cube thing is pretty usefull too, u just drag windows to an other side and flip teh cube when u need them, ktir salbeh (aslab men different desktops, too boring )

samer

Admin

Re: xgl/compiz

i'm on GeForce 6200 TurboCache :$ .. i don't really care about the GPU :)
and I have the nvidia driver for my card.

Mitzidupree

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

Hello everyone, thank to a fellow member (battikh) i got to know beryl (heard not about it), also haven't been much into linux lately, lost interest since the first release of Ubuntu, and recently i got the Fedora core 6 dvd (but there was a bug and the installation has been canceled). However this is not the case, anyone can help me get the Beryl please? Of course, let it be not downloadable, lebanese connection you know! So any shop? place? someone?...

Thank you in advance...and by the way, am i in the right place requesting that? :rolleyes:

rolf

Member

Re: xgl/compiz

Hello everyone, thank to a fellow member (battikh) i got to know beryl (heard not about it), also haven't been much into linux lately, lost interest since the first release of Ubuntu, and recently i got the Fedora core 6 dvd (but there was a bug and the installation has been canceled). However this is not the case, anyone can help me get the Beryl please? Of course, let it be not downloadable, lebanese connection you know! So any shop? place? someone?...

Thank you in advance...and by the way, am i in the right place requesting that? :rolleyes:

Beril standalone should be easily downloadable. What exactly do you want... do you want ubuntu 6 ?

samer

Admin

Re: xgl/compiz

I upgraded to 6.10 and got beryl in 15 minutes..
I used a .sh to automate the process...

here's the link: http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Inst … ith_nVidia