I had this problem with an NVIDIA GForce 6200, and when I removed xserver-xgl I was not getting 3D effects. Then, I changed to this setting in xorg.conf:
Option "Composite" "1" and I was able to enable effects. So far so good! -- error starting GNOME Settings Daemon https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/199960 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs