Re: compiz fails with Xgl not present error....
copiz was designed for an X server called Xgl but X have a new extension called AIGLX that acomplish tha same goal... On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Michael Fothergill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Debianists, I installed my 8500GT nvidia card successfully on my amd64 sempron box running Debian Lenny: spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/X11# glxinfo |grep rendering direct rendering: Yes I followed the advice kindly provided by Hans Ullrich in a recent post and after modifying the xorg.conf file I installed compiz using apt-get install compiz and ran compiz --replace instead of trying to use the session startup method. The result was an Xgl not present error. I looked around on google to see what this error means but I didn't get much clue. Is there a debian Xgl package I need to install for example? Your comments are appreciated. I included a copy of my xorg.conf after this output. Regards Michael Fothergill spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/X11# compiz --replace [1] 4093 spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/X11# Checking for Xgl: not present. Detected PCI ID for VGA: Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present. Checking for non power of two support: present. Checking for Composite extension: present. Comparing resolution (1024x768) to maximum 3D texture size (8192): Passed. Checking for nVidia: present. No nvidia-settings program available to determine VideoRam.Checking for FBConfig: present. Checking for Xgl: not present. Starting gtk-window-decorator /usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: SmcOpenConnection failed: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/X11# more xorg.conf # xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page. # (Type man xorg.conf at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg # package. # # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following command: # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg Section Files EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Generic Keyboard Driver kbd Option CoreKeyboard Option XkbRules xorg Option XkbModel pc105 Option XkbLayout gb EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Configured Mouse Driver mouse Option CorePointer Option Device/dev/input/mice Option Protocol ImPS/2 Option Emulate3Buttons true EndSection Section Device Identifier nVidia Corporation GeForce 8500 GT Option AllowGLXWithComposite true Option RenderAccel true Driver nvidia BusID PCI:2:0:0 EndSection Section Monitor Identifier Generic Monitor Option DPMS HorizSync 30-60 VertRefresh 55-75 EndSection Section Screen Identifier Default Screen Option XAANoOffscreenPixmaps true Option AddARGBGLXVisuals true Device nVidia Corporation GeForce 8500 GT Monitor Generic Monitor DefaultDepth24 SubSection Display Modes 1280x768 EndSubSection EndSection Section ServerLayout Identifier Default Layout Option AIGLX on Screen Default Screen InputDevice Generic Keyboard InputDevice Configured Mouse EndSection Section Extensions Option Composite Enable EndSection _ Bag extra points with the Walkers Brit Trip Game http://www.walkersbrittrips.co.uk/game -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Perhaps the depth of love can be calibrated by the number of different selves that are actively involved in a given relationship. Carl Sagan (Contact) Jaime Ochoa Malagón Integrated Technology Tel: (55) 52 54 26 10 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: compiz fails with Xgl not present error....
On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 04:28:39PM +, Michael Fothergill wrote: Dear Debianists, I installed my 8500GT nvidia card successfully on my amd64 sempron box running Debian Lenny: spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/X11# glxinfo |grep rendering direct rendering: Yes I followed the advice kindly provided by Hans Ullrich in a recent post and after modifying the xorg.conf file I installed compiz using apt-get install compiz and ran compiz --replace instead of trying to use the session startup method. The result was an Xgl not present error. I looked around on google to see what this error means but I didn't get much clue. Is there a debian Xgl package I need to install for example? Your comments are appreciated. I included a copy of my xorg.conf after this output. Regards Michael Fothergill spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/X11# compiz --replace [1] 4093 spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/X11# Checking for Xgl: not present. Detected PCI ID for VGA: Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present. Checking for non power of two support: present. Checking for Composite extension: present. Comparing resolution (1024x768) to maximum 3D texture size (8192): Passed. Checking for nVidia: present. It detected an nvidia. That's all you need. Xgl is a hack running essentially an X server on top of openGL on another X server. I think ATI users still have to use that, but nvidia users do not. Xgl is not an ellegant solution at all, so it not being present is a good thing. No nvidia-settings program available to determine VideoRam.Checking for FBConfig: present. Perhaps you should install the nvidia-settings package then. Checking for Xgl: not present. Starting gtk-window-decorator /usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: SmcOpenConnection failed: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed xauth problem? -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
compiz fails with Xgl not present error....
Dear Debianists, I installed my 8500GT nvidia card successfully on my amd64 sempron box running Debian Lenny: spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/X11# glxinfo |grep rendering direct rendering: Yes I followed the advice kindly provided by Hans Ullrich in a recent post and after modifying the xorg.conf file I installed compiz using apt-get install compiz and ran compiz --replace instead of trying to use the session startup method. The result was an Xgl not present error. I looked around on google to see what this error means but I didn't get much clue. Is there a debian Xgl package I need to install for example? Your comments are appreciated. I included a copy of my xorg.conf after this output. Regards Michael Fothergill spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/X11# compiz --replace [1] 4093 spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/X11# Checking for Xgl: not present. Detected PCI ID for VGA: Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present. Checking for non power of two support: present. Checking for Composite extension: present. Comparing resolution (1024x768) to maximum 3D texture size (8192): Passed. Checking for nVidia: present. No nvidia-settings program available to determine VideoRam.Checking for FBConfig: present. Checking for Xgl: not present. Starting gtk-window-decorator /usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: SmcOpenConnection failed: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/X11# more xorg.conf # xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page. # (Type man xorg.conf at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg # package. # # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following command: # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg Section Files EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Generic Keyboard Driver kbd Option CoreKeyboard Option XkbRules xorg Option XkbModel pc105 Option XkbLayout gb EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Configured Mouse Driver mouse Option CorePointer Option Device/dev/input/mice Option Protocol ImPS/2 Option Emulate3Buttons true EndSection Section Device Identifier nVidia Corporation GeForce 8500 GT Option AllowGLXWithComposite true Option RenderAccel true Driver nvidia BusID PCI:2:0:0 EndSection Section Monitor Identifier Generic Monitor Option DPMS HorizSync 30-60 VertRefresh 55-75 EndSection Section Screen Identifier Default Screen Option XAANoOffscreenPixmaps true Option AddARGBGLXVisuals true Device nVidia Corporation GeForce 8500 GT Monitor Generic Monitor DefaultDepth24 SubSection Display Modes 1280x768 EndSubSection EndSection Section ServerLayout Identifier Default Layout Option AIGLX on Screen Default Screen InputDevice Generic Keyboard InputDevice Configured Mouse EndSection Section Extensions Option Composite Enable EndSection _ Bag extra points with the Walkers Brit Trip Game http://www.walkersbrittrips.co.uk/game -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: compiz fails with Xgl not present error....
Am Sonntag, 27. April 2008 schrieb Michael Fothergill: Dear Debianists, I installed my 8500GT nvidia card successfully on my amd64 sempron box running Debian Lenny: spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/X11# glxinfo |grep rendering direct rendering: Yes I followed the advice kindly provided by Hans Ullrich in a recent post and after modifying the xorg.conf file I installed compiz using apt-get install compiz and ran compiz --replace instead of trying to use the session startup method. The result was an Xgl not present error. I looked around on google to see what this error means but I didn't get much clue. Is there a debian Xgl package I need to install for example? Your comments are appreciated. I included a copy of my xorg.conf after this output. Regards Michael Fothergill spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/X11# compiz --replace [1] 4093 spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/X11# Checking for Xgl: not present. Detected PCI ID for VGA: Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present. Checking for non power of two support: present. Checking for Composite extension: present. Comparing resolution (1024x768) to maximum 3D texture size (8192): Passed. Checking for nVidia: present. No nvidia-settings program available to determine VideoRam.Checking for FBConfig: present. Checking for Xgl: not present. Starting gtk-window-decorator /usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: SmcOpenConnection failed: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/X11# more xorg.conf # xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page. # (Type man xorg.conf at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg # package. # # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following command: # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg Section Files EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Generic Keyboard Driver kbd Option CoreKeyboard Option XkbRules xorg Option XkbModel pc105 Option XkbLayout gb EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Configured Mouse Driver mouse Option CorePointer Option Device/dev/input/mice Option Protocol ImPS/2 Option Emulate3Buttons true EndSection Section Device Identifier nVidia Corporation GeForce 8500 GT Option AllowGLXWithComposite true Option RenderAccel true Driver nvidia BusID PCI:2:0:0 EndSection Section Monitor Identifier Generic Monitor Option DPMS HorizSync 30-60 VertRefresh 55-75 EndSection Section Screen Identifier Default Screen Option XAANoOffscreenPixmaps true Option AddARGBGLXVisuals true Device nVidia Corporation GeForce 8500 GT Monitor Generic Monitor DefaultDepth24 SubSection Display Modes 1280x768 EndSubSection EndSection Section ServerLayout Identifier Default Layout Option AIGLX on Screen Default Screen InputDevice Generic Keyboard InputDevice Configured Mouse EndSection Section Extensions Option Composite Enable EndSection _ Bag extra points with the Walkers Brit Trip Game http://www.walkersbrittrips.co.uk/game Hi Michael, I miss somehow the section modules. Anyway, I add my xorg.conf below, so you can check yours. If it does not help, please feel free to contact again, I will then see, how I can help. My xorg.conf: - snip - # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig # nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Sat May 12 15:12:41 PDT 2007 # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page. # (Type man /etc/X11/xorg.conf at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg # package. # # If you have edited this file but
