Re: Sid + nVidia + Compiz == no good?
On Fri, Jan 26, 2007 at 18:01:58 -0500, Nelson Castillo wrote: On 1/25/07, B. L. Jilek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Magnus! On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Magnus Therning wrote: I've been trying to get Compiz to run on my Debian Sid system. This is the setup: [snip] You didn't say which nvidia driver you are using. I believe that compiz requires features that are only in the beta drivers fom the nvidia website. I think the current version is 9746. I did that, but the new Nvidia drivers broke xinerama (I use a dual head setup). It just would not start. So i decided disable compiz for the moment, and use xinerama. (With the drivers in sid). If you have two monitors hooked up to a sigle nVidia card then I think there's a possibility to use an nVidia-specific solution instead of Xinerama (it's called TwinView I think). Maybe you have more luck combining that with compiz... /M -- Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://therning.org/magnus pgpexoBlpVSlL.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Sid + nVidia + Compiz == no good?
On 1/29/07, Magnus Therning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Jan 26, 2007 at 18:01:58 -0500, Nelson Castillo wrote: On 1/25/07, B. L. Jilek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Magnus! On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Magnus Therning wrote: I've been trying to get Compiz to run on my Debian Sid system. This is the setup: [snip] You didn't say which nvidia driver you are using. I believe that compiz requires features that are only in the beta drivers fom the nvidia website. I think the current version is 9746. I did that, but the new Nvidia drivers broke xinerama (I use a dual head setup). It just would not start. So i decided disable compiz for the moment, and use xinerama. (With the drivers in sid). If you have two monitors hooked up to a sigle nVidia card then I think there's a possibility to use an nVidia-specific solution instead of Xinerama (it's called TwinView I think). Maybe you have more luck combining that with compiz... http://therning.org/magnus I have 2 video cards. * geforce 4400 pci * GeForce 6200 LE pci express Thanks :) -- http://arhuaco.org http://emQbit.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Sid + nVidia + Compiz == no good?
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 20:59:13 -0500, B. L. Jilek wrote: Hi Magnus! On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Magnus Therning wrote: I've been trying to get Compiz to run on my Debian Sid system. This is the setup: [snip] You didn't say which nvidia driver you are using. I believe that compiz requires features that are only in the beta drivers fom the nvidia website. I think the current version is 9746. Download the driver from nvidia and install it. You will have to remove the nvidia-glx package or you will end up having to reinstall the driver after every reboot. Ah, you mean that _checking_ if the driver is in Debian (experimental) doesn't actually install it? Damn, I thought it did... ;-) Thanks for pointing it out to me! Now I'm off to implement that package manager that does what I want rather than what I tell it too... /M -- Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://therning.org/magnus pgpgE4g0ydu3v.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Sid + nVidia + Compiz == no good?
Hi Magnus! On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Magnus Therning wrote: On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 20:59:13 -0500, B. L. Jilek wrote: Hi Magnus! On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Magnus Therning wrote: I've been trying to get Compiz to run on my Debian Sid system. This is the setup: [snip] You didn't say which nvidia driver you are using. I believe that compiz requires features that are only in the beta drivers fom the nvidia website. I think the current version is 9746. Download the driver from nvidia and install it. You will have to remove the nvidia-glx package or you will end up having to reinstall the driver after every reboot. Ah, you mean that _checking_ if the driver is in Debian (experimental) doesn't actually install it? Damn, I thought it did... ;-) Thanks for pointing it out to me! Now I'm off to implement that package manager that does what I want rather than what I tell it too... I'm not sure of the nvidia driver version in experimental. If it's 8776 then it will not work. -- B. L. Jilek| Debian Linux! [EMAIL PROTECTED] | GPG key: 11A5D1A4 Send me an email with Subject: get key signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Sid + nVidia + Compiz == no good?
On Fri, Jan 26, 2007 at 06:34:45 -0500, B. L. Jilek wrote: Hi Magnus! On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Magnus Therning wrote: On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 20:59:13 -0500, B. L. Jilek wrote: Hi Magnus! On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Magnus Therning wrote: I've been trying to get Compiz to run on my Debian Sid system. This is the setup: [snip] You didn't say which nvidia driver you are using. I believe that compiz requires features that are only in the beta drivers fom the nvidia website. I think the current version is 9746. Download the driver from nvidia and install it. You will have to remove the nvidia-glx package or you will end up having to reinstall the driver after every reboot. Ah, you mean that _checking_ if the driver is in Debian (experimental) doesn't actually install it? Damn, I thought it did... ;-) Thanks for pointing it out to me! Now I'm off to implement that package manager that does what I want rather than what I tell it too... I'm not sure of the nvidia driver version in experimental. If it's 8776 then it will not work. It's 1.0.9746-2 and it seems to do it. /M -- Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://therning.org/magnus pgpRfjSskWakh.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Sid + nVidia + Compiz == no good?
Hi Magnus! On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Magnus Therning wrote: On Fri, Jan 26, 2007 at 06:34:45 -0500, B. L. Jilek wrote: Hi Magnus! On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Magnus Therning wrote: On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 20:59:13 -0500, B. L. Jilek wrote: Hi Magnus! On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Magnus Therning wrote: I've been trying to get Compiz to run on my Debian Sid system. This is the setup: [snip] You didn't say which nvidia driver you are using. I believe that compiz requires features that are only in the beta drivers fom the nvidia website. I think the current version is 9746. Download the driver from nvidia and install it. You will have to remove the nvidia-glx package or you will end up having to reinstall the driver after every reboot. Ah, you mean that _checking_ if the driver is in Debian (experimental) doesn't actually install it? Damn, I thought it did... ;-) Thanks for pointing it out to me! Now I'm off to implement that package manager that does what I want rather than what I tell it too... I'm not sure of the nvidia driver version in experimental. If it's 8776 then it will not work. It's 1.0.9746-2 and it seems to do it. Yep. I just finished installing nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel-source from experimental. I wasn't even aware of an experimental repository until now. :/ Anyway, it works for Compiz and Beryl for me. I don't know what may be causing your problem. If you like, I can send you my xorg.conf. I do know that when I got AIGLX working, before I set up Compiz, X was noticeably faster starting up and faster in general. -- B. L. Jilek| Debian Linux! [EMAIL PROTECTED] | GPG key: 11A5D1A4 Send me an email with Subject: get key signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Sid + nVidia + Compiz == no good?
On 1/25/07, B. L. Jilek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Magnus! On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Magnus Therning wrote: I've been trying to get Compiz to run on my Debian Sid system. This is the setup: [snip] You didn't say which nvidia driver you are using. I believe that compiz requires features that are only in the beta drivers fom the nvidia website. I think the current version is 9746. I did that, but the new Nvidia drivers broke xinerama (I use a dual head setup). It just would not start. So i decided disable compiz for the moment, and use xinerama. (With the drivers in sid). -- http://arhuaco.org http://emQbit.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Sid + nVidia + Compiz == no good?
Hi Magnus! On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Magnus Therning wrote: I've followed the instructions at [1] to configure Xorg with AIGLX and it seems it's working: Same setup I used. % grep -i aiglx /var/log/Xorg.0.log (**) Option AIGLX true When I run % compiz --replace I start compiz with compiz --fast-filter --replace Just noticed this. I don't know if will help. -- B. L. Jilek| Debian Linux! [EMAIL PROTECTED] | GPG key: 11A5D1A4 Send me an email with Subject: get key signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Sid + nVidia + Compiz == no good?
On Fri, Jan 26, 2007 at 17:58:15 -0500, B. L. Jilek wrote: [..] It's 1.0.9746-2 and it seems to do it. Yep. I just finished installing nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel-source from experimental. I wasn't even aware of an experimental repository until now. :/ Anyway, it works for Compiz and Beryl for me. I don't know what may be causing your problem. If you like, I can send you my xorg.conf. No need, since it works, as I tried, and apparently failed, to tell above :-) Where did you get the Beryl packages from? /M -- Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://therning.org/magnus pgpb8QaWdDJ1E.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Sid + nVidia + Compiz == no good?
Hi Magnus! On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Magnus Therning wrote: On Fri, Jan 26, 2007 at 17:58:15 -0500, B. L. Jilek wrote: [..] It's 1.0.9746-2 and it seems to do it. Yep. I just finished installing nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel-source from experimental. I wasn't even aware of an experimental repository until now. :/ Anyway, it works for Compiz and Beryl for me. I don't know what may be causing your problem. If you like, I can send you my xorg.conf. No need, since it works, as I tried, and apparently failed, to tell above :-) Compiz is working or AIGLX? I saw that AIGLX was working for you. Just thought that there was something else in X that may be the problem. :-( Where did you get the Beryl packages from? This Wiki/Howto. http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Install/Debian Sorry I couldn't help more. -- B. L. Jilek| Debian Linux! [EMAIL PROTECTED] | GPG key: 11A5D1A4 Send me an email with Subject: get key signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Sid + nVidia + Compiz == no good?
I've been trying to get Compiz to run on my Debian Sid system. This is the setup: % lspci|grep idia 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200] (rev a1) % dpkg -l compiz\* Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name VersionDescription +++-==-==- ii compiz 0.2.2-1OpenGL window and compositing manager ii compiz-core0.2.2-1OpenGL window and compositing manager ii compiz-gnome 0.2.2-1OpenGL window and compositing manager - GNOM ii compiz-gtk 0.2.2-1OpenGL window and compositing manager - Gtk ii compiz-plugins 0.2.2-1OpenGL window and compositing manager - plug I've followed the instructions at [1] to configure Xorg with AIGLX and it seems it's working: % grep -i aiglx /var/log/Xorg.0.log (**) Option AIGLX true When I run % compiz --replace from the command line metacity's decorations disappear but nothing comes in their place and the windows are left without frames/title bars. The mouse pointer is still functional, but when moving it into the terminal where I started compiz it disappears. None of the windows are responsive to the mouse. When switching to the console and back my X screen is all black, though the mouse pointer is still visible. Any pointers to what the problem might be and how to solve it would be very appreciated. /M [1]: http://wizah.blogspot.com/2006/10/debian-how-to-aiglx-compiz.html -- Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://therning.org/magnus pgpilQqO2XS50.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Sid + nVidia + Compiz == no good?
Hi Magnus! On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Magnus Therning wrote: I've been trying to get Compiz to run on my Debian Sid system. This is the setup: [snip] You didn't say which nvidia driver you are using. I believe that compiz requires features that are only in the beta drivers fom the nvidia website. I think the current version is 9746. Download the driver from nvidia and install it. You will have to remove the nvidia-glx package or you will end up having to reinstall the driver after every reboot. -- B. L. Jilek| Debian Linux! [EMAIL PROTECTED] | GPG key: 11A5D1A4 Send me an email with Subject: get key signature.asc Description: Digital signature
