I have this problem too. I just noticed it today when I started up and it was using metacity instead of compiz, and I was unable to switch to compiz.
ama...@amaroq64:~$ glxinfo name of display: :0.0 X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation) Major opcode of failed request: 159 (GLX) Minor opcode of failed request: 19 (X_GLXQueryServerString) Serial number of failed request: 10 Current serial number in output stream: 10 ama...@amaroq64:~$ dpkg -l | grep fglrx ii fglrx-amdcccle 2:8.543-0ubuntu4.1 Catalyst Control Center for the ATI graphics ii fglrx-kernel-source 2:8.543-0ubuntu4.1 Kernel module source for the ATI graphics ac ii fglrx-modaliases 2:8.543-0ubuntu4.1 Identifiers supported by the ATI graphics dr ii xorg-driver-fglrx 2:8.543-0ubuntu4.1 Video driver for the ATI graphics accelerato ama...@amaroq64:~$ uname -r 2.6.24-19-generic Running Ubuntu 8.10. Xorg.0.log is attached. ** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22919115/Xorg.0.log -- glxinfo badRequest (invalid request code or no such operation) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/293012 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs