Ubuntu 7.10 : intel graphics accelerator x3100 : can't install...

[lxtines]

Hi, I just switched to Ubuntu from being a decently proficient windows user and I feel like me using linux is like my 90 year old grandmother turning on a computer for the first time. Anyway, specific to compiz, I've installed it but it doesn't seem to want to run. It says it failed and is starting Metacity. I don't know if this has to do with it but when I try go into visual effects in appearance preferences I'm unable to switch to normal or extra. My video card is an intel graphics accelerator x3100. I have a 2 month old sony vaio cr220 which came with vista so I know it's capable of looking slightly better than how it does now, which is comparable to probably the first computer ever made. I've now spent hours trying to read about how to use this compiz thing and I cannot get it to work at all. Any advice anyone could give me at all would be SO greatly appreciated!
:confused:
Thanks

[adamk]

Let's start with the most basic thing: your 3D driver. We need to make sure it's setup properly. Can you show us your /var/log/Xorg.0.log file? You should be able to reply to this post and upload it as an attachment. Also, the output of 'glxinfo' will make sure you have 3D acceleration working. You can run that command in a terminal (such as gnome-terminal), highlight the output, copy it, and paste it in your reply, preferably between [ code ] [ /code ] tags (note that when using the code tags, there's really no space between the [ and code and ] ).

Adam

[delfick]

hello

you might want to read this http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/announcement.php?f=85 :D
and I've changed your thread title :D
(sorry, I can't help with the problem at hand atm)

@adamk, you can use tags to properly display tags :)

[lxtines]

name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control,
GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap
GLX version: 1.2
GLX extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method,
GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 965GM 4.1.3002
OpenGL version string: 1.4 Mesa 7.0.1
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_imaging,
GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_point_parameters,
GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_compression,
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar,
GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat,
GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle,
GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object,
GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra,
GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate,
GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, GL_EXT_blend_minmax,
GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint, GL_EXT_cull_vertex,
GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_convolution, GL_EXT_copy_texture,
GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_histogram,
GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_point_parameters,
GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap,
GL_EXT_subtexture, GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D,
GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3,
GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias,
GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_vertex_array,
GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1, GL_APPLE_client_storage,
GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate,
GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat,
GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture,
GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_light_max_exponent,
GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_OES_read_format,
GL_SGI_color_matrix, GL_SGI_color_table, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap,
GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp,
GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SGIX_depth_texture, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays

visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x23 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x24 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x25 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x26 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x27 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x28 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x29 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x2a 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x2b 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x2c 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x2d 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x2e 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x2f 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x30 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x31 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x32 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x70 32 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ncon


Thanks for helping me out!

-Lauren

[adamk]

OK, so now's the output you get if you run 'compiz --replace ccp &' in a terminal?

Adam

[lxtines]

[1] 6121
l@L-laptop:~$ Checking for Xgl: not present.
Blacklisted PCIID '8086:2a02' found
aborting and using fallback: /usr/bin/metacity

??

[adamk]

Ubuntu blacklists some chipset which have problems with video playback with running compiz.

See if compiz starts up fine if you run 'SKIP_CHECKS=yes compiz --replace ccp &'

If so, you can permanently get compiz to skip those checks by running:

$ mkdir ~/.config/compiz/
$ echo SKIP_CHECKS=yes >> ~/.config/compiz/compiz-manager

And then you should be able to start compiz from the appearances preferences.

[CHuPp0]

hi to all

i have the same problem
damn
i tried to do that U say but...

i have this output

Checking for Xgl: not present.
Blacklisted PCIID '8086:2a02' found
SKIP_CHECKS is yes, so continuing despite problems.
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
Trying again with indirect rendering:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Comparing resolution (1280x800) to maximum 3D texture size (2048): Passed.
Checking for nVidia: not present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Starting gtk-window-decorator
/usr/bin/compiz.real (video) - Warn: No 8 bit GLX pixmap format, disabling YV12 image format

btw
i'm new in LINUX :D

[adamk]

CHuPp0, according to your output, compiz is now running. What's the problem you're having?

Adam

[CHuPp0]

well...
when i cilck on visual effects custom nothin happen
when i clicl on preferences same thing

when i go system>preferences>compiz config settings manager... nothing

when i do this command compiz --replace ccp
i have only the background pictures and after few seconds i'm back to normal desk

maybe i do something wrong... but...

[adamk]

Well, based on what you posted, compiz is running. You probably just need to configure it as you like with compiz config settings manager (ccsm), which you may first need to install with 'sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager'.

[CHuPp0]

when i do ccsm in terminal i have this

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/ccsm", line 45, in <module>
idle = ccm.IdleSettingsParser(context)
File "usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/ccm/Utils.py", line 229, in __init__
File "usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/ccm/Utils.py", line 228, in <lambda>
File "usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/ccm/Utils.py", line 225, in FilterPlugin
AttributeError: 'compizconfig.Plugin' object has no attribute 'Initialized'

when i do sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

i have this

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
compizconfig-settings-manager is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

:(

anyway... thnx for tryin to help

[adamk]

Please start a new thread for this problem. This is a completely separate issue from what the original poster was experiencing :-)

In your post, please paste the output from ccsm, as well as the output of 'dpkg -l | grep compiz'.

Adam

[Deciare]

(Marking this thread [Solved], please refer to http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showthread.php?t=6449 for the follow-up.)

[adamk]

We haven't heard back from lxtines that compiz is now working for him, so I was hesitant to mark this as solved :-)

Adam