[ubuntu-uk] Compiz ?

[Ted]

Tony Arnold wrote:
> Ted,
>
> Ted wrote:
>   
>> Tony Arnold wrote:
>>     
>>> Ted,
>>>
>>> Ted wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> I have two drives with Sidux on hda and Gutsy on hdb...I have compiz
>>>> running on Sidux but cannot get it running on Gutsy..I get the error
>>>> message.......
>>>> Enabling Xgl with nVidia drivers...
>>>> Starting emerald
>>>> /usr/bin/compiz.real (video) - Warn: No 8 bit GLX pixmap format, 
>>>> disabling YV12 image format
>>>>
>>>> I have tried moving the xorg.conf from my Sidux installation but still 
>>>> get the error
>>>> message.... xserver-xgl is installed...Any help appreciated....
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> Which nvidia driver are you using? I think you need the restricted
>>> binary only one for Compiz to work.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Tony.
>>>   
>>>       
>> Thanks for the reply..I am using the restricted driver, same one I am 
>> using in Sidux...
>>     
>
> The only other thing I would try is to run
>
> 	dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
>
> and see if that makes any difference.
>
> If not, I have no idea!
>
> Regards,
> Tony.
>   
I have just installed Gutsy from a newly d/loaded cd...The old version 
was a much upgraded version
from  many months ago...I am quite pleased that compiz ran from the 
first try...Although I use it very little
it is quite good to impress local windows users....

-- 
Regards
  Ted Wager G3TPI
   High Peak UK
   Using Ubuntu Gutsy Linux