Compiz not working Because Of /dev/nvidiactl
Bug #326363 reported by
Alex Vaystikh
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #326344: compiz/kwin freezes on login as of xorg-server 1.5.99.902-0ubuntu2.
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Bug Description
Upgrading to Jaunty 9.04 from 8.10 have stopped Compiz from working.
After some research, I have realized that it does in fact, work however, but all I see if a black screen OR/AND my original wallpaper.
After more research, I have isolated the problem to /dev/nvidiactl. The very existance of that folder has stopped Compiz from rendering correctly.
Removing / denying permission to that folder indeed fixed my problems, despite some annoying messages about it being missing.
Actual workaround:
1. Start your session
2. Go to terminal (ctrl+alt+F1) and kill compiz.real via killall compiz.real -s KILL
3. go back to your session (ctrl+alt+F7)
4. remove /dev/nvidiactl (this will be regenerated next time you restart GDM)
5. start compiz
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