Compiz with Nvidia 180: Desktop effect could not be enabled

[Brad Davis]

NVIDIA 180 driver, GS7600 card (AGP)...3.0 ghz athlon xp system....compiz --replace seems to wipe out gnome, background only remains, have to shutdown...using Appearance applet, receive Desktop Effects Could Not Be Enabled....here's my xorg.conf:

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildd@palmer) Sun Feb 1 20:21:04 UTC 2009
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder63) Tue Nov 4 14:07:17 PST 2008
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
#
# # generated from default
# Identifier "Mouse0"
# Driver "mouse"
# Option "Protocol" "auto"
# Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
# Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
# Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
#EndSection
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
#
# # generated from default
# Identifier "Keyboard0"
# Driver "kbd"
#EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "Monitor0"
 VendorName "NEC"
 ModelName "MultiSync 97F"
 HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0
 VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0
 Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Screen0"
 Device "Device0"
 Monitor "Monitor0"
 Option "TwinView" "0"
 Option "metamodes" "1280x1024_85 +0+0"
 DefaultDepth 24
 # Removed Option "metamodes" "1280x1024_85 +0+0"
 SubSection "Display"
  Depth 24
 EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Module"
 Load "dbe"
 Load "extmod"
 Load "type1"
 Load "freetype"
 Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "Layout0"
 Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
 # commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
 # InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
 # commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
 # InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "Device0"
 VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
 BoardName "GeForce 7600 GS"
 Driver "nvidia"
 Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
 Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

[Brad Davis (champamp)]

Jaunty: Ok, after many updates today, I now can get into compiz, but only via terminal....here's my sudo compiz --replace output:

champamp@dad:~$ sudo compiz --replace
Checking for Xgl: not present.
xset q doesn't reveal the location of the log file. Using fallback /var/log/Xorg.0.log
Detected PCI ID for VGA:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Comparing resolution (1280x1024) to maximum 3D texture size (4096): Passed.
Checking for Software Rasterizer: Not present.
Checking for nVidia: present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
/usr/bin/compiz.real (dbus) - Error: dbus_bus_get error: Failed to execute dbus-launch to autolaunch D-Bus session
/usr/bin/compiz.real (dbus) - Error: InitObject failed
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'dbus'
/usr/bin/compiz.real (video) - Warn: No 8 bit GLX pixmap format, disabling YV12 image format

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Hi champamp,

Please attach the output of `lspci -vvnn`, and attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log (and maybe Xorg.0.log.old) file from after reproducing this issue. If you've made any customizations to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf please attach that as well.

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[Brad Davis (champamp)]

Bryce,

I apologize for not updating this bug sooner: My issue (after much
googlization) was a path statement in the compiz file....it was like pointed
to the wrong path...one too deep I think, and the name wasn't
compiz.real....I made those two changes, and BAM.....unfortunately, after a
recent update, I had to make them again. I don't know why my paths would be
different.

Thanks very much...if you need more detail, please let me know.

Regards,
-Brad

On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 5:58 PM, Bryce Harrington
<email address hidden>wrote:

> Hi champamp,
>
>
> Please attach the output of `lspci -vvnn`, and attach your
> /var/log/Xorg.0.log (and maybe Xorg.0.log.old) file from after reproducing
> this issue. If you've made any customizations to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> please attach that as well.
>
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>
>
> ** Tags added: needs-xorglog
>
> ** Tags added: needs-lspci-vvnn
>
> ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
> - Show quoted text -
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> Compiz with Nvidia 180: Desktop effect could not be enabled
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/328325
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--
-Brad

[Nicolas DERIVE (kalon33)]

Hello, I've a problem which seems similar. Since a few time (maybe a month and a half, it's the last time I tried compiz) I can't activate desktop effects anymore on my desktop (it seems since Xorg 1.6), whereas they work on Intrepid, worked before and jockey tells me that "nvidia" (nvidia-glx-180) is activated. When I launch compiz in a terminal, I got :

nicolas@black-angel:~$ compiz --replace
Checking for Xgl: not present.
xset q doesn't reveal the location of the log file. Using fallback /var/log/Xorg.0.log
No whitelisted driver found
aborting and using fallback: /usr/bin/metacity

Whereas it is marked as enabled in jockey... I've a nvidia 8600 GT, and the lspci command with the some pipe gave me :

nicolas@black-angel:~$ lspci -vv | grep "nvidia"
 Kernel driver in use: nvidia
 Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nvidia

that means that it is in use... and nvidia xserver settings tool is the only one telling me that nvidia driver is not in use... what is the problem ?

Have a nice week end.

[Nicolas DERIVE (kalon33)]

I could solve similar problem using nvidia-xconfig, but not using jockey... it should be the default tool to do this though. Attached the output of lspci -vvnn.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

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In Jaunty (9.04), we have just updated to the latest
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This package provides fixes for a large number of bugs, and we need your
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To do this, please do the following:

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[Nicolas DERIVE (kalon33)]

Seems solved for me.

[Michalxo (michalxo)]

Problem with starting compiz..

:~$ compiz --replace
Checking for Xgl: not present.
xset q doesn't reveal the location of the log file. Using fallback /var/log/Xorg.0.log
Detected PCI ID for VGA:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Checking screen 1Comparing resolution (1280x800) to maximum 3D texture size (4096): Passed.
Checking for Software Rasterizer: Not present.
Checking for nVidia: present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
running under gnome seesion, checking for gnomecompat
Checking for Xgl: not present.
/usr/bin/compiz.real (video) - Warn: No 8 bit GLX pixmap format, disabling YV12 image format
...

:~$ glxinfo |grep direct
direct rendering: Yes

installed:
nvidia-180-kernel-source 180.44-0ubuntu1
nvidia-180-libvdpau 180.44-0ubuntu1
nvidia-glx-180 180.44-0ubuntu1
nvidia-settings 180.25-0ubuntu1

What else to attach?

[Igor Gomes (igorgomes)]

Hello all,

I'm having the same issue. Upgraded to Jaunty from Intrepid right now (9.04 RC) and got this issue.

installed:
nvidia-180-kernel-source 180.44-0ubuntu1
nvidia-180-libvdpau 180.44-0ubuntu1
nvidia-glx-180 180.44-0ubuntu1
nvidia-settings 180.25-0ubuntu1

Solved by:

1) Open gconf-editor in terminal
2) Find the key /apps/metacity/general/compositing_manager
3) Unmark it

Now, enable the advanced effects. All working.

Igor Gomes

[Igor Gomes (igorgomes)]

Nvidia 180.44
GeForce 9500GS

[Michalxo (michalxo)]

Very interesting.. I had it unchecked but after starting compiz and on another terminal emerald --replace, it works :-/
But if starting through right click on desktop -> effects, emerald won't start. (now it does not complain about missing drivers :) )

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

I've posted a new version of the -nvidia driver to our xorg-edgers PPA,
would you mind testing it either on Jaunty or Karmic and see if it
resolves this bug?

Get nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 - 185.18.14 here:

  https://edge.launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa

[Igor Gomes (igorgomes)]

Bryce, I do confirm the new driver (185.18.14) is working as expected. All visual effects working.

Igor Gomes

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Thanks for letting us know the issue is resolved with the newer driver; since we have this version in Karmic we can consider the bug solved at this point.

[Anthony (ajmcbuntu)]

Hey Bryce,

Just wanted to say thanks and confirm that on my Sony Vaio VGN-Z520N with dual Intel/Nvidia Video cards, this has allowed me to activate compiz too!

I had followed the instructions of the Vaio Z Launcpad team, but I couldn't run the Nvidia card, couldn't even have the driver installed, as it would break compiz, even for the Intel card...

Found this thread, installed the .debs, works like a charm, switched to Intel, still working...

Thanks! Ill report this to the others on the Vaio Z team...

-Aj