The issue that I'm having is that I cannot change the visual effects when I'm in extended monitor mode. I've tried reinstalling maverick about 3 times now (first 2 I installed desktop edition.... and now I have installed netbook edition, but I login with desktop edition (hoping it would have solved something). Whenever I try to switch the effects (system -> preference -> appearance -> Visual Effects) to 'Normal', it either A. searches for drivers, asks for me to keep the settings, refreshes the windows, yet does not display the effects, and reverts the option back to 'none' when I go back into the settings. or B. pops up with the error "Desktop effects could not be enabled". Effects work fine when I run only one monitor. Its only in extended mode when this occurs. I've searched everywhere and have not found any solutions with maverick... and all the bug threads (usually from ubuntu 8.x versions) with a similar issue are showing as fixed when updating the xserver-xorg-video-intel package (which I already have the most up to date package). I've even updated maverick-proposed packages. I know this "should" work as I have ubuntu studio 10.10 running on my toshiba and all works great.
Acer Aspire One Model: AOA 150-1786
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10
xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.12.0-1ubuntu5.1
melissa@Acer:~$ apt-cache policy compiz
compiz:
Installed: 1:0.8.6-0ubuntu9.1
Candidate: 1:0.8.6-0ubuntu9.1
Version table:
*** 1:0.8.6-0ubuntu9.1 0
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/main i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:0.8.6-0ubuntu9 0
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages
melissa@Acer:~$ lspci -k
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 015b
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
Kernel modules: intel-agp
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 015b
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 015b
melissa@Acer:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 2944 x 1080, maximum 4096 x 4096
VGA1 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 477mm x 268mm
1920x1080 60.0*+
1600x1200 60.0
1680x1050 60.0
1280x1024 60.0
1440x900 59.9
1280x960 60.0
1280x800 59.8
1024x768 60.0
800x600 60.3 56.2
640x480 60.0
LVDS1 connected 1024x600+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 195mm x 113mm
1024x600 60.0*+
800x600 60.3 56.2
640x480 59.9
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Architecture: i386
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
status: connected
enabled: enabled
dpms: On
modes: 1024x600
edid-base64: AP///////wAGr8IRAAAAAAESAQOAFAt4CvpWklZUmCQaT1QAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBeBUArkFYHiAYiDEAw3EAAAAYAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAA/gBBVU8KICAgICAgICAgAAAA/gBCMDg5QVcwMSBWMSAKABs=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
status: connected
enabled: enabled
dpms: On
modes: 1920x1080 1600x1200 1680x1050 1280x1024 1440x900 1280x960 1280x800 1024x768 800x600 800x600 640x480
edid-base64: AP///////wBMLSMFMjJSTAUUAQMOMBt4KjWBplZImiQSUFQjCACBAIFAgYCVAKlAswABAQEBAjqAGHE4LUBYLEUA3QwRAAAeAAAA/QA4PB5REQAKICAgICAgAAAA/ABTeW5jTWFzdGVyCiAgAAAA/wBIVkNaMjAxMDc5CiAgAK4=
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
MachineType: Acer AOA150
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.12.0-1ubuntu5.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic root=UUID=54b2f2d0-a7b9-4a62-8549-fb9760909534 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.37-generic 2.6.35.7
Tags: maverick ubuntu-une maverick
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 10/06/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: v0.3310
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrv0.3310:bd10/06/2008:svnAcer:pnAOA150:pvr1:rvnAcer:rn:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct1:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: AOA150
dmi.product.version: 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
distro: Ubuntu
codename: maverick
architecture: i686
kernel: 2.6.35-23-generic
Hello Melissa
Can ypou please run in a terminal
apport-collect 674294
Thanks
Fabio