[Hardy beta] Regression: Desktop Effects could not be started with open source ATI driver

[shockawe5]

Binary package hint: compiz

Desktop effects could not be enabled on my Dell Inspiron 600m laptop. I have an ATI Mobility Radeon 9000. Effects worked in Gutsy. I am using a clean install of Hardy Beta. I expected Desktop Effects to be enabled by default, as they were in Gutsy.

lsb_release -rd:
Description: Ubuntu hardy (development branch)
Release: 8.04

[gnome29 (kerdudo)]

I have also this regression. I have an ATI Mobility X700 on my acer Aspire 5024WLMi.
Since Xorg 7.3, X700 works quite nice with the opensource radeon driver.
When i tried liveCD Hardy alpha 6, compiz effects worked fine , but now with the liveCD hardy beta, 3D acceleration and DRI are enabled but not compiz effects.
Maybe, I should try with ATi fglrx driver.

[fenrith (robertgabrielmugabe)]

Compiz cannot be enabled on my machine. I am running Hardy Beta version (8.04), using the Intel 945GM chipset on an HP530. I have tried changing the drivers to the i810 from default, but still no dice.

[c.bubel (c-bubel)]

I can confirm this. Desktop effects could not be enabled on a HP nx7000 Laptop. ATI Radeon 9200 installed an using the free radeon driver. Desktop effects worked fine on gutsy.

[linny (ltcarson)]

Same issue on my Dell Inspiron 9300 with ATI Technologies Inc M22 Mobility Radeon X300 graphics card. Just upgraded from Ubuntu 7.10 to 8.04. Everything worked fine before the upgrade.

[linny (ltcarson)]

The instructions below worked for me!

To get this to run, according to this post, you will need to modify /usr/bin/compiz by adding these two lines at the top of the file:

    LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT="true"
    SKIP_CHECKS="yes"

I found this at http://yoonkit.blogspot.com/2008/04/compiz-works-on-heron.html