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compiz package

Missing window decoration

Bug #269489 reported by Emmanuel Pacaud on 2008-09-12

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #197820: No window decorations. Edit Remove

This bug affects 3 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	compiz (Ubuntu)	Incomplete	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: compiz

If I enable the desktop effects, there's no window decoration.

Here's the terminal output if I launch compiz manually:

manu@hobbes:~$ compiz --replace
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Detected PCI ID for VGA:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
Trying again with indirect rendering:
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 (2048): Passed.
Checking for nVidia: not present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0xe00046 to texture

/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (resizeinfo) - Warn: Bind Pixmap to Texture failure
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (resizeinfo) - Warn: Bind Pixmap to Texture failure
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0xe00046 to texture

/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0xe00046 to texture

/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32

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Emmanuel Pacaud (emmanuel-pacaud) wrote on 2008-09-12:

xorg.conf Edit (4.0 KiB, text/plain)

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Emmanuel Pacaud (emmanuel-pacaud) wrote on 2008-09-12:

Description: Ubuntu intrepid (development branch)
Release: 8.10

compiz:
  Installé : 1:0.7.7+git20080807-0ubuntu7
  Candidat : 1:0.7.7+git20080807-0ubuntu7
Table de version :
*** 1:0.7.7+git20080807-0ubuntu7 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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Emmanuel Pacaud (emmanuel-pacaud) wrote on 2008-10-02:

This issue is still there. Please note that's an Intrepid regression and it used to work fine on hardy.

ii compiz 1:0.7.7+git20080807-0ubuntu12

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Michele Mangili (mangilimic) wrote on 2009-01-29:

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Could you please add your ~/.xsession-errors, /var/log/Xorg.0.log and the output of lspci -vvnn to your bug report as separate attachments? For other debugging instructions please have a look to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingCompiz.Thanks in advance.

Changed in compiz:
status:	New → Incomplete

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Andrew Melo (andrew-melo) wrote on 2009-04-27:

xorg.log Edit (34.7 KiB, text/plain)

I am not the original poseter, but I get the same error and the same glitch (no decorators, gnome-terminal windows don't render)

dell latitude c610, ati radeon m6 ly with 16mb of ram running at 1400x1050x16 (there's not enough vram to run at 32 bit (dumb))

compiz log:
amelo@amelo2-laptop:~$ compiz
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: Flags: bus master, VGA palette snoop, stepping, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
Trying again with indirect rendering:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Checking screen 1Comparing resolution (1400x1050) to maximum 3D texture size (2048): Passed.
Checking for Software Rasterizer: Not present.
Checking for nVidia: not present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
running under gnome seesion, checking for gnomecompat
Checking for Xgl: not present.
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x2e02aea to texture

/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x1000046 to texture

/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (wall) - Error: Couldn't create cairo context for switcher
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (wall) - Error: Couldn't create cairo context for switcher
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (wall) - Error: Couldn't create cairo context for switcher
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (wall) - Error: Couldn't create cairo context for switcher
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (resizeinfo) - Warn: Bind Pixmap to Texture failure
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (resizeinfo) - Warn: Bind Pixmap to Texture failure
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x2e02aea to texture

/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x1000046 to texture

I am not the original poseter, but I get the same error and the same glitch (no decorators, gnome-terminal windows don't render)

dell latitude c610, ati radeon m6 ly with 16mb of ram running at 1400x1050x16 (there's not enough vram to run at 32 bit (dumb))

compiz log:
amelo@amelo2-laptop:~$ compiz
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: 	Flags: bus master, VGA palette snoop, stepping, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present. 
Trying again with indirect rendering:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present. 
Checking for non power of two support: present. 
Checking for Composite extension: present. 
Checking screen 1Comparing resolution (1400x1050) to maximum 3D texture size (2048): Passed.
Checking for Software Rasterizer: Not present. 
Checking for nVidia: not present. 
Checking for FBConfig: present. 
running under gnome seesion, checking for gnomecompat
Checking for Xgl: not present. 
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x2e02aea to texture

/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Info: Couldn't bind redirected window 0x1000046 to texture

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Andrew Melo (andrew-melo) wrote on 2009-04-27:

lspci Edit (7.5 KiB, text/plain)

lspci

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Andrew Melo (andrew-melo) wrote on 2009-04-27:

xsession.errors Edit (49.7 KiB, text/plain)

xsession

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Dave Ahlswede (mightyquinn) wrote on 2009-05-12:

output of glxinfo Edit (9.1 KiB, text/plain)

I have this problem as well--my laptop is technically capable of running compiz at DefaultDepth 24, but it's very sluggish. 16bit worked wonderfully up until Intrepid.

This seems to be a bug with the Intel graphics driver; When in 16bit mode, it no longer reports the 32bit visuals that compiz needs for its effects. I've attached the output of glxinfo to illustrate; none of the visuals reported have a depth greater than 16

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Shazz (shazz-ng) wrote on 2009-05-30:

I've got the same issue with Ubuntu 9.04, Window decorations don't work in 16bits depth.

What is the status of this bug ?

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Andrej Mosi (mosibiz) wrote on 2011-11-24:

#10

Compiz crashed badly after normal update run.

After meddling with nvidia drivers, realized that the provided xorg-nouveau drivers will not work on my nvidia geforce 7600.

Have Ubuntu 11.10, tried proprietary drivers and all possible variations.

The "bug" in my case was: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
default color depth 16 instead of 24

Lost 3 days of searching for the cause. Found solution by visiting " Duplicate of bug #197820 "

Would it be inconvenient to display a BIG FAT Warning to users running 16bit depth: "Please set your screen resolution to 24bit, otherwise compiz will crash" ???

What package would be a good candidate for this, i.e. whom should I bug?

Thank you.