[karmic] compositing disabled - effects could not be activated

[Octavian Florea]

Binary package hint: kwin

At the start of a KDE session compositing is disabled. Upon re-enabling, the following message is displayed:

The following effects could not be activated:
* Box Switch
* Desktop Cube
* Desktop Grid
* Dialog Parent
* Fade
* Highlight Window
* Login
* Logout
* Minimize Animation
* Present Windows
* Shadow
* Slide
* Taskbar Thumbnails
* Track Mouse
* Translucency
* Zoom

Afterwards compositing is again disabled.

Ubuntu version:
Description: Ubuntu karmic (development branch)
Release: 9.10

Graphics:
Nvidia GeforceGo 7300
Nvidia Driver: 185.18.08

[Maxnux (maximo-monsalvo)]

Same error with intel video
kubuntu 9.10

[Gabriel (gabriel)]

Same error with radeon xorg driver. Compositing is enabled and direct rendering also. Looking for a fix. I'm using Kubuntu 9.10.

[aurorix (aurorix-212)]

Kubuntu 9.10

Check your Xorg log for complaints about GLX. In my case a package update removed the symbolic link from libglx.so to libglx.so.185.18.36 in /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions. Restoring this link fixed the problem.

[Rich Johnson (nixternal)]

I didn't experience this at all, interesting. I just checked and I do not have the symbolic link either, and still I cannot reproduce this problem. Any extra info would be great. Thanks!

Note: If it is still an issue, could a be a problem with something other than KDE by chance?

[somekool (somekool)]

if I enable KDE desktop effects with my nvidia card under 9.10, X crashes regulary

thanks

[starslights (starslights)]

Hello,

I run kubuntu karmic 9.10 on x86 64 and have the same problem sometimes.

i use opengl and trilinar effects for the plasma desktop, use a nvidia GeForce 9400 GT, NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 185.18.36 Fri Aug 14 17:35:21 PDT 2009

It can be reproducible easily when you enable this option and try to disable and renabled the effects. Sometimes it will crash.

 I have a few error in log too but i don't know if are related.

 Information Initializing extension GLX
 Erreur XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard
 Avertissement Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap
 Information [config/dbus] couldn't register object path
 Information config/hal: Adding input device Logitech USB Receiver

[starslights (starslights)]

Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: kdebase-workspace 4:4.3.4-0ubuntu1~karmic1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=fr_CH.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-18.55-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-18-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
XsessionErrors:
 (nautilus:4392): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:4433): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (firefox:6540): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
 (firefox:6540): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
 (Sysinfo.exe:7242): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times

[starslights (starslights)]

Hello,

I running a fresh install of kubuntu lucid 10.04 on x86 64 and seem to be fixed, i don't have this bug any more

Best regards