Failed to activate compiz

Question

I can't make Compiz working with Arch. My DE is XFCE. Either on nVidia drivers or Noveau Compiz dosen't work. After make: compiz --replace computer stucks for minute and after that i can manage windows. I loose decoration, keystrokeys (even alt+tab) but there is no sign of having dekstop effect. Ok, there is one, i can activate semi-transparent skin in Gnome-Do. I also tested xcompmrg and i don't have shadows and transparency too.
What can i do?
Last edited by kuba144 (2012-05-04 08:26:38)

Answer 1

triplesquarednine wrote:
madmack wrote:
I have the same GPU card, and the same exact problem. Nouveau stablizes compiz and alt-tab works but the FPS is pretty low for high def video content (having problems with xbmc). Nvidia proprietary drivers work but compiz freezes Xorg and only a restart of the X server gets me back to my DE. The freeze is not immediate, it's easy to produce it with alt-tab.
I'll be watching this thread to see if you or someone finds a solution.
Can i assume you are using compiz 0.9.x? if so, try;
Go into CCSM->Application Switcher;
disable 'mipmap' option.
I don't actually use the application switcher, but just tested it here. If i have mipmap enabled - compiz freezes (not xorg)... After disabling 'mipmap', app switcher seems to work just fine (i've tested it multiple times over the last hour, doesn't seem to crash.
http://ompldr.org/tZG5nZw
I am reporting the bug right now.
Also, as a side note: we have another compiz thread going, where we are focusing on compiz 0.9.x discussions / development / bug reporting. have a read through and consider joining Launchpad (where compiz development happens) to help report bugs... The compiz dev thread is a good place to share your bug reports, so that myself and other archers who do testing/reporting can help get your bugs some attention on LP. here is the thread;
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=139195
cheerz
PS: do NOT enable 'mipmap' in EXPO - it will result in the same issue (which i also just discovered, and will reprot). make sure it is disabled, if using EXPO.
I appreciate your reply. I believe that the issue was in fact the driver itself and not with compiz per se (yes, I am using 0.9.6) . I went around to see if nvidia had any new proprietary drivers and this is what their latest v295.49 changelog says (released 3 days ago):
Fixed a problem where starting, stopping, and moving OpenGL application windows was very slow on Quadro FX 4600, Quadro FX 5600, GeForce 8800 GTX, GeForce 8800 GTS, and GeForce 8800 Ultra.
I installed that driver, rebooted.. and bam.. compiz works without an issue. I've been using the static application switcher and so far everything is smooth. I still have to temporarily switch compiz off before watching anything in xbmc on my twinview TV but that's another thing.