[Kevf]

I've got a new secondhand laptop a few days ago. First thing: delete xp and install pclos. Because I have a ati chipset on my normal pc I've never got compiz-fusion up and running and even stopped trying.

So the first thing I've tried on the laptop with pclos 2007 was Beryl and it worked like a charm!

Yesterday I decided to switch to pclos gnome 2008 because I like gnome more than KDE. This version comes with compiz-fusion intergrated.

I've turned it on and almost everything seems ok. But NONE of the effects work.
Another anoying thing is that I can't minimalise my windows anymore or close it because the '-' and the 'x' and the square are missing on all windows. (alt f4 is the way to go).

I've used the search-function but came up with nothing.

Hope someone can melp me out!

[gettinther]

Can you give some details about you laptop?

make, model and graphic card? Also what driver are you using?

[Kevf]

I'm using a msi notebook (megabook s260)

ram: 1,25gig
processor: Intel pentium m processor 1.60HZ
HD: 50 gig
videocard: Intel 810 (and later)

I'm using native support. I've tried switching to XGL but that didn't work and I couldn't scroll the windows anymore without that 'bumpy' look.

(sorry for the language, I'm dutch )

[gettinther]

No problem.

Can you confirm the following points.

Option 1:
You setup compiz-fusion using drak3d (pclos control center > harware > setup 3d)

You managed to boot into pclos and got the decorations and all but not the wobbly windows.

Option2:
You setup compiz-fusion using the compiz-fusion-icon.

The icon showed up in the system tray but you effects didn't work.

[Kevf]

No problem.

Can you confirm the following points.

Option 1:
You setup compiz-fusion using drak3d (pclos control center > harware > setup 3d)

You managed to boot into pclos and got the decorations and all but not the wobbly windows.

Option2:
You setup compiz-fusion using the compiz-fusion-icon.

The icon showed up in the system tray but you effects didn't work.

I only now of option one. And since I'm new to compiz-fusion I don't know what kind of decoration you mean (everything looks the same though....). Just noticed another strange thing: I can't switch workspaces using the bar when c-f is enabled.

Could you explain option 2?

edit: I found the Icon in synaptic. Can't install it though cause my laptop is not connected at the moment. (I brought it to work to play with it ). Will installing the icon solve my problem?

[gettinther]

I don't know if it will solve your problem but it might.

If you decide to use the icon, don't forget to first disable 3d in the pclos control center.

Also the first time you run the compiz-fusion-icon, the default wm is "kwin" so you'll need to right-click on the taskbar icon of compiz and change the "select window manager" to compiz. You will also need to change "select window decorator" to emerald. (don't forget after the changes to select "reload window manager")

Make sure all the minimum compiz packages are installed.
compiz-bcop
compiz
compiz-fusion
compiz-decorator-gtk
compiz-fusion-icon
libcompizconfig
compizconfig-python
compizconfig-backend-gconf
compiz-fusion-plugins-main
compiz-fusion-plugins-extra
compiz-fusion-plugins-unstable
emerald

I will be releasing very soon an updated version of compiz split between gnome and kde so that each environment doesn't need to have the other as dependency.

[azziam]

I'm using a msi notebook (megabook s260)

ram: 1,25gig
processor: Intel pentium m processor 1.60HZ
HD: 50 gig
videocard: Intel 810 (and later)

I'm using native support. I've tried switching to XGL but that didn't work and I couldn't scroll the windows anymore without that 'bumpy' look.

I wrongly had assumed that Compiz-Fusion and also my video card driver would be already a part of the PCLOS Gnome installation. "Bumpy" window movement sounds like a lack of proper video driver which means a more generic one is limping along (or so I think). In my case I had to check the repositories for my nVidia driver and then get all the c-f package. After that it was easy to get all the full FX.

[azziam]

I'm using a msi notebook (megabook s260)

ram: 1,25gig
processor: Intel pentium m processor 1.60HZ
HD: 50 gig
videocard: Intel 810 (and later)

I'm using native support. I've tried switching to XGL but that didn't work and I couldn't scroll the windows anymore without that 'bumpy' look.

I wrongly had assumed that Compiz-Fusion and also my video card driver would be already a part of the PCLOS Gnome installation. "Bumpy" window movement sounds like a lack of proper video driver which means a more generic one is limping along (or so I think). In my case I had to check the repositories for my nVidia driver and then get all the c-f package. After that it was easy to get all the full FX.

Oops, I nust reply to my own post and apologize for sloppy quoting (had disabled HTML) and apologize for my wrong comment, not knowing compiz-fusion had actually been integrated in PCLOS Gnome 2008. I need to keep an eye on the Announcements, I guess.