Desktop effects could not be enabled (Newbie for Ubuntu 9.10)
 

Hi,
I am a newbie on Linux system. I had install ubuntu 9.10 as my OS, but I cant activate my videocard.

I havd tried lshw to detect my videocard as: S3 supersavage IX/C
but stated: this device hasn't been claim

I had checked my Xorg.conf
below what is display:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

I had changed it to the below, but still didnt get it working

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "LCD Panel 1024x768"
HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5
VertRefresh 40.0 - 70.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
Option "NoAccel" "true"
#Option "HWCursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "SWCursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "Rotate" # [<str>]
# Option "UseBIOS" "True"
#Option "LCDClock" # <freq>
#Option "ShadowStatus" # [<bool>]
#Option "CrtOnly" # [<bool>]
#Option "TvOn" # [<bool>]
#Option "PAL" # [<bool>]
#Option "ForceInit" # [<bool>]
#Option "Overlay" # [<str>]
#Option "TransparencyKey" # [<str>]
#Option "ForceInit" # [<bool>]
#Option "DisableXVMC" # [<bool>]
#Option "DisableTile" # [<bool>]
#Option "DisableCOB" # [<bool>]
#Option "BCIforXv" # [<bool>]
#Option "DVI" # [<bool>]
#Option "BusType" # [<str>]
#Option "DmaType" # [<str>]
#Option "DmaMode" # [<str>]
#Option "AGPMode" # <i>
#Option "AGPSize" # <i>

Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "savage"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "S3 SuperSavage IX/C SDR"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

#Section "DRI"
# Group 0
# Mode 0666
#EndSection


Please help me... thanks

do you know what kind of video card you have? ATI, NVIDIA, integrated? This will help with helping you.

VideoCard: S3 Supersavage IX/C
 

Hi,

My Videocard is S3 Supersavage IX/C
laptop:~$ lspci | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. SuperSavage IX/C SDR (rev 05)

laptop:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82845 845 [Brookdale] Chipset Host Bridge (rev 05)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82845 845 [Brookdale] Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 05)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM USB Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM USB Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 42)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801CAM IDE U100 Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. SuperSavage IX/C SDR (rev 05)
02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801CAM (ICH3) PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller (rev 42)
02:0a.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
02:0b.0 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC100 PCI to Cardbus Bridge with ZV Support (rev 32)
02:0b.1 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC100 PCI to Cardbus Bridge with ZV Support (rev 32)
02:0d.0 System peripheral: Toshiba America Info Systems SD TypA Controller (rev 03)

Please help. thanks

have a look here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75393

Hi bret381,

I had check the forum, but I am not sure if those work on ubuntu 9.10 as there is no posting after Mar 2008. Sorry if I sound stupid. cos very new in this OS.

Cheers
AR

assuming your video driver is installed correctly,
You should probably have a section like this in you xorg.conf

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

also, you might need to add these to your screen section

Option "RenderAccel" "True"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"

Hi Alan,

I dont have that in my Xorg.conf
by the way, how do I know if the video driver is install correctly?
When I use hardware lister and I had "this device hasn't been claimed" for my video card.

my Xorg.conf

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

AR