desktop effects could not be enabled

wuchee · 12-08-2006, 06:39 AM

I have just installed FC6, and when i run "desktop-effects" in command line, I got the reply "desktop effects could not be enabled". and the code is [root@localhost ~]# desktop-effects
gnome-window-decorator: Screen 0 on display ":0.0" already has a decoration manager; try using the --replace option to replace the current decoration manager.
compiz: GLX_SGIX_fbconfig is missing
compiz: Failed to manage screen: 0
compiz: No managable screens found on display :0.0

i am new to linux, anyone got some ideas? thanx

deroB · 12-08-2006, 06:55 AM

have you tried the command:

Code:

desktop-effects --replace

as suggested in your error message.

EDIT: also check out this thread
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/pri...9&page=3&pp=80

reddazz · 12-08-2006, 07:37 AM

How about enabling them as a normal user and not root. I think there is a menu entry somewhere that allows you to do this.

wuchee · 12-09-2006, 06:12 AM

I have tried desktop effects replace but i got the same result the same as i login with an other user, desktop effect could not be enabled! i wonder if there some thing wrong with my ATI driver or if I should update my system.

nevernamed · 04-11-2007, 09:26 AM

I'm having the same problem. I get the same error message and when I try the --replace I also get the same error.
I am fairly new to the whole graphical effects in linux so ny help would be appreciated.
Thanks

fourthdimension · 04-16-2007, 10:19 AM

I'm a bit of a newbie too

, but does your graphics card support the kind of effects you're trying to enable?

nevernamed · 04-17-2007, 03:05 PM

well it's an ati 128 mb, looked smashing on windows. I'm pretty sure that it could handle the piddly little demands on compiz.

bneal · 06-19-2007, 07:13 AM

have you installed the ATI drivers from their website or are you just using the default drivers that come with FC6?

ATI Driver site