Compositing desktop effects and login errors in SuSE 11.1.

Bassy · 01-07-2009, 05:32 AM

Saying hi!

I'm new with my SuSE 11.1. and:

I tried to set up the Composite desktop effects (the box switch and others) but it tells me that my system does not support them because I don't have XComposite nand XDamage but these are not available on the default repositories,so where can I find them?

Regardless the graphic hardware, I guess that it shouldn't be a problem because the OS actually recognized the graphic card according to YaST... actually there's a check box marked to enable 3d acceleration.

What's wrong then?
I used to have an user called "bassy" besides "root" but I decided that I was going to be "root" all the time so I deleted "bassy" but now, after the OS boots it tells me that there's no user named "bassy".

How can I do to tell the system that it should go straight to the name and password selection?

Thanks!

rjwilmsi · 01-07-2009, 01:53 PM

See http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~cybero...-opensuse-111/ for info on compiz setup

Bassy · 01-07-2009, 06:46 PM

I did everything on that site... but when I run

Quote:

simple-ccsm

It windows appears but when I hit enable I get

Quote:

Checking for Xdmx: not present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
No whitelisted driver found
Dry run failed: Problems detected with 3D support.'n

Now as I mentioned before, it does knows my graphic card but it shouldn't be asking for Xdmx because it is already installed plus I can't find Xgl.

rjwilmsi · 01-08-2009, 03:02 AM

What's your graphics card and what driver is installed for it?

If you have an NVIDIA card with the NVIDIA driver then you also need to run as root

Code:

nvidia-xconfig --composite --allow-glx-with-composite --add-argb-glx-visuals

Bassy · 01-08-2009, 04:27 AM

According to the SaX2: X11 Configuration, I have an

NVidia GeForce4 MX 4000

with the "Activate 3D Acceleration" check box enabled.

I tried to run this but bash complained of not command found:

Quote:

-bash: nvidia-xconfig: command not found

Does this mean that I have to download the specifics driver for my card from NVidia?

I took a quick look on the www before having to go to classes today and I found myself here:

http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/nvidia-...r-HOWTO.html#1

Is this a good place place to start?