how to enable 3d effects in ubuntu
 

Hi all,
i have installed ubuntu 8.10 on my PC with following config:

Motherboard Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Processors / Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2180 @ 2.00GHz
Video Adapter Properties:
Device Description SiS Mirage 3 Graphics
Adapter String Mirage 3+
BIOS String 3.62.00
Chip Type SiS672 series XDuO
DAC Type Internal
Installed Drivers SiSGRV
Memory Size 128 MB

Video Adapter Manufacturer:
Company Name Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation

when i tried to install compiz for 3d effects(which i think is needed codec for all 3dd effects like desktop cubes etc), through properties of display adapter..
there isnt any adapter is selected.kindly suggest how can i install/activate all the 3d environments??


Thanks & regards

You need an accelerated graphics driver for 3-D effects and all that jazz.

I don't think there is one for your chipset ("SiS672 series XDuO") though.

If you really want this sort of eye-candy, go out and get yourself an NVIDIA graphics card and then use their (proprietary) driver which you can download and install from their website:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

ATI graphics cards also have support for linux, and this is reputed to be getting better, but I'm still very happy with NVIDIA.

Welcome to LQ!

what i did to enable the 3d effects is that i just installed the updates and that was all