> > I installed ubuntu-desktop package (the GNOME env.) on > my Kubuntu so, that I could have GNOME and KDE > together (for any demos). > > I installed compiz, that is three packages > compiz > compiz-gnome > compiz-kde > > I also installed Xserver-xgl; (since Xgl is a > pre-requisite for Compiz).
only if you are using proprietary drivers....AFAIK. According to the documents on Ubuntu's help website > (http://help.ubuntu.com) I wrote a small script > > #!/bin/bash > compiz --replace gconf & > gtk-window-decorator --replace > > and put this file in /usr/local/bin/ and assigned it > executable permissions. > For GNOME, I added the necessary lines in > /etc/gdm/gdm.conf-custom > > That is the following lines > [servers] > 0=Xgl > > [server-Xgl] > name=Xgl server > command=/usr/bin/Xgl -fullscreen -br -accel xv:pbuffer > -accel glx:pbuffer > flexible=true > > Also, added Compiz to start by default using > "Sessions" in GNOME. > > However, I'm not able to see any effects (not even the > basic ones) and I *guess* Compiz isn't even starting > up! > > Am I missing something here? > Are there any additional steps? Was the command you gave for starting Compiz during startup compiz --replace .If yes.it's correct. I also tried enabling compiz in KDE, but there's just > one problem. > There's a small line change in > /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc > ServerCmd=(all that content) > > And then at a command line (when I assume Xgl is > enabled after a log-off and log-in) I issue the > following command > > kdm --replace=compiz > > What happens after this is that each window's title > bar disappears, also disabling any keyboard input :-/ > > I have tried searching quite a few documents. Most of > them speak only about GNOME, and most are about NVIDIA > and ATI cards. > > My video card is a SiS 650 and I have shared 32 MB of > my Physical RAM to it. Dunno about the card.Try google.I searched "SiS 650 Compiz-Fusion Ubuntu 6.06" and found an italian wordpress blog page translated by google.I think that would be of some use to you. Regards, Easwar -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
