From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 17 22:17:31 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49F3F106564A for ; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:17:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonic2000gr@gmail.com) Received: from mu-out-0910.google.com (mu-out-0910.google.com [209.85.134.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C22308FC16 for ; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:17:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonic2000gr@gmail.com) Received: by mu-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id i2so1597174mue.3 for ; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:17:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=mll7w/99bGkKQ+M5f4LwPQPPX+ncAv96DtpfFTjQSg0=; b=CyHvX/+KXX8AmI0UI+EHSOG02rvIhzEnnvQAzaXqgSoQsZm9iQgOZGyTHpIiLPc/HJ AYSng0V9bsdHdzvWw/OQK6Zo9+QXqX6giHTiJ0+jwYDMCQh8ExGjpcg7HY/zdK9mCEtP h6hRH5M4F7brQ2P6d8XVl1h/LQJE2ipRPvkxc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=sYK02Zhn7Ggas/sd+W/D3pLYdhjO9RMauKqpBUnB2U+TsRoKsIp+UDHIqjAqrwBqgw KfV6w3ktFPpSQaBIQrAQLmjZvRUf0+/eQDL4YcWbxSNOg3QA5Pl7eMBJo9s27SylhQwM IusLAMxw4dtxTRQE19RufPrA/ctRTgOmhKcCg= Received: by 10.103.228.15 with SMTP id f15mr3502626mur.14.1219011449654; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:17:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from atlantis.dyndns.org ( [79.130.39.71]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id g1sm343672muf.8.2008.08.17.15.17.27 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:17:28 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <48A8A376.7030306@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:17:26 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080703) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD Questions , stacey@vickiandstacey.com References: <20080817214155.GA1754@chimera.vickiandstacey.com> In-Reply-To: <20080817214155.GA1754@chimera.vickiandstacey.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7-STABLE +Gnome +Compiz-Fusion? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:17:31 -0000 Stacey Roberts wrote: > Hi, > I'm trying to get Compiz-Fusion + Gnome to work on my newly (completed > installation + initial upgrades last night) installed IBM T43p notebook, > but I'm not sure that I'm doing this right.., > > Basically, I've: - > > 1] Installed OS > 2] Upgraded OS to latest Stable as of (early AM) Aug 17th 2008 > 3] Upgraded install-time ports (portupgrade, cvsup, etc) > 4] Installed XORG > 5] Installed compiz-fusion from ports > 6] installed gnome2 from ports > 7] Tried following instructions located here: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/compiz-fusion/index.html > > I can log into Gnome desktop fine, but running the suggested cmds: > > % compiz --replace --sm-disable --ignore-desktop-hints ccp & > % emerald --replace & > > as per the article above, doesn't appear to do anything. I mean, what else > is there that I need to do, besides, please? > > Here's some system info: > > $ uname -a > FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE #0: Sat Aug > 16 19:49:12 BST 2008 > root@:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/IRON i386 > $ pkg_info -a | grep -i compiz-fusion | head -3 > compiz-fusion-plugins-main-0.6.0_2 > compiz-fusion-plugins-extra-0.6.0_2 > compiz-fusion-0.6.0_1 > $ pkg_info -a | grep -i gnome2-2 | head -1 > gnome2-2.22.3 > $ pkg_info -a | grep -i xorg-server | head -1 > xorg-server-1.4.2,1 > $ > > Graphics card: ATI Technologies Inc M22 [Mobility Radeon X300] > The article deals with nvidia-driver only. I currently don't have any ATI card, hence I can't find the settings required in xorg.conf for this to work. If I get a chance to try ATI, I will update the article. (I am planning to update it for Intel cards though) > Any help or pointers appreciated, please. > > Thanks! > Well, the best I can say is: - Verify that 3D is working on this card with the open source driver (you don't have a choice of drivers anyway) - Check whether compiz-fusion works in Linux with this particular card and the open source driver. - If it does, find a suggested xorg.conf and compare it to yours.