Installing Compiz

[kev1031]

this is what i did to install compiz, following the instruction from the debian wiki.

apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-fusion-plugins-main

after restarter X.org server(ctrl+alt+backspace) i did compiz --replace. this is what i get

compiz --replace
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Detected PCI ID for VGA: 01:05.0 0300: 1002:4337 (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
Trying again with indirect rendering:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Comparing resolution (1024x76 to maximum 3D texture size (204: Passed.
Checking for nVidia: not present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Starting gtk-window-decorator
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: SmcOpenConnection failed: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
libccs: dlopen: /usr/lib/compizconfig/backends/libgconf.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Backend : ini
Integration : true
Profile : default
Adding plugin scaleaddon (scaleaddon)
Adding plugin switcher (switcher)
Adding plugin neg (neg)
Adding plugin winrules (winrules)
Adding plugin move (move)
Adding plugin vpswitch (vpswitch)
Adding plugin resize (resize)
Adding plugin animation (animation)
Adding plugin rotate (rotate)
Adding plugin blur (blur)
Adding plugin expo (expo)
Adding plugin place (place)
Adding plugin opacify (opacify)
Adding plugin workarounds (workarounds)
Adding plugin regex (regex)
Adding plugin mousepoll (mousepoll)
Adding plugin put (put)
Adding plugin png (png)
Adding plugin water (water)
Adding plugin decoration (decoration)
Adding plugin text (text)
Adding plugin imgjpeg (imgjpeg)
Adding plugin screenshot (screenshot)
Adding plugin resizeinfo (resizeinfo)
Adding plugin staticswitcher (staticswitcher)
Adding plugin inotify (inotify)
Adding plugin wall (wall)
Adding plugin glib (glib)
Adding plugin bs (bs)
Adding plugin zoom (zoom)
Adding plugin dbus (dbus)
Adding plugin cube (cube)
Adding plugin ring (ring)
Adding plugin thumbnail (thumbnail)
Adding plugin clone (clone)
Adding plugin colorfilter (colorfilter)
Adding plugin scale (scale)
Adding plugin fade (fade)
Adding plugin minimize (minimize)
Adding plugin svg (svg)
Adding plugin session (session)
Adding plugin shift (shift)
Adding plugin fs (fs)
Adding core settings (General Options)
Adding plugin video (video)
Adding plugin annotate (annotate)
Adding plugin wobbly (wobbly)
Adding plugin snap (snap)
Adding plugin ezoom (ezoom)
Adding plugin mag (mag)
Initializing core options...done
/usr/bin/compiz.real (dbus) - Error: dbus_bus_get error: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
/usr/bin/compiz.real (dbus) - Error: InitObject failed
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'dbus'
Initializing place options...done
Initializing move options...done
Initializing resize options...done
Initializing decoration options...done
Initializing wobbly options...done
Initializing cube options...done
Initializing fade options...done
Initializing minimize options...done
Initializing rotate options...done
Initializing scale options...done
Initializing switcher options...done
Initializing workarounds options...done
Initializing zoom options...done

it stops here and does nothing. I cant find Compiz anywhre to change settings etc.
please help me. I am new to linux but trying to learn so sorry for newb questions

Also, when trying to edit the xorg.conf file, how do i save changes? I am getting permission denied when trying to

[bigtomrodney]

What graphics card/chip are you using? You will need to have the correct driver installed to provide 3D support and in the case of nVidia to supply AIGLX support. To edit the xorg.conf file you will need to be logged in as root.

[kev1031]

it is an ati radeon card but not sure exactly which one. I am on a Compaq Presario 2500
a
as for root login, I dont know how to do that outside of a terminal and the ctrl+alt+f3 option.

[devils casper]

Execute this

su -
lspci | grep -i vga
grep -i driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Post output here.

[heLLb0y]

same problem - debian 5

Checking for Xgl: not present.
Detected PCI ID for VGA: 04:00.0 0300: 10de:0421 (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Comparing resolution (1440x900) to maximum 3D texture size (8192): Passed.
Checking for nVidia: present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Starting gtk-window-decorator
Backend : ini
Integration : true
Profile : default
Adding plugin glib (glib)
Adding plugin water (water)
Adding plugin move (move)
Adding plugin vpswitch (vpswitch)
Adding plugin expo (expo)
Adding plugin wobbly (wobbly)
Adding core settings (General Options)
Adding plugin imgjpeg (imgjpeg)
Adding plugin session (session)
Adding plugin scale (scale)
Adding plugin png (png)
Adding plugin clone (clone)
Adding plugin workarounds (workarounds)
Adding plugin opacify (opacify)
Adding plugin neg (neg)
Adding plugin animation (animation)
Adding plugin colorfilter (colorfilter)
Adding plugin video (video)
Adding plugin screenshot (screenshot)
Adding plugin mousepoll (mousepoll)
Adding plugin svg (svg)
Adding plugin wall (wall)
Adding plugin decoration (decoration)
Adding plugin thumbnail (thumbnail)
Adding plugin scaleaddon (scaleaddon)
Adding plugin ezoom (ezoom)
Adding plugin resize (resize)
Adding plugin inotify (inotify)
Adding plugin snap (snap)
Adding plugin resizeinfo (resizeinfo)
Adding plugin fade (fade)
Adding plugin bs (bs)
Adding plugin rotate (rotate)
Adding plugin blur (blur)
Adding plugin place (place)
Adding plugin regex (regex)
Adding plugin minimize (minimize)
Adding plugin cube (cube)
Adding plugin annotate (annotate)
Adding plugin switcher (switcher)
Adding plugin put (put)
Adding plugin ring (ring)
Adding plugin fs (fs)
Adding plugin mag (mag)
Adding plugin staticswitcher (staticswitcher)
Adding plugin dbus (dbus)
Adding plugin winrules (winrules)
Adding plugin text (text)
Adding plugin shift (shift)
Adding plugin zoom (zoom)
Initializing core options...done
Initializing place options...done
Initializing move options...done
Initializing resize options...done
Initializing decoration options...done
Initializing wobbly options...done
Initializing cube options...done
Initializing fade options...done
Initializing minimize options...done
Initializing rotate options...done
Initializing scale options...done
Initializing switcher options...done
Initializing workarounds options...done
Initializing zoom options...done


lspci | grep -i vga
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8500 GT (rev a1)

grep -i driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Driver "mouse"
Driver "kbd"
Driver "nvidia"

xorg.conf
pastebin. com/m7f5c6618


sorry for bump. Thanks for helping