Compiz?

[Mind]

I remember Compiz from the Ubuntu days, so I install it on Debian. I am now messing with Gnome.

Anything I choose, the window cube or wavy windows, nothing works. Is there something I am missing here? Installed Compiz itself, and the GUI of it.

[devils casper]

Which Graphics Card do you have? Have you installed Proprietary Driver?

[cynwulf]

Post outputs:

glxinfo | grep render

lspci | grep -i vga

[Mind]

I have an ASUS 8800GTS. I can't find the Proprietary Driver in administration or anywhere. There a package for that?

debian@debian:~$ glxinfo | grep render
direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: Software Rasterizer
debian@debian:~$ lspci | grep -i vga
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G80 [GeForce 8800 GTS] (rev a2)

[cynwulf]

You have direct rendering but with the software rasterizer which doesn't support most of the effects.

Post these four outputs:

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log

grep WW /var/log/Xorg.0.log

apt-cache policy libgl1-mesa-dri

[Mind]

debian@debian:~$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
cat: /etc/X11/xorg.conf: No such file or directory
debian@debian:~$ grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(EE) Logitech USB Receiver: failed to initialize for relative axes.
debian@debian:~$ grep WW /var/log/Xorg.0.log
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
(WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
(WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev
(WW) Logitech USB Receiver: ignoring absolute axes.
debian@debian:~$ apt-cache policy libg11-mesa-dri
N: Unable to locate package libg11-mesa-dri
debian@debian:~$

This normal?

[cynwulf]

Try the last one again, but copy and paste if possible.

apt-cache policy libgl1-mesa-dri

(that is a lower case "L" not a number 1)

if that turns up with none installed, then try

aptitude install libgl1-mesa-dri

Restart X and

glxinfo | grep render

[Mind]

debian@debian:~$ apt-cache policy libgl1-mesa-dri
libgl1-mesa-dri:
  Installed: 7.7.1-5
  Candidate: 7.7.1-5
  Version table:
 *** 7.7.1-5 0
        500 http:/ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Couldn't post web link, so took a forward slash off

[cynwulf]

Well mesa is installed, direct rendering is enabled and there is no 3D acceleration, so considering it's squeeze you're running, it's not really worth taking it any further with the open source nouveau driver.

Install the proprietary driver: NvidiaGraphicsDrivers - Debian Wiki

It's a sprawling howto, but basically install the kernel headers, follow the dkms instructions then skip on down to step 3 install the binary x driver and then use the manual method for configuring X. Make sure you create at least the xorg.conf with a device section and "nvidia", otherwise x simply won't start.

I'm not sure if the nvidia packages in squeeze blacklist nouveau for you. If you need to do it manually:

echo blacklist nouveau > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf

Then you will need to reboot.

Once you're back into X, redo the glxinfo command I posted earlier and post the output again.

Also look at Compiz - Debian Wiki

[Mind]

Same thing on the glxinfo.

I tried the thing on the Debian site. Now I can't bring up X after restart. I think it was the xorg.conf that did it. How do you delete that from terminal?

Nevermind, I'll just reinstall. It's easier. I'll try this again. I really didn't have anything installed, anyhow.

Edit: I do have a Radeon X800GTO that I can put in there. Would this work better than the 8800GTS?