11.1 RC1 - No compiz, window effects, and broken plasma dash

[speretz]

Cool, we are getting somewhere, but since we are going so far into the rabbit hole, I would like to describe what I did to install the drivers so nobody has to cover the same thing twice.

Let me start off by saying that I looked up this information from the opensuse nvidia page.

1. Install kernel sources (already had gcc and make, duh)
2. Downloaded the drivers from Nvidia
3. Went to runlevel 3 by opening a terminal and typing "init 3"
4. Logged in as root
5. sh <nvidia installer file>.run -q
The Nvidia software did its thing and compiled with the linux sources. After the installer was done:
5. Typed "sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia"
6. reboot

I didn't have any errors and I couldn't imagine why the driver wouldn't load with opengl acceleration. Also, if it means anything (which I don't think it does) in the sax2 screeen at the bottom "Activate 3d acceleration" is selected and grayed out.

Finally, I noticed that my monitor is, and always has been "LCD 1680x1050@60HZ" even when compiz was functioning, but when I look at the Nvidia config program that is loaded separately from sax, it knows I have an Acer AL2016W. I think that is the extent of my knowledge...

[dirkbach]

Hallo, welcomed to the club, the same here,
today I updated the kernel with the new provided kernel-source 2.6.27.7-4.4 (up today we are missing the -8.1 source ).
The NVIDIA driver (NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-180.06-pkg2 works perfect).

glxgears shows 25153 frames in 5.0 seconds = 5030.556 FPS.
But compiz don't work.
Enabling Desktop effects, disappears the windows taskbars (or better is transparent), or the mouse pointer.
For me it's more likly a problem with compiz, than a NVIDIA driver issue.

[Philo007]

if 3d is enabled try as root :

nvidia-xconfig --composite --allow-glx-with-composite --add-argb-glx-visuals

then restart X

source :Kwin Effects. - openSUSE Forums

[dirkbach]

I have my cube ....yeah.
I will explain what I have done.
I have reinstalled compiz and all what has to do with it. Nothing .. every thing like before.

So I have played a little with compiz-configuration-manager(CCM).
I have tried to activate the cube, and CCM asked me to install the missing glx-plugin. I confirmed with yes, but no effect.
So I have went to Preferences, unmarked the auto plugin loading and added manualy glx to the right panel.
From this moment I have all desktop effects, I want.
The only problem ... I have to resolve ...desktop effects with every session has to be activated again.

[PGHammer]

Originally Posted by dirkbach

I have my cube ....yeah.
I will explain what I have done.
I have reinstalled compiz and all what has to do with it. Nothing .. every thing like before.

So I have played a little with compiz-configuration-manager(CCM).
I have tried to activate the cube, and CCM asked me to install the missing glx-plugin. I confirmed with yes, but no effect.
So I have went to Preferences, unmarked the auto plugin loading and added manualy glx to the right panel.
From this moment I have all desktop effects, I want.
The only problem ... I have to resolve ...desktop effects with every session has to be activated again.

Weird....that's one of the problems the open-source radeonhd driver had in beta 5.2 (RC1 fixed it) during that nasty regression.

Now, with RC1, I can set a custom monitor selection using SaX (I have a Micron 19" CRT, which is actually an OEM version of the Panny Panasync/PanaPro P70) and have the 1600x1200@75Hz NI refresh rate (which the monitor supports, but I have to set as a custom rate thanks to EDID of the monitor itself being wonky) actually hold up! (This is something that Ubuntu falls flat on; so does Fedora, unfortunately.)

[speretz]

Ok, so I am back and tried re-compiling with the new sources and I automagically had compiz working! YEAH!

Now, the effects look like **** because my GL frame rate is still 59.612.

I noticed that I have kernel-source version 2.6.27-4.4 but the current version is 2.6.27-4.1, could this be an issue?

[speretz]

So I tried the NVIDIA drivers 180.11 and 180.06(currently running) both of which gave me the same GL frame rate of 59-60. PLEASE HELP!!!!

[BenderBendingRodriguez]

You can thank me later guys.
Found a solution
Head over to
CyberOrg » Compiz on openSUSE 11.1

and follow instructions.
YEAH!!!!
P.S. It's a compiz problem apparently and not NVIDIA as i also tried every driver, now i got everything with no problems whatsoever
P.S.2 Glxgears works fine again having about 4.5k frames per second.
P.S.3 As i said You can thank me later

[dale14846]

Originally Posted by speretz

Ok, so I am back and tried re-compiling with the new sources and I automagically had compiz working! YEAH!

Now, the effects look like **** because my GL frame rate is still 59.612.

I noticed that I have kernel-source version 2.6.27-4.4 but the current version is 2.6.27-4.1, could this be an issue?

yes upgrade to kernel version 2.6.27-4.4 or downgrade your source
then runyour installation. I have the new ati and am assuming the nvdia is similar check your xorg.conf file to see if the driver is installed if not run the
nvidia command that would mimic aticonfig --initial reboot

[BenderBendingRodriguez]

Kernel higher than 4.1 at the end is no more available? Read announcement about GM edition. They had to rebuild everything thus there are no fresher sources or kernels