Required X extentions are not available.

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#1

Hello all,

After a zypper update and re installing the latest fglrx drivers (amd Catalyst 13.4) I got desktop effects disabled with a notice saying:
“Desktop effects are not available on this system due to the following technical issues: Required X extensions (XComposite and XDamage) are not available”.

I edidet the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, adding the last section (in bold) but no joy.

xorg.conf:

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "aticonfig Layout"
    Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option        "Xinerama" "on"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
    Option        "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
    Option        "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
    Option        "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "0-CRT1"
    Option        "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
    Option        "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
    Option        "DPMS" "true"
    Option        "PreferredMode" "1680x1050"
    Option        "TargetRefresh" "60"
    Option        "Position" "0 0"
    Option        "Rotate" "normal"
    Option        "Disable" "false"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "0-CRT2"
    Option        "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
    Option        "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
    Option        "DPMS" "true"
    Option        "PreferredMode" "1360x768"
    Option        "TargetRefresh" "60"
    Option        "Position" "1680 0"
    Option        "Rotate" "normal"
    Option        "Disable" "false"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
    Driver      "fglrx"
    Option        "Monitor-CRT1" "0-CRT1"
    Option        "Monitor-CRT2" "0-CRT2"
    Option        "DesktopSetup" "horizontal"
    Option        "OpenGLOverlay" "on"
    Option        "OverlayOnCRTC2" "0"
    Option        "Capabilities" "0x00000800"
    Option        "PseudoColorVisuals" "on"
    Option        "TexturedVideoSync" "on"
    Option        "UseFastTLS" "on"
    BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
    Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
    DefaultDepth     24
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Virtual   3040 3040
        Depth     24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

**Section "Extensions"
    Option         "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection**

Problem persists.

CPU: AMD PhenomII x4 965 BE
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5850
OpenSuSE 12.3

> uname -r
3.7.10-1.4-desktop

Xorg.0.log contents:
SUSE Paste

Also, this might help, when opening Configure Desktop->Display and Monitor->Size & Orientation, instead of the ui with monitors and settings I get this note:
“Your X server does not support resizing and rotating the display. Please update to version 4.3 or grater. You need Xresize, Rotate, and Reflect extension (RANDR) version 1.1 or greater to use this feature.”

However from YAST Control Center-> Software Manager I see “xorg-X11-server 7.6_1.13.2-1.5.1” installed

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

#2

Nothing?

Anyone?

If there is a more apropriate forum for this thread please move it if you see fit that you should.
I will be out of town for a few days and will not have access on the pc with the problem but I will visit the forums for any suggestions.

Thanks.