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New to the forum, just got an Eee! (from Toys R Us in the UK) and planning to install eeexubuntu on it right away.
Seen a few people running compiz on their Eees through ubuntu and xubuntu ( here's one : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biRzKj3XxCY ) but wondering how easy this is to set up. Is there a how to around for adding compiz to eeexubuntu, because I can't find one.
I'm sure there'd be lots of interest in adding compiz as its realy makes the Eee look amazing.
EDIT: Come to think of it compiz is built in to gutsy, so is compiz there by default in eeexubuntu?
Last edited by wavydavey (2007-12-16 11:06:07 am)
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This page: http://forlong.blogage.de/article/2007/ … Xfce-users has useful info on getting compiz to work on xubuntu. I also had to install xserver-xgl to get it working, but apart from that I didn't have to do anything else. The tricky part is configuring it - I didn't have much fun trying to use the settings manager on the small screen.
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wow im in the exact situation as waveydavey and have the same questions
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Good guide here http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2007/1 … y-xubuntu/
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You need to install libgl1-mesa-dri for aiglx to work
sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dri
Once you have this re-start X (ctrl-alt-backspace) and get compiz - the link from DelBoy has everything you need to get started
http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2007/1 … y-xubuntu/
sudo apt-get install compiz-core compiz-plugins compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-fusion-plugins-extra emerald compizconfig-settings-manager
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Many thanks! Unfortunately I've been told I'll have to wait until Christmas day before I can try this stuff out -- my Eee is a christmas present!
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What would happen if I try to install Compiz on Xandros advance mode, would it workk using Alchemist's code above ? Or would it mess up my EEE ?
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I got compiz working (enabling the Full Screen shortcut is the best thing about it) Unfortunately I can't run composite and the webcam together. Anyone find a fix for it. I had to disable compiz because I use Skype often to talk to my parents 800 miles away.
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I would like to know if there is a fix for the webcam too.
PS thanks to all for the info on getting compiz running
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I got a little stuck because I couldn't find the needed packages right away. If you are getting 'can't find x package' type errors in terminal, or just plain can't find it in synaptic package manager.. try clicking applications>system>Software Sources and enabling package retrieval from sources other than just the basic install.
Hope this helps for someone out there.
P.S. Splash's comment seconded... many thanks for the help.
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ericmoritz wrote:
I got compiz working (enabling the Full Screen shortcut is the best thing about it) Unfortunately I can't run composite and the webcam together. Anyone find a fix for it. I had to disable compiz because I use Skype often to talk to my parents 800 miles away.
Hi,
I've installed compiz following instruction from here: http://forlong.blogage.de/article/2007/ … Xfce-users
It give me some error that emerald-theme not found on that line: "sudo apt-get install emerald emerald-themes" then I've tried that command: "sudo apt-get install emerald" and now I think I messed up:
- I have only one desktop
- the display size is small, I cannot see the whole windows ( I cannot see the OK button or other buttons I cannot see the scroll bar is there is one), just guessing to press tab and enter to close the window
Could you advise me how to install compiz on eeexubuntu or point me to an link that really work ot tell me what I'm doin wrong !
Please sorry for my bad english
Any help will be highly appreciable!
(I'm new to linux enviornment)
Codrut
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There's a walk through I used to get it working on my computer put together from both threads in the forum plus two blogs.
http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ubuntu:eeexubun … eeexubunto
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ericmoritz wrote:
I got compiz working (enabling the Full Screen shortcut is the best thing about it) Unfortunately I can't run composite and the webcam together. Anyone find a fix for it. I had to disable compiz because I use Skype often to talk to my parents 800 miles away.
I am looking at compiz running, with the web cam running in skype 2, while rotating the cube.
I followed the steps I documented in the wiki at http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ubuntu:eeexubun … eeexubunto and also installed eeecamtray to control the web cam. Works fine.
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I wasn't able to run Skype video with Compiz either. I wrote this script to get me back to xfce4 in a snap (and for the current session only). Hope it helps.
pkill emerald sleep .2 pkill compiz sleep .2 pkill kiba-dock sleep .2 xfwm4 --compositor=off
Last edited by jakub (2008-01-01 2:35:26 am)
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ok, I'm confused. I just hung up from a skype 2.0 video chat with a buddy, with the webcam running, with full compiz. -- worked fine.
There are no mentions of this problem anywhere I can find with google.
I followed the instructions on the wiki for eeexubuntu and compiz, and it just worked.
would you like to compare compiz configurations? or xorg.conf's? something's different, cause it works here. Where would you like to start?
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re: rboatright - sure, thank you for your effort. Again, it's not a big deal, but it would be neat to have it fixed. BTW - it doesn't work with compositing in xfce as well.
my xorg.conf goes:
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller"
Driver "intel"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-70
VertRefresh 50-160
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
Load "dbe"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSectionI've only added the last two sections. Oh - and I'm running compiz-fusion, not compiz... Dunno where the compiz conf. file is, but will look for it. Cheers!
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ok, that matches mine. compiz-fusion's conf file is called Default.ini and is in /home/YourName/.compizconfig/ folder
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re: rboatright
Hi there. I don't have that in the ~/.compizconfig/ folder, but rather in the ~/.config/compiz/compizconfig. Oh, and I have also replaced the stock intel_drv.so with the eee specific one from Xandros.
[core] as_autoraise = false as_raise_on_click = false as_active_plugins = dbus;decoration;move;place;png;regex;resize;svg;video;extrawm;imgjpeg;resizeinfo;text;workarounds;vpswitch;cube;rotate;scale;switcher;expo;ezoom s0_hsize = 4 as_texture_filter = 0 [move] as_constrain_y = false [decoration] as_command = emerald [wobbly] as_snap_inverted = false [rotate] s0_zoom = 0.100000
Last edited by jakub (2008-01-02 12:02:46 am)
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Greetings. When I try to iMark Compiz core for installation in Synaptec, I get the following error....
"Could not mark all packages for installation or upgrade
The following packages have unresolvable dependancies. Make sure that all the required repositories are added and enabled in the preferences.
compiz-core:
Depends: libc6 (>=2.5-0ubuntu1) but 2.3.6.ds1-13 is to be installed
Depends: libxslt1.1 (>=1.1.20) but 1.1.19-1 is to be installed
Depends: mesa-utils but it is not installable"
i reinstalled Xandros from the ASUS CD but I still have the same error.. thanks in advance for your suggestions, Jeremy
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jakub, I have rather a lot more settings in my Default.ini (and you're right, I gave the wrong path for it...) but I did _not_ replace the intel_drv.so with the xandros one. Could it be that simple?
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Hi rboatright. Tried it. If I change to the stock Xubuntu intel_drv.so, I can see the video with compiz. When I start rotating cube, or someting else, the video window is replace with blue blueness. Switched back to the eee specific intel_drv.so and killing the compiz for skype uses. Also, I believe the stock .so doesn't allow for seeing both incoming and outgoing video, right?
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it is true for me that while the cube is rotating i get blu, but other than that skype video woeks bi-directionally for me ww/ compiz
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I get the blue window too when rotate the cube , but the skype work fine when the video cinferencing is startin from the other side, if I start video, I cannot see the otherone.
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By "video works bi-directionally", do you mean that you can actually see yourself in a small window? Because AFAIK, only one video stream can be SHOWN with the stock version of intel_drv.so. This doesn't imply that your webcam can't be used (but I just don't see the output (myself).
Speaking of webcams - I can't get it working other than in Skype. UCView 0.16 hangs (been described elsewhere on eeeuser.com, but no solution found), UCView 0.14 I couldn't extract from the original CD. With Camorama, I get "Could not connect to video device (/dev/video0), with cheese I get:
** Message: Probing the webcam, please ignore the following, not applicabable tries using source: v4l2src (cheese:5794): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_bin_add: assertion `GST_IS_ELEMENT (element)' failed (cheese:5794): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_set: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed ** (cheese:5794): CRITICAL **: gst_x_overlay_set_xwindow_id: assertion `overlay != NULL' failed
Any ideas, good souls?
Last edited by jakub (2008-01-03 11:02:12 pm)
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ucview 0.16 works fine on my eeeXubuntu with full compiz-fusion, and the UCVIEW video is **not** still visible as the cube rotates. instead you get the blue. But ucview itself works fine
again, walking through this, I installed r3, followed the patches in the wiki for eeeXubuntu, including getting eeecamtray working, then installed compiz-fusion per the instructions linked off the eeeXubuntu page in the wiki.
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