| onetinsoldier | hi all. i was wondering if someone might be able to help me get compositing working? do i need to have a /dev/dri/card0 for it to work? i have an error regarding that in my Xorg.log file(no such file or directory). i am using the fglrx driver | 01:45 |
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| Stanley00 | onetinsoldier: what's your ubuntu version? | 02:01 |
| Stanley00 | onetinsoldier: and what's your video card? | 02:02 |
| onetinsoldier | Stanley00: one sec | 02:04 |
| onetinsoldier | Release: 14.04 | 02:05 |
| onetinsoldier | Codename: trusty | 02:05 |
| onetinsoldier | 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Pitcairn PRO [Radeon HD 7850] [1002:6819] | 02:05 |
| onetinsoldier | if i do the command... fglrxinfo ...i get | 02:06 |
| onetinsoldier | No protocol specified | 02:06 |
| onetinsoldier | Error: unable to open display (null) | 02:06 |
| Stanley00 | OK, and what do you want by mean "compositing"? | 02:07 |
| onetinsoldier | Stanley00: have you heard of a "compositing window manager"? | 02:07 |
| Stanley00 | onetinsoldier: how did you install fglrx driver? As I remember, you must run some initial to use that driver. | 02:07 |
| Stanley00 | onetinsoldier: yes? I know compositing wm, | 02:08 |
| onetinsoldier | compiz is a compositing window manger.. you can enable compositing in kde, and e17 as well | 02:08 |
| onetinsoldier | compositing is not working | 02:08 |
| Stanley00 | onetinsoldier: but if you can use unity, then you got a compositing wm working | 02:08 |
| onetinsoldier | compositing effects are not working. it's not a big deal. i don't have to have compositing working. i'd just like to get it working if possible | 02:10 |
| Stanley00 | onetinsoldier: so, you just want to use some compiz effects, right? | 02:10 |
| onetinsoldier | yes. and in kde/e17 | 02:11 |
| onetinsoldier | for instance, when i had it working on older version of ubuntu in e17, some tutorial videos i used would stay "buffered" | 02:12 |
| onetinsoldier | now, when i cover them with another window when i have the video paused, and then uncover the video window, it's black/blank, until it unpause it. just an example of one of the benefits | 02:13 |
| Stanley00 | onetinsoldier: I don't get it, but look like you install the fglrx wrong. Did you run sudo aticonfig --initial after install fglrx driver? | 02:14 |
| onetinsoldier | no. i could try that, but have serious doubts it will do anything | 02:15 |
| onetinsoldier | doesn't that create an Xorg.conf file? | 02:15 |
| Stanley00 | onetinsoldier: yes, and it will load fglrx driver the right way. | 02:16 |
| onetinsoldier | i thought the Xorg.conf file wasn't really used anymore. but perhaps it is needed. i must say i don't really know | 02:16 |
| Stanley00 | onetinsoldier: just try with that command, reboot and hope :D | 02:16 |
| onetinsoldier | okay. i'm willing to give it a try. i'll be back after rebooting. thanks and cheers | 02:17 |
| onetinsoldier | Stanley00: hello, you here? | 02:42 |
| Stanley00 | onetinsoldier: yes? | 02:43 |
| onetinsoldier | Stanley00: thank you. that was it. aticonfig hadn't been initialized | 02:43 |
| onetinsoldier | the xorg.conf file for the fglrx driver hadn't been created | 02:43 |
| Stanley00 | onetinsoldier: glad it works :D | 02:44 |
| onetinsoldier | yes, thank you | 02:44 |
| Stanley00 | you're welcome. | 02:44 |
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| BluesKaj | hiyas all | 12:42 |
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