Getting XGL or AIGLX working with Compiz OR Beryl!

[stormproof]

I ran into the same problem as you!

When you make the setting change to

gpgcheck=0

Reboot your machine!

Then run


rpm -e compiz
yum install --enablerepo=fedora-xgl gltiz-glx libsvg libsvg-cairo
yum install --enablerepo=fedora-xgl xorg-x11-server-Xgl xgl-hardware-list gset-compiz compiz
touch /etc/sysconfig/xgl/status
gnome-xgl-info
gnome-xgl-switch --enable-xgl --auto

reboot again!


You shouldn't have any problems. I have done this twice on 2 different PC'S



Thanks Firewing1!

[guizhou_donkey]

when i do yum install --enablerepo=fedora-xgl xorg-x11-server-Xgl xgl-hardware-list gset-compiz compiz, it will not install:

================================================== ===========================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================== ===========================
Installing:
compiz i386 1.0.0-5 fedora-xgl 292 k
gset-compiz i386 0.3.3-1 fedora-xgl 80 k
xgl-hardware-list noarch 1.0.0-2 fedora-xgl 3.2 k
Updating:
xorg-x11-server-Xgl i386 1.1.99.1-3 fedora-xgl 1.7 M
Installing for dependencies:
fedora-xgl-settings noarch 0.0.1-2 fedora-xgl 6.0 k

Transaction Summary
================================================== ===========================
Install 4 Package(s)
Update 1 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 2.1 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/5): xgl-hardware-list- 100% |=========================| 3.2 kB 00:00
(2/5): gset-compiz-0.3.3- 100% |=========================| 80 kB 00:00
(3/5): fedora-xgl-setting 100% |=========================| 6.0 kB 00:00
http://fedoraxgl.tuxfamily.org/repos...-2.noarch.rpm: [Errno -1] Package does not match checksum
Trying other mirror.
http://users.telenet.be/quenta/5/i38...-2.noarch.rpm: [Errno 9] Requested Range Not Satisfiable
Trying other mirror.
(4/5): compiz-1.0.0-5.i38 100% |=========================| 292 kB 00:01
(5/5): xorg-x11-server-Xg 100% |=========================| 1.7 MB 00:02


Error Downloading Packages:
fedora-xgl-settings - 0.0.1-2.noarch: failure: fedora-xgl-settings-0.0.1-2.noarch.rpm from fedora-xgl: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.

Any ideas? I checked gpc-check just to be sure, and it is set to 0 for both ework and fedora-xgl repos.

Thx,
keith

[stormproof]

Did you reboot?

[guizhou_donkey]

Did you reboot?

--edit--

i restarted again, and when i tried this time it worked thx..
any idea why rebooting would make a difference with yum?

[The_Rooster]

Originally Posted by guizhou_donkey

--edit--

i restarted again, and when i tried this time it worked thx..
any idea why rebooting would make a difference with yum?

Cleaning the cache probably.

You can do the same with:

# yum clean all

[Firewing1]

Yes, the "yum clean all" would probably do it - I'll add it to the command list. As for the questions on page 1 -
Direct rendering must be enabled begore using Xgl, that's the things. AIGLX is build on an existsing Xorg server, while Xgl replaces Xorg and requires rendering to be already enabled. But, you can try adding that option, I think the config file for Xgl is in /etc/sysconfig/Xgl or something similar.
Firewing1

[guizhou_donkey]

Actually i had tried cleaning the yum caches with clean all but that did not do the trick. Not sure what it was in the end. /shrug

[jvroig]

Same here.

Did a yum clean all but the error persisted, Rebooted, and it was fine.

[jvroig]

Installed fine, but when it asked me to reboot after gnome-xgl-switch command, the x server failed. I viewed the log and it said unrecognized command: vt7.

The X Server always fails now. I just went to console only and gnome-xgl-switch --disable-xgl

X starts now (I am using Epiphany after all). No xgl of course. I checked the hardware list. I'm pretty sure my card is an Intel 855GM, and the xgl hardware list says it is supported, but slow.

So what's with the vt7 unrecognized command in starting X when xgl is enabled?

[Salamandra]

Following the howto to install aiglx when i do

yum --enablerepo=aiglx install compiz

i get:

Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package compiz.i386 0:0.0.13-0.12.20060721git.fc5.aiglx set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: libwnck >= 2.15.4 for package: compiz
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: libwnck >= 2.15.4 is needed by package compiz

I have an ATI mobility U1 in my laptop, don't know if it is going to work anyway.

[landoncz]

Originally Posted by Salamandra

Following the howto to install aiglx when i do

yum --enablerepo=aiglx install compiz

i get:

Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package compiz.i386 0:0.0.13-0.12.20060721git.fc5.aiglx set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: libwnck >= 2.15.4 for package: compiz
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: libwnck >= 2.15.4 is needed by package compiz

I have an ATI mobility U1 in my laptop, don't know if it is going to work anyway.

Yep, I got that same error when trying to install aiglx on my laptop (intel graphics), and I searched the web for that package, but couldn't find a version newer than 2.14.2... I am not sure, but I don't know that you need to actually install compiz for aiglx? Once you have the aiglx repo, you should just need to do a yum update, and then turn it on... I am not sure though. Firewing, do you know why you need to install compiz for aiglx? The wiki I read did not say anything about installing compiz, but the wiki could be outdated...

[jim]

Got to here

gnome-xgl-info
gnome-xgl-switch --enable-xgl --auto

reboot again!

And my screen flickers
Intel D855M chip set and graphics

logged in with init 3 and then startx to get the gui. So My question is, Have i hosed my setup or removingthe installed rpms will restore my system?

[jim]

After removing the rpms installed my screen flickers a nice share of blue with some garbbled text at the top something about would you like to start the X server i hit enter for the hell of it And it says please instal lthe x server nice

rebooted int oinit 3 again

[landoncz]

Originally Posted by jim

After removing the rpms installed my screen flickers a nice share of blue with some garbbled text at the top something about would you like to start the X server i hit enter for the hell of it And it says please instal lthe x server nice

rebooted int oinit 3 again

Probably didn't need to remove the rpms, just do

gnome-xgl-switch --disable-xgl

(FYI for next time).

Since you did remove the rpms, just reinstall X I guess but disable the xgl repo, something like

yum install xserver --disablerepo fedora-xgl

might work....

[jim]

I reinstalled the rpms and ran the --disable switch.