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Compiz problem
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Jun 5, 2008 7:18 PM
To: Communities » xwindow » discuss
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Hi.
Ever since I have enabled advanced visual effects on my laptop it hangs as soon as I boot. I have given a detailed account of the problem here:
http://noviceopensolaris.blogspot.com/2008/06/opensolaris-advanced-compiz-effects.html
In short - I am not able to start my desktop. With the gdm disabled I can work with console but I cannot uninstall or disable compiz in disabled gdm state.
The problem has surfaced since I enabled compiz. So can i revert to the default setting using console.
If not,
I propose a small start-up script that will disable compiz as soon as the gdm starts.
Please see if you can help.
Thanks.
-Jay Mahadeokar
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Re: Compiz problem
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Jun 5, 2008 10:45 PM
in response to: jay_m
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On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 19:18 -0700, Jay Mahadeokar wrote:
> Hi.
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> Ever since I have enabled advanced visual effects on my laptop it hangs as soon as I boot. I have given a detailed account of the problem here:
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> http://noviceopensolaris.blogspot.com/2008/06/opensolaris-advanced-compiz-effects.html
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> In short - I am not able to start my desktop. With the gdm disabled I can work with console but I cannot uninstall or disable compiz in disabled gdm state.
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> The problem has surfaced since I enabled compiz. So can i revert to the default setting using console.
> If not,
> I propose a small start-up script that will disable compiz as soon as the gdm starts.
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> Please see if you can help.
>
> Thanks.
> -Jay Mahadeokar
>
Select "failsafe terminal" as your session in GDM, and run
gnome-appearance-preferences in the xterm. You can then disable Compiz
without digging through the GConf tree by hand.
-Albert
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Re: Compiz problem
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Jun 5, 2008 10:50 PM
in response to: trisk
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On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 01:45 -0400, Albert Lee wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 19:18 -0700, Jay Mahadeokar wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > Ever since I have enabled advanced visual effects on my laptop it hangs as soon as I boot. I have given a detailed account of the problem here:
> >
> > http://noviceopensolaris.blogspot.com/2008/06/opensolaris-advanced-compiz-effects.html
> >
> > In short - I am not able to start my desktop. With the gdm disabled I can work with console but I cannot uninstall or disable compiz in disabled gdm state.
> >
> > The problem has surfaced since I enabled compiz. So can i revert to the default setting using console.
> > If not,
> > I propose a small start-up script that will disable compiz as soon as the gdm starts.
> >
> > Please see if you can help.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > -Jay Mahadeokar
> >
>
> Select "failsafe terminal" as your session in GDM, and run
> gnome-appearance-preferences in the xterm. You can then disable Compiz
> without digging through the GConf tree by hand.
>
> -Albert
Oops, I meant "gnome-appearance-properties".
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Re: Compiz problem
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Jun 6, 2008 7:08 AM
in response to: trisk
To: Communities » xwindow » discuss
Cc: Communities » desktop » discuss
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Hello trisk.
As you suggested I did gnome-appearance-properties in the xterm using failsafe session in GDM.
I got the desktop settings window where I could adjust visual effects. I reset the settings as default. But when I exit this session and log on to the GDM desktop, it again opens with the advanced visual effects and hangs immediately!
Any ways thanks a lot for the suggestion. Do you have any other guess? I am nearly out of patience now.. thinking of formating and reinstalling.
Please can any one report this problem to any core team member? There must be a way out...
Thanks.
Jay Mahadeokar.
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Moinak Ghosh
moinakg@gmail.com
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Re: Compiz problem
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Jun 6, 2008 7:22 AM
in response to: jay_m
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On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Jay Mahadeokar <jai dot mahadeokar at gmail dot com> wrote:
> Hello trisk.
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> As you suggested I did gnome-appearance-properties in the xterm using failsafe session in GDM.
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> I got the desktop settings window where I could adjust visual effects. I reset the settings as default. But when I exit this session and log on to the GDM desktop, it again opens with the advanced visual effects and hangs immediately!
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> Any ways thanks a lot for the suggestion. Do you have any other guess? I am nearly out of patience now.. thinking of formating and reinstalling.
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> Please can any one report this problem to any core team member? There must be a way out...
If you do not mind losing all your GNOME customizations (which you won't
given that you are considering reinstall) then do this:
Login via failsafe and run /usr/bin/gnome-cleanup.
Regards,
Moinak.
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> Thanks.
> Jay Mahadeokar.
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Re: Compiz problem
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Jun 6, 2008 7:51 AM
in response to: Moinak Ghosh
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Hey Moinak!
Thanks a lot! It has worked.(Login via failsafe and run /usr/bin/gnome-cleanup.) And finally after three days of frustration I can now log on to my opensolaris desktop!
BTW can you suggest any resources that can guide me through all these useful commands. I will like to learn more about desktop management through console after this terrible experience. And in this time I have developed keen interest in working with bash. Any link to useful pdf or web page guide would be welcome.
I would also love to contribute to community in any way possible.
After all... [b]Opensolaris forum rocks![/b]
Thanks again.
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Re: Compiz problem
Posted:
Jun 6, 2008 7:50 AM
in response to: jay_m
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Jay Mahadeokar wrote:
> Hello trisk.
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> As you suggested I did gnome-appearance-properties in the xterm using failsafe session in GDM.
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> I got the desktop settings window where I could adjust visual effects. I reset the settings as default. But when I exit this session and log on to the GDM desktop, it again opens with the advanced visual effects and hangs immediately!
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This should change
$HOME/.gconf/desktop/gnome/applications/window_manager/%gconf.xml,
replacing in the default property the string "/usr/bin/compiz" with
"/usr/bin/metacity".
What is in this file?
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