[OT] kde4 and compiz-fusion

[drago01]

Gianluca Cecchi wrote:
>
> Hello,
> here I have F9 with X1900 card and using radeon driver.
>
> Just released so I try to post here, marking [OT], thanks.
>
> I'm using/testing kde4
> I found the script compiz-check at 
> http://forlong.blogage.de/article/pages/Compiz-Check
>
> It tells mr that all is ok....
>
> [gcecchi at tekkaman ~]$ ./compiz-check
> ./compiz-check: line 65: lspci: command not found
>
> Gathering information about your system...
>
> Distribution: Fedora release 9 (Sulphur)
> Desktop environment: KDE
> Graphics chip: ATI Technologies Inc R580 [Radeon X1900 XT] (Primary)
> Driver in use: radeon
> Rendering method: AIGLX
>
> Checking if it's possible to run Compiz on your system...
>
> Checking for texture_from_pixmap... [ OK ]
> Checking for non power of two support... [ OK ]
> Checking for composite extension... [ OK ]
> Checking for FBConfig... [ OK ]
> Checking for hardware/setup problems... [ OK ]
>
> lspci as root gives:
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc R580 [Radeon 
> X1900 XT] (Primary) (prog-if 00 [V
> GA controller])
> Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 0d02
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
> Memory at 80000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
> Memory at 90200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
> I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
> Expansion ROM at 90220000 [disabled] [size=128K]
> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
> Capabilities: [58] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
> Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ 
> Queue=0/0 Enable-
>
> but when running fusion-icon I get no title bars.
> I can switch between metacity and kwin as windows managers but when I 
> use compiz, I get no title bars.
> Also no effects at all.
> Alrady tried to enable windows decorations.
> If running fusion-icon inside an xterm I get this:
>
> [gcecchi at tekkaman ~]$ fusion-icon
> * Detected Session: kde
> * Searching for installed applications...
> * Using the GTK Interface
> * Interface not installed
> ... Trying another interface
> * Using the Qt4 Interface
> * KWin is already running
>
> then I set compiz as window manager:
> * Setting window manager to Compiz
> ... executing: compiz --replace --sm-disable --ignore-desktop-hints 
> ccp --indirect-rendering
>
> and no titles, no ability to switch between desktops, no minimize 
> windows, etc....
>

You have to install compiz-kde and start kde4-window-decorator too (or 
use the "desktop-effects" tool)