Bug 412541

Summary:	Compiz desktop effects refuse to start
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Raffaele Candeliere <r.candeliere>
Component:	compiz-fusion	Assignee:	Adel Gadllah <adel.gadllah>
Status:	CLOSED CANTFIX	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority:	low
Version:	8	CC:	krh
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Description Raffaele Candeliere 2007-12-05 18:17:14 UTC

Description of problem:
Compiz desktop effects refuse to start on an intel core duo aluminium 20" iMac


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Install Fedora 8 on an aluminium intel core-duo based 20" iMac.
Then install the proprietary driver (yum-install from livna repository the
following package/updates: kmod-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx) for the ATI Radeon
HD2600 PRO video card (the open source driver doesn't support this video adapter).


Steps to Reproduce:
1.Launch (from gnome or kde) the "desktop-effests" window 
2.Click on "Enable desktop-effects"
3.Wait for the hint.
  
Actual results:
The hint says: "Desktop effects couldn't be activated"

Expected results:
Desktop effects enabled

Additional info:
I tried also installing compiz-fusion packages for F8 from other repos, but
always with the same result. No desktop effects.
I always removed the previous version of compiz before installing the next one
but nothing. With some packages i obtained "Segmentation fault". With others i
obtained messages complaining about missing Xgl or so ...

Comment 1 Adel Gadllah 2007-12-07 19:13:40 UTC

This looks like a problem with the fglrx driver (or its configuration) you have
to contact AMD/ATI for help. This is proprietary driver and therefore we cannot
fix it.