New install on recent hardware, no composting

[Clay Weber]

On Sunday 24 January 2010 05:16:35 am Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On a new install on rather recent hardware, I get this message when
> trying to enable Desktop Effects:
> """
> Failed to activate desktop effects using the given configuration
> options. Settings will be reverted to their previous values.
> Check your X configuration. You may also consider changing advanced
> options, especially changing the compositing type.
> """
> 
> Kubuntu 9.10
> Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI Motherboard with onboard ATI video
> 
> $ lspci
> 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon HD 3200
>  Graphics
> 
That chipset does not have compositing with the open drivers, you will need to 
install fglrx for that. The driver manager should be able to handle that for 
you, else install the package xorg-driver-fglrx.

However, Lucid *will* have compositing available using the the open 
drivers/newer kernel. I have the on-board radeon hd 3200 myself, and in 10.04 
compositing worked out of the box.
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