HOWTO: Compiz on Ubuntu 8.10 Guest with VirtualBox 2.1.4

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musicalmike235
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Re: HOWTO: Compiz on Ubuntu 8.10 Guest with VirtualBox 2.1.4

Post by musicalmike235 »

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michael@michael-desktop:~$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: Chromium
server glx version string: 1.2 Chromium
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
client glx vendor string: Chromium
client glx version string: 1.2 Chromium
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
GLX version: 1.3
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
OpenGL vendor string: Humper
OpenGL renderer string: Chromium
OpenGL version string: 1.4 Chromium 1.9
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_multitexture, 
    GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, 
    GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, 
    GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_window_pos, 
    GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, 
    GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, 
    GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_secondary_color, 
    GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, 
    GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture3D, 
    GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_CR_state_parameter, 
    GL_CR_cursor_position, GL_CR_bounding_box, GL_CR_print_string, 
    GL_CR_tilesort_info, GL_CR_synchronization, GL_CR_head_spu_name, 
    GL_CR_performance_info, GL_CR_window_size, GL_CR_tile_info, 
    GL_CR_saveframe, GL_CR_readback_barrier_size, GL_CR_server_id_sharing, 
    GL_CR_server_matrix

64 GLX Visuals
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64 GLXFBConfigs:
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 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
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michael@michael-desktop:~$ 

as for the first part of the log, how am I supposed to find anything in that sea of compiler switches?
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Re: HOWTO: Compiz on Ubuntu 8.10 Guest with VirtualBox 2.1.4

Post by Sasquatch »

Ok, the output of glxinfo is good. You get a white screen when enabling the desktop effects? What if you remove compiz-gnome and use Compiz-Fusion instead? I have that working on my Xubuntu VMs.
You did disable all checks as noted here right? Of course, else you wouldn't post here with having an issue. I feel your frustration. I can't help much from here on, as I don't use the Gnome Desktop Manager. I prefer Xfce.
Read the Forum Posting Guide before opening a topic.
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Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
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See the Tutorials and FAQ section at the top of the Forum for more guides.
Try searching the forums first with Google and add the site filter for this forum.
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Re: HOWTO: Compiz on Ubuntu 8.10 Guest with VirtualBox 2.1.4

Post by Perryg »

I do use Gnome/compiz on my Ubuntu 9.04 and have it running just fine. Only hiccup was when I went to seamless mode and forgot to turn 3D off and the S*!t hit the fan.

DO this:

Open a terminal window in Ubuntu.
Cick on install guest additions at the top left of the VBox window under device
this should put the CD on the desktop. Double click to open it.
Type sudo -i and press enter in the terminal, give it your password and press enter.
Now do a click and drag + drop of the VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run to put the file location in the terminal window.
Click on the terminal window to get focus and hit enter. WATCH FOR ERRORS Write down any errors you see and tell me what happens. When it tell you that you must log out don't tell Ubuntu to restart.
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Re: HOWTO: Compiz on Ubuntu 8.10 Guest with VirtualBox 2.1.4

Post by musicalmike235 »

Sasquatch wrote:Ok, the output of glxinfo is good. You get a white screen when enabling the desktop effects? What if you remove compiz-gnome and use Compiz-Fusion instead? I have that working on my Xubuntu VMs.
You did disable all checks as noted here right? Of course, else you wouldn't post here with having an issue. I feel your frustration. I can't help much from here on, as I don't use the Gnome Desktop Manager. I prefer Xfce.
No, I get "couldn't enable desktop effects".
I disabled all checks yes.
I am sorry I made that condescending remark to you in one of my previous posts. I appreciate you taking the time to help me despite my attitude.
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Re: HOWTO: Compiz on Ubuntu 8.10 Guest with VirtualBox 2.1.4

Post by musicalmike235 »

Perryg wrote:I do use Gnome/compiz on my Ubuntu 9.04 and have it running just fine. Only hiccup was when I went to seamless mode and forgot to turn 3D off and the S*!t hit the fan.

DO this:

Open a terminal window in Ubuntu.
Cick on install guest additions at the top left of the VBox window under device
this should put the CD on the desktop. Double click to open it.
Type sudo -i and press enter in the terminal, give it your password and press enter.
Now do a click and drag + drop of the VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run to put the file location in the terminal window.
Click on the terminal window to get focus and hit enter. WATCH FOR ERRORS Write down any errors you see and tell me what happens. When it tell you that you must log out don't tell Ubuntu to restart.

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michael@michael-desktop:~$ cd /media
michael@michael-desktop:/media$ ls
cdrom  cdrom0  floppy  floppy0
michael@michael-desktop:/media$ cd cdrom
michael@michael-desktop:/media/cdrom$ ls
32Bit        VBoxLinuxAdditions-amd64.run    VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe
64Bit        VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run      VBoxWindowsAdditions-x86.exe
AUTORUN.INF  VBoxSolarisAdditions.pkg
autorun.sh   VBoxWindowsAdditions-amd64.exe
michael@michael-desktop:/media/cdrom$ sudo ./VBoxLInuxAdditions-x86.run
sudo: ./VBoxLInuxAdditions-x86.run: command not found
michael@michael-desktop:/media/cdrom$ sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing VirtualBox 2.2.2 Guest Additions for Linux installation..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
VirtualBox 2.2.2 Guest Additions installation
Building the VirtualBox Guest Additions kernel module...
Building the shared folder support kernel module...
Building the drm support kernel module...
Installing the VirtualBox Guest Additions...

Successfully installed the VirtualBox Guest Additions.
You must restart your guest system in order to complete the installation.
michael@michael-desktop:/media/cdrom$ 
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Re: HOWTO: Compiz on Ubuntu 8.10 Guest with VirtualBox 2.1.4

Post by Perryg »

What is the make and model of the video card?
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Re: HOWTO: Compiz on Ubuntu 8.10 Guest with VirtualBox 2.1.4

Post by musicalmike235 »

Perryg wrote:What is the make and model of the video card?
Intel(R) Q35 Express Chipset Family
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Re: HOWTO: Compiz on Ubuntu 8.10 Guest with VirtualBox 2.1.4

Post by Perryg »

I am starting to get to the point where it looks like a video card or driver problem. http://support.intel.com/support/graphi ... 010479.htm see if updating the driver helps. Also you can do some research here http://www.opengl.org/ to see about compatibility issues and what can be done about it.
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Re: HOWTO: Compiz on Ubuntu 8.10 Guest with VirtualBox 2.1.4

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Checking up on the chipset and it's video chip it provides, I come to this wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA which has a table with some rendering support. One of the interesting parts is hardware acceleration. Your Q35 uses the GMA 3100 chip, which according to the table does not provide hardware acceleration for 3D. This can be the problem. Intel is known to have a lot of OpenGL issues on Windows, while the chip does support it as shown by the Linux drivers.
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Re: HOWTO: Compiz on Ubuntu 8.10 Guest with VirtualBox 2.1.4

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Oh well. When I went home yesterday, I tried it out on my mac and it worked fine. I am just going to consider this work machine a lost cause. Thanks the info. Sorry for the bad attitude I had.
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Re: HOWTO: Compiz on Ubuntu 8.10 Guest with VirtualBox 2.1.4

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musicalmike235 wrote:Sorry for the bad attitude I had.
Shit happens. I had that a few times too. Don't worry about it. We're all humans and we all feel irritated once in a while and we sometimes vent that at the wrong place.
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Re: HOWTO: Compiz on Ubuntu 8.10 Guest with VirtualBox 2.1.4

Post by Leonid »

musicalmike235, according to your glxinfo output. There's indeed another intel windows driver issue, exactly the same as with 945gm cards: opengl verison 1.4 and no support for non power of 2 textures which is required by compiz code.
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