Please Help me to install compiz in my GT240 Nvidia

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Please Help me to install compiz in my GT240 Nvidia

Post by Djgage »

hello every body,can someone help me how to install compiz effect or enable in my nvidia gt240 and i am sorry that i did a new post because i did not fully understand this post http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=141&t=55165

i am newbie to lmde but it's faster than ubuntu

sorry for my bad English
thank you
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Re: Please Help me to install compiz in my GT240 Nvidia

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hello

open a terminal

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sudo apt-get purge xserver-xorg-video-nouveau xserver-xorg-video-nv
then

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sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-glx
then

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sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
then either reboot or press alt ctrl and Backspace.

see if that works
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Re: Please Help me to install compiz in my GT240 Nvidia

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thanks for the reply but didn't work :(
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Re: Please Help me to install compiz in my GT240 Nvidia

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this post relates to you situation take a look at this

http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=59&p=349939
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Re: Please Help me to install compiz in my GT240 Nvidia

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thank you everybody,i installed the driver but still have the problem.when i click on any affect at compizconfig nothing happen why???
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Re: Please Help me to install compiz in my GT240 Nvidia

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take a look at the bottom of this post this might help I am still looking 8)
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Re: Please Help me to install compiz in my GT240 Nvidia

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thanks bro ,please if you find something ,tell me step by step tell now when i type inxi -G
Graphics: Card nVidia GT215 [GeForce GT 240] tty res: 80x24 Gfx Data: N/A for root user
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Re: Please Help me to install compiz in my GT240 Nvidia

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http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=141&t=55165

http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 98&start=0

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sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-video-intel libgl1-mesa-glx libgl1-mesa-dri xserver-xorg-core
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
compiz --replace  &
look at this
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Re: Please Help me to install compiz in my GT240 Nvidia

Post by twa »

djgage,
first try to follow this procedure and install the nVIDIA drivers
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=141&t=62340
if/when OK will tell U re compiz..
pls post
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Re: Please Help me to install compiz in my GT240 Nvidia

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still the problem is present! i did everything in the post above .i think driver or 3d is working but the problem in compiz i think but i still cant understand because i am newbie :(

omer@omerpc ~ $ glxinfo | grep render
direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce GT 240/PCI/SSE2
GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color, GL_NV_copy_image,
GL_NVX_conditional_render, GL_NVX_gpu_memory_info,
omer@omerpc ~ $
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Re: Please Help me to install compiz in my GT240 Nvidia

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http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... on#p320518

this one might be of Interest to you read this.
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Re: Please Help me to install compiz in my GT240 Nvidia

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thank you so much man ,fusion-icon is the best :D:D:D:D
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Re: Please Help me to install compiz in my GT240 Nvidia

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Djgage wrote:thank you so much man ,fusion-icon is the best :D:D:D:D

you are very welcome please put solved in the subject line

And


Have A Very Merry Christmas :D :P :mrgreen:
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