desktop effekts does not work on ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M7 LW [Radeon Mobility 7500]

Bug #133383 reported by Dominik Holler
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xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-ati

desktop effekts does not start on tribe-4 life cd , but started on feisty
.xsession-errors says:
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Converting gconf plugin list: ''
Checking for nVidia: not present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.

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Initialising tracker...
Initializing gnome-mount extension
throttle level is 0
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Fatal: No GLXFBConfig for default depth, this isn'
t going to work.
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Error: Failed to manage screen: 0
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0.0
** Message: Entfernter Desktop-Server wird nicht gestartet
/bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: not found

and dmesg says:
...
[ 279.000000] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[ 279.000000] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.8
[ 294.620000] [drm:radeon_cp_init] *ERROR* radeon_cp_init called without lock held
[ 294.620000] [drm:drm_unlock] *ERROR* Process 8138 using kernel context 0
[ 1282.144000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth1: link becomes ready
...

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Dominik Holler (dominik-holler) wrote :
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Dominik Holler (dominik-holler) wrote :

logfiles of tribe5

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Dominik Holler (dominik-holler) wrote :

if I boot tribe5 from disk, desktop-effects are working

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Dominik Holler (dominik-holler) wrote :

if I boot tribe5 from HARD disk, desktop-effects are working

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Tormod Volden (tormodvolden) wrote :

Can you please try Gutsy Beta?

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-ati:
assignee: nobody → tormodvolden
status: New → Incomplete
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Dominik Holler (dominik-holler) wrote :

Gutsy/Beta1 from live-cd: no desktop-effects
Gutsy/Beta1 from hdd: no desktop-effects
Gutsy/Beta1 from hdd + updates of yesterday: desktop-effects a working ( more reliable than on feisty)

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-ati:
assignee: tormodvolden → nobody
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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Dominik Holler (dominik-holler) wrote :

Desktop effects could not be enabled on 8.04
.xsession-errors says that for my system is no composite-enabled graphics device driver availible

this is no problem for me, but I be amazed that composite is not working on ati card with open source driver

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-ati:
status: Fix Released → New
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Dominik Holler (dominik-holler) wrote :
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Dominik Holler (dominik-holler) wrote :
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Tormod Volden (tormodvolden) wrote :

Can you attach the output of xdpyinfo please?

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Tormod Volden (tormodvolden) wrote :

Seems like compiz is disabled on all laptops using the -ati driver anyway (see /usr/bin/compiz).

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Dominik Holler (dominik-holler) wrote :

thx
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=764633
looks like compiz is disabled on all laptops using the -ati driver, too.

is there a list of devices availible, which should run compiz ?
this would help to determine if this is a bug or a feature.

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Tormod Volden (tormodvolden) wrote :

It's currently disabled on all ATI laptops, by design.

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-ati:
status: New → Invalid
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