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Alright this is really weird, my desktop effects are no longer working after I did a reboot.

I think it has to do with todays intel driver update as I have a intel 915 graphics card

 

 

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Have you tried running XFdrake?

yes, but its a no go.

Its the same thing it was before:

Graphic card: 810 and later

Monitor: MX50

Resolution: 1024x800

 

these were the settings that were on here when I first installed mandriva on my system.

If you need my full graphics specs here they are:

Monitor: HP MX50

Graphics card: Intel 82915G/P/GV/GL/PL/910GL Memory Controller (a intel 915 graphics card according to ubuntu)

Identification

Vendor: ‎Intel Corporation

 

Description: ‎82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics Controller

 

Media class: ‎VGA compatible controller

 

Connection

Bus: ‎PCI

 

PCI domain: ‎0

 

Bus PCI #: ‎0

 

PCI device #: ‎2

 

PCI function #: ‎0

 

Vendor ID: ‎0x8086

 

Device ID: ‎0x2582

 

Sub vendor ID: ‎0x103c

 

Sub device ID: ‎0x2a08

 

Misc

Module: ‎Card:Intel 810 and later

 

all of this is unchanged, I did nothing to get a reaction like this except download the recent intel patch

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Please post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file for us to review.

 

also, what is the new driver version you are using? it's possible that the new driver has an issue with compiz, or vice versa.

 

 

that is possible so if there was a way to downgrade I would do it, if you know how I would like to hear it...

I am currently using the x11-driver-video-intel version 2.2.0-1mdv2008.0...

here is my xorg:

# File generated by XFdrake (rev 230776)

 

Section "Extensions"

Option "Composite"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************

# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of

# this file.

# **********************************************************************

 

Section "ServerFlags"

#DontZap # disable <Ctrl><Alt><BS> (server abort)

#DontZoom # disable <Ctrl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)

AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work

EndSection

 

Section "Module"

Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension

Load "v4l" # Video for Linux

Load "extmod"

Load "type1"

Load "freetype"

Load "glx" # 3D layer

Load "dri" # direct rendering

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Keyboard1"

Driver "kbd"

Option "XkbModel" "hp2501"

Option "XkbLayout" "us"

Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse1"

Driver "mouse"

Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"

Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

EndSection

 

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "monitor1"

VendorName "Plug'n Play"

ModelName "MX50"

HorizSync 30-54

VertRefresh 47-100

 

# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.

# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync

ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630

 

# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync

ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616

EndSection

 

Section "Device"

Identifier "device1"

Driver "intel"

Option "DPMS"

Option "XaaNoOffscreenPixmaps" "1"

EndSection

 

Section "Screen"

Identifier "screen1"

Device "device1"

Monitor "monitor1"

DefaultColorDepth 24

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 8

Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"

EndSubsection

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 15

Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"

EndSubsection

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 16

Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"

EndSubsection

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 24

Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"

EndSubsection

EndSection

 

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "layout1"

InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"

Screen "screen1"

EndSection

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Section "Device"
I don't see Identifier "Intel 915" here. And I don't see Driver "i810" here.
Section "Screen"
I don't see Device "Intel 915" here. Did you select the correct driver for your card when you did XFdrake?
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I don't see Identifier "Intel 915" here. And I don't see Driver "i810" here. I don't see Device "Intel 915" here. Did you select the correct driver for your card when you did XFdrake?

it was selected for me, XFdrake doesnt even have my card in it... those are the same settings that mandriva gave me from the start as my card seems to be generic according to xfdrake.

So I assume if I add those lines to my xorg it might work?

Edited by Sunnyr
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I don't see Identifier "Intel 915" here. And I don't see Driver "i810" here. I don't see Device "Intel 915" here. Did you select the correct driver for your card when you did XFdrake?
The "Identifier" names do not matter. You can name them whatever you want, as long as they are properly referenced (screen references the name of device 1 which is "device1"). So she does not need to change the Identifier lines - they are fine as they are. However, the driver may be the source of his problem. I don't have experience with intel cards, so I'd have to do some research to ensure it was the right driver - it may be using a generic, non-3d driver. I would suggest, Sunnyr, that you try changing Driver to "i810".
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okay...

by the way I am a girl

 

edit:

nope that did not work at all, I was forced into a terminal session with that.

 

I am thinking now that I need to downgrade the intel driver to the one that came with my installation, is there any way to use the live CD as a repository?

I did that once for ubuntu

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Same problem here, intel 910 (i think) ... it seemes that other people with intel cards have the same problem:

http://forum.mandriva.com/viewtopic.php?t=...a52d51b2db3a510

 

The problem is 99% NOT compiz related becouse glxgears and glinfo gives these error messages:

libGL error: drmMap of framebuffer failed (Invalid argument)

libGL error: reverting to (slow) indirect rendering

 

I can't find a solution yet, but hope we'll be rotateing the cube soon :)

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No the live CD can't be used as a repository because it contains one big compressed image instead of packages. I don't know how Ubuntu worked around this.

Anyway if you need a media to use as an offline install source you need the regular install DVD\CDs.

so unless I buy the powerpack I cant downgrade then...

 

for that alone I should go back to ubuntu as at least I have a way to back things up with it...

sigh

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so unless I buy the powerpack I cant downgrade then...

Sure you can. As dexter11 said, you can use the Mandriva Free DVD (or set of CDs). If you don't have it, you can DL it from Mandriva.com. At their download page choose Mandriva Free (the Mandriva One is the default choise in that page). Mandriva Free is the full version as Mandriva One is the "live version".

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