My transition to Ubuntu 8.04 (Compiz)
After having solved the WLAN problem, I am now trying to get Ubuntu 8.04 (or hardy heron) to deliver what version 7.10 did on my T40.
Getting Compiz to workI loved Compiz. Using xfce for speed, it worked very nice and fast and some functions make work a little easier (not wobbly windows but the zoom feature and some other plugins are great).Now, what happened? My T40 laptop has an ATI Mobility 7500 graphics card and that is blacklisted for Compiz in 8.04. It wasn't in 7.10. After an hour of surfing the ubuntuforums, I found a solution from a user named Rocket2DMn. I tried it and without a hitch, compiz works on my machine. UPDATE: The Ubuntu developer RAOF explained how to solve the problem in a more secure way: [...] editing /usr/bin/compiz is fragile; your edits will be lost if and when compiz is updated. The other sticky describes a better way - namely, to add
SKIP_CHECKS=1 to your user's configuration with
Now compiz runs without a hitch. The original idea to forbid users of the open source ati and radeon drivers the use of compiz is, that these drivers are not officially supported by compiz. Too bad! But, well, now it's working for me, again... Please be aware, that even if it works with my machine it might not work with yours and - who knows - might even damage your computer or empty your fridge. Don't make me responsible, it's your decision to try! Comments
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