[FINISHED] CompizPup - an experiment

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compiz slacko lx pup 1402

#41 Post by wrayc »

i got a message that my "intel" drivers are not supported

only amd/nvidia/ati drivers

is there work around?

thanks

p.s.

I have used compiz before on this computer with other distros
I fresh installed the lxpup-14.02-s-4G-190214.iso
then installed compiz pythonlxpup 8.8 sfs with on the fly
then installed lxpup 14.02 compiz setup pup
saved file and rebooted
initially i saw the ccsm menu
but no longer after reboot

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Re: compiz slacko lx pup 1402

#42 Post by peebee »

wrayc wrote:i got a message that my "intel" drivers are not supported

only amd/nvidia/ati drivers

is there work around?

thanks

p.s.

I have used compiz before on this computer with other distros
I fresh installed the lxpup-14.02-s-4G-190214.iso
then installed compiz pythonlxpup 8.8 sfs with on the fly
then installed lxpup 14.02 compiz setup pup
saved file and rebooted
initially i saw the ccsm menu
but no longer after reboot
Hi

Just tested it on my HP laptop with Intel graphics and it all worked as expected.

I don't know where the message you mention would have come from as there is no driver checking in my sfs or pet - can you take a screen shot when it appears?

Your setup sequence all looks correct - can you check the md5's of the downloads:

LxPup-14.02-s-4g-190214.iso - 387bfe86d5a0466234e1ce4d10319220
compiz_python_lxpup-0.8.8.sfs - 4c20a5596e55ab401362c8f6aefb6922
lxpup14.02_compiz_setup.pet - a66bcec9ca1651cd6c2dcf21167d417c

Other than that I'm not sure what to suggest as it works OK for me....

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Re: compiz slacko lx pup 1402

#43 Post by wrayc »

thanks so much for your prompt reply

I reinstalled from live cd to usb

then it seemed to work fine

the first install was using unetbootin

so, now what i'm dealing with is wonky stuff happening to my panels?

namely, icons disappearing and occasionally the entire panel will vanish when I right click on it and I'm left with completely blank desktop
whatever windows that are open are fine
but i'm unable launch anything else as the menu is gone
so I do a forced shut down and restart
when it reboots my panels come back,
but most icons still missing,
particularly from the system tray

anyway
loving this distro
it has fit and finish as good as any distro
simply amazing

wrayc

thanks again
Hi

Just tested it on my HP laptop with Intel graphics and it all worked as expected.

I don't know where the message you mention would have come from as there is no driver checking in my sfs or pet - can you take a screen shot when it appears?

Your setup sequence all looks correct - can you check the md5's of the downloads:

LxPup-14.02-s-4g-190214.iso - 387bfe86d5a0466234e1ce4d10319220
compiz_python_lxpup-0.8.8.sfs - 4c20a5596e55ab401362c8f6aefb6922
lxpup14.02_compiz_setup.pet - a66bcec9ca1651cd6c2dcf21167d417c

Other than that I'm not sure what to suggest as it works OK for me....

Cheers
peebee

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Re: compiz slacko lx pup 1402

#44 Post by peebee »

wrayc wrote:so, now what i'm dealing with is wonky stuff happening to my panels?
namely, icons disappearing and occasionally the entire panel will vanish when I right click on it
Confirmed - you have identified a real problem - this seems to be a problem with the version R694 of LxPanelX in LxPup14.02 which is SegFaulting in this configuration - it can be fixed by reverting to the R606 version used in LxPup13.11.

I can upload the R606 pet but I should probably reissue the setup pet to include the fix.

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Re: compiz slacko lx pup 1402

#45 Post by wrayc »

Wow,

truly impressed

I have distro hopped for like 4 years now and have never seen such a helpful and dedicated forum

at least now I know its not just me and save me the trouble of trouble shooting this or that

thanks again

wrayc
Confirmed - you have identified a real problem - this seems to be a problem with the version R694 of LxPanelX in LxPup14.02 which is SegFaulting in this configuration - it can be fixed by reverting to the R606 version used in LxPup13.11.

I can upload the R606 pet but I should probably reissue the setup pet to include the fix.

Cheers
peebee

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Updated setup pet for LxPup14.02

#46 Post by peebee »

Updated to revert to LxPanelx-r606

Download the setup pet for use with LxPup14.02 (Slacko 'flavour' only)

Suggest - preferably start again with a clean savefile if frugal install or uninstall the previous setup pet before installing this one. Reboot after installation.
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re: Updated setup pet for LxPup14.02

#47 Post by wrayc »

Thanks peebee for that

still having issues with icons in the app launcher of lxpanel appearing as default icons after reboot with message "file not found"

i think its related to changing theme etc

another question (off topic sorry)

regarding compiz, I like to set up a hot corner or button to view all windows

I only see option of "expose" that shows workspace overview which I dont use

oh also, any pet to tie my hardware volume control into alsa?

thanks thanks
thanks again

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re: Updated setup pet for LxPup14.02

#48 Post by wrayc »

update

still having issue post revert to LxPanelx-r606

panels disappeared.

I rebooted without saving and all was well

but my system tray is now MIA

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Re: re: Updated setup pet for LxPup14.02

#49 Post by peebee »

wrayc wrote:update - still having issue
Hi wrayc

Really sorry to hear that you are having problems....
I'm at a bit of a loss to suggest what you could do as I don't really understand your setup or what you are trying to do with Compiz - I'm not a Compiz user myself so I'm not the best person to advise when it comes to Compiz configuration and use.

I think the best I can suggest is that you start again with a clean system and download the previous version of LxPup (13.11) from:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxpup/files/LxPup13.11/
choosing either the s-4g or the s-pae flavours...

then add Compiz as per:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 463#730463

reboot and make a clean savefile and then see how you get on with that.

Quite a lot of things have changed between 13.11 and the pre-release 14.02 that you are using and it may be that something else besides the LxPanel-r694 change is affecting Compiz...

Hope this helps
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#50 Post by peebee »

Something else to try....

I think that maybe LxPanel plays better with Compiz than LxPanelX.

This pet:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxpup/f ... t/download

converts LxPup14.02 to LxPanel

It should be installed after the Compiz sfs has been installed but before this setup pet is installed:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxpup/f ... t/download

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#51 Post by wrayc »

thanks so much peebee for the suggestions

ok, I reverted back to my previously saved SFS file with only couple minor personalizations, like internet connection, chrome installed etc.

I have a feeling the issues have something to do with "theme" changes, that the save file gets corrupted., hence; "file not found" message and icons missing etc

so far, not changing the theme seems to solve the issue

but, I will attempt again, a I already have the sfs file backed up

regards

wrayc

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#52 Post by wrayc »

ok peebee

I tried every single permutation on 14.02 LXpuppy

the last, being the most recent config you suggested

on new install with LxPup-14.02-s-4g-190214.iso

works fine for theme changes

then compiz_python_lxpup-0.8.8.sfs with sfs-load on the fly

then lxpanel-0.6.1-2-i686-lxpup.pet

then lxpup14.02_compiz_lxp_setup.pet

work fine on boot but after theme change

and after reboot

same issue

default icons in application launcher

system tray , however; seems fine

Something else to try....

I think that maybe LxPanel plays better with Compiz than LxPanelX.

This pet:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxpup/f ... t/download

converts LxPup14.02 to LxPanel

It should be installed after the Compiz sfs has been installed but before this setup pet is installed:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxpup/f ... t/download

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#53 Post by peebee »

wrayc wrote:work fine on boot but after theme change

and after reboot

same issue

default icons in application launcher
Changing the GTK2 theme does seem to have this effect. No idea why it works with the original theme but then doesn't if you change it....

Try putting

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lxpanelctl restart
at line 30 of /root/Startup/z-lxde-startup.sh
just before the for loop

This seems to work for me.

I've updated the setup pets with this change.

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lxpanelctl restart

#54 Post by wrayc »

i will try new setup file with clean install

thanks once again
This seems to work for me.

I've updated the setup pets with this change.

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CompizPup announcement

#55 Post by peebee »

CompizPup is available from SourceForge

Current version is CompizPup-14.02-s-4g-270214.iso

Based on Slacko-5.6.5.6 k3.4.78 nopae

Uses LxPanel instead of LxPanelX

See 1st post for warnings about what sort of hardware this might work on.

It is "an experiment"....
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#56 Post by wrayc »

works beautifully

no issues with lxpanel, compiz nor icons

muchas gracias!

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Nice

#57 Post by mandibule2005 »

One of the best , fantastic job :wink:

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CompizPup updated

#58 Post by peebee »

New version of CompizPup - based on Slacko5.7.0pae k3.10.32

CompizPup-14.03-s57-pae-170314.iso
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#59 Post by neerajkolte »

Just downloaded it.
Thanks
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#60 Post by Gobbi »

Installed frugal CompizPup 14.03 pae on a small ext3 partition onto an old notebook - Fujitsu Siemens Amilo 1655G - using an external monitor - Acer AL1711 .
CPU AMD Turion ML-34 , ATI EXPRESS 200M videocard.
Working fine with or without save file .Really nice , thank's peebee & all !
However if I try to make a custom remaster , Compiz breakes - so I use a savefile .

I tried it also on my main desktop but Compiz does not get along with my AMD Sapphire Radeon HD 7870XT card and I didn't made it to install the ati-pet for Slacko 5.7.0 and see it working on that machine .
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