openSUSE 11.1 Compiz & NOMAD (xrdp)
Recently on the openSUSE Mailing list people have complained about issues with compiz not working, and all the issues seem to come back to the same answer being “install compiz without the NOMAD patch”. Matt Sealey on the openSUSE Mailling list said it best with his question:
Pardon my asking and perhaps ignorance but what is this NOMAD patch?All I can find Googling is a ton of problems people have with it but noactual explanation of what it is or does?
I then googled NOMAD much like Matt tried and I saw the same fate that he ran into. Luckily I have played with it and hope to explain it a little to shed a tiny piece of light. NOMAD to put simply is going to allow some breakthrough remote services while connecting to Linux machines. These remote services include, but are not limited to, RDP services to a Linux machine. Ok, I know this sounds great and dandy but I do not think yet it’s ready for production as of RC1. There are still quite a few bugs that lower its functionality or keeps it from working on some systems. Once it is at a point where I feel it’s full funtion I’ll be blogging about it. Now, how can you start helping out and testing it? If you’re running openSUSE 11.1 RC1 and you can install it by running:
sudo zypper in xrdp
If you’re running compiz (desktop decorations) be sure to install the following:
sudo zypper in compiz-plugins-dmx
You can then start the service by running:
sudo /sbin/service xrdp start
Now try doing:
rdesktop localhost
To check it out (Note: If you’re running kdm it will most likely not work, and even if you are running gdm, you may have some issues). Like I said, it’s not 100% yet. energy scalar . Ok.. so this blog was really to get Compiz working in 11.1 on machines where Compiz was broken (due to the Compiz that ships with the NOMAD patch). To do this, use the compiz packages in the XGL Build Service Repository. The XGL repository differs from the Compiz repository because it does not have the included NOMAD patch. I’m HOPING by the time final is released that this issue will be fixed, but that time is coming and I don’t get much information on the bugzilla report which can be found: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444442I’m hoping to test the compiz packages from “RC1″ again today.. but am still not holding my breath for a miracle. Which brings me to the question:
Loading ...sudo zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/XGL/openSUSE_Factory/ Compiz
Note: The above one lineUpdate the packages from that XGL Build Service repository:
sudo zypper up -t package -r Compiz
Switch to runlvl3
sudo init 3
login.. Remove the current compiz configurations:
rm -rf ~/.config/compiz
Switch to runlvl5
sudo init 5
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I have been trying to make compiz work since early releases with no luck. I will try your solutions and post my results. Till now it has been extremely frustrating.
AGS,
Please report back your experience after moving to the XGL version. My experiences have been good.
Thank you.
I am very excited for Nomad, I thought XGL is depreciated? Is it back, and if so got a link?
sharms,
XGL has been depreciated but it’s just the Build Service location they have put Compiz w/o the NOMAD patches.
The link is available in the main blog.
The XGL packages are not actually included in that build service (as long as I remember).
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mine is workin good.
installation is simple.
after opensuse 11.1 installation, download and install NVidia driver.(should be under init 3)
do the followings. (opensuse forum said.. it supposed not be done in opensuse 11.0 or 11.1). but that is only way you can enjoy desktop effect.
su -
nvidia-xconfig –composite
nvidia-xconfig –render-accel
nvidia-xconfig –add-argb-glx-visuals -d 24
if does not work. please log out and in again.
I am using 11.1 , conky, awn(my own compilation version), desktop effect(compiz)
working fine. except break gnome terminal after installation of awn
good luck
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