thanks topjohn
sh-3.00# SKIP_CHECKS=yes compiz-manager
Checking for Xgl: not present.
No whitelisted driver found
SKIP_CHECKS is yes, so continuing despite problems.
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
Trying again with indirect rendering:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Comparing resolution (1280x800) to maximum 3D texture size (2048): Passed.
Checking for nVidia: not present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Starting emerald
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
Backend : ini
Integration : true
Profile : default
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
/usr/bin/compiz (video) - Warn: No 8 bit GLX pixmap format, disabling YV12 image format
/usr/bin/compiz (snow) - Info: Loaded Texture snowflake.png
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
(emerald:5216): Wnck-WARNING **: Unhandled action type (nil)
compiz starts but not stable. sometimes it is just gone and the windows hung
/root/.xinitrc reads
#!/bin/sh
# $Xorg: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.3 2000/08/17 19:54:30 cpqbld Exp $
###########################################
#loads Compiz-Fusion if configured properly
COMPIZFLAG=`cat /etc/compizflag.txt`
if [ $COMPIZFLAG = "yes" ]; then
compiz-manager &
sleep 1
fi
##########################################
. /etc/rc.d/PUPSTATE
userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysresources=/usr/X11R7/lib/X11/xinit/Xresources
sysmodmap=/usr/X11R7/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap
# merge in defaults and keymaps
if [ -f $sysresources ]; then
xrdb -merge -nocpp $sysresources
fi
if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi
if [ -f $userresources ]; then
xrdb -merge -nocpp $userresources
fi
if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then
xmodmap $usermodmap
fi
if [ -f /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA ];then #0.9.9
xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace"
xmodmap -e "keycode 107 = Delete"
fi
CURRENTWM="`cat /etc/windowmanager`"
#if [ "$CURRENTWM" = "startxfce4" ];then
# exec startxfce4
#fi
#0.9.8 sync cut-buffers and clipboard. only useful for older apps
#such as rxvt that use the cut-buffers...
#/usr/bin/autocutsel &
#...disadvantage of this is it creates a little square bottom-right of screen.
#rxvt &
if [ -e /tmp/videomode ];then #testing a video mode
video-wizard &
fi
#v1.0.7 set by xrandrshell, part of xorg wizard...
if [ -f /etc/xrandrindex ];then
XRANDRINDEX="`cat /etc/xrandrindex`"
[ ! "$XRANDRINDEX" = "0" ] && xrandr -s $XRANDRINDEX
fi
if [ -f /root/.xset.sh ];then
#this is created by /usr/X11R6/bin/gxsetshell...
eval "/root/.xset.sh"
else
#Xorg has it's own fontpath settings in /etc/X11/xorg.conf...
if [ ! "`readlink /usr/X11R7/bin/X`" = "Xorg" ];then
xset fp+ /usr/X11R7/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/
xset fp+ /usr/X11R7/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/
fi
xset s 600 600 s blank
fi
#v1.0.7 also see /etc/rc.d/rc.local0
if [ -f /root/.fonts/fonts.dir ];then
xset fp+ /root/.fonts/
fi
xsetroot -cursor_name top_left_arrow
#v2.0.0
/usr/sbin/delayedrun &
#v2.01 hide cursor when not moving... (setup in /usr/sbin/input-wizard)
if [ -f /etc/mousehide ];then
IDLETIME="`cat /etc/mousehide | cut -f 1 -d ','`"
[ ! "$IDLETIME" = "0" ] && unclutter -idle $IDLETIME &
fi
#exec $CURRENTWM
#v2.11 GuestToo suggested this improvement...
which $CURRENTWM && exec $CURRENTWM
[ -x $CURRENTWM ] && exec $CURRENTWM
exec startxfce4
###END###
\if I change anything in the compiz section X does not start
when I start out of a terminal via SKIP_CHECKS.....
totally wobblebobbled