[compiz] compiz (core) - Fatal: No composite extension

[Stephen Clark]

Michel Dänzer wrote:

>On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 09:58 -0400, Adam K Kirchhoff wrote:
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>>On Friday 31 August 2007 09:55:59 Adam K Kirchhoff wrote:
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>>>Make sure you have an Extensions section and that Composite is
>>>enabled in it.  Like so:
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>>>Section "Extensions"
>>>    Option "Composite"
>>>EndSection
>>>      
>>>
Thanks,
adding the above three lines got rid of the "No composite extension"

It is a little confusing when u see

(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE

in the xorg log file though.

Steve

>>Hmmm...  I just noticed at the top of what you pasted:
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>>(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
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>>Sorry, I responded to hastily.
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>I think the line above doesn't mean the Composite extension is enabled
>(xdpyinfo is authoritative, but compiz doesn't lie about it either...),
>so your advice is probably spot on.
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