[compiz] gtk-window-decorator takes 100% CPU and doesn't work

[René Seindal]

Dr. Johannes Zellner wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I tried to run compiz on an intel i810 device (aiglx). According to
> the docs, I should:
> 
> # LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=TRUE compiz --replace --loose-binding gconf
> 
> GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap is available with direct rendering.
> gtk-window-decorator: Could not acquire decoration manager selection
> on screen 0 display ":0.0"

This is because a gtk-window-decorator process is already running.  Kill it.

> 
> And
> 1. I get no window decorations at all
> 2. gtk-window-decorator takes 100 % CPU
> 3. The desktop content doesn't get updated any more -- e.g .xterm w/o
> characters and the cpu load applet shows the (frozen) state when
> compiz was startet.

Check that you have the newest xserver-xorg-core package installed from 
unstable.  That solved that problem for me.

Sorry for the double mail.

René

> 
> OTOH compiz itself works, I can rotate the cube.
> 
> This is compiz 0.5 as it comes with debian unstable.
> Any ideas?
> 


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René Seindal (rene at seindal.dk)