Beyrl

[Silent Warrior]

where can i get it?

[Khaos]

Which ditro? Ubuntu, I think is the one you are using?

If so, wait for Garf. Haha. Or take a look at this first. http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Install_Beryl_on_Ubuntu

[Garfunkel]

what video card do you have again?

if it's a recent nvidia card, as in, a GeForce (please tell me which model). follow this:

http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Install_Beryl_on_Ubuntu_Edgy_with_nVidia
or i followed these two:
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy#How_to_install_Beta_Graphics_Driver_.2 8NVIDIA.29
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy#How_to_install_Beryl.2FAIGLX_.28Nvidia .29

If you have any questions, just ask!

[Fillibuster]

Ohh Beryl, with Garf's help (and a second attempt) I got it running great! That guide that Garf suggested is great, it helped a lot. I actually used both that he suggested in fact

EDIT: Please remember that in the instructions from the ubuntu wiki, it says to add beryl to your start up for your session...DO NOT. I think this is what jacked up my computer royally, it's way too difficult to run it right off the bat I think, so don't do that final step. Just log on to ubuntu and open it with beryl-manager.

[Silent Warrior]

ok, on my gateway. i have the ATI All In Wonder 8500 DV

and in my toshiba lappy, i have a ATI M6-P. i think....

[Garfunkel]

OK, with an ati card it makes it a little more difficult. There are five pages you will want to look at:

http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Install_Beryl_on_Ubuntu_Edgy_with_AIGLX

http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Install_Beryl_on_Ubuntu_Edgy_with_XGL

http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Install_Beryl_on_Ubuntu_Edgy_with_XGL_and_ATI

and then the ubuntu guide:

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy#How_to_install_Graphics_Driver_.28ATI. 29

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy#How_to_install_Xgl.2FBeryl_.28ATI.29

I would recommend you follow the last two pages' instructions.

[BugenhagenXIII]

OK, with an ati card it makes it a little more difficult

I've never had problems with my ATI card and Beryl. Back when I was using Ubuntu (not that I haven't used Ubuntu recently, it's just that I got drunk last night, wiped the ubuntu partitions and installed Gentoo), all I did was add Trevino's (sp?) Beryl repo and that's it.

[Garfunkel]

naturally, ATI drivers = bad.

[BugenhagenXIII]

Well, yeah, ATI's drivers are not the greatest quality. But I was using the open source "radeon" drivers on Ubuntu, Beryl worked fine, so did several 3D apps.

[Khaos]

I can't get Beryl to work on my ATI laptop. My card is only supported by the closed-source driver, and Beryl won't work on that driver without great pain. I'm getting a new PC somewhat soon, so its useless for me to spend all my days doing these Beryl-on-official-ATI hacks and whatnot.

This is why my new PC WILL have an NVidia card.

[Garfunkel]

you could try xgl or mettice (sp?)

[Khaos]

I've never heard of Mettice; a Google search turned up nothing on all spelling s I could think of.

[Garfunkel]

it's spelled Metisse. I did a search just then on digg for mandriva because i knew that the upcoming release will come with it out of the box. Give it a whirl, less eye candy then beryl/compiz but it's still cool.