You are not logged in.

Icons and text in KDE 3.5.9 disappeared

Dear visitor, welcome to KDE-Forum.org. If this is your first visit here, please read the Help. It explains in detail how this page works. To use all features of this page, you should consider registering. Please use the registration form, to register here or read more information about the registration process. If you are already registered, please login here.

UNiko

Beginner

  • "UNiko" started this thread

Posts: 7

  • Send private message

1

Friday, July 25th 2008, 11:12pm

Icons and text in KDE 3.5.9 disappeared

Hello,
I'm new to this forum. I've been using Slackware and KDE for several years. I installed them on my new HP dv2555ea and, not having lot of time because of the university, I used in xorg.conf generic vesa driver.
A few days ago, I decided that Compiz-fusion and Emerald have to become part of my laptop, but changing in my xorg.conf the 'vesa' to 'intel' (obviously having enabled all the other modules and so on...), all icons and text disappear when I start KDE. I mean, I get the DE working (menu, programs, etc) but there is no text and no icons and the system is pretty unuseful. Just to give an example (copy and paste these links):
Full desktop with VESA driver: http://borniko.altervista.org/file.php?tipo=pieno
Empty desktop (the same screenshot) with INTEL driver: http://borniko.altervista.org/file.php?tipo=vuoto
Any ideas 'bout a possible solution???

Thanks a lot, guys.
UNiko.

Ah, and even though I can't see one single letter, compiz and emeral work more than fine...grrr

neverendingo

Trainee

Posts: 94

  • Send private message

2

Friday, July 25th 2008, 11:19pm

Uff, pretty serious...

But first let me welcome you to this forum.

So... i am not really a master on composite. But i think it would be nice if you could post your xorg.conf, so we can see if there is something wrong.

Cheers,
Ingo

UNiko

Beginner

  • "UNiko" started this thread

Posts: 7

  • Send private message

3

Friday, July 25th 2008, 11:22pm

Here I am! Thank you for the sudden reply!

http://rafb.net/p/mwxRnm19.html

UNiko.

neverendingo

Trainee

Posts: 94

  • Send private message

4

Friday, July 25th 2008, 11:42pm

As far as i can see (remember! not my best part), there seems to be nothing wrong.
Maybe an output of your /var/log/Xorg.0.log can help. The more info the better. ;)

neverendingo

Trainee

Posts: 94

  • Send private message

6

Saturday, July 26th 2008, 12:05pm

No errors in there.
After asking in #compiz-fusion on irc i got this:

"Add this line to the Device section of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file: « Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true" » Then restart your X server."

UNiko

Beginner

  • "UNiko" started this thread

Posts: 7

  • Send private message

7

Saturday, July 26th 2008, 12:30pm

Done, but nothing solved... :(

This is the xorg.conf I am using for vesa driver...since everything is (or at least should be) set properly for composite&co. I tried just to change vesa to intel, but everything is just the same as with the other Xorg.conf...
http://rafb.net/p/AuiQ1x93.html

UNiko.

neverendingo

Trainee

Posts: 94

  • Send private message

8

Saturday, July 26th 2008, 12:39pm

what is if you disable compiz and ust use the intel driver without compositing? error still there?

UNiko

Beginner

  • "UNiko" started this thread

Posts: 7

  • Send private message

9

Saturday, July 26th 2008, 12:47pm

I just tried disabling glx,dri,aiglx, composite and other stuff I added to my xorg.conf in order to get compiz work, but nothing...

UNiko.

neverendingo

Trainee

Posts: 94

  • Send private message

10

Saturday, July 26th 2008, 12:52pm

hmm, sry, no more idea, maybe you should ask in a more compiz related forum, since i don't think it is kde related. Or maybe someone else can step up here?

UNiko

Beginner

  • "UNiko" started this thread

Posts: 7

  • Send private message

11

Saturday, July 26th 2008, 12:57pm

I would blame compiz if, once started, the problem begins, but just enabling intel drivers and starting kde doesn't seem a compiz issue...don't you think?
Can you give me some IRC servers and channels about kde? I'll try there.
You did everything possible: thank you!!!

UNiko.

neverendingo

Trainee

Posts: 94

  • Send private message

12

Saturday, July 26th 2008, 1:04pm

You're right, maybe even a problem with the intel driver in combination with compiz.

IRC Server:
chat.freenode.net

Channels:
#kde
#compiz-fusion

Good luck with that! Would be helpful to post here, if you find a solution, so others can use it.

Try #compiz-fusion first, since #kde said they don't support compiz

UNiko

Beginner

  • "UNiko" started this thread

Posts: 7

  • Send private message

13

Saturday, July 26th 2008, 5:22pm

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Simply I downloaded and installed the latest version of the driver (2.4.0) and paid attention to overwrite the old drivers. And everything worked out fine!!!

UNiko.

Similar threads