Before you install and run
Compiz Fusion, you need to add a few
settings to /etc/X11/xorg.conf
:
Add the following section to enable composite effects:
Locate the “Screen” section which should look similar to the one below:
and add the following two lines (after “Monitor” will do):
Locate the “Subsection” that refers to the screen resolution that you wish to use. For example, if you wish to use 1280x1024, locate the section that follows. If the desired resolution does not appear in any subsection, you may add the relevant entry by hand:
A color depth of 24 bits is needed for desktop composition, change the above subsection to:
Finally, confirm that the “glx” and “extmod” modules are loaded in the “Module” section:
If you installed the
x11/nvidia-xconfig
port,
you should be able to perform most of the above settings by
entering the following commands (as root):
#
nvidia-xconfig --add-argb-glx-visuals
#
nvidia-xconfig --composite
#
nvidia-xconfig --depth=24
You may wish to run nvidia-xconfig -A | more
to see a list of all the options offered by the above program.
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