I don't think it helps much, but I started the live system on a computer with an RV630 (which has this problem), and if I do compiz --replace I just get:
Checking for Xgl: not present. xset q doesn't reveal the location of the log file. Using fallback /var/log/Xorg.0.log Detected PCI ID for VGA: Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present. Trying again with indirect rendering: Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present. Checking for non power of two support: present. Checking for Composite extension: present. Checking screen 1Comparing resolution (1920x1200) to maximum 3D texture size (4096): Passed. Checking for Software Rasterizer: Not present. Checking for nVidia: not present. Checking for FBConfig: present. running under gnome seesion, checking for gnomecompat /usr/bin/compiz: 446: gconftool: not found adding missing gnomecompat /usr/bin/compiz: 446: gconftool: not found can not add gnomecompat, reseting /usr/bin/compiz: 446: gconftool: not found Checking for Xgl: not present. Starting gtk-window-decorator and then it crashes. Nothing in Xorg.0.log either :-( -- Ati driver issues when logging into desktop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/423415 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

