Compiz will only run with an open terminal [Solved]

[spikeyb]

I had compiz and emerald working ok. I was playing around with the ccsm settings and the pc locked up. I had to hard reboot to get going again.

Upon reboot I could not change the emerald themes and seemed to get a default window border (the colour changed with the gtk theme colour). While trying to find a solution I came across this command to troubleshoot at the compiz wiki: compiz --replace ccp & emerald --replace &

This command causes compiz/emerald to work perfectly but only while the terminal is open. When I close the terminal, the window decoration disappears.

I have reinstalled compiz and emerald and the same behaviour occurs.

Does anyone know why it will only work with the terminal open. Hopefully the answer will help me to solve my problem.

I am running Sabayon 5.4 64 bit with gnome.

[batvink]

open the RUN dialog box by typing the combination: ALT-F2, and type: fusion-icon
if it's not installed, open up console, and type:

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sudo equo install fusion-icon

goto gnome-panel -> system -> preferences -> and open 'startup programs'

in the dialog box that appears, click ADD, give it a name, eg. 'run-compiz',
and type at command:

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fusion-icon

click the ADD button.

that should do the job.
next time you reboot, you should have compiz enabled again.

[spikeyb]

That's an interesting point you make. I do have fusion-icon installed. However, after I reinstalled it I am unable to run it using the menu system because an error informs me that I do not have permission. I did have permission prior to the reinstallation.

Originally when things were working ok, for some reason, your suggestion of adding fusion-icon to the startups did not work. I had to change a setting in the configuration editor to swap gnome-wm for compiz and that worked. Not sure if that is related.

I wonder if the fact that things work while the terminal is open gives a big clue (that I am unable to fathom) as to the problem.

[batvink]

can you check if fusion-icon has proper rights?
it's located in /usr/bin
type as root:

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ls -al /usr/bin/fusion-icon

it should look like this:

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1818 apr 13 2010 fusion-icon

if not, change it:
as root:

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cd /usr/bin

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chown root:root fusion-icon

(sets owner to root, and group to root)
and:

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chmod 755 fusion-icon

(gives owner read,write,execute rights; group and others read,execute rights)
try to run fusion-icon again with this settings.
if it still doesn't work, try to add compiz --replace ccp and emerald --replace (without the "&") to system-preferences-startup programs,
until there's a solution.

[albfneto]

This command causes compiz/emerald to work perfectly but only while the terminal is open. When I close the terminal, the window decoration disappears.

seems tomethe normal behaviour. the command will close if terminal is closed.


for using compiz,and emerald,opne it using fusion icon, and substitute mertacity by compiz,then use emerald.

[spikeyb]

Thanks batvink, I have managed to get the fusion-icon permissions sorted and can get it to run. Unfortunately, the start up suggestion does not work. Even when compiz/emerald was working ok,I could only get it to load automatically via configuration settings, not using start up entries.

With your startup suggestion, compiz does appear to load but emerald will not. Currently, emerald only works while the terminal is open and the compiz --replace ccp & emerald --replace & command is run.

[spikeyb]

for using compiz,and emerald,opne it using fusion icon, and substitute mertacity by compiz,then use emerald.

I agree that it should work that way but it appears not to for some reason. It seems that I can get compiz working but cannot change emerlad themes.

[spikeyb]

batvink and albfneto

Thank you for your help. Your suggestions have created small sparks of inspiration which have yielded a solution.

My solution is to set compiz as the window manager using the configuration editor > desktop > gnome > session > required_component

and to set a start up application containing the command emerald --replace

Thank you again for your time and efforts. They are very much appreciated.

[batvink]

you can add/load emerald within Compiz.
this way emerald gets auto loaded with Compiz so you don't need a script.

oopen compiz settings (ccsm)
and on the left side of the window click on effects.

then, on the right side of the window, click on window decoration.

a new window appears, enter at the Command (above mipmap option) emerald --replace

click back, and mark window-decoration. click close
on the gnome panel, on the right, right-click the compiz icon,
Select Window Decorator, and mark Emerald.