Mint makes a GREAT Myth base as the codecs and drivers are all preinstalled.
Just go to Synaptic and install Mythbuntu-desktop. Wait for a while and all the dependencies will install. If you're using a remote control, the lirc GUI will pop up during configuration and ask you for details. Most likely, the restart of the lirc daemon will fail. You can manually restart it with "/etc/init.d/lirc restart". Now, you should run the Myth Config utility, now available through MintMenu. Assign the proper backend server (the computer you're using or another if you're a hardcore geek like myself), add whatever plugins you want, and then run the frontend. You should now be golden.
You can login to the normal Mint Gnome desktop or the XFCE Myth desktop. I don't use XFCE, but Myth runs just fine...
--Akshun J
Friday, August 22, 2008
Install Wacom Bamboo Tablet (Streamlined Tutorial)
1. Plug in the Bamboo tablet to your p.c.
2. Download this file to your Desktop: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/linu ... -3.tar.bz2
3. Go to the Package Manager. Install these two packages: build-essentials and xorg-dev.
4. Open up Terminal. Change your directory to the Desktop. When you are there, type in these commands:
5. Write this path down! /etc/X11/xorg.conf *See comment below.
6. Type these commands in Terminal:
7. The three sections that follow must replace their corresponding sections in the xorg.conf file. You can identify how the below sections correspond with the section in the xorg.conf file by matching the terms I have placed in bold:
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
EndSection
8. The very last section xorg.conf file is the Server Layout Section. Uncomment the three lines of code that are commented by removing the # symbol from the front of that line.
9. Type these commands in Terminal:
10. gedit should have opened the modules file. On a new line in the modules file, add this word: wacom. Save the file.
11. Check to see if your wacom stylus moves the mouse. Mine couldn't tell the sytlus was near the tablet without touching it until restart. Also, Touchpad settings didn't appear under Daryna->Preferences->Mouse until I rebooted.
* If on restart you freeze up you may have made a mistake in the xorg.conf file. Follow these steps to recover that file. Write them down to save yourself a possible headache.
1. Boot the computer in safe mode. (Choose safe graphics mode at boot menu instead of generic.)
2. You will be provided a command prompt. Type in this command:
3. Restart computer, (not in safe mode).
4. Repeat the installation procedure.
If there is something I have missed, need to point out, or need to correct, let me know so I can make changes.
2. Download this file to your Desktop: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/linu ... -3.tar.bz2
3. Go to the Package Manager. Install these two packages: build-essentials and xorg-dev.
4. Open up Terminal. Change your directory to the Desktop. When you are there, type in these commands:
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bunzip2 linuxwacom-0.8.0-3.tar.bz2
tar xvf linuxwacom-0.8.0-3.tar
cd linuxwacom-0.8.0-3
./configure --enable-wacom
make
gksudo make install
gksudo cp src/2.6.22/wacom.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/kernel/drivers/input/tablet/wacom.ko
5. Write this path down! /etc/X11/xorg.conf *See comment below.
6. Type these commands in Terminal:
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gksudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf-mybackup
gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
7. The three sections that follow must replace their corresponding sections in the xorg.conf file. You can identify how the below sections correspond with the section in the xorg.conf file by matching the terms I have placed in bold:
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
EndSection
8. The very last section xorg.conf file is the Server Layout Section. Uncomment the three lines of code that are commented by removing the # symbol from the front of that line.
9. Type these commands in Terminal:
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gksudo rmmod wacom
gksudo modprobe wacom
grep -i wacom /var/log/messages | tail
gksudo gedit /etc/modules
10. gedit should have opened the modules file. On a new line in the modules file, add this word: wacom. Save the file.
11. Check to see if your wacom stylus moves the mouse. Mine couldn't tell the sytlus was near the tablet without touching it until restart. Also, Touchpad settings didn't appear under Daryna->Preferences->Mouse until I rebooted.
* If on restart you freeze up you may have made a mistake in the xorg.conf file. Follow these steps to recover that file. Write them down to save yourself a possible headache.
1. Boot the computer in safe mode. (Choose safe graphics mode at boot menu instead of generic.)
2. You will be provided a command prompt. Type in this command:
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cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf-mybackup /etc/X11/xorg.conf
3. Restart computer, (not in safe mode).
4. Repeat the installation procedure.
If there is something I have missed, need to point out, or need to correct, let me know so I can make changes.
Howto: Use OS-X-fonts in Mint
I find the fonts in Os-X to be very pretty. =) And all props to Apple, since they give out their fonts for free!!
Step 1: Get the fonts.
Apple is so nice when it comes to fonts.
http://www.osx-e.com/downloads/misc/macfonts.html
Freeware Mac-fonts!
Step 2: Extract and add to /fonts/.
Extract the file onto your desktop or some other place.
Navigate into the fonts-folder you extracted with terminal.
Make 2 dir's in the /usr/share/fonts-folders
I make 2 dir's, because the fonts comes in two filetypes. .ttf and .pfb. I just like to sort them, I don't think it really matters. :3
Copy!
Now, log out and log inn or restart X for the changes to take effect.
Find the font-configuration-menu. You can use terminal;
If you use terminal, do not use sudo.
Os-x uses Lucida MAC size 9/10 by default. Set this onto Application font, Document font, Desktop font, Window title font, but not Fixed width font, unless you want your terminal to look messed up.
Press the 'Details'-button in the lower right corner.
Choose Grayscale-smoothing, and for hinting, I use none. You could probably find something that suits you.
Screenshot of my mint-desktop with mac-fonts:
Ah, seems like I'm getting married this year!
Step 1: Get the fonts.
Apple is so nice when it comes to fonts.
http://www.osx-e.com/downloads/misc/macfonts.html
Freeware Mac-fonts!
Step 2: Extract and add to /fonts/.
Extract the file onto your desktop or some other place.
Navigate into the fonts-folder you extracted with terminal.
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cd Desktop/Fonts
Make 2 dir's in the /usr/share/fonts-folders
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sudo mkdir /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-os-x
sudo mkdir /usr/share/fonts/type1/os-x
I make 2 dir's, because the fonts comes in two filetypes. .ttf and .pfb. I just like to sort them, I don't think it really matters. :3
Copy!
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sudo cp *.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-os-x
sudo cp *.TTF /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-os-x
sudo cp *.PFB /usr/share/fonts/type1/os-x
Now, log out and log inn or restart X for the changes to take effect.
Find the font-configuration-menu. You can use terminal;
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gnome-font-properties
If you use terminal, do not use sudo.
Os-x uses Lucida MAC size 9/10 by default. Set this onto Application font, Document font, Desktop font, Window title font, but not Fixed width font, unless you want your terminal to look messed up.
Press the 'Details'-button in the lower right corner.
Choose Grayscale-smoothing, and for hinting, I use none. You could probably find something that suits you.
Screenshot of my mint-desktop with mac-fonts:
Ah, seems like I'm getting married this year!
How to Get Miro running in LinuxMint KDE (and others?)
Hello everyone.
First off, let me say that I searched to see if this particular 'tip' had been posted before to avoid redundancy and I couldn't find it. If I missed it and it HAS already been submitted, please remove this. Miro has been such a problem for me that I figured the solution that worked for me might save someone else days of research and headaches in trying to get it to work correctly.
In the other distros I've used, Miro worked right out of the gate. However, with LinuxMint Daryna KDE beta 011, Miro would open, begin to load the Miro Guide and then suddenly disappear. I uninstalled, made sure I had satisfied all its dependencies, reinstalled, downloaded source and compiled myself, blah, blah, blah. Still....same problem. The Miro Guide would start to load and the program would disappear.
The fix that worked perfectly for me was found buried deep in the Ubuntu forums and I wish I had the links to provide for you but I don't. To paraphrase, sun-java6 seems to be causing some kind of conflict. Simply try uninstalling sun-java6 and its related components and installing the icedtea-java7 packages. The ones that I installed are:
icedtea-java7-bin
icedtea-java7-jre
icedtea-java7-plugin
Disclaimer:
I am by no means a guru, in fact only have come back to Linux within the last three months (and have only used LinuxMint for the last three weeks) so if this does not work for you, I don't have the knowledge to answer any questions at all or suggest other possible solutions. Also, I don't know if these new java packages will break something else in your environment. I have found no issues at all with my own box so please take the risk of wreaking some unknown havoc on your machine into account. I don't even know WHY this works...but it did for me and hopefully it'll help someone else get Miro up and running.
Lastly, I want to thank everyone who has helped develop LinuxMint. Within the last 3 months, I've tried every distro out there that I could get my hands on and as soon as I booted into Daryna, I knew I'd found my Linux 'home'. Actually, my fate was sealed when I saw that it was only 19 seconds from Grub to desktop to load. Holy cow.
Carrie
(5x5)
First off, let me say that I searched to see if this particular 'tip' had been posted before to avoid redundancy and I couldn't find it. If I missed it and it HAS already been submitted, please remove this. Miro has been such a problem for me that I figured the solution that worked for me might save someone else days of research and headaches in trying to get it to work correctly.
In the other distros I've used, Miro worked right out of the gate. However, with LinuxMint Daryna KDE beta 011, Miro would open, begin to load the Miro Guide and then suddenly disappear. I uninstalled, made sure I had satisfied all its dependencies, reinstalled, downloaded source and compiled myself, blah, blah, blah. Still....same problem. The Miro Guide would start to load and the program would disappear.
The fix that worked perfectly for me was found buried deep in the Ubuntu forums and I wish I had the links to provide for you but I don't. To paraphrase, sun-java6 seems to be causing some kind of conflict. Simply try uninstalling sun-java6 and its related components and installing the icedtea-java7 packages. The ones that I installed are:
icedtea-java7-bin
icedtea-java7-jre
icedtea-java7-plugin
Disclaimer:
I am by no means a guru, in fact only have come back to Linux within the last three months (and have only used LinuxMint for the last three weeks) so if this does not work for you, I don't have the knowledge to answer any questions at all or suggest other possible solutions. Also, I don't know if these new java packages will break something else in your environment. I have found no issues at all with my own box so please take the risk of wreaking some unknown havoc on your machine into account. I don't even know WHY this works...but it did for me and hopefully it'll help someone else get Miro up and running.
Lastly, I want to thank everyone who has helped develop LinuxMint. Within the last 3 months, I've tried every distro out there that I could get my hands on and as soon as I booted into Daryna, I knew I'd found my Linux 'home'. Actually, my fate was sealed when I saw that it was only 19 seconds from Grub to desktop to load. Holy cow.
Carrie
(5x5)
Yet Another HowTo: Install OpenOffice (any version)
I had some annoying issues with OpenOffice and after a lot of Googling and forum-trawling I did the following.
1. Select and download OpenOffice version 2.1 or version 2.2RC1 and save on your Desktop.
2. Make sure you have alien installed (it should be, but just make sure)
3. Completely remove the current version of OpenOffice from your machine by using Synaptic Package Manager, or as like this:
4. Right-click on the downloaded tar.gz file and select to Extract Here
5. On your desktop, double-click the newly extracted folder to open it. There should be 3 files - licences, readmes and RPMS. Right-click on RPMS and select Open In Terminal
6. Now you need alien to convert the RPM files to DEB. this will take some time so when it starts go and have a beer, coffee or whatever.
7. Once the conversion has completed you can start the install of OpenOffice using that same Terminal.
That's it, you should now be done. All that remains is to go to Mint Control Centre - Desktop - Menu Layout and do the tick/untick/tick thing in the Office menu. And just to play it safe; reload the Mint Menu Plugins
Hope this helps someone...
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1. Select and download OpenOffice version 2.1 or version 2.2RC1 and save on your Desktop.
2. Make sure you have alien installed (it should be, but just make sure)
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install alien
3. Completely remove the current version of OpenOffice from your machine by using Synaptic Package Manager, or as like this:
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dpkg -l | grep -i openoffice | cut -d " " -f 3 | sudo xargs apt-get -y --purge remove
sudo apt-get autoremove
4. Right-click on the downloaded tar.gz file and select to Extract Here
5. On your desktop, double-click the newly extracted folder to open it. There should be 3 files - licences, readmes and RPMS. Right-click on RPMS and select Open In Terminal
6. Now you need alien to convert the RPM files to DEB. this will take some time so when it starts go and have a beer, coffee or whatever.
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sudo alien --scripts --keep-version *.rpm
7. Once the conversion has completed you can start the install of OpenOffice using that same Terminal.
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sudo dpkg -i *.deb
cd desktop-integration/
sudo dpkg -i *.deb
That's it, you should now be done. All that remains is to go to Mint Control Centre - Desktop - Menu Layout and do the tick/untick/tick thing in the Office menu. And just to play it safe; reload the Mint Menu Plugins
Hope this helps someone...
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How to get an ipod working without all the hassle
SO here's the deal - I got an ipod classic (silver 80GB) a few weeks ago, and its great but its hard to get working in linux right? It took me ages looking on ubuntu form and on wordpress to find out how to get it to work with amarok etc. But it works fine, up to a point.
Here is my 2 cents worth of how to get it working in a satisfactory fashion.
1. Install libgpod 0.6.0, and compile from source yourself using checkinstall
1.1. Go here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...ease_id=553119. Download this file: libgpod-0.6.0.tar.gz. Save it to your desktop, your home folder, wherever. I put it on my desktop.
Unzip it. I use console commands:
Don't change out of this directory 'till we're done.
Now you've decompressed the source code for libgpod. Before anything else, make sure you've got the required dependencies installed:
now:
FYI: Build-dep installs all the required dependencies for a program, but not the program itself. This is perfect, 'cause we don't WANT the version of libgpod that's on apt right now. We want the one we're about to compile:
5. Compile it!
6. Now we build a debian install:
You'll get a prompt that says: "should I create a default set of package docs?" Just press Enter to say YES. On the next screen, type whatever description you'd like. Maybe something like "Compiled libgpod-0.6.0". Press enter again. This is what will show up:
Type 2, press Enter. Enter libgpod2 at the prompt. It should now look like this: 2 - Name: [ libgpod2 ]
Press Enter to commit the changes. The package will get automatically installed.
Okay one last thing: we link the libraries:
then all you have to do is run floola, which you can get at http://www.floola.com
and enter your ipod generation (classic for me) and the fire wire id which you can ifnd out by typing
and its the 16 digit code that appears (there is a fair amount of data that comes up, not much but enough that might confuse, but its the 16 character one, no more, no less) and enter that in the box where prompted, and youre away!
I hope this helps some people, since I really could have done with something like this when I was starting out with my ipod+linux(-itunes)=hassle/adventure
follow your nose around the menus and it's all fairly self explanatory and it takes little to no effort to get running. A few minutes in the command line, a little time spent in XP (or none if your using your ipod straight out of the box) and youre done.
++++bear in mind that if you have used your ipod with something other than itunes for the setup then this wont work, but since most everyone I know has access to a windowsXP pc (you need it for itunes v7.5+) this asnt an issue++++
and much thanks to Ghostbea121 on the ubuntu forums whose instructions for getting gpod installed!
If anyone feels like stickying this post for general use then pleases do so, mods!
civint
Here is my 2 cents worth of how to get it working in a satisfactory fashion.
1. Install libgpod 0.6.0, and compile from source yourself using checkinstall
1.1. Go here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...ease_id=553119. Download this file: libgpod-0.6.0.tar.gz. Save it to your desktop, your home folder, wherever. I put it on my desktop.
Unzip it. I use console commands:
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cd Desktop/
tar -zxvf libgpod-0.6.0.tar.gz
cd libgpod-0.6.0
Don't change out of this directory 'till we're done.
Now you've decompressed the source code for libgpod. Before anything else, make sure you've got the required dependencies installed:
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sudo apt-get install build-essential libglib2.0-dev libgtk2.0-dev libsgutils1-dev checkinstall
now:
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sudo apt-get build-dep libgpod2
FYI: Build-dep installs all the required dependencies for a program, but not the program itself. This is perfect, 'cause we don't WANT the version of libgpod that's on apt right now. We want the one we're about to compile:
5. Compile it!
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./configure
make
6. Now we build a debian install:
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sudo checkinstall
You'll get a prompt that says: "should I create a default set of package docs?" Just press Enter to say YES. On the next screen, type whatever description you'd like. Maybe something like "Compiled libgpod-0.6.0". Press enter again. This is what will show up:
*****************************************
**** Debian package creation selected ***
*****************************************
This package will be built according to these values:
0 - Maintainer: [ you@yourcomputer ]
1 - Summary: [ Package created with checkinstall 1.6.1 ]
2 - Name: [ libgpod ]
3 - Version: [ 0.6.0 ]
4 - Release: [ 1 ]
5 - License: [ GPL ]
6 - Group: [ checkinstall ]
7 - Architecture: [ i386 ]
8 - Source location: [ libgpod-0.6.0 ]
9 - Alternate source location: [ ]
10 - Requires [ ]
Enter a number to change any of them or press ENTER to continue:
Type 2, press Enter. Enter libgpod2 at the prompt. It should now look like this: 2 - Name: [ libgpod2 ]
Press Enter to commit the changes. The package will get automatically installed.
Okay one last thing: we link the libraries:
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sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib/libgpod.so.3 /usr/lib/libgpod.so.2
sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib/libgpod.so.3 /usr/lib/libgpod.so.3
then all you have to do is run floola, which you can get at http://www.floola.com
and enter your ipod generation (classic for me) and the fire wire id which you can ifnd out by typing
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sudo lsusb -v | grep -i Serial
and its the 16 digit code that appears (there is a fair amount of data that comes up, not much but enough that might confuse, but its the 16 character one, no more, no less) and enter that in the box where prompted, and youre away!
I hope this helps some people, since I really could have done with something like this when I was starting out with my ipod+linux(-itunes)=hassle/adventure
follow your nose around the menus and it's all fairly self explanatory and it takes little to no effort to get running. A few minutes in the command line, a little time spent in XP (or none if your using your ipod straight out of the box) and youre done.
++++bear in mind that if you have used your ipod with something other than itunes for the setup then this wont work, but since most everyone I know has access to a windowsXP pc (you need it for itunes v7.5+) this asnt an issue++++
and much thanks to Ghostbea121 on the ubuntu forums whose instructions for getting gpod installed!
If anyone feels like stickying this post for general use then pleases do so, mods!
civint
HowTo: New ATI cards/drivers and Compiz
There is a new Envy out, it fixes alot of problems with the ATI drivers, get it HERE!
This is how I installed the driver for my ATI HD2400Pro, others have used other methods including Envy, and had no issues, however, if you are having no luck with either Envy, or restricted drivers manager, then this may do the trick for you.
Ok, I have noticed a lot people having issues with getting the newer ATI cards to work with Mint (or Linux in general) so I decided to write another tutorial on how to get things running with the newest drivers from ATI
When you boot the live disk, if x fails to start, just wait for the command line to come up and enter this
*NOTE, DO NOT INSTALL THE ATI DRIVERS WHILE IN THE LIVE DISK, anything you do during the live disk in NOT saved after installing so installing the driver while in live mode will do nothing for the install *
Now you can run the install normally.
Once your system is installed you may get the "x failed to start" error mes again, (you may not, it may just give you some kind of garble, but I it has happened to me in other distros, so I thought I would give you warning) just do that same procedure as above, then once you are in the desktop follow the instructions from here http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Hardy_Installation_Guide follow the guide for
You will notice that the guide says “Ubuntu Hardy”, that is correct, since Mint is so closely related to Ubuntu, you can follow almost any guide, or you use almost any repo that is valid for a Hardy install. (for all you new Linux users, note I said almost, some things are just not compatible)
Then reboot, you will have x now, but it will be a little slow and you will still not have any 3D effects, so there is a couple of more things you need to do to get things running properly.
First, once you’re back into your desktop open a terminal and enter
*NOTE, this is how I got my card to render the 3D effects, I have an ATI HD2400Pro, I will list another option for you to try if this messes something up, or things start to run slowly*
As the note says, if this slows you down too much, you can also do what others have done and enter
This is how I installed the driver for my ATI HD2400Pro, others have used other methods including Envy, and had no issues, however, if you are having no luck with either Envy, or restricted drivers manager, then this may do the trick for you.
Ok, I have noticed a lot people having issues with getting the newer ATI cards to work with Mint (or Linux in general) so I decided to write another tutorial on how to get things running with the newest drivers from ATI
When you boot the live disk, if x fails to start, just wait for the command line to come up and enter this
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sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
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startx
*NOTE, DO NOT INSTALL THE ATI DRIVERS WHILE IN THE LIVE DISK, anything you do during the live disk in NOT saved after installing so installing the driver while in live mode will do nothing for the install *
Now you can run the install normally.
Once your system is installed you may get the "x failed to start" error mes again, (you may not, it may just give you some kind of garble, but I it has happened to me in other distros, so I thought I would give you warning) just do that same procedure as above, then once you are in the desktop follow the instructions from here http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Hardy_Installation_Guide follow the guide for
Method 2: Manual Method
You will notice that the guide says “Ubuntu Hardy”, that is correct, since Mint is so closely related to Ubuntu, you can follow almost any guide, or you use almost any repo that is valid for a Hardy install. (for all you new Linux users, note I said almost, some things are just not compatible)
Then reboot, you will have x now, but it will be a little slow and you will still not have any 3D effects, so there is a couple of more things you need to do to get things running properly.
First, once you’re back into your desktop open a terminal and enter
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sudo aticonfig --initial
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sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
*NOTE, this is how I got my card to render the 3D effects, I have an ATI HD2400Pro, I will list another option for you to try if this messes something up, or things start to run slowly*
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Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
As the note says, if this slows you down too much, you can also do what others have done and enter
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Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "0"
EndSection
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