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[Adam Hill <sidepipeuk@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I think the reason because you can't get compiz to work, is because
> nvidia messed up your librarys.

	I've now created a workaround for this at:

http://www.voip-x.co.uk/files/adam/upstart-vaioz-gfx.tar.bz2

	As usual with everything I've done it carries a health warning, may not 
work at all, and even if it does may only work on Kubuntu 10.04 64bit. 
Obviously feedback to the list if it DOES work is useful.

	This is essentially a script which tries to determine which card SHOULD 
be active, and which files are currently on the system. If the two don't 
match, it saves the current GL libs etc and replaces them with ( hopefully ) 
the correct ones. You should be able to install the NVidia driver in speed 
mode, and the standard intel X stuff in stamina mode, and they should be 
preserved. It needs work to make it more generic really, but there you go, its 
a start.

	To install, untar the file as root in to /. You will also need to edit 
either /etc/init/kdm.conf or /etc/init/gdm.conf so that the display manager 
isn't started until after this. To do that, change the section in the 
appropriate file from:

start on (filesystem
          and started dbus
          and (graphics-device-added fb0 PRIMARY_DEVICE_FOR_DISPLAY=1
	...

	to:

start on (filesystem
          and started dbus
          and started vaioz-gfx-config
          and (graphics-device-added fb0 PRIMARY_DEVICE_FOR_DISPLAY=1
	...

Adam.

 
> Try this in the console:
> sudo apt-get --reinstall install xserver-xorg-core libgl1-mesa-glx
> 
> After that, everything works fine for me, including compiz and
> fullscreen flash videos and full hd videos.
> 
> If you want to use the NVidia Driver again, you have to reinstall it.
> 
> Greets Adri
> 
> On 01.11.2010 08:56, Brett Howard wrote:
> > Huh well before it would simply flash and then poof the video would
> > stop and there would be no more video in the browser window...  I
> > wasn't able to simply run this command but I created the file and
> > added that line (the file nor folder previously existed).  After this
> > addition I was able to get it to go fullscreen but it was just a white
> > box and it took the entire xserver with it.  I was able to get to TTY1
> > but returning to TTY7 did nothing.  I'd like to be able to get a
> > little better complete support for the intel card (I can't get compiz
> > to run either) but the NVidia support is so good that I'd rather spend
> > time there...  The only thing better about intel land is the lower
> > power and the ability to adjust brightness...  If I was able to get
> > video and compiz support I'd be a HAPPY boy and I'd then live 100% in
> > the integrated graphics land...
> > 
> > Appreciate the tip...  But unfortunately I didn't quite get there yet.
> > 
> > ~Brett
> > 
> > On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Albert Vilella<avilella@xxxxxxxxx>  
wrote:
> >> I found this way to solve it:
> >> 
> >> cat /etc/adobe/mms.cfg
> >> "OverrideGPUValidation = 1"
> >> 
> >> On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 4:13 AM, K. Posern<quickhelp@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> >>> For me it is that sometimes the flash video pauses when I enter
> >>> fullscreen.
> >>> But I don't think that the flash engine dies. I can still exit
> >>> fullscreen, enter again.
> >>> If I repeat a few times I succeed in getting flash fullscreen to work.
> >>> Sometimes even at first fullscreen.
> >>> 
> >>> Also: Mplayer, vlc play flash flv well in fullscreen.
> >>> 
> >>> Who to blame? Good question :)
> >>> I am glad for any hint.
> >>> 
> >>> Thanks!
> >>> 
> >>> Knuth
> >>> 
> >>> ---
> >>> 
> >>> On 10/31/2010 10:25 PM, Brett Howard wrote:
> >>>> Anyone else having issues with flash on the Intel card?  When I click
> >>>> to fullscreen a video the flash engine dies...
> >>>> 
> >>>> ~Brett
> >>>> 
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