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Compiz bails when I try to run it:



Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: Root visual is not a GL visual
Compiz (bailer) - Info: Ensuring a shell for your session


I have no idea why. It was working without a hitch, and one day, I realized compiz wasn't running. I tried to run it and the above message is what I got in reply. I looked under the menu, and saw some Nvidia program, so I ran it and it told me I wasn't using the nvidia driver and to run sudo nvidia-xconfig.



I ran it and it created /etc/X11/xorg.conf that wasn't there before. Upon restarting X, it complained that "nvidia" did not exist. [the driver] So, I've asked on ubuntuforums, and got no replies.



I figured I'd try here before I reinstall Ubuntu again. [Just upgraded from 10.10 to 11.04 a little while ago--it was working fine on both versions, it just started to quit working on 11.04 recently]



Edit:



matt: ~ $ lspci |grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) (rev 0c)


In Additional Drivers, there is only 1: my WiFi driver, and it is activated.


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The graphics card you have in you question is an Intel - so it is a little strange why you would have something like nvidia-xconfig installed.



My suggestion would be to remove any traces of a previous nvidia install:



sudo apt-get purge nvidia*


Also - remove your xorg.conf file - i.e. you rarely need this with intel graphics



sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup


After rebooting - check that unity can run on your setup:



/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p


It will confirm whether unity is supported - if in doubt add the reply to your question.


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