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Compton compositor query
Compton compositor query
I had no problems with Compton on MX 16.
I have just noticed that Compton has been updated to a beta version. Could the update be the reason why I've had blank screen issues on MX 17?
viewtopic.php?f=97&t=41878&start=10#p440960
I have just noticed that Compton has been updated to a beta version. Could the update be the reason why I've had blank screen issues on MX 17?
viewtopic.php?f=97&t=41878&start=10#p440960
Re: Compton compositor query
Hard to say, what I can say is I had blank screen problems, too, referenced in the same thread:colin_b wrote:I had no problems with Compton on MX 16.
I have just noticed that Compton has been updated to a beta version. Could the update be the reason why I've had blank screen issues on MX 17?
viewtopic.php?f=97&t=41878&start=10#p440960
viewtopic.php?p=442203#p442203
Assuming you were running compton with the glx options and such from that thread, you could test if it's the same issue I had by running compton from the command line like this:
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compton --backend glx --paint-on-overlay --vsync opengl-swc
I found running compton from xfce session gui worked best with a slight delay, like so:
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/bin/sh -c 'sleep 5; compton --backend glx --paint-on-overlay --vsync opengl-swc &'
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Re: Compton compositor query
you are better off making any adjustments to the ~/.config/compton.conf file. that file is not overwritten at all by mx-tweak if compton.conf exists.
http://www.youtube.com/runwiththedolphin
lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 - MX-23
FYI: mx "test" repo is not the same thing as debian testing repo.
lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 - MX-23
FYI: mx "test" repo is not the same thing as debian testing repo.
Re: Compton compositor query
I agree, absolutely. The issue I was running into unfortunately had to do with the command line flags used in the launch script, so my option was either alter the script or launch compton without it.dolphin_oracle wrote:you are better off making any adjustments to the ~/.config/compton.conf file. that file is not overwritten at all by mx-tweak if compton.conf exists.
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Re: Compton compositor query
ah yes! I forgot about the -b thing.rich wrote:I agree, absolutely. The issue I was running into unfortunately had to do with the command line flags used in the launch script, so my option was either alter the script or launch compton without it.dolphin_oracle wrote:you are better off making any adjustments to the ~/.config/compton.conf file. that file is not overwritten at all by mx-tweak if compton.conf exists.
If that works OK for hte OP, I'll make the change to the launch script by default.
http://www.youtube.com/runwiththedolphin
lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 - MX-23
FYI: mx "test" repo is not the same thing as debian testing repo.
lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 - MX-23
FYI: mx "test" repo is not the same thing as debian testing repo.
Re: Compton compositor query
Thanks for the info.
My point about the original post is the compositor has been updated to a beta version. Since the original version worked flawlessly on MX 16 regardless of the startup parameters I set for it I am wondering if the newer version has some bugs which are causing the output problems. If so, would it be possible to revert to the stable version to avoid user headaches?
My point about the original post is the compositor has been updated to a beta version. Since the original version worked flawlessly on MX 16 regardless of the startup parameters I set for it I am wondering if the newer version has some bugs which are causing the output problems. If so, would it be possible to revert to the stable version to avoid user headaches?
Re: Compton compositor query
Well, for what it's worth, compton in MX 16 was labeled beta as well:colin_b wrote:My point about the original post is the compositor has been updated to a beta version. Since the original version worked flawlessly on MX 16 regardless of the startup parameters I set for it I am wondering if the newer version has some bugs which are causing the output problems. If so, would it be possible to revert to the stable version to avoid user headaches?
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demo@mx1:~
$ uname -a
Linux mx1 4.7.0-0.bpo.1-amd64 #1 SMP MX 4.7.8-1mx16+3 (2017-02-23) x86_64 GNU/Linux
demo@mx1:~
$ apt-cache policy compton
compton:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 0.1~beta2-1
Version table:
0.1~beta2-1 0
500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main amd64 Packages
demo@mx1:~
$
Re: Compton compositor query
I'm not going to try the Jessie version because it can cause more woes.rich wrote:You could probably grab that package from the Jessie repo and see if it works any better for you, keeping in mind potential compatibility issues of mixing archives. Have you tried setting compton to run with whatever parameters you like from the xfce autostart menu? That may help pinpoint what's causing the output problem.
My problem with Compton is it works fine when initially enabled, but when I reboot I've got a blank screen with the message "no signal" displayed. I initially thought it was because I changed xfce autostart parameters, but I found even if these were untouched I still had the same problem.
Re: Compton compositor query
How are you enabling it? MX Tweak or xfce's Session and Startup?colin_b wrote: My problem with Compton is it works fine when initially enabled, but when I reboot I've got a blank screen with the message "no signal" displayed. I initially thought it was because I changed xfce autostart parameters, but I found even if these were untouched I still had the same problem.
Re: Compton compositor query
I tried both with the same result.