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    Visual effects won't save

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by InstantOatmeal, Mar 19, 2011.

  1. InstantOatmeal

    InstantOatmeal Notebook Geek

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    Hi there

    I just installed ubuntu 10.10 today and I'm having a little trouble. When I go to system>preferences>appearance and then the visual effects tab, it is always on "none". When I click "extra" it blinks the screen a couple times, I click "keep settings" and close out of it but nothing changes. When I go back to visual effects it is back on "none". Any advice on how to make sure "extra" stick? If it has anything to do with anything my video card is an ATI Radeon HD 5800 series and I'm using the ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver.
     
    InstantOatmeal, Mar 19, 2011
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  2. ALLurGroceries

    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    Try opening the Terminal and run compiz --replace

    See what kind of error messages you get.
     
    ALLurGroceries, Mar 20, 2011
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