[mythtv-users] How do you speed up screen refreshes in VNC when MythTV (Mythbuntu) is in OpenGL Mode?

[James Crow]

nospam312 wrote:
>> Try (from a xterm) 'xfwm --replace &' or maybe 'xfwm4 --replace &'. That
>> should replace the compiz window manager with the default one from xfce.
>>     
>
> Bit hesitate running the command (it is xfwm4) without knowing what it
> does - do you get options on what window manager you want to run?
>
> Is there a command that I can use to see if it is using compiz in the
> first place?
>
> Thanks for continued suggestions.
> _______________________________________________
>   
'xfwm4 --replace &' will replace the current window manager (the one 
from compiz) with the default non compiz version from XFCE.

I can check for compiz under gnome with 'ps -ef | grep compiz'. This is 
what I get:

james at james-desktop:~$ ps -ef | grep compiz
james     4849  4759  0 Jan11 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/compiz
james     4916  4849  0 Jan11 ?        03:23:36 /usr/bin/compiz.real 
--ignore-desktop-hints --replace --sm-client-id 
1020c3039a90f16b1f126322468958812000000047590023 --loose-binding move 
resize place decoration animation ccp
james     4975  4916  0 Jan11 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh -c 
/usr/bin/compiz-decorator
james    22640  6854  0 15:53 pts/2    00:00:00 grep compiz

I can turn off desktop effects and run the same command. This is what I 
get without desktop effects:

james at james-desktop:~$ ps -ef | grep compiz
james     4975     1  0 Jan11 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh -c 
/usr/bin/compiz-decorator
james    22662  6854  0 15:54 pts/2    00:00:00 grep compiz
james at james-desktop:~$

I think Frank posted the way to turn compiz off under XFCE. I am running 
under Gnome so it is a little different.


Cheers,
James