Acer TM8200 + ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 + Ubuntu + Compiz Fusion
After many trials and errors, and with the help from Ubuntu Forum posts, I have finally gotten Compiz Fusion to work on my Acer TravelMate 8200 with ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 running Ubntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron). This post serves somewhat as a note to myself so I can do it again should the need arises. Among the packages used: Latest 8.3* driver from ATI (now AMD). Do not install the “restricted” driver prompted by Ubuntu, but go directly to ATI’s…