"Failed to activate desktop effects using the given configuration options. Settings will be reverted to their previous values.

Check your X configuration. You may also consider changing advanced options, especially changing the compositing type."

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Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "DamageEvents" "True"
    Option         "RenderAccel" "True"
    Option         "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True"
    Option         "TwinView" "1"
    Option         "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
    Option         "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +1600+0"
    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

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Section "Extensions"
    Option         "Composite" "True"
    Option         "DAMAGE" "True"
    Option         "RENDER" "True"
EndSection


direct rendering: Yes

75516 frames in 5.0 seconds = 15103.146 FPS
85523 frames in 5.0 seconds = 17104.479 FPS
77216 frames in 5.0 seconds = 15443.117 FPS

(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module 190.42 Tue Oct 20 21:19:30 PDT 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX

(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.1, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2

(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "RenderAccel" "True"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinView" "1"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "MetaModes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +1600+0"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "DamageEvents" "True"
(**) Nov 16 14:44:15 NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) Nov 16 14:44:15 NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
(II) Nov 16 14:44:15 NVIDIA(0): enabled.

(II) Nov 16 14:44:16 NVIDIA(0): Initialized OpenGL Acceleration
(==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
(II) Nov 16 14:44:16 NVIDIA(0): Initialized X Rendering Acceleration

(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing extension GLX

bcooksley wrote:Are you using the latest version of the NVidia drivers for your card? Some older versions are blacklisted due to their instability with KWin effects.

blq wrote:I think I've the latest drivers and software installed.
nvidia 190.42-1
xorg-server 1.7.1.901-2
kdebase-workspace 4.3.3-1

bcooksley wrote:Try removing $(kde4-config --localprefix)/share/config/kwin* in case a configuration file contains an old setting preventing you from activating them. Also, you may wish to try disabling TwinView ( just to see if that makes a difference )