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Baudline doesn start and reports a X_PolyFillRectangle BadMatch error. What is the problem?

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Baudline doesn start and reports a X_PolyFillRectangle BadMatch error. What is the problem?

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Some video card drivers when configured for a 3D desktop like compiz or beryl that run on top of XGL or AIGLX will fail to start baudline and report: X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) Major opcode of failed request: 70 (X_PolyFillRectangle) Serial number of failed request: 219 Current serial number in output stream: 221 This problem is caused by a bug in the X11 video driver and it can be solved by disabling or commenting out the “Composite” option in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Then restart the X-Server. Some distributions have the Composite option enabled by default and set it via the command line from some different configuration file. You can look for it with the “ps auxw | grep X” command. So if you don’t see Composite in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file then you might want to try overriding it by adding this section to your xorg.config file: Section “Extensions” Option “Composite” “false” EndSection Certain video cards and drivers will experience thi

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