[NTLUG:Discuss] Window manager/decorator help

[David Simmons]

Guys,

Really need some help - bottom-line question - "How
can I get my window decorations back in SuSE 10.2? (which are the move,
resize, close - options at the top of open windows)

System:
nVidia 7600GT with the following installed
                 
nvidia-gfx-kmp-default-1.0.9631_2.6.18.2_34-0.1
                 
x11-video-nvidia-1.0.9631-0.1
              
AMD Dual Core cpu

History:

System running SuSE 10.1
with Compiz/XGL - worked great.  Experienced a kernel upgrade - which
meant that I had to compile a new nvidia driver to regain X (as per the
nvidia site).  X came back...but without the cool features of Compiz
- so started changing settings (drawing from the original instructions on
how to add Xgl/Compiz to a SuSE system) - things really got messed up.

Knowing that 10.2 just came out - downloaded the ISO and did an
'Upgrade' from 10.1 to 10.2 - that seemed to work (meaning X started) -
but no Compiz as that's not part of the base system, yet.  Saw that I
could add Repositories for the newer Beryl system - great!  Installed
the rpm version of the nvidia driver - and Compiz & Beryl - setting
the system to start Beryl (instructions from their website).  Beryl
worked - was customizing the sessions to see the whole 'floating 3d
windows' - when the whole screen went WHITE.  I knew that X/Beryl
were still running, as I could 'rotate the cube' and could see the cube -
except it was all white (found some sites that described this
problem).  Did some more fiddling - finally uninstalling Beryl - that
got me back to X - but no Window Decorations - and all windows open at the
(0,0) location - since they can't be moved, it's really a pain.

Given that there's so many ways to configure/start X (through .xinit -
through sessions - through startup scripts - through KDM/GDM -
gnome-session-properties - etc, etc) - where do I even start?

Given that afterwards I did a full install (keeping my /home intact) -
I'm getting the same results (no window decorations) - SO, I'm guess it's
gotta be a configuration setting somethere in /home

I'm at the
point of getting a new hard-drive and 'starting clean' but that 'wreaks'
of a window 'fix it' method...grin

Thanks in advance - dave