Adam Jackson wrote :
The log _always_ claims to "initialize" the Composite extension, which is broken. If you just see the message:
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
then that just means your server was built with Composite support. If you also see the message:
(**) Extension "Composite" is enabled
then you really do have Composite enabled. If you don't, you need to turn it on in your xorg.conf:
Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" EndSection
This is what I was missing! Now I get a nice blue background, a blue panel, a blue gkrellm... and some blue shades to go with them. Seems like I got to the same point as all the others now :-)
Matthias