Ok, so I followed this guide: http://lhansen.blogspot.com/2006/10/3d-desktop-beryl-and-xgl-on-ubuntu-edgy.html
I've installed beryl using this guide on another cpu and it works fine. This leads me to believe that its something wrong with my vid card. I'm using an ATI Radeon Mobility 9200. I can start with Beryl but when I try to do something in it, it crashes and takes me back to the login screen. Ive went through multiple posts and seen that most people request the output of the $fglrxinfo command. Here it is:
josh@ubuntu:~$ fglrxinfo display: :0.0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc. OpenGL renderer string: MOBILITY/RADEON 9250/9200 Series DDR Generic OpenGL version string: 1.3.1091 (X4.3.0-8.28.8)
Any suggestions?