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[Doug McMahon <691403@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: compiz

The update today to compiz (1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop3-0ubuntu4 causes unity not to load on the Desktop Edition login.
Previous to the update unity and compiz worked fine, imediatly after the compiz update a login produces no unity laucher, menu bar and a spinning cursor.

This behaviour was seen previously just prior to the
000_workaround_gconfbackend_init_hang.patch: now that the patch has been
removed it has returned.

have commented here as seen from a one month old desktop install
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/690461  

Atm am reporting from a fresh install on different hardware - exact same results
Method
Fresh install from today's iso
logged in to desktop - installed video drivers (nvidia-current)
logged back in to Desktop Edition - everything fine
Installed all available updates from update manager except the compiz updates
rebooted - all is fine
installed compiz updates, restarted  - unity fails to load ect., as described above.

At no time could I ever duplicate the bug report that lead to the removal of the 000 .. patch 
(unless the reporter there meant his context menus where behind windows - if so one needs to enable the "put" plugin in compiz

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop3-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-9.23-generic 2.6.37-rc5
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-9-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/allscreens/options/active_plugins'
Date: Thu Dec 16 23:04:10 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20101215.1)
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS M1330
PackageArchitecture: all
PciDisplay: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G86 [GeForce 8400M GS] [10de:0427] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-9-generic root=UUID=4c39b365-b732-4018-8e06-927617d25381 ro vt.handoff=7 quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3b1
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.9+repack-1ubuntu3
 libdrm2 2.4.22-2ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.13.901-2ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2
SourcePackage: compiz
dmi.bios.date: 12/26/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A15
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd12/26/2008:svnDellInc.:pnXPSM1330:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: XPS M1330
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = i686, kernel = 2.6.37-9-generic

** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 natty

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Title:
  Latest update to compiz prevents unity from loading