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[Sven Svensson <875400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Justin, I can confirm that running unity --reset it hangs at the exact same
location for me as well.
2011/10/17 Justin Lebar <875400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Running
>
>  $ gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz
>
> did not fix my problem.  When I log in with the "ubuntu" shell (Unity
> 3D), the shell still doesn't load, and all I get is a titlebar for
> nautilus.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/875400
>
> Title:
>  Unity shell doesn't fully load after crash in compiz settings manager
>
> Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
>  Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>  I just upgraded to 11.10 from 11.04.
>
>  I opened the compiz config app and clicked "preferences". Before I
>  could do anything, my shell crashed.
>
>  Now when I try to log in using the Ubuntu shell, it doesn't fully
>  load. I get my desktop icons and a file menu at the top of the screen,
>  which appears to be for nautilus. But that's it.
>
>  I can log in with Ubuntu 2D without issue.
>
>  It appears that some configuration file may have been corrupted. When
>  I load the compiz config program from the Ubuntu 2D shell, click on
>  "preferences", and click the "Profile" drop-down-list, I see two
>  entries: "Default", and garbage characters. When I remove the profile
>  with the garbage name, another one comes to take its place.
>
>  Originally reported on the Ubuntu forums; a few other people are having
> this issue, but I didn't get a working fix there.
>  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11345654
>
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
>  Package: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
>  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
>  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
>  .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory:
> '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
>  .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
>  .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
>   NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  280.13  Wed Jul 27
> 16:53:56 PDT 2011
>   GCC version:  gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3)
>  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
>  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
>  Architecture: amd64
>  CompizPlugins:
> [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,place,vpswitch,resize,grid,regex,animation,imgpng,gnomecompat,move,session,snap,mousepoll,workarounds,expo,wall,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale]
>  CompositorRunning: None
>  Date: Sat Oct 15 20:42:50 2011
>  DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-10-14 00:43:45.423752
>  DistroCodename: oneiric
>  DistroVariant: ubuntu
>  DkmsStatus:
>   nvidia-current, 280.13, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
>   nvidia-current, 280.13, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
>  GraphicsCard:
>   nVidia Corporation GF108 [Quadro 600] [10de:0df8] (rev a1) (prog-if 00
> [VGA controller])
>     Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device [10de:0835]
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64
> (20110427.1)
>  JockeyStatus:
>   xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary,
> Enabled, In use)
>   xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver
> (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
>  MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision T1600
>  PackageArchitecture: all
>  ProcEnviron:
>   PATH=(custom, user)
>   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>   SHELL=/bin/bash
>  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic
> root=UUID=8ad8b720-9be4-4418-9980-86a891b128f9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
>  SourcePackage: compiz
>  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (1 days ago)
>  XorgConf:
>   Section "Device"
>        Identifier      "Default Device"
>        Option  "NoLogo"        "True"
>   EndSection
>  dmi.bios.date: 04/11/2011
>  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
>  dmi.bios.version: A02
>  dmi.board.name: 06NWYK
>  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
>  dmi.board.version: A00
>  dmi.chassis.type: 6
>  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
>  dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA02:bd04/11/2011:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionT1600:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn06NWYK:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct6:cvr:
>  dmi.product.name: Precision T1600
>  dmi.product.version: 01
>  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
>  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3
>  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu26
>  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
>  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
>  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
>  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
>  version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
>  version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
>  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
>  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati
> 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
>  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
>  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1
>
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