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[garypeg <876227@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Thomas Thurman
<876227@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The problem here is almost certainly that you have turned off the Unity
> plugin when turning on the wobbly windows plugin. (Possibly this
> happened automatically.)
>
> Here is how to get your desktop back:
>
> 1. Press ctrl-T to get a new tab.
> 2. Press ctrl-L to let you type a path, and type "/usr/bin".
> 3. In /usr/bin, find gnome-terminal and double-click it.
> 4. Now in gnome-terminal type "ccsm" and turn the Unity plugin back on.
>
> Two possible workarounds for the future:
>
> * Don't allow the Unity plugin to be disabled by ccsm if Unity is running-- at all. According to didrocks there was a bug about this at some point, but I can't find it now.
> * Have a program that runs on login which checks whether Unity is disabled, and if it is puts up a dialogue saying "Unity is disabled; re-enable it? Yes, no, don't ask again."

Ok, will give it a try!

garyk


>
> Opinions as to which way we should go are welcomed.
>
> ** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
>     Assignee: (unassigned) => Thomas Thurman (marnanel)
>
> ** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
>       Status: New => Confirmed
>
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>
> Title:
>  Unity fails to load and will not reset
>
> Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
>  Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>  When unity tries to load, it shows only a small nautilus menu which
>  only allows me to navigate the file system.  There is no launcher and
>  the top panel is gone.   Sounds similar to bug 873599 but I am 32 bit
>  and the problem appears to be permanent.  Using Ubuntu 11.10 upgrade,
>  compiz-core 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3 (I obtained this info from
>  software center logged in as a different user in 2D).
>
>  Computer is a Samsung Netbook N110.
>
>  lspci
>  00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation N10 Family DMI Bridge (rev 02)
>  00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation N10 Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
>  00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation N10 Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
>
>
>  unity --reset
>  unity-panel-service: no process found
>  Checking if settings need to be migrated ...no
>  Checking if internal files need to be migrated ...no
>  Backend     : gconf
>  Integration : true
>  Profile     : default
>  Adding plugins
>  Skipping upgrade com.canonical.unity.unity.01.upgrade
>  Skipping upgrade com.canonical.unity.unity.02.upgrade
>  Initializing core options...done
>  Initializing bailer options...done
>  Initializing detection options...done
>  Initializing composite options...done
>  Initializing opengl options...done
>  Initializing decor options...done
>  Initializing mousepoll options...done
>  Initializing vpswitch options...done
>  Initializing animation options...done
>  Initializing snap options...done
>  compiz (expo) - Warn: failed to bind image to texture
>  Initializing expo options...done
>  Initializing move options...done
>  Initializing place options...done
>  Initializing grid options...done
>  Initializing gnomecompat options...done
>  Initializing wall options...done
>  Initializing ezoom options...done
>  Initializing workarounds options...done
>  Initializing staticswitcher options...done
>  Initializing resize options...done
>  Initializing fade options...done
>  Initializing scale options...done
>  Initializing session options...done
>
>  The reset process stops here.  I let is sit for 15 minutes and there
>  was no further progress.  In Compiz I activated wobbly windows, then
>  the problem occurred.
>
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