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Re: [Bug 963633] Re: Unity 5.8: Login to blank screen (all black or just wallpaper)

 

At the moment I am using xubuntu desktop. I also have unity environment but I just a blank screen when I log into it. I have tried reinstalling unity desktop. I think I have messed with CCSM & this has broken unity. Now I don't know what to do? Thanks for any kind of help
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-----Original Message-----
From: Blair Chasteen <963633@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:16:41 
To: <cvg1.cool.man@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: Bug 963633 <963633@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Bug 963633] Re: Unity 5.8: Login to blank screen (all black or just
	wallpaper)

Achilies12 are you using the unity desktop environment or are you using
XFCE desktop (which is the default for Xubuntu)?

You can reset unity easily by logging into another console (ctrl-alt f1)
and typing the following:

DISPLAY=$DISPLAY:0
export DISPLAY
unity --reset

then switch back  (ctrl-alt f7). It might take a minute for the reset to
complete.  Hopefully that should work.

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Title:
  Unity 5.8: Login to blank screen (all black or just wallpaper)

Status in Compiz:
  Won't Fix
Status in Compiz Core:
  Fix Released
Status in Unity Distro Priority:
  Fix Released
Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “compiz” source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in “unity” source package in Precise:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  WORKAROUND/FIX:
  unity --reset

  TEST CASE:
  Edit ~/.gconf/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/%gconf.xml and add an entry AFTER composite and BEFORE opengl for a dummy plugin name that does not exist. Log out and in again.

  ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:
  After the update earlier today to Unity 5.8, I've found that when I try logging into Unity 3D, all I get is a solid black screen and my mouse cursor. I know it loaded some sort of desktop though, since I could still hit Ctrl+Alt+T and blindly type `sudo reboot` followed by my password to make my computer do a normal reboot.

  I do not get the same problem with GNOME Shell or Unity 2D (the latter
  of which I'm using now to report this bug), although for both the
  screen does temporarily turn black but only for a moment. Unity 5.6 3D
  used to work perfectly fine for me.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: unity 5.8.0-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic 3.2.12
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:

  ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,imgpng,move,vpswitch,mousepoll,resize,snap,wall,grid,place,gnomecompat,regex,session,animation,expo,workarounds,fade,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
  CompositorRunning: None
  Date: Fri Mar 23 22:47:44 2012
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: precise
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20111129.1)
  MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. M61PME-S2P
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-20-generic root=UUID=2d55fd3e-d932-47b9-abd6-a1fde1ec0453 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 11/03/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: F6
  dmi.board.name: M61PME-S2P
  dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.board.version: x.x
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF6:bd11/03/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnM61PME-S2P:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnM61PME-S2P:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: M61PME-S2P
  dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu7
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

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