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[Jason Huggins <sonjz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Same issue...  Here's my details...

I have an old Acer Aspire 7520 that I decided to load Ubuntu Desktop
14.04LTS from LiveUSB key.

It installed nicely, except when I pass the login screen, I received a
garbled screen because of my Nvidia graphics card that doesn't play
nicely with the default Nouveau drivers.

Knowing this is a graphics driver issue, I restart in recovery mode (which comes up normally with launcher and desktop in 1024x768) and fix the drivers outlined here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia

Afterwards, I log back in (either in recovery mode or normally) and I
receive the empty desktop now, without launcher and an empty desktop.
I'm unable to get CTRL-ALT-F1/F2/T to work.

I attempted a range of fixes from installing gnome to resetting Unity and haven't found an solution to bring back the launcher.
At this momement my install is botched. and unusable.
Contemplating trying Mint as it doesn't use the gnome Unity

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1212987

Title:
  Unity not starting after boot

Status in Unity:
  Confirmed
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  After boot today. Unity was missing. Empty desktop.
  In ccsm is seems the unity plugin was disabled somehow, I re-enabled it. 
  Unity came back but coudn't set launcher icon size in settings -> appearance -> look.

  I tried: (http://askubuntu.com/questions/17381/unity-doesnt-load-no-launcher-no-dash-appears/)
  dconf reset -f /org/compiz/ 
  unity --reset-icons &disown

  Unity did reset

  Still can set  icon size in settings -> appearance -> look.
  Have to use Unity Tweak Tool for that to set icon size on 32.
  Then started Chromium and Unity crashed again.

  Restart and still can't set icon size or launcher to autohide.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: unity 7.0.0daily13.06.19~13.04-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-27.40-generic 3.8.13.4
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-27-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  Date: Fri Aug 16 10:24:51 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-26 (111 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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