Unity desktop top and sidebar do not load

[Jack Leigh]

Binary package hint: unity

Following upgrade to Natty.
Loading Ubuntu Classic Desktop works fine (with some graphical errors)
Loading Ubuntu Desktop Edition shows only the desktop background and shortcuts but no top or side panel. Ubuntu Desktop Edition safe mode did not work either.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.6.4-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-6.34-generic-pae 2.6.38-rc7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-6-generic-pae i686
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1280x800
 edid-base64: AP///////wBMozM2AAAAAAAPAQOAIRV4Cof1lFdPjCcnUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEB7hoAgFAgEDAQMBMAS88QAAAZAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAACOHAmQCAAAA/gBTQU1TVU5HCiAgICAgAAAA/gBMVE4xNTRYMy1MMDYKAHA=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Wed Mar 16 10:15:17 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-03-15 17:23:00.845454
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox-ose, 4.0.4, 2.6.35-28-generic-pae, i686: installed
 virtualbox-ose, 4.0.4, 2.6.38-6-generic-pae, i686: installed
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a2] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff10]
   Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff10]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
InstallationMedia__: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite A100
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-6-generic-pae root=UUID=d1c27540-49ad-4002-8a84-9eba9c413cf1 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-6.34-generic-pae 2.6.38-rc7
ProcVersionSignature__: Ubuntu 2.6.38-6.34-generic-pae 2.6.38-rc7
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-15 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/12/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: CAPELL VALLEY(NAPA) CRB
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd07/12/2007:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteA100:pvrPSAANE-02C02EEN:rvnIntelCorporation:rnCAPELLVALLEY(NAPA)CRB:rvrNotApplicable:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Satellite A100
dmi.product.version: PSAANE-02C02EEN
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4-0ubuntu4
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu11
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu5

[Jack Leigh (leighman)]

Log from running
unity &
on my otherwise empty desktop
nothing appears

[Alex Launi (alexlauni)]

This seems like something is messed up with X. Can you restart X and try again? Has Unity ever worked for you?

[Jack Leigh (leighman)]

Worked at some point in Maverick, not since update.
I have tried logging in a number of times using Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to return to GDM, is that what you mean?

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

leighman , can you please download the Natty Beta-1 ISO, write it on a cd or a flash drive and boot from it and see if unity works in the live environment for you.

[Jack Leigh (leighman)]

Unity works fine when booting from a CD so it's some kind of upgrade problem

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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