Can't start Ubuntu default session properly

[Lorenzo De Liso]

compiz doesn't allow to start the Ubuntu default session properly. The gnome main bar crashes after some seconds and even unity doesn't start completely freezing all the session. This forces to restart gdm. With the nouveau open source nvidia drivers all works properly. If I run "compiz --replace" in a session without any effect, it crashes at "Starting unity-window-decorator"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: nvidia-current 270.41.03-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] È una directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 270.41.03 Sat Apr 9 00:06:19 PDT 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu3)
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Fri Apr 15 14:20:00 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 270.41.03, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard: nVidia Corporation G72 [GeForce 7500 LE] [10de:01dd] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330)
JockeyStatus: xorg:nvidia_current - Driver grafici accelerati nVidia (Proprietario, Abilitato, In uso)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 058f:9360 Alcor Micro Corp. 8-in-1 Media Card Reader
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c05a Logitech, Inc. Optical Mouse M90
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0ac8:3343 Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. Sirius USB 2.0 Camera
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Acer Aspire T180
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=it_IT:en
 LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=388630fa-8f6a-4dfd-9c9e-bb8fec29cc29 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 12/29/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: R01-B1
dmi.board.name: EM61SM/EM61PM
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset tag number: at least 22 digits
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrR01-B1:bd12/29/2006:svnAcer:pnAspireT180:pvrR01-B1:rvnAcer:rnEM61SM/EM61PM:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Aspire T180
dmi.product.version: R01-B1
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110411-0ubuntu2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

[Lorenzo De Liso (blackz)]

Marking the nvidia-graphics-drivers task as invalid.

[Jay Taoko (jaytaoko)]

@Lorenzo

You said the gnome main panel crashes. Are you referring to the Gnome Desktop? Can you run the Gnome desktop instead of Unity or is it also crashing?

[Lorenzo De Liso (blackz)]

Yes, I'm referring to the gnome desktop. To be precise, all the session freezes and gdm has to be restarted. I can't run the classic Ubuntu desktop (with effects). I can run the one without any effect but if I run compiz in that session, that session freezes as well.

[Jay Taoko (jaytaoko)]

@Lorenzo

I have a desktop system NVidia Geforce 6600. After properly updating it today, Unity runs fine on it.
You have a Geforce 7500, so I don't think your issue is graphics related.

Make sure you have properly update your system and that you don't have conflicting libraries.

[Jay Taoko (jaytaoko)]

@Lorenzo

I meant conflicting libraries between the nouveau driver and the Nvidia proprietary driver.

[Lorenzo De Liso (blackz)]

No, there aren't. I completely removed the nouveau driver.

[Jörgen Lidholm (jorgen-lidholm)]

I have the same problem on a Dell Precision M65 with:
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: Quadro FX 350M/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 270.41.03

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

seems similar to bug #728745

[JayBofMA (jayburrill)]

Same issue on same Dell as Jörgen (Dell Precision M65/Quadro FX 350M). This system was working well until 10.10 until I upgraded to 11.04.

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