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Unity fails to load and will not reset

Bug #876227 reported by garypeg
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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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Marnanel Thurman (marnanel) 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."

Opinions as to which way we should go are welcomed.

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Thomas Thurman (marnanel)
status: New → Confirmed
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Marnanel Thurman (marnanel) wrote :

Could you go to a console tty, log in, and type "unity --reset"? Then when you go back to tty7, let us know what it printed. If you need help doing this, let me know.

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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garypeg (pegngary) wrote : Re: [Bug 876227] Re: Unity fails to load and will not reset
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On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Thomas Thurman
<email address hidden> wrote:
> Could you go to a console tty, log in, and type "unity --reset"? Then
> when you go back to tty7, let us know what it printed. If you need help
> doing this, let me know.
>

Not sure what you mean when you say 'go back to tty7.' If it is not
too difficult please send complete instructions, might save some back
and forth.

I posted the output of unity --reset. See below. Is this different?

Thanks for following up.

gary

> ** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
>       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/876227
>
> 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.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/876...

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garypeg (pegngary) wrote :
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On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Thomas Thurman
<email address hidden> 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
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/876227
>
> 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
>  In...

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garypeg (pegngary) wrote :

On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 6:04 PM, G. <email address hidden> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Thomas Thurman
> <email address hidden> 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
>
>

snip

WHen I went back in unity worked. Somehow it recovered.

garyk

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jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

since it was a config error, closing the bug. If any such error happens again, please log a new bug.

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
assignee: Thomas Thurman (marnanel) → nobody
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