Did a 'unity --reset' because when I logged on, I just got a blank screen with a mouse cursor. This is using nouveau on fully updated Precise. Below find the console output in case it helps. alex-mayorga@VPCCW1FFXL:~$ 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 : unity Adding plugins Initializing core options...done Initializing composite options...done Initializing opengl options...done Initializing decor options...done Initializing vpswitch options...done Initializing snap options...done Initializing mousepoll options...done Initializing resize options...done Initializing place options...done Initializing move options...done Initializing wall options...done Initializing grid options...done Initializing session options...done Initializing gnomecompat options...done Initializing animation options...done Initializing fade options...done Initializing unitymtgrabhandles options...done Initializing workarounds options...done Initializing scale options...done compiz (expo) - Warn: failed to bind image to texture Initializing expo options...done Initializing ezoom options...done compiz (core) - Warn: failed to receive ConfigureNotify event on 0x1c00004 compiz (core) - Warn: failed to receive ConfigureNotify event on 0x1c002fa compiz (core) - Warn: failed to receive ConfigureNotify event on 0x3600911 ERROR 2012-03-26 22:28:47 unity.bghash BGHash.cpp:538 could not open file (/home/alex-mayorga/.cache/unity/bgcachefile): Failed to open file '/home/alex-mayorga/.cache/unity/bgcachefile': No such file or directory Screen geometry changed: 0x0x1366x768 Initializing unityshell options...done compiz (core) - Warn: unhandled ConfigureNotify on 0x3a000a0! compiz (core) - Warn: this should never happen. you should probably file a bug about this. compiz (core) - Warn: unhandled ConfigureNotify on 0x3a000a3! compiz (core) - Warn: this should never happen. you should probably file a bug about this. compiz (core) - Warn: unhandled ConfigureNotify on 0x3a000a6! compiz (core) - Warn: this should never happen. you should probably file a bug about this. WARN 2012-03-26 22:28:48 unity.libindicator :0 Desktop file '/usr/share/applications/firefox-trunk.desktop' is using a depracted format for it's actions that will be dropped soon. WARN 2012-03-26 22:28:48 unity.libindicator :0 Desktop file '/usr/share/applications/gnome-terminal.desktop' is using a depracted format for it's actions that will be dropped soon. Initializing annotate options...done Initializing blur options...done Initializing clone options...done Initializing colorfilter options...done Initializing commands options...done Initializing cube options...done Initializing imgjpeg options...done Initializing kdecompat options...done Initializing mag options...done Initializing neg options...done Initializing obs options...done Initializing opacify options...done Initializing put options...done Initializing resizeinfo options...done Initializing ring options...done Initializing rotate options...done Initializing scaleaddon options...done Initializing screenshot options...done Initializing shift options...done Initializing staticswitcher options...done Initializing switcher options...done Initializing thumbnail options...done Initializing water options...done Initializing winrules options...done Initializing wobbly options...done Setting Update "main_menu_key" Setting Update "run_key" Setting Update "run_command_terminal_key" Setting Update "maximize_window_key" Setting Update "minimize_window_key" Setting Update "toggle_window_maximized_key" Setting Update "run_command_terminal_key" (compiz:3461): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_source_remove: assertion `tag > 0' failed (compiz:3461): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_source_remove: assertion `tag > 0' failed (compiz:3461): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_source_remove: assertion `tag > 0' failed Segmentation fault (core dumped)