Docky will not start in Ubuntu Natty Narwhal

[e3lco]

Docky start only in ubuntu classic mode.

I use Ubuntu on my acer Aspire 5735z laptop with Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M.

Debug:

[Info 11:29:23.473] Docky version: 2.1.2 Release
[Info 11:29:23.482] Kernel version: 2.6.38.8
[Info 11:29:23.483] CLR version: 2.0.50727.1433
[Debug 11:29:23.778] [UserArgs] BufferTime = 0
[Debug 11:29:23.779] [UserArgs] MaxSize = 2147483647
[Debug 11:29:23.779] [UserArgs] NetbookMode = False
[Debug 11:29:23.779] [UserArgs] NoPollCursor = False
[Debug 11:29:23.800] [SystemService] Using org.freedesktop.UPower for battery information
[Info 11:29:23.829] [ThemeService] Setting theme: HUD
[Debug 11:29:23.845] [DesktopItemService] Loading remap file '/usr/share/docky/remaps.ini'.
[Debug 11:29:23.851] [DesktopItemService] Remapping 'Picasa3.exe' to 'picasa'.
[Debug 11:29:23.851] [DesktopItemService] Remapping 'nbexec' to 'netbeans'.
[Debug 11:29:23.851] [DesktopItemService] Remapping 'deja-dup-preferences' to 'deja-dup'.
[Debug 11:29:23.851] [DesktopItemService] Remapping 'VirtualBox' to 'virtualbox'.
[Warn 11:29:23.852] [DesktopItemService] Could not find remap file '/home/eelco/.local/share/docky/remaps.ini'!
[Debug 11:29:23.855] [DesktopItemService] Loading desktop item cache '/home/eelco/.cache/docky/docky.desktop.en_US.UTF-8.cache'.
[Info 11:29:24.112] [DockServices] Dock services initialized.
[Debug 11:29:24.129] [DBusManager] DBus Registered: org.gnome.Docky
[Debug 11:29:24.135] [DBusManager] DBus Registered: net.launchpad.DockManager
[Debug 11:29:24.233] [PluginManager] Plugin manager initialized.
[Debug 11:29:24.251] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Battery Monitor".
[Debug 11:29:24.363] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Bookmarks".
[Debug 11:29:24.365] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "CPU Monitor".
[Debug 11:29:24.365] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Clippy".
[Debug 11:29:24.366] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Clock".
[Debug 11:29:24.368] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Desktop".
[Debug 11:29:24.369] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Gmail".
[Debug 11:29:24.370] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Mounter".
[Debug 11:29:24.371] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "NPR".
[Debug 11:29:24.372] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Network Manager".
[Debug 11:29:24.373] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Recent Documents".
[Debug 11:29:24.374] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Session Manager".
[Debug 11:29:24.377] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Timer".
[Debug 11:29:24.378] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Trash".
[Debug 11:29:24.379] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Weather".
[Debug 11:29:24.380] [PluginManager] Processing config file for "Workspace Switcher".
[Info 11:29:24.452] [PluginManager] Loaded "Docky.Widgets,1.0".
[Info 11:29:24.452] [PluginManager] Loaded "Docky.Widgets,1.0".
[Info 11:29:24.453] [PluginManager] Loaded "Gmail".
[Info 11:29:24.547] [PluginManager] Loaded "Clock".
[Info 11:29:24.547] [PluginManager] Loaded "Clippy".
[Info 11:29:24.548] [PluginManager] Loaded "Trash".
[Info 11:29:24.572] [PluginManager] Loaded "Battery Monitor".
[Debug 11:29:24.583] [BatteryMonitorProcItem] Hiding battery item (capacity=0) (max_capacity=-1) (OnBattery=False)
[Info 11:29:24.584] [PluginManager] Loaded "Mounter".
[Info 11:29:24.603] [PluginManager] Loaded "CPU Monitor".
[Info 11:29:25.239] [GMailAtom] Fetching Atom feed: https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom/Inbox
[Info 11:29:25.837] [Helper] Starting banshee_control.py
[Info 11:29:25.851] [Helper] Starting deluge_badge.py
[Info 11:29:25.855] [Helper] Starting emesene_control.py
[Info 11:29:25.858] [Helper] Starting gajim_badge.py
[Info 11:29:25.877] [Helper] Starting open_terminal_here.py
[Info 11:29:25.906] [Helper] Starting rhythmbox_control.py
[Info 11:29:25.917] [Helper] Starting skype_control.py
[Info 11:29:25.936] [Helper] Starting tomboy_menus.py
[Info 11:29:25.953] [Helper] Starting transmission_badge.py
[Info 11:29:25.970] [Helper] Starting tsclient_menus.py
[Info 11:29:25.986] [Helper] Starting zeitgeist_journal.py
[Info 11:29:26.005] [Helper] Starting zeitgeist_menus.py
[Info 11:29:26.034] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/banshee_control.py
[Info 11:29:26.034] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/deluge_badge.py
[Info 11:29:26.034] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/emesene_control.py
[Info 11:29:26.034] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/gajim_badge.py
[Info 11:29:26.034] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/gtg_menus.py
[Info 11:29:26.034] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/liferea_badge.py
[Info 11:29:26.034] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/mpd_control.py
[Info 11:29:26.034] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/open_terminal_here.py
[Info 11:29:26.035] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/pidgin_control.py
[Info 11:29:26.035] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/pithos_control.py
[Info 11:29:26.035] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/rhythmbox_control.py
[Info 11:29:26.035] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/skype_control.py
[Info 11:29:26.035] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/tomboy_menus.py
[Info 11:29:26.035] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/transmission_badge.py
[Info 11:29:26.035] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/tsclient_menus.py
[Info 11:29:26.035] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/workrave_helper.py
[Info 11:29:26.035] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/zeitgeist_journal.py
[Info 11:29:26.035] [HelperService] Helper added: /usr/share/dockmanager/scripts/zeitgeist_menus.py
[Info 11:29:26.147] [DrawingService] Could not find 'deluge', using fallback of 'extension'.
[Info 11:29:26.257] [DrawingService] Could not find 'gajim', using fallback of 'extension'.
[Info 11:29:26.268] [Helper] emesene_control.py :: No module named dockmanager.dockmanager
[Info 11:29:26.268] [Helper] gajim_badge.py :: No module named dockmanager.dockmanager
[Info 11:29:26.273] [Helper] deluge_badge.py :: No module named deluge.ui.client
[Info 11:29:26.306] [DrawingService] Could not find 'gtg', using fallback of 'extension'.
[Info 11:29:26.306] [Helper] emesene_control.py has exited (Code 0).
[Info 11:29:26.352] [Helper] open_terminal_here.py has exited (Code 0).
[Info 11:29:26.353] [Helper] deluge_badge.py has exited (Code 0).
[Info 11:29:26.365] [Helper] gajim_badge.py has exited (Code 0).
[Info 11:29:26.411] [Helper] transmission_badge.py :: No module named dockmanager.dockmanager
[Info 11:29:26.411] [DrawingService] Could not find 'liferea', using fallback of 'extension'.
[Info 11:29:26.413] [Helper] tsclient_menus.py has exited (Code 0).
[Info 11:29:26.456] [Helper] transmission_badge.py has exited (Code 0).
[Info 11:29:26.496] [Helper] tomboy_menus.py has exited (Code 0).
[Info 11:29:26.536] [DrawingService] Could not find 'pidgin', using fallback of 'extension'.
[Info 11:29:26.601] [Helper] skype_control.py has exited (Code 0).
[Warn 11:29:26.601] [DrawingService] Error loading icon from file '/usr/share/pithos/media/icon.svg': Failed to open file '/usr/share/pithos/media/icon.svg': No such file or directory
[Debug 11:29:26.606] [DrawingService] at Gdk.Pixbuf..ctor (System.String filename, Int32 width, Int32 height, Boolean preserve_aspect_ratio) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at Docky.Services.DrawingService.IconFromFile (System.String name, Int32 width, Int32 height) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
[Info 11:29:26.607] [DrawingService] Could not find '/usr/share/pithos/media/icon.svg', using fallback of 'extension'.
[Info 11:29:26.624] [Helper] banshee_control.py :: No module named dockmanager.dockmanager
[Info 11:29:26.656] [Helper] zeitgeist_menus.py has exited (Code 0).
[Warn 11:29:26.715] [DrawingService] Error loading icon from file '/usr/share/pixmaps/workrave/workrave.xpm': Failed to open file '/usr/share/pixmaps/workrave/workrave.xpm': No such file or directory
[Debug 11:29:26.715] [DrawingService] at Gdk.Pixbuf..ctor (System.String filename, Int32 width, Int32 height, Boolean preserve_aspect_ratio) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at Docky.Services.DrawingService.IconFromFile (System.String name, Int32 width, Int32 height) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
[Info 11:29:26.715] [DrawingService] Could not find '/usr/share/pixmaps/workrave/workrave.xpm', using fallback of 'extension'.
[Info 11:29:26.725] [Helper] rhythmbox_control.py :: No module named dockmanager.dockmanager
[Info 11:29:26.726] [Helper] banshee_control.py has exited (Code 0).
[Info 11:29:26.765] [Helper] rhythmbox_control.py has exited (Code 0).
[Info 11:29:26.819] [Helper] zeitgeist_journal.py has exited (Code 0).
[Debug 11:31:24.303] [DesktopItemService] Saving desktop item cache '/home/eelco/.cache/docky/docky.desktop.en_US.UTF-8.cache'.
[Info 11:31:25.133] [GMailAtom] Fetching Atom feed: https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom/Inbox
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
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[Robert Dyer (psybers)]

Looks like some strange driver problem. Docky doesn't (directly) use VDPAU, as it is not OpenGL. The fact it complains about that then quits means maybe your Cairo or Gtk was compiled against VDPAU. At any rate, you need to fix that VDPAU issue. Not something we can help you with.