Following upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04, window decorations are not visible on boot where compiz was used as the window manager.
Temporary fix is to invoke System-Preferences-Appearance-Effects and select any option that requires compiz. Dialog is displayed "Searching for available drivers" and decorations are restored. System works normally until logging out or rebooting, when decorations are lost again. System-Preferences-Appearance-Effects is reset to "None".
The following appears in /var/log/syslog and in ~/.xsession-errors:
Apr 30 17:40:38 localhost gnome-session[4861]: WARNING: Could not launch application '107b2324a463b43b3f126773245297578600000046050023.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "/usr/bin/compiz.real" (No such file or directory)
Other workarounds:
a. Having selected effects as above, select "Remember running applications" from Startup Applications
b. Invoke /usr/bin/compiz --replace as a startup application
c. ln -s /usr/bin/compiz /usr/bin/compiz.real
d. Invoke /usr/bin/metacity from command line or as a startup application
Binary package hint: compiz
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS; Compiz: 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu15
2.6.32-21-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16 08:09:38 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Following upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04, window decorations are not visible on boot where compiz was used as the window manager.
Temporary fix is to invoke System- Preferences- Appearance- Effects and select any option that requires compiz. Dialog is displayed "Searching for available drivers" and decorations are restored. System works normally until logging out or rebooting, when decorations are lost again. System- Preferences- Appearance- Effects is reset to "None".
The following appears in /var/log/syslog and in ~/.xsession-errors:
Apr 30 17:40:38 localhost gnome-session[ 4861]: WARNING: Could not launch application '107b2324a463b4 3b3f12677324529 757860000004605 0023.desktop' : Unable to start application: Failed to execute child process "/usr/bin/ compiz. real" (No such file or directory)
Other workarounds:
a. Having selected effects as above, select "Remember running applications" from Startup Applications compiz. real
b. Invoke /usr/bin/compiz --replace as a startup application
c. ln -s /usr/bin/compiz /usr/bin/
d. Invoke /usr/bin/metacity from command line or as a startup application
See also:
http:// ubuntuforums. org/showthread. php?p=9203353# post9203353 ubuntuforums. org/showthread. php?t=1465396
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ProblemType: Bug ature: Ubuntu 2.6.32- 21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 resize, place,decoratio n,animation, ccp,imgjpeg, png,mousepoll, text,svg, vpswitch, dbus,regex, gnomecompat, workarounds, ring,ezoom, commands, neg,resizeinfo, session, wobbly, snap,animationa ddon,fade, cube,scale, rotate, scaleaddon, cubeaddon] ture: all /boot/vmlinuz- 2.6.32- 21-generic root=UUID= 470ca545- e54b-4d38- be75-700ca7e494 c6 ro quiet splash ersions: xorg-video- intel 2:2.9.1-3ubuntu5 xorg-video- ati 1:6.13.0-1ubuntu5 xorg.conf' asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag asset.tag: No Asset Tag version: Chassis Version bvr1.30: bd03/19/ 2008:svnTOSHIBA :pnEQUIUML350: pvrPSLD2E- 003003KS: rvnIntelCorp. :rnBaseBoardPro ductName: rvrBaseBoardVer sion:cvnChassis Manufacturer: ct1:cvrChassisV ersion: version: PSLD2E-003003KS
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: compiz 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu15
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,move,
Date: Fri Apr 30 21:30:56 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
MachineType: TOSHIBA EQUIUM L350
PackageArchitec
PciDisplay: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a02] (rev 03)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_GB.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageV
xserver-xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
libgl1-mesa-glx 7.7.1-1ubuntu2
libdrm2 2.4.18-1ubuntu3
xserver-
xserver-
SourcePackage: compiz
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/
dmi.bios.date: 03/19/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: 1.30
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: Base Board Product Name
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:
dmi.product.name: EQUIUM L350
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = x86_64, kernel = 2.6.32-21-generic