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Comment 3 for bug 847406

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Tim P (peterson-tim-j) wrote : Re: [Bug 847406] Re: No window decorations/frame when system is booted

Hi Alex,

My apologies for the slow reply (my gmail account was down for near a
week and months of emails were lost).

Re Unity, from the synaptic package manager I have version
3.8.16-0ubuntu1~natty2 installed. Also I am using Gnome, not Unity, as
my desktop.

cheers

Tim

On Wed, 2011-10-05 at 18:15 +0000, Alex Launi wrote:
> I believe this is fixed. What unity version do you have installed?
>
> ** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/847406
>
> Title:
> No window decorations/frame when system is booted
>
> Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Each time I boot my system and log in, no window decorations are
> produced around any window that I open. I can 'fix' it by "sudo compiz
> --replace" (terminal command below) but this command needs to be ran
> each time I log in and this does not create a very pleasant desktop
> environment. Below is also the requested additional system info.
>
> Thanks for any efforts to resolve this small bug.
>
> tjp@tjp-d410:~$ sudo compiz --replace
> [sudo] password for tjp:
>
> Checking if settings need to be migrated ...no
> Checking if internal files need to be migrated ...no
> Backend : ini
> Integration : true
> Profile : default
> Adding plugins
> Initializing core options...done
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 1
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 1
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 1
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 1
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 1
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 1
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 1
> Window created on XQueryTree, map state isViewable? 0
> 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
> 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
> Couldn't find a perfect decorator match; trying all decorators
> Starting unity-window-decorator
>
> tjp@tjp-d410:~$ lsb_release -rd
> Description: Ubuntu 11.04
> Release: 11.04
>
> tjp@tjp-d410:~$ apt-cache policy compiz
> compiz:
> Installed: 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty2
> Candidate: 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty2
> Version table:
> *** 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty2 0
> 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main amd64 Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2 0
> 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main amd64 Packages
> tjp@tjp-d410:~$
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
> .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
> .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
> NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 270.41.06 Mon Apr 18 14:53:56 PDT 2011
> GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4)
> Architecture: amd64
> CheckboxSubmission: 43c1b863a57424e32debfbd20a9589b2
> CheckboxSystem: da9af3b901b5569a389df6337f3d812f
> CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,compiztoolbox,snap,mousepoll,vpswitch,move,imgpng,place,grid,regex,session,wall,resize,gnomecompat,animation,expo,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,workarounds,scale,kdecompat]
> CompositorRunning: compiz
> Date: Mon Sep 12 07:24:30 2011
> DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-08-22 07:54:43.019680
> DistroCodename: natty
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> DkmsStatus:
> vboxhost, 4.1.2, 2.6.38-11-generic, x86_64: installed
> nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.38-11-generic, x86_64: installed
> nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.35-30-generic, x86_64: installed
> GraphicsCard:
> nVidia Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600 GT] [10de:0402] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device [10de:0439]
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
> InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
> JockeyStatus:
> xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
> xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
> MachineType: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD MS-7360
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
> LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic root=UUID=6fccae3a-bc98-446f-922d-c217aefcb57b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
> ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
> Renderer: Unknown
> SourcePackage: compiz
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-08-22 (19 days ago)
> dmi.bios.date: 08/09/2007
> dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: V1.3
> dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.board.name: MS-7360
> dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
> dmi.board.version: 1.0
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.chassis.type: 3
> dmi.chassis.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
> dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
> dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.3:bd08/09/2007:svnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:pnMS-7360:pvr1.0:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rnMS-7360:rvr1.0:cvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:ct3:cvr1.0:
> dmi.product.name: MS-7360
> dmi.product.version: 1.0
> dmi.sys.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
> version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty2
> version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu13
> version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
> version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
> version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
> version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3.1
> version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4.1
> version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1
> version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7
>
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The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The University of Melbourne
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