Comment 8 for bug 875400

Justin, I can confirm that running unity --reset it hangs at the exact same
location for me as well.
2011/10/17 Justin Lebar <email address hidden>

> Running
>
> $ gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz
>
> did not fix my problem. When I log in with the "ubuntu" shell (Unity
> 3D), the shell still doesn't load, and all I get is a titlebar for
> nautilus.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/875400
>
> Title:
> Unity shell doesn't fully load after crash in compiz settings manager
>
> Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> I just upgraded to 11.10 from 11.04.
>
> I opened the compiz config app and clicked "preferences". Before I
> could do anything, my shell crashed.
>
> Now when I try to log in using the Ubuntu shell, it doesn't fully
> load. I get my desktop icons and a file menu at the top of the screen,
> which appears to be for nautilus. But that's it.
>
> I can log in with Ubuntu 2D without issue.
>
> It appears that some configuration file may have been corrupted. When
> I load the compiz config program from the Ubuntu 2D shell, click on
> "preferences", and click the "Profile" drop-down-list, I see two
> entries: "Default", and garbage characters. When I remove the profile
> with the garbage name, another one comes to take its place.
>
> Originally reported on the Ubuntu forums; a few other people are having
> this issue, but I didn't get a working fix there.
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11345654
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
> Package: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
> Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-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 280.13 Wed Jul 27
> 16:53:56 PDT 2011
> GCC version: gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3)
> .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
> ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
> Architecture: amd64
> CompizPlugins:
> [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,place,vpswitch,resize,grid,regex,animation,imgpng,gnomecompat,move,session,snap,mousepoll,workarounds,expo,wall,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale]
> CompositorRunning: None
> Date: Sat Oct 15 20:42:50 2011
> DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-10-14 00:43:45.423752
> DistroCodename: oneiric
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> DkmsStatus:
> nvidia-current, 280.13, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
> nvidia-current, 280.13, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
> GraphicsCard:
> nVidia Corporation GF108 [Quadro 600] [10de:0df8] (rev a1) (prog-if 00
> [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device [10de:0835]
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64
> (20110427.1)
> JockeyStatus:
> xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary,
> Enabled, In use)
> xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver
> (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
> MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision T1600
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic
> root=UUID=8ad8b720-9be4-4418-9980-86a891b128f9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
> SourcePackage: compiz
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (1 days ago)
> XorgConf:
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Default Device"
> Option "NoLogo" "True"
> EndSection
> dmi.bios.date: 04/11/2011
> dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: A02
> dmi.board.name: 06NWYK
> dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.board.version: A00
> dmi.chassis.type: 6
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA02:bd04/11/2011:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionT1600:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn06NWYK:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct6:cvr:
> dmi.product.name: Precision T1600
> dmi.product.version: 01
> dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
> version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3
> version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu26
> version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
> version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
> version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
> version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
> version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
> version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati
> 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
> version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
> version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1
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