Application and Files place shows as blank until you start typing filter see picture

[Andrew Toogood]

Binary package hint: unity

What:
Black screen instead of results

Reproduce:
click Applicaotion Place or Files Place without typing anything

I also noticed as well as typing you can move your mouse around and some of the icons start to show up, starting to look like a video thing, I am using the Recommended Nvidia driver from default repo's.

Please see attached picture

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.6.4-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/bin/unity usr/lib/compiz/libunityshell.so usr/lib/unity/unity-panel-service usr/share/compiz/unityshell.xml usr/share/doc/unity/changelog.Debian.gz usr/share/gconf/schemas/compiz-unityshell.schemas]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-6.34-generic 2.6.38-rc7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-6-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 270.29 Wed Feb 23 16:18:35 PST 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-5ubuntu3)
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Tue Mar 15 21:50:02 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 270.29, 2.6.38-5-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 270.29, 2.6.38-6-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600M GT] [10de:0407] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:0001]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110228.1)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110228.1)
InstallationMedia__: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110228.1)
JockeyStatus: xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: TOSHIBA Qosmio G40
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en
 LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-6-generic root=UUID=02c920ec-3ce4-4f28-8dec-3e384e20bed9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-6.34-generic 2.6.38-rc7
ProcVersionSignature__: Ubuntu 2.6.38-6.34-generic 2.6.38-rc7
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/29/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: Version 2.20
dmi.board.name: Portable PC
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Version A0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 00000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.version: A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrVersion2.20:bd02/29/2008:svnTOSHIBA:pnQosmioG40:pvrPQG40A-00Y014:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrVersionA0:cvnTSI:ct10:cvrA:
dmi.product.name: Qosmio G40
dmi.product.version: PQG40A-00Y014
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4-0ubuntu4
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu11
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu5

[Andrew Toogood (andrew-toogoods)]

Hi tested again after this update but alas still happening seems to be most often the applications one, and for some reason then you click on button not [super]+[A].

Hope that helps and good luck, this is one of those flies in the ice-cream mark talked about.

Cheers,

AT

[Andrew Toogood (andrew-toogoods)]

This issue is resolved , no longer happens with latest update and can be closed.

Great work guys!