direct start into XFCE window manager gets stuck

[petroo]

New Ubuntu 12.04 beta system installed as Gnome-based. XFCE environment is preferred as Window manager, though.

When booting and logging in for the first time directly with XFCE chosen, the desktop creation gets stuck as soon as the multiple virtual screens should be shown in the respective sidebar. Only first screen is displayed, and every opened window is placed in the top left corner, without window manipulation handles. Leaving XFCE is only possible via the kill key combination (Alt-Print-K).

If, after booting, a Gnome environment is chosen for the first login, then left immediately, and then the 2nd login is an XFCE one, everything seems to work alright. Once arrived in the working XFCE environment, even frequent stand-by operation is working okay.

The detour via the first Gnome login seems to be an effective workaround but is a real nuisance.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Sun Apr 15 11:16:00 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 blcr, 0.8.2: added
 virtualbox, 4.1.12, 3.2.0-22-generic-pae, i686: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.12, 3.2.0-23-generic-pae, i686: installed
 virtualbox-guest, 4.1.12, 3.2.0-22-generic-pae, i686: installed
 virtualbox-guest, 4.1.12, 3.2.0-23-generic-pae, i686: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Radeon Mobility X1400 [1002:7145] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Thinkpad T60 model 2007 [17aa:2006]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120405)
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic-pae root=UUID=33780733-e679-4691-9993-7b50f3a9a815 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/16/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7CETB6WW (2.06 )
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7CETB6WW(2.06):bd10/16/2006:svnLENOVO:pn:pvrThinkpadR60:rvnLENOVO:rn:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.version: Thinkpad R60
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Sounds like a bug in XFCE

[Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates. It would help us a lot if you could test it on a currently supported Ubuntu version.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

[petroo (roosen)]

Hello Thad,

> It would help us a lot if
> you could test it on a currently supported Ubuntu version.

Yes, I'll do this in due time! As the bug occurs on my daily workstation
I will update some other machines from U 12.04 to U 14.04 first to make
sure the update works for me sufficiently stable.

As soon as I do I'll forward a short notice. So far, thanks a lot for
your continued effort to make thinks better by and by! :-)

Kind regards,

 Peter
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