Unity gone

[Keith Drummond]

Ubuntu 13.04

After recieving the last set of updates the screen resolution was incorrect and borders were missing. I moved from the Nvidia drivers to the default Xorg, while that fixed the resolution Unity/borders still missing.

Attempted a fresh install of the system but no difference.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-16.26-generic 3.8.5
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-16-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Mon Apr 8 04:27:07 2013
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: raring
DistroVariant: ubuntu
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GeForce GT 620 [10de:0f01] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8418]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-08 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130402.1)
MachineType: Packard Bell imedia S1800
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-16-generic root=UUID=2fd77389-4136-4699-a4a4-3079a69107e3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/12/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P01-A4
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: imedia S1800
dmi.board.vendor: Packard Bell
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Packard Bell
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP01-A4:bd06/12/2010:svnPackardBell:pnimediaS1800:pvr:rvnPackardBell:rnimediaS1800:rvr:cvnPackardBell:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: imedia S1800
dmi.sys.vendor: Packard Bell
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.03.29-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.43-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0.3-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2b2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.5-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.7-0ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Mon Apr 8 04:20:47 2013
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu4
xserver.video_driver: nouveau

[Keith Drummond (kd353)]

Crisis averted. Whatever happened entering the following fixed the issue;

sudo apt-get purge fglrx lightdm && sudo apt-get install lightdm ubuntu-desktop