This is happening because you are using some dock at the bottom please disable that dock and the issue won't happen.
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu Oneiric) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818630 Title: [fglrx] Unity panels fail to show and cause black squares to appear To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/818630/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs