On 8 November 2011 20:38, scoundrel50a <scoundrel...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 08/11/11 20:14, Colin Law wrote: >> >> On 8 November 2011 19:52, scoundrel50a<scoundrel...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Ok, a bit more,when I open a terminal using Ctrl+Alt+T and enter unity >>> --reset it says unity-panel-service: no process found, goes through a few >>> things of initializing, and stops and hangs >> >> Get the terminal with Ctrl+Alt+T then type >> ccsm >> to run the compiz config settings manager. If it appears then find >> the Ubuntu Unity Plugin and if it is not enabled then enable it. >> >> If ccsm is not installed then this may not be the problem, but in your >> case I would try installing it >> sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager >> then run ccsm as above. >> >> Colin >> > Hi, that worked I got it back, and comparing my other machine, it had > changed compiz>Preferences>Backend rom gconf configuration backend to the > other option, which took away unity....but I have no windows comtrol, and > there are no borders around the windows and I cant close, minimize reduce > anything, each window I open opens in the left corner, and right up the top > of the screen which causes the panel to hide.....I can move the windows > using Alt then pressing the curser, but I cant close them, so got loads of > windows open but noway to close.....
The other alternative of course is to use Unity-2d. To tell the truth I am using 2d even on the machines that will run 3d as it seems more stable to me. Click the gear wheel above the password window and select 2d. Colin -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
