Public bug reported: On logging in, Unity shows a completely blank screen with just the orangey background image. There's no title bar, and pressing the windows key doesn't seem to do anything. The only thing I can do is hit ctrl- backspace to log out a log in using Gnome instead.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.27-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1 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 Oct 7 21:59:50 2012 DistUpgraded: 2012-10-06 23:27:38,303 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 4.1.18, 3.2.0-31-generic-pae, i686: installed virtualbox, 4.1.18, 3.5.0-17-generic, i686: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV635 [Mobility Radeon HD 3650] [1002:9591] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:2127] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5) MachineType: LENOVO 40624MG PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=5a903a11-f2ba-4c25-86e4-6db124785601 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-07 (0 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 11/19/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 7VET81WW (3.11 ) dmi.board.name: 40624MG 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:bvr7VET81WW(3.11):bd11/19/2009:svnLENOVO:pn40624MG:pvrThinkPadW500:rvnLENOVO:rn40624MG:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 40624MG dmi.product.version: ThinkPad W500 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0~git20121004.b2048c5e-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0~git20121004.b2048c5e-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu5 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3 ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063501 Title: Unity starts with blank screen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1063501/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp