You could try pressing Alt+Printscreen+K on the keyboard from the nonfunctioning desktop to a login screen, and there you can set the window manager from Netbook edition to Desktop edition.
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Ethan Bissett <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there a known workaround for this? I haven't been able to test out > anything on Netbook edition since I can't get to a functioning desktop. > > -- > unity does not start > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/623115 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: In Progress > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: unity > > Using nouveau with an NVidia card, unity does not start. After entering my > pasword and trying to log in with the Ubuntu Netbook Edition selected, the > wallpaper is the only thing shown, there is no CPU activity, and the only > thing to do is to restart X with Alt+PrintScreen+K. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 > Package: unity 0.2.28-0ubuntu2 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-17.23-generic 2.6.35.2 > Uname: Linux 2.6.35-17-generic i686 > NonfreeKernelModules: wl > Architecture: i386 > Date: Tue Aug 24 05:42:00 2010 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 > (20100803.1) > ProcEnviron: > LANG=en_US.utf8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: unity > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/623115/+subscribe > -- unity does not start https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/623115 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
