** Description changed: Binary package hint: compiz The update today to compiz (1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop3-0ubuntu4 causes unity not to load on the Desktop Edition login. Previous to the update unity and compiz worked fine, imediatly after the compiz update a login produces no unity laucher, menu bar and a spinning cursor. - This behaviour was seen previously just prior to the + This behavior was seen previously just prior to the 000_workaround_gconfbackend_init_hang.patch: now that the patch has been removed it has returned. have commented here as seen from a one month old desktop install https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/690461 Atm am reporting from a fresh install on different hardware - exact same results Method Fresh install from today's iso logged in to desktop - installed video drivers (nvidia-current) logged back in to Desktop Edition - everything fine Installed all available updates from update manager except the compiz updates rebooted - all is fine installed compiz updates, restarted - unity fails to load ect., as described above. At no time could I ever duplicate the bug report that lead to the removal of the 000 .. patch (unless the reporter there meant his context menus where behind windows - if so one needs to enable the "put" plugin in compiz ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: compiz 1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop3-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-9.23-generic 2.6.37-rc5 Uname: Linux 2.6.37-9-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/allscreens/options/active_plugins' Date: Thu Dec 16 23:04:10 2010 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20101215.1) MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS M1330 PackageArchitecture: all PciDisplay: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G86 [GeForce 8400M GS] [10de:0427] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-9-generic root=UUID=4c39b365-b732-4018-8e06-927617d25381 ro vt.handoff=7 quiet splash RelatedPackageVersions: xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3b1 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.9+repack-1ubuntu3 libdrm2 2.4.22-2ubuntu1 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.13.901-2ubuntu2 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2 SourcePackage: compiz dmi.bios.date: 12/26/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A15 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd12/26/2008:svnDellInc.:pnXPSM1330:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr: dmi.product.name: XPS M1330 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = i686, kernel = 2.6.37-9-generic
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