this was down to POSIX not being enabled and my graphics card drivers: I added the line:
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 to /etc/fstab as it was missing and then mounted the shared memory: sudo mount /dev/shm Reference: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1393513 i have purged my AMD driver and downloaded the latest driver from the ati website: sudo apt-get --purge remove fglrx* sudo apt-get install dh-make execstack dh-modaliases dkms lib32gcc1 libc6-i386 sudo chmod +x amd-driver-installer-12-2-x86.x86_64.run sudo sh amd-driver-installer-12-2-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/precise Reference: http://debianhelp.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/to-do-list-after- installing-ubuntu-12-04-lts-aka-precise-pangolin/ now I have 3d graphics and no menu drop issues -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/955390 Title: menu bug To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/955390/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
