can you check in ccsm if unity plugin is enabled there. if its not instead of enabling it in ccsm please run the comment 'unity --reset' and let us know of that fixes
** Changed in: unity Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/850914 Title: Unity does not start and the menu for nautilus loads with nothing else Status in Unity: Incomplete Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: As seen in the screenshots, the nautilus menubar appears on login with no window, and unity does not start. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: nautilus 1:3.1.90-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Sep 15 14:33:32 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110901) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/850914/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp