This is a clean install as of this morning, specifically to investigate this problem, so whatever the problem is it has been there since install time.
I installed ccsm and found that the Unity plugin is disabled. I enabled it and it said it needed OpenGL plugin, the Scale plugin and the Expo plugin which I enabled. It then told me there were some conflicts, which I said to ignore. It then showed the plugin as enabled. When I clicked Back to take me back to the top level of ccsm and then back into the Unity plugin again it once again showed as disabled. I tried saying Resolve Conflicts instead but it did not make any difference. I then, in the top level tried enabling OpenGL explicitly. It showed checked but then after a few seconds deselected itself again. So perhaps that is cause of the problem, it is not possible to enable the OpenGL plugin for some reason. To check whether ccsm is able to save any settings I tried disabling png image loading, then closed ccsm and reopened it and it stayed disabled, and I was able to re-enable it ok. (thanks for the .Xauthority file suggestions, that makes sense). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1212821 Title: Unity fails to load on old hardware on Saucy Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: On logging in I see just the wallpaper with no top panel and no launcher. Note that this is not bug #1066764 (Unity fails to load on old hardware (compiz enabling LLVMpipe has no effect and Mesa tries to use hardware still)) as compiz is at 1:0.9.9~daily13.04.18.1~13.04-0ubuntu4 and the errors for that bug are not seen in .xsessionerrors. .xsessionerrors only contains Script for cjkv started at run_im. Script for default started at run_im. The graphics is an intel 865 chipset. Xorg.0.log attached ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: unity 7.1.0+13.10.20130813.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-2.5-generic 3.11.0-rc5 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-2-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.12-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' Date: Thu Aug 15 20:41:24 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-15 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha i386 (20130815) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1212821/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
