Public bug reported: When I log in there is no desktop background, just black and moving windows across the desktop cause graphical glitches. A work around is to toggle the dconf key 'org.gnome.desktop.background.show-desktop-icons' twice but this only fixes it for the current session.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: unity 4.12.0-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-generic i686 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell] CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Tue Sep 6 23:02:03 2011 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: oneiric DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 3.0.0-10-generic, i686: installed bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 3.0.0-9-generic, i686: installed GraphicsCard: nVidia Corporation G98 [GeForce 9300M GS] [10de:06e9] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1505] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110901) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv3500 Notebook PC ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-10-generic root=UUID=71d7ea19-5c5e-4e66-b9d6-c76541f9ce10 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/25/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: F.18 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 1505 dmi.board.vendor: Inventec dmi.board.version: KBC Version 13.16 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU84054CS dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Inventec dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.18:bd08/25/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv3500NotebookPC:pvrF.18:rvnInventec:rn1505:rvrKBCVersion13.16:cvnInventec:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv3500 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: F.18 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.5.92+bzr2791-0ubuntu3 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1 ** Affects: unity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug compiz-0.9 has-workaround i386 oneiric reproducible running-unity single-occurrence ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/843329 Title: No desktop background and distortion when moving windows. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/843329/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs