Dear Blaire, I did the steps you told and the reset worked fine and I got unity back Many many thanks..... Ubuntu forums rock!!! Ubuntu forums thank you very much!!
On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Blair Chasteen <963...@bugs.launchpad.net>wrote: > try this. follow the same steps to either open a terminal from your > black screen (ctrl-alt T) or switch to a new console (ctrl-alt F1) then > type the following to reset compiz > > gconftool-2 -recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1 > unity --reset > > if that does not work try > > cd ~; rm -rf .gnome .gnome2 .gconf .metacity .compiz-1 .config/compiz-1 > .config/dconf > > either of those steps should reset compiz to default settings. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/963633 > > Title: > Unity 5.8: Login to blank screen (all black or just wallpaper) > > Status in Compiz: > Won't Fix > Status in Compiz Core: > Fix Released > Status in Unity Distro Priority: > Fix Released > Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > Status in “compiz” source package in Precise: > Fix Released > Status in “unity” source package in Precise: > Invalid > > Bug description: > WORKAROUND/FIX: > unity --reset > > TEST CASE: > Edit ~/.gconf/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/%gconf.xml and add > an entry AFTER composite and BEFORE opengl for a dummy plugin name that > does not exist. Log out and in again. > > ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: > After the update earlier today to Unity 5.8, I've found that when I try > logging into Unity 3D, all I get is a solid black screen and my mouse > cursor. I know it loaded some sort of desktop though, since I could still > hit Ctrl+Alt+T and blindly type `sudo reboot` followed by my password to > make my computer do a normal reboot. > > I do not get the same problem with GNOME Shell or Unity 2D (the latter > of which I'm using now to report this bug), although for both the > screen does temporarily turn black but only for a moment. Unity 5.6 3D > used to work perfectly fine for me. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 > Package: unity 5.8.0-0ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic 3.2.12 > Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64 > .tmp.unity.support.test.0: > > ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1 > Architecture: amd64 > CompizPlugins: > [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,imgpng,move,vpswitch,mousepoll,resize,snap,wall,grid,place,gnomecompat,regex,session,animation,expo,workarounds,fade,ezoom,scale,unityshell] > CompositorRunning: None > Date: Fri Mar 23 22:47:44 2012 > DistUpgraded: Fresh install > DistroCodename: precise > DistroVariant: ubuntu > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 > (20111129.1) > MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. M61PME-S2P > ProcEnviron: > TERM=xterm > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-20-generic > root=UUID=2d55fd3e-d932-47b9-abd6-a1fde1ec0453 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 > SourcePackage: unity > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > dmi.bios.date: 11/03/2009 > dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. > dmi.bios.version: F6 > dmi.board.name: M61PME-S2P > dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. > dmi.board.version: x.x > dmi.chassis.type: 3 > dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF6:bd11/03/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnM61PME-S2P:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnM61PME-S2P:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr: > dmi.product.name: M61PME-S2P > dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. > version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu1 > version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A > version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1 > version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu2 > version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A > version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu2 > version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu7 > version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev > 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1 > version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati > 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 > version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel > 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4 > version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau > 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz/+bug/963633/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/963633 Title: Unity 5.8: Login to blank screen (all black or just wallpaper) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz/+bug/963633/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs