Public bug reported: After a clean install of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS from CD I experience the behavior described in bug #902670:
The main desktop area is dead white. No display of anything except the pointer cursor. The launcher bar shows in some kind of purple, but without icons. Hovering the mouse over the launcher bar flashes 'tooltip' descriptions of what should be there. These extend over the white desktop. The top 'tray' bar shows with its proper icons. Pressing Alt-F2, for example, leads to a window over the white desktop area. Immediately after logging in, I can see the correct background, but then it's immediately covered with the white block. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic-pae 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell] CurrentDmesg: [ 26.249211] [drm] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Output VGA-1 is running on CRTC 0 using output A [ 31.904010] eth0: no IPv6 routers present [ 280.391482] show_signal_msg: 21 callbacks suppressed [ 280.391490] gnome-settings-[2292]: segfault at 0 ip 08c7c913 sp bf8688c0 error 4 in libxsettings.so[8c79000+9000] Date: Mon May 7 13:28:29 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600] [10de:0312] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device [1462:9123] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub ProcEnviron: TERM=linux LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic-pae root=UUID=010a94b6-3ac2-4b0f-b7fe-b538c5528305 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/03/2003 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG dmi.board.name: MS-6701 dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd04/03/2003:svnMEDIONPC:pn:pvr:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rnMS-6701:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr: dmi.sys.vendor: MEDIONPC version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.1 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 ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug corruption i386 precise regression-update ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/995913 Title: White desktop, no launcher icons To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/995913/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp