Title bar dissapear after restart, using no effects

[itzco]

Hi,

I just upgraded to Lucid Lynx, every time I restart my computer the title bar disappears and everything is displaced (icons and dialogs opening).

If I change Visual Effect from None (My normal setting) to Normal and back, the title bars shows normal, but this happens every time I restart and it's very hard to fix with 70% of the dialog hidden on top

Any way I can fix this permanently?

My video card:
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation

And I use 2 monitors.

Thanks

[Ryan Dwyer]

This might be happening because the theme you were using before you upgraded is no longer installed. Try choosing a different theme in your Appearance settings.

You should also try checking dmesg or the syslog for clues about why Metacity is failing to start.

[itzco]

Hi Ryan,

Which themes are safe? I'm now using "Clearlooks". I'll give it a try tomorrow and let you know

Thanks!

[Ryan Dwyer]

Anything that's listed should be safe to use. If you're already using Clearlooks then it's probably not a theme issue.

So yeah, check dmesg and the syslog to see what's going on.

[t.rei]

hm, several things come to my mind:

a) compiz running, but window-decorations and desktop integration not "on" or

b) compiz running, but no window-decorator entered in its field:
ccsm -> window decoration -> commando field: gtk-window-decorator

c) startup scripts that used to be usefull, now breaking things:
system -> preferences -> startup programs (sry, running german version here)
check those for some odd entries

d) hm, also checking the metacity settings (if not running compiz) in gconf-editor -> apps -> metacity might reveal something

just my 0.2 cents (yes, that few!)

[itzco]

Hi guys thanks for your help,

@ryan I tried to check the dmsg can't see nothing special, no special warnings or errors (Don't really know what I am looking for to be honest) - Syslog ask me to install dsuslog of sysklogd

@rei. There's an 'auto rotate' screen application running on startup that I add following instructions on a forum to use with a tablet pc

Today after fixing by switching settings, i run >compiz, and the bars disappeared! and I got this message:

WARNING: Application calling GLX 1.3 function "glXCreatePixmap"  when GLX 1.3 is not supported!  This is an application bug!
WARNING: Application calling GLX 1.3 function "glXDestroyPixmap" when  GLX 1.3 is not supported!  This is an application bug!

Today I also tried running the appearance preferences from terminal and got this messages when changing to None and Normal

(gnome-appearance-properties:2533): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_display_sync: assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed

(gnome-appearance-properties:2533): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_display_sync: assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed

(gnome-appearance-properties:2533): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_tree_model_sort_real_unref_node: assertion `elt->ref_count > 0' failed
There is no available graphics driver for your system which supports the composite extension, or the current one already supports it.

(gnome-appearance-properties:2533): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_display_sync: assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed
WARNING: Application calling GLX 1.3 function "glXCreatePixmap" when GLX 1.3 is not supported!  This is an application bug!
WARNING: Application calling GLX 1.3 function "glXDestroyPixmap" when GLX 1.3 is not supported!  This is an application bug!

Can this have anything to do with it?

Thanks

[itzco]

Thanks guys, I finally found the solution!

The problem was:
Window manager was not loading after upgrading to 10.4

The default windows manager is not compiz but metacity

Solution on this thread by Kochin
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...window+manager