Unity broken after upgrade to 13.04

[echo6]

Having the same issues after upgrade.
The last post didn't fix it for me.

Which package provides fallback-compiz and gksudo?

This is on laptop with an Intel graphics card.

[bogan]

Having the same issues after upgrade.
The last post didn't fix it for me.

Which package provides fallback-compiz and gksudo?

This is on laptop with an Intel graphics card.

Install with apt-get:

sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback # reboot and login to 'Fallback'
sudo apt-get install gksu

Please Post:

uname -r
lspci -nnk | grep -iA3 vga
/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p

If still not solved.

Chao!, bogan.

[theoden9017]

same problem here, all start when i tried to install nvidia driver.

that is my output, using those commands

theoden@theoden-Aspire-5830TG:~$ uname -r
3.8.0-19-generic
theoden@theoden-Aspire-5830TG:~$ lspci -nnk | grep -iA3 vga
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09)
    Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:055b]
    Kernel driver in use: i915
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:1c3a] (rev 04)
--
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GF108M [GeForce GT 540M] [10de:0df4] (rev ff)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit Ethernet [1969:1083] (rev c0)
    Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:055b]
    Kernel driver in use: atl1c
theoden@theoden-Aspire-5830TG:~$ /usr.lib/nux/unity_support_test -p
bash: /usr.lib/nux/unity_support_test: File o directory non esistente

pls help me

[bogan]

Hi!, Theoden9017.

Sorry, I put in a typo:

/usr.lib/nux/unity_support_test -p
bash: /usr.lib/nux/unity_support_test: File o directory non esistente

It should be:

/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p

IE a forward stroke after '/usr'.


Either the support_test or:

glxinfo | grep -i opengl # or:
sudo lshw -C display

Should show if the GT 540M is being used and what driver it has; as lspci, recognised it but did not show a driver .

Though it could be turned off in Bios.Uefi

Are you using Bumblbee? As this is a Laptop with Hybrid Graphics you probably need it.

Chao!, bogan.

[theoden9017]

i solved my problem using this command

dconf reset -f /org/compiz/

anyway yes i using bumblebee cause my video card have nvidia optimus

funfact: i have do all this for playing dota 2 on linux using my dedicated video card, but with the intel integrated video card have better FPS :/ i'll try nouveau

[echo6]

If I run sudo su first then run unity-tweak-tool it works, but after that my desktop session is root. If I run as suggested in the earlier post I get an error

[~]$ gksudo unity-teak-tool --reset-unity
gksudo: unrecognised option '--reset-unity'
GKsu version 2.0.2

[echo6]

If still not solved.

3.8.0-19-generic

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09)
        Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer Device [1558:0240]
        Kernel driver in use: i915
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller [8086:1e31] (rev 04)

OpenGL vendor string:   Intel Open Source Technology Center
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ivybridge Mobile
OpenGL version string:  3.0 Mesa 9.1.1

Not software rendered:    yes
Not blacklisted:          yes
GLX fbconfig:             yes
GLX texture from pixmap:  yes
GL npot or rect textures: yes
GL vertex program:        yes
GL fragment program:      yes
GL vertex buffer object:  yes
GL framebuffer object:    yes
GL version is 1.4+:       yes

Unity 3D supported:       yes

AND of course unity --reset is deprecated.....Deprecated for what? What has replaced it??

Running "unity-tweak-tool --reset-unity" with as normal user then doing a reboot appears to have fixed the issue!

[bogan]

Hi!, Echo6,

You Posted:

AND of course unity --reset is deprecated.....Deprecated for what? What has replaced it??

'unity --reset' is replaced by 'setsid unity' but you probably also need to run: 'unity --reset-icons'.

In practice the 'reset-unity' option with unity-tweak-tool is, in my experience, more effective and less productive of confusing error messages. As with 'setsid', you need to reboot afterwards for the changes in the config files to be effective.


Glad you got it working OK.

Chao!, bogan.

[echo6]

In practice the 'reset-unity' option with unity-tweak-tool is, in my experience, more effective and less productive of confusing error messages. As with 'setsid', you need to reboot afterwards for the changes in the config files to be effective.

Thanks Bogan that is good to know.

Kinda annoying when you get messages about options being deprecated without any indication as to what has replaced it. Even the man page for unity specifies --reset option as still being available.

[[Knuckles]]

Just wanted to add that I broke unity by trying to start it with a broken amd driver install, and after fixing the driver install unity was still not loading, but using "unity-tweak-tool --reset-unity" fixed it for me. Thanks!