Panel Problem

[ThrashInvasion]

Hey,i was customizing,in the Main menu tab when i saw the left area turning grey.
I closed the window and i noticed that in the application tab,was absolutely nothing!
I closed my pc and when i was writing my user name,and i saw a weird font.
now the panel is only the half shown and all the texts can be hardly read.
i took a shot with the keyboard shortcut,but it isn't what i really see.
Please i need your help

[NightwishFan]

Go to System -> Preferences -> Appearance, and go to the Desktop Effects tab. Set effects to none. Does this fix your problem?

[ThrashInvasion]

well i restarted my pc and it came back to normal,except that there is nothing under application tab and i can't open Main menu in preferences.

[NightwishFan]

So the main menu is blank? Try removing it, and re-adding it. It is called custom menu I believe.

If all else fails reset your panel configuration. I think this command should do it. (In terminal)

gconftool --recursive-unset /apps/panel

[ThrashInvasion]

stil..i put the command on the terminal and the shuted it down.Nothing under application tab and main menu does not show up...

[NoaHall]

try -

/etc/init.d/gdm force-reload

[ThrashInvasion]

* Stopping GNOME Display Manager... [ OK ]
* Starting GNOME Display Manager... [fail]

thats what i got...

[NoaHall]

Try -

/etc/gdm/failsafeXinit

[ThrashInvasion]

what should i press?

[NoaHall]

Erm, fail safe graphics (or something along that lines) or maybe it's called "low graphics mode"

[ThrashInvasion]

nothing..THIS SUCKS...none else had the same problem?

[NoaHall]

Well, you could try reinstalling it, but I'll only tell you how if you promise not to be mad at me if it doesn't work xD

[ThrashInvasion]

i promise :p (took me while to think about it)

[NoaHall]

Haha.


ctrl + alt + F1

sudo apt-get remove gdm

sudo apt-get install gdm

[ThrashInvasion]

well now,when i turn on my pc, it directs me to a black screen(terminal like).
I put my username and pass and then does nothing..i can only run comand as in terminal.I runned the command 'sudo apt-get install gdm' but it comes up with an error..

[ThrashInvasion]

should i re install ubuntu? Please prove me wrong..

[ThrashInvasion]

i runned startx and signed in..What should i do?

[ThrashInvasion]

ok back to the first problem..When i click applications tab there is nothing under it..

BTW thanks for helping me..132 views but only few tried..

[ThrashInvasion]

solved thanks to this
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7783930:lolflag::P