No icons(only wallpaper) on sreen in trial ubuntu netbook

[Blasphemist]

Here is an idea. I haven't done this as I upgraded to Natty and Unity but Unity is working great for me even though it is still beta. Download and make your Natty install from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/

Boot to this and verify that your video isn't a problem. If not, live a bit on the edge and go for it. I use it on my Toshiba Satellite and Acer add on monitor. During alpha it was quite rocky but now during beta it has been very solid. You'll know from the start if the video will be a problem and if not you'll have the best you can do for your system.

Give it a thought.

[waynefoutz]

Here is an idea. I haven't done this as I upgraded to Natty and Unity but Unity is working great for me even though it is still beta. Download and make your Natty install from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/

Boot to this and verify that your video isn't a problem. If not, live a bit on the edge and go for it. I use it on my Toshiba Satellite and Acer add on monitor. During alpha it was quite rocky but now during beta it has been very solid. You'll know from the start if the video will be a problem and if not you'll have the best you can do for your system.

Give it a thought.

I have the exact same video and CPU as the original poster. His GPU is old and unsupported. I haven't tried Natty yet, but 10.10 was a disaster. It was slow to boot up, and very sluggish, even with compiz turned off. After the install, I'd boot up into a wallpaper, the panels and icons would show up about 3 minutes later.

It works beautiful with Lucid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi2UcEPgn50
As you can see, my desktop effects work fine. Like the OP, I have an AMD Athlonx2 running at 2 gigahertz, and an ATI x1270 graphics chip. We have basically the same rig.

[lumop]

So waynefoutz, I switched my usb and was able to install it. I followed all your instructions from your 1st reply and Ubuntu has been working fine. Thanks a ton for all your help and everyone else for the input. (: