Ubuntu 12.10- No Unity GUI

[JerBear64]

I recently upgraded from 12.04 to 12.10. After logging on, I found that all of my items from 12.04 were still there, but the Launcher and the top bar were gone. Application top bars were also missing. After doing a fresh install, I still have these problems. I'm convinced that it's a problem with my graphics card.

Computer specs:
Dell Dimension 3000
Intel Pentinum 4 Processor
Radeon 9200 PRO (According to the Windows ATI Catalyst Control Center, I have two of these)

Partitions:
Ubuntu 12.10 (Fresh Install )
Memtest86+
Windows XP Professional (just in case WINE won't load an app)

[puntigamer]

It's maybe because the system tries to install new AMD/ATI drivers, which no longer support your card (I'm not sure if your VGA is supported or not). I had the same problem! Give this PPA a try! https://launchpad.net/~makson96/+archive/fglrx
This will downgrade X and patch the legacy ATI driver to go with 3.5 Linux

I hope that this will solve your problem!

[JerBear64]

My 12.10 disk finished reburning literally as I typed this post. Once I install it, I will try what you suggested.

[JerBear64]

Unfortunately, that did not work. After installing, GRUB won't load Ubuntu, and I had to start Ubuntu via Recovery Mode. Unity still is not showing up.
My card is VGA compatible, if that has anything to do with it.

[Cenko]

Can it be that one needs to install the linux-source before the drivers, so that the new drivers kernel module are built?

sudo apt-get install linux-source

I installed fglrx-legacy after linux-source and got my top bar and launcher. But it is horribly slow, and almost unusable.

[JerBear64]

Which graphics card do you use? If it's almost unusable on one of the HD ones, then I'm pretty much screwed with my computer.

[sturdy]

Had this problem for several days after upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10. I have an ATI HD3850 vid card and puntigamer had the answer

https://launchpad.net/~makson96/+archive/fglrx

...worked for me but I'm getting rather tired of these constant fglrx issues with every upgrade. Now to remember until the next upgrade

[drazen167]

I had this same problem with my laptop(vostro 3550 and ATI/AMD graphics card).
You have to reset the graphics settings to view the upper bar and dash.
type this in terminal : "sudo software-properties-gtk"
Go to "Additional Driver tab" and
then choose the first option (X.org X Server).
Then Reboot.
I hope this solves the problem.