Lost desktop functionality in Natty

[Jim Byrnes]

On 06/01/2011 09:49 PM, NoOp wrote:
> On 06/01/2011 05:30 PM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
>> I installed Natty/Unity on my Thinkpad Edge shortly after it was
>> released. Since then I have been experimenting trying to find some
>> combination of settings that I feel comfortable using. Up until today I
>> hadn't done anything I couldn't reverse, but now I've managed to mess it
>> up pretty good.
>>
>> I figured out how to make the icons on the Launcher smaller.  Then I
>> decided to enable the compiz cube and that's when the trouble started. I
>> followed the popup dialogs to disable the wall and enable the cube but
>> ended up with the bar at the top of the screen becoming visually
>> corrupted.  To the left it was just multicolored lines, in the center
>> was a small multicolored box and to the right it was opaque. I managed
>> to restart the computer.
>>
>> When it finished booting all I saw was my desktop background, no
>> launcher and no bar at the top.  The only things that worked was F1 for
>> help, right-click on the desktop raised the popup about creating folders
>> etc and ctrl-alt-del popped up a menu to restart or shutdown. The
>> windows key, esc or touching the left edge with the mouse pointer all
>> would not work.
>
> Does Alt-F2 work?
> If so, you may be able to enter CCM or terminal to modify.
>
>
>

No it doesn't.  I just double checked and only what I mentioned above work.

Regards,  Jim