Lost desktop functionality in Natty

[Jim Byrnes]

On 06/02/2011 04:39 AM, Tony Pursell wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-06-01 at 19:49 -0700, 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.
>>
>>
>>
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> @Jim: Did you mean CCSM (Compiz Config Settings Manager)?

yes, I see I dropped the S.
>
> Or perhaps you can change your Session to Ubuntu Classic on the login
> screen to get you working while you figure our how to sort Unity
>
> Tony
>

That worked for me when I coupled it with Alan's suggestion that I go to 
the console and do "unity --reset".

Thanks,  Jim

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