Compiz configuration/settings are not working
Most of that info is useful. I just now hit something similar after accepting automatic updates. Not sure exactly what was in the list of packages updated.
I finally fixed the problem via unity --reset. In other words login under Unity, then ctrl-alt-f6 to get to a terminal, log in, and run unity --reset.
I dislike the solution because I am left not knowing which of the many settings needed to be tickled. But sometimes it's better just to start from scratch and apply your tweaks forward.
Here's the article I read that convinced me to try it: Unity doesn't load, no Launcher, no Dash appears
Not sure if it will help your situation, but I was in exactly the same situation.
HTH
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Farid Nouri Neshat over 1 year
I've made some changes to my compiz with
compizConfig settings manager
, like enable the cubic desktop and changing the unity icons size.Today when I started my laptop, they all where gone back to default and I can't even change it back. I mean when I change them in compizConfig, they are not changed in reality, no effects.
I've restarted once, and no effect. Also updated and upgraded packages.
compiz --replace
andunity --reset
didn't work.And yesterday I installed cheese and gparted. Maybe it was because of that. And this is the first time in my life I'm seeing this.
My question is very similar to this . Had a look at the bugs in compiz launchpad, didn't find anything matching.
Some info about my laptop:
alfred@alFitop:~$ uname -a Linux alFitop 3.2.0-24-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 21 16:52:17 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux alfred@alFitop:~$ compiz --version Compiz 0.9.7.8 alfred@alFitop:~$ unity --version unity 5.12.0 alfred@alFitop:~$ Xorg -version X.Org X Server 1.11.3 Release Date: 2011-12-16 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-31-server x86_64 Ubuntu Current Operating System: Linux alFitop 3.2.0-24-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 21 16:52:17 UTC 2012 x86_64 Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=UUID=404922f4-7e8b-42a4-b009-a03aabb8aa24 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 Build Date: 07 May 2012 11:43:21PM xorg-server 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.2 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support) Current version of pixman: 0.24.4 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. alfred@alFitop:~$ lspci -nnk | grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 12) alfred@alFitop:~$ sudo lshw -C Video *-display description: VGA compatible controller product: Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 2 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0 version: 12 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom configuration: driver=i915 latency=0 resources: irq:41 memory:f0000000-f03fffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff ioport:1800(size=8)
(I wasn't sure what to put, if you think any of the info is unnecessary, feel free to edit and remove that part and save other's time :D )
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Farid Nouri Neshat almost 12 yearsI don't have this problem anymore, made a clean install.
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