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I am a fairly new user to Ubuntu. As stated in the title, I have a Dimension 2400 that I put 13.04 on. Everything seemed to go perfectly, once I booted it up I got to my login, and then *Boom, nothing happens, all I see is my mouse and wallpaper. I have done most of what has been said already in the forums:

  • Remove your xorg.conf

    sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf

  • Reinstall xorg completely

    sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:amd64 libgl1-mesa-dri:amd64

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

  • Reboot

    sudo reboot

dconf reset -f /org/compiz/ 
unity --reset-icons &disown

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop

I have also tried this:

Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 and log in.

Install the jibby you'll need to configure the settings by running this:

sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

Then run it by doing this:

export DISPLAY=:0 ccsm

The first part tells the terminal which display you want it to load on (otherwise it won't have a clue).

Press Ctrl+Alt+F7 (or Ctrl+Alt+F8 sometimes) to get back to the graphical display where there should be a CompizConfig Settings Manager screen sitting there.

Find the Unity plugin. Enable it.

Everything should spring into life but if it doesn't, you might have to restart. You can do that by going back to TTY1 and running sudo reboot.

And still nothing works. Every time I log in, it's still the same screen.

*During using ccsm I can see the unity plugin, but it dosen't have a checkmark next to it. I have to open it up, to then try and enable it. But it never gets enabled.

Additionally I have tried to run this command just for it to say Command not found yet I can browse to the exact spot it's in.

/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p

Also when I run echo "$DESKTOP_SESSION" it comes back with ubuntu, which means unity 3d should be running.

Please help, at this point I am so lost, and just want to go back to running Windows.

This is what my screen looks like after login. Nothing is there:

Alaa Ali
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  • What kind of graphics card do you have? Also, it's strange that /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p returns Command not found. What about sudo apt-get install unity? Is this the first time you have tried to boot the machine after installation? – Richard Aug 19 '13 at 21:08
  • yes, this is the first time booting. as for the possible fix, I have tried every step in that link, and nothing works. *Again if u read what I posted it states the same steps I have tried. :( – newbie Aug 20 '13 at 01:33
  • As for my video card running a lspci |grep VGA returns: VGA Compatible Controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Intergrated Graphics Device (rev 01) – newbie Aug 20 '13 at 01:36
  • Unity is installed, running the apt-get install unity comes back saying Unity is already at the newest version.

    As for the download, I downloaded 13.04 from Ubuntu's site, then burned it as a ISO (DVD) then when that didn't work, I figured it was a bad dvd/iso burn, so I made a bootable USB with 13.04 on it and Installed it that way.

    Does Ubuntu had Integrated video cards? Is this why it's flaking out?

     – newbie Aug 20 '13 at 01:47
  • really strange error at startup (after I login)

    Sorry, Ubuntu 13.04 has experienced an internal error. If u notice further problems, try restarting the computer. ExecutablePath /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test

     – newbie Aug 20 '13 at 02:29

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