on login, no matter gnome or unity, compiz freezes the screen and I have to replace compiz with metacity to be able to work.
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: compiz
I upgraded to ubuntu natty beta yesterday ( 27th April). (The upgrade aborted near the end becaus of VirtualBox package, so I restarted the computer by myself.) on login to unity or gnome I noticed the screen freezes so I guessed it may be compiz. I replaced compiz with metacity and gnome works as usually. unity needed compiz, so unity didn't work - no panels, just icons. the freeze occurs every time I start compiz. if I start compiz with --indirect-
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.4+
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelMo
.proc.driver.
.proc.driver.
.proc.driver.
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 270.41.06 Mon Apr 18 14:54:25 PDT 2011
GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4)
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu Apr 28 13:33:50 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-04-27 16:04:28.556345
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
nVidia Corporation G72 [GeForce 7300 LE] [10de:01d1] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device [1462:0275]
JockeyStatus:
xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
firmware:dvb_usb - Firmware for DVB cards (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
xorg:nvidia_
MachineType: MSI MS-7267
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcVersionSign
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-27 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/11/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V17.1
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: MS-7267
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: 4.0
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: MS-7267
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: MSI
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
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We have a stable release update pending in -proposed. It will be availlable for update in a week. This issue is due to the proprieratery nvidia driver. See the comments in the duplicate for the rationale and possible workarounds.