Comment 70 for bug 685552

  Hi, guys ! Let me just clarify that for myself the issue with Compiz crashing the Unity has still not been solved even with the stable 11.04 release today. Below you can find some more details.

My Computer: laptop
Model: Asus G73JH
Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD5870
Operating System: Ubuntu 11.04 (final release - 28 April 2011)

Issue 1: When trying to install the Simple CompizConfig Settings Manager, getting an error: Package dependencies cannot be resolved
Details: The following packages have unmet dependencies: simple-ccsm:

Issue 2: After installing the Advanced Desktop Effects Settings (ccsm), when trying to enable Desktop Cube in CompizConfig Settings Manager, the left side panel and the top panel on the Desktop dissapear. Even after restaring the computer by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del - Restart Computer , the 2 panels on the Desktop are still missing. I am able only to see the files saved on the Desktop and the connected external storage devices.

Those are the steps that I followed to get the issue 2:

1. Installing Advanced Desktop Effects Settings (ccsm)
2. Opening the CompizConfig Settings Manager and clicking on Desktop Cube. Then I get the message: Plugin Desktop Wall provides feature largedesktop which is also provided by Desktop Cube (snapshot-4.png). After that I click on Disable Desktop Wall and I am

3. getting the message : "Desktop Wall provides the feature largedesktop which is required by the plugins "Ubuntu Unity Plugin". (Don't disable Desktop Wall - Disable these plugins) (Snapshot-5.png)

I choose Disable these plugins and another message appears with the option to Disable Desktop Cube or Enable OpenGL (at that point the left side bar is not there anymore and when I click on the Ubuntu Circle in the left top corner nothing happens. In addition when I click on the PrtScreen button also nothing happens) After rebooting the computer the left side and top panels are completely missing and I can only see files that are saved on my Desktop and the external storage devices (e.g. USB flash card, ext. HDD) which are presented with icons on the Desktop. I am not able to open any application because the left side bar is gone even the prtscreen button option is not working. At that point my Ubuntu OS becomes completely useless and in order to fix the problem I have to reinstall it (without trying to enable Compiz).

  Guys, I really love Compiz 3D Cube and the Compiz effects , but this major bug prevents me from using the full potential of the OS GUI and my graphics card 3D Acceleration. If you need any further details regarding these two issues, kindly let me know and I will try to supply them as soon as possible. If you have any workaround until the issue 2 is eventually fixed, I would be really glad to know it. I believe also that this bug would be soon removed, because probably hundreds of people are experiencing it. Thank you in advance and have a great day.

Ivo

P.S. I have attached to my message .zip file with snapshots. For Issue 2 I was not able to take the final snapshots since the prtscreen option was not working at this point.