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How to re enable Unity 3D from LLVMPIPE in 12.10?

I went and used this command: UNITY_LOW_GFX_MODE=1 unity And I didn't realize it was permanent, I'd like Unity 3D back.
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Ubuntu 12.04 Unity 3D running slow

Okay so I have done a lot of research on this and I am pretty sure this is just me here but I have spent about two days now trying to get unity 3D to stop lagging so much when it comes to the ...
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Make Unity run in 3D mode on Ubuntu 12.04

My computer, a Samsung q330 with a Intel® Core™ i3 CPU M 380 @ 2.53GHz with 4 GB RAM, runs Unity in 2D mode. I have tried to see how to activate 3D mode, but I cant figure out how to do it and I am in ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 3D loads when booting from usb but not after install

So I was trying to install Ubuntu on my Samsung Q230 laptop. At first when I boot from Live USB it loads Unity 3D. I checked with : echo $DESKTOP_SESSION it says ubuntu. Also for the unity ...
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Can't see Unity bar and Panel

I messed up my Ubuntu. What I did is that i Uninstalled CompizConfig bcoz two features were not working well. So I uninstalled CC. And then I restarted my system. Ubuntu fallback in 2d mode. So i ...
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How can I enable Unity 3d after installing Bumblebee? GLX Problems

I'm new to Ubuntu, I'm running 12.04 64 Bit on a Dell XPS L207x with a Nvidia GT555M card. From what I could understand online I needed to install Bumblebee to get the most out of the Optimus system ...
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Why can't I use Unity 3D on a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Series with FGLRX drivers?

With a brand new install of 12.04 on my Dell Inspiron M5030, Unity 3D appears to load everything but the icons in the top left, and I am unable to click on anything. Unity 2D seems to works fine ...
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Nvidia driver installation changed the unity 3D to 2D configuration on ubuntu12.04

I installed an Nvidia driver and my Unity configuration changed from 3D to 2D. How can I get back? Why did I lose 3D acceleration?
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Why doesn't Unity 3D work?

I have a small problem. I have an Asus with a Nvidia GT630m k55vm and I want to install Ubuntu from a USB. I select try without installing, and it works perfectly with the effects of Unity 3D mode, ...
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on app switcher

I'm somewhat new to ubuntu and linux per se. I would like to know what happened that the appearance of my application switcher somewhat rolled into a lower state> (img attached). I'm also wondering ...
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Weird focus problem in gnome 3 and unity 3d

My computer has: Nvidia geforce GTX560 graphics ASUS Sabertooth 990fx motherboard Everything has been working fine, other than in gnome 3 and unity 3d. In order to control an application, you ...
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How do I install additional drivers for the Intel HD3000 graphics card?

I have a Samsung notebook with Intel HD3000 graphics. I have been playing with Ubuntu, messing it up and then reinstalling from scratch. But I still can't get Unity 3D to work. At one point I think I ...
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Unity 3D and Gnome 3 aren't working

When I first got my laptop, Unity 3D worked fine. Then, suddenly, it stopped. Then, regardless of which desktop environment I chose, it booted Unity 2D. I tried installing my ATI/AMD graphics ...
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For photography use, is Unity is overheating my laptop? Should I try OpenSuse instead?

I am a perfect noob here in the Linux world. Previously was using Windows 7. Mine is an HP laptop - Intel core2duo T5470 @ 1.60GHz × 2 / 965GM with 2GB RAM. I installed Ubuntu 12.04TLS and is quite ...
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multiple monitors only work with unity 2d

Has this question been resolved? NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440 & Unity 3D & Multi Monitor Setup (3 Screens) not working I have the same problem. The only way for me to get three monitors to work is ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 despite the left panel POLI tray present, myunity says that unity turns in 2d

How do I enable unity 3d? I state that I have used the correct login to ubuntu to ubuntu and not 2d below the glxinfo stefano@WorkLinux:~$ glxinfo | grep render nvfx_screen_get_param:95 - Warning: ...
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Unity 3d not available on Ubuntu 12.04 with ATI Radeon 4570 card

I have a Dell Studio 1555 with ATI Radeon HD 4570 card in it. Upon running Unity Support Test, it says Unity 3D is not supported. shantanu@GreenHead:~$ /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p OpenGL ...
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Switch from Ubuntu 2D to Ubuntu

While loging in I chosed "Ubuntu" but when launch My Unity receive message "Ubuntu running in 2D mode..." and some options in compizConfig are disabled. I am instaled ati radeon proprietary driver and ...
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Unity 3D Launcher Color/Transparency with MyUnity 3.0

I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS beta. I installed MyUnity 3.0 to be able to control the color and opacity of the launcher to override the whole chameleon idea. So far it seems the transparency setting works ...
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3d acceleration under kvm

Hey guys I'm new to kvm and virt-manager. Recently I've been trying testing the new ubuntu 12.04 alpha 2 and found unity3d in a unacceptable speed. After some googleing, I found it may be the ...
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Cannot enable unity 3D effects on Alienware M14x

I have Ubuntu 11.10 installed and updated on my Alienware M14x. I have the nVidia Geforce 555M proprietary driver installed. But still I cannot enable the unity 3d effects. Please help me with this. ...
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How add panel 3d unity in gnome shell (not panel 2d unity)

How to add panel 3d unity in gnome shell, not panel 2d unity.
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No Unity 3d option on the login screen

I upgraded my ubuntu to 11.10 on day one but the unity 3d is not there as an option. I have User Defined, Recovery Mode and Ubuntu 2D. I've done this test /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p and all ...
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Ubuntu 3D fails with Nvidia [closed]

I'm using ubuntu 11.10. I was using 3D in 11.04 when I upgraded yesterday, but now it's not working right; windows doesn't refresh unless I manually move them. I tried reinstalling the drivers for my ...
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3D not working any more after adding xorg-edgers PPA

I updated my perfectly running laptop from 11.04 to 11.10. after the upgrade graphics started to act weird. It was a heavily modified system, so I thought that was probably the issue.. so I ...
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How to enable Unity 3D on an Nvidia Quadro 1000M

I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 on my laptop, which has a Nvidia Quadro 1000M graphics card. At login, I chose the 3D version of Ubuntu, but somehow my laptop doesn't support this and switches to Unity 2D ...
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Slow/lagged desktop effects with Nvidia card

I've installed Oneiric from scratch (didn't upgrade), and I'm having troubles with desktop effects: Unity is very slow - whenever I click on the workspaces icon, I either get no animation, or the ...
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How to attach the unity menu applet to the gnome panel ?

Can someone please tell how to attach the Unity Menu Applet back to the Gnome Panel?
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How do I make Unity 3D work on my Dell D2400 desktop?

On my 11.10-running desktop, Unity 2d seems to work, Unity 3d does not. I ran a test, and here is what I got. Not software rendered: no Not blacklisted: no GLX fbconfig: ...
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Unity 3D on Live CD - Only 2D on install

Every time I log in, Unity switches to 2D instead of 3D. This is what I've been trying so far: Install proprietary drivers NVIDIA. unity --reset Install compiz effects Choose "Ubuntu" instead of ...
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3D compiz effects choppy and slow. How to fix?

I have a ATI proprietary drivers but it makes the Unity 3D very slow except 2D. Like everything works but it runs a bit slow and choppy. You could even see it when you see the loading circles on the ...
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3D graphics don't work with Sis Mirage graphics chip

I wanted to test Ubuntu 11.04 on my fujitsu siemens esprimo mobile v5535 laptop but on first boot i get the message: "Sorry, you don't have 3d support, install it for your graphic hardware to get ...
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Best Graphics Card For Ubuntu [closed]

I am trying to find a useable graphics card which has support for compiz and the unity interface.
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How to add nvidia-current drivers into an iso file with remastersys?

It is necessary to use 3D drivers with Unity Desktop 11.04. How can I create my own iso disk to burn it on usb drive for testing Unity. I have some problems to test unity in Virtual box also default ...
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How to enable 3D in VMWare Player?

I want to test Unity in a VM using VMWare Player. I have already enabled 3D acceleration in the Display options and I have VMWare Tools installed. However, when I try to run Unity or when I try to ...