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Switched graphics card, now major problems
I have an old nVidia 9600GT, which I pulled out of my computer dual booting with Windows 7 and 13.04. I then plugged in a HD6670. I didn't think to uninstall drivers in 13.04, so I started my computer ...
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13.04 graphics problem
All of a sudden, the graphics aren't working on my Ubuntu 13.04 64bit. I ran sudo apt-get upgrade yesterday, and now the launcher and dash transparency don't work. What's odd is that the notifications ...
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How can I fix an offset screen after installing Ubuntu 13.04 (64-bit)?
Further Information: The screen looked fine when using "try Ubuntu" from the install ISO.
I am running to a 1900x1200 external monitor via HDMI through an nvidia gtx 670 graphics card. I initially ...
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Unity Dash Graphical Glitches in Ubuntu 13.04 with ATI Graphics
I have a very noticeable transparent glitch in the Unity Dash. It does no transparency at all and instead shows a green to red color transition with black checkered boxes. This is an entirely ...
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Unity launcher gui graphical issues
This is an on-going issue for me. It started when I ran the ubuntu updater and installed a 13.04 nightly build about 2 months ago. I didn't have time to fix it, so I let it go. About a week ago I ...
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13.04: Chaged graphic driver, lost unity
After changing my graphic driver to one of the options shown as proprietary, I lost unity (wallpaper shows, terminal can be opened with ctrl+t, but nothing else displays).
My notebook: Dell Vostro ...
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12.10 installation problem
I have been trying to install 12.10 version of Ubuntu on my 1GB powered 160 GB AMD sempron 64 bit processor, without a graphic card.
The entire procedure seems to occur with ease till the end except ...
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Major graphical problems after updating to 13.04
This afternoon I updated from 12.10 to 13.04. Ubuntu 12.10 worked entirely fine. However, when I now try to start Ubuntu 13.04, my graphics go completely wrong. And when I mean wrong, I mean really ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 problems with Unity 3d and Ati Radeon Hd 6670
Im running Ubuntu 12.04 in my PC, Intel Dual Core,2.5gb RAM, ATI Radeon HD 6670
I have intalled the driver for my ATI following this tutorial.
The thing is that Unity 3D do not respond, every time ...
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Desktop environments not working properly after nvidia graphic driver installation
So I tried to install the graphics drivers for my nvidia geforce gt540m on ubuntu 13.04 64 bit. I tried following the instructions here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1916961
but it didn't ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 - cannot identify graphics driver after mesa-utils installed, compiz not working
I'm new user to Ubuntu (in fact this is my first GUI Linux, previously worked only on Debian Server remotely).
After having some troubles with Ubuntu 12.10 (hangs on scrolling windows, hangs on ...
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Unity won't run after update to 13.04
First of all, I'm pretty new in Ubuntu so I don't know everything.. But I'm willing to learn!
Today I updated my ubuntu to 13.04. Everything seemed fine. I used my pc for an hour and shut it down. ...
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ATI Drivers prevent Ubuntu from booting on other computers with other graphics cards
I have Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail (final release) installed on an USB 3.0 external hard drive. The goal is to be able to use it on any computer with a USB 3.0 port. I have successfuly installed the ...
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Ubuntu graphic / video problem intel
I recently got a new motherboard/CPU so I did a fresh install of Kubuntu 12.10 (i386). I had graphic problems since I started using the live USB (before installing). Then, the system got constant ...
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13.04, 12.10, 12.04 NVIDIA drivers do not work whatsoever
I have been using (or trying to use) Ubuntu for a while now. I cannot for the life of me get any proprietary NVIDIA drivers to work in 12.04, 12.10 or 13.04. I've tried every method posted on these ...
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Unity Launcher Icons gets fuzzy when on odd numbered setting
Fuzzy icons when odd number-sized in launcher bar - unity
Description of the problem
When entering the appearance settings in the system tools, you can change the unity icon-size with a slider. ...
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How to enable unity 3d in 12.04?
I installed the graphic card driver:
But Unity is still in 2d mode:
How can I bring it into 3d mode?
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No more Unity after AMD Graphics Driver
I seem to have a problem. I am running ubuntu 12.04(64 bit) on my HP ProBooK 4530s (i5-core, 8GB, ATI RADEON HD6790) and I had some heating problems. I've managed to install the graphics driver from ...
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Unity Launcher 'Background' Will not Auto-Hide With Launcher Icons
I recently set my Unity Launcher bar to auto-hide, and to be transparent, using the Compiz Configuration tools (ccsm, in the terminal). I did not use 'Unsettings' to do this, as, for whatever reason, ...
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Proprietary videocard driver makes unity disappear
Every time I try to install a driver for my videocard, Unity crashes, and I just start up with an empty desktop. I've had this problem with both Nvidia and AMD carts. Only the Nouveau drivers + Nvidia ...
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Why am I getting weird glitchy buttons and text?
As you can see from the picture, I just installed Ubuntu on my system and I am getting some strange Glitchy graphics. This also happens in the Password field on Login.
Any ideas what this could be ...
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unity // taskbar gone [12.10]
I tried to update my graphics driver to properly use XBMC, and suddently the taskbar // unity (not quite sure its called) the side bar & top bar vanished after a restart, As im quite new to the ...
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Does version 12.10 support AMD graphics HD 6450
Running 12.10 (64 bit) / Unity / on HP Pavillion elite , Intel core i7 (3.2ghz), 12 gb memory
Graphics is listed as unidentified, need help please
Thanks in advance
Pete
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Unity 3D not loading in other user accounts
I'm just starting to get used to Ubuntu and I'm having problems with my Unity interface.
Previously I wasnt able to run Unity 3D even after logging in selecting the 3D icon in the log-in screen. Also ...
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Untiy, resolution 800x600 and VNC
I have a tablet with 800x600 resolution. And I want to use it through VNC with my Ubuntu PC. Unity have a bug/feature that when resolution set to 800x600 dash gets bigger than a screen, and user ...
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Complete failure of any NVIDIA drivers to work on Sager NP9150 / Clevo P150EM with GTX 670MX on 12.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
I have tried every possible solution in my knowledge to install NVIDIA drivers that are functional on Ubuntu 12.10.
I ...
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How to solve wierd graphical issues in Ubuntu 12.10? [closed]
You can see with the following screen-shots that the notifications of the bottom right has glitches out and always shows up blank white. Top right notifications are not affected.
Also something that ...
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How to enable 3D acceleration with Nvidia GT 555m?
I have a Dell XPS 17 (3D) laptop that comes with Nvidia GT 555M. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my laptop (not side-by-side to Windows, but as an application inside Windows using Wubi).
I installed ...
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Why does Ubuntu 12.04 Unity suddenly blur text and images?
Today after a reboot, Ubuntu blurs text (well, anything that is rendered on screen) whenever focus changes or on any interactions with the desktop.
Example:
Normal good look:
Blurred state:
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How can I enable Unity 3D with hybrid graphics Radeon 7970M?
When I log into Ubuntu 12.04, I don't get Unity 3D, even though I think I am seeing 3D acceleration at the login screen. I don't want to use the FGLRX drivers, the default one doesn't seem to work, ...
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Unity does not load when selecting Xorg open source radeon driver
When I select the X.org Radeon open source driver, Unity does not load. However, when I select the Proprietary AMD Driver from the official Ubuntu repository, Unity does load. Why is Unity doing this? ...
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Inconsistent Purple Screen After Boot
Ubuntu 12.10 - HP Pavilion g4 - AMD Radeon HD 6480G Discrete-Class Graphics
After upgrading to Ubuntu 12.10, I have encountered a random "purple screen after boot" issue.
Here is the nature of the ...
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Graphics card fan is loud (additional graphics card drivers cause problems)
Okay this explanation is a bit longer ... but I start at the beginning:
I've been using Windows 7 for a very long time, shortly after the release of v12.10 I installed Ubuntu via Windows installer. ...
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Unity doesn't load after installing NVIDIA drivers
If I install any of the proprietary NVIDIA drivers (nvidia-*) from the repositories, Unity does not load after I log in. I just get a blank desktop background with no icons, panels or launchers.
If I ...
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No Unity after ubuntu 12.10 upgrade
After I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10 from 12.04, there was low graphics and no Unity. Just the mouse and the wallpaper.
So, I got into the terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T, launched Chrome and searched for a ...
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Where is unity?
I am using Ubuntu 12.10. I installed updates and graphics card driver. after that, i lost desktop.
this is screenshot. no unity, panel and others.
Driver = ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5430.
Driver ...
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when using fglrx unity does not display and slow moving windows
two issues when using the fglrx driver:
when i move to the propriety fglrx driver, unity does not load the side bar. the login screen loads (with top bar displayed), but when logging in, the unity ...
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Intel GMA 4500 MHD driver problem in Ubuntu 12.10
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my Latitude e4300 laptop. The video card was not recognized as it should be, and for solving this problem I installed some drivers found on the internet but now I ...
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Unity launcher autohide leaves “ghost” behind? [closed]
In 12.04 I had the launcher set to autohide, which worked perfectly.
However in 12.10 I am getting a strange "ghost" issue.
Take this screenshot, with me having a maximised google chrome window, ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Unity Dash transparency problem
I have just upgraded my Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10 and there is following problem.
When I press super button to show Unity Dash I get wrong background image behind the dash box. Especially I can see part ...
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White screens when switching to application
Sometimes when I alt-tab between applications, the application will just be a white screen. This has happened with terminal and with firefox. I can fix the problem and get the program to render by ...
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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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Unity bar doesn't hide
After switching the 'auto hide' function on and off under behaviour in appearance settings, the Unity bar doesn't automatically hide anymore! It's always visible at the left side! Here is a ...
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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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Ubuntu not showing any GUI
When I boot into Ubuntu, I don't see the Unity interface. Instead it boots into some sort of command line interface (pic attached)
I tried pressing atl + F7, in that case i get a screen showing ...
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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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Unity 3D not working
The first time I installed Ubuntu 11.04, it said that my computer can't run Unity 3D. Now I upgraded my computer a little bit, and I want to try to enable Unity 3D again, but I don't know how. I'm ...
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Unable to log into Unity 3D session on Ubuntu 12.04 with NVidia graphics card
There has been lots of questions here on how to get Unity 3D working with NVidia graphics cards - I've read many of them, but I've still not been able to figure out a solution to my problem.
My setup
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Always boots into 2D mode
I have Ubuntu 12.04 and initially choosing normal Ubuntu at login gave me Ubuntu 3D. However, for a few days now, selecting either Ubuntu or Ubuntu 2D gives me 2D:
~$ echo $DESKTOP_SESSION
ubuntu-2d
...
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Unity 2d loading instead of Unity 3d at login
My problem is that after choosing Unity 3d at login the
Unity 2d loads, Even though my graphics drivers seems to be working fine. Unity 3d is possible to load by following commands:
ps aux | grep -i ...
