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[ubuntu] Unity won't load with FGLRX

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http://ubuntuforums.org – I installed a fresh copy of 12.10 today and whenever I enable the fglrx drivers for my ATI 5870, I login and unity doesn't load and I can't seem to get it to load, any suggestions? Is this a Unity problem? Does gnome shell work? (Hardware)

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Submitted by linuxfan on 10/13/2012

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Hey I just installed 12.10 and I have tried the fglrx, fglrx-updates and the driver from ATI's website and after the driver installs, I always reboot, log into ubuntu and Unity doesn't load the desktop loads but no launcher appears and the top bar doesn't appear.

I recall this ocurring a while ago, but I would think it was fixed by now.

I have an ATI 5870 and under 12.04 I am running the 13.

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 side bar does not load. i can right click the desktop and create new folders.

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Right now Ubuntu is using software rendering which I do not want. I have the AMD Radeon HD 7750 so I installed the fglrx drivers but then Unity would not start. I have reverted back to software rendering. How do I install an AMD driver without the Unity issue?

I have a laptop with ATI Radeon 6770M HD Hybrid graphics card. In Ubuntu 12.04, I installed the fglrx driver through "additional drivers" and it worked. (I can even switch GPUs). But in the new Ubuntu 12.10, after installing, Unity won't load.

Only the mouse and the wallpaper.

Hey everyone, I just got Steam, and downloaded a game. It took a while, then told me I need the latest OpenGL software for my driver. So, I went to amd.com, found my driver( for the Radeon HD 6570 ) and, not to mention I couldn't do a non-force install, whenever it finished installing, and I rebooted, Unity was gone.

I just installed 12.10 on my desktop- its a bit old. Specs:

VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV100 QY ]Radeon 7000/VE] 2gb Ram

I tried what other people did including reseting unity, tried removing fglrx as well to no avail....

Ubuntu 12.04 comes with Unity, by default, based on Gnome 3.*, new features in Unity interface such as HUD seems to be cool but many people still doesn’t like Unity. Gnome Shell Interface is another great option for them. Since, both the interfaces are built on the top of Gnome 3.* – they have no compatibility problem at all.

Hello,

I'm running 12.04 with Unity on my computer.