12.10 problems black screeb

[Lucio M Nicolosi]

On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Grizzly <Real_Grizz_Adams at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Just trying out 12.10 (32bit Desktop) trial LiveUSB\
>
> boots eventually
> desktop screen background shows but no menus or icons (just the red swirly
> pic)
> network disconnected pops up
> Ctrl+Alt+Del brings logout dialogue
> PrtScr brings ScreebGrab dialogue
> E-mail button brings up Thunderbird email settings
> Volume up down buttons work as expected
>
> AFAICT no other Keyboard shortcut does anything
> Loging out brings a login dialogue & limited top right menu
>
> any ideas what went  wrong and how to get it working

From:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuDesktop

"Desktop Interface

Please install available updates to ensure that the issues below will
be fixed on your system.

    The file manager process, nautilus, is crashing sometimes.
(1053862) Even if you have not opened a Files window, it manages the
desktop background. If nautilus crashes, restart it, with the 'Home
Folder' button on the Launcher, or 'Files' in the Dash. Even when you
close that window, nautilus will be managing the desktop again.
Without it, you'll see some of these symptoms (952321) :
        No icons on the desktop.
        No menu when right-clicking the desktop.
        When no application windows are showing (i.e. when the
desktop, rather than any window, has the focus), important Unity keys
like Super and Alt will not work.
        The file manager's quicklist will not show the usual bookmarks. "


And legacy video boards incompatibility, etc, etc...

If you really want to upgrade, (12.04,01 is running nicely) try
installing (from terminal) another desktop, say Gnome 3 or Xubuntu.
Gnome Classic (no effects) will surely work.

L.


-- 
Lucio M. Nicolosi, Eng.