Comment 18 for bug 762478

people of gefoce-fx are suggested to use unity-2d or classic desktop
as unity-3d have problems with it.

On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 11:11 PM, Eliah Kagan
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> Like ToM, I have a GeForce FX 5200, and I experience this bug with the
> nouveau driver. The machine is a Dell Dimension 4600 with a fully
> updated installation of Natty i386, running unity 3.8.10-0ubuntu2,
> compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2, and xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7. I am able to install the Nvidia
> proprietary 173.14.30 driver (with the NVIDIA-
> Linux-x86-173.14.30-pkg1.run package) but it does not work properly--the
> GDM login screen displays correctly, but once I log in only the desktop
> background displays correctly--icons and windows flash on and off the
> screen, and the Unity launcher does not appear at all.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762478
>
> Title:
>  No icons shown in unity launcher
>
> Status in Unity:
>  Confirmed
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
>  Confirmed
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-nouveau” package in Ubuntu:
>  New
>
> Bug description:
>  Binary package hint: unity
>
>  I installed Natty beta 2 on a fresh install from the CD. After login,
>  the unity interface appeared but the launcher bar on the left side of
>  the screen was just black. When I move the mouse over it, little white
>  triangles illuminate, and when the program at that position is
>  running, there is a persistent white triangle. I have never seen Unity
>  before, so I don't know what it is supposed to look like, but I assume
>  some icons should appear in the launcher bar.
>