Managed to start a terminal and do a compiz --replace. At this time the compiz started and I got the printout below in the terminal. Icon size, Launcher and upper panel are both changed to full transparency.
p-i@pi-GA-MA770-UD3-precise-0203:~$ compiz --replace Checking if settings need to be migrated ...no Checking if internal files need to be migrated ...no Backend : gconf Integration : true Profile : unity Adding plugins Initializing core options...done compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'bailer' compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't load plugin 'detection' Initializing composite options...done Initializing opengl options...done Initializing decor options...done Initializing move options...done Initializing snap options...done Initializing gnomecompat options...done Initializing vpswitch options...done Initializing place options...done Initializing grid options...done Initializing resize options...done Initializing mousepoll options...done Initializing session options...done Initializing animation options...done Initializing wall options...done compiz (expo) - Warn: failed to bind image to texture Initializing expo options...done Initializing fade options...done Initializing scale options...done Initializing workarounds options...done Initializing ezoom options...done Screen geometry changed: 0x0x1920x1080 unity-panel-service: no process found Initializing unityshell options...done Starting gtk-window-decorator Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", WARN 2012-02-28 08:36:22 unity <unknown>:0 Failed to fetch view type at /org/ayatana/bamf/window48234501: No such interface `org.ayatana.bamf.view' on object at path /org/ayatana/bamf/window48234501 compiz (decor) - Warn: No default decoration found, placement will not be correct compiz (decor) - Warn: No default decoration found, placement will not be correct compiz (decor) - Warn: No default decoration found, placement will not be correct compiz (decor) - Warn: No default decoration found, placement will not be correct WARN 2012-02-28 08:36:22 unity <unknown>:0 Failed to fetch view type at /org/ayatana/bamf/window48234501: No such interface `org.ayatana.bamf.view' on object at path /org/ayatana/bamf/window48234501 Setting Update "unredirect_fullscreen_windows" Setting Update "main_menu_key" Setting Update "run_key" Setting Update "left_window_key" Setting Update "right_window_key" Setting Update "up_window_key" Setting Update "down_window_key" Setting Update "backlight_mode" Setting Update "panel_opacity" Setting Update "launcher_opacity" Setting Update "icon_size" compiz (core) - Warn: failed to receive ConfigureNotify event on 0x2c00085 WARN 2012-02-28 08:36:39 unity.iconloader IconLoader.cpp:536 Unable to load icon file:///usr/share/icons/unity-icon-theme/places/svg/category-installed.svg at size 24: Error opening file: No such file or directory WARN 2012-02-28 08:36:39 unity.iconloader IconLoader.cpp:536 Unable to load icon file:///usr/share/icons/unity-icon-theme/places/svg/category-available.svg at size 24: Error opening file: No such file or directory -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/941458 Title: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/941458/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs