[SOLVED] Cinnamon behaving strange?

[Erather]

Hi!

A couple of days ago I installed Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon. Now the bar att the bottom and the menu behaves so strange! First I could change themes and for example change the text at the menu button and so on. Now I can't do anything of that - the bar is gray all the time and the menu looks like windows 98. It seems that all the settings for cinnamon doesn't change anything. Has the problem anything to do with cinnamon? What to do?

Thanks in advance!

[Oscar799]

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[SallyK]

This might be a silly question, but have you switched on Panel Edit Mode, and not turned it off again? I know I got caught out by that - the system mostly worked, but there were odd things that didn't.

[smttysmth02gt]

I am having the same issue. It's like none of the settings for window, effects, or themes are working at all (in regards to me trying to change them).

[davidvj]

It is not just you. I did a fresh Cinnamon install today with all of the latest updates. I carefully avoided installing any special gnome stuff but did add a couple of Cinnamon themes that went into the correct location. Here is a list of my problems.
1. Windows minimized to the task bar cannot be re-opened.
2. Some icons on the task bar (firefox) simply do not function.
3. The taskbar on my 1900 x 1200 display is so small that it is a joke and apparently cannot be changed.
4. I can add items to the 'favorites' but cannot remove icons
5. If I change to any of the installed themes ... the taskbar changes but not the rest of the screen.
Fortunately I have had many years with Linux ... any new user would have quit facing such problems.
I do hope that somebody is listening and we get a reply on these questions.

David

[Erather]

@SallyK - Not a silly question! I'm a beginner at Linux, this is my first installation, so I might have activated many things that I shouldn't. It also seemed like it was on, but there was no difference turning it on/off. :/

[esteban1uy]

Please execute the following code at a terminal, copy the results and paste them here at the forum:

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ps -A | egrep '(cinnamon|gnome-shell|gnome-panel)'


[Erather]

Thanks again for the help!

Please execute the following code at a terminal, copy the results and paste them here at the forum:
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ps -A | egrep '(cinnamon|gnome-shell|gnome-panel)'

When I execute this line at the terminal I get the following:

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1810 ?        00:00:01 gnome-panel

Hope it helps ...

[esteban1uy]

Thanks again for the help!

Please execute the following code at a terminal, copy the results and paste them here at the forum:
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ps -A | egrep '(cinnamon|gnome-shell|gnome-panel)'

When I execute this line at the terminal I get the following:

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1810 ?        00:00:01 gnome-panel

Hope it helps ...

Well, as you can see from the results, your system is not running Cinnamon but Gnome Fallback.
Now please, execute the following command at a terminal and let us know if anything changes:

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cinnamon --replace

[Erather]

Well, as you can see from the results, your system is not running Cinnamon but Gnome Fallback.
Now please, execute the following command at a terminal and let us know if anything changes:
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cinnamon --replace

Ok, thanks! I tried that. Nothing changed, but I recieved the following lines:

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Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Segmentation fault


[esteban1uy]

Well, as you can see from the results, your system is not running Cinnamon but Gnome Fallback.
Now please, execute the following command at a terminal and let us know if anything changes:
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cinnamon --replace

Ok, thanks! I tried that. Nothing changed, but I recieved the following lines:

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Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Segmentation fault


It seems you have problems with your graphics card. Cinnamon needs 3D hardware support, without it your system goes to fallback mode.
Execute the following command in a terminal:

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glxinfo | grep 'rendering'

If the result is something like "direct rendering: No", then you don't have 3D support.

[Erather]

It seems you have problems with your graphics card. Cinnamon needs 3D hardware support, without it your system goes to fallback mode.
Execute the following command in a terminal:
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glxinfo | grep 'rendering'

If the result is something like "direct rendering: No", then you don't have 3D support.

Thanks! This is what I get:

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Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".

I suspected that it had something to do with my graphics card - or cards. The thing is that i have a Nvidia GeForce 540m card and a Intel HD 3000 card (I think?) ... anyway, my computer uses the optimus technology (at least in windows), The thing is, I do not really know which of the cards Linux uses. I tried to install Ironhide, but failed (the package was broken?). In any case, I haven't installed any drivers or anything, but I have a program Nvidia X server settings installed. However, I do not really know what to install or not to ...

[esteban1uy]

Please execute the following code and paste the results:

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inxi -G

[Erather]

Please execute the following code and paste the results:
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inxi -G

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Graphics:  Card-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
           Card-2: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 540M]
           X.Org: 1.11.3 drivers: intel (unloaded: vesa,fbdev) Resolution: 1920x1080@60.0hz
           GLX Renderer: N/A GLX Version: N/A


[esteban1uy]

Oops... we have no information about your hardware renderer.
Please execute the following code:

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install mesa-utils

Then reboot your computer and execute:

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inxi -G

and paste the results.

[Erather]

This is what I get:

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Graphics:  Card-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
           Card-2: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 540M]
           X.Org: 1.11.3 drivers: intel (unloaded: vesa,fbdev) Resolution: 1920x1080@60.0hz
           GLX Renderer: N/A GLX Version: N/A


I thnk I did as you said, but it looks like what I got before ...

[esteban1uy]

Hmmm... are you sure you have ironhide installed and configured?
What happens when you execute the following code?:

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optirun cinnamon --replace

[Erather]

I do not have Ironhide installed ... as I said I tried to install it through synaptic, but it said it was "broken" and when I try to install it via the terminal I get an error message.

Thanks for all your help!

[esteban1uy]

I do not have Ironhide installed ... as I said I tried to install it through synaptic, but it said it was "broken" and when I try to install it via the terminal I get an error message.

Thanks for all your help!

What about Bumblebee?: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee

(Sorry, I'm trying to do my best)

[Erather]

I follwed the instructions for installing BumbleBee, but to be honest, I do not know if it installed. This is what I got:

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johan@Maya ~ $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bumblebee/stable
[sudo] password for johan:
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
 Bumblebee Stable PPA

To report issues, please read http://wiki.Bumblebee-Project.org/Reporting-Issues

If you've use an older Bumblebee version or Ironhide from MrMEEE (git or PPA), then please do this once before adding this PPA to your system:

sudo ppa-purge ppa:mj-casalogic/bumblebee
sudo ppa-purge ppa:mj-casalogic/ironhide

You may also want to use newer drivers (particularly if having recent hardware), then run this before installing Bumblebee:
sudo apt-get purge nvidia-current
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates

After installation, reboot to let changes apply.

To see if it works, run during around 30s: glxspheres
Then, run it with optirun, and compare: optirun glxspheres

Be aware that as Bumblebee is using low-level hardware informations, it is impossible to run it in a VM.
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~bumblebee/+archive/stable
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /tmp/tmp.YmRgJdkwrx --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80/ --recv 46C0364A882F14F899448FFCB22A95F88110A93A
gpg: requesting key 8110A93A from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 8110A93A: public key "Launchpad PPA for Bumlebee Project" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)

If I try to run

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$ optirun --help

I get

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$: command not found

If none of this programs works, it is not really necessary for me to switch between the cards when using Linux - it would be the best but it is not necessary. I could run only Intel HD 3000 (to save battery), but if that doesn't work I can use the Nvidia card only. What do you recommend?