Unity Not loading after installing Nvidia proprietary drivers

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I just got a new Nvidia GTX 650. The huge downside at this point is that whenever I use the open source driver, the computer is ridiculously slow. Whenever I use the proprietary drivers and restart, the desktop wallpaper will load and nothing more. I've tried restarting unity only to get a continuous rolling error. With the CCSM options, unity is enabled, yet nothing appears.

Whenever I'm using proprietary drivers I get a microcode error which happens so quickly that I can't record the number.

Have you tried: >compiz --replace in the terminal, or alt+f2 I don't have too much experience here, but after reading your question that's what I would try next. — jason, Nov 17 '12 at 04:36
Whenever I try to restart unity I get a glXQUERYEXTENSIONSTRING is NULL. — Brendan B., Nov 17 '12 at 13:35
what driver are you using?
Have you tried starting Ubuntu in Unity 2D? This might get you working. — jason, Nov 17 '12 at 17:26

score -1 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 06 '12 at 04:32

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Run this command in a terminal:

sudo apt-get autoremove fglrx --purge

edited Dec 06 '12 at 04:32

Ringtail

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answered Dec 06 '12 at 04:12

Shaun

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Unity Not loading after installing Nvidia proprietary drivers

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