Upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04; No desktop, no panels appearing

Question

I am able to log in to Gnome(Classic) and I can use a terminal command there. However, whenever I try to log in to Ubuntu, my terminal command doesn't work. My guest session does not work either. I was able to get rid of the System Program Problem Detected alert. My mouse works. Once I log in, all I see on the bottom left is the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS sign.

Also, after running

dconf reset -f /org/complex
setsid unity

I get the following:

Info: Unity is not supported by your hardware. Enabling software rendering instead (slow).

What can I do to get my launchpad and panels back?

possible duplicate of Unity doesn't load, no Launcher, no Dash appears — muru, Aug 24 '14 at 23:06
Well, if unity not supported, I guess you could try something other than unity , like xfce or lxde desktops. My personal favorite is cinnamon. More info here http://askubuntu.com/questions/65083/what-kinds-of-desktop-environments-and-shells-are-available — Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy, Aug 25 '14 at 01:30

Mr.SIr · Answer 1 · 2014-08-25T00:40:28.460

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I had this happen to me also this is what I did hope it helps

I updated the Graphics Drivers by doing the following
Enter Recovery Mode
Go to System Settings
Go to Software and Updates
Additional Drivers tab
I picked one of the recommended drives rebooted and it worked

edited Aug 25 '14 at 00:40

answered Aug 25 '14 at 00:28

Mr.SIr

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Upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04; No desktop, no panels appearing

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