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Can't See Windows

Post by Sickify »

Just updated to 17.2 'Rafaela' and have a major issue.
When I start a Cinnamon session, Cinnamon appears to load correctly. However, if I rapidly mouse over the icons in the system tray / quick launch they disappear, and I cannot see the windows of any open applications with the exception of nemo. No window borders, nothing. Nemo works, unless I choose an action such as to delete or rename a file, then the dialog window is invisible, and I can see my desktop wallpaper where the dialog box should be.

I have tried purging cinnamon, reinstalling, and deleting all config files.
I am really at a loss, and hoping someone can help me out here.

Thank you.
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Re: Can't See Windows

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Please generate an overview of your system like this:
- launch a terminal window and make it full screen, to avoid chopped lines;
- copy/paste this command into the terminal:

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inxi -Fxz
(if you type: the letter F is a capital letter)

Press Enter.

Copy/paste the output in your next message.
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Re: Can't See Windows

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System:    Host: sickify-microlinux Kernel: 3.16.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2) 
           Desktop: Openbox 3.5.2 Distro: Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela
Machine:   Mobo: ASUSTeK model: F2A85-M PRO version: Rev X.0x Bios: American Megatrends version: 6105 date: 05/08/2013
CPU:       Quad core AMD A8-6600K APU with Radeon HD Graphics (-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm) bmips: 35201.5 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1900.00 MHz 2: 1900.00 MHz 3: 1900.00 MHz 4: 4400.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Richland [Radeon HD 8570D] bus-ID: 00:01.0 
           X.Org: 1.15.1 driver: fglrx Resolution: 1920x1080@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: AMD Radeon HD 8570D GLX Version: 1.4 (2.1 (4.4.13283 - CPC 14.501.1003)) Direct Rendering: No
Audio:     Card-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2 
           Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Trinity HDMI Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:01.1 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.16.0-38-generic
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 
           driver: r8169 ver: 2.3LK-NAPI port: e000 bus-ID: 04:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1120.2GB (37.7% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: Hitachi_HDT72101 size: 1000.2GB 
           2: id: /dev/sdb model: KINGSTON_SV300S3 size: 120.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 37G used: 33G (92%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 5.00GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
RAID:      No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 33.0C mobo: 40.0C gpu: 2.00C 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A fan-1: 1167 fan-2: 1462 fan-3: 0 fan-4: 1333 fan-5: 0 
Info:      Processes: 189 Uptime: 3:50 Memory: 878.7/7108.7MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.4 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.11) inxi: 1.9.17
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