Gnome 3 freezes Ubuntu 11.10

[wethegreenpeople]

So basically, I'm trying to get Ubuntu all set up, it installs no problem and works just fine. But I have a problem when it comes to using Gnome Shell. For some reason, every time I install Gnome Shell it messes everything up, I'll install it, and it'll run fine for about 5 minutes then everything freezes and I have to force shut down the computer.

And it's not a problem of using just Gnome Shell, if I install Gnome Shell, I can't even use Unity without the system crashing.

I have to re-install ubuntu all over again just so everything will work (I've re-installed 3 times now)

So, right now I don't have Gnome Shell installed, but I was just kind of wondering why it does this and if there is something that I can do to fix it? If not, that's okay, Unity is cool.. but I'd prefer to run Gnome.

I'm on a Mac, dualbooting with OSX.

[jmadero]

Can you describe "messes everything up" and also what you mean by "freezes" have you tried using the keyboard to get into terminal at the basic init 1 level? Also if it happens again it'd be nice if you could run live distro, get into your Ubuntu partition and post your xorg logs. I don't know anything at all about Macs but that'd be a good start, the more information the better

[wethegreenpeople]

Can you describe "messes everything up"

It'll litteraly like, just break down. Nothing will work at all.

and also what you mean by "freezes" have you tried using the keyboard to get into terminal at the basic init 1 level?

Like I said above, nothing works at all. I tried getting into terminal.

Also if it happens again it'd be nice if you could run live distro, get into your Ubuntu partition and post your xorg logs. I don't know anything at all about Macs but that'd be a good start, the more information the better

As I said in the post, it happens every time I install Gnome 3. But I can install it right now and try (I've been scared to try it a 4th time xD)

How exactly do I get the "xorg logs"?

Also, I don't know if it makes a difference, but I installed Gnome 3 with the app store.

[nixblog]

How exactly do I get the "xorg logs"?

Also, I don't know if it makes a difference, but I installed Gnome 3 with the app store.

Xorg logs usually reside in /var/logs/Xorg.0.log - Xorg.1.log Xorg.2.log etc...

[wethegreenpeople]

Cool. Thanks.

I'll try installing Gnome again.

[wethegreenpeople]

Okay, now I have a problem. I guess, that it's not actually Gnome that was causing this, it was just bad timing. Without having gnome installed, it crashed again, and I don't understand why it just happened now, it was working perfectly fine for a while.

I don't know if this makes any difference, but when I go into rEFIt, and select partition tool (I think? I don't know the name now...) It says "MBR table is invalid. Partitions overlap"

Could that have anything to do with this?