Unity Dash Issue – Fix Toolbar Not Opening After Ubuntu 12.10 Update

Today, I updated to Ubuntu 12.10. After re-starting, like the updater suggested, the toolbar on the top of the screen, and the dash won't load. I seem to be missing other features, as well, like alt>tab to switch windows, etc.

I am able to access the Terminal, by typing Ctrl>Alt>T, which is how I was bale to access Firefox.

How do I fix this problem?

Edit: 10/20/12

I resorted to completely re-installing Ubuntu. If someone finds a way to fix this problem without completely re-installing, please feel free to post it below.

Edit: 5:18 PM on 10/19/12

I am probably not the only one who has noticed this, but I just found out that Ubuntu works fine if booted into Gnome. The probalem seems to be with Unity, and people have been saying it's also a problem with ATI graphics cards.

I have tried many of the suggestions in the other threads that have been suggested, and nothing seems to work. Other idea's would be appreciated!

Edit: 2:10 PM on 10/19/12

As Chris Carter suggested, I'm including the results of the teminal command lspci here is my graphics card info:

01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS780M/RS780MN [Mobility Radeon HD 3200 Graphics]