Also affecting me. The following points may be of interest: 1. Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce G210M with 512MB DDR Dedicated Memory. 2. Machine: Lenovo G550 NTDF3UK (Laptop) 3. Previously I upgraded (on the standard driver) from 11.10 to 12.04 and this issue did not occur. 4. I erased and reinstalled my entire OS (for fun) and then the issue started. I have tried with the default driver and also with the proprietary driver in 'Additional Drivers' and both exhibit the same issue. 5. If I keep rebooting my machine it eventually recovers and logs me into the desktop. Sometime it logs me in first time, other times it takes around2-3 reboots and then it is fine again until the next time. 6. I've attached my output from SysInfo in case anything in there is of interest (GM_SysInfo).
Does anyone know a timeline for this fix because this is really spoiling what is an excellent Ubuntu release and it is incredibly tedious to keep rebooting to get to a desktop (I don't know of a 'smarter' way to start the desktop (running startx from within low graphics mode does not invoke the launcher or the panel). ** Attachment added: "GM_SysInfo" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jockey/+bug/912381/+attachment/3126050/+files/GM_SysInfo -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to jockey in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/912381 Title: Error "ubuntu is running in low-graphics mode" directly after installation Status in “jockey” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I installed Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop on my Dell XPS 1330 (Nvidia 8400M GS). The Live CD session works great and installation was no problem. But after the first reboot I get the error message: "ubuntu is running in low-graphics mode". On the terminal I tried to install manually: nvidia-173 nvidia-173-updates or nvidia-current nvidia-current-updates But non of the two packages resolves my problem. So i tried to install the nvidia driver with "jockey-text". $ jockey-text -c $ jockey-text -u $ jockey-text -a $ jockey-text -C Additional Drivers Downloading and installing driver... Sorry, installation of this driver failed. Please have a look at the log file for details: /var/log/jockey.log $ For me it's not important to install the proprietary Nvidia driver. I just would like to use the system. If possible with the nouveau or with the nvidia driver ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: jockey-common 0.9.6-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic-pae 3.2.0-rc7 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic-pae i686 ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Jan 5 17:40:03 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120102) MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS M1330 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-7-generic-pae root=UUID=0f231cf4-6534-4206-ba52-15bb6c561663 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: jockey UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/26/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A15 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd12/26/2008:svnDellInc.:pnXPSM1330:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr: dmi.product.name: XPS M1330 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jockey/+bug/912381/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
