"Jonathan N. Little" <lws4...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:ncqc7j$na1$1...@dont-email.me... > Adam wrote: >> "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote in message >> news:ncprqb$tl9$1...@news.albasani.net... >>> >>> "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4...@gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:ncpjj0$7ug$1...@dont-email.me... >>>> Adam wrote: >>>>> There ought to be a way to just reinstall the graphics subsystem >>>>> rather >>>>> than >>>>> an all-or-none installation approach. >>>> >>>> Yes you can. Did it for a borked install of the nVidia driver. >>>> reference >>>> this: >>>> >>>> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/VideoDriverDetection#Problem:_Need_to_purge_-fglrx> >>> >>> Thanks, even after doing the following... >>> >>> Problem: Need to purge -fglrx >>> >>> Typically, the following manual commands will properly uninstall -fglrx: >>> >>> $ sudo apt-get remove --purge xorg-driver-fglrx fglrx* >>> $ sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa-glx libgl1-mesa-dri >>> xserver-xorg-core >>> $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg >>> >>> I still get that dreaded "The system is running in low-graphics mode" >>> error. >>> And, recovery mode failsafeX and Ctrl+Alt+F1 hangs with the following... >>> >>> <more of the same> >>> Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER >>> Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER >>> Initializing built-in extension RECORD >>> Initializing built-in extension DPMS >>> Initializing built-in extension Present >>> Initializing built-in extension DRI3 >>> Initializing built-in extension X-Resource >>> Initializing built-in extension XVideo >>> Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation >>> Initializing built-in extension SELinux >>> Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension >>> Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA >>> Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI >>> Initializing built-in extension DRI2 >>> Loading extension GLX >>> <hangs here> >>> >> >> After trying the following... >> >> http://askubuntu.com/questions/577093/how-to-install-gnome-desktop >> >> $ sudo apt-get update >> $ sudo apt-get install gnome-shell >> >> >> http://tipsonubuntu.com/2014/06/06/change-display-manager-ubuntu-14-04/ >> >> $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm > > Not sure about ATI, but when you purge the nVidia driver it takes Unity > with it so I had to reinstall unity-desktop afterwards. If you want > lightdm but are now using gdm, maybe it happened because unity-desktop was > uninstalled and you just installed gnome-shell, your can reset: > > sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm > > and select lightdm from the list. >
Thanks, but why fix if it ain't broke? :-) > > -- > Take care, > > Jonathan > ------------------- > LITTLE WORKS STUDIO > http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list