I think 'safe' is better than 'failsafe ' - the term 'failsafe' isn't widely known. Also the error message needs to tell the user why there's an error before anything else.
How about: Your graphics hardware is not properly set up. Click Configure to choose your monitor and graphics card, or click Continue to use safe settings. -- Bullet Proof X shows confusing message when X can't start https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136933 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs