"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 I am now able to login. But, not sure what happened to the "lightdm" display manager. I am now using "gdm" display manager. > >> >> -- >> Take care, >> >> Jonathan >> ------------------- >> LITTLE WORKS STUDIO >> http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com > > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
