by BBOSAK2143 » Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:28 am
This desktop just does not take well to drivers for video anymore! I did that last night, that is tried to put fglrx in there with total disastrous effects! After installation thru synaptic(big mistake) rebooted and presto nothing, then choices for recovery just laughed at me! I mean normally, as with other Linux OS's prior to this 13.04, I was simply able to go into low graphics mode, uninstall the driver, reinstall the correct one and be done! Not this time! I could swear I heard laughing or at least there should have been as was one terrible joke, which was on me. From the menu clicking on low graphics came up with a few lines of questions then would return right back to the recovery menu! Command prompt was even worse, suddenly even though I am root at that point, I had no permission to uninstall the driver! As this 13.04 has sent me thru similar disasters as such, I find myself wanting to work towards a solution. Let's face it Linux is growing, we can't sit here and run programs that are no longer viable to it! We have to advance programs with the rest of Linux! System recovery is now in need of a total makeover, because this is the first time I was ever turned down in command prompt for an hour straight! Finally after 20 reboots, I was able to remove that offending driver! There has to be a way to bring Linux into a similar "Safe Mode" as windows! Not all users know every single command line out there, myself included! Graphical interface is needed for these disheartening events! Anyway off the high horse and back to the original. Pam, am I to understand that if I do not have the correct drivers in video this will cause what I have mentioned above??? Am real curious and needing to know an answer on this. Was also wishing someone would answer the shell question. I have yet to see anyone do a css file for it and try to import as with themes. So was also wondering if it is possible!Thanks for you time in this. Have to remember even though am at a pretty good pace on this stuff, I am still lacking quite a bit of knowledge!
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