[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu/Linux is still not an OS for the masses - discuss

[Alan Pope]

On 13 October 2010 13:57, Melv Bailey <melvbailey at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Just seen Alan Bell's post and he has mentioned something no one else
> has, there is meant to be a failsafe X in low res mode.  I didnt know
> that and have not in 4 years seen that mentioned before.  Has anyone
> else ever seen Ubuntu boot in this failsafe mode?  What is meant to
> trigger this mode?
>

When X fails to start it falls back to failsafe mode.

Al.