Ubuntu 9.10 repeated dialogue: "Ubuntu is running in low-graphics mode"

[Leonard Chatagnier]

-- On Tue, 12/8/09, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

From: NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: Ubuntu 9.10 repeated dialogue: "Ubuntu is running in low-graphics mode"
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 8:32 PM

On 12/08/2009 04:03 PM, Leonard wrote:
...
> As pointed out in a reply to NoOp's post on this same thread, purging
>  gdm on my Karmic 64 bit install sent the low res issue to device
> null, including a partition of Karmic with gdm still installed.  I
> know that doesn't make sense but that's what happened.  So If the new
> gdm upgrade doesn't solve it for you maybe rming (purge it for sure)
> will fix the issue.  If you are using gdm as your display manager
> then be sure to install kdm before you try to reboot. Hate to see you
> go to Lenny when the low res issue can be solved.  The low res issue
> seems to have boiled down to a conflict between gdm, kdm and the
> failsafe mode conflicting with each other according to what I've read
> googling, so I just purged gdm(running kdm) and the problem went
> away.  Hope you at least try it and stay with Ubuntu.
> 
> 

So, you'd recommend just purging gdm rather than trying the updated
2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1 which supposedly fixes the issue? My personal
recommendation would be to just purge (k)ubuntu/kde and stick with gnome :-)
That's not at all what I said.  But I just noticed the smiley-:o)
<quote>
So If the new
gdm upgrade doesn't solve it for you maybe rming (purge it for sure)
will fix the issue. 
<quote>

Leonard Chatagnier

lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net

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