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

[Alan McKay]

OK, nobody panic, OK?  Because I'm going to add another data point to
this thread but I don't think there is need to quote anyone.

I just had this happen again when I rebooted.  I don't think I'd
installed anything in the interim this time though.  I rebooted to go
into the live CD to try some things out to do with my display issue,
and when I rebooted again to my normal startup, I had this.  This time
I went through some of the menus - I don't recall exactly which ones
sorry but one of the 2nd ones I got to involved "creating a new
configuration" or something like that, for my hardware.  I chose that,
and it told me to restart so I did.

Then it came back up in the 'gimpy mode' like what I originally
described in the thread where I described the problems with having
lost contact with my 2nd monitor.   The screen was black and flashing
like it was trying to start X but could not.   I could not get a
prompt nor an alternate console.  So I had to power down.

It came back up again in the "low graphics mode" so I selected the
option to go to a text prompt.   I then logged in and yet again
reinstalled the 190 nvidia drivers, then rebooted and all was OK
again.

When it rebooted I had an epiphany to do with my monitor issue.  I
noticed grub had at least 4 options - 2 for a kernel ending in 14, and
2 for a kernel ending in 16.  And each of those was once a normal
option, and once a "safe mode" option.

I'm wondering if my monitor issues may have started when I upgrade
from the 14 to the 16 kernel.

I'll try booting to that kernel sometime soon (have to figure out how
to force a Grub menu first :-)).  Right now though my wife is copying
some stuff over to this PC remotely so I can't reboot it.


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