Correct way to remove nvidia drivers

[Steve Flynn]

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On 04/03/10 23:46, steve reilly wrote:

> either of these should get x back for you so you can get to synaptic or 
> hardware drivers to remove nvidia
> 
> one, when booting choose recovery and pick the fix x server option.

Sounds perfect to me - minimal effort, maximal gain.

> or two, sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf look for driver line and change 
> nvidia to vesa, then reboot.
> 

A handy backup plan.


Many thanks to both posters - my laptop will thank you, even if I'm
faced with a distinctly unpleasant bill of 500 euros to replace my
graphics card.

... no really...


500 euros for a replacement.

... I'm not kidding...

Honest.

/sigh.

At least it wasn't the CPU. That's even worse.

/double sigh.

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Steve Flynn
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