login problem with Ubuntu 10.4

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Wed Oct 6 21:57:02 UTC 2010


On 10/06/2010 12:07 PM, macbeth wrote:
> 
>> From: NoOp
...
>> Perhaps try the workaround in comment #3:
>> <quote>
>> There was no existing xorg.conf file in /etc/X11, so I
>> created one with the following content;
>>
>> Section
>> "ServerFlags"
>>     Option "AIGLX"
>> "off"
>> EndSection
>>
>> </quote>
>>
>> You can do that from the recovery mode; boot to recovery, continue to
>> login, and from the console:
>>
>> $ sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>> and then add the above, ctrl-x to exit & save.
> 
> NoOp,
> 
> SPOT FREAKIN' ON!
> 
> Many, many, many thanks!
> 
> Now, I need to play with that launchpad a bit.  It seems all so obvious and
> straight forward.  Especially when someone does everything but comes over
> and types it in for you.
> 
> BTW, this is still broken in the 10.10 Beta.  This solution fixes that and
> heopfully they add it in before they go 'live'.
> 
> Again, thanks,
> Michael

You are very welcome :-) You might want to subscribe to that bug report
& note that this worked for you on lucid and maverick.





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