nVidia proprietary drivers leaves PC ususable

[Sebi Kul]

On Sun 20 Mar 2011 01:54:52 AM ART, Doug wrote:
> On 03/20/2011 12:02 AM, Sebi Kul wrote:
>> Hi all!
>>
> /snip/
>>
>>
>> I wanted to know why this is happening. I tried everything I know to 
>> fix what was causing this issue, regenerate the 
>> xorg.conf(nvidia-xconfig), remove nouveau when installing the 
>> proprietary driver, but nothing solved it.
>> **Please note that I can't get to nvidia-settings, as I can not boot 
>> using the nVidia driver (hence, I can't configure it).
>>
>> I also cant debug anything, I don't know where to look or what to look 
>> on the logs. I can't get to a login prompt before or after this 
>> screen, it appears too fast, and when it does, all I can do is reboot
> /snip/
> 
> What if you boot on a live CD, then you should be able to look at (and 
> if necessary, edit) the files in the installed system.
> I haven't had reason to try this, but doesn't it work? (I don't know if 
> there's an editor on the live CD., or if you could
> access the editor on the HD.) Just a thought. Maybe the mavins know.
> 
> --doug

I can edit all the files I want using a fail-safe X session, without 
the need of loading a live cd every time I want to edit a file, but I 
don't know what to edit, that's my problem