system failure

[Ric Moore]

On 04/08/2013 12:20 PM, Jkhatri wrote:
> On Monday 08 April 2013 03:18 PM, norman silverstone wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>  /usr/share/support-gpu-error-intel.py
>>> have a look at this...[1]
>>>
>>> [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdiagnose/+bug/997470
>>>
>>>
>>> Temp solution, install Intel's latest video driver, from Intel
>>> official site or using the ppa described here[2]
>>>
>>> [2] https://launchpad.net/~glasen/+archive/intel-driver
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>> Thank you, this looks good. However, how do I access and install the
>> software when the keyboard and mouse buttons do not work reliably?

Could you go into text mode? ctrl/alt/F1 ? Login and do the job from 
there cleanly?? Methinks that mode ought to work even if X is all 
botched up. You might have to use the optional "pen and paper interface" 
to record the instructions for you to type on a command line. It could 
be worse. Ric


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