System is running in low graphic mode

[Peter Smout]

On 15/06/14 10:29, Jasleen Kaur wrote:
> Hello
> I am using ubuntu 12.04. Today morning I got this message "system is
> running in low graphic mode".
> I tried recovery mode. But console is not opening from recovery mode
> with ctrl +alt + f1. Booting it to normal mood, it shows me this
> message. But i can open console there. Can you help me what to do next?
>
>
>
Hi,

My first question would be has any hardware (graphics cards, ram, or the 
actual monitor / screen) changed since installation? Might also be worth 
checking connectors inside case if it's a desktop PC that has been moved!

My second question is can you log-in as a different user (or guest) and 
get to a working desktop? (if so then it's your user account settings 
that are corrupted not the actual system!)

The next place I would look would be in the xorg.log(s) located in 
/var/log any lines that look like errors post back up on this list.
NOTE: You can use the console (CLI) to navigate to and view the logs if 
you cannot get to a working Desktop Environment. Use cd /var/log to 
navigate to the log directory, then use the ls -a command to LiSt the 
files in that directory and then open the log with nano (nano xorg.log)

Hope this gets you at least 1 stage closer to recovery!

Pete S