Thread: How to boot to command line interface?

is there way boot ubuntu-11.10 command line interface can bypass graphics regain control of pc , apt-get updating? have been hit “cannot display video mode” again , time, no matter do, cannot past hurdle.

installed ubuntu-11.10 little on month ago , had problems connecting old dell 1280x1024 60 hz lcd screen: “cannot display video mode” when ubuntu tries take final control of screen after boot-up. advice fantab (posting #4), able resolve issue creating script set screen known-good resolution/frequency , placing link script in /etc/x11/xsession.d/ script executed on startup.

regrettably, fix no longer works. access pc ubuntu-11.10 cd.

several things changed after last update on 30-dec-11:

• the link fix resolution script remove /etc/x11/xsession.d/, because folder overwritten. however, restoring link did not remedy situation.
• “crt1” no longer recognized xranadr. has changed “vga-0”. however, fixing resolution restoring script address did not remedy situation.

other efforts failed:

• changing resolution restoring script set lower resolution 1280x1024 60 1024x768 60 used ubuntu-11.10 cd.
• uncommenting “# grub_gfxmode=640x480” , changing “grub_gfxmode=1280x1024x16,800x600x24,640x480”.

..and, uncommenting “#grub_terminal=console” still resulted in black “cannot display video mode”.

in short, pc unusable until can screen work again. worse yet, unable install updates may have resolved "cannot display.." issue.

posted burnsmicro

is there way boot ubuntu-11.10 command line interface can bypass graphics regain control of pc , apt-get updating? have been hit “cannot display video mode” again , time, no matter do, cannot past hurdle.

installed ubuntu-11.10 little on month ago , had problems connecting old dell 1280x1024 60 hz lcd screen: “cannot display video mode” when ubuntu tries take final control of screen after boot-up. advice fantab (posting #4), able resolve issue creating script set screen known-good resolution/frequency , placing link script in /etc/x11/xsession.d/ script executed on startup.

regrettably, fix no longer works. access pc ubuntu-11.10 cd.

several things changed after last update on 30-dec-11:

• the link fix resolution script remove /etc/x11/xsession.d/, because folder overwritten. however, restoring link did not remedy situation.
• “crt1” no longer recognized xranadr. has changed “vga-0”. however, fixing resolution restoring script address did not remedy situation.

other efforts failed:

• changing resolution restoring script set lower resolution 1280x1024 60 1024x768 60 used ubuntu-11.10 cd.
• uncommenting “# grub_gfxmode=640x480” , changing “grub_gfxmode=1280x1024x16,800x600x24,640x480 ”.

..and, uncommenting “#grub_terminal=console” still resulted in black “cannot display video mode”.

in short, pc unusable until can screen work again. worse yet, unable install updates may have resolved "cannot display.." issue.

if hold shift @ boot, happen? should bring bootloader, , can boot root shell prompt.

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