[ubuntu-za] nvidia graphics

[LordFoom]

To re-enable ctrl+alt+backspace, run

$sudo dontzap --disable

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 4:40 PM, Corrie Strydom <corrie206 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Hilton Gibson <hilton.gibson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> The functionality to restart the xserver was removed.
>> There may be references to this in old docs.
>> It used to be the keyboard combination: CTL+ALT+BACKSPACE
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> hg.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 4:31 PM, miles sharpe <msdomdonner at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On Tue, 2009-11-03 at 16:21 +0200, Hilton Gibson wrote:
>> >> Hi Miles
>> >>
>> >> To restore everything to a sane level, type the following in a
>> >> terminal:
>> >> sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
>> >> Then reboot.
>> >>
>> >> Then search for "envy" in Synaptic and install.
>> >> Or search for "nvidia xserver xorg" with google and find out how-to to
>> >> make your X server settings persisten across logins and reboots.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers
>> >>
>> > Hi Hilton. Thanks for coming back so quickly.
>> > I will try what you said. Please how do your restart your xserver.
>> > I dont even know what that is. I am very new to ubuntu and struggle a
>> > bit as I had a bad accident and got some brain damage, now I'm even more
>> > stupid than I used to be. I am a bit scared that I wont get it all
>> > restarted and have to reinstall as I used to with windows before I was
>> > enlightened into Ubuntu.
>> > Thanks again.
>> >
>> >
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> Miles, try pressing ALT+F2, then :
>
> sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
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