Login problem - half screen black - how to debug

[pcolamar]

Keithclark,
honestly speaking , I do not remember all the steps but......
I guess, I got in via one of the profiles that did not require passwd and then via sudo I reset the pwd of the administrator (I have webmin installed on the pc).
Got back in again as administrator and via synaptic deinstalled the unneeded pack.ges.
I am sure you can also try to open a shell via ALT+CTRL+F2...F6 and do all in it. I am just not very experienced (any longer, sigh !) via shell command or ssh if your PC is on a lan.
I hope thishelps.

Cheers
Palmer

[KyleCF]

Sorry for posting on a closed thread, but the answers given do not solve it for me. I'm still relatively new at Ubuntu, and although I now realise that the problem I'm having is magnifier related, I have absolutely no idea how to solve it. I don't know what sudo code to use, and I don't even know if a GUI equivalent exists to solve the problem. Can someone please post a proper answer?

Many thanks

[TaTaE]

Try this solution:

boot in safe mode

enter this in your prompt:

sudo aptitude purge gnome-mag

good luck


[ My 3 years old did this to me, too. ]

[stinkeye]

Sorry for posting on a closed thread, but the answers given do not solve it for me. I'm still relatively new at Ubuntu, and although I now realise that the problem I'm having is magnifier related, I have absolutely no idea how to solve it. I don't know what sudo code to use, and I don't even know if a GUI equivalent exists to solve the problem. Can someone please post a proper answer?

Many thanks

sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 /desktop/gnome/applications/at/screen_magnifier_enabled --type bool --set false

Will turn the magnifier off at the gdm screen.