The system is running in low-graphics mode a

[Wak4u]

Please help me out, here is the problem: the system is running in low-graphics mode after upgrading from Ubuntu 13.04 to 13.10

Wakwinji

[sp40140]

What are your hardware specs? specially vid card?

[Bashing-om]

Wak4u; Hi ! Welcome to the forum.

The distressing news is that even 13.10 is End_Of_Life and has no support.
Install 14.04 ( enhanced graphics support now ) and see what the situation is; and we take it from there.

no help available presently

[Wak4u]

How do I check the specs of the vid card in terminal? Before I think of installing Ubuntu 14.04, I need to restore my 13.04 so that I retrieve my data and information. I am at a loss. I really need to resolve this problem. Please help!

[jp734]

Enter "lspci -k", it will show your video card and driver being used

[Bashing-om]

Wak4u; Hey ;

See jp734's last .


To retrieve your data, - a good thing to keep good backups in any event - boot the liveDVD and mount the /home ( and maybe also root) partition of the install. You may then copy your data of to a safe place.

my bit to try and help

[Wak4u]

I installed Ubuntu into Windows and was working inside windows. I have checked the vid card from windows. Is it possible to retrieve Ubuntu files from windows? I also want to find out if it is possible to mount an external hard drive in ubuntu and copy data since am able to access data from terminal? Please help!
BIOS Information : Intel Video BIOS
Dedicated video memory: 64 MB

[Bashing-om]

Wak4u; Yuk,

I do not know Wubi, others will have to advise if there is a means to access the host (ubuntu) system.
As to mounting and accessing an externnal drive from the liveDVD of ubuntu, not at all a problem; 2 means to do so .. from the file manager or from the command line.

Be aware Wubi is no longer supported, and was intended originally to be a "try ubuntu", see if you like it kind of thing. I expect you will be very pleased now to actually install ubuntu as a true dual boot ( after you have retrieved your data !) .

There are somethings I do not want to know;

This is one of them

[Wak4u]

Thanks Bashing-om, everything worked out as you instructed. I used the LiveDVD. Thanks a million, I ave my data back. I just now need to install ubuntu 14.04. I have learned to backup evey time.

[Bashing-om]

Wak4u; Great !

Making progress, please keep us advised.

We are interested to know that you have 14.04 installed, all hunky dory.

we are

here to help