I broke it

[Osteonectin]

I apologize, I am very new to ubuntu, and not sure how I even got to this mess, but I hope someone can help

I had the os up and running well, I came home And noticed the unity. Launcher missing, so I went to restart the computer and noticed updates, and updated then restarted.
On restart, it worked, but the graphics were all off, attempted nvidia x settings, and received an error message, sorry I don't remember wait it said, so I downloaded and installed new drivers.
On reboot now I only get "ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS myname MS 7673 ttyl
Myname-MS-7673 login:" at the top of the screen, and don't know what to do, please help

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[oldfred]

Welcome to the forums.

That sounds like the non-gui or terminal login. Can you login? It is the same - username & passwork. But you will be at a terminal.

Then try ( all the # are comments do not type anything after a #)

#if not chroot use:
sudo -i
#houseclean
apt-get autoclean # only removes files that cannot be downloaded anymore (obsolete)
apt-get clean
#refresh
apt-get update #resync package index
apt-get upgrade #newest versions of all packages, update must be run first
#would upgrade you to the latest kernel in the repositories
#dist-upgrade is also able to remove existing packages if required
apt-get dist-upgrade
apt-get -f install
dpkg --configure -a

All that does is update it again. It may be video issues. What video so you have and did you install new drivers?

[Bashing-om]

Osteonectin ; Hi !

I expect that what you see is a command line prompt in tty1..

Lets see what happens when you log into your system, and try to get the GUI started.
at the prompt type your normal username and hit the enter key.
next will ask for your password //enter that...
prompt is waiting for next command enter:

sudo service lightdm start

and password again....
I expect/hope your desktop is started.

If so we will re-install your desk top. Please advise on the results of the above>

regards <==BDQ

[Osteonectin]

Thank you oldfred
I was able to login
Typed in all suggestions
Apt-get distro and -f install netted 0 upgrades, ect, don't know if that's important
And last command receive error MSG unknown option --config, and displayed help options

Video card- GeForce gtx550 ti
And I did install new drivers - before I ended up at tty screen

Should I reboot now

[Osteonectin]

Bashing- om, thank you

Unfortunately a no go with lightdm start command
Just a lot of text and a blinking cursor at the end

[Moose]

Hey Osteonecctin, I don't want to be off topic but the title of your thread made me laugh

[oldfred]

Did you install the nVidia drivers? Or do you know if they were installed. I think they now install if you check the box to install the proprietary drivers. I did not do that and still had to do nomodeset until I got the nVidia driver working.

How to set NOMODESET and other kernel boot options in grub2
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132

Some new system also need other parameters also.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions
http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Docum...parameters.txt
noapic nolapic noapci noirqpoll nosmp irqpoll

[Osteonectin]

Thanks anarchy tech I hope to add "we fixed it"

Oldfred, sorry wish I could spend all day getting this fixed but had to go to work
I hope you
Or anybody else is still willing to help
I tried apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates, but no Internet connection
I read through you're links provided, but I'm sorry it just confused me more,
I rebooted and still same screen, next step???

[oldfred]

I prefer to only install the Ubuntu versions of nVidia, not the bleeding edge versions you get from some other site.

Have you tried the nomodeset on boot or the rescue mode (second line in grub menu)?

[Osteonectin]

If I understand correctly, after bios splash, hit shift.......changed temp with no modest, Ctrl x, and back to same tty1 screen
Should I do permanent, if so
edit can't I do it through a nano command
And change the line to:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"
Save
Exit
"sudo update-grub
Reboot
Should work, is that correct