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ViliusK
Asked: 2011-01-20 14:45:27 +0800 CST

How to save Ubuntu from restarting on a laptop with malfunctioning video card?

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My laptop's video card is malfunctioning. I have Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop. After typical boot up, it restarts, but it's working fine in recovery mode.

There is my other solved question here: How to enable SSH server in recovery mode?

I don't want my Ubuntu run in recovery mode. I want everything start normally, just without video card. I'm expecting it to run like a remote server.

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  1. Best Answer

    Start the computer in recovery mode, when you get to the selection screen you need to select root with networking.

    Once on the command line you can install and run the openssh-server:

    apt-get install openssh-server
service ssh start

    Although this won't help you with your graphics problem, it will let you get access to the machine.

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