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citadelgrad
Asked: 2011-12-12 21:36:39 +0800 CST

How can I restore my previous version of Linux after a bad video driver install?

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After I installed the ATI/AMD FGLRX graphic drivers, the display output doesn't work and my display goes to sleep. I installed the drivers through the Additional Drivers systems settings tool.

I am able to change during the boot into to my previous patch version of Linux. I'm on 11.10.

Thanks!

11.10

2 Answers

  1. How did you install the driver ? You can probably just remove it or delete/move your xorg.conf

    Boot to recovery mode, start a root shell. You will be at the command line without a graphical interface 

    sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.ati

    exit the root shell, and continue with a normal boot

    exit
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  2. Best Answer

    Please consider these two links...

    1)Binary Driver how to ATI -> this is about why fglrx is a problem and ati is recommendation

    2) How to remove fglrx completely

    Just read both topics ..you will learn lot of things...

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