Linux command line help plz!

Blacktop

Senior Member
I know that there are a few around here that understand the Linux/Unix command line.
I need some help plz. (maybe @aroy or [MENTION=13090]Horoscope Fish[/MENTION] ?

Yesterday I mistakenly installed the wrong Nvidia driver on my Mint-17 partition, so when booting into Linux, I get a very flickering logon screen where I can't even move the mouse.

I can get into recovery mode from GRUB, but I'm afraid I have forgotten the command to boot with the generic Nvidia driver. I used to know a little of it a long time ago, but I have forgotten most of it.

I can get a root (#) command line, or drop to shell (which I don't think I need to do)

I'm trying to stay away from booting with a live CD and editing the Xorg file. Just want to boot with the generic driver, and then install the correct Nvidia driver.
Thanks!
 

cwgrizz

Senior Member
Challenge Team
This LINK may help. I run one Ubuntu machine, but am in no way any kind of expert or amateur for that matter. Ha! The link looked like it might help to get you back into business.
 

mikeee

Senior Member
Guessing you've reinstalled by now. Basically, I think if you just get rid of the nvidia driver, there is an open sourced one that
comes with every linux called nouveau. It's probably "blacklisted" and if you undo that, it will be used.
 
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