System running in low-graphics mode on Dell system after software update
I'm using a Ubuntu pre-installed Dell system equipped with AMD graphics, and it is running a Ubuntu 16.04.
After a on-line update by sudo apt upgrade and reboot, I found my system is running in low-graphics mode and cannot login to the Ubuntu desktop successfully.
16.04 updates graphics dell amd-graphics
edited Dec 25 '18 at 7:19
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I'm using a Ubuntu pre-installed Dell system equipped with AMD graphics, and it is running a Ubuntu 16.04.
After a on-line update by sudo apt upgrade and reboot, I found my system is running in low-graphics mode and cannot login to the Ubuntu desktop successfully.
16.04 updates graphics dell amd-graphics
edited Dec 25 '18 at 7:19
karel
57.8k12128146
asked Dec 25 '18 at 7:10
Vic LiuVic Liu
32
This question has a whole bunch of answers that may be useful in your situation. The most promising answer out of them all may be this one. Let me know if that solution works or not :-)
– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:18
@karel This answer is not out-of-date because the person who asked the question is using Ubuntu16.04and not18.04or greater.
– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:37
@AlexLowe The fglrx answer is out of date for Ubuntu 16.04 because fglrx has been discontinued in 16.04 and later in favor of the built-in AMD driver.
– karel
Dec 25 '18 at 7:40
@karel Ok that makes more sense. Thanks for the clarification :)
– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:45
@AlexLowe Never mind, I updated the question myself: askubuntu.com/questions/141606/…
– karel
Dec 25 '18 at 7:55
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I'm using a Ubuntu pre-installed Dell system equipped with AMD graphics, and it is running a Ubuntu 16.04.
After a on-line update by sudo apt upgrade and reboot, I found my system is running in low-graphics mode and cannot login to the Ubuntu desktop successfully.
16.04 updates graphics dell amd-graphics
edited Dec 25 '18 at 7:19
karel
57.8k12128146
asked Dec 25 '18 at 7:10
Vic LiuVic Liu
32
I'm using a Ubuntu pre-installed Dell system equipped with AMD graphics, and it is running a Ubuntu 16.04.
After a on-line update by sudo apt upgrade and reboot, I found my system is running in low-graphics mode and cannot login to the Ubuntu desktop successfully.
16.04 updates graphics dell amd-graphics
16.04 updates graphics dell amd-graphics
edited Dec 25 '18 at 7:19
karel
57.8k12128146
asked Dec 25 '18 at 7:10
Vic LiuVic Liu
32
edited Dec 25 '18 at 7:19
karel
57.8k12128146
asked Dec 25 '18 at 7:10
Vic LiuVic Liu
32
edited Dec 25 '18 at 7:19
karel
57.8k12128146
edited Dec 25 '18 at 7:19
karel
57.8k12128146
edited Dec 25 '18 at 7:19
karel
57.8k12128146
57.8k12128146
asked Dec 25 '18 at 7:10
Vic LiuVic Liu
32
asked Dec 25 '18 at 7:10
Vic LiuVic Liu
32
asked Dec 25 '18 at 7:10
Vic LiuVic Liu
32
32
This question has a whole bunch of answers that may be useful in your situation. The most promising answer out of them all may be this one. Let me know if that solution works or not :-)
– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:18
@karel This answer is not out-of-date because the person who asked the question is using Ubuntu16.04and not18.04or greater.
– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:37
@AlexLowe The fglrx answer is out of date for Ubuntu 16.04 because fglrx has been discontinued in 16.04 and later in favor of the built-in AMD driver.
– karel
Dec 25 '18 at 7:40
@karel Ok that makes more sense. Thanks for the clarification :)
– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:45
@AlexLowe Never mind, I updated the question myself: askubuntu.com/questions/141606/…
– karel
Dec 25 '18 at 7:55
add a comment |
This question has a whole bunch of answers that may be useful in your situation. The most promising answer out of them all may be this one. Let me know if that solution works or not :-)
– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:18
@karel This answer is not out-of-date because the person who asked the question is using Ubuntu16.04and not18.04or greater.
– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:37
@AlexLowe The fglrx answer is out of date for Ubuntu 16.04 because fglrx has been discontinued in 16.04 and later in favor of the built-in AMD driver.
– karel
Dec 25 '18 at 7:40
@karel Ok that makes more sense. Thanks for the clarification :)
– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:45
@AlexLowe Never mind, I updated the question myself: askubuntu.com/questions/141606/…
– karel
Dec 25 '18 at 7:55
This question has a whole bunch of answers that may be useful in your situation. The most promising answer out of them all may be this one. Let me know if that solution works or not :-)
– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:18
This question has a whole bunch of answers that may be useful in your situation. The most promising answer out of them all may be this one. Let me know if that solution works or not :-)
– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:18
@karel This answer is not out-of-date because the person who asked the question is using Ubuntu
16.04 and not 18.04 or greater.– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:37
@karel This answer is not out-of-date because the person who asked the question is using Ubuntu
16.04 and not 18.04 or greater.– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:37
@AlexLowe The fglrx answer is out of date for Ubuntu 16.04 because fglrx has been discontinued in 16.04 and later in favor of the built-in AMD driver.
– karel
Dec 25 '18 at 7:40
@AlexLowe The fglrx answer is out of date for Ubuntu 16.04 because fglrx has been discontinued in 16.04 and later in favor of the built-in AMD driver.
– karel
Dec 25 '18 at 7:40
@karel Ok that makes more sense. Thanks for the clarification :)
– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:45
@karel Ok that makes more sense. Thanks for the clarification :)
– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:45
@AlexLowe Never mind, I updated the question myself: askubuntu.com/questions/141606/…
– karel
Dec 25 '18 at 7:55
@AlexLowe Never mind, I updated the question myself: askubuntu.com/questions/141606/…
– karel
Dec 25 '18 at 7:55
add a comment |
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Users of Dell systems equipped with AMD graphics components running Ubuntu 16.04 may encounter system boot failure after carrying out an on-line update and it could be caused by the following 2 things:
Cause 1: The needed soft links in files under /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/ by the existing amdgpu dkms were overwritten by the mesa related packages in the update process, which results in a broken amdgpu driver.
Cause 2: The existing amdgpu dkms fails to build in the new kernel introduced by the on-line update, which also leads to a broken amdgpu driver.
Suggested recovery steps:
When prompted by a "The system is running in a low-graphics mode" dialog box, try to switch to a virtual console, for example, by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F3 at the same time. And log in there using your username and password.
Run the following command to remove the broken amdgpu driver and get the system to fall back to the built-in amdgpu:
sudo apt purge amdgpu-core amdgpu-dkms
Reboot the system and you should be able to successfully boot into Ubuntu Desktop this time.
You can opt to install the latest packaged amdgpu driver here for better support of AMD's Raven Ridge APU and WX series graphics cards.
edited Dec 25 '18 at 16:53
Alex Lowe
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answered Dec 25 '18 at 7:32
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thanks, that helps. I purged the amdgpu-core and amdgpu-dkms, after that I can boot to Ubuntu desktop again.
– Vic Liu
Dec 25 '18 at 14:56
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Users of Dell systems equipped with AMD graphics components running Ubuntu 16.04 may encounter system boot failure after carrying out an on-line update and it could be caused by the following 2 things:
Cause 1: The needed soft links in files under /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/ by the existing amdgpu dkms were overwritten by the mesa related packages in the update process, which results in a broken amdgpu driver.
Cause 2: The existing amdgpu dkms fails to build in the new kernel introduced by the on-line update, which also leads to a broken amdgpu driver.
Suggested recovery steps:
When prompted by a "The system is running in a low-graphics mode" dialog box, try to switch to a virtual console, for example, by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F3 at the same time. And log in there using your username and password.
Run the following command to remove the broken amdgpu driver and get the system to fall back to the built-in amdgpu:
sudo apt purge amdgpu-core amdgpu-dkms
Reboot the system and you should be able to successfully boot into Ubuntu Desktop this time.
You can opt to install the latest packaged amdgpu driver here for better support of AMD's Raven Ridge APU and WX series graphics cards.
edited Dec 25 '18 at 16:53
Alex Lowe
368721
answered Dec 25 '18 at 7:32
ChihChih
181
1
thanks, that helps. I purged the amdgpu-core and amdgpu-dkms, after that I can boot to Ubuntu desktop again.
– Vic Liu
Dec 25 '18 at 14:56
add a comment |
Users of Dell systems equipped with AMD graphics components running Ubuntu 16.04 may encounter system boot failure after carrying out an on-line update and it could be caused by the following 2 things:
Cause 1: The needed soft links in files under /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/ by the existing amdgpu dkms were overwritten by the mesa related packages in the update process, which results in a broken amdgpu driver.
Cause 2: The existing amdgpu dkms fails to build in the new kernel introduced by the on-line update, which also leads to a broken amdgpu driver.
Suggested recovery steps:
When prompted by a "The system is running in a low-graphics mode" dialog box, try to switch to a virtual console, for example, by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F3 at the same time. And log in there using your username and password.
Run the following command to remove the broken amdgpu driver and get the system to fall back to the built-in amdgpu:
sudo apt purge amdgpu-core amdgpu-dkms
Reboot the system and you should be able to successfully boot into Ubuntu Desktop this time.
You can opt to install the latest packaged amdgpu driver here for better support of AMD's Raven Ridge APU and WX series graphics cards.
edited Dec 25 '18 at 16:53
Alex Lowe
368721
answered Dec 25 '18 at 7:32
ChihChih
181
1
thanks, that helps. I purged the amdgpu-core and amdgpu-dkms, after that I can boot to Ubuntu desktop again.
– Vic Liu
Dec 25 '18 at 14:56
add a comment |
Users of Dell systems equipped with AMD graphics components running Ubuntu 16.04 may encounter system boot failure after carrying out an on-line update and it could be caused by the following 2 things:
Cause 1: The needed soft links in files under /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/ by the existing amdgpu dkms were overwritten by the mesa related packages in the update process, which results in a broken amdgpu driver.
Cause 2: The existing amdgpu dkms fails to build in the new kernel introduced by the on-line update, which also leads to a broken amdgpu driver.
Suggested recovery steps:
When prompted by a "The system is running in a low-graphics mode" dialog box, try to switch to a virtual console, for example, by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F3 at the same time. And log in there using your username and password.
Run the following command to remove the broken amdgpu driver and get the system to fall back to the built-in amdgpu:
sudo apt purge amdgpu-core amdgpu-dkms
Reboot the system and you should be able to successfully boot into Ubuntu Desktop this time.
You can opt to install the latest packaged amdgpu driver here for better support of AMD's Raven Ridge APU and WX series graphics cards.
edited Dec 25 '18 at 16:53
Alex Lowe
368721
answered Dec 25 '18 at 7:32
ChihChih
181
Users of Dell systems equipped with AMD graphics components running Ubuntu 16.04 may encounter system boot failure after carrying out an on-line update and it could be caused by the following 2 things:
Cause 1: The needed soft links in files under /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/ by the existing amdgpu dkms were overwritten by the mesa related packages in the update process, which results in a broken amdgpu driver.
Cause 2: The existing amdgpu dkms fails to build in the new kernel introduced by the on-line update, which also leads to a broken amdgpu driver.
Suggested recovery steps:
When prompted by a "The system is running in a low-graphics mode" dialog box, try to switch to a virtual console, for example, by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F3 at the same time. And log in there using your username and password.
Run the following command to remove the broken amdgpu driver and get the system to fall back to the built-in amdgpu:
sudo apt purge amdgpu-core amdgpu-dkms
Reboot the system and you should be able to successfully boot into Ubuntu Desktop this time.
You can opt to install the latest packaged amdgpu driver here for better support of AMD's Raven Ridge APU and WX series graphics cards.
edited Dec 25 '18 at 16:53
Alex Lowe
368721
answered Dec 25 '18 at 7:32
ChihChih
181
edited Dec 25 '18 at 16:53
Alex Lowe
368721
edited Dec 25 '18 at 16:53
Alex Lowe
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edited Dec 25 '18 at 16:53
Alex Lowe
368721
368721
answered Dec 25 '18 at 7:32
ChihChih
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answered Dec 25 '18 at 7:32
ChihChih
181
answered Dec 25 '18 at 7:32
ChihChih
181
181
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thanks, that helps. I purged the amdgpu-core and amdgpu-dkms, after that I can boot to Ubuntu desktop again.
– Vic Liu
Dec 25 '18 at 14:56
add a comment |
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thanks, that helps. I purged the amdgpu-core and amdgpu-dkms, after that I can boot to Ubuntu desktop again.
– Vic Liu
Dec 25 '18 at 14:56
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1
thanks, that helps. I purged the amdgpu-core and amdgpu-dkms, after that I can boot to Ubuntu desktop again.
– Vic Liu
Dec 25 '18 at 14:56
thanks, that helps. I purged the amdgpu-core and amdgpu-dkms, after that I can boot to Ubuntu desktop again.
– Vic Liu
Dec 25 '18 at 14:56
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This question has a whole bunch of answers that may be useful in your situation. The most promising answer out of them all may be this one. Let me know if that solution works or not :-)
– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:18
@karel This answer is not out-of-date because the person who asked the question is using Ubuntu
16.04and not18.04or greater.– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:37
@AlexLowe The fglrx answer is out of date for Ubuntu 16.04 because fglrx has been discontinued in 16.04 and later in favor of the built-in AMD driver.
– karel
Dec 25 '18 at 7:40
@karel Ok that makes more sense. Thanks for the clarification :)
– Alex Lowe
Dec 25 '18 at 7:45
@AlexLowe Never mind, I updated the question myself: askubuntu.com/questions/141606/…
– karel
Dec 25 '18 at 7:55