Fix graphics desktop GUI of local machine from live USB boot when recovery mode fails

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Fix graphics desktop GUI of local machine from live USB boot when recovery mode fails. How do I do this? I believe a proprietry driver has broken my ubuntu upgrade. I need to fix the desktop environment but recovery mode also glitches with graphics issues.

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Welcome to Ubuntu Discourse :slight_smile:

Please provide us with more details.

  • Ubuntu version and kernel (if known)
  • Desktop environment
  • Hardware such as RAM and especially graphics card/s
  • Were you updating from one version to the next, if so from what to what?
  • any error messages you can add would also be useful

Thanks.

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24.04 to 24.10 lightdm and gdm3 32GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 4060

No error message just graphics glitches

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Basically I just want to at least recover some bookmarks but ideally get the system working again

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If you boot an older kernel do it help?

Make backups of important data, like bookmarks.

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Yes should have but at the moment it just a test machine, I can try with older recovery kernel.

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Doesnt work with either kernel, normal or recovery. Just graphics glitches

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Also Im running the os off of a usb sata drive if that is of any help

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Have you tried a different USB port, to test