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Keyboard, Touchpad and external mouse not working after Nvidia driver uninstallation, xorg reinstallation



The Next CEO of Stack OverflowInstalling any nvidia driver on a Nvidia Geforce 310M causes laptop to not bootnvidia driver problems with EDIDAny solution to screen lock-up relating to nvidia driver issue and touchpad use?How to run both Intel and Nvidia graphics card driver on dual monitor setup?Ubuntu 15.10 | Xserver not starting up | The system is Running on Low graphics mode after playing with NVIDIA drivers | Rewriting xorg.confLogin Loop - “BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)” - 16.04Xorg blank screen - after installing nVIDIA drivers v361/v367 (and card not used for display)Black screen / LightDM not starting after nvidia driver updateNVidia driver not loadedNvidia driver not working on Ubuntu 18.04. Login screen appears repeatedly










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I tried to install the Nvidia graphics drivers via System Settings → Software & Updates → Additional Drivers. However got several error messages and ended up with corrupted drivers as it seems.



I rebooted and landed in a login loop, which I fixed by going into Ctrl+Alt+F1 menu, removed all nvidia related drivers via purge nvidia*.



Then reinstalled the xorg stuff with some autoremove I guess and sudo apt-get install lightdm xserver-xorg-core and something else like… xorg-id-19.



I just wanted to use my external screen as second screen and I ended up with this total mess. My idea now was to somehow uninstall all the xorg related stuff and lightdm and reinstall it somehow. However it appears to be rather difficult because I can't use any command as soon as Ubuntu booted.



I use Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.










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  • Edit: it does boot to my normal desktop but i can neither use the keyboard nor the mouse (or touchpad). the screen is not just frozen, i can see the wifi signal change the number of bars.

    – Greg
    Apr 10 '18 at 16:51







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    My mistake. You can boot into text mode to investigate or fix the installation. I recommend that for a start you remove the packages nvidia* and lightdm and install the ubuntu-desktop meta-package ( together sudo apt-get install -f ubuntu-desktop lightdm- nvidia*-). You can also reset the X.org configuration by (re-)moving /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

    – David Foerster
    Apr 10 '18 at 18:18












  • @DavidFoerster If that becomes an answer, ping me in chat and I'll come back and upvote.

    – Fabby
    Apr 10 '18 at 19:49











  • @DavidFoerster when i try to enter the text mode the way it is described in your link, i end up in the BusyBox where i can't use any commands like sudo apt-get install etc.. How can I enter a terminal with established network connection to remove and download the stuff you specified?

    – Greg
    Apr 11 '18 at 8:10












  • Did you somehow remove Systemd and replaced it with a different Init daemon while you tried to fix the graphics driver issue? Can you try the “traditional” method instead and add text to the end of the linux command in Grub?

    – David Foerster
    Apr 11 '18 at 9:18
















1















I tried to install the Nvidia graphics drivers via System Settings → Software & Updates → Additional Drivers. However got several error messages and ended up with corrupted drivers as it seems.



I rebooted and landed in a login loop, which I fixed by going into Ctrl+Alt+F1 menu, removed all nvidia related drivers via purge nvidia*.



Then reinstalled the xorg stuff with some autoremove I guess and sudo apt-get install lightdm xserver-xorg-core and something else like… xorg-id-19.



I just wanted to use my external screen as second screen and I ended up with this total mess. My idea now was to somehow uninstall all the xorg related stuff and lightdm and reinstall it somehow. However it appears to be rather difficult because I can't use any command as soon as Ubuntu booted.



I use Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.










share|improve this question
























  • Edit: it does boot to my normal desktop but i can neither use the keyboard nor the mouse (or touchpad). the screen is not just frozen, i can see the wifi signal change the number of bars.

    – Greg
    Apr 10 '18 at 16:51







  • 1





    My mistake. You can boot into text mode to investigate or fix the installation. I recommend that for a start you remove the packages nvidia* and lightdm and install the ubuntu-desktop meta-package ( together sudo apt-get install -f ubuntu-desktop lightdm- nvidia*-). You can also reset the X.org configuration by (re-)moving /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

    – David Foerster
    Apr 10 '18 at 18:18












  • @DavidFoerster If that becomes an answer, ping me in chat and I'll come back and upvote.

    – Fabby
    Apr 10 '18 at 19:49











  • @DavidFoerster when i try to enter the text mode the way it is described in your link, i end up in the BusyBox where i can't use any commands like sudo apt-get install etc.. How can I enter a terminal with established network connection to remove and download the stuff you specified?

    – Greg
    Apr 11 '18 at 8:10












  • Did you somehow remove Systemd and replaced it with a different Init daemon while you tried to fix the graphics driver issue? Can you try the “traditional” method instead and add text to the end of the linux command in Grub?

    – David Foerster
    Apr 11 '18 at 9:18














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I tried to install the Nvidia graphics drivers via System Settings → Software & Updates → Additional Drivers. However got several error messages and ended up with corrupted drivers as it seems.



I rebooted and landed in a login loop, which I fixed by going into Ctrl+Alt+F1 menu, removed all nvidia related drivers via purge nvidia*.



Then reinstalled the xorg stuff with some autoremove I guess and sudo apt-get install lightdm xserver-xorg-core and something else like… xorg-id-19.



I just wanted to use my external screen as second screen and I ended up with this total mess. My idea now was to somehow uninstall all the xorg related stuff and lightdm and reinstall it somehow. However it appears to be rather difficult because I can't use any command as soon as Ubuntu booted.



I use Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.










share|improve this question
















I tried to install the Nvidia graphics drivers via System Settings → Software & Updates → Additional Drivers. However got several error messages and ended up with corrupted drivers as it seems.



I rebooted and landed in a login loop, which I fixed by going into Ctrl+Alt+F1 menu, removed all nvidia related drivers via purge nvidia*.



Then reinstalled the xorg stuff with some autoremove I guess and sudo apt-get install lightdm xserver-xorg-core and something else like… xorg-id-19.



I just wanted to use my external screen as second screen and I ended up with this total mess. My idea now was to somehow uninstall all the xorg related stuff and lightdm and reinstall it somehow. However it appears to be rather difficult because I can't use any command as soon as Ubuntu booted.



I use Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.







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  • Edit: it does boot to my normal desktop but i can neither use the keyboard nor the mouse (or touchpad). the screen is not just frozen, i can see the wifi signal change the number of bars.

    – Greg
    Apr 10 '18 at 16:51







  • 1





    My mistake. You can boot into text mode to investigate or fix the installation. I recommend that for a start you remove the packages nvidia* and lightdm and install the ubuntu-desktop meta-package ( together sudo apt-get install -f ubuntu-desktop lightdm- nvidia*-). You can also reset the X.org configuration by (re-)moving /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

    – David Foerster
    Apr 10 '18 at 18:18












  • @DavidFoerster If that becomes an answer, ping me in chat and I'll come back and upvote.

    – Fabby
    Apr 10 '18 at 19:49











  • @DavidFoerster when i try to enter the text mode the way it is described in your link, i end up in the BusyBox where i can't use any commands like sudo apt-get install etc.. How can I enter a terminal with established network connection to remove and download the stuff you specified?

    – Greg
    Apr 11 '18 at 8:10












  • Did you somehow remove Systemd and replaced it with a different Init daemon while you tried to fix the graphics driver issue? Can you try the “traditional” method instead and add text to the end of the linux command in Grub?

    – David Foerster
    Apr 11 '18 at 9:18


















  • Edit: it does boot to my normal desktop but i can neither use the keyboard nor the mouse (or touchpad). the screen is not just frozen, i can see the wifi signal change the number of bars.

    – Greg
    Apr 10 '18 at 16:51







  • 1





    My mistake. You can boot into text mode to investigate or fix the installation. I recommend that for a start you remove the packages nvidia* and lightdm and install the ubuntu-desktop meta-package ( together sudo apt-get install -f ubuntu-desktop lightdm- nvidia*-). You can also reset the X.org configuration by (re-)moving /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

    – David Foerster
    Apr 10 '18 at 18:18












  • @DavidFoerster If that becomes an answer, ping me in chat and I'll come back and upvote.

    – Fabby
    Apr 10 '18 at 19:49











  • @DavidFoerster when i try to enter the text mode the way it is described in your link, i end up in the BusyBox where i can't use any commands like sudo apt-get install etc.. How can I enter a terminal with established network connection to remove and download the stuff you specified?

    – Greg
    Apr 11 '18 at 8:10












  • Did you somehow remove Systemd and replaced it with a different Init daemon while you tried to fix the graphics driver issue? Can you try the “traditional” method instead and add text to the end of the linux command in Grub?

    – David Foerster
    Apr 11 '18 at 9:18

















Edit: it does boot to my normal desktop but i can neither use the keyboard nor the mouse (or touchpad). the screen is not just frozen, i can see the wifi signal change the number of bars.

– Greg
Apr 10 '18 at 16:51






Edit: it does boot to my normal desktop but i can neither use the keyboard nor the mouse (or touchpad). the screen is not just frozen, i can see the wifi signal change the number of bars.

– Greg
Apr 10 '18 at 16:51





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1





My mistake. You can boot into text mode to investigate or fix the installation. I recommend that for a start you remove the packages nvidia* and lightdm and install the ubuntu-desktop meta-package ( together sudo apt-get install -f ubuntu-desktop lightdm- nvidia*-). You can also reset the X.org configuration by (re-)moving /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

– David Foerster
Apr 10 '18 at 18:18






My mistake. You can boot into text mode to investigate or fix the installation. I recommend that for a start you remove the packages nvidia* and lightdm and install the ubuntu-desktop meta-package ( together sudo apt-get install -f ubuntu-desktop lightdm- nvidia*-). You can also reset the X.org configuration by (re-)moving /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

– David Foerster
Apr 10 '18 at 18:18














@DavidFoerster If that becomes an answer, ping me in chat and I'll come back and upvote.

– Fabby
Apr 10 '18 at 19:49





@DavidFoerster If that becomes an answer, ping me in chat and I'll come back and upvote.

– Fabby
Apr 10 '18 at 19:49













@DavidFoerster when i try to enter the text mode the way it is described in your link, i end up in the BusyBox where i can't use any commands like sudo apt-get install etc.. How can I enter a terminal with established network connection to remove and download the stuff you specified?

– Greg
Apr 11 '18 at 8:10






@DavidFoerster when i try to enter the text mode the way it is described in your link, i end up in the BusyBox where i can't use any commands like sudo apt-get install etc.. How can I enter a terminal with established network connection to remove and download the stuff you specified?

– Greg
Apr 11 '18 at 8:10














Did you somehow remove Systemd and replaced it with a different Init daemon while you tried to fix the graphics driver issue? Can you try the “traditional” method instead and add text to the end of the linux command in Grub?

– David Foerster
Apr 11 '18 at 9:18






Did you somehow remove Systemd and replaced it with a different Init daemon while you tried to fix the graphics driver issue? Can you try the “traditional” method instead and add text to the end of the linux command in Grub?

– David Foerster
Apr 11 '18 at 9:18











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