Comment 8 for bug 114124

Here's a problem I'm running into with the color depth solution: in order to change xorg.conf, you have to be root. However, my Xubuntu GUI isn't prompting me for a root password when I open xorg.conf and I obviously can't do a manual sudo because I can't open the terminal. How are you editing xorg.conf without the terminal?

Also, I've seen a number of people recommending some kind of gnome terminal as an alternative but I don't see a gnome terminal of any type in Synaptics. Am I missing something? Is there a listing somewhere with specific instructions for getting the gnome terminal working?