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xserver-xorg-video-intel package

  1. Bug #1389904
  2. Comment #12

Comment 12 for bug 1389904

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Aere Greenway (aere) wrote : Re: [Bug 1389904] Re: With the recent update to xserver-xorg-video-intel, system boots to a black screen

On 11/06/2014 12:42 PM, Brian Murray wrote:
> Can you not switch to a virtual terminal? If so then you should be able
> to install the old version of the package (provided you have a network
> connection) via a command like "sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-
> intel=2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1". The old version of the .deb might also
> exist in /var/cache/apt/archives in which case you could install it with
> dpkg.
 Brian:

That sounds like an excellent idea to try.

Unfortunately, before you mentioned it in this e-mail, I didn't know
such a thing existed.

Can you point me at some documentation where I can learn about it (I
don't mind reading manuals). And will virtual terminals use my
specified keyboard layout (English Dvorak)?

In the past, command-line 'rescue' utilities have had this annoying
habit of 'dumping' me in a qwerty keyboard layout, and I don't type
qwerty. Having to type qwerty on a dvorak keyboard with dvorak key
arrangement is a nightmare.

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Sincerely,
Aere