What I would probably do is add a "3" to the kernel options line in the grub screen menu, it'll boot to initlevel3 and present you with a login prompt. After logging in as root you can run nvidia-install.bmike1 wrote:You could also try running the nvidia-install script again in initlevel 3. (then be sure to do a shutdown & reboot before trying it again)
Sorry I didn't see this suggestion. I'll try this but I have a question before I do it..... how do I get to initlevel 3? Is that just <cntrl-alt-Fx>?
<Ctrl>+<Alt>+<F1> after it fails to start X might also work. Do you get a login prompt when you do that? If you do, login as root, run `service lightdm stop` -- to kill lightdm, then run the `nvidia-install` command. When it's done shutdown, power back up after 30-60 seconds and try booting up again.