Public bug reported:
I recently had some trouble getting the VirtualBox video driver to work
with Intrepid Alpha 6, which gave me a chance to play with the new
dialog that appears when Ubuntu starts in low graphics mode. One of my
favorite options is the "Edit configuration", which opens the
/etc/X11/xorg.conf in Gedit. However, I needed to drop to a terminal
window to re-install the guest additions, which was problematic because
pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 only gives you a few seconds to work before Gnome
tries to restart and sends you back to the FailsafeX dialog. The only
way to get to a terminal (that I knew of) was to clear out the xorg.conf
file and Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, which loads the desktop (very slowly) and
allows me to open a Terminal window.
If the FailsafeX dialog gave me the option the open a Terminal, that
would be a huge help.
** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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FailsafeX in Intrepid Should Have an Option to Open a Terminal
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/275866
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