[while waiting for someone to pickup the trouble ticket, i started poking around looking for logs that seem related]
the following is re-typed from /var/log/gdm/:0.log using recovery root console: . . . (++) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe" /usr/bin/X: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so: undefined symbol: atiddxAbiDixLookupPrivate 3164 2664 giving up. xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server Error. -- Desktop won't render (garbled) - after installing ATI Radeon Catalyst Control Center https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/376741 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs