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Recover xorg.conf from read only terminal

rated 0 times [ 2] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 5255 / 2 Years ago, thu, april 21, 2022, 1:18:57

After changes in my xorg.conf, i can not restart X anymore. So on Grub i choose , limited vodeo mode, then "root prompt". Though it seems to be a read only access, so i can not replace my current xorg.conf by my saved one.

I tried to use chmod, but without success, i get a message :
"Changing permissions for xorg.conf : Read access Only" even though i entered "chmod 666 xorg.conf"

How can i modify or delete my current xorg.conf in such a scenario ?

THanks for the help !

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answered 2 Years ago anoalk · Accepted Answer

Try to start ubuntu normaly. When the ubuntu loading screen appears press Escape. You should see command line output now. It will stops at some point where LightGDM should start.

Then Press Control+Alt+F1 to access console. You should be asked for login.

After login use

sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf to remove the file

Or use any other command with "sudo" prepended. You will be acked for password again.

I hope it will help