Updated Intel display driver causing errors when booting

Here is how I uninstalled the latest Intel Graphics Driver :

Open a new Terminal (CTRL+Alt+T) and execute

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/preferences.d/intel-removal

Paste this code in the File and save it

Package: *
Pin: release a=trusty*
Pin-Priority: 1001
Package: *
Pin: origin download.01.org
Pin-Priority: -100

Run

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

You will be asked to downgrade about 20 packages and that's what you want.

Just some cleaning up to do:

sudo rm /etc/apt/preferences.d/intel-removal

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/intellinuxgraphics.list*

sudo apt-get update

Now you must delete the actual drivers :

sudo apt-get purge i915-3.15-3.13-dkms intel-linux-graphics-installer

Finally reboot


I was using intel-graphics-driver until 1.0.5 with no problem. I have updated to 1.0.6 and I started to have problems. No image at all. I see now that this drivers are not compatible with low latency kernel (funny it worked before) Uninstalled drivers and now I don't know how to fix it. Running on failsafe mode now.

I have found a solution. Even if it is not working as before, it's working and that's enough for me.

As suggested in this thread, I solved it turning off bootloader graphics:

Try turning off the bootloader graphics. Run this command in a Terminal window:

gksudo xdiagnose

Click the checkbox labeled "Disable bootloader graphics", hit Apply, then reboot.