How to start a fail-safe graphics session? (with mouse & web browser)

How do I boot into a "Recovery mode" "fail-safeX" graphical session to troubleshoot graphics drivers with a desktop & mouse?

That way I can use a web browser & nice GUI tools to fix regular video drivers. (Nvidia, AMD, Intel).


  • Start your computer,
    Wait until the BIOS has finished loading, or has almost finished.
    (During this time you will probably see a logo of your computer manufacturer.)

Quickly press and hold the Shift key (or Escape key on some computers), which will bring up the GNU GRUB menu.
(If you see the Ubuntu logo, you've missed the point where you can enter the GRUB menu.)

Grub menu

  1. Use the keys to navigate/highlight the entry with Recovery mode or advanced options (usually the second one) press Enter to continue booting into the Recovery Menu.

  2. from the recovery menu Select Resume normal boot & hit Enter twice. recovery menurecovery mode wiki

    now your'll be using the fail safe graphics drivers in a recovery session


use can use a Web browser & go to askubuntu.com for help fixing drivers !