From Ubuntuforums.org:
OK, I managed to install finally, restarted and everything booted ok.
Downloaded all the updates, went to Desktop effects to check something,
enabled the driver and restarted and now it doesn’t work at all. A blue
screen appears (not even Windows has that anymore =P) asking me about
my graphic display or something and if I want to see the server for it.
If I click yes, it gives me a list of text and if I click now, it asks
me to Login but not through the normal screen, just a pure text screen.
After I put in my name and password (which keeps flickering), it just
says "stephen@Stephen: $" and let’s me type but I don’t know the hell
is happening.
The man needed online support just to install Ubuntu. Once he gets it installed, he goes to the Desktop Effects control panel, disregards the warnings about it possibly causing breakage, and clicks the button.
Newbies, please listen to me: Until you know a bit about the command-line, heed all warnings about things possibly causing breakage. Desktop Effects is an experimental feature of Ubuntu; a couple of months ago that program didn’t exist, and it is provided to you as a technology preview.
You wouldn’t open up an appliance while it’s still plugged in, would you? No, because there’s a warning label telling you that you could get electrocuted. Heck, for old-style TVs and monitors you can get electrocuted even if it isn’t plugged in; there’s a warning label for that too. The implication that everyone understands with those warning labels is "Don’t do that, unless you know how to fix it safely".
There’s a warning label in the program. It’s there for a good reason. Use your wetware.
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