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ChannMan40 11-30-2011 11:25 AM

How to revert back to 11.04?
 
I recently downloaded the upgrade to 11.10 it caused some issues. How would I go about reverting back to my older version of 11.04? i still have the install disk I used. I don't know if that will make a difference.

corp769 11-30-2011 12:22 PM

Hello,

Well what kind of issues are you having? Sorry to break it to you, but there is no official way to downgrade; Pretty much what I am saying is that you would have to completely redo Ubuntu. We can definitely assist you with the new issues that have arose though!

Cheers,

Josh

ChannMan40 11-30-2011 12:46 PM

My screen had been blown up. All the sidebar and tool bar are bigger then before so they dont fit on the screen like they used to. Also anytime i open a new window i only get fourth of the page so its really large. Almost as if its spreading it across all four workspaces. It makes navigating extremely annoying. If i were to reinstall would i have to wipe my hard drive? if so how do i do that? at this point i think it would be alot easier to just reinstall 11.04

corp769 11-30-2011 12:51 PM

Sounds like you need to re-do your graphic drivers. Can you copy/paste the output of the following commands for me, using code tags?
Code:

lsmod
lspci -v

Cheers,

Josh

Edit - By the way, from what you described, your resolution is much higher now. Yes, that's what that is called ;)

ChannMan40 11-30-2011 12:54 PM

where should i paste them? whats a code tag? how would i go about re-doing my graphic drivers?

corp769 11-30-2011 12:58 PM

You would paste them in a reply in this thread...

And code tags are the following:
[ code]
[ /code]

Of course, take the spaces out in order for it to work. Code tags are made to have a lot better readability, and they also preserve formatting. Oh, and don't forget to run those commands as root.

ChannMan40 11-30-2011 01:02 PM

Code:

lsmod lspci -v
like this

corp769 11-30-2011 01:13 PM

No, copy/paste the output of those commands. Do you know how to run commands in linux?

ChannMan40 11-30-2011 04:47 PM

channing@channing-MS-7640:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
btrfs 622589 0
zlib_deflate 26622 1 btrfs
libcrc32c 12543 1 btrfs
ufs 78131 0
qnx4 13309 0
hfsplus 83507 0
hfs 49479 0
minix 31444 0
ntfs 100171 0
vfat 17308 0
msdos 17132 0
fat 55577 2 vfat,msdos
jfs 175116 0
xfs 746803 0
reiserfs 230932 0
nls_utf8 12493 1
isofs 39549 1
parport_pc 32114 0
ppdev 12849 0
dm_crypt 22565 1
bnep 17923 2
rfcomm 38408 0
bluetooth 148839 10 bnep,rfcomm
binfmt_misc 17292 1
joydev 17393 0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 31426 1
snd_hda_codec_realtek 254125 1
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
snd_rawmidi 25241 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 51567 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_hda_intel 28358 2
snd_hda_codec 91754 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
arc4 12473 2
snd_hwdep 13276 1 snd_hda_codec
psmouse 63474 0
snd_pcm 80468 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
serio_raw 12990 0
k10temp 12990 0
rt2800pci 18340 0
rt2800lib 48909 1 rt2800pci
crc_ccitt 12595 1 rt2800lib
rt2x00pci 14202 1 rt2800pci
rt2x00lib 48114 3 rt2800pci,rt2800lib,rt2x00pci
mac80211 393459 3 rt2800lib,rt2x00pci,rt2x00lib
fam15h_power 12888 0
snd_timer 28932 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_seq_device 14172 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
cfg80211 172392 2 rt2x00lib,mac80211
eeprom_93cx6 12653 1 rt2800pci
snd 55902 14 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,s nd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore 12600 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 14108 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
sp5100_tco 13495 0
i2c_piix4 13093 0
lp 17455 0
parport 40930 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
usbhid 41905 0
hid 77367 1 usbhid
mxm_wmi 12859 0
wmi 18744 1 mxm_wmi
pata_atiixp 12967 0
radeon 961735 3
xhci_hcd 77080 0
ttm 65224 1 radeon
drm_kms_helper 32889 1 radeon
ahci 21634 3
libahci 25761 1 ahci
r8169 47200 0
ati_agp 13242 0
drm 196322 5 radeon,ttm,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 13199 1 radeon
channing@channing-MS-7640:~$ lspci -v

ReggiePerrin 12-01-2011 06:26 PM

I have a dual-boot system (Win7 plus Ubuntu).
Everytime I boot, I get a brief GRUB screen which gives me the option to boot earlier versions of Ubuntu, ie: if I was running 11.10, I could boot the earlier kernel of 11.04.
As I do not run 11.10 (because I hate the new Unity interface), I cannot say whether this would revert you back you a different version with graphics drivers also from the earlier version, but it's probably worth a try. It can't hurt, and may save you hours of frustrating configuration attempts, or hours of reinstallation.
If you do not see the GRUB screen at boot-time, you can get a GRUB editor (eg: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/qgrubedito...on-editor.html ). This will allow you to set the default boot kernel, which, in turn, may allow you to boot into a system with graphics drivers which work properly.

Hope this helps.

cmcanulty 12-02-2011 05:26 PM

get gnome classic back
 
You can still install gnome fallback and get pretty close to the old desktop just pick gnome classic at login

corp769 12-02-2011 07:17 PM

Noticed you marked your thread as solved; Could you share with us what you did to fix your problem?

Cheers,

Josh


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