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Reinstall X (Nvidia)
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reinstallX
sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
#remove xorg.conf
sudo apt-get --reinstall xserver-xorg-core libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:amd64 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:amd64
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
sudo reboot
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
#if this doesn't work
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic-pae
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sanguis commented Jan 8, 2013

thanks, saved my ass!

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