This is probably not an appropriate place for this but... Reformatting sounds a bit drastic.
Have you tried booting without xorg.conf file? In many cases, Xserver can start without xorg.conf file. 1. At Grub, Cntrl_alt+F1 to enter the terminal. 2. Log in and goto /etc/X11/: cd /etc/X11/ 3. Rename xorg.conf: mv xorg.conf oldexorg.conf 4. Restart: sudo shutdown -r now If it works, it should at least give you a working GUI. If there are no workign drivers suitable for your GeForce GT 330M, you could try temporary workaround suggested by Voynix here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1569736&highlight=maverick+xorg+173&page=2 It downgrades your Xserver to the Lucid version and allows the use of the old Nvidia drivers. Its not pretty but it worked for me until Nvidia released their new driver. -- Nvidia 173 driver does not work with xserver 1.9 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/626918 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

