Ubuntu 13.10 upgrade error. Dropping to low graphics mode

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Published on 2013-10-20T15:48:05Z Indexed on 2013/10/20 16:10 UTC
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I was updating from the terminal and it was complete. It asked me if I would like to reboot now. I accidentally pressed 't' instead of 'y' and then it just asked me to reboot manually. Then I rebooted using

sudo shutdown now -r

And on reboot, the system flashed the "low graphics mode" error screen and its stuck there. I have 13.10 live-USB with me. Is there any way I can get my system to boot normally? I'm not willing to do a fresh install as I had installed several other packages.

Another question: is there any diff if I drop into terminal using Alt+Ctrl+F1 or if I use chroot from a live session?

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