What's the best way to recover when Ubuntu Mate freezes?

[wolfman]

HI @Mechanizoid,

try taking a look here and see if there is anything you can use:

Recover from system crash

I have an Nvidia NV44A (GeForce 6200) video card. Evidently, it is not completely compatible with the nouveau drivers. When I run inxi -CG, I get an error message that the drivers are not loading correctly. The recommended driver from Additional Drivers is the Nvidia 304.132. There is, however, a more recent driver on nvidia’s website. Nvidia 304.134. I have installed both of these drivers with the same result. After installing and rebooting I cannot get back into my system. The screen freezes…