did you try the safe VGA options on the install disk?, I don't know what
they are off hand but some quick googling should turn something up.
Mike Andy wrote:
ok i'll try ssh, but i'm not sure if an SSH server will be set up on a
live cd boot
also i don't think there's options to select safe
Ok the hard drive move to another system then back in to the target
system worked and i think i figured out why. It was because when i was
running off the live cd the display was going out of s-video. Other
distros have no problem sending out of s-video without any extra
configuration to xorg.conf
ok so I've just got the time to try your ideas out and here's where
i'm at with booting into mythbuntu/ubuntu 9.10
still no good!
as suggested i can't access /var/lib/Xorg.0.log because once the
screen starts flashing i can't input anything, i can only see the
commend line, the black, command
On 12/12/2009, at 3:29 PM, Mike Andy wrote:
ok so I've just got the time to try your ideas out and here's where
i'm at with booting into mythbuntu/ubuntu 9.10
still no good!
as suggested i can't access /var/lib/Xorg.0.log because once the
screen starts flashing i can't input anything, i
ok i'll try ssh, but i'm not sure if an SSH server will be set up on a
live cd boot
also i don't think there's options to select safe or rescue mode when
booting off the live CD, i can choose to either install *buntu or run
*buntu with no changes to the hard drive, do memtest86+ etc...
I'd have
On 12/12/2009, at 3:50 PM, Mike Andy wrote:
ok i'll try ssh, but i'm not sure if an SSH server will be set up on a
live cd boot
Oh sorry, didn't realise you hadn't installed yet. In my case I was able
to install but the first boot after failed.
You could try the alternate iso instead of the
Thanks guys, sorry I've let people hanging - your ideas have not gone
unnoticed. I'll give it a try when i get the time (currently cram studying
for CCNA)
I guess Ubuntu 9.10 could be using updated nvidia drivers that don't like my
old Nvidia card? i'm not sure, i thought that by default
Oh my God I can't believe I didn't think of the video! I've been thinking it
was the ram because i recently changed it, then changed it back when i
noticed that it wouldn't work, what put me off though it that i can't boot
into Memtest86+, it'll just reboot the computer! I haven't tried it again
Mike wrote:
Ok I don't get this, I've got the same mobo on two machines and it'll
work one but not the other. I've tried diff ram and hdds and still
same result
I try to boot into the live cd select English, then it will
Load the glowing icon and dump me at a prompt that flashes, and it's
Mike == Mike Andy beatbreake...@gmail.com writes:
Mike Oh my God I can't believe I didn't think of the video! I've been
Mike thinking it was the ram because i recently changed it, then
Mike changed it back when i noticed that it wouldn't work, what put
Mike me off though it that i can't boot
When I boot the LiveCD I get that flashing command line screen and I can't
enter in anything so I'm unable to enter or read anything. I can't get to
log files. Even if i try to go directly to an install it'll do the same
thing.
On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 2:19 PM, pe...@chubb.wattle.id.au wrote:
Try booting ubuntu with the safe graphics option. If you cannot find
that, boot normally then push control alt f1, to get to a terminal.
After doing that use an editor like nano to edit (nano)
/etc/X11/xorg.conf and under
(command sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf to edit this file).
Section Device
Mike == Mike Andy beatbreake...@gmail.com writes:
Mike When I boot the LiveCD I get that flashing
Mike command line screen and I can't enter in anything so I'm unable
Mike to enter or read anything. I can't get to log files. Even if i
Mike try to go directly to an install it'll do the same
Mike == Mike Andy beatbreake...@gmail.com writes:
Mike When I boot the LiveCD I get that flashing command line screen
Mike and I can't enter in anything so I'm unable to enter or read
Mike anything. I can't get to log files. Even if i try to go directly
Mike to an install it'll do the same
Ok I don't get this, I've got the same mobo on two machines and it'll
work one but not the other. I've tried diff ram and hdds and still
same result
I try to boot into the live cd select English, then it will
Load the glowing icon and dump me at a prompt that flashes, and it's
got some
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