This seems to be fixed for me. The only big problem now is plymouth is totally broken, but that's probably related to bug #713088 or some other issue.
Is this still a problem in Precise for anyone? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-nouveau in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/713864 Title: Black screen with nouveau on a GeForce 8600M GT, either LiveCD or fresh install To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nouveau/+bug/713864/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp