Trouble Install Kubuntu 8.10 64bit with GeForce 8600 GTS Card

[Ric Moore]

On Fri, 2009-02-27 at 21:18 -0500, Brian Blater wrote:
> I'm trying to setup a machine for my 12 year old to use and get him
> exposed to linux. I have a spare machine that has an AMD64 3000+
> processor, 3GB RAM on a MS-7125 motherboard with a eVGA GeForce 8600
> GTS video card. For the life of me I can't even get Kubuntu Ibex 64bit
> to install on this setup. If I try to run the install I get the
> Kubuntu splash screen and it does its thing for a little while and
> then I get a blank screen with a flashing cursor in the upper left
> corner. On screens F1-F6 is just a standard user prompt on F7 is the
> flashing cursor and nothing on F8-F12. If I try to just run Kubuntu as
> a live CD I get the same thing on the various F# screens.
> 
> Any ideas what is going on here and how I can get this installed? I've
> installed this same version of Kubuntu on another machine with another
> GeForce 8 series card and it worked, just not sure what's up with this
> hardware setup. My google searches only find people that are trying to
> install the drivers after the install.

Have you tried installing in text mode? That way you'll either get it
installed or see the problems as they occur. Once you are installed,
install envyng to install your video driver for you. It works well for
me. Ric

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