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 line, black etc... same for /etc/X11/xorg.conf i can't access that file and i can't so a ctrl alt F2 i'm just trying to boot off the live cd to do an install and nothing I've tried works so far. Should i just get a cheap AGP vid card it's ~$50 for an Nvidia 6200 but i will be stuck again if that doesn't solve the issue On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Mike Andy <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 everything started > in "vesa" mode when booting from a LiveCD. > Anyway I'm prepared to try anything to get this one licked. The more > suggestions the better, i'll just list them all up and knock them down all > in the once session. > > Cheers! > > > On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 3:35 PM, Peter Chubb <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> >>>>> "Mike" == Mike Andy <[email protected]> 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 thing. >> >> Another alternative is during boot, boot to single-user mode (you'll >> get a text console). Then you can try to run X and see what the >> output is without all the rest of the system. >> >> PeterC > > > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
