Try booting with the vesafb.anything=1 kernel parameter. This wiki page has details about how to add a kernel boot parameter for testing:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBootParameters Also, try removing 'splash quiet' from the kernel options and see if that matters. That should bypass plymouth which sometimes can leave the GPU in an inconsistent state. ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/713864 Title: Black screen with nouveau on a GeForce 8600M GT, either LiveCD or fresh install -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
