Lutz, Sometimes, the nvidia card is sufficiently old that ubiquity and X cannot figure it out automatically. I realize that your time is important to you but have you tried using Ctrl-Alt-Fn (n = 1..6) to get a command line login from `getty`? This should work in spite of the graphics issues with the primary tty X session. It would be useful to collect the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file for attaching to a bug report. Did X try to use the current nvidia card driver? Or did it completely blow it and select fb (frame buffer), intel, modesetting, or something else?
If Ctrl-Alt-Fn fails (X is hosed, even for keyboard and/or vga use), then, if you are comfortable with this, you could try booting up in lower-res (vga) or single-user mode (command-line only) in order to try to see what's going wrong and take remedial action. You should still have network connectivity so manual `apt-get` installs are an option to remedy the situation. Also, please note URL http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-amd64-275.09.07-driver The above link is for the latest nvidia display driver for Linux that seems to cover your card: *GeForce 400 series:* GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 460 SE, GTX 460, GTS 450, GT 440, GT 430, GT 420, 405 *GeForce 400M series:* GTX 485M, GTX 480M, GTX 470M, GTX 460M, GT 445M, GT 435M, GT 425M, GT 420M, GT 415M, 410M - See more at: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-amd64-275.09.07-driver#sthash.AC4uN4zO.dpuf * GeForce 400 series: GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 460 SE, GTX 460, GTS 450, GT 440, GT 430, GT 420, 405 * GeForce 400M series: GTX 485M, GTX 480M, GTX 470M, GTX 460M, GT 445M, GT 435M, GT 425M, GT 420M, GT 415M, 410M *GeForce 400 series:* GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 460 SE, GTX 460, GTS 450, GT 440, GT 430, GT 420, 405 *GeForce 400M series:* GTX 485M, GTX 480M, GTX 470M, GTX 460M, GT 445M, GT 435M, GT 425M, GT 420M, GT 415M, 410M - See more at: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-amd64-275.09.07-driver#sthash.AC4uN4zO.dpuf *GeForce 400 series:* GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 460 SE, GTX 460, GTS 450, GT 440, GT 430, GT 420, 405 *GeForce 400M series:* GTX 485M, GTX 480M, GTX 470M, GTX 460M, GT 445M, GT 435M, GT 425M, GT 420M, GT 415M, 410M - See more at: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-amd64-275.09.07-driver#sthash.AC4uN4zO.dpuf You might try installing it and see if Xubuntu/XFCE/X works better with this driver. Best wishes, Richard On 03/04/2014 08:04 AM, Lutz Andersohn wrote: > Good to know. > > I just tried to install on a PC (not a laptop which unexpectedly > became available) and the graphics crashes: screen is totally garbled > when trying to boot from the DVD at the first screen (selection > whether to try or install). During the boot I got some console > messages about GPU lockup switching to fb??? (didn't catch the whole > thing). I don't really know whether the system is still responsive > cause I can't click anything. > > Graphics card is an NVidia Quadro 410 running on an AMD Athlon II CPU > (Dell Inspiron 570) > > > *Lutz Andersohn* > > [email protected] > (925) 784 1565 > D-19318, AFF-I > > http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/b65/2b6 Public key ID: 0x9620D1A6 > On 03/04/2014 01:54 AM, André Nording wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> >> tested the scroll down on a Dell XT2 Convertible and an logitech RX >> 300 Mouse. The windows do not jump on my installation. Gnumeric is >> not jumping also. >> >> Regards >> >> André >> >> On 03.03.2014 22:13, Lutz Andersohn wrote: >>> I couldn't install on real hardware, only on VirtualBox. >>> Couple of observations >>> >>> The installer DVD still displays 13.10. Not sure when this is >>> planned to change, just thought I mention it. I was confused the >>> first time I installed alpha 2, I epxected something like "14.04 A2" >>> >>> There seems to be something funny going with the mouse scroll wheel: >>> if I scroll down too fast, the menu first jumps up before it scrolls >>> down. As a result, when at the bottom of a list and still scrolling >>> it keeps looping over the last few entries. Very annoying to me. I >>> noticed it first in the applet list trying to install a new panel >>> applet. When I moved the mousewheel real fast in the file open >>> dialog from gnumeric, I could make the main gnumeric window jump to >>> different places on the desktop. >>> This is VirtualBox, though, so it may be a virtualBox driver problem >>> but I have not seen that in other version of xubuntu under virtual box. >>> >>> Othrwise it looks great. >>> >>> I do have a question: >>> is anybody testing the behavior of NVidia Optimus support >>> (bumblebee)with the kernel that gets released? I did see some posts >>> that bumblebee has a probem with kernel 3.13 and bumblebee not >>> working would throw me a curve ball when I need to upgrade my main >>> machine because as 12.04 EOL. >>> Ditto with wireless. In all my previous updates wireless support >>> never worked out of the box. >>> I realise this is probably the ubuntu folks and beyond xubuntu's >>> scope but may be a consideration for kernel selection (I read a lot >>> of bumblebee problems with kernel 3.13). >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Lutz Andersohn* >>> >>> [email protected] >>> (925) 784 1565 >>> D-19318, AFF-I >>> >>> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/b65/2b6 Public key ID: 0x9620D1A6 >>> >>> >> >> >> > > >
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