Install 9.04, update disk

[Michael Butash]

Matthew,

  If you're doing a "live cd" install and graphics not working, the open
source "nv" driver for nvidia might not like the quadro, or not know
about it's pci id to load.  Try using the alternative desktop install
(assuming desktop here), vs. using the "live cd" to install - this is a
curses based install, and more forgiving for vesa mode graphic installs
on quirky video.

  If you still can't boot to a desktop afterwards, log in with failsafe
x (default, will nag you video is broken and to boot with that), or a
failsafe console if nothing else, get on the network, and download the
nvidia drivers from their site.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_180.51.html

  You'll need build-essentials and kernel headers for your system, use
"apt-get install linux-headers-'uname -a' build-essential".  Remove
restricted modules with "apt-get remove nvidia-kernel-common" to do away
with the oss driver.  Next, top GDM (/etc/init.d/gdm stop), run the
binary install with "sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.51.pkg1.run", and let it
install.

  I've not specifically worked with quadro cards, but I'm assuming its
inline with a typical nvidia card, and will be supported with the
proprietary drivers.  There's tons of how-to's about this out there,
just google "ubuntu nvidia drivers".  The oss ones are still pretty
crappy for getting any kind of glitz or direct rendering capability.

-mb


On Sun, 2009-05-24 at 08:23 -0700, Matthew A Coulliette wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I am trying to install Ubuntu 9.04 on another computer and it
> is giving me a lot of trouble.  The computer boots from the install
> cdrom like normal.  Then, I select install and it will start the process
> and then it will hang on me.  I have tried installing Debian; with
> Debian it did almost the whole install and then hung when it tried to
> install the graphics driver.
> 
> The computer has a Quadro FX 3000 graphics card.  I believe that this is
> the cause of my problems.  On the hello screen that is loaded from the
> installation disk there are F4 options.  I tried using "graphics safe
> mode" and it did not work.  I would like to try, "use driver update
> disk" next.  So, how do I make this disk for my graphics card and how do
> I use it for the installation process?
> 
> Thanks in advance for your replies. - MatthewMPP
> ---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>