Ubuntu Install

bryanlaycock · 29 Aug 2007 at 14:23

I tryed to install ubuntu dual boot with vista (following the many guides online) and everytime i got to the end of the install it asked me to take out the disk and press enter. However it did not react to my pressing and when i rebooted, it just got past the GRUB loader and black screened so after many attempts i using the different the two different versions i decided to install it on its own on the whole drive, i used the text installer this time aswell. It installed fine and this time restarted properly but it again posts to a black screen after the the GRUB menu.

I then followed some advice started in recovery mode and got to a point where it says

root@Bryan-Desktop:~#

I was told to type "apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-generic"

then "apt-get install nvidia-glx-new"

however i get this error

Package nvidia-glx-new is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source.
E: Package nvidia-glx-new has no installation candidate
root@Bryan-Desktop:~#

what do i have to do

bryanlaycock · 29 Aug 2007 at 15:42

OMG thanks startx got to the desktop

wooo so do i just need to install the nvidia drivers once im in?

bryanlaycock · 9 Sep 2007 at 15:11

well i got sick of ubuntu, i couldnt get the network, or usb to work or any drivers and i nearly gave up on linux and went back to vista but then i tryed kubuntu and what a difference, i had the web working so it updated so i hadn working usb and i could download that "envy" installer for nvidia drivers.

once i download the required packages that worked and now it all works

bryanlaycock · 9 Sep 2007 at 21:12

me neither but ubuntu would only start up in recovery mode so i guess that means no drivers, but kubuntu allowed me to start in normal mode, which meant i could use the net to fix the graphics