Comment 5 for bug 576808

I am not bugfixer, just the reporter of the but that hit me. But try two
things: 1) Try changing the video cable to another plug on the video card;
that one ditd the trick for me, or, 2) try the "Eureka" fix reported on the
UbuntuForum (scroll down almost to bottom of this message). Good uck.

On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 6:48 PM, matt cook <email address hidden> wrote:

> i need help installing mint 9 when i run the disk i guy told me to enter
> nomodeset in the boot menu and i did and was able to enter to the
> desktop but after i installed the disk and it came time to restart my
> com it still put my screen into sleep mode? need some help please email
> me with solution at <email address hidden> thx
>
> --
> Blank screen at start of LiveCD install Mint 9 RC
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/576808
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> Status in The Linux Mint Distribution: Triaged
> Status in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> System running Mint 8 very well. Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L mobo, Intel 6750,
> 2x2GB, Leadtek 9600GT, Samsung R/W optical.
>
> ISO d/l verified MD5, burned slow speed, verified write. Booted from CD,
> POST OK, goes into CD read, shows first line from CD then just hangs on
> black screen. Applied the "Eureka" workaround for UbuntuForum:
> (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1463294&page=2)
> with the nomodeset added then CTL-X; see the b/w screen display as it loads
> then hangs after display of "sensor settings". That's it, hangs; no HD
> activity, no CD activity.
>
> Please note this exact problem has affected many at UbuntuForum (9 pages).
> Seems related to graphical driver but affecting Nvidia, ATI and Intel
> graphics setups. As several wrote: "not ready for prime time"
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