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[Yorvyk <yorvik.ubunto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:23:54 +0100
Steve <yorvik.ubunto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, 2010-06-14 at 08:18 -0400, Bob Trevithick wrote: 
> > It works fine here with that one exception of having to use
> > "nomodeset" to get it to boot.
> > 
> > Well, I should qualify this with, I installed it last night around
> > 2am, used it for an hour or so, and then went to sleep. :)  This
> > morning I'm cleaning it up, customizing it to be my main distro unless
> > something unforeseen happens.  But it's an alpha.. so what could go
> > wrong? :)
> > 
> > Thanks folks.. this is really nice!  I'm using it as I type this.
> > 
> > Let me know if I can do anything to assist with diagnosis of the iso...
> > 
> The 'nomodeset' option was the first thing I tried, no luck.
> I have since tried with an i810 and a nVidia 440, both of which work
> with the 'nomdeset' option.  The cards that don’t work, so far,  are:-
> 
> Matrox G200
> Intel 1740
> nVidia RIVA 128
> ATI Rage Pro
> SiS 740
> Cirrix V641
> 
> All of which work under 10.04.  This is going to be a bit of a problem,
> as these are all common video adapters in older machines.
> 
> 
Got it installed, using the 'nomodeset' option to boot the CD, using the nVidia MX400 card.  Strangely the 'nomodeset' option wasn’t required to boot the installed system. Then changed the card back to the Matrox G200, which also booted OK from HDD, as did all the others when I tried them.  Strange.


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