Thanks for the responses. I probably should have mentioned this, but I posted at 5am after staying up working on this
. But anyways, I did read the wiki about pressing 1 and the other combinations of buttons to try and get the AVwizard to display something. However it doesn't even seem like it gets that far after the kubuntu loading screen. The monitor doesn't flicker, it doesn't turn off and on, it doesn't do anything at all, the screen is simply just black. I tried waiting a while and pressing 1 but there was no response at all, nor HD activity.
Edit: I'm also not hearing the beeps within the system that indicate that the AVwizard is running or trying to run. I tried holding shift during the loading screen as the wiki said but there was no effect. With further observation, i noticed that after the screen stays blank for a while, I see the kubuntu loading screen again very briefly, but there is nothing moving in the loading bar, then it goes blank again with the flashing _ indicating a text prompt? but there is no response from pressing 1 or the other keys that are supposed to change the settings in AV wizard.
The 8800 series cards dont have any VGA outputs, or at least mine doesnt, just 2 DVI outputs, so I cant try to just plug the monitor into a VGA. I have a DVI cord straight from the monitor to the video card, no adapters or anything like that.
One more question, does it always try to go into AVwizard after the installation reboot, even if you use the "mostly as a PC" option that sets it to boot the KDE desktop first, then MCE when you want? And after it's been rebooted multiple times? I have not actually gotten to the AVwizard after a CD install yet, so I wouldn't know.
I don't really want to use the quick install DVD and wipe either of my hard drives right now, but if it comes down to it, I can try it. The CD install doesn't take all that long for me, but its definitely not the 20 mins the quick install does. What about using the recovery mode?
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