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ok I got it running, whats your advice on getting the video card to work

thanks for all the help. I got a little further, the onboard card wouldent work with the other card installed so after removing it and using the onboard card it would load, but gets an I/O failure when it starts copying the dvd to the hd. I think i need a new dvdr mine is like one of the first ones you could buy....so im gonna grab a new one today.

It could be worth following their recommendations like the BIOS update, but honestly it doesn't sound like you are getting that far! But you aren't giving me much to work on. I am having to do my best to imagine what is going on...

Either way, read my last posts again... you haven't commented at all on what I have said about it asking you to answer some questions before it even BEGINS the install. These guys are already into the install process as they are talking about it copying the DVD to hard drive etc... Unless you have answered those questions I mentioned, then your system hasn't actually even started anything yet to do with LMCE.

The keys here are 1) determining if there is a video output on one of the other outs, 2) determining whether you have actually answered the pre-install questions to even begin the install. I don't see any evidence that you have done either yet, so i can't really help you any more until then.

sorry i left those details out.
There is no video signal comming from the onboard card, i have not been prompted for any install questions, i put the disk in boot up and it loads the kubuntu installer and I get the screen that i previously posted.

hey do you think it could be mobo related http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=6257.0 this guy seems to have the same problem with an msi.....i have watched it for 10-15 minutes, checked in after a couple of hours, and let it sit overnight screen is the same. Also i just tried it using the dvi jack and still the same thing

You could do this blind (someone else may have to give you assistance there). And then once you were sure it had completed, ssh in from another PC and update the drivers using the instructions in the Display Drivers section of the wiki.

that is a good idea only thing is when i push the numbers to try and change the video output I dont hear a beep and the wiki article says I should hear one after 15 seconds and I dont

so you think my card is the wrong one, I thought i could use anything up to 8500? What do you mean start fresh? Nothing is installed yet so there isnt anything to format. Also my onboard chipset is disabled in bios, I just wasnt sure if it had to be done anywere else.

it seems everyone elses black screen happens after a reboot or when the install is over. btw I have tried changing the video output and display size with the number keys to no avail

this is the last screen i see after I pick install it goes blank

Ill check out the black screen posts and see what I can find.......thanks for the help

also my motherboard has built in video, is there anything I need to do to disable that? I have checked it at various points and there is no signal coming off it.

MSI K9N6PGM2 Motherboard with amd processor(2.1 gig 64 bit, nvidea 8400, 4 gigs of ram. Is the av wizard on the disk or does it get install with lmce? The faq says to hold down shift when booting, when I do that it asks me if I want to "Load boot graphics (y/n)? If I pick yes it does the same thing if i pick no it loads the kubunu advanced options, not the av wizard. So im not sure if thats what Im looking for as it doesnt look like the av wizard screenshots shown in the faq. Any ideas?

Im using the dvd 64 bit version, I even tried downloading it again and burning it again so its not the disk. But when it boots up and I select install linuxmce , it will say loading kernel, than kernal alive than its like it locks up. The screen says no input signal I let it sit overnight and nothing. If I take the disk out and reboot i get error 15 I think thats no os or something to that affect. Anyone else run into this?