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Vga mode not supported

Asked by jan.kaiser

Hello everyone,
i've got a live cd and there are no problems to boot, so i've chosen the option install or start from live cd.
then it started to load , but in the end i got a message "Vga mode not supported" so that i could not continue , although
i could hear a sound but i couldnt see anything on my screen.

I have got :
Pentium D (3,2 ghz)
1 gb RAM
geforce 6800gs

I dont know where the problem is (My system has the system requirements but it doesnt work)
so if you have any suggestions i would be glad if you answer it.

Thanks in advance
jan kaiser (<email address hidden>)

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10111 (joachim-neu) said : 		#1

Hey Jan,

Thank you for your question.

Did you try to choose the save graphics mode? If not, do so and post your results here! I'm sorry there are some bugs with the nvidia-graphic-cards especially with the live cd. With the finally set up system most of this problems don't occur.

Sincerely

10111

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jan.kaiser (derjankaiser) said : 		#2

Hell 10111
 thank you for your soon answer. I tried the safe graphics mode but there was no difference. ( i tried 1024 x 768 x 32 and 800 x 600 x 32)

if you have any further suggestions please let me know them.

Sincerely

Jan Kaiser

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10111 (joachim-neu) said : 		#3

Can you try any modes with less than 32 bit color depth?

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jan.kaiser (derjankaiser) said : 		#4

With 16 bit color there was no diffrence.

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10111 (joachim-neu) said : 		#5

Okay. Did you set the option using the F4-menu? If so, did you try the menu-entry for the save graphics mode (second entry!)?

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jan.kaiser (derjankaiser) said : 		#6

Yes i used the F4 menu and i i've chosen the safe graphics mode

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10111 (joachim-neu) said : 		#7

Hm. Okay, this seems to be a tricky situation. If you want to, you can try to install Ubuntu with the alternative installer. You can download an image for the necessary cd here: ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/linux/ubuntu/releases/gutsy/ubuntu-7.10-alternate-i386.iso
Installing with the alternative text installer will work. Let's hope that booting also will work! How are you connected to the internet? Do you use LAN or WLAN to connect your router?

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jan.kaiser (derjankaiser) said : 		#8

I use a LAN Connection and i've already downloaded the .iso-file, before creating a cd out of the iso-file. But now i am afraid to loose data by creating new partitions(is this the right English word?) during the installation. Will there be problems or is it secure?

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10111 (joachim-neu) said : 		#9

You're right, repartitioning isn't always easy and often leads to data loss... So, there's nearly no trouble if you know what you're doing, but if not repartitioning can be really uncomfortable.
A really easy way to install Ubuntu without any repartitioning and CDs is called Wubi. You can get the installer here: http://www.wubi-installer.org/ Using Wubi you install Ubuntu like a normal application with a Windows installer. After rebooting you have the choice to boot Ubuntu.
The only disadvantage with Wubi is that you don't have the latest version of Ubuntu (Wubi uses 7.04 instead of 7.10!) and there might be trouble if you try to upgrade to a newer version of Ubuntu inside Ubuntu itself (so don't use the upgrade-function!).

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