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Hello,
Earlier this week, I installed ubuntu 8.10 on my home computer. I then attempted to activate drivers for my nVidia GeForce 6600GT graphics card. Everything appeared normal until I was prompted to restart my computer. Once restarted, ubuntu's graphical user interface failed to load. Instead, I was greeted with a black screen with a command-line login prompt. Before writing this request for help, I searched the web and the ubuntu forums for a solution. I found similar situations but none that matched my exact problem or a solution that worked. Also, my lack of experience on a linux machine does not help the situation. Any help is very appreciated. To install my driver, I took the following steps:
1. System > Administration > Hardware Drivers.
2. A "Hardware Drivers" window pops-up, which states that, "No proprietary drivers are in use on this system."
3. The "Hardware Drivers" window lists three possible options to select from:
a] NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (version 173)
b] NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (version 96)
c] NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (version 177)[Recommended]
4. I have tested each option and clicked the activate button.
5. The selected driver installs and ubuntu tells me to restart.
6. Upon restart, the GUI fails to load and I am given a command-line login prompt.
My system consists of the following (self-built machine):
AMD Athlon 64 (ASUS Motherboard: A8N-SLI Deluxe)
250G Hard Drive
nVidia GeForce 6600 GT Graphics Card.
I downloaded the 32bit iso file for ubuntu 8.10. So far all past advice has failed. Can anyone confirm that nVidia GeForce 6600GT graphics card will work with ubuntu 8.10? Can anyone point me toward a solution? Should I install a different version of ubuntu or use a different graphics card?
Thanks again for any help.
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