Allright... I am deffinetly a newbie when it coes to linux... I have posted my question in the newbie forum but i figured i'd get a better response bcause I'm dealing with an ubuntu forum...

My system specs:
Compaq prsario v6210
AMD Turion 64 Mk-36
80 gig hdd
2 gigs ddr ram
geforce go 6150 video



My problem is with my install...
I am doing a dual boot with vista installed on my system allready... i found a tutorial online which seemed straightforward and I did everthing exactly as the tutorial instructed... here is a link to it...
http://apcmag.com/5046/how_to_dual_b...nstalled_first

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I first used the ubuntu 7.10 install live cd (64 bit desktop) and when I got about 5 minutes into the install my screen turned black with horizontal lines... and over a period of 30 secodns my lcd tunred super white and it had this glow to it.. kind of like looking at an aurora or the northern lights or something.. (ive never seen or heard fo this in my life). In this state my computer was completely unrespinsive... a crash. I then tried to use the alternate cd with the text based installer and this time the install completed 100% and installed the grub loader. Rebooted and the ubuntu logo screen with the loading bar came up... as soon as it finished loading... it went to that same screen and the same thing happened. ctrl+alt+F1 didnt do anything so I had to shut the system off.

Can anyone give me a suggestion on what i may be doing wrong or what the problem is???

First, when it does that, try CNTL-ALT-BACKSPACE which will restart your X11 server. If a bad config is crashing your computer, that won't work either, but it might. Won't hurt anyway.

2nd, have you tried the 32 bit version ? If you are using less than 4 gigs of ram, the 64 bit-ness won't matter much, if at all, and I've found that the 32 bit version is more polished, and has few bugs.

3rd, you could use a live cd to download the nvidia driver, or just use windows, then log in via safe mode, and install the nvidia driver via the command line.

Oh, the problem is just that ubuntu is getting a little confused about your hardware, I think, and isn't writing the config right. Running the nvidia driver install should fix that for you. There are a few ways to get that done, some easier than others. It'll be worth it though. Ubuntu is sooo much more sweet than vista.

Let us know which way you want to jump....

David

P.S. Oh, you could try linuxmint or mintlinux, I forget the exact name, they include a bunch of proprietary drivers, one of which is the nvidia driver, if I remember correctly. They are ubuntu based. Don't use the light version, defeats the purpose.

also try the safe graphics mode for the ubuntu install. It helped with both my computers(nvidia).