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I tried to install Ubuntu over a year ago and was almost able to get it right, aside from my ATI graphics card. Well, 4 months ago I bought a new Nvidia graphics card and thought I'd give Ubuntu another try. Unfortunately, Ubuntu has it out for me.

I've used both CD and USB flash drive, and I had the same issue with both. Once I restart and prepare to install Ubuntu it takes me to an orange and yellow gradient screen and then, shortly after it takes me to a black screen with a blinking underline character at the very top.

I left the computer for over 4 hours last night and came back to find that it was STILL STUCK on this black screen. I'm currently running two hard drives: one has 1TB and the other is 177GB.

My specs are as follows:

  • Intel i5 2500k 3.3Ghz Quad Core

  • EVGA NVIDIA GTX 750TI 2GB VRAM

  • 8GB dual channel RAM

  • Biostar H61MH

Any help in fixing this issue is most appreciated.

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There's a link for working on black screen at My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?. You may need to remove the proprietary drivers, and a good link for that is at How do I remove the proprietary ATI drivers?

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SOLVED Played around a bit and figured out a solution to this issue. Turning on nomodeset in advanced boot options as well as space pressing spacebar during the black screen fixed the issue. I'm now running Ubuntu v13.14!

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