installing 12.04 to dell xps 8500

[trinidad75us]

install via usb goes smoothly until reboot.

at this point, the video stops working: screen is misaligned horizontally and flickers badly.

ubuntu prompts me for my password, seems to accept it, then does nothing.

thanks for your help!

[wilee-nilee]

install via usb goes smoothly until reboot.

at this point, the video stops working: screen is misaligned horizontally and flickers badly.

ubuntu prompts me for my password, seems to accept it, then does nothing.

thanks for your help!

Take a look at the nomodeset option.

If this gets you in get fully updated and look in the additional drivers app, after rebooting if told to for any drivers offered.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132

Also next to the password is a gear that drops down and should offer a 2d Ubuntu as well.

[alyore]

I'm thinking of getting the same. Did the proposed solution work?
Thanks

[foxylady337]

I'm also thinking about replacing my ageing Dell Dimension 5150 with an XPS 8500, but having second thoughts on reading this post.

Did the advice given solve the problem?

[BuffGuy900]

Any updates on this?

[doktorOblivion]

Have you tried to boot in recovery mode? It should load the standard Super-VGA/VGA driver for your video card. Then install the latest updated driver for your video card. Normally you will get a hardware card update icon on taskbar1 (top of screen), just follow the instructions.