New install on a Sony Vaio PCG-61112L

[topgun98]

Hello,

I just did a fresh install on a Sony Vaio PCG-61112L with nvidia graphics.

The standard live CD did not work, so I used the alternate install CD, which worked great.

Upon booting, however, the screen becomes very garbled.

I assumed this was a graphic issue. So, I attempted to boot into single user mode so that I can create an xorg.conf file.

However, when I disable the splash screen and try booting into single using mode (using the "single" kernel parameter in GRUB), my system halts at these various points:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5178/5422430759_9b8f1d738e_z_d.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5423419060_45c1a21b30_z_d.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5423763676_2444028f9b_z_d.jpg

And if I disable ACPI, it stops here instead:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5424172426_24f4c4d024_z_d.jpg

Can anyone tell me why this might be happening?

Thank you, in advance, for any help you can offer! It is greatly appreciated.

[topgun98]

Sorry, the kernel parameter "nomodeset" did the magic I was looking for.

All is well now. Well, it will be once I get the nvidia drivers installed.

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[overdrank]

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