Computer freezes after install and reboot

[james71]

I just finished installing Ubuntu and when it asks me to restart the computer I do so, and then my display shows Invalid format and so I hit enter on my keyboard a few times and that brought up a Ubuntu screen and shows my login name and then the system freezes. I have a picture of where it gets to and then freezes

http://i.imgur.com/3TWvGW5.jpg

[mörgæs]

Hi, welcome to the fora.
Which screen card do you use?

[james71]

what video card do i use? i'm not sure it's an integrated nvidia card

[mörgæs]

Nvidia cards often need the nomodeset boot option. Have you tried that?

[VMC]

Open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T), then type this
lspci -v|grep VGA

example:

$ lspci -v|grep VGA
00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])