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bamarcus-c
May 23rd, 2015, 11:06 PM
Goal: To install Ubuntu 15.04 Desktop edition on PC with Nvidia GTX980 in UEFI mode.

Notes:

Tested on Ubuntu 14.04.2 Desktop and Server edition.
Assumes previous knowledge of UEFI booting USB Pendrive with info found here (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick).
See Following references regarding nomodeset kernel instruction:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/38780/how-do-i-set-nomodeset-after-ive-already-installed-ubuntu
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132
http://askubuntu.com/questions/162075/my-computer-boots-to-a-black-screen-what-options-do-i-have-to-fix-it


Procedure:


Boot into the menu of a Ubuntu 15.04 installation USB pendrive.
Select "Install Ubuntu" and press 'e' to enter edit mode. You'll be able to edit the boot parameters of the grub bootloader.
Move the cursor to end the line starting with "linux /boot/vmlinuz-.." and add nomodeset to the line. (note: Don't be alarmed if the line wraps to the next line. A backslash '\' will indicate the line is wrapped )
Press F10 to boot and install your system.
Before rebooting edit /etc/default/grub and change it to reflect the following change GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"


sudo nano /etc/default/grub
Change the following line to:


GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"
and update Grub2:


sudo update-grub


I hope this helps someone.

Vladlenin5000
May 24th, 2015, 02:35 AM
Hi and welcome.

Thank you for this guide. Just a question: Have you installed the recommended nvidia drivers? The nomodeset parameter is necessary to have video with those nvidia chips that aren't correctly supported by the open source nouveau driver, such as your GFX980. Not a Linux specific issue: https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/778461/gfx-980-w-drivers-causes-intermittent-loading-quot-no-signal-quot-issue/?offset=2
The nomodeset parameter is to be removed after a successful driver installation.

bamarcus-c
May 24th, 2015, 03:08 AM
Hi and welcome.

Thank you for this guide. Just a question: Have you installed the recommended nvidia drivers? The nomodeset parameter is necessary to have video with those nvidia chips that aren't correctly supported by the open source nouveau driver, such as your GFX980. Not a Linux specific issue: https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/778461/gfx-980-w-drivers-causes-intermittent-loading-quot-no-signal-quot-issue/?offset=2
The nomodeset parameter is to be removed after a successful driver installation.

Once the system was installed I used the recommended Nvidia Proprietary drivers with the Additional Drivers tool in Unity dashboard. (15.04 only)

I believe that you'll need another ppa (possibly xorg-edgers) for 14.04 as there were no suggested drivers.

Also thanks for your additional comments.

Vladlenin5000
May 24th, 2015, 03:15 AM
I believe that you'll need another ppa (possibly xorg-edgers) for 14.04 as there were no suggested drivers.

Indeed. The driver in 14.04 (trusty) repos is up to 331 only, not recommended for that 'beast'.

bamarcus-c
May 24th, 2015, 07:41 PM
It's a great GPU. I sold my R9-290X to get it.