Kubuntu will not boot on Dual boot Vista and Kubuntu 9.10 laptop

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I have a HP laptop running Vista with 2 hard disks and am trying to install Kubuntu 9.1 (64 bit version). I have successfully tried Kubuntu using the Live CD, loved it and wanted to install it on to the hard disk.

However, after Grub loads up and I choose Kubuntu as the OS to load up - it goes to a black screen and everything goes quiet i.e. the hard disc is not spinning. Please can anyone help?

This is my first exposure to Linux but this is what I have done so far:

- Loaded up installer on CD and used it to create a new 34GB partition of EXT4 format, also created a second 10GB partition for swap
- Installation goes fine and laptop reboots, grub loads up with options for Kubuntu and for Vista
- Choose Kubuntu and the screen goes blank
- Tried using EasyBCD with NeoGrub but get same blank screen
- Tried using EasyBCD but with manual entry specifying grub is not on boot sector option - this time on reboot it ends up at the - Grub command line

I've trying to solve this for a while now but am now stuck....anyone have any ideas?

[Snowhog]

Re: Kubuntu will not boot on Dual boot Vista and Kubuntu 9.10 laptop

Potentially, this is a graphics problem. What graphics card is in your rig?

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Re: Kubuntu will not boot on Dual boot Vista and Kubuntu 9.10 laptop

Its a NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS

Could it be a graphics problem even if Kubuntu works fine from the Live CD?

[Snowhog]

Re: Kubuntu will not boot on Dual boot Vista and Kubuntu 9.10 laptop

Yes. There are plenty of posts here in KFN on this. In particular, you should take a look atTop 20 Kubuntu FAQs & Answers#2.