Problems Installing Kubuntu 12.10 from CD and USB

[Xplorer4x4]

I grabbed a lucid alternate iso, gave it 2GB swap, turned off desktop effects, still running like poo.

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[Xplorer4x4]

That is likely the cause of your troubles installing; Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 65x/M650/740 PCI/AGP.

Try editing the kernel parameters and adding vga=xxx where xxx represents the mode. Check here for a list of possible modes.

When I hit F6 on a Lubuntu 12.10 Alt CD, it says the vga=788, I booted the "Boot-Repair" cd and used it to set a vga value. It was not 788 though, but I tried that. No luck. I manually edited the vga=xxx to vga=788 and hit apply(update-grub from cli did not work for some reason), rebooted, and still got the boot loop. I rebooted to boot-repair to confirm the edit stuck, and indeed vga=788 was still there.