Re: acer | ubuntu?

Have you tried running the LiveCD in safe-graphics mode.
This should at least get you into a GUI (800x600) so you can see if the 
rest of the hardware works or not.

chris
 

jon zendatta wrote:
> hello team.
>
> Yesterday I purchased an_ Acer 5740_
>                                            
> Tested live CD -> Ubuntu 9.10 & 10.4. I don't get past a blank screen, 
> on either version. After some(plenty of) googling) it appears maybe a 
> graphics issue & to alter  xorg.conf. Has anyone had any similar 
> experience or can they recommend a different flavour of Linux I should 
> test.
>
> reg/linux/usr/#453274 /reg/ubuntu/usr/#17340
>