From: malcolmlewis@linuxmail.org.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 3 Mar 2024 21:21:54 -0500   
   bad sector  wrote:   
      
   > On 3/2/24 20:19, bad sector wrote:   
   > > Nvidia gk-107 card, same for installation or upgrade, function keys   
   > > do nothing and after a while all dvd activity comes to a halt   
   > >   
   > > I was thinking of trying MICRO also but fear that it will do the   
   > > same after another 3 hour download :-(   
   >   
   > Sure enough, same nothing; and these are 'installation' DVD's?   
   >   
   > If I were a developer, I think I would poll for rational keyboard or   
   > mouse input, failing any of that I would presume that the user cannot   
   > see anything on the monitor and change the game. Just saying.   
   >   
   >   
   3 hours.. slow internet, try the net install?   
      
   Add nomodeset to the grub boot options and see if that helps. What   
   model nvidia: /sbin/lspci -nnk | grep -EA3 "VGA|Display|3D"   
      
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