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From: Seaside Peter 
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On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:40:45 +0000, clay wrote:

> Seaside Peter wrote:
>> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:58:32 +0000, clay wrote:
>> 
>>> Seaside Peter wrote:
>>>> Running 6.10 with an Nvidia FX5900XT graphics card.
>>>>...rebooting just gives me a black screen...
>>>> What am I doing wrong?
>>> 
>>> ...not using tseliot's skript?
>>> http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html
>>> 
>>> Works a treat for Nvidia and ATi cards.
>>> More reading:
>>> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=255929
>> 
>> Thanks for the input - I tried your suggestion, with exactly the same
>> result. Ubuntu is running (I can hear the right sounds) but the monitor
>> switches off. Entering recovery mode and editing the driver back to nv is
>> the only way I can restore the status quo and post this....
> 
> When I used it (for an ATi 9600 Pro) I used the skript to first 
> uninstall the existing drivers and then install.
> Might try uninstalling via the skript, then install.

Thanks to all for their advice. Many hours of tinkering lie ahead! Will
post any successes....
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