[mdlug] Debian install issue

[Carl T. Miller]

mat.enders at gmail.com wrote:
>        I am attempting an install of Debian Squeeze. I have previously
> installed Ubuntu Server on this machine. During that install I had
> to boot the machine with the nomodeset boot parameter. Now with
> Debian that boot parameter does not work. Other boot parameters I
> have tried all to no avail are vga=normal fb=false vga=771 noapic
> noalpic. The graphics card is a Nvidia Gforce 3 with 128MB of ram.
> Various combinations of the above leave the machine hung with
> either a black screen or with selection screen still displayed. Any
> suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Mat, does your boot media contain the proprietary drivers?
I do netboot installations, and there are two versions of
the netboot cd.  It could be that you need the proprietary
drivers.

c