[mdlug] Debian install issue

[mat.enders at gmail.com]

That freaking kvm switch that wreaks havoc with dmesg on my other systems was the culprit. Installation is in progress. 
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-----Original Message-----
From: mat.enders at gmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:14:13 
To: <mdlug at mdlug.org>
Reply-To: mat.enders at gmail.com
Subject: Debian install issue

Hello all,

       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. 

Thanks,
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