Ubuntu black screen

[melian]

Hi everyone,

I tried to install Ubuntu for the first time to a Hp workstation Intel Xeon E5520 with 8GB RAM. The ubuntu version is 10.04 for amd64 since I read from a forum that this computer can handle. Now I'll explain detailly what I have done.

I tried the installation using a cd which I burned the ubuntu image. After booting from cd and selecting install ubuntu from screen, screen went black but computer was still reading the cd. Then after waiting a huge amount of time I decided to eject the cd and shut down the computer manually.

Then after starting the computer it went to windows and I tried installing with wubi. Wubi installed sth and after reboot I chose Ubuntu from the list. The screen went black again but I think the installation took place this time. After rebooting again I chose Ubuntu then from grub list I chose the normal Ubuntu not recovery mode. I heard the staring sound. But still black screen and ctrl+alt+f1 or anything doesnt work.
I read somewhere about editing xorg.conf file may solve the issue but since I cannot open command prompt I couldnt achieve that.

After such a long explanation, can anyone help me about solving this blank / black screen issue.

Thanks.

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

Which Graphics Card do you have? It looks like Graphics Card problem only.

I don't have any experience in Wubi install but if you have installed Ubuntu in separate partition, I can suggest you a few workarounds.

[melian]

Hi,
The computer has NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 Display adapter. Ubuntu is not installed on a separate partition, it is on C drive.

Thanks.