I am no longer able to update Ubuntu!
The screen freezes when installing from fresh using a CD (even with nomodeset
and other options set).
For my last install I used the alternate install for 12.04 LTS which allowed me to get to a root shell and install the nvidia-current-updates
drivers and then reboot. However alternative installers does not seem to be available any more.
If I update the system from 12.04 (3.5.0-23-generic) with the update manager, the video signal is lost after reboot. This happens after GRUB even if nomodeset
etc.
I can still SSH in but have not been able to get graphics working despite changing drivers and a whole lot of experimentation.
I have an old Dell PowerEdge T100, Intel architecture, and a new Eizo screen using Nvidia GT218 [NVS 300] video card.
Am I stuck on the 12.04 initial build forever?