Cannot seem to get 18.04 to install on HD of PC

Question

I am trying to get Ubuntu 18.04.2 installed on a bootable DVD or USB Drive.

I downloaded the ISO of 18.04.2 just fine.

Here are the problems I am having: 1) I changed the boot order of my BIOS to the USB drive first. Then I saved and let it go on. It immediately turned black and would not come back even if I let it go overnight. 2) Then I tried doing the same thing with the DVD. It did the same thing after I changed the boot order to DVD, then let it go on. 3) Finally, I tried putting another HD in the PC and did the same thing (with the USB) and it did the same thing.

I have had Ubuntu 16.04 on the PC before. It originally was a Windows 8/10 box before I re purposed it to Linux so I know it should work for 18.04. I am pulling my hair out trying to get this turned to Ubuntu 18.04.

The PC is as follows: ASUS M Series M51AC Intel Core i7 (4th Gen) 4770 / 3.4 GHz 16 GB RAM 1 TB Hard Drive

Please give me a hand getting this converted to 18.04! I am not trying to dual-boot, I am just trying to get the newest LTS version of Ubuntu put on it.

Thank You, Mike

Answer 1

According to a Google search your computer probably uses an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760. Most of the black screen issues from Nvidia is because there needs to be nouveau.modeset=0 added to GRUB to boot. You can add it to yours by pressing esc right when it boots up but only once. Then you should see a menu where you press e to edit.

The line in particular to change:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nouveau.modeset=0"

Once you've installed you need to do it again when booting into the system and add edit it for the final time so that it's a default boot mode.