I am trying to install elementary Freya on my toshiba qosmio laptop but to no avail. I tried elementary Luna 32 bits, tried Freya 32 and 64 bits from the official site, a torrent and a download site... I guess it is not the file. The beginning works perfectly, the USB stick (brand new) boots the installation system, I see the freya logo on the black screen... and then BAM (the screenshot below happens). The screen gets all pixalated like you see below. This is my computer specs: CPU Intel Core i5 450M / 2.4 GHz Number of Cores Dual-Core Cache L3 - 3 MB 64-bit Computing Chipset Type Mobile Intel PM55 Express NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M - 1 GB GDDR5 SDRAM Memory The laptop is brand new and is fine. Runs windows 8.1 like a glove... It is something to do with Freya's video options. I wish I could change something in it before booting to install... Any help please?
I can access the terminal by pressing CTRL+ALT+F1, but I have no idea what to type to get the video to show the installation menu... Any way to install Freya using just this terminal? All of this is happening at the installation launch menu, keep in mind I didn't even install elementary yet PLEASE HELP!!!
Hi DrachenPrime You should try the nomodoset Installation Option. While booting from USB, choose it with F6 >> nomodeset. Here's an example Screenshot from my virtualbox: nomodeset does remove the kernel graphic features which aren't that good for nvidia cards. maybe this helps? try it out and let us know
Got the same problem, my GPU is GT 240, already tried nomodeset, acpi=off and many others and it's still the same. I always install linux distros with nomodeset and it worked on everything including Luna but not working on Freya. Pls answer.
