text mode install ?

[Tez]

Werner Joss wrote:
> hi all,
> I'm currently running into problems trying to install kubuntu dapper on one of 
> my pc's.
> this one has an sis graphics onboard which is obviously not recognised by the 
> installer, so the cd boots, but then screen gets dark, monitor goes offline 
> and nothing more.
> I wonder if there is any text-mode installer which could be used (if so: 
> how ?), setting up xorg manually, afterwards ?
> (problem is with both live-cd as well as alternate).
>
> werner
>
>   
Maybe adding something like "vga=791" to the kernel boot options will
help you.

Tez