LSI 9240-8i

[Liam Proven]

On 6 August 2012 18:20, James Devine <fxmulder at gmail.com> wrote:
> The install doesn't get far enough to use external drivers, as soon as I
> choose 'Install Ubuntu' I get a blank black screen and it doesn't go any
> further than that

Please do not top-quote on the list.

I had a similar problem on  Dell PowerEdge SC600 a couple of years back.

The only workaround, documented in several places, was to install 8.04
& upgrade it to 10.04.

You could try the same with 10.04 now?

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