LiveCD won't run on my Toshiba notebook

[Keith]

Most likely this is  problem with the video card. You will have to
find out what video card you use. Ubuntu boot CD/DVD has a menu so you
can modify the video card by pressing the F# key for videos. Or you
may have to modify the kernel boot prompt.

On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 3:03 PM, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
> I have a Toshiba Satellite C551-A notebook.  It is setup to dual boot Win8
> and Ubuntu 13.10.  I use it mostly to test stuff, while experimenting I
> remove Python 3 and pretty much crippled the system. It still boots but is
> missing a lot of functionality.
>
> I was planning on using it to test a distribution upgrade to 14.04 so I
> decided to reinstall 13.10 and then do the upgrade, but the liveCD I used to
> originally install Ubuntu will not run. Doesn't matter if I choose to run
> Ubuntu or install it, it gets to white letters on black screen that scroll
> by and then the screen turns black and nothing happens after that. As a test
> I put the CD in my desktop machine dual booting Ubuntu 12.04 and Win 7 and
> it will allow me to run Ubuntu from the liveCD.
>
> Anyone have any idea what is wrong?
>
> Thanks,  Jim
>
>
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