LiveCD won't run on my Toshiba notebook

[Jim Byrnes]

On 08/10/2014 05:19 PM, Keith wrote:
> 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.

I don't think I get far enough in the process to access that menu and I 
was at one time able to install Ubuntu using this CD.

> 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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