LiveCD won't run on my Toshiba notebook

[NoOp]

On 08/10/2014 03:03 PM, Jim Byrnes 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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