> Haven't been having luck with a new Dell Precision T5500n (2 x dualcore > "E5503" and 12 GB RAM). > > The problem seems to be the ATI FirePro V7800 card. > > I can install Ubuntu Natty on it no problem. > > However, when I try to load the preconfigured Trinity/Maverick disc, I get > the little "keyboard = human" screen and can escape to the menu, but when > I > try to "try Kubuntu without installing" I get the Kubuntu logo with the > progress dots ... then nothing. > > In fact, nothing with the monitor icon indicating that the display lost > the > signal. > > Can I install the Trinity packages onto an Ubuntu Natty installation > instead? > > Peter > You can install the beta test packages from the nightly builds for Natty. At this point they are fairly stable, but if you do run into problems please ask here or file a bug report. I suggest you start with a default Ubuntu (not Kubuntu) installation. Add these four lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list file: deb http://ppa.quickbuild.pearsoncomputing.net/trinity/trinity-nightly-build-dependencies/ubuntu natty main deb-src http://ppa.quickbuild.pearsoncomputing.net/trinity/trinity-nightly-build-dependencies/ubuntu natty main deb http://ppa.quickbuild.pearsoncomputing.net/trinity/trinity-nightly-builds/ubuntu natty main deb-src http://ppa.quickbuild.pearsoncomputing.net/trinity/trinity-nightly-builds/ubuntu natty main The, from a terminal, execute: sudo apt-get update sudo passwd <enter a temporary root password> sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop-trinity sudo passwd -l Tim