Ubuntu 14.04.3 install DVD hangs after boot on black and white squared screen

Question

My younger brother got a desktop with Fedora and Linux Mint on it, but I wanted to install Ubuntu, because it's more user friendly, I heard. It keeps freezing/hanging after the boot screen on a white and black squares screen.

I've been using Ubuntu a lot and never encountered this problem for that long. So, what do I do?

possible duplicate of My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it? — David Foerster, Aug 25 '15 at 10:18
I couldn't find a related error, but now I see it's a duplicate, but a bit different @David Foerster — TheRealProcyon, Aug 25 '15 at 10:50

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 25 '15 at 10:48

I've fixed it myself by using the advanced start up mode and setting the boot parameters to nomodeset withf6 + down + enter keys. That way it started up.

It later became known it were errors with a Nvidia legacy card.

And after installation I needed to setup the tested Nvidia legacy drivers. Else I got 4:3 screen resolution

Ubuntu 14.04.3 install DVD hangs after boot on black and white squared screen

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