Hi pccs,

I ended up getting it working after doing a clean install of linux and then following the instructions from the beginning.

What kind of problems, exactly, are you having?

The order you should do things is:

• Install linux (while connected to the internet so that you can download any/all updates)
• Update your graphics card drivers (either by downloading them directly from ATI or using the hardware tool in Ubuntu)
• Install the AIT ADK/SDK
• Build and install cgminer

I'm interpreting your problem as having your graphics fail before you're able to install the drivers correctly. This is a bit odd, since linux should automatically use some low-level driver that I think would be pretty stable. Nonetheless, you should be able to get into Ubuntu's recovery mode (I think you hit "Shift" or "e" as the computer boots) and then enable networking and drop into a root prompt. Once you're there, you can probably use apt-get to install the ATI drivers.

If none of this makes sense to you, do some googling and then post back here (or PM me) if you run into a wall. I'm a linux n00b, but I did manage to get my setup working after much hair-pulling.