Problem with Nvidia Drivers

[thehighpander]

I feel like I should just re-install with the nvidia drivers in mind from the get-go. I'm going to go mess around a bit, and if that doesn't work, its re-install time.

thanks for your time and help everyone, I actually learned a bit in the process.
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"Look at you, hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone. Panting and sweating as you run through my corridors. How can you challenge a perfect immortal machine?"

AMD Phenom 2 x4 840, 8gb DDR3, 1x 64gb Kingston SSD, 1x WD 2TB HDD, Nvidia 9800gt

[thehighpander]

All right, well, I reinstalled and ran into the same problem, then I reinstalled and installed X11, nvidia drivers, and lxde all before my first reboot after the install was over, and the system booted flawlessly. As best I can tell, the system just doesn't like to let go of the nouveau drivers, so I never gave them a chance to load. Odd, but it might help someone else, so I thought I'd share.
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"Look at you, hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone. Panting and sweating as you run through my corridors. How can you challenge a perfect immortal machine?"

AMD Phenom 2 x4 840, 8gb DDR3, 1x 64gb Kingston SSD, 1x WD 2TB HDD, Nvidia 9800gt