New install, can only start in recovery mode.

[dvd-kprfld]

GIVEN:
Laptop: ASUS ROG GM501
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX1070
RAM: 16 GB
HDD: 1 TB
OS: Kali 2019.3

SYMPTOMS:
After entering username/password from initial prompt, the screen goes blank except for a small area of hashed color in upper left corner.

Then, I get a series of 'stop jobs' that refer to 'gdm' also one that points to
'nouveau : systemd-logind failed to idle channel 2'

System shuts down after that.


I feel like I am very close here but I suspect perhaps I am missing drivers for GPU even though it works when I boot from USB drive with Kali live.

Anyone out there that might know the answer to this ? If perhaps booting into live or in recovery mode to add missing drivers ?

[bigbiz]

Nvidia drivers are capoot

[dvd-kprfld]

Nvidia drivers are capoot

I have two separate USB drives, one with driver, one with Kali OS.
You think it would be worth trying to install driver in 'live' or in 'recovery' mode ?