fresh install boots to tty1

as the title says, i did a fresh install, i have tried 3 times, i am absolutely sure i chose a DE, and it boots to tty1. i tried the live iso, and it too immediately boots to tty1 before install. i have a nvidia gpu, so i suspect thats the issue. i tried startx and that works. im using cinnamon, so i ensured lightdm is installed, and i tried systemctl enable lightdm. no luck. please send advice