Knoppix CD wont load on 5150

Question

I have knoppix 3.3 on a boot cd, i can get to the knoppix screen where it says boot: but anthing more and i get blackscreen. help please. i have never used linux and am trying to do this as a trial? thanks.

Inspiron 5150
Intel Mobile Pentium 4 3.06GHz w/HT
GeForce FX G05200 (clocked @ 225/450MHz with 56.64 with modded .INF)
1GB RAM (PC2700 DDR)
60 GB HDD (Hitachi Travelstar 7k60)
Dell TruMobile 1400 Wireless (a/b/g)
UXGA (1600X1200)
XP Pro (Drive Formated and Clean Installed)

Note: On this model computer and the 5100 blast the heatsink
from the exhaust vent one the back every once and awhile to keep
it running cooler since dust builds up in the heatsink and prevents proper cooling!

micmaxe · Answer

To check the CD data integrity and md5sums, type "knoppix testcd" without quotations at the SYSLINUX bootprompt and press the enter key. Your CD image may be defective or incomplete, or your CD-burner created a defective CD due to wrong writing speed or bad media.

Upon further searching, I noticed this thread, you may find it of interest.

Message Edited by micmaxe on 03-21-2004 09:12 AM

seancoates · Answer

I have a 5150, and I also had trouble with Knoppix. You may want to try turning off SMP and/or ACPI at the boot prompt: knoppix smp=off acpi=off (IIRC).

I've used Mepis Linux (very similar to Knoppix) with great success on my 5150 -- watch out for your network card, the b44 driver doesn't like the 5150, on 2.4.x, but 2.6.x works fine.

I've since switched to Debian, and got (almost) everything working (see my thread about ACPI/Sleeping problems).

Good luck (-:

S

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Knoppix CD wont load on 5150

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