Re: Laptop: system hangs

2003-09-02 Thread Matthias P. Wuerfl
Dale Amon wrote: On Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 11:44:15AM +0200, Matthias P. Wuerfl wrote: Knoppix (2003-07-26-BETA) starts fine. Where can i see what it has detected? You can su to root in an xterm. Password is null. Also, you can go to virtual console vt1 and see the results of the boot up

Re: Laptop: system hangs

2003-09-02 Thread Matthias P. Wuerfl
Jonathan Oxer wrote: Does the machine currently boot Windows? Windows is already deleted. Alternatively, you could try booting off a Knoppix CD to see what it autodetects. Knoppix (2003-07-26-BETA) starts fine. Where can i see what it has detected? Or, alternatively, is it a good Idea to simply

Laptop: system hangs

2003-09-01 Thread Matthias P. Wuerfl
Hello there! I tried to install woody on my laptop, but it doesn't work. It's the first time with Debian for me. I don't know much about that laptop[1]. What happens after booting from CD: boot: [ENTER] In less than 1 second something appears on the Screen ("loading."?). The screen is cle