[n] Knoppix 3.7 not booting NIC hang

[nirav]

Hi all,
Knopix 3.7 normal kernel 1.4.x boot hangs on my fealnx NIC detection on DHCP request for IP msg...that can be avoided even i tried expert mode but still there's no option for disabling NIC (Networking as a whole) and I can't disable NIC from the BIOS :(
Also, in failsafe mode display is garbled, (CA810E), ya I found some bug discussion on this forum abt i810 but i though it is resolved in current 3.7 version...
Anyway i could not start Knoppix either way, any suggestion?

[nirav]

bottom line, is there any way to disable Networking(so that it woun't go for any DHCP broadcast etc..) while booting?

[UnderScore]

boot with the command:
knoppix nodhcp