Quote Originally Posted by shah
Try these cheatcodes in boot prompt:
linux 26 noapic noapm xmodule=nv
linux 26 means use the 2.6 series kernel
noapic --I think apic has to do with support for dual cpu's; somebody correct me on this if I'm wrong
noapm --apm is advanced power management
xmodule= --specifies what video driver to use
try also 'noapci' --advanced power & configuration interface