try booting with the option noscsi (so type something likeat the prompt).Code:knoppix lang=us noscsi
i had a similar problem on my toshiba sat and that solved it for me.
HTH
i have a compaq presario 2563. p4 700 mb ram wi fi radeon 9600 card with 64 shared memory. i have a knoppix cd. when i boot up my laptop iwth the cd knoppix starts and the laptop hangs at the autoconfiguring progress bar and so i am not able to start the laptop with knoppix on it. please help.... somebody.
try booting with the option noscsi (so type something likeat the prompt).Code:knoppix lang=us noscsi
i had a similar problem on my toshiba sat and that solved it for me.
HTH
thanks i will try
this trick didn't work
please help
anynoe with any more suggestions...

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