please help me with CD booting issues

**econobeing5** · 10-02-2004, 06:14 AM

when i used the testcd command it just says the normal Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel"

i gave it a good 15 minutes and still nothing, so i'm guessing either something else screwed up, or it froze. i'll take the first because of the fact that it isn't telling me that its testing the CD.

**econobeing5** · 10-02-2004, 06:45 AM

._. woh, i started up DSL, but it put me in the command prompt (command line? w/e its called) an anyway, wow... this is, old lookin, i thought DSL was supposed to have graphics. maybe it was the video thing

**rrfish72** · 10-02-2004, 04:23 PM

Now its probably a bad download. What version are you trying out? Check out Kanotix BH7.

**Easily Confused** · 10-03-2004, 12:18 AM

I am using an amd laptop (1.8 ghz).

I get the same black screen using normal modes, but works in failsafe.
i tried using noapic noagp etc (i used 12 in conjunction) but it still didn't work.
If i use a ps2 mouse, it moves in which ever direction and up at the same time.

1) any idea how to failsafe with usb included (for my usb mouse)
2) any idea what is wrong with the ps2 mouse?
3) any idea how to get a normal configuration?