i am trying to load knoppix into an inspiron 2500 as well, but i can't even get past the first driver detection, it just sits there. something to do with SCSI, but it's being a pain. i will have to take the laptop's hd out, load knoppix to the hd from a desktop system, and see if it will boot then, un less anyone knows how to get around the scsi thing.

"Welcome to KNOPPIX live Linux-on-CD!

Probing SCSI... aic7xxx.o" (and here it stays...)