Try knoppix noapic at boot prompt.
Good luck.
During boot i get an error that says:
MP-BIOS bug:8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC
I can use the cheat coad "failsafe" but then nothing works. any help would me appreciated. thanks Jim
Try knoppix noapic at boot prompt.
Good luck.

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