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    Quote Originally Posted by metguru View Post
    I've tried all-generic-ide, and i've even tried cli with no success (same flashing hang). The strange thing is that I've been able to boot into Backtrack 3 with fluxbox, and dsl.
    how about 'linux all-generic-ide' ?

    or if you want to show the laptop whose boss. GOTO http://spout.ussg.indiana.edu/linux

    there you can find every linux copy on the face of the Earth. Look for a distribution that allows network installs. Opensuse comes to mind. You might need a floppy or usb thumb drive for this. search for *network*.iso and witness the glory. The star represent wildcard searching. A proper network boot disk will give you options on howto connect to the outside and save the changes to the actuall installation when completed.

    what is the model of the laptop?
    Last edited by Linen0ise; March 5th, 2009 at 01:06 AM.

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